In the south of Cuenca City, there is an extremely vast manor. It can be said that almost one-half of the land in the south of the city is included in this manor.
Although Cuenca City is not a famous city or port in the Cangnan Empire, it is still a large-scale local city. Being able to own such a large manor in such a city is enough to show the power of the manor owner!
In fact, when it comes to the Kong family, it can be said that no one in Cuenca knows about it! After all, the Kong family is one of the two giant families in Cuenca. At least 30% of the people in the entire city depend on the Kong family's various industries for survival.
In the Cangnan Empire, the surname Kong is not common, and the Kong family that can become a noble is the only one in the entire empire without a semicolon, that is the Kong family of the Cangnan Empire!
The Cangnan Empire was founded five hundred years ago. The first ruler, Hu Shuo, was a talented and strategist. He started with a mercenary group and eventually established the country through hundreds of battles, creating a huge empire located in Liangzhou.
There were two great heroes who followed Hu Shuo to conquer the world. After the founding of the Cangnan Empire, they were both granted the title of Duke, and their descendants could inherit it hereditary. One of them is the ancestor of the Kong family!
For most people, Kong Xiu, the ancestor of the Kong family, is a very mysterious person. No one has ever known his origins, but his abilities can be said to be earth-shattering.
There is even a rumor among the people: Kong Xiu should be a person living on an unknown continent overseas. He came to Tianyuan Continent by chance and assisted Hu Shuo in establishing the Cangnan Empire!
The unknown continent overseas has always existed only in the legends of Tianyuan Continent. No one has ever been able to confirm whether it really exists. This has also caused the Kong family to be shrouded in mystery for hundreds of years.
At first, Kong Xiu appeared alone in Tianyuan Continent, but after hundreds of years of reproduction, the Kong family has long flourished. Nowadays, the Kong family has hundreds of direct descendants. If you include the collateral families and the major forces attached to the Kong family, they are definitely a giant in the Cangnan Empire!
The hereditary dukedom of the Kong family can only be inherited by the eldest son. However, the children of the Kong family have produced many outstanding talents over the centuries and have received many awards from the empire. Therefore, the family has nearly a hundred titles. So many!
In terms of blood relationship, the Kong family in Cuenca City should be the descendant of Kong Xiu's third son. However, it is quite alienated from the main Kong family and can only be regarded as a branch of the Kong family. However, in a local city like Cuenca, even if it is just a branch of the Kong family, it is still one of the largest forces, enough to become a local overlord!
Therefore, it is not surprising that the Kong family can own such a large territory in Cuenca City.
At this time, three days and three nights had passed since the purple lightning fell from the sky. In a quiet courtyard in the Kong family manor, a strong young man was lying on the bed in a wing room with his eyes closed, as if he was fast asleep. Not awake yet.
This young man is the second young master of the Kong family who was struck by purple lightning!
During this period, the second young master of the Kong family had been unconscious, but all body functions were normal. His father, Kong Jun, tried his best to wake him up, but could only let him lie in the room to rest. .
Kong Jun is the head of the Kong family in Cuenca City. He inherited the title of an imperial baron from his ancestors. A mere baron was nothing in the Kong family, but in the city of Cuenca, which was located in a remote area of the empire, he was the most prominent figure!
In the entire city of Cuenca, the only person who can be on an equal footing with Mr. Kong in terms of status is the head of the Chang family, Baron Chauncey!
The Chang family is a wealthy family born and raised in Cuenca City. It is said that before Cuenca City was upgraded to a city, the ancestors of the Chang family had already taken root in this land. When Cuenca City was included in the territory of the Cangnan Empire, the Chang family surrendered to the empire as soon as possible and helped the empire control the entire Cuenca City as quickly as possible. As a result, they were granted a baron title and were officially promoted. For the nobility!
The Chang family used to be the only noble family in Cuenca City, if the Kong family did not appear.
The baron title of Kong Jun's branch of the Kong family was obtained by Kong Jun's grandfather's generation. Since the baron title is a low-level title, the fiefdom he obtained can only be located in remote areas like Cuenca City.
Since the Kong family came to Cuenca City, their relationship with the Chang family has not been very harmonious. The reason is naturally that one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. And how could a small city of Cuenca accommodate two big families
Just like the tit-for-tat confrontation with the Kong family, the Chang family's fiefdom occupies nearly one-half of the territory in the north of the city. However, the north of the city is not as wealthy as the south. This also makes the Chang family, which has been running Cuenca City for more than five hundred years, less influential than the Kong family, which has only been passed down for four generations.
When the second young master of the Kong family was struck by lightning three days ago, the silver-haired old man who appeared immediately behind Kong Jun was the current head of the Chang family, Baron Chauncey!
It is precisely because the two major families have always been hostile that Chauncey and Kong Jun are so at odds with each other. They only have conflicts with each other through a few casual words.
The fat man who appeared with Chauncey is Luo Zheng, the current city guard of Cuenca City. He represents the official status of the empire. Although he does not have a title, he can be regarded as an equal figure with Kong Jun and Chauncey.
As for the middle-aged beautiful woman, her name is Gamelin, and she is also a well-known figure in the city of Cuenca. She is the chairperson of the Cuenca City Chamber of Commerce Alliance. She has a lot of power in the chambers of commerce at her disposal, so her words carry some weight. In addition, as a woman, she is not only as beautiful as a flower, but also has good communication skills. She can move between several major forces, and she is quite able to have both sides.
Kong Jun, Chauncey, Luo Zheng, plus Mei Lin, represent the four prominent figures in Cuenca City. Three days ago, they all appeared at the temple at the same time in order to track the purple lightning. It was an extremely rare gathering. However, although the four of them came quickly, they did not see the situation when the second young master of the Kong family was struck by lightning. Naturally, they could not imagine that the reason why the second young master of the Kong family was unconscious could actually be related to this falling from the sky. Purple lightning related!
At this time, the second young master of the Kong family, who had been in a coma for three days and three nights, suddenly opened his eyes! !
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