Chapter 1164: Raising an Army to Hold the Culprit Accountable

The carriage finally stopped at the gate of the Yan family mansion. Then, the people wrapped in large cloaks jumped off the carriage one by one and walked towards the gate of the Yan family.

The gate of the Yan family was open, so naturally the steward in charge of welcoming guests quickly greeted the visitors after seeing them. First, there was a greeting, and then a brief exchange, but in short, the voices were very low, and it was unknown what both sides said. Perhaps, one party stated the purpose of the visit, and the other party asked about the situation. Then, the people wrapped in cloaks were invited into the Yan family's mansion. As for their carriages, the Yan family's servants came out to lead the horses, and they eventually disappeared in the Yan family mansion.

So, the gate of the Yan family mansion was finally closed, and the street in front of the gate returned to peace again. As for the appearance of those people before, it was too common, and I am afraid that even if someone saw it, they would soon forget it.

However, the more common things are, the greater the secrets are often hidden behind them. Now Huan Yin is plotting the entire Western Eight Days with the help of the Yan family, so the situation will be even more so.

Not long after, the dozen or so people wrapped in large cloaks were led by the Yan family's steward into the deepest part of the Yan family. Here, there is a large meeting hall, which has been decorated quite formally at this moment. Many core members of the Yan family are already waiting here, and the leader is Hu Zi.

Just looking at the layout of the meeting hall and the members of the Yan family who are already waiting, it is enough to see that they are waiting for extremely important guests. And when they saw the arrival of those people wrapped in cloaks, led by Hu Zi, everyone stood up together and went directly to the meeting hall, which not only showed that they were waiting for these people, but also showed that these people must not be neglected by them.

"Dear Heavenly Kings, distinguished guests, Great Heavenly King Devapola, Hu Zi has been waiting here for a long time!" As soon as Hu Zi went out, his face was full of smiles, and he clasped his fists to the people who came. From his words, it is not difficult to hear that those so-called "traveling merchants" who look ordinary are the core members of the Defa Family Business Alliance headed by Defa Polo, the current head of the Defa Family and the helmsman of the Defa Family Business Alliance. Of course, they have an even more amazing identity, that is, the core members of the Western Eight Heavenly Polity, the kings and great kings of each city. Although, they may just be puppets.

More than a dozen people wrapped in cloaks stood still when they saw Hu Zi coming out, and then took off their cloaks together with the man standing in the front. So, a variety of faces appeared in the light, some with extraordinary temperament, and some smart and capable. The one in the lead had a particularly outstanding temperament and had a typical superior style. Even though he had a plain appearance, an old face, and gray hair and beard.

The leader was naturally Defa Polo. It seems that his puppet king is not entirely in vain, which has been fully revealed from his demeanor.

However, after revealing his true appearance, Devapollo was not as polite as Hu Zi. He gave people a cold feeling. After looking at Hu Zi for a long time, he said, "Our identities are sensitive. We won't be discovered by the stalkers when we enter your house."

Devapollo's attitude was cold, and the people behind him were naturally expressionless.

Hu Zi saw them like this, but he didn't feel unhappy. He just smiled and said, "Lord Devapollo, I know the importance of our meeting. So please rest assured that no outsiders will know about your appearance. What's more, you disguised yourself as traveling merchants, isn't it also very smart? Why worry so much?"

Now that Devapollo came to conspire with the Yan family, it was naturally the cooperation between the two sides to jointly overthrow Ku. This matter was too important and too sensitive, so how could Hu Zi not make arrangements? Hu Zi knew that the Phantom's people might be watching him at any time, so he had already asked Ying Jue to deal with these things.

However, the traveling merchants of Defapolo and others were really smart. They drove here openly, but they seemed too ordinary. Even if they were really discovered by the military, they would probably be ignored automatically soon. In this way, there was no need to worry about the whole thing.

After hearing Hu Zi's words, Defapolo suddenly sneered, and then raised his voice and asked: "Since you know that our cooperation is important, why do you stab me in the back? Don't you take us seriously?"

"Hmph, if you do things like this, the worst that can happen is that both of us will die!" As soon as Defapolo's voice fell, a middle-aged man behind him immediately snorted coldly and shouted.

"What a Yan family, you actually bully us. Who do you think you are? Do you know how long we have been operating in the West for eight days? Do you know that Lord Defapolo is still the great king here!?"

Another voice came from behind Defapolo again, and then one voice after another, each more dissatisfied than the other.

In this way, in just a moment, Devapola and more than a dozen others had already exuded a strong momentum. As the kings and local leaders of the eight western heavens, as well as the giants of local business, they were obviously not easy to mess with.

However, Hu Zi is not someone who has never seen the world. The real Great Heavenly King is just like this in front of him, let alone a puppet Great Heavenly King with a puppet group? Moreover, this puppet group has long been on the decline and dying. Moreover, how powerful is Hu Zi? Although Defa Polo is strong, a puppet Great Heavenly King is still far behind him. In this way, Hu Zi has nothing to fear.

So, after waiting for the other party to finish shouting, he just smiled lightly and said: "Lord Defa, it is inevitable that your waist will hurt when you stand and talk. Why don't you go into the hall and serve tea!"

Defa Polo had contact with Hu Zi once and knew how powerful he was. However, he was not afraid, so he snorted heavily, flicked his sleeves, and walked into the meeting hall with the people behind him.

After everyone sat down, the good tea was served. Everyone in the Yan family picked up their teacups to sip tea, but Defa Polo and his party did not touch their teacups at all, still looking aggressive and ready to call for punishment.

Soon, Defa Polo spoke: "Master Hu Zi, please give me a reasonable explanation for what you just said!"

Hu Zi naturally knew what Defa Polo meant by "stabbing in the back". In the past three months, Huan Yin wandered around and poached 90% of the members of the Defa Family Business Alliance. For every family poached, Defa Polo's bargaining chips were reduced by 5 million fairy jades. In this way, the benefits Huan Yin took away were already a terrifying number.

And from now on, Defa Polo must have been very depressed in the past three months. Due to the Taoist oath, they could not make trouble all the time, and could only watch the members of their alliance leave them one by one. Therefore, it is understandable that they came here today without courtesy and grace to call for punishment.

Hu Zi took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Master Defa, we are all businessmen. My Yan family has not broken any rules. What explanation do you want?"

When Defa Polo heard this, he was angry: "You also know that we are all businessmen? If you know, why don't you even have the most basic sincerity? At this point, if you can't give a reasonable explanation, let's not talk about this cooperation today!"

Defa Polo's words were already threatening Hu Zi. However, Hu Zi was still not panicked. Defa Polo felt something was wrong with this. He remembered that this trick was very effective when he negotiated with Hu Zi last time.

After a while, Hu Zi said, "Master Defa, do you really want an explanation?"

Defapolo shouted, "I must!"

Hu Zi smiled and said, "Well, in that case, I can't give this explanation. I have to ask a master to give it in person."

Defapolo didn't understand and asked, "What do you mean by this? The Yan family is now in charge of you. Do you still want to shirk it?"

Defapolo didn't know the existence of Huanyin. First, he had never met Huanyin. Second, when Huanyin was moving around during this period, all his traces were secretly covered and concealed by Yingjue. So, in fact, Defapolo still didn't know that Huanyin had poached his people. He just thought that Hu Zi had asked a master for help.

Hu Zi said, "I never said that the Yan family was in charge of me. It's just that the master of my family left for an important matter for a year, so I was temporarily in charge. Now that he has returned, it's better for him to decide on this matter."

Defapolo raised his eyebrows, obviously not expecting Hu Zi to say so. But soon, his face darkened again, and he said angrily: "Why hasn't that gentleman come out yet? Does he look down on us and think we are not worthy of being received by him?"

Defapolo, as the Great Heavenly King, is a puppet, but he still has his pride. Moreover, he has a huge influence in the business world of the Western Eight Days. Now, after hearing Hu Zi say that the real person in charge has not come yet, he naturally feels that he has been insulted, and that the Yan family is too inconsiderate in treating guests and looking down on people.

However, Hu Zi's answer made Defapolo even more unacceptable: "Well, it is indeed the case."