Bring your aunt to eat big meat, the scumbag father's family is furious

The three men were initially calm and composed, but when their eyes fell on the scroll, they were all startled.

It's an innate awe of power compared to one's own, like a tiger in the jungle encountering a more powerful and robust tiger.

Seeing their expressions, Pei Shijiu understood and gave a cold laugh.

"It seems you're all just so-so."

The three men looked embarrassed. The sorcerer in white robes said, "If the Second Prince says we are weaker than the man in the portrait, we admit it. Strength cannot be faked. Mr. Huo is a genius in cultivating the Five Elements Techniques. Even if we are older than him, we would still be no match for him if we cultivated for another twenty or thirty years."

“The people I painstakingly found are certainly not bad, but even you were helpless when facing Huo Xiu.” Pei Shijiu’s brows were already deeply furrowed.

“Yes, even if the three of us join forces, we are no match for Huo Xiu,” said the black-robed sorcerer.

"Then you'll surely find where he is, right? When that happens, the three of us will team up and force him to make a move. Once you've completed your mission, you'll receive everything I promised you."

The gray-robed sorcerer shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's difficult. Mr. Huo Xiu can find out where we are, but we can't find out where he is. In his cultivation of concealment, there is a technique to deceive people, which is to avoid being tracked down."

A mocking smile appeared on Pei Shijiu's lips.

"How interesting, someone else actually found this person first."

“The Princess Zhenguo originally possessed some special abilities, but Huo Xiu used a forbidden technique to limit her abilities. Do you have a way to remove it?”

The three exchanged a glance, all showing a hint of surprise.

Everyone says that the Princess Zhenguo is no ordinary person. Huo Xiu even had to use forbidden techniques when facing her, which shows that he had no choice but to do so because he had no other option.

"This is Mr. Huo's biggest backup plan, and only he can counter it."

The black-robed sorcerer then understood why the Second Prince Pei had said they should join forces to force Huo Xiu to make a move.

This is an effective method for breaking forbidden spells, called passive disarming.

Huo Xiu personally removed it, which was a deliberate act of dispelling it.

Whether it was proactive or reactive, Huo Xiu's personal involvement was indispensable.

After painstakingly finding three powerful sorcerers, this is the result.

Pei Shijiu's face was gloomy, and he waved his hand to dismiss the people.

Seeing his younger brother like this, Pei Zhujin couldn't help but feel guilty, as the older brother, he hadn't been able to help much.

But then Pei Shijiu sneered.

"With Lian'er and me working together, we will be unstoppable, whether it be gods or Buddhas."

"I refuse to believe that just because one convenience is lost, some people will get away with it."

As his elder brother and Qiao Lian'er's friend, Pei Zhujin knew that at this time, he should also show his sincerity.

“And me,” he said softly.

In the past, they were always very relaxed, so he focused his attention on the Prince Pei's residence and didn't easily interfere in their affairs.

Now, he also needs to do his part.

Pei Shijiu looked at his brother, whose gaze was gentle yet firm, which strengthened his resolve even further.

Qiao Lian'er was listening to a report in the East Warm Pavilion. During this period, she needed to know in detail what was happening in the capital, the court, and the border.

A servant of the Qiao family showed his face briefly outside, looking anxious.

"If you have anything to do, tell me."

The servant said, "Something has happened at Qiao's Shop."

Qiao Lian'er let him in, and the person who was reporting left.

The servant continued, "Several customers have come to Qiao's main store one after another, claiming that they have been feeling unwell after eating the snacks they bought from Qiao's, and that they have been feeling unwell for a while now."

Qiao Lian'er stood up: "I'll go take a look."

If there are problems with snacks, it's mostly because they're expired.

The snacks all have a shelf life of two or three years or more, and every time she takes them out, they are freshly produced.

The Qiao family's headquarters was located in a large building on the main street. It was four stories high, and each floor was very large, with shelves full of various items.

When Qiao Lian'er arrived, a large crowd had already gathered there.

The main store is jointly managed by Qiao Yunni and Feng Shi. The two of them are standing at the entrance, looking very unhappy.

“We trust Qiao’s and buy snacks from you almost every day. Adults and children eat them too. Now, one after another, people are feeling unwell, with stomach aches and dizziness. Could it be that Qiao’s has made money and started to cheat its old customers by selling inferior products?”

"Yes, don't tell me we might have eaten something else. The food was our usual. The problem can only be with the snacks from your Qiao's shop."

Qiao Yunni said kindly, "Please trust us. Since our Qiaoji Shop opened a few years ago, we have never had any problems. We will ask a doctor to take a look at these guests and find out what is wrong."

Feng said, "Please do not draw any conclusions before the results are in, so as not to wrong the innocent."

"Hmph, how ridiculous. We all got sick from eating here, and you still say you've wronged the innocent? That's not how you use the word 'innocent.' We have stomach aches, dizziness, and feel nauseous. This matter isn't over until your Qiao family gives us a large sum of compensation."

Qiao Yunni asked the waiter next to her, "Has the doctor been brought yet?"

"We're on our way, we'll be there in a little while."

"It's no use you bringing a doctor. Everyone knows the Qiao family is rich. They must have already bribed the doctor. We won't accept a diagnosis. We can have an examination, but it has to be done by the doctor we found. Only then can it be considered fair."

Feng said to Qiao Yunni, "These people are clearly making trouble for no reason. Why don't we report this to the authorities?"

She didn't deliberately lower her voice; she reported it to the authorities, and the truth came out after an investigation.

However, when they heard that the matter had been reported to the authorities, they remained completely calm.

"If you want to report this to the authorities, then go ahead and do it. Whether it's the Jingzhao Yin department or the Dali Temple, we got sick from eating at your house, and we can't deny it. But you're going to see a doctor and report this to the authorities, are you feeling guilty?"

Qiao Yunni asked in bewilderment, "We dared to have a doctor diagnose us and report it to the authorities, so how is that being guilty?"

"Because you yourselves dare not admit that the goods you sell are not clean, you want to bribe the doctors and the government to turn the tables. Actually, you don't need to go to such lengths. Princess Zhenguo is the backbone of the Qiao family and has immense power. She directly arrested us as criminals who made false accusations. We common people are powerless to resist."

These people are good at sophistry; no matter what the Qiao family says or does, they can always find a way to retaliate.

Qiao Lian'er knew that these people would have to hire their own doctors, and the doctors they hired would definitely distort the truth. Even if the authorities came, they would still confuse the officials.

She pushed through the crowd and went inside.

"You all said you felt unwell after eating our Qiao Ji snacks, but when I look at you, you are clearly full of energy, not like you have stomach aches or dizziness."