"It's been several days, why haven't we seen the Zhou family's Wind Chaser Falcon yet? According to the usual schedule, it should be here by now, right?"
In the family square, Chen Tianlu looked at the blue sky and white clouds in the distance and muttered to himself.
After the family harvested all the blood rice two days ago, the clan leader sent him to the family square to observe the situation at any time. Once he found someone from the Zhou family, he would immediately report to the clan leader.
But he had been looking for several days, his eyes were almost crooked, but he still didn't see anyone from the Zhou family.
"Uncle, maybe the Zhou family was delayed by something? If the blood rice of the family is sold in Yong'an City, it will also be a large amount of jade coins. Even if his Zhou family is very powerful, they will definitely be interested in it."
"Uncle, don't worry, someone from the Zhou family will definitely come!"
The young tribesman standing by said with relief.
"Hey, kid, you're trying to comfort me. How could I not know that someone from the Zhou family would come?"
"Uncle, don't hit my head."
…
In the ancestral hall, after worshiping the sacred tree, Chen Xingzhen turned around and walked outside, with a slight frown on his face.
Although the family has now harvested the blood rice, it is unable to exchange the excess blood rice for the resources needed by the family in a short period of time.
Firstly, Yong'an City is now controlled by the Xie family and the Shi family, and the Xie family did not send any clan members to harvest the blood rice this time, which shows that the situation has changed, not to mention the existence of the Shi family. At this time, the family naturally has to find out the situation clearly before making a decision, so as to avoid losing everything.
Secondly, the people from the Zhou family have not arrived yet. If the blood rice is sold in advance, it would be troublesome if the people from the Zhou family knew about it and felt that the blood rice given by the family was not enough.
Even though the people who came to the Zhou family before did not specifically investigate the blood rice handed over by the family, the family needs to be careful in this regard and must not let other people in the Zhou family catch them.
Chen Xingzhen was also worried about whether the visitor from the Zhou family could bring a Fengxian flower with him.
After all, those big families are different from small families like the Chen family.
For example, in a family, he, as the patriarch, can make decisions against all opinions.
But in a big family, the elders have great power. Even if the clan leader discusses something, it will be difficult to succeed if it is opposed by many elders. What's more, the Fengxian Flower is not an ordinary thing. Even in the Zhou family, it should be a rare thing.
Chen Xingzhen looked up at the boundless night sky and didn't think any more about it. Whatever the situation was, it would probably just happen in the next few days.
"clatter!"
As a heavy landing sounded beside his ear, Chen Xingzhen's expression froze, and he looked towards the darkness below the wall not far away, and said in a startled voice:
"who?"
"Qinghe? Or Qingmeng?"
Looking at the somewhat blurry figure under the wall, Chen Xingzhen asked with caution.
After all, there are not many people in the family who like to climb over the wall, so the first people he could think of were Chen Qinghe and the other person.
"Patriarch Chen, it's me!"
As a familiar voice sounded, Chen Xingzhen was stunned.
"Who are you……"
When the figure emerged from the darkness, its face gradually became clearer, but when Chen Xingzhen saw the person in front of him, the surprise on his face did not diminish:
"Patriarch Zhou? Why is it you?!"
Chen Xingzhen was really surprised when he saw who was coming, mainly because he didn't see the Zhou family's Chasing Falcon coming with them.
And when Chen Xingzhen stepped forward and saw Zhou Huaian's current appearance, the shock in his heart was beyond words.
At this moment, Zhou Huaian looked pale and in a miserable state. His family uniform, which used to be clean and tidy, was now stained with blood, and it was difficult to distinguish the family emblem on it.
If Chen Xingzhen had not met him twice and remembered Zhou Huaian's appearance, it would have been difficult for him to connect the person in front of him with the head of the Zhou family.
"Haha, Chief Chen, this is a long story, why don't you invite me in and have a seat?"
A faint smile appeared on Zhou Huaian's pale face, but his words sounded a little weak and powerless.
Chen Xingzhen, who had reacted, immediately reached out and said:
"Patriarch Zhou, please come in."
"Do you need me to ask my tribesmen to bring a new set of clothes?"
"Patriarch Chen, you'd better not let too many people know about my visit today."
Hearing this, Chen Xingzhen paused slightly, and a solemn look appeared on his face.
Fortunately, the ancestral hall was not far from the family lobby, and soon, the two arrived at the family lobby.
But not long after the two of them entered the lobby, they heard several hurried footsteps outside the lobby, accompanied by Chen Tianjing's slightly anxious shouts:
“Chief!”
Hearing the voice, Chen Xingzhen couldn't help but turn his head and saw Chen Qingyu, Chen Tianyu and Chen Tianjing rushing over. Each of them was holding a bone in their hands. It was a bone that the family had selected before and was comparable to top-notch iron tools.
Looking at the solemn expressions on their faces, it was obvious that they came prepared. This made Chen Xingzhen wonder:
"Why are you here?"
Chen Tianyu looked at the unclear figure in front of Chen Xingzhen and said:
"It was the sacred tree that sent out the warning, so we came here."
"Chief, are you okay?"
"It's okay, Tianyu, go and pour a pot of tea to entertain the guests."
Chen Xingzhen waved his hand slightly and then spoke.
The three people who had rushed over felt a little relieved when they saw that the clan leader was fine. However, after hearing the word "guest", a strange look appeared on their faces, but they did not plan to leave.
Anyone who could quietly enter the family without being noticed by them must be extremely powerful. If it weren't for the warning from the sacred tree, they wouldn't even have discovered him. How could they leave the clan leader alone here with such a dangerous person?
Just as Chen Tianyu was about to pour tea, the figure in front of him with his back to the three of them slowly spoke:
"Change to rice wine."
Hearing this somewhat familiar voice, Chen Tianjing and the other two were also stunned.
Seeing the surprise on the three people's faces, Chen Xingzhen waved his hand:
"Go ahead. Don't let the other tribesmen know about this. And the two of you shouldn't just stand there."
"Yes, Patriarch."
Chen Qingyu and the other two had complicated expressions when they realized the identity of the visitor, but they still nodded in response.
In the lobby, the four of them quickly gathered together.
Chen Tianjing was pouring wine on the side, but his surprise was not diminished at all. However, he did not ask any more questions at this moment. After pouring the wine, he just stood quietly on the side.
"Patriarch Zhou, please."
Looking at the cup of rice wine in his hand, Zhou Huaian drank it all in one gulp.
As if he didn't feel satisfied enough, Zhou Huaian simply opened the cork of the rice wine and drank it.
As the rice wine went down his throat, a brief blush appeared on Zhou Huaian's pale face.
“Good wine!”
After taking a few gulps, Zhou Huaian uttered a word of praise.
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