Yanjing City
The Zhao Family.
At this moment, Old Mr. Zhao was sitting upright in the main seat. He had successfully broken through from a third - rank spiritual pharmacist to a fourth - rank one.
Zhao Zheng's spiritual root had been damaged. Even after all these years, it was difficult for him to make any significant progress.
This time, they must have encountered some huge trouble.
Even Zhao Chao, who had been traveling outside, and Zhao Xiangxiang had returned to the Zhao Family.
Old Mr. Zhao looked solemn.
There was complete silence in the hall.
At this moment, besides remaining silent, they couldn't find any other way to deal with the problem.
This time, the enemy they were facing was not some small and disorganized families, but the Wang Family, which had a great reputation and status in the Eastern Swamp Wilderness.
"Father, it's all my fault. Hand me over, and the Wang Family will surely calm down," said someone.
"Father, it was Shu Ning who caused this. As her father, I should take the greatest responsibility," said another.
Old Mr. Zhao looked up and scanned the surroundings.
Zhao Zheng and Lin Min'er didn't dare to speak further.
"It's not Shu Ning's fault!"
"The Wang Family sees our Zhao Family getting stronger day by day and deliberately wants to use this as an excuse to get rid of us."
It all happened eight years ago. Among the disciples that Zhao Shuning taught a lesson to in the Misty Rain Tower, there were several from the Wang Family, such as Wu Long and Zhang Tianyuan.
At that time, the Zhao Family was weak, and they didn't say anything.
Now, the Zhao Family had established its own influence in Yanjing City. Back then, they had also relied on the prize from the Wang Family. It was the rule set by the Wang Family, and they were just getting what they deserved.
Moreover, the current honor of the Zhao Family was earned by Zhao Shuning with her sweat and hard work. How could the Wang Family just take it away whenever they wanted?
Just because they were powerful, could they bully smaller families at will?
Or was it because the Zhao Family, after coming to Yanjing City, didn't pay tribute to the Wang Family and the annual offerings were not as much as those of the previous Li Family?
No matter what the reason was, the Wang Family had found an excuse.
They said that Zhao Shuning had bullied the disciples of the Wang Family, and the Wang Family wanted to seek justice for their own disciples.
The punishment they gave was that the Zhao Family had to move out of Yanjing City within three days. Otherwise, they would take action themselves. In that case, the Wang Family couldn't guarantee that there would be no casualties.
Everyone knew that if the Zhao Family didn't move out of Yanjing City, their fate would surely be bad.
However, the Zhao Family was not willing to give in.
"Grandpa, back then, in order to help us win the first prize and get a foothold in Yanjing City, sister was injured many times on the stage. It was sister who exhausted all her efforts to win such a territory for our Zhao Family. If we just give it away like this, all of sister's hard work will go to waste," said Zhao Xiangxiang.
"Xiangxiang, don't talk. Your grandpa knows exactly what Shu Ning has done for us. But if we want to resist, we need strength," someone replied.
The Wang Family was such a huge family. If they weren't afraid of being criticized, they might have just wiped out the Zhao Family without even giving a notice.
"What kind of a great family are they? The people of the Wang Family are no different from bandits!" Zhao Xiangxiang was extremely angry but had no way to deal with it.
Xie Yu put his hand on Zhao Xiangxiang's shoulder and comforted her, "Everyone, don't be anxious. Our Huainan Xie Family won't just sit back and do nothing. Not only did Zhao Shuning do us a favor before, but now Xiangxiang is my fiancée. Based on these two points, our Huainan Xie Family will do our best to help the Zhao Family gain a firm foothold in Yanjing City."
Zhao Xiangxiang looked at Xie Yu gratefully and gently leaned her head on his chest.
Although Xie Yu was known for his wild ways outside, at least he knew his duty when it came to important matters.
"Son - in - law, we all know that the Huainan Xie Family has a wide range of influence. But your family has just risen in recent years. If our Zhao Family's trouble causes you to lose all your years of hard work, it will be our Zhao Family's fault," said Old Mr. Zhao.
"Father - in - law, we're family. Don't say such things. I believe that even if my father were here, he would agree with my decision."
"Sigh—"
"By the way, I have a younger brother named Xie An. You should know him."
"The leader of the Shuiyunsheng Gang?"
Xie Yu nodded.
In about six years, Xie An was almost about to break through to a fifth - rank spiritual pharmacist.
The Shuiyunsheng Gang he led was also growing stronger and stronger. In the areas north and south of the Yangtze River, basically, whenever people mentioned Xie An, they would think of the invincible Shuiyunsheng Gang.
Now, the number of members in the Shuiyunsheng Gang was large enough to attract the attention of a big family like the Wang Family in the martial world.
"However, Xie An is a stubborn person. If we can persuade him to use the power of the Shuiyunsheng Gang to protect the Zhao Family, the Zhao Family might still have a glimmer of hope."
Old Mr. Zhao also stood up.
He looked at Xie Yu.
Then he walked up to Xie Yu and suddenly knelt down.
"Senior Zhao, what are you doing?"
"Grandpa, you can't do this. You can't kneel to Xie Yu. He's a junior," someone exclaimed.
Everyone wanted to help Old Mr. Zhao up.
But Old Mr. Zhao waved his hand and said seriously, "Xie Yu, you're a worthy son - in - law of our Zhao Family. If it weren't for this life - and - death situation, I would never make things difficult for you like this. I beg you, if something happens in the future, please ask the Xie Family to protect our Zhao Family's children."
"Father, what are you doing?"
Zhao Zheng and Zhao Xue quickly helped Old Mr. Zhao up.
Old Mr. Zhao's haggard face was full of grief.
"Everyone, our Zhao Family has finally built up such a great foundation. I will never yield. You are the hope of our Zhao Family. Go and take shelter in the Huainan Xie Family for a while."
"Father, what are you going to do?"
"I'm going to seek justice for our Zhao Family!"
"Our Zhao Family has never stolen or robbed. We've been doing business uprightly. Why, just because of a single word from the Wang Family, should I give up our century - old foundation!"
Everyone fell silent.
With tears in her eyes, Zhao Xiangxiang said to Xie Yu, "Do you have any way to get the Shuiyunsheng Gang to help us?"
Everyone looked at Xie Yu.
The Shuiyunsheng Gang was their only hope now.
Xie Yu sighed.
"I'll try my best, Xiangxiang. You know Xiao An's personality. In this world, only the so - called fairy in his heart can persuade him. Xiao An cares so much about the development of the Shuiyunsheng Gang. I think the chance of him coming to help is extremely small."
Zhao Xiangxiang lowered her eyes.
"I understand. It's not your fault. If we have to blame someone, it's our Zhao Family's lack of strength."
The chance of Xie An rescuing the Zhao Family was not just small; it was almost non - existent.
Although Zhao Xiangxiang had only met Xie An a few times, she knew that Xie An was cold in appearance and heart. He regarded the development of the Shuiyunsheng Gang as the most important thing. Now that the Shuiyunsheng Gang was developing so rapidly, it was not a wise move to offend the Wang Family at this time.