Chapter 384 Three States and Nine Counties

"Clan leader, is there someone from the Cui family again?"

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Chen Tianjing, who was discussing with Chen Tianyu whether to expand the family territory, was stunned when he heard this.

More than a month has passed since the trip to the blessed land, and the family has also withdrawn from the turmoil. In the past month, they have been staying in the Mass Burial Mountain behind closed doors.

But what's going on with the Cui family coming again?

Although the family had a deal with the Cui family before, after the trip to Blessed Land, the deal between the two families was in name only.

After all, the reason why the Cui family used White Moon Ant eggs in exchange for family blood rice was just to use enough resources to cultivate blood coagulation realm warriors in the family in a short period of time, so as to gain an advantage in the blessed land.

But now that the blessed land is gone, there should be no other involvement between the two clans.

Chen Tianjing has to think about the people coming from the Cui family now.

After learning that the visitor was Cui Yan, Chen Tianjing thought for a moment and then said:

"You bring people into the family hall, I will be there right away."

In the lobby, Chen Tianjing looked at the figure in front of him with a smile:

"It turns out to be the elder Cui Yan, long time no see."

"The natural barrier of the nobles is very good. Ordinary people may not be able to find a way in if they want to get in."

Hearing this, Chen Tianjing just smiled faintly:

"It's just some small tricks to take advantage of the poor terrain."

Cui Yan did not ask too much about this topic. Instead, he sat aside and began to taste the tea.

After taking two sips, Cui Yan nodded slightly and said:

"This tea is quite good, but I heard that the nobles also used blood rice to brew a famous rice wine. I wonder if I would be lucky enough to taste it?"

"What's the harm? Come and serve the wine."

Neither of them expressed what they were thinking. Instead, they were sipping wine and discussing trivial family matters.

The guests and hosts enjoyed themselves for a while.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of tea, Cui Yan's slightly flushed face suddenly gained a hint of seriousness, and he immediately asked:

"May I ask if Patriarch Chen knows the current situation in southern Xinjiang?"

Hearing this, Chen Tianjing also shook his head curiously:

"To be honest, my clan has lived in Mass Burial Mountain for a long time and knows very little about the outside world. I hope Mr. Cui clan can clear up the confusion."

After saying that, Chen Tianjing acted like he was listening carefully.

"It's just some little things that everyone knows. Since Patriarch Chen is willing to listen, I'll just talk about it briefly."

"Our Southern Border is located in a remote area. Although it is not as wealthy as the Central Continent, it occupies the largest area among the five regions. In Southern Border, there are three top families who control the three states of Southern Border. They are the Xiao family, the Ye family, and the Lin family."

"Below these three top families, there are nine superior families. Each of these nine superior families occupies a county, forming the three states and nine counties of our southern border."

"Among them, the Gongyang family occupies Yelang County, and is also the upper-class family closest to you and me. In addition, bordering Yelang County are the Ouyang family in Yuyang County and the Gongye family in Yunzhong County. As for The other six upper-class families are far away from each other and have little contact with them. "

"Now the place where you and I are located is sandwiched between these three upper-class families, but even in this small place, there are four middle-level families and countless small families living there."

After Cui Yan said this, he had another drink.

But Chen Tianjing fell into deep thought after hearing this. After his family moved here, they cut off all contact with the outside world. Although he had learned some inter-family information from Zhou Huaian before,

But not much is known about these specific news. Cui Yan's words now opened a new door for Chen Tianjing.

Seeing Chen Tianjing's expression, Cui Yan smiled even more, and then said again:

"Although it is difficult for a warrior to advance to the next level, he can train hard for several years or even ten years. Or if he is lucky and encounters some heavenly and earthly treasures, he may have a chance to break through. However, there are strict hierarchies among families. If you want to cross the line between families, But it is not an easy task. Even from a small family to a middle-class family, it often takes several generations of efforts, let alone a high-class family. "

After saying this, even Cui Yan was deeply touched.

After hearing this, Chen Tianjing also nodded with deep sympathy:

"What Mr. Cui said is true."

With the help of the sacred tree, the family has been struggling for several years. So far, it has not yet entered the ranks of a middle-class family, and its development speed is really slow.

"Furthermore, does Patriarch Chen know that the layout of our southern border has not changed for more than a hundred years? There will be many families stationed in various states, counties, and even slightly larger cities. This has also caused the strong ones to become more and more powerful. The strong, the weak will become weaker, even the resources that appear by chance in the world are often not in our hands. "

"With the current situation, how difficult is it to complete the promotion between families? Only by forming an alliance between families and communicating with each other can we have any chance of promotion. What does Patriarch Chen think?"

Chen Tianjing looked thoughtful, then nodded and said:

"Mr. Cui is absolutely right, but it is not easy for our clan to be able to settle down in this mass burial mountain. Being able to preserve the family legacy means that our ancestors are still alive. In this case, how can we talk about the family?" Promotion?"

"Clan Chief Chen is too modest. With the strength of the nobles, although they are not known as middle-class families, their family strength is not weak at all. In time, the nobles will definitely have a place in southern Xinjiang."

"The Cui clan elder is too ridiculous. The family's development to this point is just a matter of luck."

After hearing this, Cui Yan smiled but did not continue to talk about this topic. Instead, he discussed other things with Chen Tianjing.

After a while of communication, Cui Yan suddenly stood up:

"Chief Chen, I still have a family mission to perform. I am only here for fun this time. I will not bother you too much."

"Since you have a family mission, I will not stay any longer. Elder Cui, please do as you please."

When Cui Yan was about to leave, Chen Tianjing suddenly stopped Cui Yan and said:

"I am here to play occasionally. Our tribe has no other hospitality. Only some rice wine is acceptable. If Elder Cui likes it, why not bring a few pots?"

Cui Yan paused for a moment, but soon smiled and said:

"Even if In that case, I will be disrespectful to refuse. "

"Come here, bring two pots of high-quality rice wine."

"Elder Chen, we will say goodbye."

At the family gate, Cui Yan bowed slightly, but just as he was about to leave, he suddenly thought of something and turned around and said:

"Chief Chen, the Gongyang family has been very active recently, but I don't know why. The nobles need to be more careful recently."

Chen Tianjing was slightly surprised, but his face was normal:

"Thank you, Elder Cui, for reminding me."

Seeing Cui Yan's figure disappear, Chen Tianjing quickly summoned several elders in the clan to go to the ancestral hall to discuss.