"The stakes are the survival of the entire Gao family!"
"If we win, we'll follow Squad Leader Zuo and fly high into the sky! If we lose, we lose! Throughout the dynasties, which family that was able to gain prominence for a time has not made such a gamble?"
"We can see in history how many people won the bet, but how many people lost the bet?"
Gao Qiaoer was full of energy and said, "Let's take this as a gamble on our fate!"
At this time,
Li Chenglong said in a meaningful tone, "Is it too early for the Gao family to make this decision and take this position?"
Gao Qiaoer's heart tightened and she almost wanted to strangle this guy to death.
But she smiled sweetly: "Deputy squad leader Li, if we wait until squad leader Zuo is in power before making a decision, I'm afraid that even if my Gao family is ranked ten thousand miles away, there may not be a place."
Li Chenglong smiled faintly: "Even now, there are not many places."
Gao Qiao'er also responded with a faint smile, and said leisurely: "Even if it is a peripheral position, our Gao family has taken the lead at this time. What the future holds, we will leave it to fate!"
Li Chenglong's slight smile made Gao Qiaoer feel very upset.
Originally, this surrender was a good one. It could be regarded as the first letter of surrender from an outside family that Zuo Xiaoduo had received in Fenghai, and it was of great significance. However, because of Li Chenglong's words, Zuo Xiaoduo began to have the concept of "priority of position" in his mind!
Although she is still the first one, but in Zuo Xiaoduo's heart, she is not the first one that he has always considered.
Li Chenglong is really vigilant about our Gao family. He is always paying attention to us.
Here, maybe someone doesn't understand.
A brief explanation is: If Li Chenglong hadn't interrupted, facing the Gao family's clear statement of allegiance and the swearing of the Heavenly Dao Blood Oath, Zuo Xiaoduo would have had to express his stance.
But it is a bit early to make this statement now.
If Zuo Xiaoduo succeeds in the future, among the forces around him, Li Chenglong, Li Changming, Long Yusheng, Yu Moyan and others... are basically the first echelon.
The Xiang family can only barely squeeze into the first echelon, but the Gao family, because of this statement, will also have a place in the first echelon, and may even rank ahead of the Xiang family.
Because this was the first family to surrender.
However, now with Li Chenglong's words, another layer of concept has been formed.
Zuo Xiaoduo will definitely consider the matter of "reserving a position".
Since I need to consider it, I won’t give a positive answer now.
Because there was already a buffer for Li Chenglong's interruption.
What Zuo Xiaoduo needs to consider is...
For example, Meng Changjun, Hao Han, Zhen Piaopiao, etc. These positions must be reserved.
These people may not be able to become the first echelon; but for now, before the Gao family makes a statement, they are still closer than the Gao family and are trustworthy. After all, there is no grudge between them, and there is only a bright future...
But now, such a big family will not express its intention to surrender.
This means that the Gao family was driven out of the first echelon by Li Chenglong's words, and could not even enter the second echelon, which meant they slipped into the third echelon!
It would be fine if Zuo Xiaoduo had average achievements in the future, but if Zuo Xiaoduo became a figure like the Left and Right Kings or the Four Marshals in the future; then the gap between the first and second echelons around him would be enormous!
However, if the Gao family did not believe that Zuo Xiaoduo would become a rising star in the future, why would they have to compromise to such an extent if they just wanted to earn the initial credit of following the dragon
Unfortunately, even though he had already made such compromises, everything was ruined by Li Chenglong's words!
How could Gao Qiaoer not feel depressed
Not only did I feel stuffy, but my lungs almost exploded!
But no matter how angry he was, he could not get angry at Li Chenglong, and he could not hold a grudge against him.
If the Gao family offended Li Chenglong because of this, then even if they paid ten or a hundred times more, they would never be able to enter this circle.
Li Chenglong is destined to be the second-in-command of Zuo Xiaoduo's group. From certain perspectives, his words can even shake Zuo Xiaoduo's thoughts. It's true!
Zuo Xiaoduo secretly gave Li Chenglong an admiring look.
Zhuangzhuang's sudden words really solved his big problem.
If Li Chenglong doesn't say anything, Zuo Xiaoduo will have to express whether he accepts or not.
The other party has already sworn a blood oath to heaven, so as their master, shouldn't you say something
At least we have to show some goodwill and even sincerity in return!
Now with this interruption, Zuo Xiaoduo felt much more calm and had more room to maneuver.
Zuo Xiaoduo smiled and said, "It's really too early... Haha, as a client, I am not mentally prepared to achieve great things... However, I never refuse kindness, goodwill, or even sincerity."
"I myself have not thought about what the future will be like. But I, Zuo Xiaoduo, can still do things like sharing weal and woe."
Zuo Xiaoduo thought about it with rare seriousness, and said: "In short, it's too early for everything now, and it's even earlier for us to say..."
Li Chenglong interrupted again, "Boss Zuo, Senior Sister Gao has already said this, you are just trying to erase her kindness... Even if we take a step back, you won't even give her a little gift in return?"
Gao Qiaoer became more and more angry and almost lost her composure. She jumped up and swung the big stick at Li Chenglong's bald head!
This bastard is so bad!
If Zuo Xiaoduo only accepts but does not give anything in return, it would be meaningful.
But if there is a gift in return at this time, the meaning will change.
Zuo Xiaoduo patted his forehead and said, "Come to think of it, I do have a few little things here. They can't really be considered as return gifts, but they are still a token of my appreciation."
After saying that, he turned his wrist, and a crystal clear bead suddenly appeared in his palm.
This bead is as big as a fist, and there seem to be countless rainbows flowing and tumbling inside. As the bead appeared, there seemed to be a strange aura emerging, rising higher and higher.
This kind of momentum and atmosphere was creepy and chilling, and it made Gao Qiaoer, who wanted to speak, pause for a moment.
This is the bead on the centipede king's leg.
Zuo Xiaoduo has more than a thousand such beads in his hands.
Of course he could ignore it, just like the beast king’s spirit and flesh before, there were too many of them!
But this level of Demon King Pearl can be considered a treasure no matter where you take it!
Even in a large family, it is worthy of being a family heirloom!
"This is a demon king pearl."
Zuo Xiaoduo said solemnly: "I deeply feel and fully accept your family's kindness. I am deeply grateful. Especially... you have such high expectations of me. I am excited but also really terrified."
"I'm still young. I'm still a child."
Zuo Xiaoduo said quietly.
The corners of Gao Qiaoer's lips twitched, and she had a million complaints in her heart, but she didn't know how to express them.
"This demon king bead has the effect of being immune to all poisons. As long as it is not a strange poison, you only need to roll the centipede bead around the wound to remove the poison and heal the wound immediately. I will give it to Miss Gao as a return gift."
What Zuo Xiaoduo said was very sincere, and his words were also quite profound.
What he said was to give it to Miss Gao, not to your family.
Even Gao Chengxiang, who was slow to react, heard this.
Now it was Gao Qiaoer's turn to be at a loss as to what to do.
It has to be said that the Demon King Pearl is an irresistible treasure that the Fenghai Gao family and others have long dreamed of. When you are in the martial arts world, fighting and killing are inevitable, and poisoning is a sinister trick that is even harder to guard against. Once you are hit, your life is over!
As long as you have the Demon King Pearl, you will be 99% immune to the most feared tricks!
Those three drops of royal-level monster blood are certainly good things. Although they seem to be reusable, they have relatively harsh conditions for use. However, this Monster King Pearl can be recycled. It is qualified even as a treasure of inheritance. Even if it is used for thousands or tens of thousands of years, it will not be damaged!
In terms of practical value, it is much higher than the essence and blood of an emperor-level monster.
Gao Qiaoer wanted to decline, but was afraid that if she did, she would lose the opportunity...
Besides... as far as Gao Qiaoer is concerned, she still wants it!
Li Chenglong encouraged him and said, "Senior Qiao'er, don't refuse. Giving gifts to each other is a necessary way to get along with each other. It's not a long-term solution if one side always gives. Don't you think so?"
Gao Qiaoer felt a mixture of gratitude and anger towards Li Chenglong at this moment, but gratitude was only 10%, and the remaining 90% was anger.
This guy really has a lot of bad intentions. Is it necessary for him to be so wary of me
Gao Qiaoer had a very accurate understanding of herself and the Gao family. She placed herself low enough from the very beginning. She had never coveted Li Chenglong's position, nor did she dare to covet it.
So even though he was proud of his extraordinary talent, he never dreamed of replacing Li Chenglong.
But even so, Li Chenglong still messed up the situation, turning the good situation around and taking a sharp turn for the worse.
And the feedback from Zuo Xiaoduo was a treasure that he could not refuse. What could he do? !
He had no choice but to accept it with gritted teeth, but still smiled: "Thank you, squad leader Zuo!"
Li Chenglong said on the side: "Boss Zuo, in fact... if we have the Gao family headed by the senior sister of the Gao family as our arm in the future, similar to the gains we made before... we can completely maximize the benefits through the Gao family."
Zuo Xiaoduo was stunned for a moment, then pondered, "But we are still students of Qianlong Gaowu. If we pursue profit in everything, won't we lose sight of the main goal and disappoint our teacher?"
Li Chenglong said: "But we have to graduate eventually. After graduation, we still have to pursue these gains and losses."
Zuo Xiaoduo pondered for a while, and after a long time, he slowly nodded.
Gao Qiaoer's eyes immediately lit up.
…
After Gao Qiaoer and Gao Chengxiang said goodbye and left, he got in the car and drove slowly all the way. When he was almost at Gao's house, he was still deep in thought.
This time it can be said to be a journey of surrender.
But in practical terms, it turned into a confrontation between Gao Qiaoer and Li Chenglong, intentionally or unintentionally.
Gao Qiaoer was at a disadvantage from beginning to end.
Eighty percent of all the plans were ruined by Li Chenglong!
(End of this chapter)