Chapter 128 The Chu Family! Taking them by surprise!
"To Qingzhi Valley?"
Su Hao's eyes narrowed.
Even before he arrived, he had suspected that tonight's events might be related to Qingzhi Valley.
Surprisingly, he was right.
"But must we take action? And with whom?"
Su Hao asked.
"The Chu Family Pharmacy in Nanshan Town, our Zhou family's sworn enemy!"
Zhou Zhengtang snorted coldly, his tone icy.
"Didn't we say the official documents are already in our hands? Does the Huang family still dare to forcibly seize the territory? Aren't they afraid of being held accountable by the government?"
Su Hao was puzzled.
The official document was only received ten days ago, and now we have to go to Qingzhi Valley to take action.
Could it be that the Huang family is going to send people to seize the territory tonight?
"They didn't have the guts, but what they did was even more disgusting than robbery!"
Zhou Zhengtang gritted his teeth, "On the way to Qingzhi Valley, there is a place we must pass through called Lingyan Manor. This place was originally the territory of the Guan family in the city, and it is located right between two cliffs. Only by passing through there can we get to Qingzhi Valley."
"We used to have a good relationship with the Guan family, and we would always give them some payment according to the rules when we passed through to transport medicinal herbs. But for some reason, the Guan family suddenly started making trouble these past two days, saying that we could no longer pass through here, and that the estate had been sold to the Chu family, and that the Chu family was now in charge!"
As Zhou Zhengtang spoke, his eyes were filled with murderous intent.
He treats people with peace and sincerity in his daily life. When conflicts arise, he always tries to reason with them and only resorts to violence when all else fails.
But he had never seen a family as despicable and disgusting as the Chu family.
In order to seize Qingzhi Valley, they joined forces with several opposing forces to drive up the price.
They paid a very high price to acquire Qingzhi Valley, resulting in a significant loss.
They had some family wealth and were confident that they could turn their lives around with Qingzhi Valley, which is why they gritted their teeth and bought it.
Now, seeing that they couldn't win the competition, they turned to the Guan family. They don't know how or how much benefit they offered, but the Chu family suddenly turned against them and gave up control of Lingyan Manor.
"So what are they going to do now? And what about Uncle Zhou and the others?"
Su Hao looked around the courtyard and was surprised that he couldn't find Zhou Cheng'an, the head of the family, despite such a big event.
"A few days ago, my father and father-in-law went to the prefectural city to discuss business. They thought that once they took over Qingzhi Valley, I could manage this place. But they didn't expect..."
Zhou Zhengtang sighed. It seemed that someone had leaked the information to the Chu family, letting them know that Zhou Chengan and the others were not in the city, which was why they came to cause trouble at this critical juncture!
"They told me to go to Lingyan Manor to negotiate. If I don't get a satisfactory result, I can forget about entering Qingzhi Valley for the next few days. Damn it... If they don't let us into the valley, with their current defenses, they can't stop these people from wreaking havoc. By the time my father and the others return, the entire valley will be ruined!"
As Zhou Zhengtang got to this point, he also became a little anxious.
At this point, even if he reports it to the authorities, it won't do much good.
After all, Qingzhi Valley was indeed the territory of the Zhou family, but Qingyan Manor did not belong to the Zhou family.
Furthermore, Qingyan Village is the only route to Qingzhi Valley, so even if the authorities were to report this, they would be helpless.
Ultimately, it was because they hadn't considered things thoroughly enough. They thought they had a good relationship with the Guan family, so they overlooked this step, which allowed the Huang family to take advantage of the situation.
But now, they can only be led by the nose by the other party; it's truly a case of the one who is trying to outmaneuver the other.
Upon hearing Zhou Zhengtang's description, Su Hao nodded, gaining a general understanding of the whole story.
He became slightly more wary of the Chu family.
Judging from the other party's actions, this step has clearly been taken after careful consideration.
Previously, because of the official document, the Chu family had been opposing the Zhou family, and even went so far as to join forces with other forces to raise the price, so that even if the Zhou family obtained Qingzhi Valley, they would have to pay a considerable price.
Moreover, in Su Hao's view, this was only the first step.
After raising the price, the Chu family secretly contacted the Guan family, who controlled the route into the valley.
This will cause trouble for the Zhou family once again.
Su Hao even suspected that the Chu family might have already bought Qingyan Manor.
Otherwise, how could they have timed things so precisely, taking advantage of the fact that Zhou Cheng'an and the others weren't home, to suddenly pull off this operation?
If not, and money is being prepared, who can be sure of the Guan family's attitude, whether they are willing to offend the Zhou family or not?
Therefore, Su Hao estimated that the Chu family must have planned this all along!
"When do we set off?"
Su Hao let out a soft breath and asked again.
He has never been interested in, nor does he like, the intricacies of these family power struggles.
If it were anyone else, he wouldn't even want to get involved in such a thing.
But since it was Zhou Zhengtang who spoke up, he had to help no matter what.
"Let's set off now. I have already gathered Shen Qing, Lei Peng and others, all of whom are experts at the second blood level. There are six of us in total, including myself, as well as some elite guards from the Zhou family."
Zhou Zhengtang made a quick decision and then told Su Hao about the plans for the rest of the night.
Upon hearing this, Su Hao nodded slightly.
Immediately, the two stopped talking and began to gather people, heading to Qingyan Manor at full speed.
Qingzhi Valley, located south of Yanshan City, is a valley in the middle section of Yanshan Mountain. It is mainly rich in Ganoderma lucidum and other precious medicinal materials.
However, on the way to Qingzhi Valley, you need to pass through an ancient stone path through a manor with cliffs on both sides.
This is Qingyan Manor.
Meanwhile, a group of about twenty or thirty people were gathered in Qingyan Manor.
Among these twenty or thirty people, each one was tall and strong, with fierce eyes and a powerful and imposing presence!
Among these dozens of people, the young man in black robes with a somber expression was particularly eye-catching.
The man was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old. His features were ordinary, but he exuded a calm and dangerous aura. In particular, his hands were extremely large and rough, with crisscrossing lines on them, as if they had been cast in time.
He looks like a master of palm techniques!
Beside him stood several other men who were equally imposing.
Among these people were both old and young, but they all stood upright with sharp eyes, clearly elite individuals.
"Young Master Chu Tian, with our impressive display, we've probably already scared that Zhou family brat away from leaving the cave."
At this moment, a man came up to the young man and said with a smile.
His tone was also full of sarcasm.
Their plans were mainly aimed at the Zhou family; preventing them from entering and leaving Qingzhi Valley smoothly would be considered their goal achieved.
The main reason for doing this was to force the Zhou family to give up some of the benefits and resources of Qingzhi Valley... To put it bluntly, it was to get benefits without any exchange conditions.