Douluo: A Century-old Legend I Am the Second Uncle Chenxin

Chapter 1048: Starting Move and Benchmark
The ranking order of the top ten families in Chang'an is: He family of Thunder Spear, Shen family of Blood and Jade Sword, Ji family of Xiao of Nine Phoenixes, Chen family of Yuanling Xiyu Zhenliu, Chen family of Black and White Chessboard, Chu family of Light Feather Crane, Gao family of Gold and Silver Ring, You family of Wind Walker's Bow, Yan family of Fengying, and Gu family of Ruyi Pan.

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Seeing Gao Cuilan concentrating on absorbing the soul bone, Gao Yunpeng couldn't help but ask out of curiosity, "Second brother, what did you mean by winking at me and Dad just now?"

Gao Yunhe glanced at him sideways and replied unhappily, "Didn't Cuilan tell you that Master Xiaojun intended to block the news about Miss Xiaoyi? Why are you so stupid?"

He paused for a moment and continued, "Look at how generous he is. All in all, the treasures he bought are worth two to three million yuan, and they are all rare items that cannot be bought even with money."

"As long as Cuilan can maintain a good relationship with them, won't there be many benefits in the future? We can't offend the Chen family and ruin Cuilan's good deeds."

Gao Ying nodded and agreed: "Yun He is right. There are some things that we just need to understand in our hearts and not say anything."

Gao Yunhe shook his head, "That's not necessarily true."

Gao Yunpeng looked at the family's brain trust and asked in confusion, "Oh? Second brother, what do you say?"

Gao Yunhe's eyes moved between Gao Ying and Gao Yunpeng, and he said slowly: "The fact that Cuilan's martial spirit has been upgraded cannot be concealed even if you want to."

"The young master of the Chen family visited the noble families and chose our Gao family as his first stop. He also helped Cuilan upgrade her rank. This clearly showed the noble families and various forces his attitude towards our family."

Gao Yunhe was indeed right in his guess on this point.

In the previous three years, apart from occasionally discussing business, Chen Xiaojun had almost never had any contact with the local forces in Chang'an.

The situation is different now. Chen Menglin and Chen Cong have handed over the affairs of Chang'an City to him, so naturally he has to do something.

Gao Yunhe continued, "So, brother, you will inevitably have to deal with major families and other forces in the future, so you have to be careful with your words."

"Some things should be publicized, but things that shouldn't be known should not be known, so as to avoid letting the secret slip."

Gao Yunpeng said unhappily: "Am I the kind of person who has no sense of propriety?"

Gao Yunhe smiled and said, "Under normal circumstances, you are not."

Gao Yunpeng: “…”

Gao Yunhe coughed lightly and said, "Therefore, don't show off recently, especially in front of those chess idiots in the Chen family. If you can't help showing off, you have to wait until we have thoroughly digested those secret techniques."

Gao Yunpeng was so angry that he laughed and said, "Thank you."

Gao Ying made the final decision: "Yun He is right. Yun Peng, you should stop sticking your butt out recently. Just take it easy."

"We have to strike a good balance. We can't let the Chen family think we are messing around, nor can we let other families think we are hiding something."

Gao Yunpeng sat down and muttered, "Dad, I understand!"

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Gao Cuilan was right. Chen Xiaojun was indeed experimenting with the combined effects of Dragon and Phoenix Grass and Lingguang Grass.

If the experiment is successful, he will promote this combination method so that more soul masters under his command can benefit from it.

When he first got the Lingguang Grass, the image of the Dragon and Phoenix Grass flashed in his mind.

The eighth-grade dragon and phoenix grass still has a good effect on high-level martial spirits, but if it faces a seventh-grade martial spirit, its effectiveness will be greatly reduced.

It is basically useless for the eighth and ninth grade martial spirits, and I don't know how the ninth grade dragon and phoenix grass will work on the Seven Killing Swords? The eighth grade dragon and phoenix grass is rare, not to mention that the dragon and phoenix grass has another characteristic, that is, after taking one plant, taking it again will no longer have any effect, no matter what grade it is.

It was for this reason that Chen Xiaojun came up with the idea of ​​using Lingguang Grass to help.

This time, Xiaoyi happened to be carrying a dragon and phoenix grass, and she had a good impression of Gao Cuilan, so she asked Gao Cuilan to try the effect of this combination.

Chen Xiaojun has been paying attention to Gao Cuilan's growth and changes over the past few years, and has a clear understanding of her emotional fluctuations and her persistence in coping.

Not everyone is worthy of his help. Gao Cuilan's gentle and generous character and indomitable spirit remained the same for many years, which made him quite admired, and this finally moved him.

Xiaoyi has always had a sharp eye. She won't favor anyone just because he or she flatters or admires her.

She is always calm and self-possessed, with a mind as clear as a mirror. It seems that she has opened up the Buddhist telepathy and Taoist mind's eye. The temperament of ordinary people can basically not be hidden from her.

The person she likes will naturally not be too bad.

What's more, Gao Cuilan herself has promising qualifications and is worth cultivating.

Chen Xiaojun also needs a young man from a noble family other than the Shen, Ji, and Liu families to serve as his new role model.

Now that Chen Cong is seriously injured, the circle of influence in Chang'an City is turbulent and unstable, and needs to be systematically sorted out and reorganized.

The affairs of the academy had been mostly dealt with, and next, his attention naturally turned to the Chang'an families who were naturally in the same camp as the Chen family.

The Shen, Ji and Liu families ranked second, third and fourth had long been under the control of the Chen family, and he had to pick one of the remaining seven families as the starting point for his layout.

The Gao family, which ranks seventh among the aristocratic families, is located right in the middle of the seven families, just right.

Therefore, Chen Xiaojun decided to take action. First, he wanted to enhance her strength and give away secret skills to make the Gao family more powerful. Second, he wanted to help Gao Cuilan upgrade her martial arts spirit. If Gao Cuilan could gain something from this experiment, such a grand event would be like a gorgeous "firework" blooming in Chang'an City, attracting a lot of attention.

That would not only be of great benefit to her personal cultivation, but would also deepen the relationship between the Gao family and the Chen family.

The Gao family became an important chess piece in the hands of Chen Xiaojun, and provided him with a lot of help.

Of course, if the Gao family is not tactful, does not understand Chen Xiaojun's intentions, and even embezzles Gao Cuilan's earnings, then there is no need for this family to continue to have contact with him.

However, Chen Xiaojun knew in his heart that the Gao family was a powerful family that had been established in Chang'an City for hundreds of years. They would not be so stupid as to do something that would destroy themselves.

Therefore, Chen Xiaojun didn't bother to pay attention to Zhu Wuneng who was scratching his head and looking worried.

Over the past three years, although the relationship between the Chen family and the Shi family has gradually become closer, it is not yet deep enough.

Although the Chen family's reputation is growing and it has also provided a lot of economic benefits to the aristocratic families, it has not yet really penetrated into the inner circle of the aristocratic families.

Chen Cong's injury this time can be considered an opportunity to see how those aristocratic families react.

Of course, this does not mean that they will jump out and sing a different tune, but rather to see whether they will distance themselves from the Chen family because of the pressure from the Scarlet Church.

You know, Chang'an City is the base of the Chen family, so it is very important to select and consolidate your own small circle.

If we face a bigger disaster in the future and our rear area is unstable, that would not be a good thing.

(End of this chapter)