"Brother Yan, all the people are locked in this room, sixteen in total, all of them direct descendants of the Zhou family!"
At the crematorium, Xu Qian pointed to a locked room door and said to Yan Shouyi.
The sixteen Zhou family disciples, originally arrogant and overbearing, had been beaten several times after being brought here. Now they were extremely well-behaved, even farting with caution.
Yan Shouyi nodded with satisfaction, "Zhou Yuhu must be stunned right now, wouldn't you say?"
"That's for sure!" Xu Qian laughed. "The Zhou family is untouchable in Qiantang. He would never have imagined that it was the two of us who made a move."
Yan Shouyi gave a strange smile, "At this moment, the head of the Yao family should have already met Zhou Yuhu."
Xu Qian was stunned, "What does this have to do with the head of the Yao family? How do you know the whereabouts of the head of the Yao family?"
"You just got back, you don't know the situation yet," Yan Shouyi chuckled. "Two days ago, I sent Xiao Long to the Yao family to find Han San, and just now, they returned."
"Returned? Where are they?"
"Still in a hotel in the city. I just spoke with them on the phone."
Xu Qian asked curiously, "What did you talk about on the phone?"
"If I guessed correctly, the Ghost King of the Yao family learned that a disciple of Maoshan was appearing in Qiantang and came out to look for Han San. By chance, they met, and he rescued Han San and brought him back to the Yao family. Not only did the Yao family have no ill will towards Han San, but they also took great care of him because of his identity as a Maoshan disciple."
"After Xiao Long arrived at the Yao family, he inadvertently discovered that the outside Ghost King family disliked participating in the matters carried out by the Yu family in Qiantang and already had a desire to resist. Therefore, I called the head of the Yao family. We reached a cooperation. Now, the head of the Yao family, Yao Fu, should have gone to see Zhou Yuhu. I asked him to tell Zhou Yuhu that the younger generation of the Yao family had also been kidnapped."
Xu Qian listened, confused, "The kidnapping of the Yao family's juniors, what does that mean?"
"Many years ago, the Yu family made the Zhou family do such things as framing others. After so many years, the Zhou family has become increasingly powerful. When a member of the Zhou family is second only to the ruler, the Zhou family's juniors have an incident on their own territory, and at the same time, another outside Ghost King family is being targeted. If it were you, what would you think?" Yan Shouyi asked.
Xu Qian thought for a long time, and then his eyes gradually lit up. He couldn't help but say, "Brilliant! If I were Zhou Yuhu, I would definitely think that the Yu family is planning to use the same old tricks again, trying to deal with both the Zhou and Yao families, and re-shuffle Qiantang!"
"Exactly, that's the effect I want!" Yan Shouyi finally revealed his plan.
In fact, at the beginning of the plan, he only wanted to rescue the soul of the woman from the Shen family from Zhou Yuhu and enlist the Shen family's help for revenge.
However, because of Han San and Long Feicheng, Yan Shouyi was lucky enough to cooperate with the Yao family, so he immediately had a new plan.
He not only wanted to enlist the Shen family but also to make the Zhou and Yu families suspicious of each other, eventually falling out and suffering losses on both sides!
Zhou Yuhu was already arrogant, and coupled with his growth over the years with the help of the Yu family, he had become the most powerful family under the Yu family. If one were to say that the Yu family had no precautions against the Zhou family, it would be absolutely impossible.
Zhou Yuhu himself did not believe that the Yu family had no defenses against him!
Asking Yao Fu to meet Zhou Yuhu was like igniting a fire within the Zhou family.
If the Yu family had no reaction, the Zhou family would definitely think that the Yu family had started this fire.
And if the Yu family reacted, the Zhou family would probably lash out in desperation and attack the Yu family!
Xu Qian mused, "Originally, the matter of instigation had no clues, but I didn't expect that in just three days, Brother Yan would have already prepared to enlist the Shen family, provoke the Zhou family, and even get the Yao family on our side. Now, only the Yu and Wei families remain... Amazing! Amazing!"
Yan Shouyi humbly replied, "The matter with the Yao family also involved some luck. However, it's good that things have progressed. Now, everything is ready, and we are just waiting for the east wind."
"East wind?"
"Brother Xu, I have a wooden carrier pigeon here. Please go near the Zhou family and release this pigeon."
Yan Shouyi took out a carrier pigeon carved from wood. Although the pigeon looked inanimate, Xu Qian saw the mysterious patterns on it and knew that once activated, this pigeon would surely spread its wings and fly high.
Is this the skill of a descendant of Lu Ban?
It's truly exquisite!
Xu Qian took the pigeon and asked curiously, "Are you going to send a message to Zhou Yuhu?"
"Of course," Yan Shouyi said with a smile. "Gather the men, we're going to Xiaoshan tonight!"
Xu Qian quickly asked, "Grandmother Shen said she could send Senior Ying Jiu and Senior Duan Mu, as well as Cui Yu and Zhong Yan. What about you, Brother Yan? Has Brother Weng not returned yet?"
Yan Shouyi waved his hand, "Weng Qianxiang ran into some trouble in Shencheng and will need a few more days to return. For tonight's operation, I will be going alone."
"What about Brother Han and Brother Long?"
"They have other arrangements," Yan Shouyi said with a mysterious smile. "Originally, I only wanted to play a trick of luring the tiger away from its den, but now I've changed my mind. Tonight, I'll have Han San and Xiao Long greet Zhou Yuhu!"
"Those two? Aren't you afraid Zhou Yuhu will attack them?"
"Don't worry, they only need to meet Zhou Yuhu. The focus is not on them, but on a third party."
Xu Qian became even more confused. What kind of chess game was Brother Yan playing?
...
Yuelu Academy.
In a private and exquisite study room not open to the public.
Liu Ying sat there, quietly sipping tea.
A middle-aged man sat opposite her, with two burly security guards standing behind him, looking formidable.
Liu Ying asked, "Patriarch Yu, visiting our Yuelu Academy today, do you have something you wish to ask?"
This middle-aged man was the current head of the Yu family!
The Patriarch of the Yu family asked in a cold voice, "A disciple of Maoshan recently came to Qiantang. Do you know his identity and purpose?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Ying chuckled and poured tea for the Patriarch of the Yu family, "Patriarch Yu should know our rules. To obtain information, one must..."
Clang!
The Patriarch of the Yu family suddenly struck, sending the teapot flying from Liu Ying's hand.
He leaned back, placing his legs on Liu Ying's desk, only a dozen centimeters away from her face.
"Your master, Yin Tang, never dared to speak to me like this," the Patriarch of the Yu family said domineeringly. "In Qiantang, our Yu family never fails to obtain anything, nor is there anyone who dares to demand benefits from us!"
Liu Ying's expression darkened, and she slowly leaned back. She said faintly, "It is I who do not understand the rules. Please forgive me, Patriarch Yu."
"Speak, who is that Maoshan disciple."
Liu Ying replied, "That Maoshan disciple's name is Han San, the personal disciple of the current Maoshan Sect Master. He just returned from participating in the Luotian Grand Ceremony on Longhu Mountain. He is currently staying in Qiantang at the request of someone."
"What is his purpose for staying in Qiantang, and who requested him to stay?" the Patriarch of the Yu family asked.
"For a righteous person to stay in Qiantang, it is naturally to eliminate demons and monsters. As for who invited him to stay..."
Liu Ying paused, deliberately appearing reluctant to speak. The two bodyguards behind the Patriarch of the Yu family immediately stepped forward.
She quickly said, "It was the ancestor of the Zhou family who invited him to stay. Tonight, the ancestor of the Zhou family will also meet Han San at Xi Hu Lan Guang Ge to discuss important matters."
The more Liu Ying said, the uglier the Patriarch of the Yu family's expression became.
He said coldly, "What important matters are they going to discuss?"
Liu Ying shook her head, "To be honest, I don't know."
The Patriarch of the Yu family observed Liu Ying's demeanor and believed she was not lying. He then stood up and said coldly,
"The Zhou family truly has the audacity of a bear's heart and a leopard's gall to collude with Maoshan! The ancestor was indeed not wrong to suspect, Zhou Yuhu, that smiling tiger, is really going to make a move against our Yu family!"
[Author's Note]
I still have to write the script for the comic tonight, and they are urging me. So, I'll update two chapters first. Tomorrow, I'll finish the ten thousand character update for the last day, and then I won't owe you guys anything!