Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 1607 Thousands of People and Thousands of Faces
  Of course, what Wei Zhuang said about "a place like this" was not that he disliked the simplicity of the house, but that the place was too remote and that the Zhu family had to hide someone when they met.

Liu Ji scratched his head, smiled awkwardly and replied:
  "There has been a lot of turmoil in the world recently. The hall master wanted to keep things quiet, but the two of them laughed at each other."

"Please come in first."

Liu Ji stepped aside and waved for the two of them to enter the room.

After Gai Nie Weizhuang looked at each other, he raised his legs and stepped inside.

When the two of them entered, Liu Ji followed suit and closed the door.

After that, Liu Ji led the way and led Gai Nie through the hall and to the back of the hall.

Behind the house is a large lake. A wooden platform for fishing extends from the shore of the lake. Now there is a short figure fishing on the edge of the wooden platform.

That short, round figure, like a ball, is the Zhu family, the head of Shennong Hall.

As one of the most famous and well-known bosses in the world, Zhu's appearance is actually very unattractive. He is short in stature and as fat as a ball. He wears gorgeous satin clothes and always has four masks of joy, anger, sorrow and joy on his face.

No one can see his true face, and naturally no one can see his expressions. All his emotions are expressed by those four masks. In addition, he is deep and sophisticated, smooth in dealing with things, and he can talk to people and talk to ghosts. Come on. A nickname of "Half-hearted, Thousands of People, Thousands of Faces".

At first glance, one might have thought that he was a two-faced villain. In fact, among the six heads of the peasant family, Hall Master Zhu was the most chivalrous.

Of course, it doesn't mean that he is a good person, he is just the tallest among the short ones.

You know, the last person in the farmhouse who was quite chivalrous was the missing knight leader Tian Guang, and the master did a lot of small things behind the farmhouse's back.

At the same time, the Zhu family is also the person with the longest sleeves and the most versatile among the top farmers, otherwise he would not have been able to lead the Siyuetang and the four Tian clan clans to compete against each other for so many years after losing the support of Kueitang. Moreover, his Shennong Hall not only did not decline at all, but instead flourished and became the most powerful church in the farm family, even inferior to Tian Meng's Lieshan Hall.

On the other hand, Kui Kui Hall, which fell into the hands of Tian Mi, fell from the first place among the six halls, and now it has been reduced to competing with Tian Zhong's Gonggong Hall for first place - the last place!

Seeing the Zhu family's backs, Brother Gai Niewizhuang looked at each other again.

The two of them had previously considered what would happen if their whereabouts were exposed.

In their imagination, the best situation is that the Zhu family comes to them first - of course not because there is such a vague relationship between the Zhu family and Wei Zhuang.

In this kind of struggle where one's own wealth and life are at stake, even one's biological father may not be reliable, let alone a business partner.

In the internal strife among the farmers, Zhu's Shennongtang is undoubtedly at a disadvantage. The fact that it has been able to sustain itself over the years is partly due to his own ability, but also because the overall conflicts within the farmers are still calm.

Now the appearance of the Shennong Order has instantly intensified the conflicts in the six halls, which is not a good thing for the Zhu family, so the probability of him being behind the scenes is relatively small.

In addition, the news of the appearance of the Shennong Order was also the first to spread from the Shennong Hall, so he may have more information here.

Of course, to put it bluntly, the Zhu family is only relatively reliable.

In this crisis for the peasant family, there are very few people that Genie and Wei Zhuang can truly trust, and all members of the peasant family are not among them.

Gai Nie Weizhuang walked towards the Zhu family who was fishing, and he happened to catch a big fish.

Looking at the big fish jumping alive with the hook in its mouth, Zhu Jia’s face turned into a red and white ‘happy’ mask, making people feel that he is very happy at a glance:

"It came just in time, the fish took the bait, hahaha..."

These words are quite meaningful, and it seems that they are not just talking about fish.

Then, the Zhu family threw the rod again, but there was no bait on the hook.

When Gai Nie saw this, he couldn't help but sigh:
  "There is no bait... Hall Master Zhu's reputation for catching fish on the wish list is indeed well-deserved!"

"Haha, among the two Zongheng people, my Zhu family's humble reputation is worse than anything else!" the Zhu family responded with a smile.

Wei Zhuang stepped forward and greeted loudly, "Boss Zhu, long time no see!"

"Do you have anything to entertain me?"

"Haha... It's easy to talk. I was taken care of by Mr. Wei Zhuang in the past." The Zhu family smiled heartily and raised their hands to greet Liu Jidao, "Brother Liu Ji, come and collect these fresh fish to entertain the distinguished guests."

Liu Ji, who was standing behind and leaning against the door casually, heard the words and replied, "Okay!"

Then he quickly came over, picked up the fish basket and left the lake shore.

The Zhu family also put down their fishing rods for the time being, turned around and faced Gui Gu Zongheng, clasped his fists, and said hello formally in a solemn tone, "The Zhu family of Shennong Hall, you are polite!"

After asking, the Zhu family's tone immediately became casual and natural, and asked with a smile, "You two, do you want to give it a try?"

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and pointed at the fishing rod he was holding just now.

Gai Nie Weizhuang looked at each other and both smiled.

After a while, the edge of the wooden platform where only one member of the Zhu family had been sitting became three people.

Gai Nie, Wei Zhuang, and Zhu Jia sat cross-legged beside the fishing platform. One of them was fishing with a fishing rod, and the other had a fish basket beside him.

Looking at the fish baskets, you can tell at a glance which of the three of them is the senior fisherman - Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang, because their fish baskets are empty, while the Zhu family's fish baskets are almost full.

just kidding.

The reality is that neither Gai Nie nor Wei Zhuang fish very much. The Zhu family is the only one here who loves this fishing.

He glanced at the fish baskets of Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang, couldn't help twirling the slender beard on his mask, and laughed, obviously very proud.

"I don't think you two do this kind of thing often, how do you feel?"

"Waste of time!" Wei Zhuang spat out four words with a cold face and shamelessness.

For people who practice martial arts, it is common to meditate and practice quietly. There is no such thing as being impatient and unable to sit still. Wei Zhuang just feels bored.

If you want to eat fish, you can just buy it and take care of the fishmonger's business.

Even if he couldn't buy fish, it would be more convenient for him to reach out and catch it directly. Using a fishing rod would just make himself uncomfortable.

As for enjoying the moment when the fish takes the bait... He is a swordsman, not a fisherman, so he cannot enjoy that kind of fun.

Gai Nie spoke much more pleasantly than his junior brother. He did not answer directly, but just complimented the Zhu family:
  "I have stolen half a day's leisure from the rest of my life. Hall Master Zhu is very happy."

It is not difficult to tell from these words that Gai Nie also has a moderate interest in fishing, otherwise he would not avoid talking about it.

But it is much more comfortable for the fisherman to hear it.

"Hehehehe... he is indeed the best swordsman in the world. Today I have seen him really see something different from ordinary people!" The Zhu family happily praised Gai Nie in return.

Wei Zhuang's mood was not so good. He glanced sideways at the Zhu family and interrupted:

"Boss Zhu, can you answer the question just now?"

The so-called question just now is what Wei Zhuang said about ‘entertainment’.

Although the Zhu family arranged for Liu Ji to handle the fish, the entertainment Wei Zhuang wanted was definitely not food.

The Zhu family also knew this. When Wei Zhuang asked again, he no longer hesitated and nodded with a smile:
  "When asked by an old friend, Zhu must tell you everything he knows!"

Now that he said this, Wei Zhuang was not polite:

"The Shennong Order is in your hands now?"

Zhu Jia twisted the beard on the mask and nodded, "Yes, it's in my hand."    "How did it come about?"

"This... I'm not afraid of my brother's jokes anymore. I don't know." The Zhu family lowered their heads in frustration, and the mask on their faces turned into a blue 'sorrow' in time. "Many days ago, Shennong ordered Suddenly appeared in Shennong Hall and in my room."

"No one noticed anything strange before the Shennong Order was discovered."

"It seems that it was done by an acquaintance." Gai Nie gave his own judgment after hearing this.

The Zhu family nodded in agreement, "I think so too."

"Brother Qu Shang has always been in charge of the defense of Shennong Hall. There has never been a mistake in the past ten years. This is the first time!"

Hearing the name from the Zhu family, Wei Zhuang and Gai Nie both reacted slightly, obviously they both knew the name.

Qu Shang, the backbone of Shennong Hall and a disciple of Five-Star Pearl Grass from the farm family, has the same status as Liu Ji, and is the other side of the Zhu family's right-hand man.

However, unlike Liu Ji, who is mainly responsible for various affairs within Shennong Hall, Qu Shang is best known for his martial arts and strength, and he is also responsible for the defense of Shennong Hall.

Although in the original plot, Shennongtang's force officer, who was in charge of the ceremony, was taken under Gu Xun's command early on, there is still no shortage of talents among the 100,000 disciples in the farmhouse. If one is missing, others will naturally make up for it.

Qu Shang is the person who replaced Dian Qing, and his strength is indeed not bad.

Formless and formless, shadow follows his will - these are the words used to describe Qu Shang in the world. At first glance, people would think that he is a figure similar to Mo Yu Qilin, who is very good at changing his appearance, hiding and lurking.

In fact, on the contrary, Qu Shang is good at frontal combat, and he is famous for his actual combat power. He is a figure that even Gai Nie Weizhuang knows, and his strength is beyond doubt.

It was precisely because he knew that there was such a person in Shennongtang that Ge Nie immediately made the judgment that an acquaintance was responsible.

I heard that this guy doesn't like to see outsiders, and that's probably why he didn't show up today.

After Zhu Jia explained the situation, he said in a lower tone:

"I didn't pursue the question of how the Shennong Order came into being. The key to the problem now is the content of the Shennong Order!"

"What's written on it?" Wei Zhuang asked immediately.

Although he already had a general idea of ​​the content of Shennong's order, he had only heard about it and had not yet confirmed it with his own eyes.

"Zhu knew that you two would definitely want to find out the contents of the Shennong Order, so..." While laughing, the Zhu family took out an approximately square dark black and purple token with two words engraved on it. The big purple characters——'Shen Nong'!
  This is the Shennong Order, a sacred object of the farm family.

"You two, please watch, no need to see anyone, haha!" The Zhu family turned back to a red smiling face again.

Wei Zhuang and Gai Nie's eyes instantly shifted to the Shennong Order.

………………

After a while, near Daze Mountain.

Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang had already left Shennongtang's territory and were riding horses slowly on the road side by side.

The two of them had no clear destination at the moment and were mainly discussing the situation at the farmhouse.

"The content in Shennong's order is correct. It is indeed a conspiracy against the farmers." Wei Zhuang said in a deep voice with a wooden face.

"The inexplicable appearance of the Shennong Order...it seems that the problems within the farmhouse are not small." Gai Nie's face also looked heavy.

Compared with the content of the Shennong Order, which was more troublesome for the Zhu family, Gai Nie was more concerned about the appearance of the Shennong Order.

Shennong, Lieshan, Chiyou, Siyue, Gonggong, Kuei... how much of the six halls of the farmhouse have been penetrated by the net?

After Wei Zhuang heard Gai Nie's words, he remembered Gu Xun's reminder, so he said to Gai Nie:

"Gu Xun told me that the Tian family cannot be trusted!"

"Are you sure?" Gai Nie's eyelids couldn't help but twitch.

According to Gu Xun, the Tian family has problems... Doesn't that mean that most of the farm families have problems?

Then it’s still a hammer!

Forget about surrendering!
  Fortunately, Wei Zhuang hadn't finished speaking yet, so he added, "We should pay special attention to Tian Zhong of Gonggong Hall and Tian Mi of Kuei Hall."

"In this case..." Gai Nie thought of the beginning of the break in the balance of power among farmers, "The incident at Kuei Hall was also a trap..."

"Perhaps, but the key lies in the internal conflicts within the farm family." Wei Zhuang didn't care about Lao Huangli and dealt with it casually, "Tian Meng was the main force in that incident."

"Tian Meng..." Gai Nie muttered the name again.

While the Tian clan has problems, the probability that Tian Meng, the leader of the Tian clan, will not have any problems... doesn't seem to be high.

Wei Zhuang obviously knew what his senior brother was thinking, and said with a smile, "I'll see you sooner or later. Then... we'll see for ourselves."

"Anyway, none of the farmers are trustworthy to us. Even the Zhu family... is just trying to draw chestnuts from the fire!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was the faint sound of horse hooves behind him.

Is there someone else looking for you?
  The two stopped their horses and turned around to see another farmer's disciple, galloping over and saying hello from a distance:

"Two heroes, stay!"

After he got close, he pulled the reins to brake... braked the horse, then clasped his fists and saluted:
  "Two distinguished guests, my hall master invites you."

The content of the conversation is very familiar, but the person has changed.

After Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang each frowned, Wei Zhuang suddenly showed a faint smile and said:
  "Just now, it seems that I haven't seen you before?"

"The villain is not a disciple of Shennong Hall, but a disciple of Lieshan Hall."

This answer gave both Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang a slightly strange reaction.

Wei Zhuang's words just now were intentional, just to test this person.

As soon as the two of them came out of Shennong Hall's territory, people from Lieshan Hall came to find them. It was really impossible to say that Tian Meng, the leader of Lieshan Hall, didn't know that they had met the Zhu family.

But... can a guy who is just here to send a message know this?

It seems...a doubtful point.

At this time, the farmer disciple urged:
  "Master, it's time to wait. Please come with me, two distinguished guests."

It is natural to build Nie Weizhuang.

Although I feel there is something wrong, but... I have said it doesn't matter.

The three of them galloped wildly, and not long after, they arrived at a remote single-family house.

It looks a little old, not as luxurious as the Zhu family's house. The strangest thing is that there is no one on duty outside.

The farmer's disciple who led them said he wanted to go in to report, so he pushed the door open and went in, leaving the two guests alone outside.

Gai Nie had no reaction to this, but Wei Zhuang sneered.

Then... nothing happened, and the disciple was never heard from again after he entered.

(End of this chapter)