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Chapter 382: Aristocratic Family with High Status and Difficulty of Entering

Liu family!

If Zhang Huaimin hadn't led the way, Zhou You wouldn't have known which way the door opened.

The grand atmosphere of the aristocratic family in the capital city directly contrasted the Xu and Qi families into local rich people in the countryside.

The building complex stretching for dozens of miles is as majestic as an imperial palace, and the overlapping doors and windows are even more dazzling.

There are so many doors, roofs, and eaves that it is impossible to count them at a glance.

There was once a joke about a local rich man in the countryside who boasted about the size of his mansion. By chance, the doorman of a noble family heard him and took him to the capital for a tour.

The local rich man walked into the most magnificent building he had ever seen in his life. He walked and looked around for three days. In the end, the doorman told him that the land under his feet had not even gone beyond the boundary of the place where he had just entered.

Zhou You was standing at the door of Liu's house when he suddenly remembered the joke. The local rich man in the joke couldn't help but feel a little sad.

Human imagination has its limits, but the extravagance and debauchery in reality is far from reaching its end.

Zhang Huaimin was once a guest of a noble family and had extensive knowledge. He also visited the Liu family and kindly introduced the history of the surrounding buildings to Zhou You.

They were both strangers and immediately attracted attention.

There are high towers on both sides of the Liu family’s gate, which can see all directions outside the gate to prevent prying eyes with ulterior motives.

There happened to be a doorman on duty today, and he saw Zhang Huaimin and his men coming to the door and pointing and talking.

It's worth it!

Those who snoop around the house with ulterior motives are obviously those who are up to no good.

"Zhang Huaimin, why are you, a stray dog, coming to my Liu family to beg for food?"

The air was torn apart, and a figure fell from a high altitude, causing the ground to dent and the surroundings to shake continuously.

Intermediate martial artist!

Zhou You watched the other person pull his feet out from deep in the mud and judged his level of strength at a glance.

A retainer of the Liu family and an intermediate martial artist, he seems to be quite familiar with his sworn brother Zhang Huaimin.

"Lan Zhirou, I'm not here to see you today, get out of the way."

Zhang Huaimin said unhappily that he was asked to step back by the noble families, and when the wall fell, everyone pushed it down. Lan Zhirou in front of him was also one of those people pushing the wall down.

All our past friendships disappeared after he fell into poverty, and we became strangers when we met.

Lan Zhirou blocked the way with her arm, "Don't go, don't you know that the precious land in front of the gate belongs to the noble families?"

"You two broke into the Liu family's territory, pointed fingers, and pried into their privacy. This matter cannot be tolerated."

"Why don't you surrender quickly and wait for your punishment?"

Zhang Huaimin glanced at Zhou You and his breathing became heavy. He remembered that ever since he left the aristocratic family, he had been neglected and ridiculed, like a fallen phoenix, no better than a chicken.

But I can't tolerate it now. My younger brother Lu Zhigang has a trump card. I came here today to be a guest of honor.

"Lan Zhirou, stop making trouble. If things get out of hand, you'll be the one who suffers."

Lan Zhirou sneered and shook her head, "Zhang Huaimin, I don't trust you at all."

As he spoke, he spread out his palms and grabbed Zhang Huaimin's shoulders.

The muscles on Zhang Huaimin's shoulders squirmed, instantly becoming smooth as water. He spread out the opponent's grasping hand and slapped Lan Zhirou's wrist with both palms.

Lan Zhirou saluted with her eyes, stretched out her arm three feet long, and pointed her fingers at the back of Zhang Huaimin's elbow.

The two men were almost stuck together, their palms changing into various attack gestures, their energy and blood contained but not released, and there were dangers lurking in the space between them.

Traveling around is really eye-opening.

An intermediate martial artist is already very experienced and skilled in the control and management of strength.

The two men attacked in anger, but without letting any of their strength escape, they directed all their power towards the enemy.

Considering that this is the territory of the aristocratic families, every brick and tile has an owner, and the cost of damage is extremely serious. At least, when Zhou You was traveling in Gongliang City, he did not see the middle and high-level martial artists restrained. The reason behind this was that the two aristocratic families withdrew, and this city became a land without an owner, and everyone had no scruples.

"Clap clap clap!"

There was the sound of bodies colliding, blood shaking, and tendons and bones rubbing against each other.

Zhou You estimated that after today's fight, Zhang Huaimin had at least ten kilograms of blood clots on his body.

The loud noise here immediately attracted attention.

An old man in green passed by with a group of servants and couldn't help but frowned when he saw this scene.

"Why did they fight at the door?"

When Lan Zhirou heard the old man's voice, her attitude became respectful, "Old housekeeper, is there someone causing trouble?"

"I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense!"

Zhang Huaimin hurriedly clarified the matter and tried his best to resist the other party's attempt to accuse him.

The old man in green holds a high status in the Liu family. He is called the old steward and must be the person in charge.

He waved his skinny hand and said, "Call a few more retainers to come over and arrest the man. If they can't find out anything major, hand him over to the city gate guards and put him in the Zhenhen Prison."

What the hell? The consequence of offending a noble family is to go to the Zhenming Prison.

After hearing this, Zhou You gained a deeper understanding of the aristocratic family's overwhelming power.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, the sound of the martial artist's powerful body breaking through the air continued, and it was obvious that more guests had arrived following the order.

It was a bit difficult for Zhang Huaimin to deal with Lan Zhirou alone, and the guests who arrived one after another were at least intermediate-level martial artists, with one or two high-level martial artists mixed in.

"Old housekeeper, we are not here to cause trouble, we are here to find someone!"

Zhou You took out the belt and held it in his palm, then quickly walked forward to show the other person.

The old steward originally had his eyes narrowed, but the moment he saw the straps, his eyes widened and the wrinkles on his forehead deepened.

He recognized it at a glance. The belt belonged to Liu Fengji, the favorite of the Liu family, also known as Jixiang'er.

Knock, knock, knock! The guests arrived at the door one after another and started to fight without saying a word.

In the blink of an eye, Zhang Huaimin's limbs were locked, his back was pressed against by fists, and his face turned red.

His eyes were filled with grief and indignation. It’s not that I’m not strong enough, it’s that the other side has too many people and I’m outnumbered!

"Take him away for trial!"

Lan Zhirou was particularly excited. She called on several guests to join her and was about to take Zhang Huaimin away.

Suddenly, the old butler raised his hand and said, "Wait, the rest of you, step back!"

"Let him go, you have nothing to do here!"

Lan Zhirou and the other guests looked at each other in confusion. What was going on?
The old butler walked up to Zhou You and bowed respectfully, "Sir, is this gentleman looking for my young master?"

"Yes, an old friend wants to see you and ask him to fulfill a promise."

The old butler thought that the promise of using the belt as a token of trust was very important, and this person was definitely not an ordinary person.

He pointed out seven or eight servants and said, "Please invite the two guests inside to entertain them. I will go and inform the young master."

Inside the door?

Not only the servants, but also Lan Zhirou and other guests were stunned. What was the identity of the other party that he was allowed to enter?
The so-called retainers are guests who are entertained, dined and stayed overnight by the family. Although they are treated with great courtesy, they cannot enter the real core area of ​​the family and their activities are limited to the area around the gatehouse.

The local rich man in the joke had been active for three days in his territory, which was theoretically located around the gatehouse.

Everyone knows Zhang Huaimin, but what are the origins of the junior martial artist beside him?
Could it be that this is another person with a background who is here to steal the food and become another important guest of the Liu family?
Amid the speculation and suspicion of the crowd, Zhou You and Zhang Huaimin were invited by the servants to enter the gate. The buildings of different heights on both sides had their own styles and were where the guests lived.

(End of this chapter)