279: Jiu Zhonglang has arrived! (asking for monthly tickets)

The next morning, as a ray of sunlight broke through the dawn, Jinguancheng suddenly became noisy.

A single invitation delivered to the doors of the Four Sects and Seven Families in the early morning caused an uproar.

During this sensitive period, the Liu Family suddenly changed hands!

Jinguancheng's first-class forces are divided into Four Sects and Eight Families, a total of twelve forces. The weakest of these has four or five Heavenly Gates guarding them, while the strongest has nearly ten Heavenly Gates. It is rumored that some old, immortal ones are in secluded cultivation.

The Liu Family is one of the Eight Families, with its sphere of influence in Hemiaozhou, North City. Its strength is considered middle to lower among the twelve forces.

If the Dao Fu Division is the king of Jiannan Road, then the Four Sects and Eight Families are the gentry. Normally, due to resource contention, there are occasional frictions between them, but when it comes to the interests of the Aristocratic Families, they have always been united against outsiders.

Now, the Ninth Mountain Zhonglang General has returned with great power. His actions over the past two days have been extremely overbearing, arresting many people. This has made them sense that this Ninth Zhonglang intends to target the Aristocratic Families, and a storm is brewing.

At this sensitive time, the change in the Liu Family, which belongs to the Eight Families, released a very bad signal.

Because the Liu Family Patriarch was arrested by the Ninth Zhonglang, and the Liu Family Second Manager so quickly became the new Patriarch, combined with the rumors from the Yun Family yesterday, many heads of families twitched their faces, realizing what this represented.

"I want to see what this Liu Tianming intends to do!" Someone's eyelids twitched wildly, filled with uncontrollable rage.

Soon, North City, above Heron Lake, became extraordinarily lively.

Various exotic beasts appeared, and the carriages of various families cut white wakes across the lake, shooting towards the island in the center of the lake.

Outside Heron Lake, many people watched this scene, discussing it animatedly, and the news spread rapidly.

Meanwhile, inside the Liu Family, which had been filled with blood and screams late last night, today presented a joyous scene.

It was as if nothing had happened yesterday.

However, upon closer inspection, between the corridors and pillars of the courtyard, and in the cracks of the floor, faint traces of crimson could be seen.

Beneath the joyous facade, there was also a hint of strangeness.

The Liu Family's main hall for discussions was built over a hot spring eye on the central island, which was a spiritual spring. It uniquely produced Seven-Star Fish, containing essence Qi, rumored to be effective even for Body Profound, but its yield was scarce and extremely precious, forming the very Foundation of the Liu Family.

At this moment, in the hall, Liu Tianming sat at the head, wearing a white-based, gold-patterned flowing cloud python robe. On both sides, the Third Manager, beaming with joy, and the silent Fifth Manager were seated, while the Fourth Manager was nowhere to be found.

The rest were the heads of some second-rate and third-rate Families who usually had good relations or were affiliated with the Liu Family, and who had received the signal first.

Second-rate Families are distinguished by having one Heavenly Gate Dao Soldier Realm.

Third-rate Families have one Heavenly Gate Dao Seed.

There were seven or eight such people.

These people did not care who was in charge of the Liu Family, as long as there was profit.

Naturally, they did not mention the existence of the Liu Family First Manager at all.

"Congratulations, Liu Family Patriarch!"

"The Liu Family seems destined to prosper even more under Brother Tianming's leadership, haha."

"..."

All were meaningless courtesies.

It was just a matter of people flattering each other. Liu Tianming, who usually gave off a gloomy aura, the protagonist of today, also became amiable.

Just then, a servant of the Liu Family announced loudly from outside.

"Qian family...!"

Followed by an angry shout.

"Get out!"

Then, several sounds of breaking air came, and then, several figures landed in front of the Liu Family's main hall for discussions.

Powerful Heavenly Gate Qi surged out one after another.

There were eight people in total.

Eight families from the Four Sects and Seven Families had arrived.

Most had angry brows and unfriendly expressions, while some lowered their eyes, their thoughts unclear, such as the Murong Family Family Patriarch and the Xia Family's Second Master.

"Liu Tianming!"

Someone shouted angrily. It was a burly middle-aged man with a large belly, from the Qian family. This Family's banking and spiritual material businesses spanned half of Shu Land, accumulating countless riches. His small eyes now gleamed with cold light.

Then, he glared at the people from the second- and third-rate Families on both sides, not bothering to be polite.

"Get out!"

The faces of the second- and third-rate Family heads sitting in the hall stiffened, looking somewhat displeased.

They were also Heavenly Gates, and this person named Qian was too overbearing, treating them so disrespectfully.

They were annoyed, but looking at these people from the Four Sects and Eight Families, they could only clench the armrests, stand up, apologize to Liu Tianming, and leave.

Although Liu Tianming had guessed that other families would react, he did not expect them to disrespect him so much. The corners of his raised eyebrows instantly darkened.

"Sirs, are you here to make things difficult for me, Liu?"

The Qian family member leading the way in had Killing Intent on his face. "Where is my sister?"

No wonder this person was so furious from the start, as the First Manager's wife was his sister.

Therefore, there were intricate connections between the various families; even if there were frictions normally, they would not completely tear off the facade.

Liu Tianming's expression remained unchanged.

"When eldest brother was arrested, I went to plead with Ninth Zhonglang. Ninth Zhonglang said eldest brother had committed a fault, so I advised sister-in-law to take people out of Jinguancheng to seek refuge, to be cautious. Is there any problem?"

"The Liu Family cannot be without a head for a day, so I took on the responsibility."

At these words, the man named Qian laughed in anger and said harshly, "She went to seek refuge? When did she go? Why doesn't my Qian family know? We are all thousand-year-old foxes, Liu Tianming, this time, you've gone too far, violating human ethics, resorting to unscrupulous means. From now on, there will be no place for you in Jinguancheng."

As he spoke, the man named Qian's Qi surged, his brows furrowed in anger, and then his body turned into an afterimage, striking fiercely at Liu Tianming, who was seated at the head.

Immediately, a massive wave of Qi rolled out, and the tables and chairs on both sides were shattered by the violent Qi.

And just then, Liu Tianming, sitting at the head, his expression turning ruthless, flicked a finger resting on the armrest.

Several hair-thin Five-Colored Thunder crackled out, and the next second, shot towards the Qian Fatty opposite him.

Only to hear,

A loud "boom."

The Five-Colored Thunder struck the Qian-named fatty, sending him flying.

The Four Sects and Seven Families who had followed him in saw this and their expressions changed slightly. Several of them reached out, joining hands to support the other party, but the immense force and a tingling sensation from above made them retreat two or three steps, leaving clear footprints on the living room floor.

The expressions of the nine people who entered changed.

And the Qian-named fatty, struck by the thunder, was hunched over like a cooked shrimp, a trace of crimson at the corner of his mouth. He stared at Liu Tianming, who was still calmly seated, with furious indignation, and gritted his teeth, saying:

"When did you become so powerful?"

"That thunder definitely doesn't belong to the power of Heavenly Gate!"

"You colluded with that Ninth Zhonglang, he made you do all this, didn't he?"

At these words, everyone present changed their expressions simultaneously.

Their eyes became wary.

Just then, a handsome young man in a silver flying fish robe arrived at the Liu Family mansion outside.

He walked to the entrance of the Liu Family mansion, in front of the servant welcoming guests, and took out a token.

Then, his mouth moved slightly.

The servant's knees immediately went weak, and then his mouth trembled.

He took one