Zhao Hai stayed in the city for two days. He used these two days to visit Captain Feng and the others. These people had received a lot of benefits from this operation. Now, their lives had been greatly improved. Moreover, they were able to come back alive this time thanks to Zhao Hai. Because of this, the families were very enthusiastic towards Zhao Hai.
However, Zhao Hai didn't stay in the city for long. After visiting the families, he returned to the academy. Every day, he would go to the library to read books. His life was very relaxed.
The days seemed to have calmed down. But on this day, a figure stumbled into the academy and directly went to the Hu Family's pharmacy. Upon arriving at the door, the figure fell to the ground.
When the shop assistant saw this, he was stunned. However, he immediately ran out and helped the person up. After helping the person up, the shop assistant stared. This was because he discovered that this person looked familiar.
Taking a closer look, he found that this fat guy was actually the fat cat that had left the shop before. This surprised the shop assistant. He immediately called someone to help him carry the fat cat to the backyard for treatment. At the same time, he sent a letter to Zhao.
Although Fat Cat's status wasn't much, he was still Zhao Hai's servant. Zhao Hai's status in the Hu Family was very high. Now that his servant was injured and ran back, this matter couldn't be ignored. This matter couldn't be ignored by Zhao Hai.
When the Hu Clan's people began to treat Fat Cat, they discovered that there were many wounds on Fat Cat's body. Moreover, these wounds seemed to have been caused by a stick. The most serious injury was on Fat Cat's chest. Someone had used a stick to hit Fat Cat, causing two of its ribs to break.
At this time, Fat Cat had already fainted. However, his life wasn't in any danger. Naturally, what made the Hu Family feel strange was that Fat Cat's clothes looked like a beggar's. If he didn't have a pass to the academy, then he wouldn't have been able to enter the academy.
What's going on? Didn't he go home to see his family? How could he be injured so badly? What was going on?
Zhao Hai was reading a book when he received the news. He immediately went to the Hu Family's pharmacy. When he arrived at the pharmacy, he saw the injuries on Fat Cat's body. His expression couldn't help but turn ugly. Then he used his natural energy to treat Fat Cat's injuries. Then he turned to the shop assistant and said, "Bring him to the room and take care of him. He should wake up soon. Give him something to eat. Also, Uncle Zhong, have the family investigate what happened to Fat Cat."
Hu Zhong responded and turned around to make arrangements. Zhao Hai returned to the living room in the courtyard and sat down. He took out a book from his wooden box and started reading.
Less than half an hour later, a worker ran over and told Zhao Hai that Fat Cat had woken up and wanted to see him. Zhao Hai nodded, then he put down the book and went to Fat Cat's room.
Fat Cat was lying on the bed with a pale face. When he saw Zhao Hai, he looked like a child who had been wronged. He cried and said to Zhao Hai, "Young Master, you have to take revenge for me. My things were stolen by them. Those bastards, they won't have a good death."
Zhao Hai looked at Fat Cat and said, "Don't cry. Tell me, what happened? Who robbed you?"
Fat Cat stopped crying and said in a deep voice, "Young Master, I was robbed by the Zhou Clan. They are people of our clan. I originally brought your things back to the clan and wanted to let them deal with it. But I didn't expect that those fellows would be tempted by the wealth and call me a bandit. Not only did they take your things, they even beat me up."
Zhao Hai stared, then he frowned and said, "Aren't they your family? Why did they call you a bandit? Why did they steal your things? What's going on? "
Fat Cat cried and said, "Young Master, the Zhou Family isn't the same as when I left. When I left, the Zhou Family was just a small business family. But now, the Zhou Family is different. I don't know when the Zhou Family started to curry favor with the Tao Family and became a vassal family of the Tao Family. Moreover, the Zhou Family is very good at business and slowly became rich. But we weren't the only ones who became rich. My grandfather died in the prairie, my father wasn't good at business and was slowly pushed out by the Zhou Family. In the end, he died of depression. My mother didn't take long before she died. Now, among us, only my little sister is still alive. But now, she's living in the Zhou Family and can't even be compared to a servant. I heard that the Zhou Family will marry her off to a widower in a few days because the widower gave them two shops. I wanted to take my sister and leave, but I didn't expect that they would find out about the jewelry that I was carrying. They colluded with the Tao Family and said that I was a bandit. Those things were stolen by them and they even beat me up. They said that they were giving face to the Tao Family and spared my life."
When he heard Fat Cat, Zhao Hai couldn't help but frown. Then he said, "Alright, I know about this matter. You can rest at ease and recuperate. Don't cry too much in the future. You are my servant. If I see you like this again, I'll deal with you." After he said that, Zhao Hai stood up and turned around to leave.
When he went outside, Hu Zhong had already returned and told Zhao Hai about the situation. The information that he received was the same as what Fat Cat said. Fat Cat's things were indeed stolen by the Zhou Family.
Zhao Hai nodded, then he said, "Uncle Zhong, what is the status of the Tao Family in Lin City?"
Hu Zhong replied in a deep voice, "They're one of the up-and-coming nobles. They used to be allies with the Yang Family, and they also provoked our Hu Family before. After the Yang Family was dealt with by you, the Tao Family became well-behaved for a period of time. But recently, they jumped out again. Maybe it's because they saw His Majesty deal with a few big families."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "So it's like that. Uncle Zhong, help me ask the family's opinion. Ask the family if they can deal with the Tao Family if they were to be destroyed."
When Hu Zhong heard Zhao Hai, he couldn't help but stare. Then his expression changed as he looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Young Master Crane Grass, what do you want to do? You can't act recklessly. "
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "Uncle Zhong, don't worry, I won't act recklessly. If the family doesn't agree, then I won't take any action. Naturally, if the family agrees, then I'll take action."
Hu Zhong nodded and said, "Alright, I'll go ask. Young Master Crane Grass, before the family replies, please don't take any action." Zhao Hai nodded and didn't say anything.
Hu Zhong immediately went to send a letter to the Hu Clan. He was worried that Zhao Hai would act recklessly. He could see that Zhao Hai always liked to use the most direct method. When the Yang Family provoked the Hu Clan, Zhao Hai directly killed the Yang Family's Young Master. Moreover, he even asked the Yang Family if they wanted to start a war. Now, the Tao Family was clearly using Fat Cat to provoke them. And looking at Zhao Hai's intentions, it was clear that he didn't want the Tao Family to live. Although this method was the most effective, it was still too intense.
Hu Zhong didn't think that the Tao Family didn't know about Fat Cat's identity. When Fat Cat returned home, he would certainly reveal his identity. After all, the Zhou Family was just a small family. If they could curry favor with a large family like the Hu Clan, then they should be happy. As a member of the Zhou Family, Fat Cat naturally understood the Zhou Family's thoughts. Therefore, he would certainly reveal his identity. However, the Zhou Family wasn't like what Fat Cat thought. They didn't want to curry favor with the Hu Clan, they wanted to provoke the Hu Clan. If the Tao Family wasn't behind this, then Hu Zhong wouldn't believe it even if he was beaten to death.
The purpose of the Tao Family was very simple. They wanted to take revenge for the Yang Family. At the same time, they also wanted to show off their strength to the Hu Clan. This was because Dao Mingyuan had recently made a move against the Great Clans. This made the Tao Family think that Dao Mingyuan was starting to suppress the Great Clans. They thought that the opportunity had come. However, they didn't think that the Great Clans were being suppressed because they supported the Fourth Prince, Dao Baixiong.
Zhao Hai wasn't in a hurry, he was waiting for the news. The Hu Clan's message was sent by the Bluebird, so the speed was very fast. The next day, Zhao Hai received a message from the Hu Clan. This message was very simple, it only contained four words, do whatever you want!
Upon seeing these four words, Zhao Hai immediately understood the Clan's meaning. The Clan was telling him that he could do whatever he wanted. Everything would be handled by the Clan.
To be honest, Zhao Hai didn't expect the Clan to give such a reply. It seems like under the gentle appearance of the Hu Clan, they also had an iron heart. However, Zhao Hai had some understanding of the Hu Clan's history, so he understood why the Hu Clan had to do this. If they were too low-key, then they would be stepped on. And if they stepped on too many people, then even if they were strong, no one would be afraid of them. At that time, it would only be more troublesome. Therefore, it wasn't that the Hu Clan didn't want to use iron and blood methods, it was just that they didn't want to use them. But this time, the situation was different. If the Hu Clan didn't solve this matter as soon as possible, then the small and medium-sized clans would group together and attack the Hu Clan. Many ants can bite an elephant to death. At this time, the Hu Clan wanted to let those people understand that they couldn't provoke the Hu Clan, and that they would have to pay the price for provoking the Hu Clan.
After Zhao Hai saw the Clan's reply, he also showed it to Hu Zhong. When Hu Zhong saw the Clan's reply, he was very surprised. However, he didn't say anything, he just looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Young Master Crane Grass, do you need to prepare anything?"
Zhao Hai replied, "No need. Remember to arrange for someone to follow me into the inner courtyard. Just say that I'm going into seclusion for a period of time and that I need to write something. Tell them to send me food every day. Remember, three meals a day, no mistakes."
Although Zhou Zhong didn't know why Zhao Hai gave such an order, he still nodded and said, "Yes, Young Master Crane Grass can rest assured. I understand what to do. What about your horse?"
Zhao Hai shook his head and said, "Just leave it here, don't move it. Alright, arrange for some people to follow me into the inner courtyard. Right, tell Sister Xian 'er about this so that she can make some preparations."
Zhou Zhong nodded and said, "Yes, Young Master Crane Grass can rest assured. I'll certainly arrange it." Then Zhou Zhong turned around and left. He went to arrange servants for Zhao Hai. There were a lot of people in the Zhou Clan who wanted to be servants for Zhao Hai. However, Zhao Hai didn't need servants before. Now, it was very easy to arrange servants for Zhao Hai.
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