Chapter 206: Chief Zhou

After the clan members argued, Shi Chenghong tapped the wooden chair beside him and said:

"The family's revenge must be avenged, but now that the Zhou family has come, it is not appropriate to continue. The family does not have the strength to compete with the Zhou family now."

"Let's put this matter aside for now. We will make plans after the Zhou family leaves."

Although the clan members below were indignant, they also understood the huge gap between the two families.

The strengths of the families are clearly divided.

Although their Shi family can still occupy a place in Yong'an City, there is not even a single warrior in the Yuqi realm in the family, and the Yuqi realm warrior is the gap between a small family and a medium family.

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A few days later, Chen Xingzhen in the ancestral hall was relieved. There was no enemy attack in the past few days, which showed that the family's blood rice should be safe in the short term.

After the Zhou family came to collect the blood rice, the family could exchange the excess blood rice in the family for other cultivation resources. At that time, the family would have two more Xiantian realm warriors, and the pressure faced by the family would be much smaller.

Just as Chen Xingzhen was thinking, the clan members reported from the ancestral hall:

"Clan leader, the Zhou family's wind-chasing falcon is here!"

"Okay, I know, the blood rice is ready."

"It's ready."

Chen Xingzhen tidied up his clothes and walked out of the clan.

Now the clan still needs to rely on the name of the Zhou family, so he, as the clan leader, must be more serious.

When Chen Xingzhen led several clan members to the family square, he saw a black shadow in the sky from a distance.

The black shadow was getting closer and closer, slowly revealing the appearance of the Zhou family's wind-chasing falcon.

There were several figures standing on the wind-chasing falcon.

However, Chen Xingzhen felt that there seemed to be more people coming this time than in the previous few times, which made Chen Xingzhen a little alert.

Last time, Zhou Honglang told the family that the Zhou family's power had changed, and Zhou Huaian had great hope of becoming the new clan leader of the Zhou family.

But his father told him that the big families were unpredictable, and everything had to be seen to be believed, and the news was not necessarily accurate.

If the new patriarch of the Zhou family is not Zhou Huaian, then the family will probably also usher in some changes because of this new patriarch.

Now that the family is stable, changes are bad news for the family.

Chen Xingzhen has made the worst plan in his heart, but now he can only take one step and see.

As the wind-chasing falcon stayed in the family square and slowly descended, Chen Xingzhen also saw the person who came this time.

After seeing that the person who came this time was still Zhou Honglang, Chen Xingzhen felt a little relieved.

The person who came did not change, it seemed that the news Zhou Honglang said last time was true.

"Mr. Zhou, long time no see."

After the wind-chasing falcon landed in the family square, Chen Xingzhen also greeted it with a smile.

However, Zhou Honglang did not rush to answer, but looked at the other wind-chasing falcon behind him.

At this time, a familiar voice also sounded beside Chen Xingzhen's ears.

"Patriarch Chen, how are you these days?"

Chen Xingzhen was slightly stunned, and looked at the visitor, then he looked surprised, and at the same time stepped forward quickly and said:

"Patriarch Zhou is here, I didn't come to greet you, I hope you can forgive me."

"Hahaha, no need to be so polite, but Patriarch Chen is well-informed."

Zhou Huaian laughed.

It has been almost a year since Zhou Huaian last came.

But the changes in this year are very obvious.

Now Zhou Huaian is wearing a brocade with gold thread patterns, a colorful jade hanging from his waist, and he is full of vigor and spirit. Both his demeanor and temperament are more luxurious and profound.

And behind Zhou Huaian, there are two more old men whose moods cannot be seen.

These two people are neatly dressed, with some wrinkles on their faces, but their aura is perfect. Standing here, they seem to be integrated with the surroundings. If you don't look carefully, it is easy to ignore them.

These two people are at least late-stage Xiantian warriors, and their strength is even better than the two who attacked the family at night before.

This kind of scene is obviously not the treatment that ordinary elders should receive.

"I just learned about this by chance. Clan leader Zhou, why don't we go to the main hall to have some tea first?"

"Okay."

Zhou Huaian did not refuse.

The two walked towards the main hall of the family, one in front and one behind.

"It seems that the nobles are developing quite well now."

On the way, Zhou Huaian said lightly. With his realm, he could naturally see the strength of the passing clan members, which was greatly improved compared to the last time he came to the Chen family.

"All this is also thanks to the blessing of Clan leader Zhou, otherwise the family would not have developed to this day."

Zhou Huaian did not refute Chen Xingzhen's words.

As he said before, the Chen family should be grateful that they met him!

The two soon came to the main hall, and the two old men behind Zhou Huaian were just guarding outside the hall.

After taking his seat, Chen Xingzhen also hurriedly called the clan members behind him and said:

"Tianlu, serve the wine."

"Patriarch Zhou, this is the new rice wine brewed by the family this year. Please taste it."

After hearing this, Zhou Huaian showed a meaningful smile on his face:

"Speaking of which, the wine that Patriarch Chen asked Honglang to bring last time tasted good."

"A few bottles of rice wine are nothing, just a small token of the family's love."

Zhou Huaian said nothing more, and turned his eyes to the wine glass in front of him.

In the wine glass, the red wine was clear and bright, as if there was light reflected. With a light sniff, a unique blood rice fragrance rushed into his mind.

Zhou Huaian shook the wine glass slightly, and the wine in the glass also shook, but it did not splash at all.

After shaking it for a while, Zhou Huaian drank it in one gulp, and then closed his eyes to taste it.

After a little while, Zhou Huaian smiled and said:

"Not bad, the taste is clear, the blood rice is pure, it enters the throat slightly spicy, the aftertaste is long, and it has a little lingering fragrance, which is better than the rice wine last time."

Hearing such praise, Chen Xingzhen also smiled.

Zhou Huaian continued:

"Speaking of which, the family has brewed some rice wine recently, and I have tasted it, but I don’t know why, the rice wine brewed by the family is always a little different from the rice wine brewed by the nobles. It seems that this rice wine still needs to be drunk here."

Hearing this, Chen Xingzhen hurriedly said:

"If Patriarch Zhou likes it, just bring some rice wine back this time. My Chen family doesn’t have much else, but there is still some rice wine left."

Zhou Huaian smiled, but just tasted the rice wine, and did not agree or refuse.

Chen Xingzhen was not impatient, but drank with Zhou Huaian.

After three rounds of drinking, Chen Xingzhen finally spoke:

"In order to congratulate Mr. Zhou on his succession to the position of clan leader, my Chen family is willing to pay an extra 10% of blood rice. I hope that Clan Leader Zhou will not refuse."

"Oh? But I see that the nobles are growing stronger and the number of clan members has also increased. I'm afraid that this 10% of blood rice is more important to the nobles?"

Chen Xingzhen smiled awkwardly and did not refute. He just said a little embarrassedly:

"To be honest, I do have an unwelcome request."