Yunzhou, Qinlingjun City, Wu Mansion
Deep inside the mansion, disciples and servants were shuttling back and forth, doing what they had done every day for hundreds of years. Everything seemed to be in order.
However, in the depths of the old mansion, in that serene and elegant courtyard, there was an atmosphere that was different from usual.
"Where did Zhou Bao come from? I've never heard of him before. How did he make such a big noise when he just went out?" The soft voice was full of majesty. It came from a beautiful woman in her thirties, dressed in a palace dress.
The woman was mature and beautiful. The most eye-catching thing was her two willow eyebrows, which were curved like willow leaves, faintly revealing a trace of Evil Spirit.
"First Madam, Zhou Bao came from Qingyang Market. He is only 13 years old now …!"
Beside the woman stood an old servant in his sixties. He was docile, but there was a flash of light in his eyes. He lowered his head and slowly told her about Junior Leopard's background. From Junior Leopard to Qingyang Market, to Qinlingjun City and even to Zhonghe City, he told her everything in detail, without leaving anything out.
"Qingyang Market?!" The First Madam seemed to think of something unpleasant. She frowned slightly, "You said he was introduced to the Wu Family by Old Xing at the beginning?!"
"Yes. Speaking of which, Old Xing is his first teacher. Zhou Bao is extremely talented. I heard that when he was an apprentice in Qingyang Market, he had an epiphany and had a very profound understanding of the hammering skill!"
"Then how is his relationship with Old Xing?!"
"This, I don't know!" The old servant lowered his head and said, "But I think he was still young at that time, and he didn't get along with Old Xing for a long time. Their relationship shouldn't be deep!"
"Yes, that's right!" The woman heard it and her expression became relaxed, "I heard that Zhou Bao has a good relationship with Chief Wang?!"
"I'm afraid that except for General Li, no one knows what his relationship with Chief Wang is!"
The old servant pondered for a moment and said cautiously.
"In the underground fire vein, Chief Wang gave him 19 Spiritual Stones of Fire Way at once. Based on this, their relationship can't be shallow. Don't forget that the useless second brother has been in Tian Long Mystic Mountain for so many years and is even the disciple of Chief Wang. But I've never heard that Chief Wang gave him anything decent!"
The old servant said nothing.
"Forget it, I won't make things difficult for you. You may leave!" First Madam waved her hand. The old servant bowed and left the courtyard.
Watching the old servant's figure disappear, the First Madam chuckled. "Nineteen Fire Attribute Spiritual Stones. Hehe, Wang She is really generous. However, these Spiritual Stones should belong to my second brother. I wonder if that woman will die of anger when she hears this news."
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"Bang, bang, bam bam bam bam —!"
A series of shattering sounds came from inside the room. At the door of the room, five pink-clothed maids stood there with pale faces. They were as silent as cicadas in winter. They didn't even dare to breathe loudly. They were afraid that they would startle the person in the room who was about to go berserk and provoke a massacre.
"Zhou Bao, Zhou Bao, where did this Zhou Bao come from?!"
A faint voice came from the room. The words said were exactly the same as what the First Madam said in the courtyard.
Then there was a series of messy noises. The five maids outside the door were still standing with their hands down, but they looked even more frightened.
After a series of noises, the sound in the room disappeared and there was silence. After the time it took for half an incense stick to burn, the door creaked open and a gorgeous woman in a green palace dress was standing at the door. Her face was as cold as ice. She glanced at the five maids outside and said coldly, "Go in and clean it up!"
"Yes!" The five maids said in unison. They ran into the room like butterflies and carefully cleaned it up.
The Second Madam angrily stormed out of the room, passed through the reception hall, and entered a winding corridor. She then passed through a round arched door and entered an extremely small courtyard.
The courtyard was very small and very clean. In fact, there wasn't much to clean. Apart from the lawn, there was only a small Buddhist hall. The faint scent of sandalwood wafted out from the Buddhist hall and permeated the entire courtyard. It made the courtyard seem especially serene and peaceful.
The Second Madam entered the courtyard, still looking gloomy. She went straight into the Buddha hall, took a deep breath, and knelt down in front of the Buddha statue in the hall. She put her palms together, closed her eyes, and meditated, looking like she was praying sincerely.
"Miss, you haven't been to this courtyard for a long time!"
After a long while, a hoarse voice came from behind the Buddha statue.
"Mother Wu, how are you?!"
"I'm much better than before!"
The one called Mother Wu by the Second Madam was an old female. She slowly walked out from behind the Buddha statue in the Buddha hall with a walking stick. The shadow in the room covered most of her face. From the half of her face that was exposed, it could be seen that she was at least 70 years old. Her dry skin was mottled and rough like the thousand-year-old trees in the depths of the Misty Mountain, full of the feeling of age.
"Ying, you haven't been here for a long time. What happened?!"
"Yes, Mother Wu. This time, I'm here to ask you for a favor!"
"Say it. Let's see if my old bones can help you now!"
"Yes!" The Second Madam of the Wu Mansion, who was extremely imposing, actually lowered her head in front of this old female who seemed to be in her twilight years, as if a gust of wind could blow her down, just like the five maids who stood in front of her door before.
"This time, I'm here mainly for Xuan 'er's matter!"
"Xuan 'er? Didn't he enter Tian Long Taoism? What's the trouble?! "
"It's not that there's trouble, but that there's a person who may threaten his position!" The Second Madam said softly. Then she told First Madam about Junior Leopard's appearance and what he had experienced, just like what the old servant in the other courtyard had said to the First Madam. Junior Leopard's background was also clearly investigated by the Second Madam.
"At such a young age, his cultivation has reached Level Three, and he has even condensed a substantial Qi Power? This is incredible! " Mother Wu's expression became strange when she heard this. "Cultivation aside, a substantial Qi Power, this kind of thing, I only slowly discovered some of its mysteries in recent years. Can a teenager really achieve this?!"
"This news has been confirmed. It's absolutely true. It's said that the Elders of the Jian and Luo families were defeated by his strange Qi Power!" The Second Madam said with a gloomy expression.
"It seems that this lad really can't be underestimated. But, why did you come to me?!" "He's a disciple of the Wu's. As the Second Madam of the Wu's, you should be happy that he has such an achievement. But it seems that you're not happy. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come to me, an old bastard!" Mother Wu sneered. "Just now you said that he is a threat to Xuan 'er. So, you came to me to help you eliminate this threat?!"
"Yes!" The Second Madam said in a very low voice. She seemed to be very weak and even a little ashamed.
"Hehe …!" Mother Wu laughed dryly. "For your son's future status and glory, you have to eliminate all potential threats? This kind of thing sounds really familiar. Little Zhu, don't you think so?! "
The Second Madam lowered her head to her chest, and her face was flushed.
Mother Wu still stared at her with a playful expression and said faintly, "Are you sure you want to do this? Little Zhu?! "
"I, I, I'm sure!" The Second Madam suddenly raised her head. The muscles on her flushed face twitched slightly. She was very excited. "I'm sure I want to do this. For Xuan 'er, I must do this!"
"Then, I'll go!" Looking at the Second Madam, Mother Wu's expression didn't have any special changes. She just sighed softly. "Since you insist, I have no other way. Alas!"
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Benefits existed in every corner of the world, and in every corner, benefits were usually relatively fixed. Whether it was the total amount of benefits or the group of people who benefited, they were all fixed. It was precisely because of this relative stability that every time the group of people who benefited increased, everyone's benefits would change. In theory, the more people there were, the less benefits everyone would get. This was the simplest logic.
However, the Wu Family was a huge interest group. Because of this huge interest, it didn't seem abrupt for one more person to share this interest. Generally speaking, no one would care. Since Junior Leopard was recruited by Xu Yong, he was destined to share a part of this big interest. This was what he deserved, and no one would think it was inappropriate.
But what happened in Zhonghe City changed everything. Everything he did, Wang She's attitude towards him, and the news that he would become Li Yuan's personal guard made things complicated. This meant that Junior Leopard's future was not only bright, but also that the interest he would get from the Wu Family was much bigger than what everyone had imagined.
Originally, he was just an ordinary Inner Core disciple. At most, his cultivation would reach Level Four in the future and he would inherit Xu Yong's lineage. But now, the situation was different. Obviously, the interest he would get would not only be from Xu Yong's lineage. A 13-year-old Level Three expert, becoming an Elder of the Wu Family was almost a done deal. Then, he would become Li Yuan's personal guard and stay in Zhonghe City, where there was a newly excavated underground fire vein!
Just based on this point, after Junior Leopard became an Elder, his power would far exceed that of other Elders of the Wu Family. At that time, perhaps only the Family Head and the First Elder of the Wu Family could compare with him.
If it was just this, it would be fine. This was something that other Elders of the Wu Family needed to worry about. It had nothing to do with her, the Second Madam of the Wu Family. What really worried her was the 19 Spiritual Stones of Fire Attribute. Why did Wang She give him all 19 Spiritual Stones?
Could it be that Wang She liked his aptitude and wanted to take him as a disciple?
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