C79 Exploring the Shen Family

There were a lot of hidden soldiers in Murong family, but these people couldn't even withstand a single blow from Murong Ke. He visited a few of his old acquaintances in the city and recalled many of his old friends. Only then did he clean up the miserable state of his family.

At this point, the imposing manner of Murong family couldn't be restored. In the past, even if it was late at night, the doors of the Murong family would always be open, but now, in broad daylight, they were shut in their rooms.

"Uncles, do you know that in the Gusu City? Which force has it come from?" Murong Ke asked plainly.

"Aiya, that's hard to say. The one who was the most arrogant a while ago was naturally Ren Bushi, who thought himself to be the number one saber in the world. Now, it seems like the mysterious Godly Knife Sect has gradually become stronger in Gusu City. " The short monk said with a sigh.

"Godly Knife Sect? Who is the sect master of this sect?" Murong Ke asked.

The short monk continued, "Who knows? Now, all the sect masters are missing. In the entire Gusu City, the leaders who had some face had also disappeared without a trace. This group of people came out of nowhere at the right time. I think this group of people must be the ones who caused this disaster in Murong family. "

Murong Ke let out a long sigh and said," Sigh, it's a pity. Many of my family's men are still locked in the Main Shrine Wall Mirror. Without the key, they might never be able to come out again! "

"Aiya, it seems like this is a very troublesome matter. How long have they been locked in there?" The plump Taoist asked.

Murong Ke shook his head. "It has been three days. Fortunately, there is enough water in the outer room for them to use for half a month. I knock on the wall a few times every day and they will respond. I'm afraid that after half a month, sigh! "

The short monk slammed the table and stood up. He shook his head and said, "This Godly Knife Sect has gone too far. If Second Master was home, he would definitely not let them be so impudent!"

"What? I, Second Uncle, am back?" Murong Ke asked.

The fat Daoist stroked his beard and said, "That's right. Besides Xiao Nanfeng, he is the only person who can be on par with Ren Bushi. If he was here, Murong family wouldn't be like this. Oh, he is. . . You're late! Where have you been all these years?"

Murong Ke looked helpless. He shook his head and said, "Ah, I went out to learn. I didn't think that something like this would happen at home. If I had known earlier, I would have done so. Sigh! "

"I can't blame you for this either. Do you know where the key is now?" The short monk asked.

The fat monk followed suit and asked, "Yeah, can you find the key?"

Murong Ke raised his head and looked at the two uncles who had a close relationship with him. He sighed and said, "If I knew, I wouldn't have waited at home. "

At this moment, there was a knock on the door.

The housekeeper rushed back with a group of people. Murong Ke held the housekeeper's hand and said excitedly, "Uncle Zhu, Zhu Kui!"

He couldn't bear to say it again. The housekeeper held back his tears and said, "He died for the Murong family. He died righteously! Right. I didn't expect that young master would really come back. "

Murong Ke said excitedly," I knew it when I saw the clothes Zhu Kui was wearing. We have let down your Zhu Family. "

The butler smiled bitterly. "Our Zhu family has been from the Murong family for several generations. Good job, Kui Er. Young Master, Madam, she. . . "

"What happened to my mother? Where is she? " Murong Ke grabbed the butler's arms and asked.

The butler trembled and said, "Young Master, don't worry. Madam is very safe. It's just that she is currently missing. "

The butler told Murong Ke everything that happened in detail. Murong Ke let out a long breath. At least, his mother was not trapped in the Main Shrine Wall Mirror and was saved by an expert. "Then who is this expert?"

The butler spread his hands. This, we really don't know about this. That expert's movement technique is too fast. He disappeared in the blink of an eye. However, since he's willing to give up the map for Madam, it probably won't do Madam any harm. "

Murong Ke's brain worked quickly. He said lightly: "So, those people went to find the key?"

The butler nodded and Murong Ke asked, "This Main Shrine Wall Mirror requires two keys to open. This one has been hidden by my mother. What about the other one?"

The butler frowned and said, "That day when Madam passed the key to Second Master, I saw it with my own eyes. So this key must be in Second Master's hands. "

Murong Ke suddenly stood up and said, "Oh no!"

The butler asked, "What happened to young master?"

"These people didn't mention the whereabouts of the other key. This means that this key must have fallen into their hands. That means Second Uncle has already fallen into their hands. Do you know where Second Uncle appeared last time?" Murong Ke wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and said.

The butler paced around and said, "I remember that Second Uncle took 100,000 silver from the accounts and did not say where to use it. "

Murong Ke asked, "When did it happen?"

The butler pointed his finger and frowned. "It seems to be mid-October. "

At this time, the short monk interrupted, "Mid-October? Isn't it the day when Ren Bushi and Xiao Nanfeng agreed to fight in the Chuyun Peak's Apricot Flower Forest?"

The fat Daoist patted his thigh, shook the meat on both sides of his mouth, and said: "That's right. This is the day. If you want to go to the Chuyun Peak, you have to pay more than ten thousand taels of silver for the entrance fee. This is considered a gambling stake. Good fellow, the Shen family has earned a lot of money by relying on this! "

Murong Ke nodded and said: "In other words, Second Uncle went to watch this competition as well. He also disappeared after this competition. I heard that after this competition, almost all the famous people in Gusu City have disappeared. It seems that Godly Knife Sect is the mastermind behind the competition in Chuyun Peak Apricot Flower Forest. "

The butler wiped his sweat and asked. "So, Young Master, what do you plan to do now?"

Murong Ke stared into the distance and said in an indifferent tone. "We will go to the Shen family. Since there is a problem in the territory of the Shen family, the Shen family must be involved in it. "

Murong Ke brought the few of them to Shen Prefecture. The majestic atmosphere in front of Shen Prefecture was gone. More than ten guards on both sides were nowhere to be found. Even the paint on the door had turned yellow.

Murong Ke knocked on the door symbolically. Without any response, he jumped onto the wall. The wall of Shen family was not something an ordinary person could jump onto. After Murong Ke jumped onto the wall, he did not jump into Shen Prefecture in time because the scene in front of him shocked him.

The entire mansion was filled with people. There wasn't even a place for them to settle down. Judging from their attire, they must be disciples of the Shen family, or the leaders of the major trading companies of the Shen family.

Surrounded by a crowd of people, there was an open space in front of the main hall. There were only seven or eight old men sitting on the empty space. All of them were holding crutches. It seemed like they were not young anymore.

Among these old men, the most conspicuous one was naturally a young girl dressed in beautiful clothes. The young girl kept her head down, as if she had already fallen asleep. If she could still sleep peacefully while being surrounded by hundreds of people, then this person's willpower was simply terrifying.

"Third Granduncle, I think Dongyang won't be able to come back for a while. However, this country can't be without a ruler for a day, and a family can't be without a master for a day. We should quickly elect a new patriarch to prevent this huge family business from falling!" An old man supported himself with a crutch and coughed twice.

Even though they were dozens of meters away, Murong Ke could still clearly see the wrinkles crawling all over the old man's face.

The old man sitting on the right of the three seats in the middle slowly stood up. He looked around and asked faintly, "Dongyang has just disappeared for a short period of time, and we have already started to covet his position. If this gets out, we will lose face! Fifth brother, do you think so? "

"Yes, yes, yes. We will do this. It's a little unfair, but you've seen it too. Today, we have gathered all the leaders of the Shen family who have spoken. There are so many of them. It's obvious how big the family business of our Shen family is. It's such a big family business. Without a leader, there will be a big problem! " Fifth Granduncle, who had just spoken, continued.

Third Granduncle looked at the black crowd around him and asked, "Is that what you all mean?"

"Choose a new leader and find the old leader!" Everyone said.

Third Granduncle shook his head and walked to Shen Qiutong who had her head lowered. He sighed and said, "Girl, what do you think?"

Shen Qiutong looked up and her cheeks were already moist. She said sweetly, "Everything depends on the elders. I just want to find my father quickly. "

Third Granduncle let out a long sigh and looked back at the old man sitting on the left of the three seats in front of the main hall. He said in a haggard manner. "Boss, it seems like you have no objections either?"

The old man narrowed his eyes. After a long while, he finally reacted. "Eh? What? Is the meal ready? Let's go, husband, I'm going to eat! "

Everyone held back their laughter. Third Granduncle turned around and asked Fifth Uncle for justice. "Fifth, look, who do you think is qualified to be the patriarch?"

Fifth Granduncle played with the two walnuts in his hands and clicked his tongue. "None of us are useful anymore. Of course we can't do it. Among the children of our generation tonight. . . Mo, don't say that I am selfish. In my opinion, only Dongxu and Donghui from the fourth family are capable. I think. . . I'll just pick one from these two people. "

Third Granduncle gave Fifth Granduncle a sideways glance and cursed in his heart. "Old thing, this is not called selfish! Dongxu is your son. Donghui lost his father when he was young, and you were the one who brought him up. No matter who becomes the patriarch, you will get benefits!"

However, he didn't show it on his face. Third Granduncle coughed a few times and returned to his seat, sighing. " We, Dongyang, are in the prime of our lives. We have no idea where we are now. I think we can only choose a substitute patriarch. When Dongyang returns, the substitute patriarch will retire! What do you all think?"

Someone suddenly shouted from below. "What if the patriarch never returns?"

When Shen Qiutong heard this, her heart shattered to the ground. She stood up while sobbing and shouted, "No, my father will come back sooner or later. "

However, the people below were already discussing animatedly. Many people thought that Shen Dongyang would not be able to come back.

A middle-aged man sighed and said, "Brother Dongyang's accident this time is really a pity. But don't worry, young lady. Our Shen Family will always be a family. No matter who becomes the patriarch, we have the obligation to do our best to get Brother Dongyang back!"

The one who said this was Fifth Granduncle's eldest son, Shen Dongxu. Shen Dongxu looked similar to Shen Dongyang, but there was a big gap between their martial arts. Shen Dongyang's knife skills were among the top ten in Gusu, but Shen Dongxu was unknown.

In the past, Shen Qiutong had never looked at her uncle seriously, because these so-called family members relied on Shen Dongyang's family business to survive. In all these years, almost no one had appeared, and they were all lazy people. Many times, her uncles would even come to beg Shen Qiutong to get some money.

But now it was different. Shen Qiutong's biggest backer was no longer there. Now she had to rely on these uncles. "What Second Uncle said is that we still have to rely on our uncles for our family's big matters. "

Fifth Granduncle smiled and said, "That's good. That's good. In my opinion, we should choose a day instead of a day. Today, we will decide who will be the next patriarch. Oh, no, the next patriarch. "

Third Granduncle glanced at Fifth Granduncle, then looked at his old brother, and said with disappointment, "Alright! It seemed like the candidate for the next patriarch had been decided by the heavens. Besides Dongxu and Donghui, I wonder if any of you have any other candidates to recommend?"

This was the Shen family's own matter. Those who were not in the Shen family naturally wouldn't want to talk too much about it. However, those who belonged to a faction were different. Besides Shen Dongyang's faction, the Shen family had the most people under Shen Dongxu's command.

Those people jeered. "What? This patriarch should be our Brother Dongxu!"

"Yeah, what other choice is there? Besides Brother Dongxu, who else is qualified?"

"Third Granduncle, I think it's decided today. Brother Dongxu will be our new patriarch!"

There was a commotion. Third Granduncle seemed to have lost control of the situation. Shen Dongxu glanced at the panicking Third Granduncle and smiled in his heart. After a long time, he stood up and put on a strict and impartial look. He waved his hand and said, "Everyone, don't panic. How can you be the patriarch just like that? This humble one is not talented, and is unable to bear the heavy responsibility. Uncles, please choose someone else. "

As soon as these words were spoken, even more people began to jeer. Everyone seemed to be convinced by Shen Dongxu's noble and noble bearing. Murong Ke on the wall snorted in disdain and cursed in his heart, "What a hypocrite. "

Shen Dongxu waved his hand again to signal for everyone to quiet down. But this time, no one listened to him. Almost everyone was shouting Shen Dongxu's name. It seemed that the position of patriarch belonged to Shen Dongxu.

Third Granduncle also saw the clues. It seemed like this matter had been discussed by Fifth Granduncle and the others beforehand.

Today was a meeting of the family. Who would have thought that someone would leak this news and attract the attention of all the leaders? What did these leaders know? They were following who!

Fifth Granduncle made use of this opportunity to bring up the problem of the empty seat of the patriarch. This Shen Dongxu once again ordered people to create hype for him in the crowd, secretly pushing the blame and making his image in the eyes of these leaders become bigger and bigger. He made everyone think that besides Shen Dongyang, there was also someone as outstanding as Shen Dongyang who was the leader of the Shen family.