Chapter 48 The head of the Cao family
A few happy and a few sad.
In order to find out all the "traitors" in Lingfu Pavilion, especially to find out who the talisman master who cooperated with the Cao family was, Zhou Changkong chose to visit the head of the Cao family in person.
The Cao family has two people who have established their foundation, and they are the undisputed number one family in Nanshanfang.
But in Zhou Changkong's eyes, he still didn't matter, he was just a country bumpkin.
The two cultivators who were in the early stage of foundation building were the only ones who dominated this remote place. In front of the Luoxia Sect, they could be destroyed with just a flick of the finger!
Even if he was alone, he believed that he could easily defeat the two foundation-building masters of the Cao family and make them cooperate with his investigation.
After all, they are both in the initial stage of foundation building, so there is a gap in their strength!
Coming from the Luoxia Sect, a Jindan sect, he was able to defeat a Xiangye in the early stages of foundation building with his fighting skills.
But the end result...
However, Zhou Changkong returned empty-handed and even left the Cao family in shame.
Of course, the Cao family also gave Zhou Changkong face and did not publicize what had happened for the sake of the Luoxia Sect.
However, since then, Zhou Changkong has not caused trouble for the Cao family again and asked the Cao family to hand over the true identity of the cooperating talisman master. He can only investigate secretly.
But even though they investigated secretly, clues were soon found because the Cao family refused to cooperate.
Because of the existence of the Lin sisters, it is indeed a bit different and eye-catching.
It was too suspicious that the two female cultivators from outside, who had no special skills and no background, became guests of honor in the Cao family and had a mysterious source of funds to do business.
Even though Lin Zixi was cautious and had never revealed to anyone that she had a talisman supply relationship with the Cao family, and no one knew how she got in touch with the Cao family, she was still targeted by Zhou Changkong and considered to be the 'white glove' of the Lingfu Pavilion's most hidden traitor!
Just when Zhou Changkong was about to order his men to attack the Lin sisters, fortunately Lin Zixi was perceptive and smart enough to notice something was wrong in time. She analyzed that the chain reaction after Senior Bai Wuji's departure might implicate her.
After careful consideration, she had no choice but to take the risk and publicize her close relationship with the Cao family. The Cao family had promised to help her solve any troubles she had.
This was the only way she could think of to break the impasse.
Fortunately, she made the right bet this time.
As the number one family in Nanshanfang, the Cao family even wanted to swallow up the other two families, forming a situation where they had absolute control over Nanshanfang and developing Nanshanfang into their own family's "private territory", so they would not allow their reputation to be damaged.
If they can't even protect their partners, how can they convince others? So even if they were facing the Ling Fu Pavilion, they didn't want to conflict with it, but they had to come forward again.
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"Cao Hao, do you really think I'm afraid of you? Or do you think that your cultivation in the middle stage of foundation building is enough to challenge Luoxia Sect?"
Zhou Changkong stared with anger in his eyes at the middle-aged male monk in front of him who looked to be around forty years old.
This person is none other than Cao Hao, the current patriarch of the Cao family. Fifteen years ago, he was the second cultivator in the Cao family who successfully established his foundation!
He and Mu Renjie, the head of the Mu family, are the two with the least experience among the six foundation-building cultivators in Nanshanfang.
Cao Hao established his foundation about a year later than Mu Renjie.
But no one in Nanshanfang knew that Cao Hao, who had the least experience, would eventually surpass the others and become the first cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building in Nanshanfang!
If Zhou Changkong had not come to him half a year ago to demand an explanation and act in an overbearing manner, Cao Hao probably would not have revealed his true strength.
This is also the reason why Zhou Changkong returned empty-handed and no longer provokes the Cao family head-on.
He was confident that he could dominate among cultivators in the early stage of foundation building, and even be able to defeat two at the same time. However, facing cultivators in the middle stage of foundation building, he did not have the confidence to cross the level and fight.
Moreover, Cao Hao is already in the middle stage of foundation building at a young age. He probably has excellent talent and ability, and also has his own opportunities.
"Manager Zhou, please be patient. No matter how arrogant I am, I dare not be an enemy of Luoxia Sect." Cao Hao smiled faintly, "It's just that the Lin sisters do have the token of my Cao family. My Cao family promised to help them solve any troubles they encounter. If we ignore it now and let Manager Zhou take them away, where will our Cao family save face? How can we gain a foothold in Nanshanfang in the future?"
Zhou Changkong snorted coldly, "After all, you're still going to confront my Luoxia Sect?"
Cao Hao shook his head, "Not really, it's not that serious. I know that Shopkeeper Zhou wants to find the mysterious talisman master, but Shopkeeper Zhou, think about it, if the mysterious talisman master is so easy to find, why didn't my Cao family look for him before? I'm sure that Lin Zixi herself doesn't know the true identity of the mysterious talisman master. If she knew, would the mysterious talisman master let her stay safely before disappearing and leaving, and not take her away... or simply get rid of her once and for all? Obviously, he knew that Lin Zixi couldn't reveal his identity."
Zhou Changkong frowned when he heard this.
I have to admit that what Cao Hao said makes sense.
The Lin sisters were probably kept in the dark and did not know the true identity of the mysterious talisman master.
Otherwise, they wouldn't still be in Nanshanfang, or even alive.
"If we catch them, we'll have more hope." Zhou Changkong was still unwilling to give in. This matter was not only about finding out the mysterious talisman master behind the scenes, but also about his reputation!
The Cao family needs to maintain their reputation and gain a foothold in Nanshanfang. Doesn’t he also need it?
Even if he has to leave sooner or later, he still needs to do things for at least the next few years.
Cao Hao sighed and said, "How about this? We both take a step back. I'll go back and take back the Cao family's letter, and from now on the Lin sisters will no longer be Cao family's guests. But Shopkeeper Zhou also needs to promise me that he will not attack the Lin sisters again. How do you think?"
Zhou Changkong rolled his eyes, and finally said "OK" and agreed.
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Cao's talisman shop.
"Friend Lin, there is no need to struggle any more. Just hand over the token." The shopkeeper Cao Sheng said with some regret.
Lin Zixi was naturally unwilling to hand it over.
Without the Cao family's talisman, she would be reduced to her original form in an instant, and all the forces that had given her face before would turn against her.
There will even be villains who will take advantage of others’ misfortunes…
But what can be done?
If she didn't pay, would the Cao family continue to help her in the future? It would only make things worse and make the Cao family hate her.
After handing over the letter, Lin Zixi felt lost and asked, "Manager Cao, if I have trouble in the future, can I trouble you again..."
Cao Sheng heard the hidden meaning. Lin Zixi wanted to ask if he was willing to help her if the Cao family would not help her anymore.
pity.
He actually still had a good impression of the girl Lin Zixi and wanted to lend a helping hand.
But now, it is no longer something he can intervene and have the final say.
"Friend Lin, don't think about anything else now. The head of the family asked me to tell you something. If you want to stay alive, you should leave Nanshanfang right now. Otherwise, it will be too late and you may not be able to leave even if you want to..."
Cao Sheng gave advice.
The new owner of the talisman shop has an agreement with the owner that he will not attack the Lin sisters again.
But if this person is narrow-minded, it would not be difficult for him to order someone else to do it.
That's all for this.
Lin Zixi left in dismay.
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night.
In the C-level cave area, inside the cave of the Lin sisters.
Lin Ziyu shook his sister's hand and said, "Let's leave Nanshanfang."
Lin Zixi, who is always energetic and youthful on weekdays, seemed to have lost his energy at this moment. He murmured: "Where should we go after leaving Nanshanfang? Should we go back to the Lin family and continue to suffer? What's more, the world is in turmoil now, and the Lin family is also in crisis. They sent people to contact us and wanted us to help set up a branch in Nanshanfang, but we ended up taking our anger out on them. How can we go back?"
Lin Ziyu said: "We still have savings, so we can go to other immortal cultivation markets or immortal cities and start over again!"
Lin Zixi shook her head and said, "It would be fine if it was normal times. But now the situation is turbulent, and we sisters are not very strong in cultivation. Unless we leave with the caravan, we will be in danger. But our savings are not enough to buy a place in the caravan, let alone settle down in other markets... So, our best way out is to find a way to stay in Nanshan Market. But the Cao family will definitely not help us anymore. We have to find a new backer before the Lingfu Pavilion takes action against us..."
"The Cao family is already the number one family in Nanshanfang, and they don't dare to confront the Lingfu Pavilion head-on. Who else can make the Lingfu Pavilion give them face?" Lin Ziyu frowned.
Suddenly, the two sisters seemed to have telepathic connection and thought of something.
Then they both looked towards the cave next door at the same time.
From the outside, it is almost impossible to find a backer that Lingfu Pavilion would be wary of.
But what if the two sisters directly "joined" the Lingfu Pavilion?
Let the people from Lingfu Pavilion protect them!
(End of this chapter)
