I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 586: Fake Agreement (Additional chapter for the leader of the alliance, Bamboo Leaf Seeds)
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Zhang Chen heard what Zhang Gaqi said, and his eyes became strange: "It can't be such a coincidence, right?"

Zhang Gasi's voice was full of gentleness, and Zhang Chen could tell that the other party was truly affectionate and wanted to take better care of him.

"Could it be that you want to replace the one I married into?" Zhang Chen asked.

"Now that you have come to Jinling, the marriage will naturally be cancelled. I will mediate the dispute between you two later and ask him to withdraw from this mess on his own initiative." Zhang Gasi said.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen glanced at Zhang Gaqi. He felt that Zhang Gaqi was taking things for granted. Zhang Gaoqiu was still discussing with Shen Qiu how to frame him, so how could he give up so easily?
He was about to say no to Zhang Gaqi, when he saw Zhang Gaqi looking out the window: "What a coincidence, he's already here."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen turned his head and looked out the window. Sure enough, he saw a familiar figure appear on the street. It was the man who had discussed how to frame him in front of the Shen Family Ancestral Hall.

Zhang Gaoqiu came to the box, and his voice could be heard from afar before he even arrived: "When did you come, Fourth Uncle? Why didn't you greet me earlier? I could have entertained you in advance."

As he finished speaking, Zhang Gaoqiu pushed open the door of the box and saw Zhang Chen sitting opposite Zhang Gaqi, and his movements could not help but pause.

"Come in quickly, I have something to tell you." Zhang Gasi invited Zhang Gaoqiu to take a seat.

Zhang Gaoqiu stared at Zhang Chen with a gloomy look in his eyes, and a bad premonition arose in his heart.

There are only a handful of people in Jinling City who can appear in this box and sit opposite Zhang Gaqi openly.

Thinking about Zhang Chen's appearance in the Shen family, he already had some guesses and ideas in his mind, and a thought arose in his mind: "Some trouble, I wonder if this kid heard what I said to Shen Qiu at that time..."

How does it feel to be stalking someone behind their back, only to be heard and caught red-handed by the person who did it?
Zhang Gaoqiu took a seat, and Zhang Gaqi said to him, "Let me introduce you to a blood relative. You two have the same grandfather, so you are the closest relatives..."

Before Zhang Gaqi finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhang Gaoqiu: "Uncle, there is no need to say more. Let me guess his identity. Could this be the son of my great uncle Zhang Kecheng?"

"You are quite smart." Zhang Gasi said.

Zhang Gaoqiu's eyes showed a hint of coldness when he heard this, but he concealed it without leaving a trace, and then looked at Zhang Chen with a smile on his face. He said with a smile as gentle as spring breeze, "When I was four years old, my uncle was still in Kyoto. At that time, my uncle loved me very much. I didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, time has passed and things have changed."

Zhang Chen glanced at Zhang Gaoqiu. Judging from Zhang Gaoqiu's age, it was not impossible that he had met Zhang Kecheng. Zhang Chen even had vague memories of meeting Zhang Gaoqiu when he was a child.

"When your uncle was in Kyoto, he loved you very much and treated you very well. Now that your uncle has passed away, you are left alone with your mother and an orphan in the world. You must take good care of him in the future." Zhang Gasi said.

"Uncle, don't worry. He is my eldest uncle's son and is no different from my own brother. I will definitely treat him like my own brother in the future." Zhang Gaoqiu said.

"Since you think he is your biological brother, what do you say about the marriage? Shen Ling was the marriage arranged when Zhang Chen's mother was still alive. As his elder brother, you can't do something that goes against etiquette, right?" Zhang Gasi attacked directly.

Zhang Gaoqiu's face changed when he heard that, and then he smiled bitterly and said, "Fourth uncle is right. The reason why I intervened before was because I heard that there was a demonic riot in the north, and I thought that my younger brother had died in that calamity, so I wanted to keep the good things in the family and take back what belonged to my Zhang family from the Shen family. Now that my younger brother is back alive, I certainly can't do such a heartless thing."

Zhang Gaoqiu spoke with great righteousness, his voice full of righteousness. Zhang Gaqi nodded continuously, then looked at Zhang Chen: "Boy, did you hear clearly? Now all your worries are gone. I said that Zhang Gaoqiu is a reasonable person, and he is definitely not the kind of person who disregards human ethics."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen looked at Zhang Gaoqiu with a puzzled look in his eyes. If he had not heard with his own ears how Zhang Gaoqiu and Shen Qiu were planning to plot against him, he would have really believed their lies.

At this time, he also realized how difficult Zhang Gaoqiu was to deal with. This little thief was too bad and was simply a hypocrite.

If Zhang Gaoqiu had refused with a firm attitude, with an arrogant and domineering attitude of "I will never give in", Zhang Chen would have thought that he would be easy to deal with. But like now, the other party actually had a smiling and righteous expression of "I will do whatever you say", and he felt that things were troublesome.

He could guess Zhang Gaoqiu's thoughts. After all, this kind of thing of stealing someone's love was not a glorious thing in the ancient times with strict etiquette and laws. Once it was reported back to the Zhang family, his reputation would be ruined and he would be pointed at by the entire clan. It would even have an immeasurable impact on his future career and future development.

"This kid only agreed superficially. I'm afraid he will still not give up and will secretly trip me up..." Zhang Chen's mind was full of various thoughts, but a hypocritical smile appeared on his face. He pretended to be polite and said, "Brother, you are sensible. I thought about this before I came here. The Zhang family is a large family with strict rules and complete etiquette. How could you do such a beastly thing as disregarding human ethics and forcibly snatching your brother's wife? Even monsters know benevolence and righteousness, let alone brother?" At this point, Zhang Chen looked at Zhang Gaoqiu with a pair of eyes, and his voice was full of inexplicable color: "Brother, I was wrong. I apologize to you here. Brother is a benevolent and righteous gentleman. How could you do such a beastly thing?"

Hearing Zhang Chen's words, the smile on Zhang Gaoqiu's face froze. He knew in his heart that Zhang Chen was scolding him! His previous discussion with Shen Qiu must have been heard by this kid.

But what could he do in front of Zhang Gaqi? He could only show a false smile in response, but in his heart he secretly hated Zhang Chen to the extreme: "Boy, you dare to curse me in a roundabout way, I must make you lose your reputation and disappear completely in Jinling City!"

But Zhang Gaoqiu had a friendly smile on his face: "You are right, little brother. I am a human being. How could I do something worse than an animal?"

"Then I feel relieved. I was worried before, afraid that my eldest cousin would kill me, and make me disgraced in Jinling City and die in prison. Now after listening to my eldest cousin's assurance, I feel relieved." Zhang Chen said with a smile.

Zhang Gaoqiu's expression changed slightly when he heard this.

Zhang Gaqi, who was standing by, didn't know what was going on between the two. Seeing that they were getting along well, he said with a look of satisfaction, "Not bad, not bad. You two are blood relatives. In this huge Jinling City, there are only two of you blood relatives. You should help and take care of each other."

"Come, let's have a good drink together as uncle and nephew." Zhang Gasi said.

What followed was a harmonious drinking session, and Zhang Chen looked at Zhang Gaqi and Zhang Gaoqiu in front of him, with thoughts running through his mind. He wanted to take the opportunity to possess Zhang Gaoqiu with the Blood God Son, but when he looked at Zhang Gaqi opposite him, he realized that this guy possessed the power of the Heavenly Demon and was most sensitive to the Qi, so he decided not to act rashly.

Moreover, if Zhang Gaoqiu was possessed by the Blood God Son and was discovered by the tenth-level god after returning to the Shen family, it would be very bad.

Just as all kinds of thoughts were flashing through Zhang Chen's mind, a banquet with ulterior motives was over, and then both parties dispersed.

Zhang Chen and Zhang Gaoqiu returned to the Shen family. Zhang Gaoqiu was drunk and put his arm around Zhang Chen's shoulders, acting like a caring older brother. "Little brother, you've suffered a lot in the barren land of the north. Don't worry. I'll protect you in Jinling City from now on. No one can embarrass you again. Just wait patiently. I've arranged your marriage very clearly for you. I won't let you suffer any loss."

He continued, "Don't take the discussion between Shen Qiu and I that day to heart. I was just pretending to be friendly with the Shen family to test their attitude. I wanted to see if they still recognized your engagement and how they wanted to harm you so that I could see through it in advance and protect them. You and I are blood relatives, so how could I team up with outsiders to harm you? If the news gets back to Kyoto, wouldn't I be ruined and unable to live as a human being? I would never do such a thing."

Zhang Chen glanced at Zhang Gaoqiu, who also looked drunk at this time, but his eyes showed a hint of coldness. He said calmly: "In this case, I would like to thank you very much, big brother. Big brother, you don't know that I am alone in the north. I have been wandering all the way from the north to Jinling. I have experienced the warmth and coldness of human nature. I have fought with people and snatched food from beggars along the way. I am displaced and have no place to live. I am happy to see you today, big brother. I finally have relatives again! Big brother, you are my relative! From now on, you will be my real brother."

Zhang Chen seemed to be really drunk at this time. He pulled Zhang Gaoqiu and kept expressing his kindness, his voice full of eagerness.

Zhang Gaoqiu was so excited that he seemed to be about to cry when he heard Zhang Chen's "heartfelt" words. He sneered in his heart: "So he is a fool! In this case, the next thing will be easy. Fourth uncle helped me a lot. He gave me the opportunity to get close to this fool. It will be easier to deal with him in the future."

Thinking of this, Zhang Gaoqiu gently patted Zhang Chen on the shoulder and said, "Good brother, I am here for you in the future. No matter what happens, I will stand up for you."

Zhang Chen's eyes turned red when he heard this, and he looked at Zhang Gaoqiu in disbelief: "Brother, can you help me with anything?"

Zhang Gaoqiu said without thinking: "Of course!"

As his words fell, Zhang Chen hurriedly hit the snake with a stick: "Brother, the Shen family bullied me too much, please help me!"

Hearing Zhang Chen's words, Zhang Gaoqiu couldn't help but shudder, sobering up a bit, and looked Zhang Chen up and down with a pair of eyes: "How did the Shen family bully you?"

Zhang Chen told the story of his own food, and then said indignantly: "The food given to my servants by the Shen family simply shows that they don't care about me or my Zhang family. Please, big brother, make the decision for me!"

Since Zhang Gaoqiu was pretending to be submissive, Zhang Chen naturally began to take advantage of him whenever he could.

PS: This is the third update for the leader of the alliance, Bamboo Leaf Seed Crisp.

(End of this chapter)