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Sun Daozhong asked Chen Huaisheng and his party to wait while he quietly entered the inner courtyard, met with the head of the family and his father, and gave a complete report on today's situation.

Sun Fuli, Sun Fuyi and Sun Futong looked at each other.

"Daozhong, are you really from the Chonghua sect?" Sun Futong couldn't believe it, with a strange look on his face, "Shang Jiuling, the head of Chonghua, was a guest at the Ding family, but this man came to our Kuixing Pavilion. Do you think he just came to buy Xuanhuang God?" Land, want to take a look at the history of Dongxuan Sect in the past?"

"Uncle, nephew, I don't know, but although this person didn't specify it directly, he should be a disciple of Chonghua, and he has reached the seventh level of Qi Refining in his twenties, and his accent is from the Great Zhao. What do you think? Which of our casual cultivators in Yanzhou can have such a talented person? If it is another sect, Tianhe Sect? Phoenix Wings Sect? Or Yuelu Sect? It is impossible."

Sun Daozhong is definitely authentic.

"Then what is the purpose of this person coming to contact our Sun family?" Sun Fuyi stroked his beard and asked softly: "Is it true that he is here to buy Xuanhuang Divine Soil, or to read some bullshit Dong Xuanzong story? Daozhong, do you believe it?"

Facing his father's questioning, Sun Daozhong was a little unsure, "Uncle, father, fifth uncle, does he really have any deep meaning?"

Sun Fuli half-closed his eyes and remained silent. After a long time, he slowly said: "Fuyi, what do you think?"

"Brother, is Shang Jiuling really a guest at the Ding family manor? Is the Ding family really going to join the Chonghua sect?" Sun Fuyi thought carefully and asked in a low voice.

The Ding family does not have many people, so its manor outside Baita City naturally has many people working on it. When the Sun family's legitimate daughter marries into the Ding family, there will inevitably be people from the Sun family's past, so this information cannot be hidden from the Sun family.

"Well, there is no doubt that Shang Jiuling has lived in the Ding family manor for two days, and the terms between the two parties have probably not been negotiated yet." Sun Fuli sighed, "The demon corpses attacked everywhere and gave the Ding family a blow. I guess Ding Zongshou also has some I’m scared, so many people from Fengyi Sect have been dispatched but they haven’t found a clue. How long can the Ding family last with this small number of people? If you can only be a thief for a thousand days, how can you guard against thieves the day before?”

"Yes, people in Baita City are panicking now. Many people were originally full of resentment against the Ding family. They thought that the Ding family would only accept all kinds of offerings, but they often turned a blind eye when the critical moment came. This time things happened in such a big way. If the Ding family doesn't show a gesture, Fengyi Sect will reach out, and the Ding family will be driven out of Baita City sooner or later."

Sun Futong also supported his brother's view.

The question is, what attitude can the Ding family take?

There are only about ten members of the Ding family, including their direct descendants. In the huge Baitapu territory, not to mention other things, just the presence of monsters and the common people being attacked often, the Ding family is simply too busy.

Many times, as long as the matter is not serious, they will drag it on, so the Ding family has a bad reputation in the territory of Baitapu.

There's nothing we can do about it. If Ding's family has to be there in person for everything, then they won't be able to practice any more. They'll be exhausted from running around all day long.

"If the Ding family really wants to be included in the Chonghua sect, what will our Sun family do?" Sun Fuyi asked in a deep voice: "Will the Ding family use our Sun family as a weight to make deals, so that they can stay in Chonghua?" To win greater interests within the faction?”

One sentence makes it clear that both Sun Fuli and Sun Futong were shocked and suddenly realized.

"Second brother, you mean that this Chonghua disciple's visit to Kuixing Pavilion is actually a test, a hint, a reminder..." Sun Futong said anxiously.

"You even took the initiative to negotiate with us?" Sun Fuli stood up, paced back and forth, thinking slowly and said: "I know that the Chonghua Sect is not very good at refining pills, making talismans, and growing spiritual plants and spiritual beasts. They are good at it, and after they came to Hebei, the original commercial trade has been cut off. When they were in Da Zhao, they had a special market, and it is said that the scale is not small. It is impossible for a sect with ambitions to Those who do not have their own commercial and trade markets..."

Sun Fuyi and Sun Futong's eyes lit up, and Sun Futong even said directly: "What does eldest brother mean, is that we don't need to be attached to the Ding family and can directly belong to the Chonghua sect ourselves?"

Sun Fuli turned around and said proudly: "Why not? Just because Ding Yuangao married my daughter, our Sun family must become vassals of the Ding family? What a joke! Let alone my daughter, even if it is a few more daughters, Not the same!"

Sun Fuyi hesitated for a moment, "Brother, regardless of whether the Ding family is related to our Sun family by marriage, the Ding family is a small family with a small population. There are no outstanding people in the family. It makes sense for them to belong to the Chonghua sect. People from the Ding family We will have support in the future, but we are a clan family, and the Chonghua Sect is a sect. If our Sun family is included in Chonghua, which one is more important, the interests of the sect and the clan? How to balance it? "

This question gets to the point.

Even Sun Fuli had to think twice.

After pondering for a long time, Sun Fuli did not think of a countermeasure. Instead, Sun Daozhong, who had been silent next to him, interrupted: "Uncle, father, fifth uncle, why don't you meet this Taoist surnamed Chen first? I feel that this person is in the Chonghua Sect. Maybe he still has some status, listen to what he says, if the Ding family really wants to belong to the Chonghua sect, it will be a good thing for us to make friends with the Chonghua sect anyway."

Chen Huaisheng never expected that he would unintentionally come to Kuixing Pavilion to seek relevant historical records about Dongxuan Sect in Wolong Ridge, intending to find some original cave information on Canglong's back, but he would lead to such complicated matters from the Sun family. association.

He sat in Kuixing Pavilion for half an hour, but he didn't see Sun Daozhong come out, which made him a little depressed.

Who would have thought that all of a sudden the three principals of the Sun family would receive him in person, leaving him stunned.

Facing the insinuations and pretense of magnanimity from several people, Chen Huaisheng was still confused for a while before he finally understood.

Faced with this situation, he was really a little uneasy and uneasy.

My unintentional visit actually had such a dividing effect. Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

It seems that the master master's talks with the Ding family are not going smoothly, but he has been staying with the Ding family, which basically means that he is sure that the Ding family wants to join the sect, but the price demanded by the Ding family is too high, so they are deadlocked. Living.

The relationship between the Ding family and the Sun family does not seem to be as close as imagined. For the clan, a daughter is definitely incomparable to the clan, so it is normal for the Sun family to have other ideas.

What the other party revealed in his words was that the Sun family was not a vassal of the Ding family, and the Ding family had no right to use the interests of the Sun family to make deals with the Chonghua sect. The Sun family preferred to have direct dialogue and negotiations with the Chonghua sect.

"I understand what you all mean. It's just that the matter is serious and Chen has no right to make a decision, but I will definitely convey your thoughts." Chen Huaisheng carefully weighed his words, "As for what you are worried about, I think it is unnecessary. Chonghua The faction has never been that domineering, no matter how we cooperate in the end, I believe it will be very happy, and I also believe that the Sun family and our Chonghua faction will definitely be in the interest of both parties."

The Sun family members felt a lot more at ease when they heard Chen Huaisheng's sincere and decisive statement.

Chen Huaisheng said that it would take the next day to reply, and they "understood it by heart". After all, they had to discuss it with the Ding family manor before they could give an answer.

The next thing is a trivial matter. The collection of books in Kuixing Pavilion is completely open to Chen Huaisheng, allowing Chen Huaisheng and the other three to find what they need.

It has to be said that the Sun family was really an aristocratic family thousands of years ago. This collection of books alone is a treasure trove. If such a family can be used by the Chonghua Sect, it will definitely increase the strength of the Chonghua Sect.

In Chen Huaisheng's view, perhaps in the long run, it will be more useful than the Ding family.

But for Chen Huaisheng now, those are still too far away. He just wants to get what he wants.

It took the three of them two full hours, until it was dark, to finally find what they wanted.

The Sun family was generous and did not even check the five volumes of geographical and historical records about Dongxuanzong and Wolongling.

Everything about Dongxuan Sect and Wolong Ridge is too far away for them. No matter how valuable it is, it means little to them.

Based on reality and striving for the most direct benefits is what they need to consider most now.

"Are you sure?" Ding Yuangao's face was as gloomy as water.

"Confirmed." The person who came whispered: "The person who reported the news saw the person meeting Yao with his own eyes, and he followed the clues and found out that the person stayed in Kuixing Pavilion for most of the day. All three of the Sun family had met that person. noodle."

Ding Yuangao took a deep breath and glanced at the skinny man, "Senior brother, what do you think?"

"How about telling Master." The skinny man smiled bitterly, "Whether the Sun family takes the initiative to contact the Chonghua sect, or the Chonghua sect comes to the Sun family, it doesn't matter. The Chonghua sect definitely needs the Sun family and Kuixing Pavilion. , this is a hit-and-miss thing, something you and I agree on, and no matter how close the relationship between us and the Sun family is, we are two families after all..."

Ding Yuangao rubbed his temples, feeling extremely distressed and annoyed.

His wife is the legitimate daughter of the Sun family, but in-laws do not mean that the two families have the same interests. Moreover, the Sun family has been a prominent local family for thousands of years. It has just declined in the past two hundred years, but it has never given up.

In contrast, the Ding family only produced a genius like his father, whose background was much different, and his own talent was limited. The reason why his father was willing to talk about getting started with the Chonghua sect was actually for the sake of the Ding family. Think about it for one generation.

Seeing that Ding Yuangao remained silent, the skinny old man sighed: "Junior brother, master must have a longer-term and more thoughtful consideration than us. In fact, we don't have much restrictive power over the Sun family. If we insist on intervening or want to let him go, If they sacrifice the interests of the family, it will only accelerate the alienation of the Sun family. Since the master has decided to join the Chonghua sect, it is better to finalize it as soon as possible so that they can communicate with the Sun family. As for the Sun family, even if they want to What does the Chonghua sect have? The Ding family is at least their in-laws, so for them, they can be relied upon, right?"

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