Chapter 382 Kill First and Investigate Later
On the way to the Bai family, Han Zheng also inquired in detail about the situation of the entire Hanshui Bai family.
Changlin Mansion is the closest to the Hanshui Bai family, so it knows the Bai family's situation best.
As one of the five great families, the Hanshui Bai family should be the weakest.
Because the entire Bai family is quite in a state of turmoil, and the system of the Bai family is also very strange.
In any martial arts family, there are collateral direct lines and branches of the main line.
It's not because they have to be divided into three, six or nine grades, but because martial arts families are mainly bloodline, which means that a family cannot treat everyone equally and must give limited resources to a few people.
This resulted in a martial arts family where the main direct line became stronger and stronger, while the collateral branches became weaker and weaker, gradually becoming vassals.
The Hanshui Bai family is different. There have been many incidents in its history where the main direct line was too useless, leading to the seizure of power by collateral branches.
And those collateral branches did not maintain their status for long after they seized power, and were seized by other collateral branches.
So strictly speaking, the current direct bloodline of the Bai family has long been impure. The bloodlines of all collateral branches are actually similar to the main direct lineage.
In this way, it would be meaningless to emphasize the main lineage, so hundreds of years ago, the Bai family had already begun to govern jointly.
All collateral branches are qualified to aspire to be the direct line of the main line. If the current direct line of the main line does not have the strength to continue to control the Bai family, then a family meeting will be held to summon all the collateral branches. The person who can take the position of head of the family will take over.
In this way, it not only avoids the infighting losses caused by the change of ownership of the main line of the Bai family, but also allows the disciples of other side branches to see hope and work harder to practice.
This move of the Bai family is quite good, at least it has made the Bai family, which was originally extremely weak, strong for hundreds of years.
But until now, the drawbacks have gradually emerged, that is, there is a serious lack of strong people at the top of the Bai family.
Other families use limited resources to support a small number of warriors from their direct lineage, so they can naturally support many strong ones.
But since all the collateral branches of the Bai family are expected to become the main line, the resources naturally begin to be scattered and not concentrated.
This also leads to the fact that the Bai family has more warriors at the Xiantian and Xuangang realms than other families, but there are far fewer warriors at the Danhai realm than other families, and those who can successfully condense elixirs are even rarer. .
Now that the ancestor of the Bai family is approaching the end of his life, it is extremely urgent to find the next generation of successors.
But at present, there are not many people in the main lineage of the Bai family who are successful. Although the grandson, the most valued descendant of the ancestor of the Bai family, has successfully condensed the elixir, he is still far away from the Yangshen realm.
Although no one from the other collateral branches has stepped into the Yangshen Realm, there are a few who have stepped into the True Alchemy Realm, and they are at least stronger than the descendants of the ancestors of the Bai family.
In their opinion, the ancestor of the Bai family used the resources of the main line to push that waste to the true elixir realm. When he becomes a direct descendant of the main line, with more resources, he will definitely be able to step into the Yangshen realm!
As a result, the Hanshui Bai family has been quite turbulent in recent times, and many branches of the Bai family are coveting the position of direct descendants of the main line.
After listening to what Jiang Qingping said, Han Zheng showed a thoughtful look on his face.
From this point of view, the reason why the Bai family branch colluded with the Black Mountain old demon seems to be very sufficient.
The opponent wants to use the power of the Black Mountain Old Demon to defeat other competitors and become the main line of the direct line.
Chu Xinghe on the side asked with some doubts: "If the branch of the Bai family colluded with the old demon of Black Mountain because of this matter, it would be unreasonable.
The head of the thirteenth branch of the Bai family has just stepped into the Danhai realm, and is still far away from condensing Dan.
Even with the secret support of the Black Mountain Old Demon, can he defeat other martial arts masters who have already condensed their pills? "
Han Zheng chuckled lightly and said: "Don't just look at things on the surface. What appears on the surface may not be the truth.
The thirteenth branch of the Bai family does not have the ability to compete for the position of head of the family, but other branches do.
It is possible that he came forward to collude with the Black Mountain old demon because of some kind of promise from the other party or a combination of interests.
Monsters like the Black Mountain Old Demon are more difficult to deal with than those demons that can only eat people, because it is very good at taking advantage of the greed in people's hearts. "
Chu Xinghe nodded thoughtfully.
The Bai family's thirteen-bedroom house is very large, occupying an entire street.
Half of the Hanshui Bai family's main line and collateral branches are outside the city, but the other half of the collateral branches are in Changlin Mansion and other surrounding prefectures. The people from the Dang Mo Division were coming in a menacing manner, and the people in the thirteenth room of the Bai family had already noticed it.
The gate of the Bai family was opened, and a large number of Bai family disciples poured out directly.
Han Zheng took a quick glance and saw that there were thirteen Xuan Gang Realm warriors. He looked at Jiang Qingping with a hint of sympathy.
It is really not easy to guard Changlin Mansion.
Although Changlin Mansion is a small state mansion, the Bai family is a giant. Although it is a branch, there is one Danhai realm warrior and thirteen Xuangang realm warriors.
There is only one Danmo Colonel in the entire Changlin Mansion.
No wonder the fallen demon captain didn't dare to check the Bai family's caravan. He probably would have to give in to it or even swallow his anger.
"Master Han, the thin middle-aged man taking the lead is Bai Yuanzhou, the head of the thirteenth house of the Bai family. The outside world calls him Thirteenth Master.
He is a strong and vicious person who is extremely difficult to mess with.
In the past, we, Mr. Cheng, tried our best not to conflict with Bai Yuanzhou. "
Han Zheng felt the aura of Bai Yuanzhou, who was only in the early stage of Danhai Realm, and was far less powerful than Sima Chengzong in the past.
"The demons have just broken through Changlin Mansion. Why don't you all from the Demon Slaying Division deal with the aftermath? Why do you come to my Bai family?"
Bai Yuanzhou glanced at Han Zheng and others and spoke in a neutral tone.
Han Zheng looked at Bai Yuanzhou and said with a half-smile: "The Thirteenth Master of the Bai Family, right? Since you don't know what our Demon-Slaying Division is here for, why did you call out all the people from the Thirteenth Branch of the Bai Family?
If you don't know, you might think that the Thirteenth Branch of the Bai Family has done something bad and is ready to fight with my Demon-Slaying Division."
Bai Yuanzhou's face changed slightly, and then he snorted coldly: "The Demon-Slaying Division is here for no good, can I not prepare?
And who is this gentleman? You should not be from the Demon-Slaying Division of Changlin Mansion, right?"
"I am Han Zheng, the leader of the Kuizi Camp of the Demon-Slaying Division of Shannan Road, and I have been ordered to come to investigate the incident of the demons breaking through Changlin Mansion."
Bai Yuanzhou said lightly: "Since Lord Han wants to investigate the demons attacking the city, why did he come to my Bai family? Could it be that you suspect that my Bai family is related to the demons attacking the city?"
"The Thirteenth Master is really smart, that's what I think."
Han Zheng clapped his hands with a look of appreciation.
Bai Yuanzhou's expression suddenly changed, and he said gloomily: "Slander! Pure slander!
Sir, is this how you do things in the Demon-Slaying Division? Without any evidence, you just say that my Bai family is colluding with demons?
My Bai family is one of the five families and seven sects, how could we collude with demons?"
"Then why was Changlin Mansion breached, but your Bai family was unscathed?"
"That's because my Bai family has its own power, so the demons under the Black Mountain Old Demon dare not act rashly!"
Bai Yuanzhou said proudly: "Even if the Black Mountain Old Demon was in power sixty years ago, When we were on the south road of Juanshan, those demons and evildoers also did not dare to touch our Bai family.
Now that the demons have broken into the city, what's so strange about bypassing our Bai family?
It's ridiculous for you guys from the Demon-Slaying Division to say that.
It was the demons that broke into Changlin Mansion, not our Bai family.
You don't have the ability to seek revenge on those demons, but you only know how to cause trouble for our Bai family. It's simply outrageous!
Do you think our Bai family is easy to bully? "
Jiang Qingping and others all had red eyes, staring at Bai Yuanzhou angrily.
Han Zheng chuckled twice: "Thirteenth Master, you said something wrong. I don't think the Bai family is easy to bully. I just think the people in your Thirteenth Branch are easy to bully.
You know whether they colluded with demons or not. Although I came here to investigate the demons breaking into the city, I also came to seek justice for my Demon-Slaying Division."
After the words fell, Han Zheng's face suddenly sank, and he shouted directly: "The Thirteenth Branch of the Bai Family colluded with demons, and the whole family was exterminated to set an example!"