The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 356 Three Clans and Four Families
Lin Chen narrowed his eyes, smiled and nodded: "I guess so, I trained with my master for a few years."

The man chuckled, a hint of smugness in his expression: "I knew it! I have a sharp eye. So, you're also going to Hengyue City to watch a play?"

Lin Chen shook his head and asked curiously, "Watch a show? What kind of show?"

The man looked at Lin Chen in surprise: "You didn't know about the Southwest Gathering, which happens once every five years?"

Lin Chen shook his head: "Never heard of it."

The man stared at Lin Chen: "Many cultivators are heading to Hengyue City now. I thought you were going to see a play too. If you're not going to see a play, what are you going there for?"

Lin Chen smiled and said, "It's a trip, and I'll visit an elder while I'm at it."

The man said "Oh," picked up his wine glass, and introduced himself: "I am Hou Jihu from Baiyaomen, in charge of the medicinal herb business in the southwest region. I'm here for two reasons: first, to watch the show, and second, to see if I can expand my business. What's your name, young man?"

Lin Chen casually replied, "Lin Chen works at a pharmaceutical factory in Linhai."

Hou Jihu took out a business card, placed it in front of Lin Chen, and said with a smile, "So, we're in the same industry. But you produce food for ordinary people, while I sell to cultivators. This is my business card. If you have any needs, just give me a call."

"it is good!"

Lin Chen glanced at the business card. It had the logo of Baiyaomen, Hou Jihu's name, phone number, and the title of Southwest Regional Manager.

Lin Chen had heard of the Hundred Herbs Sect, a sect with a long history that mainly cultivates and sells medicinal herbs. Their sales partners are all cultivation sects, such as the Tian Sheng Sect and the Bai Liu Sect, which are medical sects.

"Manager Hou..."

"Just call me Lao Hou."

Hou Jihu interrupted Lin Chen and corrected Lin Chen's form of address.

Lin Chen smiled and said, "Old Hou, can you tell me what the situation is like in the Southwest?"

Hou Jihu picked up a braised chicken foot and answered while gnawing on it: "Simply put, it's a gathering of sects in the southwest region, held once every five years. Everyone holds a meeting, and each sect sends some representatives to fight to show off their sect's strength and foundation. In short, it's a lively event. Regardless of whether a sect has the strength to compete for the top rankings, they will send people to participate to join in the fun and make their presence known."

Lin Chen suddenly realized: "Will all the sects in the entire Southwest region go?" Hou Jihu explained: "Probably, but the ones who will truly stand out and have a voice at the meeting are, in the end, the seven families of the Three Sects and Four Clans. Cultivators, after all, speak with their fists. These seven families all have Grandmasters of the Innate Realm in charge, so their words and actions naturally carry weight..."

Lin Chen smiled and said, "I don't have much experience with these things. Could you tell me about them?"

Hou Jihu was clearly a very talkative person. With nothing else to do, he started talking and said with a smile, "The Three Sects and Four Clans is a general term. Simply put, it refers to three sects and four clans. The three sects are the Shenyun Sect in Shenyun City, the Luohe Sect in Luohe Mountain, and the Jiuyue Sect in Jiuyue Mountain..."

"The four families are the Luo family of Xikun City, the Yun family of Tianjin City, the Ma family of Wushan City, and the Zhou family of Guiping City. These three sects and four families are basically the seven most powerful sects and families in the southwest region. In the southwest, the affairs of the cultivation world are basically decided by these seven families."

Lin Chen laughed and said, "Impressive. This gathering is being held in Hengyue. Is there a powerful sect in Hengyue? The Moon Rain Sect?"

Hou Jihu laughed and said, "The organizer of this gathering is indeed the Moon Rain Sect, but the Moon Rain Sect is not very strong. They don't even have a Grandmaster, let alone a Primordial Grandmaster. At most, they are just errand runners. The Moon Rain Sect is backed by the Nine Mountains Sect. It is said that this Southwest Gathering is the turn of the Nine Mountains Sect to organize. It should be that the Nine Mountains Sect handed this matter over to the Moon Rain Sect..."

Lin Chen frowned. He was just about to cause trouble for Gao Zhengqiu when Gao Zhengqiu got involved with the Nine Mountains Sect again.

It seems I need to be more careful.

Hou Jihu was clearly an expert on matters of the cultivation world. As they drank and boasted along the way, Lin Chen became interested in the Southwest Association.

Do I need an invitation or anything like that to attend this meeting?

Hou Jihu laughed and said, "You want to participate? Just come with me. I'll tell the organizers you're my assistant."

Lin Chen said, "Thank you. Now that you mention it, I'd like to go and broaden my horizons."

Hou Jihu waved his hand dismissively: "Don't be so polite, it's not a big deal. You can just fill out the application form yourself and prove your sect and background, it's just a bit more troublesome."

Lin Chen raised his cup to Hou Jihu, but in his heart he was thinking that Linhai was also in the southwest region, so wouldn't that mean that the major families in Linhai would also send people to participate in this southwest conference?

The Zhu family?

Shenyun Sect?
Thinking of the Divine Cloud Sect, Lin Chen subconsciously recalled the three women who boarded the bus in Divine Cloud City. Judging from their demeanor, they were clearly cultivators, and their strength should be quite high. Could it be that all three of them were from the Divine Cloud Sect?

(End of this chapter)