While both of them were waiting for the landing to leave the exit.
Lu Li stood up, and under the rather surprised gazes of the two people, he walked around the meeting hall, looked around with his hands behind his hands, and said with a tsk in his mouth: "It is said that the Hou family is the most powerful family in Yanzhou. Aristocratic family. It’s indeed a bit amazing to see them today.”
"There are six grandmasters staring at the meeting hall at the moment."
Facing the slight change in the eyes of the two men, Lu Li turned around and spoke with certainty: "Two people in the early stage of Mingyou, and four people in the middle stage. Three of them have shown traces before, and they should be the fifth master's power. As for the three who are hiding deeper..."
Lu Li turned his attention to Master Hou, "Master Ba says he is kind, who are you guarding against?"
Guard against whom
What do you think
Hearing Lu Li's question, even if Hou Wuye and Hou Baye were at odds with each other, they couldn't help but look at each other, feeling a little speechless.
Who doesn't know that you, Lu Li, are so powerful that even the masters at the peak of Mingyou dare to go up and spar
Even if they are as strong as the Hou family, they cannot regard Peak Mingyou as a standing combat force. Looking at the entire family, it's not that there are no strong men of this level, but they can't control them!
When you reach the peak of Mingyou, you have the qualifications to aspire to the top. On weekdays, you are thinking about how to get closer to the gate of heaven and man, and you no longer pay too much attention to family affairs.
Unless the life and death of the family is at stake, they will never take action easily.
In fact, let alone the peak of Mingyou, even the strong ones in the later stage of Mingyou are not without the current Hou family. For example, Hou Ba Ye himself is already in the late Mingyou period. Although Hou Wu Ye has not yet reached that state, he is not far away from that state.
But even in the late Mingyou period, the two of them felt somewhat frightened when they thought of Lu Li's fighting prowess.
The scene where he slashed the incarnation of the heavenly being with his sword didn't last long!
And... He was not a grandmaster at that time, but with the help of one link after another, he dared to go head-to-head with the incarnation of heaven and man that surpassed the top grandmaster. Who could not be frightened in the face of such a 'madman'
"Mr. Lu, don't be ridiculous."
Mr. Hou sighed: "Without Mr. Hou, the Hou family is already in chaos. We really can't bear the trouble."
This is considered giving in.
The implication is that the Hou family really has no hostility now. I hope you, Manager Lu, will be noble and let them go.
After all, although there is no concrete evidence for the disappearance of the Marquis, the entire Yanzhou family class is very clear that the Marquis went to Mo Shenfeng's Hongmen Banquet and disappeared from then on.
Also disappearing together were the back-up men he arranged and the masters he brought with him.
After that night, the Yanzhou family was seriously injured, and most of them were frightened. Except for some who were still determined to seek revenge on Lu Li and kept thinking about how to kill him, the rest were just holding their noses and admitting it.
Among those who recognized him were the Hou family.
Although the overt and covert fight between Hou Wuye and Hou Baye was also the main reason, the more important thing was that they really didn't dare to provoke Lu Li anymore.
Even Gong Yunhong admitted in person that she had united with Prince Yan's Palace to kill Master Hou. The fifth master Hou and the eighth master Hou turned a blind eye and pretended not to have heard.
Although Mr. Hou Ba’s words were a little timid, Mr. Hou Wu also showed a very favorable attitude.
It is rare for these two people to unite on this matter.
"Both of you are elders. I, Lu Li, have always respected elders the most. You two can rest assured that we are here to discuss matters and will definitely not cause trouble."
Lu Li finished speaking with a smile, and then waved to Tan Long.
Tan Long immediately understood, took out two jade pendants, and placed them in front of Hou Wuye and Hou Baye respectively.
Both of them glanced at the jade pendant, but no one picked it up.
The Fifth Master Hou frowned and said, "Mr. Lu, what does this mean?"
Although Hou Baye didn't speak, he was obviously doubtful.
"I wonder what you two think of the current Hou family?"
Lu Li didn't answer the question but smiled brightly.
Fifth Master Hou was still puzzled. He glanced at the jade pendant again and wanted to reach out, but hesitated.
Hou Baye said: "Mr. Lu doesn't know something. Although the Hou family is known as the first family in Yanzhou, we still have difficulties in many cases."
"My fifth brother, after all, used to be a cool and unrestrained person like Xianyun Yehe. He didn't care about many family affairs. It's natural that he doesn't know about these things."
"Hey, when the Marquis was still there, every family was willing to respect the Hou family for the sake of the Marquis. Now that the Marquis is gone, our Hou family is just a piece of fat in the eyes of other families in Yanzhou."
While the eighth master Hou sighed, he did not forget to throw dirty water on the fifth master Hou.
Master Hou Wu turned pale after hearing this, but could not refute.
Because he has indeed ignored family affairs in recent years, and although he has secretly cultivated some influence, when the Hou Ye disappeared, everyone in the family was willing to follow the lead of Hou Ba Ye, which made him passive in the first step. Among them, I was also miserable.
But even he never thought that the Marquis would 'die' one day.
And he died so cleanly and suddenly.
Therefore, facing the words of his eighth brother, Hou Wuye had no words to refute.
"Mr. Lu, the Hou family is already in this state. It will be very difficult for them to survive. Please stop entertaining us." Mr. Hou stood up and even used the honorific title. He bowed to Lu Li, his posture was indescribably humble.
"Master Ba, why is this necessary?"
Lu Li stepped forward in two steps, helped Mr. Hou Baye up with a smile, and then said: "I have also heard about the difficulties of the Hou family. So, am I here?"
"This? What does this mean?"
Hou Baye looked surprised, but actually his heart sank slightly.
He knew that the situation he was most worried about had happened.
What he said before was not what he said against his will. Now that the Hou family has lost Master Hou, it is like a tiger whose teeth have been pulled out. Although the tiger's power is still there, it can no longer scare everyone.
The Yanzhou family's ability to maintain a superficial balance is not due to how harmonious Yanzhou is, nor is it due to Mo Shenfeng's painstaking efforts over the years.
The real reason is that Mr. Hou suppresses those people with evil intentions, and the mountain of the Hou family is pressing down on their heads.
The Hou family is too big, big enough for the inconspicuous clan members to enjoy abundant resources. The source of this resource is actually equivalent to cutting flesh from the bodies of every family in Yanzhou.
Some people take more, and naturally some people take less.
The Hou family occupies so many resources, which has long made the Yanzhou family dissatisfied. There are definitely more than one or two people who want to subvert the Hou family.
Now... is even Prince Yan's Mansion getting involved
Seeing the smile on Lu Li's face, Hou Baye felt a little sad for no reason.
"If the Hou family loses you, is it true that no one can support such a big business?"
Hou Baye sighed in his heart.
What he was most worried about was not that the Hou family would be attacked by the crowd. To deal with those useless people who have no guts, even if the Marquis is not around, the Hou family still has strong men who can crush their plots.
What really made him restless was, after all, the attitude of Prince Yan's Mansion.
Now that the Yan Palace has taken the initiative, whether it is to settle accounts after the fall or to reach out to the Hou family to completely control the oldest wealthy family in Yanzhou, this is impossible for Hou Ba Ye to accept.
But Lu Li had already shown such an attitude.
What made Hou Baye even more anxious was that he didn't know what Lu Li wanted to achieve.
In other words, he didn't know what Lu Li relied on.
Is it the threat of all-out war, or a vicious plan to behead the top brass
No matter what it is, Hou Baye is not qualified to refuse.
Unless he is ready to break the balance and have a head-on conflict with Prince Yan's Mansion under the gaze of countless pairs of eyes in Yanzhou.
Mr. Hou Wu, who was sitting in the main seat, also thought of something and his expression was not very good.
Sensing the change in the expressions of the two men, Lu Li smiled and said, "I know what the two seniors are thinking, but what I want to say is that instead of thinking nonsense here, it is better to see my sincerity."
As he spoke, Lu Li stretched out his hand and motioned for the two of them to pick up the jade pendant.
Hou Wuye's cheeks bulged slightly, and finally he reached out to hold the jade pendant. He quickly injected his spiritual sense into it and saw the hidden content in the jade pendant through the small formation carved by Lu Li's seal.
Less than halfway through, Hou Wuye had already opened his eyes and said in shock: "Are you... sure you want to do this?"