However, after seeing the current Chen family, Zhou Honglang felt full of doubts.
He had been to the Chen family several times a few years ago. Although the family's appearance had not changed much, the Chen family was sparsely populated at that time, and there were only a handful of decent warriors in the family.
But now, as he walked along, he met many young boys who had already entered the Body Tempering Stage or even the Blood Coagulation Stage. Even the family square was bustling with activity, far from what it was before.
It seems that the Chen family has developed very well in recent years.
While there was surprise in his eyes, Zhou Honglang felt even more miserable in his heart. You know, people from his Zhou family were still on the list of wanted bounties for the Gongyang family, especially core members of the Zhou family like them. If they were caught and sent to the Gongyang family, the reward they would get would definitely not be bad.
Even though the Chen family was developing well, he didn't think any family would give up the reward offered by the Gongyang family.
Perhaps, it was a wrong choice for him to bring his people to this mass grave.
But at this point, Zhou Honglang could only hope that the patriarch of the Chen family would spare their lives for the sake of their past circumstances.
After a while, several people arrived outside the family lobby.
Seeing that this place still looked the same as before, Zhou Honglang had a look of nostalgia on his face. Led by Chen Tianyu, he immediately walked towards the family lobby.
But soon Chen Tianmo's voice came from behind:
"Please wait outside for a moment."
The other members of the Zhou family were stopped and became a little agitated. Zhou Honglang gave them a look and said:
"My fellow brothers, just wait outside."
Seeing Zhou Honglang say this, the others stopped talking. However, things had come to this point, and even if they went in together, it didn't seem to be of much use.
Zhou Honglang quickly walked into the family lobby. After looking at the only figure in the lobby, Zhou Honglang bowed slightly and clasped his fists and said:
"Zhou Honglang has met Patriarch Chen."
During the glorious period of his family, he had never been so humble when facing other small families.
But now that we are under someone's roof, we have to bow our heads.
"Mr. Zhou, you are too polite. Please take a seat."
The voice coming from his ear made Zhou Honglang couldn't help but look up quickly. After seeing that the person in front of him was not Chen Xingzhen, his heart paused again.
He originally thought that maybe he could rely on their previous encounter to beg for mercy and give his clansmen a chance to live, but things have changed and the patriarch of the Chen family has been replaced.
Even those few encounters were no longer possible. At this moment, Zhou Honglang's thoughts had changed a little. He no longer asked for that glimmer of hope, but only hoped that he and his brothers could keep their bodies intact.
Seeing Zhou Honglang's uncertain expression, Chen Tianjing smiled and said:
"Mr. Zhou, why don't you have some tea first? Fourth uncle will be here soon."
Hearing this, a glimmer of hope rose in Zhou Honglang's heart, but even the best tea had no taste in his mouth.
Outside the hall, several other members of the Zhou family were also extremely anxious. They didn't know what was going on inside. Seeing that there was no movement in the hall, they all wanted to rush in to check out the situation. However, there were several warriors staring at them, so they didn't dare to move.
"Mr. Zhou, long time no see."
Chen Xingzhen's greetings soon came from the lobby.
Zhou Honglang's face was slightly excited when he saw the familiar person, but reason quickly brought him back to reality. Even if they met the former patriarch of the Chen family, it seemed that there was not much hope for them.
But he had to fight for everything he said. After a brief greeting, Zhou Honglang stood up and said with a determined look:
"Patriarch Chen, the Zhou family no longer exists. Now I and several of my brothers are living in the open air. This time I came to the noble family to borrow their land and rest for a few days."
As if he felt something was wrong, Zhou Honglang hurriedly said:
"If that doesn't work, I will take a few brothers away immediately. I hope that Patriarch Chen will allow it."
At this moment, Zhou Honglang hoped that Cheng Xingzhen would ignore them and let them leave. Perhaps there would still be a chance.
But then Chen Xingzhen's faint laughter came from the lobby:
"You don't have to leave if you leave."
"Patriarch Zhou did some favors to my Chen family. Young Master Zhou and other members of my clan may stay in my clan for a while. It won't be too late to leave when you have other places to go."
When Zhou Honglang heard the previous sentence, his heart turned cold.
However, the following few sentences did not make Zhou Honglang happy, because many small families had used this name to try to stabilize them, and then secretly report to the Gongyang family.
But after thinking about it carefully, Zhou Honglang felt that the Chen family did not need to do this. With the strength of the Chen family, they could just arrest and detain these people.
Looking at it this way, could it be that the affection we had back then really paid off?
Zhou Honglang didn't have time to think too much and hurriedly thanked him.
"Okay, Master Zhou is tired from the journey. I have asked the tribesmen to clean up the guest rooms and prepare food. Master Zhou may take a few of the tribesmen to rest for two days. It won't be too late to discuss other matters later."
Zhou Honglang nodded, and then left the hall under the guidance of his clansmen.
Outside the lobby, several tribesmen showed a hint of joy on their faces when they saw Zhou Honglang come out safely, but they still did not let their guard down. Perhaps in the next moment, the people around them would capture them or even kill them without mercy.
After all, the Gongyang family didn't say they wanted to capture him alive.
But until the few people arrived at the family guest room, this expected situation still did not happen. Even after arranging accommodation for them, the Chen family members around them withdrew and had no intention of monitoring them.
"Brother, what's going on? What did you discuss?"
Looking at the scene in front of them, several people asked in surprise.
Zhou Honglang also informed everyone of the news in the lobby.
However, after hearing this, several people still did not completely let down their guard:
"Brother, don't take this lightly. Perhaps the Chen family wants to use this to paralyze us and then extract the family's fighting skills and techniques from us."
"Besides, it seems that the Chen family doesn't intend to let us leave. We must be on guard against this."
"That's what I thought."
The words of several clan members made Zhou Honglang fall silent. It was not impossible. After all, although the family had been destroyed, the memories in the minds of several people also concealed the family's gains over the years. Even the family's practice methods were rare items in a small family.
Moreover, before leaving the family, they recorded a number of high-grade combat skills, including a low-grade earth-level combat skill. That was the family's treasure, and even only a few people in the family knew about it.
They only learned about this fighting skill on the eve of their family's demise.
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