C302 Xiahou Family's Discussion (Part II)

"Patriarch, you might not know, but although 'Gui Jiu' is gone, the Sword Soul is still here! That candidate should not be very old, and his cultivation must not be that high. Since the other party's cultivation was not high, then based on the Sword Soul's strength, it should not be difficult to kill him. Furthermore, this matter is to find a scapegoat, and they are already in decline. It would be perfect to choose them! " Xiahou Botong stepped out of the crowd, cupped his fists at the Patriarch's direction, and said in a loud and clear voice.

"Even so, we don't have any specific information on our target. We don't even know each other's appearance or name, so how do we find them?" Xiahou Family Lord shook his head as she denied it.

"This is a good opportunity!" Xiahou Botong hurriedly said.

"Oh? "What chance?" The Xiahou Family's master and everyone present were confused by his words, so the Patriarch blurted out a question in front of everyone.

"Since Yuyu has accepted the order, then that candidate will also receive the relevant orders. Therefore, this trip to the north is our chance!" Xiahou Botong explained to everyone present confidently.

"But the north isn't small either. Moreover, everyone has the possibility to do so. Where are we going to find such a person?" Second Master Xiahou Boyuan, who was sitting upright at the side, scoffed at this suggestion and ridiculed in disdain.

"At that time, we will find whoever is in command!" The first reason is because the other party must be young, and the Surveillance Council has always been choosing candidates from a young age, and in the Empire, those who can lead a large group of people to do business are either people that we are familiar with or people who are at a young age, so as long as they are young enough, the ones who are in charge of commanding and being a child are the targets of our journey! " Xiahou Botong was not angry, and spoke indifferently to the Second Master.

"Haha, that's right, Bo Tong. Oh my seventh brother, this is a brilliant move!" Since this matter was brought up by you, then you will be the one to take the lead and handle it! " The Xiahou Family Lord stood up with a clap, and praised with a loud laugh.

"Patriarch, I'm only in charge of giving advice. It's best if you don't find me for this errand!" Xiahou Botong shook his head, and spoke to the patriarch with the attitude of a strategist, and then bowed down respectfully.

"Do you have anyone else to recommend?" The patriarch did not force Xiahou Botong and asked.

"Xiahou Sheng is the cousin of Jun Yu. He has matters to attend to so Patriarch can set his mind at ease!" Xiahou Botong was obviously already prepared, he blurted out the candidate's name, and did not hesitate at all. Most likely, before he even mentioned this matter, he had already considered the candidate.

Xia Hou He was Xiahou Junyu's cousin, a little fatty who looked to be around twenty years of age. His father could be considered a direct descendant of the Patriarch, so he could be considered part of the Patriarch's faction. This person was especially greedy for money. Furthermore, he was a miser and a rooster. He would do everything he could to squeeze out the other party's money, but getting a single word from him was no harder than ascending the heavens.

But this person was extremely serious when it came to doing things, especially when it came to external negotiations, he had a natural gift for being a talent that was hard to come by in terms of diplomacy. It was precisely because of this that Xiahou Botong was confident that the Patriarch would be able to approve of this person.

"Not bad, not bad at all. Leave this matter to him. He definitely has to settle it for me!" That's right, tell him not to use our Xiahou Family's name, and that he needs the full support of both families! " Xiahou Family Lord also knew this person. After pondering for a moment, she already had some information about this person. After calculating a little in her heart, she smiled and nodded her head.

"Clan Head Xie values it so much! He would definitely repay the patriarch's kindness with a face full of regret! Bo Tong shall pay his respects and thank the patriarch for him! " Xiahou Botong bowed in thanks, and said to the patriarch.

"Quickly get up! You don't have to be so courteous. Seventh Brother, quickly get up, he's just busy with matters of the family, there's no need to be so formal. " Xiahou Family Lord hurriedly stepped forward, using both hands to support Xiahou Botong up, and comforted him.

"Thank you, Patriarch!" Xiahou Botong still wanted to express his gratitude but the patriarch stopped him.

"Alright, let's continue discussing that five hundred thousand silver taels matter!" The Xiahou Family Lord turned around and sat down, and then she continued speaking to the rest of the people.

"..." Hearing his words, everyone present was inexplicably shocked. All of them stared at the Patriarch with wide eyes, not much better than looking at a fool. Second Master Xiahou Boyuan almost spat out the tea in his mouth.

"Patriarch, didn't you say that we would send someone to assassinate that candidate?" The next person asked.

"That's right, but I didn't say that I'm not willing to buy it for five hundred thousand silver taels!" The Xiahou Family Lord was still as shameless as before as she spoke to the rest. When he spoke, he did not blush at all, but the people below him had already blushed greatly.

"But ?" Someone said hesitantly.

"Master, this is like grabbing with both hands, both of your hands must be hard!" Someone directly commented.

"How are you going to be so tough? Brothers, you've gone soft!" Some people grumbled in a more tactful manner.

"So what if you're soft, it's not like you can't be tough anymore. Just look at how useless you are!" "If you don't raise a few women outside, the money will come out. Do you all have to look so bitter?" The Xiahou Family Lord was unhappy, she stood up and pointed to the last speaker and cursed.

"My lord, my waist is not that tough anymore. Could it be that you want to make it so that my brothers can't go down too?" That person didn't seem to care about the Patriarch's scolding at all as he replied with a look of suffering.

I know you guys are all rich, all of you hide yourselves, so I normally turn a blind eye to you, but my clan is in trouble, why don't you guys help out, when the Xiahou Family is gone, do you think your land will still exist? Or do you think you can live alone? Let me tell you this, don't be delusional, all of your lives are still in good condition right now. The reason why you two are able to keep yourselves safe and sound is because of the existence of the Xiahou Family! As long as you do not have the Xiahou Family, all that you possess will no longer exist! " The Xiahou Family Lord used his astounding acting skills to show the heavens' pity and her disappointment.

"You can remember the Patriarch's words with care, but remember them all. I think you all understand that this is the only way to settle this matter. I advise you all to not have any unnecessary thoughts, as this is not good for anyone! " The Elder who was standing at the side had most likely just woken up. He then echoed the Patriarch's words again.

"We will remember this!" Everyone bowed and said, but only Second Master Xiahou Boyuan did not reply.

Xiahou Boyuan straightened his clothes and walked to the center of the hall, then asked the Xiahou Family Lord loudly: "Patriarch, we will definitely give our all to help with this matter, but I have something to ask of you, am I right?"

"Feel free to speak!" The Patriarch waved his hand and heroically threw out two words.

"Patriarch, five hundred thousand silver is not a small sum. I believe Patriarch is well aware of this as well!" Xiahou Boyuan nodded, and said with a rare gentle tone.

"That's right!" This amount of money is not small, it's very difficult to raise all of it by yourself! " The patriarch nodded his head. Although the two were opposing each other, they had no choice but to admit that what he said was the truth.

"But what if the matter isn't as the head of the clan or the head of the great clan thinks?" Xiahou Boyuan nodded, his tone suddenly changed as he used the speed of spitting beans to question the prisoner's tone, and asked the patriarch Xia Hou Bo Wen instead.

"This..." Xiahou Bo Wen was stunned by the sudden question and was momentarily at a loss for words. He did not know how to respond.

"At that time, even if we are broke, so what? Let's not talk about whether or not we can use this as a chance to win over the rich and influential figures within the imperial city. But if we fail to help our nephew with this large amount of silver after we leave, so what? " Before the patriarch of the Xiao family, Xiahou Bo Wen, could think of a response, Second Master Bo Yuan continued to question him in an extremely sharp tone.

"Don't we have a backup plan? We still need to ask the assassins to assassinate that candidate!" Xiahou Bowen found an excuse to speak, but his tone was so weak that it was clear he was feeling guilty.

"But what if the assassination fails?" Xiahou Boyuan was waiting for this reason, and seeing that he actually said it, he immediately asked a third time.

"It should be... "It can't be?" Cold sweat broke out on Xiahou Bo Wen's back.

"Hmph, this matter is originally being executed by outsiders. We don't know the extent to which they can execute it. If we don't succeed, we will alarm the snake. Don't you think about it carefully? And isn't there a need to pay for the hiring of killers? " Xiahou Boyuan coldly snorted, and scoffed at the elder's tone, and spoke sarcastically as he glanced at the Patriarch.

"This ?" The Grand Elder did not say anything either. He knew, of course, that it was possible that Second Master would say so.

"Second Bro, there's no need to beat around the bush. Just tell me what you want to do, right?" The Patriarch's face was cold and filled with anger, as he shouted at Xiahou Boyuan.

"Patriarch, our brothers have already paid for this. If we succeed in this matter, we can only treat it as contributing to the family. If there are any benefits in the future, just don't forget about us!" Xiahou Boyuan saw that the patriarch had made his point clear, so there was no need for him to walk anymore, he calmly nodded and spoke to the patriarch in a clear voice.

"And if not?" The clan head stared coldly at his second brother, and asked in a cooperative manner, as if a person who had heard a story must learn to ask, "What next?"

"If we don't succeed, then let's just treat this money as the family owing us. We aren't in a hurry, we just need to think about it!" "Even if you're gone, your son, Xiang Yu, shouldn't have forgotten this debt, right?" Xiahou Boyuan finally revealed a rare smile, this smile signified his success, and also signified that the Patriarch would lose this battle.

"Xiahou Boyuan, how dare you!" One of the members of the Patriarch's faction stood out and shouted loudly.

"No need to be so loud, I can hear you. Also, please remember that the volume of the voice has nothing to do with whether or not the words are reasonable!" Xiahou Boyuan slowly turned around, looking at the person who shouted at him without showing any concern, and said to that person without any emotion, he was already the victor, and did not care about the fact that he would be bitten back at him by some ant-like existence.

"You ?!" That person was extremely angry, and his face was completely red. He was just about to start cursing, but before he could do so, he was interrupted.