December 6th.
After the court opened, Zhu Zhenglong announced that after detailed consideration and in-depth research on the laws of his province, he decided to accept the plaintiff's request to add Qi Huairen, commander-in-chief of the Northern Xinjiang Peace Expeditionary Army, as the 40th defendant, and would send Qi Huairen a notice asking him to participate in the lawsuit.
Richard's assistant Lai Dirk stood up and protested on the spot.
But obviously, in northern Xinjiang, challenging the authority of a judge never ends well, and Lai Deke was expelled from the court.
"Your Honor, we need time to prepare for the new lawsuit. I hope you can postpone it for a month." Richard stood up with a calm expression.
"I'll give you a week, which is six days!" Zhu Zhenglong picked up the gavel and made the final decision.
Lu Ming stood up, watched Zhu Zhenglong leave, turned around and smiled at Han Annie: "That's good, we have time to get married." It was obviously a joke, but when he said this, Lu Ming's heart was slightly moved. Marrying Han Annie? Han Annie was going to become his wife
Is the dream from my youth going to come true
But which Han Annie should I marry
However, I have not seen a second familiar face in this world, which means that Han Annie is a very special existence.
Moreover, December 8th was Han Annie's birthday in the previous life. Why would this be an auspicious day for them to get married
Everything seems to be shrouded in mist, somehow connected, yet all seemingly accidental.
…
The private room on the second floor of Gaoji Teahouse.
Sipping his tea slowly, Lu Ming didn't expect that Young Master Long would come to him.
Under the dim light of the lantern, Young Master Long in a green robe looked like a handsome young man from the ancient world. Adjectives such as red lips and white teeth to describe young men were indeed not just imaginary words of the ancients. Young Master Long was just like that, a graceful young man with a handsome face like jade.
"The day after tomorrow, are you going to marry Miss Han?" Young Master Long's voice also had an indescribable magnetism, and his starry eyes flashed with a deep light.
Lu Ming nodded: "Yes!"
"Mr. Zhang, do you believe in fate?" Young Master Long suddenly asked.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "It's hard to say. I believe it, and I don't believe it either."
"I feel that Miss Han is my destiny..." Young Master Long gently waved his folding fan, "I'm not talking about love between men and women. I always feel that Miss Han is a key, a key that can answer many of my doubts, especially a very important secret that I have been looking for the answer to."
Lu Ming coughed and said, "Then you and I are different. I only have feelings for Annie."
A trace of disgust flashed in Young Master Long's eyes, and he folded his fan and sighed softly: "However, I didn't expect that the Han family liked worldly materials so much, and I accidentally lost to you! Money, what is it?"
Lu Ming picked up the teacup and drank some water. This guy was so arrogant and self-righteous, just like many noblemen in movies and TV dramas.
"Mr. Zhang, believe it or not, I can make you win or lose this lawsuit you are fighting now." Young Master Long stared at Lu Ming.
Lu Ming smiled, "Really?"
"Let alone this small lawsuit, even the leader of Northern Frontier is only selected by our Long family every hundred years, but they don't realize it. Now, the hundred years are almost up, and the fate of the Qi family has come to an end." Young Master Long gently waved his folding fan, "But you, the Black Mountain people, want to come to Northern Frontier to take over, but you are dreaming! Northern Frontier will always be protected by the Long family!"
Young Master Long smiled again: "From your expression, do you think you don't believe me? I don't need to lie to you. Besides, you will soon forget what I told you. When you leave here, just remember that I am your best friend. From now on, you will listen to me in everything! Maybe, this includes your wedding night, right?"
Lu Ming smiled: "Really?"
Young Master Long's eyes sparkled as he stared into Lu Ming's eyes. His voice was full of seduction, "Now, stand up..."
Lu Ming picked up the teacup and said, "I don't know whether I should just pretend or give you a slap in the face..."
Young Master Long's expression changed drastically, "You..."
"Bang" a black shadow suddenly fell to the ground. It was an old man dressed in black. He was pale and unconscious on the ground.
“Uncle Zhao…” Young Master Long was even more frightened and took a few steps back.
Because the old man in black was stepped on by a foot, the owner of the foot was an old hunchbacked old lady who looked like she might die at any time. She looked gloomy and old, like a dead tree.
But Young Master Long apparently instinctively sensed the fatal threat and took several steps back.
"Take your people and go back to Dongcheng." Lu Ming waved his hand.
Young Master Long was an important figure, and after hearing this, he said nothing more. He picked up the fainted old man and turned around and walked away quickly. The sound of footsteps coming down the stairs could be heard, but soon there was no sound.
Granny Tuolong was a little confused, but she didn't say much.
Lu Ming sighed softly, "You must be thinking, suddenly encountering a force with an ancient heritage, why not detain this young man and find out their origins." He paused, "I just communicated with Liuli, and Liuli also used my body to feel their breath. Liuli said that it should be the Shenku Guard among the four guards."
Granny Tuolong was startled, then gritted her teeth, "She actually dared to change her surname to Long, it shows how ambitious she is!"
Lu Ming waved his hand: "Dragon or not, it doesn't matter. Although we have no connection anymore, we still have some old feelings. Let's let that scoundrel go today. Judging from his behavior, I don't want to see these descendants of the Shenkuwei anymore."
From the name of the Shenkuwei, we can tell that it was probably the branch of finance management prepared for the Chosen One.
But hundreds of years ago, this lineage announced that times have changed, the master's luck has run out, and the chosen son is nothing but feudal dregs and superstition. From then on, they would no longer be loyal to the master and look forward to everything. They also proposed a plan of cooperating with the Four Guards to engage in business and politics, but the other three guards refuted it. From then on, the Four Guards went to different places and lost contact.
It seems that Shenkuwei has always been the master behind the scenes of Northern Frontier.
However, the tragedy in his family should have nothing to do with the Shenkuwei. Otherwise, at that time, he would not only be immature, but he would have no wings at all. If it was really the descendants of the Shenkuwei who knew his family's background and came to destroy his family, he would have no way of escaping.
Even if Biju awakened at that time, she had not yet experienced the growth of being with him for several years, and she would probably not be able to withstand their siege.
"Then, just let them go like this? I'm afraid they will do something bad to their master!" Grandma Tuolong said cautiously.
Lu Ming smiled, "Liuli Palace originally said that they would go to Dongcheng together with Baozhu Palace to force Shenkuwei to withdraw from Beijiang and live in seclusion, but I think, forget it. Firstly, the Long family has been operating in Dongcheng for a long time, and I don't want them to have any mishaps; secondly, the world is really different now. It's a world of guns and cannons, and technology is flourishing. Can the Long family really rely on some tricks of controlling the mind as they did in the past? Can they change the owner of Beijiang just by wanting to? I don't think so. It's just advanced hypnosis. If the Long family still doesn't realize this and just clings to their shortcomings, I'm afraid that when the truth is revealed, it won't be the Qi family that will fall, but the Long family that will be in trouble!"
"So, I still have to think about how to deal with it." Lu Ming sighed softly, "Things left by our ancestors usually cause headaches for the descendants."
Grandma Tuolong didn't dare to say much and just responded in a low voice.