Changsheng: My experience in patrolling the liver

Chapter 361: Plotting against the Zhao Family, Entering the Spirit Gathering Formation! (Two in One)

When the troops returned to the base, Wang Tianshuang disbanded them on the spot.

He also left in a hurry, whether he was going to recuperate or to do other important business.

"This is the end." Xing Tiexin was still a little confused as he looked at the disbanded team.

I always feel that it starts off well but ends badly.

"What else can we do? The ancestor of the Zhao family, who hasn't appeared for dozens or hundreds of years, has been forced out today. We can only let this matter go. Can we possibly compete with that martial arts master?" Yang Zhen said.

He thought it was normal.

If you don't retreat at the last moment, you will really anger the old ancestor and that will be the end of you.

After all, the other party is a true martial arts master!
"He hasn't appeared for dozens or even hundreds of years." Song Changming was quite interested in the ancestor of the Zhao family.

He vaguely felt that Wang Tianshuang and Meng Yuan's purpose of attacking the Zhao Mansion today did not seem to be to capture anyone.

Although there were obviously better and reasonable ways, they chose to use this most direct and brutal method, pretending to arrest all the important figures of the Zhao family at once, and their attitude was extremely tough.

Knowing that the bottom line of the aristocratic families had been touched, the enraged Zhao family would not compromise. To Song Changming, this seemed more like a deliberate provocation, when he thought about the final change of attitude of Wang Tianshuang and others.

"The aristocratic families would not have missed the existence of a martial arts master and an aristocratic family ancestor. Could it be that their purpose is to provoke the Zhao family ancestor who has not appeared for a long time?"

Song Changming pondered secretly and vaguely grasped some ideas, but it was still not clear.

After all, he was not from a noble family and did not know many of the ins and outs.

It is also unclear what the appearance of the Zhao family ancestor means.

"Anyway, there's no need to think too much about it for now. Now the protagonists are not just the three of us." Yang Zhen said.

Zhao, Wang, Meng, the three families in the core city, have completely formed a feud with each other today.

When it came to the family level, they didn't even have time to confront each other, and the three people who were the fuse were no longer the focus of attention.

I believe that after today, all the noble families and forces in the city will only talk about the appearance of the ancestor of the Zhao family.

This is an ancient figure who has been living in seclusion for dozens or even hundreds of years!

This time span is enough to make too many people forget the existence of this person.

Those who still know the ancestor of the Zhao family are, without exception, from aristocratic families.

"Let's go back and recuperate for a day or two. I'm so unlucky. I didn't do anything today. I just watched a play and got hurt." Xing Tiexin said depressedly, and had no mood to drink and have fun.

In fact, ever since the ancestor of the Zhao family appeared on the scene, all the military forces that were dispatched, no matter how elite they were, had suffered injuries to varying degrees.

This also includes Xing Tiexin and Yang Zhen.

Among the three, only Song Changming was in good physical condition, calm and composed, without any signs of injury.

At the same time, in the second city district, the military headquarters.

Intense discussions were heard from a huge, long, white building.

"You were too impulsive in what happened today!" Inside the hall, a senior military official looked at Wang Tianshuang, Meng Yuan and others who had arrived, and said in a low voice with a frown.

In fact, with such a big commotion happening today, these military officials should be even more angry.

But considering that the two men represented two top families, these military officials did not dare to lose their temper and could only suppress their anger silently.

"The crimes committed by those people in the Zhao family are not fabricated by us. The palace has all the official documents and procedures for their arrest. Today we are just handling the matter in an impartial manner." Wang Tianshuang said calmly.

When a group of military officials saw Wang Tianshuang bringing up the matter outside the palace, they were choked for a moment.

But they all knew that the problem lay in the impartiality of the work.

It has been a classic problem for thousands of years that noble families harbor corruption and iniquity.

Everyone is aware of this, and if it is justifiable on the surface, then neither of us will hold on to it so tightly.

Unless two parties are fighting each other without any scruples, they will not expose each other's secrets like this.

It is obvious that this is a fight between the Wang and Meng families and the Zhao family.

It was normal for disputes to exist among aristocratic families, but what displeased the military officials was that Wang Tianshuang, Meng Yuan and others brought elite troops to the Zhao Mansion to arrest people, which was equivalent to forcing the military to take sides in disguise.

Wang Tianshuang did not consult them about this matter, nor did he seek approval from the military, so he acted on his own.

"Don't pretend to be ignorant when you know the truth!" A deep and majestic voice came from outside the door.

Upon hearing the voice, all the military officials stood up and saluted.

"Meet the Grand Marshal!"

A tall, calm man in a purple-gold robe strode in.

Even Wang Tianshuang had to bow his head when he saw this person.

This person is the head of the military, the Grand Marshal who commands all the soldiers of Cuibai Road, Hu Zhong.

He holds great power, but his strength is unknown, and he is backed by the largest family in the core city, the Hu family.

He can also be said to be the most powerful person under King Cui, and there are few who can compete with him.

"For today's incident, you will be fined one pearl and five years' salary. This is also what King Cui meant!" Hu Zhong said directly after he approached.

"Yes." Wang Tianshuang did not intend to make too many excuses and calmly accepted the punishment from the military.

This seemed to be what he expected.

"Also, now that this farce has come to an end, there are frequent demonic disasters outside Yunzhou. Now is not the time for you to fight among yourselves, and you should have achieved your goal."

Hu Zhong's final words had a hint of meaning.

He seemed to have seen through the intentions of Wang Tianshuang and others.

"Yes." Wang Tianshuang's eyes flashed, and he didn't say much.

Hu Zhong suddenly waved his hand and drove out all the officials including his own guards, leaving only Wang Tianshuang.

"You just want to confirm whether Zhao Wenruo, who has not appeared for a hundred years, is still alive. Unfortunately, I hope you will be disappointed." Hu Zhong put his hands behind his back and said directly.

Upon hearing this, Wang Tianshuang raised his drooping eyelids and looked into his eyes, trying to guess the other person's thoughts and attitude.

He knew clearly that the other party was not only the commander-in-chief of the military, but also one of the important figures behind the Hu family.

To a large extent, the attitude of the person in front of you represents the Hu family behind him!

Finally, he said bluntly: "I can't say I'm disappointed, it's just that the opportunity hasn't come yet, but it will come sooner or later."

"Oh!" Hu Zong sat down and made a cup of tea for himself and Wang Tianshuang.

"So, you've already seen that Zhao Wenruo's time is coming? That's true. He's lived for more than four hundred years. If he doesn't have immortal blood, it's time for him to die.
If Zhao Wenruo falls, there will be no one to replace the Zhao family, and the decline is inevitable. By then, I wonder how much of this big piece of meat the Wang family will want to get?"

Listening to Hu Zhong's question, Wang Tianshuang was silent for a few breaths, and he knew very well that this matter could not avoid the Hu family in front of him.

In this case, there is no need to hide anything.

"In ten years at the shortest and twenty years at the longest, the ancestor of the Zhao family will surely pass away. My clan has already joined forces with the Meng family. If we can get help from King Cui and the Hu family, we should be able to swallow up the entire Zhao family!" Wang Tianshuang took the initiative to bring up the Hu family.

Hu Zong nodded with satisfaction.

He benefited greatly from Wang Tianshuang's frankness.

The best outcome is for the three parties to join forces, which will ensure that the fat piece of meat of the Zhao family will not fall into the mouths of others, not even a little bit!
As for the distribution of interests among the three parties, there is no need to rush.

After all, the ancestor of the Zhao family has not passed away yet, and everything is still uncertain.

"Then I'll have to trouble the Wang family to keep a close eye on it over the years and not let the Zhao family revive. In addition, this matter must be legitimate and not cause controversy." Hu Zong smiled and handed over the brewed tea. "Of course." Wang Tianshuang took the cup of tea and drank it all.

The disputes among the aristocratic families go on and on in a cycle.

Looking back at the long history, there is nothing new in this world.

After this day, Wang Tianshuang was willing to be punished and paid the price for his radical actions.

At the same time, the Wang and Meng families stopped taking any action and settled down.

Zhao was quickly cleared of suspicion of many crimes, and although his reputation was affected, fortunately it was not seriously damaged.

The Zhao family ancestor who had not appeared for a hundred years reappeared. Although he resolved a crisis of the Zhao family, he also quietly laid hidden dangers.

As for Song Changming.

The news of him beheading Zhao Liang was only spread among many aristocratic families and was not spread too widely.

In fact, this was not the first time that Song Changming had come into the limelight of the aristocratic families.

At the previous military parade, Song Changming had performed extremely well.

This time, it was a feat beyond everyone's expectations.

If Song Changming was still a rising star in the military during the previous military parade, no one would regard him as a potential new star this time.

No one would treat Song Changming as an ordinary general anymore.

After all, the person Song Changming killed this time was a genuine innate perfection realm expert.

And he is an elder of the Zhao family!
This achievement is enough to amaze everyone.

If he had not offended the Zhao family, Song Changming's residence would have been piled up with invitations from various families, big and small.

But it is precisely the potential threat from the Zhao family that allows Song Changming to still enjoy the present peace and quiet without being disturbed.

In fact, Zhao did not make any further comment on this matter afterwards.

Perhaps it was the covetous eyes of the Wang and Meng families that made them dare not act rashly again.

Or maybe it was the warnings from the palace and the military that really put an end to this farce.

In this matter, Song Changming and the other two were the victims of the attack in the true sense, so even if they killed Zhao Zun and Zhao Liang in return, it was considered a legitimate act, and they were ultimately not punished by the military.

The Zhao family had already cut ties with Zhao Liang and his son on this matter long ago.

Simply put, the willful behavior of Zhao Liang and his son was purely personal. They deserved to die and it had nothing to do with the Zhao family.

After that, the Zhao family didn't want to mention these two people anymore.

The military and the royal palace have reached a consensus on this matter and will not investigate it further.

The incident was resolved into a minor one, and the core city, which was originally filled with smoke, soon returned to peace.

As for the ancestor of the Zhao family, he appeared once that day and then disappeared again.

The days passed by.

At first, Song Changming was a little worried that Zhao would compromise in public but would resort to tricks to retaliate behind the scenes.

But in the end, he was worrying too much.

He underestimated the threat posed by the Wang and Meng families to the Zhao family, and also underestimated the constraints imposed by the military and the royal palace on the aristocratic families.

The military has pledged to guarantee the three of them, so as long as they are not caught with any serious evidence, they will be safe.

The third urban area, the house.

A Da and A Er stood in the corner of the yard, quietly watching Song Changming arranging things in the yard.

Now that the trouble has subsided, Song Changming called Song Pingan and others back and resumed their normal lives.

"Brother, what is the young master doing?" Ah Er asked softly.

"Arrange the formation." Ah Da followed Song Changming in learning martial arts, and often observed what Song Changming was studying on a daily basis, so he had some understanding of it.

"Set up a formation?"

Ah Er was a little confused after hearing this.

In the yard, Song Changming was fiddling with a dozen low-grade spirit crystals on the ground, roughly circling an area with the spirit crystals.

Then he arranged several medium-grade spirit crystals and placed them at the four corners, and used a large brush to carve runes on the ground.

What Ah Da said was right, he was setting up the talisman formation.

Perhaps it was because of the foundation in the true meaning of the Way of Talismans that the progress in practicing the talisman array this time was much faster than when he first came into contact with the Way of Talismans.

But in just two months, he had made good progress.

[First-level Small Spirit Gathering Array: Getting Started (1/200)]

The Small Spirit Gathering Array was a basic talisman array recorded in the talisman array drawing book.

Although it is a small first-level formation, its effect is not small.

As the name suggests, it can gather spiritual energy and create a place with abundant spiritual energy.

If arranged properly, the small spirit gathering formation would be equivalent to a man-made paradise!

The reason why the spiritual energy of the Cuibai main city is higher than other places outside is due to the reasonable arrangement of the spirit gathering array.

Including the mansions of the top families in the core city, they are also arranged with layers of talisman arrays, among which there must be a powerful spirit gathering array set up by the master of talisman arrays.

In terms of practicality, this formation is beyond doubt.

Therefore, Song Changming also regarded this formation as his first study target.

in the courtyard.

Song Changming put down the last stroke, and the complicated runes on the ground suddenly seemed to be formed naturally, causing the energy of the entire yard to vibrate.

At the same time, this formation also established a wonderful connection with his spiritual body.

"Although I have only just started to learn this formation and my skills are not yet perfect, but after failing six times, I should succeed this time."

Song Changming muttered to himself and handed the large brush in his hand to Ada who was standing beside him.

This large-bristle brush was also no ordinary item. He had bought it at Tianbao Pavilion in the city at a huge price, just to increase the success rate of engraving the talisman array.

Song Changming made a hand seal.

Since it was he who set up the talisman formation, his mental power was the master key to this talisman formation.

As mental power was input, there was a humming sound and the inscriptions in the talisman array were lit up.

The spiritual energy within each spirit crystal began to be attracted, and the entire talisman formation started to work!
Under Song Changming's perception, he could clearly observe that the spiritual energy from all directions began to flow into the yard at an accelerated speed, and then into the formation.

The wind blew in the courtyard, and gradually, the spiritual energy in the talisman array gathered more and more, becoming more and more dense over time.

It was visible to the naked eye that a thin layer of spiritual mist was rising in the yard.

Song Changming stood in the formation and felt relaxed all over, as if he was immersed in an ocean of spiritual energy.

In this kind of environment, even if he doesn't practice deliberately, his Qi cultivation will tend to grow!
"It's done!"

(End of this chapter)