After giving a few instructions to the guards at the door, Lu Jin led the group of people into the courtyard. As soon as they entered, Zhang Xuanqing bumped into Xu San and Xu Si. Behind them were Zhang Chulan and Feng Baobao.
"Since everyone is here, let's go in and talk.”
Just as everyone was about to start chatting, the door of the only room in the courtyard opened, and Zhang Zhiwei walked out.
Zhang Xuanqing followed Zhang Zhiwei into the room. There were only two chairs in the room, and they were obviously Zhang Zhiwei and Lu Jin's seats. Zhang Xuanqing walked directly behind Tian Jinzhong and Zhang Zhiwei, quietly waiting for the meeting to begin.
After Lu Jin sat down in his seat, Zhang Zhiwei looked at Zhang Chulan and waved at him.
"Come, Chu Lan, quickly come over and greet me.”
When Zhang Xuanqing approached him, Zhang Zhiwei pointed at Tian Jinzhong and said,"
"Chu Lan, this is my junior brother, Tian Jinzhong. In terms of seniority, he's also your Grand Master. Back then, on Mount Longhu, the two of us had the best relationship with your grandfather, Huaiyi, and the other two!”
"Oh, Grand Master Jinzhong? Then I'll have to kowtow to you!"
Upon hearing Zhang Zhiwei's introduction, Zhang Chulan immediately kowtowed to Tian Jinzhong without a second word. She didn't care about the contemptuous looks from the people around her.
Just based on this point alone, Zhang Xuanqing was certain that none of the younger generation members in the room could compare to Zhang Chulan in terms of individual achievements.
After introducing Tian Jinzhong, before Zhang Zhiwei could continue, Zhang Chulan spoke first.
"I know the other two. Old Master Lu of the Lu family and my little Grand Master. I'll give them to you first…"
Before Zhang Chulan could finish speaking, Lu Jin waved his hand and interrupted him.
"Forget it. I, an old man, can't accept your gift!”
However, Zhang Chulan's original intention was not to kowtow to Lu Jin. He just wanted to use this opportunity to express his dissatisfaction with Lu Jin. If Lu Jin had not taken out the Heavenly Book, his path to winning the Heavenly Grand Ritual would not have been so difficult. Therefore, after Lu Jin rejected his kowtow, Zhang Chulan spoke with a smile.
"Please don't, Old Master Lu. I have to thank you properly. If you hadn't offered the Heavenly Book, the Heavenly Grand Ritual wouldn't be so lively!”
"Hey, you brat! Are you trying to insult me? You're quite bold."
Lu Jin was a 100-year-old man after all, so how could he not hear the sarcasm in Zhang Chulan's words? He immediately shook his head and laughed.
"Forget it, this old man has indeed tricked you this time. However, kid, I, Lu Jin, am a person who dares to take responsibility for my actions. I won't trick you for nothing. Remember, I, Lu Jin, promise you one thing. As long as it doesn't go against the conscience of the world, as long as you mention it in the future, no matter how difficult it is, this old man will do it for you!”
Everyone present knew Lu Jin's temper and his status. It could be said that Lu Jin's promise was definitely worthy of the difficulty he had increased for Zhang Chulan during the Heavenly Grand Ritual.
While Lu Jin and Zhang Chulan were conversing, Zhang Zhiwei was sizing up Feng Baobao, who was following behind Xu San and Xu Si. His eyes were filled with doubt, surprise, and other emotions.
Zhang Zhiwei spoke again, with the creed of asking if he didn't understand.
"May I know who the person behind you two, Mr. Xu, is…?”
Zhang Xuanqing noticed that Zhang Chulan's expression was unnatural when the topic was brought up with Feng Baobao. He quickly explained to Zhang Zhiwei with a smile.
"Um, Grand Master, this is a colleague of mine from the company. He also participated in our Heavenly Grand Ritual…"
Tian Jinzhong, Zhang Zhiwei, and even Lu Jin didn't care about Zhang Chulan's explanation. The three of them looked at Feng Baobao in surprise, which made Zhang Chulan's heart tighten. She was afraid that they would do something to Feng Baobao.
However, it was obvious that Zhang Chulan was overthinking things. The three of them only observed Feng Baobao for a moment before returning their gazes to him.
"Old Lu, let's get down to business first!"
Lu Jin wasn't the kind of person who didn't know what was important. When he heard the old heavenly master's words, he immediately nodded and waved his hand.
"Bring him up!"
Under the strange gazes of the people from Everywhere Knows, Chi Silly's Hu Jie was dragged into the house by Zero by the collar.
"Isn't this…Hu Jie from Dongxiang Village? How did you become like this?"
Xu San took a closer look at Hu Jie on the ground and immediately recognized him.
As Xu San and Xu Si represented the company, Lu Jin did not hide anything from them and explained everything about Hu Jie to him.
"Oh, I see! Before we came, we received news of his father's death. At that time, we thought it was a little strange. Hu Lin had always been strong and shouldn't have died suddenly. It seemed that it was the work of those people.”
Hearing Lu Jin's explanation, Xu Si nodded in realization.
"That's right. We didn't want to alert the enemy, so we just kept an eye on him. However, we didn't expect that his thirst for power had destroyed his mind. When he ran out to hunt the lone mutant, he actually targeted Xuan Qing, and was directly knocked out by Xuan Qing.
I checked before coming here. This kid's mind has long been completely destroyed, so it's impossible for us to get anything out of him…"
Xu Si looked at Hu Jie, who was lying on the ground like a dead dog, and shook his head with a smile.
"Actually, we don't need to ask him anything else. Our company has mobilized a large number of people this time. In addition, you arranged for these little guys to go up the mountain.”
"Eh? So this is why we came to Mount Longhu?!”
Zhang Chulan, who had been kept in the dark, finally realized that the Heavenly Grand Ritual this time was actually an overt plot against the all-rounder. In this overt plot, Zhang Chulan and Lu Jin's Heavenly Book were just bait placed in front of the all-rounder.
Even though he felt like he was being used, Zhang Chulan wasn't unhappy at all. He knew very well that the more valuable he was, the safer he would be. Once he lost his value, who would care about his life?
"Hmph, as long as those all-rounder demons dare to take this bait, we can take this opportunity to catch them all in one fell swoop!”
At this point, Lu Jin and Xu Si looked at each other and smiled. They clasped their hands and announced the official start of the operation against the all-rounded people. However, they did not know that the contents of the seemingly secretive meeting this time were seen by an all-rounded person.
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