C174 The Wealthy Class Feast

Of course, it was meant for Elder Xiao to see that in order to preserve the lives of hundreds of members of the Solitary Sect, he had to compromise and become Elder Xiao's puppet. With Dugu Ming as the flag, those martial arts sect masters who were tricked into entering the city actually gathered under Elder Xiao's command.

On one hand, the Dugu family used to be the leader of the Gusu. On the other hand, the Gusu was now controlled by the Devil Cult. These sect masters were also very tactful. They had also heard about what Murong Ke had done outside the city. They felt that it had nothing to do with anyone now. As long as they could protect their family, it was good.

With the help of this group of people, Elder Xiao was like a fish in water. Now, his business in Gusu City had become much smoother. Of course not. He didn't ask those people to do anything else. There was only one thing that he needed them to do, and that was to find money.

There were rich people everywhere in Gusu City. Although not a single family had as much money as Old Master Nalan, they could at least take out some of it. Naturally, it went very smoothly for these sect masters to bring their disciples to ask for money.

However, they encountered a problem when they arrived at the Shen family. At this moment, the patriarch of the Shen family was Shen Dongyang's daughter, Shen Qiutong. Ever since Shen Dongyang passed away, the Shen family recommended Shen Qiutong to be the new patriarch. This huge fortune was also controlled by her.

As the second richest family in Gusu, it was only natural that Elder Xiao would set his eyes on them. The people of Meteor Gang had been waiting outside the door for a long time. During this period of time, even if the Shen family wanted to go out and buy some vegetables, they would still be interrogated.

They were waiting for the leader of Meteor Gang, Zhou Quan, to give the order. Then, they would rush in and rob the Shen family. However, Zhou Quan didn't give the order. He had been observing the situation. At least, he knew that it was impossible for the Shen family to keep all their properties at home. In fact, the money they put at home wasn't even one percent of their total assets.

That's right. Just like Old Master Nalan, his gold mountain was hidden in the nest of the mountain. This was also one of the reasons why Elder Xiao didn't touch the Nalan family for the time being.

If he wanted to get enough money, he had to wait and see. Zhou Quan had already received the news. Two days later, when Shen Dongyang's younger brother, Shen Donghui, came back, he would let Shen Donghui lead the way into the Shen family's palace. Even if he went in now, he knew that there wouldn't be any results. It was still his family that understood him the most.

This was a very large locust tree. The tree was covered with green leaves. Although the autumn sun wasn't hot, it was enough to disturb people's dreams. Zhou Quan was lying on a rocking chair, and the chair was under the pagoda tree. The shade of the tree coincidentally surrounded the rocking chair.

Zhou Quan narrowed his eyes and lay on the chair, taking a nap. The Popular Gang was an unassuming gang in Gusu City, but Zhou Quan's martial arts was not bad, especially the Meteor Sword Technique passed down from his ancestors. It was as fast as lightning, and as fierce and thunderous.

The big pagoda tree was facing the entrance of the Shen family, which was why he could see the Shen family members coming and going. It was the hottest time in the afternoon, and the cicada's buzzing sound was heard. Zhou Quan had already entered into a deep sleep.

Suddenly hearing a loud bang, he was so frightened that he immediately rolled down from his chair. He rubbed his head as he hit the ground, thinking that something had exploded. He looked up and saw that it was the Shen family who was setting off firecrackers. The sound of firecrackers rang out, as if they were announcing something great had happened.

Zhou Quan ordered his men to go and ask. It turned out that the Shen family was really going to hold a wedding banquet today, and they were going to invite everyone who had some connections in the Gusu City. This was not a small expense. It was said that they were going to set up more than three hundred tables. That would be the price of one hundred thousand silvers.

If this sum of money was spent from the Shen family, if Elder Xiao found out about it, Zhou Quan's life would be in danger. However, he had already gone in and asked for it. Apart from a few hundred taels of silver, he hadn't given a single cent to Zhou Quan. Shen Qiutong, who was in charge, seemed to be very experienced and capable. There was almost no way for her to dig out a single cent of the money.

Zhou Quan patted his thigh. He did not want to do it sooner or later. This Shen Donghui would be back in two days. What kind of banquet would he be holding now? Zhou Quan was very puzzled. "Which young master and young lady from Shen family wants to hold a wedding ceremony?"

The subordinate reported, "It seems to be Shen Qiutong's cousin. Shen Qiuyan gave it to Dugu Lian from the Dugu family. " Zhou Quan was completely confused. When did the relationship between these two families get back together?

Could it be that Shen Qiutong had forgotten the fact that Dugu Kuang had killed Shen Dongyang with his own hands so quickly? Everyone in Gusu knew about this. This was a hatred that the Shen family would never be able to erase.

Why did Shen Qiutong want to marry her sister to the people of the Dugu family? There must be something wrong with this matter, and only the two families knew about the conspiracy behind it.

Currently, the person in charge of the Dugu family was Dugu Ming, which was also Devil Cult Master. He naturally wouldn't dare to offend her, so he could only find Shen Qiutong and ask her about it. It was absolutely impossible for her to transfer all of her assets out of this banquet.

Zhou Quan came to the front door of Shen Family and happened to bump into Shen Qiutong who was about to leave the house. Zhou Quan smiled and said, "Aiya, Miss Shen, you and I really have a mutual understanding. I was just about to look for you when you personally came out to welcome me!"

Shen Qiutong rolled her eyes at him and also smiled, "Sect Master Zhou is really in a good mood. He is not afraid of the cold even if he stays in front of my house to cool down every day. I think you should bring your soldiers home early. "

Zhou Quan was not angry. To him, this was nothing. Even he was attached to the devil religion, what was there to be angry about? Zhou Quan smiled and said, "It's fine, it's fine. It's my duty to watch over the house for Miss Shen. As long as Miss Shen can sleep well and eat well every day. . . It doesn't matter how much suffering I suffer. "

Shen Qiutong crossed the threshold and did not want to pay attention to him but he jumped over and blocked Shen Qiutong's way, "May I ask where Miss Shen is going?"

Shen Qiutong said helplessly, "Do I have to report to you where I am going? Don't you know that our Shen family is going to have a marriage alliance with the Dugu family? You have offended me. Do you think your patriarch will let you go? "

Zhou Quan hurriedly put away that hand. "Hey, a misunderstanding. Then it seems that you are going to discuss marriage with my sect master?" Shen Qiutong coldly snorted and said in disdain, "So what if it is? What can you do about it?"

Zhou Quan nodded his head, "I naturally can't manage the matter of the Sect Leader. But. . . Since I have taken on the responsibility of protecting the Shen family, it means that no matter how much suffering I have to suffer. . . You must ensure the safety of your family. I heard that there will be a wedding banquet tonight, and it's quite a grand occasion. I feel that it's necessary to strengthen the security. It seems like our entire Meteor Gang isn't enough. I have to find Elder Xiao to invite some people over. "

Hearing Elder Xiao's name, Shen Qiutong was stunned. She covered her mouth and said: "Don't trouble Elder Xiao with such a small matter. I think you should find your friends to make do with it. That's enough. What kind of trouble can there be here? "

Hearing this, Zhou Quan knew that there must be something fishy going on. Since he could not alert Elder Xiao, then this matter must not be known by Elder Xiao. As for the marriage between Shen Qiuyan and Dugu Lian, it must be a pretense.

Thinking of this point, Zhou Quan did not stop Shen Qiutong. After he ordered one of his subordinates to follow Shen Qiutong, he hurriedly sent this news to Elder Xiao.

Regarding this kind of small matter, Elder Xiao did not want to bother about it. But this matter was related to Dugu Ming, so he had to ask. As Devil Cult Master, Dugu Ming didn't need to care about anything other than her appearance. Because the decision-making power of the devil religion was in Elder Xiao's hands, she was merely the role of a nod.

However, Dugu Ming's symbolic status was very important. Elder Xiao had already spread the news of Dugu Ming's rise to the throne across the four seas. When the people under Devil Cult Master's command heard the news, they would rush to Gusu no matter how difficult it was. As long as they arrived here, the crisis of Gusu would be solved.

Murong Ke had been planning to build a clean wall, but he had no idea that Elder Xiao's wishful thinking was already on the way. Elder Xiao sent a group of people to Zhou Quan's side to assist him in guarding the Shen family tonight.

Sure enough, a lot of friends and family had come to the Shen family tonight, regardless of whether they were from the Dugu family or not. It was very lively tonight. It seemed like it had been a long time since they were this happy. However, there was one thing that was a little awkward. There were numerous guards standing outside the courtyard wall of the Shen family. The order they received was to stay close to Shen family until dawn.

Of course, Zhou Quan was one of them, but he wasn't willing to stand outside all the time. He chose to sit under the big pagoda tree and rest. This was the best place to see the people of Shen family coming and going.

Dugu Ming's appearance was undoubtedly the most serious matter in the entire scene. After all, she was the nominal ruler of Gusu City. She walked step by step to the main seat with little melon seeds. Sitting beside her was the patriarch of Shen family, Shen Qiutong. Now, it seemed like Shen family didn't treat Dugu family as a mortal enemy because of Shen Dongyang. Shen Qiutong and Dugu Ming were even more like sisters. The marriage alliance just happened to deepen the relationship between the two of them.

For a moment, the Shen family seemed to have returned to the lofty position they had in the past. Not only did Dugu Ming marry Shen Qiutong, but she also returned the Five Phoenix Brothel to Shen Qiutong. Shen Qiutong was naturally grateful at this moment and would not have any resentment in her heart.

The scene was very lively. Compared to the two newcomers, Dugu Ming and Shen Qiutong were the focus of attention. After Shen Qiutong introduced the two newbies to the crowd and toasted to them, she held Dugu Ming's hand and chatted.

The entire scene did not seem to be out of the ordinary and Zhou Quan was still worried. Although he was lying down, his eyes had never left the Shen family courtyard. No matter how lively the courtyard was, in his opinion, it was deserted. All these people were crying and pretending to be happy. Who would be able to hold a wedding so happily under the surveillance of others?

After a wedding banquet, other than a few people who were drunk and causing trouble, nothing had happened. This was somewhat out of Zhou Quan's expectations. Could it be that they didn't have any conspiracies at all, purely for the sake of holding a wedding?

The answer to this question was given to Zhou Quan by Elder Xiao, but by the time he was told, he was already facing death. That night, a few cooks came in and out from the back door one after another. They were invited from Five Phoenix Brothel. Ever since the Five Phoenix Brothel was returned to Shen Qiutong, Shen Qiutong had remodeled it into the largest restaurant in the Gusu City.

The chefs in the Five Phoenix Brothel were naturally the best in the entire Gusu City. The dishes they cooked were enough to satisfy the taste of everyone present. So Shen Qiutong specially invited these few chefs over. But when the chefs went in and out that night, they carried a basket of vegetables in and out.

When the vegetable basket was carried in, it was stored inside. It was naturally the vegetables, but when it was carried out, There was a person inside. Little melon seeds obediently hid in the bamboo basket. They practically didn't even cry. He was already somewhat sensible. Although his mother did not tell him many things, he also knew that. . . Elder Xiao was not a good person.

Little melon seed was only three years old this year. But he knew that if he cried, he would definitely be discovered and his mother would be sad, so he did not cry. Until he fell asleep.

There was a collapsed tunnel in Five Phoenix Brothel. Although the tunnel had collapsed, the tunnel was still intact. With Shen Qiutong's efforts, they had reconnected the tunnel. That night, they used the tunnel to send Little melon seeds out of the city.

No matter where Little melon seeds lived in the future, as long as they were not in Gusu City. . . If it was not under the control of Elder Xiao, then it was enough. No matter how much Elder Xiao roared in front of Dugu Ming, she remained indifferent. The biggest burden in her heart had already been resolved. Now, even if she was asked to die, she would definitely not blink.

Elder Xiao was really angry this time. In other words, the sect master's bone blood disappeared. This was a huge matter for the devil religion. Dugu Ming was a woman, and she could sit in this position for a long time. That was because she already had a son who could inherit the position of Cult Master not long after.

Now, her son was gone. The successor of the Devil Cult was also gone. If this news reached the ears of those old Devil Cult members, it would become a problem whether they were still willing to come to Gusu to help!

Elder Xiao angrily scolded Zhou Quan. Zhou Quan was like a fool. He had never thought that a wedding would be for the sake of sending a child out of the Gusu. He even felt that Elder Xiao was making a fuss out of nothing. Of course, on the surface, he still lowered his head and admitted his mistake.

Unfortunately, the mistake he made this time was too serious. Elder Xiao felt that there was no need to give him any more chances. Zhou Quan noticed this point in the blink of an eye. He tapped his left foot lightly and a long saber appeared in his right hand. This blade was half the height of a person, and in Zhou Quan's hand, it had already undergone a pericelestial transformation.

His blade technique was very handsome, so fast that it was impossible to clearly see what a blade was and what a person was. Elder Xiao. In his eyes, Zhou Quan was already a dead man. No matter how many moves Zhou Quan used in front of him, Elder Xiao would always only use one move.

After Zhou Quan killed the four guards surrounding Elder Xiao, he was just about to break out of the door when an additional force appeared behind him. This was a force that could not be controlled at all. No matter how powerful Zhou Quan's Light-body Technique was, he could only withdraw it.

Elder Xiao sneered. In the blink of an eye, he had already arrived beside Zhou Quan. Without waiting for Zhou Quan to attack with his saber, he had already struck out with his palm. Zhou Quan stood blankly on the spot. With a clang, the saber fell to the ground. Zhou Quan did not even have the breath to breathe.