Tai-shu Cheng was stunned, but he quickly nodded after he reacted. "Yes, yes, yes!"
Connelly hesitated for a moment before replying, "Yes, yes!" He then accompanied the excited Tai-shu Ying out.
Connelly wasn't scary, but the old man would never have so little power in his hands, no matter how bad the Tai-shu family was being described.
"Although Faya has always wanted to keep it a secret, how could we, the local tyrants of Dongrui, not know about such a big movement?
But don't worry, Mr. Qiao. I've already spread the news that Mr. Qiao was having dinner with me at that time. The evidence is very conclusive, and I believe no one will suspect Mr. Qiao, "Tai-shu Yong said with a smile.
Tai-shu Cheng's face had been pale before, but now it was flushed, and his eyes couldn't hide the ecstasy!
He hadn't thought his father would take Ying there!
The brothers knew about the existence of the small house, but their father had never taken them there.
Had father long planned to let his branch take over?
"Do you remember the small room grandpa took you to before?" Tai-shu Yong asked patiently.
But there was another question he couldn't figure out. "I'm curious. How did the old man know who I was?"
Tai-shu Ying and Connelly finally came back. Tai-shu Ying was holding a purple wooden box in her arms. It looked a little old and must have been there for some time.
"I remember!"
Tai-shu Ying said cheerfully. Grandpa had only taken her to the small house once, and he didn't allow her to touch it. Now that she was going in alone, she could take a good look at what was inside!
"I've heard." Chen Mu nodded.
Moon Frost Island's plan to form an alliance had been hidden from the beginning, but it had been made public. Everyone in the Heavenly Federation knew about it.
Tai-shu Yong didn't answer, but he said with a smile, "Little Ying, can you help grandpa get something?"
Even Tang Hanpei couldn't wipe out an aristocratic family single-handedly.
No matter how powerful a card artisan was, he couldn't compete with thousands of card artisans at the same time.
The old man didn't care and said with a smile, "No matter how good these things are, they're just dead things. As long as the Tai-shu family rises, we won't have to worry about not having enough people to deliver things like these." Tai-shu Cheng looked a little pained.
Chen Mu suppressed his excitement and slowly opened the wooden box.
"What is it?
Grandpa. "
The strange expression on Tai-shu Ying's face deepened. Although she was young, she was clever and quick-witted. She felt that something was off today.
"With Moon Frost Island taking the lead and Jia Yingxia personally hosting, no one in the Heavenly Drum Village District can refuse!"
Tai-shu Yong's tone was unusually firm. "As one of the oldest families, the Tai-shu family is inextricably linked to every family in the Heavenly Drum Village District.
To be honest, if the alliance is completed, the Tai-shu Family will have one of the thirty-two votes in the Alliance Parliament!
Apart from these thirty-two votes, there were seven other families who were in reserve.
However, our Tai-shu family has been in decline for too long. Many people have questioned our right to vote, and these people have taken advantage of the weakness of our Tai-shu family.
Humph, they are very jealous of this ticket. "
Tai-shu Yong's murky eyes turned cold, "Actually, it's not just our Tai-shu Clan. There are four other clans that are being questioned as well.
In the end, the council decided to hold the Heavenly Drum Village District Card Artisan Elite Tournament in Qianhu City. Our five families, as well as the seven substitutes, will all send out card artisans to participate in the tournament. The five families with the highest rankings will have the right to decide! "
"Mmmm, go.
Connelly, accompany the young lady, "Tai-shu Yong said lightly.
He also understood that this was one of Tai-shu Yong's trump cards. Once they fell out, there would be no benefit for the Tai-shu family, but he would be in even more trouble.
"Ha ha!"
Tai-shu Yong laughed with some pride. "Mr. Qiao probably doesn't know, but the news of your sneak attack on Faya's encampment has already spread throughout Dongrui. Everyone knows that Qiao Yuan, 50th on the Black-Line Star Listing, is in Dongrui!
How many aces could there be in such a small city?
The old man immediately thought of Mr. Qiao, and after some investigation, Mr. Qiao really did leave the building at that time. The old man then determined that the White Commander was Mr. Qiao! "
Tai-shu Yong praised kindly, "You're so smart, Little Ying!"
He then handed the purple wooden box to Chen Mu. "The gold-mottled liquid-soft fungus is inside. Take a look, White Commander."
He resumed his old form of address for Chen Mu and continued his introduction. "The gold-mottled liquid-soft fungus needs to be stored in a hundred-year-old purple maple box. Otherwise, it will go bad.
The wood of this purple maple box was 500 years old when it was made. "
"Yes!" Tai-shu Ying answered very seriously. Her usual mischievousness had long disappeared.
She tilted her head and said in bewilderment, "That's so strange. Grandpa, why are you here today?"
But the apprehension the aristocratic families had toward aces wouldn't lessen because of that.
If they thoroughly offended a powerful card artisan, he would only need to launch continuous sneak attacks and harassment, and no one would be able to stand it.
The bigger the family, the more they would be afraid of that.
"Mmmm. Little Ying went there to help grandpa get something. It was that purple wooden box. Do you still remember?"
Tai-shu Yong's gaze became distant and deep as he sighed. "The way of the world changes so quickly. It's really unexpected.
The federation is torn apart, with the Big Six each in charge of a region, and Faya watching from the shadows. It's a mess.
Although our Tai-shu family has the heart to restore our former glory, we still know our own weight.
The ambition to conquer the world is nothing more than a joke to our Tai-shu family.
It's just that it's not easy to protect ourselves in this chaotic world. "
"Grandpa, is this it?" Tai-shu Ying moved closer to Tai-shu Yong, as though she was asking for credit.
Chen Mu patiently listened to Tai-shu Yong talk about the irrelevant things.
But in his heart, he felt Tai-shu Yong wasn't wrong. Times had changed. The current era belonged to the Big Six and Faya, but not to the aristocratic families that had declined.
"Don't worry, Mr. Qiao. Let's have some tea first," the old man said with a smile.
If it had been anyone else, Chen Mu would have already used force.
But facing a white-haired old man, he was a little hesitant.
Moreover, the old fox had always given him an unfathomable feeling, which made him very afraid.
That face of certainty made him believe the old man must have some trump card in his hand. Otherwise, he would never have taken the risk to see him in person.
"How did the news of the attack on Faya get out?"
Chen Mu looked serious. If Tai-shu Yong could find out, he was afraid many people in Dongrui had begun to suspect his identity.
That would be bad news for him, especially if Faya found out. That would be troublesome.
"I remember." She looked at her father timidly and answered like a mosquito.
She hadn't told her father about it, afraid he would scold her.
But she quickly raised her head again. She remembered it was her grandpa who wouldn't let her tell her father.
After thinking about it for a long time, Chen Mu finally nodded. "I can promise you that.
But I have to make one thing clear first. I can only do my best, and I can't guarantee any ranking. "
It finally dawned on Chen Mu.
Just as everyone was paying attention to when the Heavenly Drum Alliance would be formed, they had already completed the alliance!
What they were doing then was just dividing the power within the alliance.
But for the Tai-shu family to be able to get the right to vote, it wasn't just because of their ancient history!
Tai-shu Yong had indeed hidden himself deeply. He had quietly gotten the vote that countless families in the Heavenly Drum Village District had been yearning for!
Even Faya hadn't hesitated to use force against them, which showed how important the right to vote was.
The old man suddenly stopped, turned his face to Tai-shu Cheng, and said, "Go call Ying 'er over."
After a while, Tai-shu Ying was brought to the old man by Tai-shu Cheng.
Having said that, Chen Mu knew that unless he didn't want the gold-mottled liquid-soft fungus, he would have to agree.
He took a deep breath and said, "What exactly is it? Please speak clearly, old sir."
Chen Mu roughly guessed what Tai-shu Yong wanted Tai-shu Ying to get, and his heartbeat sped up.
Although he tried to make himself look a little calmer, the shrewd Tai-shu Yong still picked up on the clues. "Ha ha, it looks like the gold-mottled liquid-soft fungus is very important to Mr. Qiao!"
The two sides had finally reached an agreement, and Chen Mu's mood relaxed quite a bit. Hearing that, he said with a smile, "Won't the old sir let down the ancestors again?"
His tone suddenly turned solemn. "Originally, this old man shouldn't have made any requests this time, but the situation is special. The Tai-shu family is on the brink of life and death, and this old man has no other way to think about it. That's why I've come up with this plan.
This old man wasn't sincere this time, and I don't dare to have any extravagant hopes. I only earnestly ask that Mr. Qiao help the Tai-shu family get through this!
As long as Mr. Qiao takes a liking to my Tai-shu family, please don't hesitate to ask. "
Tai-shu Yong breathed a sigh of relief, and his demeanor finally relaxed. He said with a smile, "This old man wants to hear that from Mr. Qiao!
If Mr. Qiao had said something like a guarantee, this old man wouldn't have been able to believe it. "
He then said in a low voice, "Although the matter was urgent, Mr. Qiao still suffered some losses. If Mr. Qiao needs any compensation, please don't hesitate to ask." There was a bit of heroism in his words. "The Tai-shu family still has some assets.
There are still a few small things passed down by our ancestors. Next time, I'll pick one for Mr. Qiao as a token of my appreciation! "
Tai-shu Yong smiled bitterly, and the wrinkles on his face piled up, making him look even older. He slowly said, "I wonder if Mr. Qiao has heard that Moon Frost Island is planning to form an alliance?"
The expression on Tai-shu Yong's face became more amiable. "Little Ying, you've grown quite a bit. Do you miss your grandfather?"
"Grandfather!" Tai-shu Ying called out crisply. She clearly wasn't as afraid of the old man as Tai-shu Cheng was.
No wonder Tai-shu Yong didn't even hesitate to risk offending him to make such a move.
He had always found it strange that Tai-shu Yong's actions couldn't be considered brilliant.
Now, it seemed that the competition within the alliance was also very cruel, for the experienced Tai-shu Yong to be forced to such a point!
Chen Mu breathed a sigh of relief, but he was even more apprehensive. The old fox had done things flawlessly, and his methods and schemes were all unusually ruthless. Chen Mu was no match for him.