Zhao Lan hesitated for a moment and glanced at Zhuo Dongtian. Zhuo Dongtian had the same expression. He had no choice but to grit his teeth and tell them everything.
In fact, Zhao Lan and the others did not see who killed Zhang Zhongye, but they were sure that the person who killed Zhang Zhongye was from the Tuoba family.
The predecessors of these northwestern foreign clans were the descendants of some small countries that had been destroyed by the Human Emperor in ancient times. Although their ancestors had been killed by the Human Emperor, in fact, their inheritance was not weak. For example, the Tuoba family was not ranked at the top among the more than 50 northwestern foreign clans, but it was at least in the top 20. There was even a warrior in the Yang God Realm in the clan.
Just as the spies of Six Fan School and Zhang Zhongye's men had said, when Zhang Zhongye was the general director of the northwest army, he only cared about having fun and rarely offended people. Of course, he could not afford to offend these northwestern foreign tribes.
After all, the Zhou Kingdom needed stability in the northwest. If he really caused trouble, it was estimated that the Zhou Kingdom would not let him go easily.
However, Zhang Zhongye did not offend anyone, but the one who really offended him was his son, Zhang Chen.
Zhang Chen had no talent in martial arts, but he liked wine and women like his father. He was a complete playboy.
Although Zhang Chen was a playboy, he was not an idiot. He knew who he could touch and who he could not. Generally speaking, he would not provoke the foreign tribes in the northwest.
One day, Zhang Chen fell in love with the daughter of the Zhang family, a small force in the northwest. He saw that she was beautiful and wanted to marry her.
The strongest person in that small force was only at the peak of the Acquired Realm. Zhang Chen could not afford to offend those northwestern foreign tribes, but he could afford to offend this small force. So he ignored the other party's refusal and wanted to rob her.
However, who would have thought that the daughter of the Zhang family was a collateral descendant of the Tuoba family, Tuoba Feng, who was in love with him. So when Zhang Chen tried to rob her, he had a conflict with him.
At this time, Su Xin suddenly interrupted, "Don't the northwestern foreign tribes not marry outsiders? What's going on with Tuoba Feng? "
Zhao Lan explained, "That's right. However, Tuoba Feng and the Zhang family's daughter are truly in love, so they only dare to contact each other in secret. However, Zhang Chen's actions have exposed their relationship.
Since the Tuoba Clan was involved in this matter, we thought that Zhang Chen would definitely give up and that Zhang Zhongye would stop him. However, we didn't expect Zhang Zhongye to spoil his son so much. On one hand, he sent news to the Tuoba Clan, saying that Tuoba Feng had violated the rules of the clan. On the other hand, he pressured the Zhang Clan to marry their daughter to him. "
Su Xin rubbed his chin. Zhang Zhongye really doted on his son. He could even do such a shameless thing.
The Tuoba Clan absolutely forbade their disciples from marrying outsiders, including the direct bloodline and collateral bloodline. Unlike the Su Clan, it wasn't determined by the purity of their bloodline, but by their past identity.
To put it simply, the direct bloodline was like Ji Haodian of the Zhou Kingdom and his children, who had the right to inherit the throne in the past.
The collateral bloodline was like Ji Xuanyuan and other members of the royal family with the surname Ji. Although they were nominally a family, they didn't have the right to be in power.
In order to maintain the purity of the bloodline, the Tuoba Clan definitely wouldn't let Tuoba Feng continue to contact the Zhang Clan's daughter after knowing the news.
However, Zhang Zhongye's little trick couldn't be hidden from the Tuoba Clan. He had offended the Tuoba Clan. Zhang Zhongye had done a lot for his useless son.
Su Xin asked, "In the end, the Tuoba Clan grounded Tuoba Feng?"
Zhao Lan nodded and said, "That's right. Tuoba Feng violated the rules of the clan, so he was grounded on the spot and locked up in the clan to reflect on his mistakes.
The Zhang Clan couldn't stand the pressure from Zhang Zhongye and decided to marry their daughter to Zhang Chen as a concubine.
However, who would have thought that Tuoba Feng was actually pretending to be weak? His own strength was quite strong.
Originally, Tuoba Feng belonged to the collateral bloodline, and his aptitude was relatively mediocre among the collateral bloodlines. He only broke through to the Innate Realm at the age of 20.
Although this speed wasn't considered fast for other warriors, it was definitely not slow either. However, it was considered mediocre for the Tuoba Clan.
Therefore, Tuoba Feng was not valued in the clan and was bullied by others.
However, when he heard the news that the Zhang Clan was going to marry off their daughter, he actually broke through to the peak of the Divinity Realm. He had achieved Oneness of Heaven and Man and reached half a step in the Divine Transformation Realm.
He even made a bet with the elders of the clan that he would not be defeated in three moves against the Tuoba Clan's expert in the Divine Transformation Realm in exchange for a chance to fight.
This matter was widely spread in the Tuoba Clan. The Zhao Clan had a deal with the Tuoba Clan, so we heard many disciples in the clan talking about it.
Tuoba Feng rose and directly became the most dazzling star in the Tuoba Clan, so the elders of the clan agreed to let him fight.
We don't know what happened after that, but the people of the Zhao Clan saw Tuoba Feng appear in Flying Dragon City on the day Zhang Zhongye died. As a result, the news of Zhang Zhongye's death came that night.
After that, Tuoba Feng reappeared in the Zhang Clan and directly brought the Zhang Clan into the Tuoba Clan's sphere of influence, becoming their vassal. He also married the young lady of the Zhang Clan. "
Su Xin tapped his finger on the table and said, "The Tuoba Clan went against their ancestors and even the rules of the foreign tribes in the northwest for the sake of a genius disciple?"
Zhao Lan explained, "Actually, it's not really going against the rules. I heard that Tuoba Feng knelt before the ancestors for a day and a night. Finally, the Great Ancestor of the Tuoba Clan relented and let him marry the Zhang Clan's daughter. However, the conditions were that the Zhang Clan had to be completely integrated into the Tuoba Clan, and Tuoba Feng and the Zhang Clan's daughter could not have children.
Tuoba Feng also really loved the Zhang Clan's daughter. He agreed to such harsh conditions in exchange for the Great Ancestor of the Tuoba Clan to relent. "
Zhao Lan breathed a sigh of relief after saying all this. He had said what he needed to say. What would happen from now on was up to fate.
Su Xin nodded and said, "Alright, you can go now."
Hearing this, Zhao Lan and Zhuo Dongtian felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted from their shoulders. They quickly said goodbye and left.
Li Bo stood next to Su Xin without moving. He was not the kind of person who was good at thinking, so it was better to let Su Xin decide what to do next.
"This Tuoba Feng is very interesting," Su Xin mumbled with a look of interest on his face.
Zhao Lan said this from the perspective of a bystander, but Su Xin felt that something was wrong after listening to her.
For example, how did Tuoba Feng go from a mediocre Innate Stage warrior to a powerful being who could fight someone in the Divine Transformation Realm in such a short amount of time?
Also, the Great Ancestor of the Tuoba Clan was a little too open-minded and reasonable. Just because Tuoba Feng showed his talent, the Tuoba Clan gave him the green light?
Although Tuoba Feng promised that he would not have children with the Zhang Clan's daughter, who could say for sure about such things?
What if the two of them had selfish motives and wanted to secretly have children? In any case, the Tuoba Clan would definitely have left a lot of risks by doing this.
Of course, this was only because of Su Xin's suspicion. To outsiders, Tuoba Feng was obviously an inspirational model.
As a mediocre young man, he was bullied by others. He secretly worked hard and finally had shocking strength.
However, before he could amaze the world, the woman he loved was robbed by evil people. In the end, he broke through many obstacles and won the attention of the elders in the clan. He killed the Divine Transformation Realm and lived with the woman he loved. This story seemed fake no matter how one looked at it, but many people still believed it.
At least in this story, the Tuoba Clan played a completely positive role. Although Tuoba Feng was grounded due to the clan's rules, they later helped him after he showed great strength. They also used another method to let Tuoba Feng and the Zhang Clan's daughter be together.
After a long silence, Su Xin said, "In two days, Huang Bingcheng will come with people from Jiangnan. When the time comes, he'll let his men replenish the Shadow Guard. As for the Shadow Guards under you, they'll be separated from the Shadow Guard and become inspectors of the Shadow Guard. They'll be in charge of intelligence work."
The intelligence ability of the Six Fan School of the Northwest was still too weak. It was so weak that they could not even find out about something like the Tuoba Clan.
Although this was indeed excusable, and the Zhao Clan would not have found out if they had not made a deal with the Tuoba Clan, this was not an excuse. As long as they found a way, the people of the Six Fan School could not sneak into the Tuoba Clan and other foreign tribes in the northwest for a long time. At least, it would not be a problem for them to do so for a short time.
This was also the disadvantage of not having a person in charge of the overall situation.
Because the imperial court did not need to attack the Northwest Path, it was just a precaution. Therefore, only some ordinary secret agents were left here. There was not even a chief of detectives.
As a result, it was inevitable that the secret agents would slack off.
"The Tuoba Clan? That's not bad. It's just a good excuse to target them. "
Since Su Xin had already decided to come to the Northwest, then one day, he would have to face off against the foreign tribes of the Northwest. Unless he could be like Zhang Zhongye and become a person who only knew how to eat and wait for death, the two sides would definitely clash.
Su Xin could take this opportunity to find out more about those foreign tribes in the northwest. The Tuoba Clan was not weak, but it was not too strong either. It was a good target for Su Xin.
Two days later, Huang Bingcheng also came with people from Jiangnan and Jianghuai Paths, as well as people from the Su Clan planted in these two places.
As a result, the number of people on Su Xin's side soared to more than ten thousand, and almost all of them were at the middle stage of the Houtian realm.
Of course, these people could not all be placed into the Shadow Guard. Su Xin only wanted the elites. After a selection, only about a thousand people were qualified to join the Shadow Guard. The others were beaten back.
Of course, these people were not useless. Su Xin was now the military governor of the Northwest Path. The original people in the military were too weak. Although the military had a good relationship with Su Xin, it was impossible for them to supplement his strength. Therefore, these people were put into the Northwest Army under Su Xin's command as ordinary soldiers.
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