Chapter 261 An unexpected visit

"It's been several days, why haven't we seen the Zhou family's wind-chasing falcon? According to the usual time, it should be here soon, right?"

In the family square, Chen Tianlu looked at the blue sky and white clouds in the distance, muttering to himself.

After the family harvested all the blood rice two days ago, the clan leader sent him to the family square to observe the situation at any time. Once he found someone from the Zhou family, he would report to the clan leader immediately.

But he has been watching for several days, his eyes are almost crooked, but he still hasn't seen anyone from the Zhou family.

"Uncle, maybe the Zhou family is delayed by something? If the blood rice of the family is sold in Yong'an City, it will be a large amount of jade coins. Even if the Zhou family is very powerful, they will definitely look at it."

"Uncle, don't worry, the Zhou family will definitely come!"

The young clan member on the side comforted.

"Hey, kid, you're trying to comfort me. How could I not know that someone from the Zhou family would come?"

"Uncle, don't hit me in the head."

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In the ancestral hall, Chen Xingzhen, who had finished worshipping the sacred tree, turned around and walked outside, frowning slightly on his face.

Although the family has harvested the blood rice now, it is impossible to exchange the excess blood rice in the family for the resources needed by the family in a short period of time.

First, Yong'an City is now controlled by the Xie family and the Shi family, and the Xie family did not send anyone to harvest the blood rice this time, which shows that the situation has changed, not to mention the Shi family. At this time, the family naturally needs to find out the situation before making a decision, so as not to lose everything.

Secondly, the Zhou family has not arrived yet. If the blood rice is sold in advance, if the Zhou family knows about it and thinks that the blood rice given by the family is not enough, it will be a troublesome matter.

Even if the people who came to the Zhou family before did not specifically investigate the blood rice handed over by the family, the family needs to be careful in this regard, so as not to let other people in the Zhou family catch the handle.

Chen Xingzhen was also worried about whether the Zhou family's visitors could bring a Fengxian flower.

After all, those big families are different from small families like the Chen family.

In a family, he, the patriarch, can make decisions against all odds.

But in a big family, the elders have great power. Even if the patriarch discusses something, it will be difficult to succeed if it is opposed by many elders. Moreover, the Fengxian flower is not an ordinary thing. Even in the Zhou family, it is a rare thing.

Chen Xingzhen looked up at the boundless night and stopped thinking about it. What the situation is, it will probably be a matter of a few days.

"Da!"

As a heavy landing sounded beside his ear, Chen Xingzhen's expression condensed, and he looked at the darkness under the wall not far away, and said in surprise:

"Who?"

"Qinghe? Or Qingmeng?"

Looking at the vague figure under the wall, Chen Xingzhen asked with a vigilant look.

After all, there were not many people in the family who liked to climb over the wall, so he could only think of Chen Qinghe and the other two at the first time.

"Patriarch Chen, it's me!"

As a familiar voice sounded, Chen Xingzhen was stunned.

"You are..."

When the figure emerged from the darkness, his face gradually became clear, but when Chen Xingzhen saw the person in front of him, the surprise on his face did not diminish:

"Patriarch Zhou? Why is it you?!"

Chen Xingzhen was really surprised when he saw the person clearly, mainly because he did not see the Zhou family's Chasing Falcon coming with him.

And when Chen Xingzhen stepped forward and saw Zhou Huaian's current appearance, the shock in his heart was even more indescribable.

Zhou Huaian was pale and in a miserable state at this moment. The family uniform that used to be clean and tidy was also stained with a lot of blood, and it was difficult to distinguish the family logo on it.

If he had not seen Zhou Huaian twice and remembered his appearance, Chen Xingzhen would even find it difficult to connect the person in front of him with the Zhou family leader.

"Hehe, Patriarch Chen, this is a long story, why don't you invite me in to sit down?"

Zhou Huaian smiled faintly on his pale face, but his voice was a little weak and powerless.

Chen Xingzhen, who had reacted, immediately stretched out his hand and said:

"Patriarch Zhou, please come in."

"Do you need me to ask the tribe to bring a new set of clothes?"

"Patriarch Chen, you'd better not let too many people know about my visit today."

Hearing this, Chen Xingzhen paused slightly, and his face became solemn.

Fortunately, the ancestral hall was not far from the family lobby, and soon, the two of them had arrived in the family lobby.

But not long after the two of them entered the hall, several hurried footsteps were heard outside the hall, accompanied by Chen Tianjing's slightly anxious shout:

"Patriarch!"

Hearing the voice, Chen Xingzhen couldn't help but turn his head and see Chen Qingyu, Chen Tianyu and Chen Tianjing rushing over. In their hands, each of them was holding a bone, which was a bone that the family had selected before and could be compared to the top iron tools.

Looking at the solemn faces of the few people, it was obvious that they came prepared, which made Chen Xingzhen wonder:

"Why are you here?"

Chen Tianyu looked at the figure in front of Chen Xingzhen whose face could not be seen clearly, and said:

"It was the warning from the sacred tree that made us rush here."

"Patriarch, are you okay?"

"It's okay, Tianyu, go and pour a pot of tea to entertain the guests."

Chen Xingzhen waved his hand slightly and said.

The three people who had rushed over felt a little relieved when they saw that the clan leader was fine. However, after hearing the word "guest", a strange look appeared on their faces, but they did not plan to leave.

The person who could quietly enter the family without being noticed by them must be extraordinary. If it weren't for the warning of the sacred tree, they would not even have discovered such a dangerous person. How could they leave the clan leader alone here?

Just as Chen Tianyu was about to pour tea, the figure in front of him with his back to the three people slowly spoke:

"Switch to rice wine."

Hearing this slightly familiar voice, Chen Tianjing and the other two were also stunned.

Seeing the surprise on the faces of the three people, Chen Xingzhen waved his hand:

"Go, don't let other clan members know about this, and you two don't stand there."

"Yes, clan leader."

Chen Qingyu and the other two, who realized the identity of the visitor, had a complicated expression, but still nodded.

In the lobby, the four people quickly gathered together.

Chen Tianjing was pouring wine beside him, but his surprise was not reduced at all. However, he did not ask more questions at this moment. After pouring the wine, he just stood quietly aside.

"Clan leader Zhou, please."

Looking at the full rice wine in his hand, Zhou Huaian drank it all.

As if he didn't feel satisfied enough, Zhou Huaian simply opened the cork of the rice wine and drank it.

After a lot of rice wine went into his throat, a brief blush appeared on Zhou Huaian's pale face.

"Good wine!"

After taking a few gulps, Zhou Huaian uttered a word of praise.