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Chapter 78 Heir, Humiliation [Three more updates, please subscribe]

Keep Zhou Chun in the family to help him investigate possible traitors in the family.

Zhou Daoyi obviously had a special intention.

At least in Zhou Daoquan's opinion, he was intentionally cultivating Zhou Chun's ability to manage his clansmen.

Therefore, when Zhou Chun and Zhou Jiahe left and he and his wife were the only ones left in the hall, he looked at Zhou Daoyi and asked, "Patriarch, you let Zhengchun stay in the clan to investigate the traitor. Are you planning to train him as your successor in the future?"

Facing his straightforward question, Zhou Daoyi nodded without hesitation and said, "I do have some plans in this regard."

"But isn't it too early? I'm not saying that the boy is incompetent, but he is still too young and his cultivation is far behind. Are you sure it's good for him to be pushed out now?"

Zhou Daoquan looked directly at Zhou Daoyi and expressed his concerns directly.

However, after hearing what he said, Zhou Daoyi shook his head slightly and said, "It's better to start early. Let him learn these things early, and we can find out whether he is suitable for this job earlier."

After saying that, he waved his hand and said, "I will take care of this matter myself, don't worry."

Seeing this, Zhou Daoquan didn't know what to say, so he could only nod and say, "Okay, since you know what's going on, I won't say much."

Because the information was kept strictly confidential, the news of Zhou Jiahui's disappearance did not cause any waves in the Zhou family of Jiufengling.

Her Taoist partner Shen Xin and her children had all been comforted and warned by Zhou Daoyi. Although they were extremely sad, in order to find the murderer, they could only suppress their grief outside and shed tears silently at home.

As the person designated by Zhou Daoyi to assist in investigating the traitor, Zhou Chun quickly obtained from Zhou Daoyi the records of the Zhou family's core members and some elite members going out in the past three months, as well as the information of their immediate relatives within three generations.

Then, comparing the information in hand, he began to analyze and investigate one by one.

In fact, in Zhou Chun’s heart, he also felt that Zhou Jiahui’s disappearance was most likely related to Lingshou Villa, and most likely there was a traitor in the family.

It has only been a few years since the Zhou family migrated to Jingguo. Their real enemy is only the now-disbanded "Qiyun League" and some independent cultivators.

Let’s not talk about those independent cultivators who hate the Zhou family. There are some who are still holding a grudge and want to take revenge on the Zhou family.

It was not easy for them to get the information that Zhou Jiahui had left the family.

Even if we get the information, it is not easy to kill Zhou Jiahui quietly.

Moreover, if those independent cultivators really wanted to retaliate against the Zhou family, they would have no need to choose the Spirit Beast Villa as the target of provocation, because no matter how angry the Zhou family was, they would not take the initiative to retaliate against the Spirit Beast Villa where a Jindan-stage cultivator was stationed.

Therefore, Zhou Chun believed from the beginning to the end that the disappearance of Zhou Jiahui was caused by Lingshou Villa.

Only Lingshou Villa, a force that has close ties with the Zhou family, could easily know of the existence of Lian Xinluo and easily bribe a Zhou family cultivator to provide him with information.

Therefore, when Zhou Chun was investigating at this time, whether the tribesmen on the list had any elders or relatives in Lingshou Villa was his main focus.

He not only conducted investigations and analyses based on written materials, but also conducted secret investigations on some of the tribesmen to find out whether they had experienced a significant increase in their cultivation or suddenly became wealthy after a certain outing.

After investigating within the family for more than ten days, Zhou Chun had contacted most of the clan members on the list. Only a few with special identities were left at the end.

At this time, he looked at the names of the last few clansmen on the list, and his sight finally fell on the name of a fellow cultivator, who was none other than Zhou Zhengkang, the foundation-building seed of the Zhou family.

Zhou Zhengkang appears on the list because he also applied to leave the family on the same day that Zhou Jiahui left the family.

Although his identity is not ordinary, clan leader Zhou Daoyi has always been fair and strict in his work, so he naturally would not deliberately erase the information of his going out.

At this time, looking at Zhou Zhengkang's name on the list, Zhou Chun couldn't help but whisper to himself: "This guy is lucky. After the incident with Nineteenth Aunt, I forgot to bring Sixteenth Uncle's complaint against him. I hope he can be more sensible this time!"

But does Zhou Zhengkang really know what's good for him?
Zhou Chun didn't believe it in his heart.

Therefore, when he went to visit, he was mentally prepared.

As the foundation-building seed of the Zhou family, Zhou Zhengkang lives at the foot of Pagoda Peak. He usually practices on the top of Pagoda Peak.

When Zhou Chun arrived outside the courtyard where he lived and activated the formation outside the courtyard, he saw that the person who came was Zhou Chun, and an unnatural look flashed in his eyes.

He had also heard about Zhou Chun investigating the affairs of his tribesmen these days.

So when he saw Zhou Chun coming to his place, he was quite surprised and angry because he had something to hide.

Therefore, the tone was naturally very impolite.

"What are you doing here? Is this a place you can be?"

His nostrils were almost pointed to the sky, and he looked at Zhou Chun with contempt in his eyes, as if a master was looking at his servant.

Even though Zhou Chun had made sufficient mental preparation before coming, he was still very angry at this time.

His face immediately turned cold, and he looked at Zhou Zhengkang coldly and said, "I am here on the orders of the clan leader to investigate your leaving the family 22 days ago. I hope you will cooperate with me!"

Unexpectedly, after hearing what he said, Zhou Zhengkang became even more shocked and angry.

He pointed at Zhou Chun with an excited look and shouted, "What do you mean? Do you want to use the clan leader to suppress me? Don't you see who I am? Don't you see who I am?"

However, with his previous experience, Zhou Chun did not find his words strange at this time.

He just stared at him coldly and said, "My meaning is very simple. Please cooperate with me to complete the task assigned by the clan leader!"

Without waiting for Zhou Zhengkang's response, he continued, "If you continue to make trouble, I can only think that you have something to hide, so you resisted the investigation and reported the matter to the clan leader truthfully!"

"you……"

Zhou Zhengkang glared at Zhou Chun, speechless.

He really had something to hide, which was why he was so resistant to Zhou Chun's investigation of him and why he wanted to use harsh words to force Zhou Chun to "know his place" and leave.

But he is not completely stupid. He certainly understands that this is something that can be done but not said.

Now that Zhou Chun has said this, if he continues to act recklessly, the person who will investigate him may very likely be the clan leader Zhou Daoyi.

Compared to Zhou Chun, he was obviously much more in awe of Zhou Daoyi.

"You are such a ruthless kid! I will remember what happened today!"

He pointed at Zhou Chun with a stern look on his face and threatened him. Then he waved his hand impatiently and said, "What do you want to ask? If you have something to ask, come on!"

However, he didn't expect that Zhou Chun would immediately take advantage of his retreat.

Zhou Chun's eyes flashed with coldness. He looked at him coldly and said, "I now suspect that you have betrayed the family and colluded with outsiders to sell out family secrets. I also suspect that there may be stolen goods sent by outsiders in your residence. I need to search your residence!" This was of course an excuse Zhou Chun deliberately made up to retaliate against Zhou Zhengkang.

Even Zhou Zhengkang himself could tell that he was looking for trouble.

So he immediately shouted angrily: "Bullshit! What evidence do you have to accuse me of betraying the family? Who gave you the power to slander me like this? Slandering the foundation-building seeds of an entire family!"

"Is it slander? We'll know after we search you inside. Or do you have something to hide that's why you resist my search?"

Zhou Chun looked at Zhou Zhengkang coldly without changing his expression, then turned and left.

As he walked, he said without looking back: "That's good, let's go up the mountain to see the tribe leader, tell him the truth about what happened before, and ask him to make the decision!"

As a result, he hadn't taken a few steps when Zhou Zhengkang's expression changed and he shouted loudly: "Wait!"

"What? You changed your mind?"

Zhou Chun paused, turned around and looked at Zhou Zhengchun with a smile and asked.

He knew from Zhou Zhengkang's compromising attitude just now that he was still quite respectful of the clan leader Zhou Daoyi.

Once compromise occurs, it will occur countless times.

That's why he would use this method to humiliate the other party and to avenge the other party's repeated insults to him.

Now Zhou Chun basically knew the attitude of clan leader Zhou Daoyi towards him, and knew in his heart that he now had a backer.

Therefore, he was not very afraid of Zhou Zhengkang.

The main reason is his personality. He is not the kind of person who always takes the blame.

He would only show tolerance when there was absolutely no chance of winning.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to remain silent when people pointed at his nose and scolded him.

As a cultivator, you must have backbone!
A cultivator who is always tolerant has lost his spirit. When he faces those levels where failure may mean death in the future, how can he have the courage to attack?

At this moment, facing Zhou Chun's teasing, Zhou Zhengkang couldn't help but turn pale and clench his teeth.

But he had suffered a loss before, so he forced himself to suppress his anger and did not continue to argue with Zhou Chun.

He just gritted his teeth and looked at Zhou Chun and said, "Okay, I'll let you go in and search, and see what you can find!!"

After saying that, he opened the gate and strode in.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun didn't bother to be polite with him. He really strode into the yard and started searching room by room.

Compared to Zhou Chun's somewhat simple courtyard, Zhou Zhengkang's residence is undoubtedly much more luxurious. All the appliances inside are made of high-quality materials, and a kind of magical incense that has the effect of repelling insects and calming the mind is burned in the bedroom all year round.

After searching every room, Zhou Chun walked into the study under Zhou Zhengkang's murderous gaze, then sat down on the chair next to the desk, took out paper and pen and placed them on the desk.

He looked at him as if he was interrogating a criminal and said, "Okay, now, Brother Qi, you can tell me in detail about your recent experience away from the family!"

Zhou Zhengkang's face twitched when he heard this. He glared at him and said, "Boy, you are even more arrogant than me. I will remember what happened today!"

Zhou Chun heard this and said calmly: "I ask you questions and you answer them. I will also write this sentence down!"

These words made Zhou Zhengkang very angry again.

But he has already compromised to this point. If he completely turns against them now, wouldn’t all his previous anger be in vain?

So he could only hold his nose and hold back his anger, and told out the perfect explanation he had prepared long ago.

But Zhou Chun deliberately quibbled and found fault everywhere. He would repeat many things after he had said them over and over again, and would point out every wrong word and ask him to explain it clearly.

But he was so angry that he almost slammed the table and hit someone!

"Well, it's basically the same, except..."

While Zhou Chun was writing something on the paper, he reached out to the teapot beside him because he was thirsty and was about to pour some tea.

As a result, he opened the teapot, but found that there was no tea in it, it was empty.

"Your teapot clearly has the aroma of tea, but there is no tea. Did you hide the good tea on purpose? It's impossible. The Zhou family's foundation-building seeds are so petty!"

Shaking his head, Zhou Chun put the teapot back while teasing Zhou Zhengkang.

However, he didn't notice that after Zhou Zhengkang saw him put the teapot back, his originally tense face relaxed a lot, and he rarely showed any reaction to his ridicule.

At this time, Zhou Zhengkang felt both relieved and regretful.

Fortunately, Zhou Chun did not smell the fragrance of "Honey Flower Tea", but he regretted that he had forgotten this and did not put away the teapot that had been used to brew "Honey Flower Tea" before Zhou Chun entered the residence.

Fortunately, Zhou Chun had finished asking questions by then. Seeing that he had nothing to say, he seemed to find it boring, so he stood up, said goodbye to him and left.

After watching Zhou Chun walk away, Zhou Zhengkang let out a hysterical roar with a gloomy face.

“Ahhh! Damn bastard, I will definitely kill you. Before I leave the Zhou family, I will cut you into pieces and feed them to the wolves!!”

He had never suffered such humiliation as he did today!

As far as he could remember, he had never been treated like this by a peer, never!

If he wasn't really feeling guilty, and the day for the Zhou family to distribute the Foundation Establishment Pill was approaching, and he didn't want the clan leader Zhou Daoyi to feel disgusted and suspicious of him at this juncture, he would never have tolerated this humiliation!

So now, he only has one thought in his mind, that is to tear Zhou Chun into pieces immediately after he succeeds in building his foundation, without waiting even a moment longer!

Speaking of Zhou Chun, he recalled the scene where Zhou Zhengkang was played around by him today, and he immediately walked with a smile on his face, in a very good mood.

After he left Zhou Zhengkang's residence, he certainly did not hand over the interrogation record in Zhou Zhengkang's residence to Zhou Daoyi.

If he handed it in, even if he was right, he would definitely be severely scolded by Zhou Daoyi.

So he first copied a normal investigation report based on the key points, and then kept the original as evidence, in case the matter was exposed in the future and he could use it to evade responsibility.

Although he actually concluded in his heart that Zhou Zhengkang did not have the courage or the face to disclose what happened today.

(End of this chapter)