spooky invasion

Chapter 1183 The owner's thoughts

Master Qian smiled and said: "Old Steward Zhu? I said we have ulterior motives, so tell me, what are our ulterior motives?"

"You want to take advantage of the situation and occupy my owner's foundation. You plan to plot my owner's castle and his ten thousand hectares of fertile land."

"Haha, Old Steward Zhu, even if you are a frog in a well, you should have heard of the name of the Baoshu Clan. Besides, your master's castle, this foundation, I think you are almost defeated by you, right? It's an empty shell That's all, what do you think is worth our efforts?"

Old Zhu's face was ugly: "No matter how much you argue, someone has to believe it. Anyway, I don't believe it. No one in our castle will believe your nonsense."

Lord Qian laughed loudly: "Old Zhu, old Zhu, it seems that you have completely forgotten that you are just a servant. Your opening and closing of your mouth means that the entire castle is up and down. What do you say to your owner? Land? Or, this castle, is actually your housekeeper Zhu who has the final say? You are the real owner of this castle?"

These words are undoubtedly heartbreaking words.

It is also extremely taboo.This is clearly insinuating that Lao Zhu deceived the master with his slavery.

And this is also the most taboo thing for Cen Qi.Over the years, Cen Qi felt more and more that Lao Zhu had the final say on almost everything about the castle.Although he, Cen Qi, was the owner of the villa, when he wanted to get in touch with specific affairs, he often felt that he had nowhere to go and didn't know where to start.

To put it bluntly, no matter how dull Cen Qi was, he would have sensed this feeling of being ostracized, not to mention that he was not dull at all.

In the entire castle, everyone respected him very much and praised him very highly as the owner.But Cen Qi could still feel the faint sense of alienation behind this kind of respect.

Hang you high, and some insignificant things will obey your orders.But when it really came to an emergency, Cen Qi was a little unsure, how many people could he control in this castle?

There was another thought that made Cen Qi even more terrified, and he didn't even dare to think deeply about it.

If he, Cen Qi, had a conflict with old steward Zhu, and had to choose between the two, how many people in the entire castle would choose him as the owner.

This castle manor has been handed down from generation to generation, and Lao Cen's family has been descended from generation to generation. How many loyal people are willing to follow him life and death?
The more Cen Qi pondered, the more pessimistic he became.All the favors released by the manor over the years, bit by bit, seem to have come from Lao Zhu, the housekeeper.

So much so that the people below are grateful and only know that it is Old Zhu butler who feeds them and gives them work so that they can survive safely.

On the contrary, he, the owner of the village, is more like an enshrined statue, living in the clouds, but he is not real at all, and his sense of existence is very low.

Therefore, after the scene fell into a brief silence, when Lao Zhu was about to speak, Cen Qi waved his hand and said: "Old Zhu, don't get excited. I know your loyalty to me. But the castle is in trouble now, even if it is In order to make everyone who follows me live a better life, I must also change my thinking, comprehensively evaluate our situation, and evaluate the possibility of various options."

Lao Zhu still didn't give up, and opened his mouth to continue persuading, but Cen Qi rarely showed the majesty of the owner, and said decisively: "Don't rush to persuade me. I have also understood the thousands of acres of spiritual land, it is indeed a waste Yes. These years have not reflected their value at all, which has caused their valuation to depreciate greatly. I have no intention of changing the situation of the castle, but increasing income and reducing expenditure, and reversing the profit and loss of our castle, this matter must be faced bravely and made some changes. "

"I've heard of the Baoshu Clan. They are the top ten golden groups of our Earth Core Clan. I can trust the cooperation with the Baoshu Clan." Cen Qi set the tone again.

Lao Zhu hurriedly said: "But this guy calls himself the Baoshu clan, but he is not of the Baoshu clan blood at all. Besides, none of them belong to the Baoshu clan. And these mushroom people are obviously the most powerful people in the inner world. One of the humble ethnic groups, but dare to call themselves the Baoshu clan? The owner, they are clearly bullying our ignorance. With the wisdom of the owner, how can he be deceived by these cheap rhetoric?"

Master Qian suddenly became unhappy: "Old Zhu, although I am not a Baoshu clan myself, it does not affect my life for the Baoshu clan. Don't look down on the mushroom people, these few mushroom people are better than those in your castle." Half a bucket of water is much better at medicine. A few days ago, these mushroom people took care of dozens of acres of spiritual land, and the growth of the elixir was gratifying, unlike your elixir. I wondered, what is it? What kind of stupid person can cultivate the elixir like this? I even suspect that this is not a problem with the medicine workers, but someone deliberately doing bad things, deliberately slowing down the work, right?"

After finishing speaking, Lord Qian did not wait for Lao Zhu to argue, and said loudly to Cen Qi: "Master, I will know soon whether I represent the Baoshu Clan. My master is of the blood of the Baoshu Clan. Today will be the earliest, and tomorrow will be the latest." Hurry to this place. When the time comes, my master will personally discuss the deal with the owner, so the owner can rest assured, right?"

Cen Qi was moved, and selectively ignored Lao Zhu who was winking.

"Okay, I, Cen Qi, am not a flexible person. I would like to discuss this cooperation with the adults of the Baoshu clan. I will give you two days at most, if the adults of your Baoshu clan do not come within two days. Then don't blame me for not giving you a chance."

"Okay, Master Cen Qi, speak quickly. My master will definitely arrive within two days. Moreover, I can assure you that if Master Cen Qi chooses to cooperate with my Baoshu Clan, you will definitely be able to earn the thousands of acres of spiritual land It's full of money. Since ancient times, money is the hero's courage. With money, the owner can show his ambitions, and he doesn't have to hide in this small castle, and he doesn't know how big the outside world is."

As Master Qian, he shouldn't have said such a thing, and it seemed a little presumptuous.

But he obviously had insight into some conditions of the manor, as well as some conditions and psychology of Cen Qi, so there was a sense of agitation in what he said, which aroused Cen Qi's nerves.

Are you short of money?Then use money to stimulate you.

It has to be said that although Master Qian has a weird temper, there are indeed some things about him that are beyond ordinary people.Otherwise, he wouldn't be favored by the blood of the Baoshu clan like Duo Ye.After all, he was not from a noble family.

In contrast, Baye's performance is very hip.Ba Ye, who called the wind and rain in Lord Tiger's manor, was obviously a bit slumped when he left Lord Tiger's territory, unable to stand up at all.

Those skills he had in Master Hu's Manor couldn't be used outside.

If it weren't for Master Qian's unfathomable manipulation, there would be no agreement on this matter.

Cen Qi glanced at Lao Zhu: "Old Zhu, arrange the best guest rooms and the best meals, and you must not neglect the distinguished guests."

Although Lao Zhu is domineering, he cannot disobey Cen Qi in the open.

He could only swallow his anger and said in a low voice: "Yes."

Saying that, Lao Zhu waved his hand, and said to Master Qian and the others: "Guests, please?"

Cen Qi said: "What's the rush? You go and make arrangements first. I'll drink tea and chat with the distinguished guest."

Lao Zhu gave Master Qian and the others a meaningful look, and then winked at the two servants serving tea beside Cen Qi.

Then he left reluctantly.I don't know if I will really arrange the best rooms and the best meals.

After Lao Zhu left, Cen Qi took a sip from his teacup and immediately frowned.

"This tea is not of high quality, go for the best tea, don't neglect the distinguished guests."

The two servants serving the tea looked at each other and hesitated for a moment.

Cen Qi put the teacup on the table vigorously: "What? I, the owner, can't command you anymore?"

The faces of the two servants serving the tea turned pale with fright, and they both knelt down on the ground: "Don't dare, my slave doesn't dare. I'll go change the tea now."

Cen Qi waved his hand again to signal the security guards inside and outside the living room to retreat: "You all retreat. You are stuck here like a log, and the mood of the distinguished guests drinking tea is affected by you."

In name, Cen Qi is the owner of the villa after all, and there is really no way not to carry out his orders.

After a while, the living room was emptied.

Master Qian chuckled: "It seems that the owner is not a fool."

Cen Qi sighed: "I made everyone laugh. Dare I ask you, is the previous cooperation promise about Lingdi true? Is it exaggerated?"

Master Qian said seriously: "This is no exaggeration. What I said before was just a conservative estimate. In fact, if it is used well, there is great hope for these spiritual lands to earn millions of silver coins a year."

Cen Qi exclaimed: "How can I make so much money? Why have I always heard that my spiritual land is not fertile enough, and the elixir is not suitable for this spiritual land, and it is difficult to balance the output and quality. Over the years, these few spiritual lands Not only did it not bring the necessary income, but it lost money year after year, and the elixir seeds and materials, as well as labor costs, cost a lot in a year."

Master Qian was speechless: "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes and heard it with my own ears, I would never have imagined that there are such weird things in this world. Master, with all due respect, I'm afraid you have never left your home. One acre and three points of land, right? Have you ever left your territory since you took the throne?"

Cen Qi showed some embarrassment, and held up his teacup to cover up: "To tell the truth, I love my homeland by nature, and I don't like to deal with the outside world. I have a natural distrust of the outside world. And I was told since I was a child that people outside The world is very dangerous, just keep your own territory. Our territory is enough for us to live a good life for generations, and there is no need to deal with the outside world."

"Who taught you this? Did your ancestors always do this?"

"That's not true. I heard that there are many ancestors who dared to venture and fight hard in the ancestors. They worked hard for generations to have their foundation. I took over the throne of the owner when I was young. That's what old housekeeper Zhu taught me. My teacher also taught me the same way. The entire castle, up and down, tacitly agrees that this has always been the case."

"It's no wonder." Master Qian smiled meaningfully, "My lord, to say something disrespectful, you are a bird in a cage, you have been carefully raised, and you look high, but you are actually offering you up. You are not allowed to take power yourself."

It stands to reason that Cen Qi would definitely have a violent reaction if he said such a thing, and he might even turn embarrassment into anger.

But Cen Qi fell into an awkward silence.

Master Qian continued: "Vendor Master, if money can solve your predicament, I can guarantee that money will definitely not be a problem if we cooperate with our Baoshu Clan."

Cen Qi's eyes wandered, and he suddenly asked strangely: "Then what if it's not just about money?"

Master Qian and Master Ba looked at each other, and said with emotion: "If it's not about the money, this cooperation might be troublesome. I'm worried that this cooperation may not be possible."

"What's the trouble with this? I insist on cooperation. As the owner of the estate, I can't be the owner of my spiritual land?"

"It should be you, the owner of the villa. But with all due respect, I'm afraid that the real owner of this castle may not be you, the owner of the castle."

A trace of resentment flashed in Cen Qi's eyes: "Do you want to talk about Lao Zhu? He is a servant after all, a follower of my Lao Cen's family. Does he still dare to bully me?"

Master Qian chuckled and said, "It's good for the owner to have this confidence. You can ask yourself, how many people in the entire castle are willing to listen to you, the owner, who you can command, and who are loyal to you at the critical moment? indivual?"

Master Qian was also very helpless, originally he came to discuss cooperation.

But in the current situation, it seems that they have somehow been involved in the inner vortex of this castle.And this vortex is still bottomless.

It would be fine if Cen Qi, the owner of the estate, could be in charge of the family.But it was obvious that Cen Qi was only the head of the house in name, and the person behind the scenes was actually Old Zhu's housekeeper.

According to this situation, if the old butler Zhu turned his face, let alone cooperation, even their lives would be in danger.

"Everyone, I am the master of the castle, so I naturally have my cards. There are some things you don't need to worry about, but please rest here tonight. We will talk about it in detail when your large army arrives."

Master Qian was about to speak, but Master Ba said: "We still have camps on the outskirts, and our companions are outside. It's not easy to leave our companions and rest in the castle."

Cen Qi frowned: "You don't trust me, do you think I can't even guarantee your safety?"

Ba Ye hurriedly said: "There is absolutely no such meaning, in fact, we cannot abandon our companions."

Master Qian suddenly said: "If not, I'll stay, Lord Ba, you take someone back to meet everyone. It will be convenient for Master Duo and Master Hu to lead the way."

Ba Ye was obviously worried about the safety here, and if Qian Ye wanted to take the initiative to stay, he naturally couldn't object.

"Zuyao, what about you?" Ba Ye glanced at Jiang Yue and the others.

"Hehe, we can't let Mr. Qian be alone. Mr. Qian thinks highly of us and asks us to follow him. Of course we have the obligation to follow him."

Master Qian praised: "Good job, I said mushroom people also have good men."

Cen Qi said: "Okay, I'll just attack you guys. I will do my best to facilitate this cooperation. If you don't even have the courage to stay for one night, I will suspect that you are charlatans."

The two parties are so happy to finalize.

Master Qian and Jiang Yue stayed behind, and Lord Ba led the people back to the mountainside to meet up with his accomplices, and waited for the main team of Lord Duo and Master Hu to arrive by the way.

(End of this chapter)