Beast Summoner

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the door made of meteorite steel, and even the soldiers who were preparing to surround the secret room stopped.

"Eh? Your Majesty, why are you here?" The first person to come out of the secret room was the Great Elder Li Xuanmiao. Li Xuanmiao looked very surprised when he saw Zhao Tianlong sitting in front of the door of the secret room. He hurriedly leaned on his cane and walked

With small steps, he went up to meet him.

Perhaps because he was walking too fast, Li Xuanmiao's body swayed slightly, and Li Zhanfeng hurriedly stepped forward to support Li Xuanmiao.

Li Qishan and Ye Wanqiu followed Li Xuanmiao out. When they saw Zhao Tianlong, they were also stunned and seemed a little panicked. However, they held hands with each other and quickly calmed down.

When the four people just came out of the secret room, they already discovered that there were soldiers standing around. A large piece of the wall of the secret room had fallen off, exposing the metal inside, but the four of them pretended not to see it.

"Welcome to His Majesty, Your Majesty!" The four of them stood in front of Zhao Tianlong one after another. Li Xuanmiao and Ye Wanqiu bowed in salute, and Li Zhanfeng and Li Qishan knelt down on one knee.

Although they were all paying their respects to Zhao Tianlong, the expressions on the faces of the four people clearly showed that everyone's heart was different.

Li Xuanmiao had a look of sincerity and fear on his face, and at the same time he showed absolute respect. At first glance, he showed great respect for Zhao Tianlong.

Li Zhanfeng looked a little downcast, like an eggplant beaten by frost.

Li Qishan frowned tightly, his expression was a bit complicated, and he was obviously very troubled in his heart.

Ye Wanqiu's eyes were red and her nose was a little red. It looked like she had been crying just now. She looked pitiful and looked at Zhao Tianlong with resentment and anger in her eyes.

"Get back on your feet!" Zhao Tianlong glanced at the direction of the secret room door seemingly casually, but did not notice anyone else coming out.

"Li Zhanfeng, I came here this time to discuss something with you, but after I got here, I heard that you were discussing important matters in a secret room. I wonder if you can tell me something about this important matter? Of course, if this important matter is yours,

If it is inconvenient to talk about matters within the family, then forget it and I will not force it." Zhao Tianlong smiled slightly and said casually.

"Your Majesty, you are joking. Compared with your matters, what important matters do we have? And there is nothing we cannot discuss with you. In fact, what we are discussing in the secret room is Li Zhenbang's matter."

Li Zhanfeng took a deep breath, calmed down his mood, and put on a professional smile on his face.

"Oh? Discussing Li Zhenbang's affairs?" Zhao Tianlong raised his eyebrows and glanced at Li Zhanfeng and the others with some interest.

"Your Majesty, I wonder if you can..." Li Zhanfeng glanced at the people around him and hesitated to speak.

Zhao Tianlong understood what Li Zhanfeng meant. He didn't want the matter discussed this time to be known to too many people, let alone spread it out.

"You all go down!" Zhao Tianlong waved to the people around him, not even a single bodyguard was left around. However, these bodyguards did not go too far, but joined the ranks of soldiers surrounding the secret room.

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Zhao Tianlong's doing this is a subtle expression of his attitude. I can give face to your Red Maple Leaf family, but I have doubts about you now. As for how you dispel my doubts, it depends on your performance.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Zhanfeng looked at Zhao Tianlong with gratitude.

"Say it!" Zhao Tianlong said calmly, without any fluctuation due to Li Zhanfeng's attitude.

"Your Majesty, since Li Zhenbang does not cherish the family and actively asked to withdraw from the family, then we will fulfill his wish. After the research and decision by the elder and myself, we will directly remove Li Zhenbang from the Red Maple Leaf family." After Li Zhanfeng finished speaking, he left the family.

He took out an exquisite magic scroll made of animal skin from his arms and handed it to Zhao Tianlong.

Zhao Tianlong took the scroll in confusion and opened it to find that it turned out to be the genealogy of the Red Maple Leaf family. Originally, there were three children under Li Qishan's name, namely Li Ruoyue, Li Ruoxing and Li Zhenbang, but at this time Li Zhenbang's name and deeds could no longer be found.

arrive.

Under normal circumstances, if a person is expelled from the family tree, there will usually be a note on why he was expelled. Even if he is no longer a member of the clan, traces can still be found on the family tree. Even if the person has committed a heinous crime, his descendants will still be expelled.

There is a chance that you can restore your clan status.

If this person has made great contributions to the country or family in the future, or if his descendants have made any great contributions after this person's death, this person may even have a chance to move into the ancestral grave.

But what Li Zhenbang did was so incredible that there was no trace at all. Even if his descendants saved the world, I am afraid that his family would not be able to restore its identity. Because Li Zhenbang was completely eliminated.

This is not an ordinary deportation or deprivation of status.

Zhao Tianlong was still very surprised by this result. He did not expect that Li Zhanfeng would be so decisive and leave no room for anything.

Only then did he understand why Li Qishan and Ye Wanqiu's expressions and the way they looked at him were so strange.

In a family's genealogy, even children who died at birth will still be recorded in the genealogy.

But the only son of Li Qishan and Ye Wanqiu, the son who had lived together for so many years, was only imprisoned in the sky prison and had not been sentenced yet. Now he is said to be gone, and it is not reflected in the genealogy. They

How could I feel better?

"Actually, we are not discussing matters in the secret room this time. We are announcing the decision to Li Qishan and Ye Wanqiu. At the same time, we are also warning Li Qishan and Ye Wanqiu not to do anything unwise on impulse."

"One of the reasons why we chose to do it in this secret room is because after all, Li Qishan and Ye Wanqiu didn't have any big faults. We can't just beat them to death just because they gave birth to an unfaithful and unfilial child!"

"Furthermore, they still have a relationship with Princess Zhao Wenji. It is better to announce it in private than in public, otherwise the princess's reputation will be damaged!"

Li Zhanfeng's words were very level. He said that Zhao Wenji would be affected, but the hidden meaning was that Zhao Tianlong's face was dull.

Zhao Tianlong nodded. Of course he could hear the hidden meaning in Li Zhanfeng's words. At the same time, he also understood that Li Zhanfeng also had selfish motives for protecting Li Qishan and Ye Wanqiu.

No matter what Li Zhanfeng's purpose was, there was still a reason to save the face of the royal family, so Zhao Tianlong didn't go into it. What's more, Zhao Tianlong's purpose here was not to listen to Li Zhanfeng's words, he wanted to see Li Zhanfeng.

Are they related to Li Zhenbang's escape from prison?

"Alas!" Zhao Tianlong sighed, seeming to be helpless about this matter.

Zhao Tianlong picked up the tea cup, pretending to take a sip of tea, and then suddenly stopped, "Have you been to Tianlao today?"

Li Qishan and Ye Wanqiu froze. Although they had already discussed everything, when Zhao Tianlong asked them, their bodies still had some uncontrollable reactions, and Zhao Tianlong could see all of this.

"Your Majesty, since they came back from the palace, they have always wanted to go to Tianlao to see Li Zhenbang, but I did not agree. After discussing with the great elder how to deal with Li Zhenbang, I took them into the secret room, so they never had the chance."

Li Zhanfeng hurriedly took over the conversation.

"Have you never left home since you came back from the palace?" Zhao Tianlong asked calmly, but everyone could feel the uneasiness hidden under this calmness.

"Back to Your Majesty, we..."

"I didn't ask you. Li Xuanmiao, you have been a veteran of two dynasties. I trust you the most in the entire Hong Maple Leaf family. Tell me, did you ever leave here again after you came back from the palace?" Li Zhanfeng had just said

He wanted to reply, but was interrupted by Zhao Tianlong, who stared at Li Xuanmiao.

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I really have nothing to repay. I swear in the name of the God of War that we have never left the palace since we came back." Li Xuanmiao said with fear.

Zhao Tianlong stared at Li Xuanmiao for a while, then nodded, and then looked at the secret room of the retreat, "This secret room of yours is a bit interesting, I wonder if I can visit it."

"Your Majesty, our Red Maple Leaf Family belongs to Your Majesty. Without Your Majesty, we would not be where we are today. If Your Majesty likes it, I will give this secret room to Your Majesty."

"It's just that this secret room cannot be moved. If your Majesty likes it, you can either dismantle the secret room into parts and take it away, or you can only store it in Wei Chen's mansion and let Wei Chen manage it on your behalf." Li Xuanmiao said respectfully, as if it was closed to death.

The secret room used is just an ordinary small gift.

Zhao Tianlong has some thoughts in his heart. Whether he takes this secret room as his own or dismantles it into parts, it is a great temptation for him.

"First Elder, how can you look at His Majesty like this? I just told His Majesty about the secret room, but you are simply judging a gentleman with a villain's heart! Your Majesty is a wise king, how could he care about our family?

Secret room?"

"Besides, you are giving the secret room to His Majesty at this time. Those who know understand that we are loyal to His Majesty and everything belongs to His Majesty. Those who do not know think that we are bribing His Majesty and want to use the secret room in exchange for Li Zhenbang.

of peace!"

"You are simply setting His Majesty up for injustice. Even if you want to give the secret room to His Majesty, you have to wait until Li Zhenbang is dealt with and the matter calms down." Li Xiangyang curled his lips and sneered at Li Xuanmiao's actions.

"Fourth Elder, your words remind me that even if Li Zhenbang is dealt with and things calm down, this secret room cannot be given away!" Li Zhanfeng said with an annoyed look on his face.

"Why? I'll send it after the matter calms down. Who can say anything else?" Li Xiangyang looked at Li Zhanfeng in confusion.