Liu Jizhen stood up abruptly, and looked at An Tongchen in disbelief: "Is what you said true?"
An Tongchen nodded heavily.
Seeing Liu Jizhen sitting back down with a pale face, he said in a low voice: "Over the years, I have seen my senior brother lose his heart for martial arts, so I simply buried these things in my heart. Otherwise, so what if I tell you? I can't take revenge, On the contrary, he became sick with anger."
Liu Jizhen closed his eyes and smiled wryly.
From a martial arts genius praised by everyone to a useless person, how could he not care? He didn't know how many times, he experienced that unforgettable scene in his dream.
It's not that he didn't think that this matter might be designed by others. In terms of martial arts talent, Liu Jizhen is very confident. Even if he entered trance not long ago, it is impossible for him not to be a top expert if he wants to abolish him. There are countless top masters above Gu Xia's ecstasy. Where did a mysterious master come out? After abolishing him, he disappeared without a trace.
In addition, the Zhou family was too calm about his dismissal. When he came back from a serious injury, the Zhou family immediately exiled him to Bixi Valley, cutting off his future. People can't help but think that this matter has something to do with the Zhou family.
However, the meridian is abolished, what else can he do? My master disappeared in his early years and his whereabouts have been unknown. It is not easy for the senior masters of the Shengyang lineage to live, and it is not easy to ask Master Zhuo to break the rules of the Liulin lineage for him as a useless person. He finally swallowed the matter, and even gave up on the pursuit.
Therefore, he told himself that heaven has its own justice, and if it was really the hands of the Zhou family, they would have retribution sooner or later.
He has no future, and he doesn't want to hurt those close to him.
For twenty-three years, he thought he would never learn the truth.
But now, An Tongchen told him that the Zhou family probably did this.
Back then, the Zhou family was still enthusiastic about the Liulin lineage. Yuan Xi and Wan Yu, the two Supreme Elders, saw that their lives were short and could not last long, but Zhuo Jiangui successfully entered the Transformation Realm and became the first person in the new generation. It can be predicted that after the death of the two Supreme Elders, for the next hundred years or so, the entire Jiuyao Palace will depend on Zhuo Jiangui's face, unless there is another Transformation Realm to counter him.
The Zhou family has always been obsessed with attracting talents, how could it be possible to ignore Zhuo Jiangui? But this Elder Zhuo Taishang, who has been practicing all the year round, is not interested in anything. So, they turned their ideas on An Tongchen.
At that time, the Zhou family had always wanted to match him and Zhou Yinru, so An Tongchen came into contact with some people and things of the Zhou family.
After Liu Jizhen was abolished, An Tongchen was suspicious, secretly investigated, and found that during that time, the Zhou family had a large amount of property expenses. Miss Zhou even went out in person.
"Master?" Lu Mingshu worriedly looked at the pale Liu Jizhen.
Liu Jizhen took a deep breath, opened his eyes again, and his mood had stabilized. He waved to Lu Mingshu, indicating that he was fine.
An Tongchen said: "Senior brother, since he has already prepared, what is there to be sad about? The Zhou family has always done things like this. The friendship of the same family is nothing in their eyes."
Liu Jizhen nodded slowly, with a low voice: "You're right. This matter is indeed like the work of the Zhou family. At that time, the head of Zhou went into a rage by accident, and it was imminent to find someone to take over. He took a fancy to me. Send someone to tell Xiang that if I marry Zhou Miaoru, the Zhou family will fully support me in the position. But I have no interest in taking power, so I refused."
"Senior brother Liu, you don't want to be the son-in-law of the Zhou family. Coupled with the fact that senior brother Yuwen is staring at him like a tiger, the Zhou family has done nothing to prevent the power from being left behind, and they have cut off their roots."
"That's right." Liu Jizhen's eyes flickered, "Compared to the Zhou family, I'm closer to Junior Brother Yuwen. The Zhou family can't support anyone to suppress me, so they simply draw the bottom line. In this way, Junior Brother Yuwen is weak and may not be able to get along with him." On the other hand, after finding Fu Shangqing, he hastily supported him to take over the position—I remember that this head Fu was only at the internal level when he met the head of Zhou. Those who enter the ecstasy within seven years, right?"
"Yes." An Tongchen said indifferently, "As soon as Fu Shangqing entered into a trance, the Zhou family couldn't wait to help him up."
"This matter is a bit strange." Liu Jizhen said slowly, "It goes without saying that Fu Shangqing's talent can enter the trance state within seven years. However, no matter how good his talent is, he was already in his twenties, and he has already missed it." Why did the Zhou family marry Zhou Miaoru as soon as they were sure that he would achieve something? What if Fu Shangqing didn't enter the trance state? Wouldn't it be a pity for Miss Zhou? It's the Zhou family's way of doing things, Zhou Miaoru is always up for grabs, even you just want to take Zhou Yinru to deal with it, it's too hasty to marry."
An Tongchen smiled contemptuously, and said: "I have been suspicious about this for a long time. Looking at Fu Shangqing seven years later, he is indeed a genius. Achievements? Although our 15th generation has withered talents, it should not be too easy to find a few who are comparable to him, and we also know the basics and are easy to control."
After finishing speaking, both of them looked at Lu Mingshu together.
Lu Mingshu was engrossed in listening, but when they saw it, he shook his head in a daze: "Grandpa never said that he has anything unique."
The two just thought about it casually. When Fu Shangqing left home, Lu Mingshu hadn't been born yet, so the possibility of knowing about it was very low. And the Lu family are all mortals who don't understand martial arts, even if Fu Shangqing is really weird, he may not be able to see it.
Liu Jizhen quickly continued: "Let's talk about this later. Mingshu, do you remember what you said to the teacher just now? Even if you must take revenge, don't rush it for a while. A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. The Zhou family has been operating in Jiuyao Mountain for several generations, and the roots are intertwined. It is not easy to dig out? You must ensure your safety."
"Understood, Master..." Lu Mingshu had calmed down now. She has endured it for more than ten years, so what's the point of bearing it for a while
An Tongchen smiled: "Speaking of which, it's just in time for you to come back. Next year will be the Goddess Festival, and you are already in a trance, so you are eligible to participate. If you win the qualification for the sacrifice in one fell swoop, it will also be a blow to the Zhou family."
"Goddess sacrifice?" Lu Mingshu was surprised.
"Why, don't you know?"
"It's because I didn't tell her." Liu Jizhen explained, "I didn't think she could enter trance so quickly before."
An Tongchen nodded. This is true, and he didn't expect it.
"Mingshu..." Liu Ji was really about to explain about the Goddess Sacrifice when he heard a voice from outside.
"Is nephew Lu here?" A female voice said loudly, "I heard that nephew Lu is back, and the head of the sect ordered me to come and visit."