I lent my brother 500 yuan, and he offered his wife as collateral.

……

Within the core area of ​​the Holy Tower, the record of the third sequence backlash has been reviewed three times.

Several high-ranking officials sat in a closed meeting room, with the final execution scene of Song Wuji displayed in front of them.

No one spoke up for him.

Song Wuji followed the established procedures and bypassed the source authorization verification. He also personally approved the supplementary agreement that Su had written in advance.

The chain of responsibility is intact; it cannot be overturned.

"Zhuo Heng died because of greed."

"Song Wuji died during the execution."

"Continuing to send people will only expose higher-level privileges."

The person sitting below the main seat flipped through Su Qingxue's candidate record.

"Her right to self-determination has been restored, and ordinary compulsory trial can no longer be used."

"Then let's not conduct the trial in the shadows."

A gold-edged invitation was placed in the main array of the Santa Maria delle Grazie.

"Let her into the Holy Tower."

"Under the rules of the entire domain, there are plenty of people waiting to see if she can hold onto the first position of successor."

……

The gold-rimmed markings are displayed above the Su family's transitional warehouse.

The system notification spread throughout the inner ring.

[The Longevity Medicine Capital Tower extends an open invitation.]

[Invited guests: Fengyi Yixu 07, Su Qingxue.]

[Invitation details: Bring your family to the Holy Tower to participate in the once-a-decade Grand Assembly.]

[Invitation Specifications: Core Candidate Seats.]

[Initiator: Grand Master of Santa]

The shops on the street that had just reopened have stopped operating again.

The grand assembly is held once every ten years.

Ordinary merchants within the inner ring cannot even obtain a seat as an observer. Those who can enter the Holy Tower are mostly core members, representatives of the old clans, and high-ranking business leaders.

The Su family had only been inside the inner ring road for a day.

First, hold off the third sequence, then take the three mining areas of the Xiao family, and then you will receive the invitation from the Grand Master.

An invitation is not a control order, nor is it a forced transfer.

Su Qingxue could refuse.

But if she refuses, it will be difficult to continue investigating the first carrier sequence, the core of the Shen family's main formation, and the coordinates of the Su family's ancestral home in Yanjing, which she has just found.

If she accepts, she must enter the Holy Tower.

That wasn't Zhuo Heng's inspection team, nor was it Song Wuji's main control room.

All the truly influential people in the inner circle will be present.

Wu Jie has already activated the intelligence terminal.

Give me half an hour.

"The invitations just arrived, where are you going to check the list?" Qian Shao asked.

"For these kinds of events, the official guest list isn't complete. But it's impossible to hide who's ordering formal wear, who's arranging bodyguards, or who's clearing their schedule in advance."

"Don't try to sneak in with your disguise again."

"I currently have a legal credit limit."

"A legal credit limit doesn't mean you have to submit false expense reports."

"Okay, I'll give you the invoice when I get back."

As Wu Jie spoke, he contacted external intelligence providers.

In less than half an hour, the first draft of the list was delivered to the transitional warehouse.

The core seat of Santa.

Representative of Tianji Pavilion.

The remaining forces of the Yun family.

Representatives of the Xiao and Chu families.

People related to the Fengyi subplot.

The old clans of the Central Plains behind the Medicine Capital Chamber of Commerce.

There were also several attendees whose identities were not disclosed and were referred to only by their seat numbers.

Wu Jie threw the list into the conference room.

That's all there is to it.

"There are definitely more in the shadows. The Grand Court allows each family to bring one attendant, but the real difficulty lies in investigating the identities of those attendants."

After reading it, Qian Shao first asked about the management issues.

"The transition warehouse has just been taken over, and the three mining areas also need to be re-accounted for."

"At this time, all the core members are in the Holy Tower, and problems could easily arise outside."

Qin Feng nodded.

"So not everyone goes."

Su Lie picked up the Phnom Penh invitation.

He didn't ask how many grandmasters were in the Holy Tower, nor did he ask if he could bring a sword.

How long will it take to get the rulebook?

Wu Jie replied:

"The full manual for the Grand Assembly is not publicly available. The rules for participation will only be released by the system after you accept the invitation."

"Then let's get the public version first."

"I'm already buying it."

"Buying again?"

Qian Shao looked at him.

"This costs money?"

Wu Jie spread his hands.

"What kind of news is free in the inner ring? If you think it's too expensive, I'll go to the entrance of the Santa Fe Hotel and ask someone."

"Spend money when you should, and remember where it came from."

"You're starting to sound more and more like a boss lady."

Qian Shao subconsciously looked at Su Qingxue.

"Don't talk nonsense."

The people inside laughed a few times.

After a tense day, it's already difficult to have a few casual words.

Su Lie put the invitation back on the table.

"Once I get the rules, I'll first look at the weapon restrictions, the Grandmaster Qi restrictions, and the handling of seat conflicts."

"What if this time it's stipulated that you can't draw your sword again?" Shen Banxia asked.

"Then don't pull it out."

"That was so satisfying?"

"Song Wuji didn't even see my knife, yet he still died."

Su Lie has figured it out.

If the people in the Holy Tower abide by the rules, he will protect Su Qingxue according to the rules.

If someone tries to take action even after following all the rules, it's not too late to draw your sword later.

Shen Banxia picked up the invitation and turned it over.

The gold patterns are slowly changing.

She tapped the table a few times and counted again, following the rhythm of the gold pattern.

"Three long, two short, one long."

Qin Feng looked at her.

"Is Shen Jiaxiao on the right track?"

"right."

"It's the same rhythm as the sternal markings."

Shen Banxia placed the invitation on the array pattern reader.

"This invitation is not just an invitation certificate; it contains the same original code as the core of the Shen family's main formation."

Zhou Ye accessed the isolated reading.

The data terminal quickly captured another set of waveforms.

"And the mother's code and last digit."

"Is it from the same source as the one we just deciphered?"

"Exactly the same."

Zhou Ye dared not directly read the deep content, and only saved the outer waveform.

"The permissions linked behind the invitation are at least at the same level as the first carrier sequence."

"It may read the recipient's Phoenix Fate status."

Su Qingxue asked:

"Will refusing to read the message affect my attendance at the meeting?"

"Won't."

"An invitation is a public invitation, not a candidate control order."

"But after acceptance, there may be a new review process at the Grand Assembly."

Qin Feng looked at the last digit of the invitation.

They had just discovered that the main control meridian was located in the ancestral home of the Su family in Yanjing when the invitation from the Holy Tower arrived.

The timing was perfect.

This is not a spur-of-the-moment decision.

Some people in the Holy Tower already knew that Song Wuji's third sequence would open a data rift.

The other party might even know that Su Qingxue will see the coordinates of Yanjing ancestral land after she gets close to the last code.

If that's the case, then the third-sequence strangulation itself could also be a form of selection.

Song Wuji thought he was only there to kill people.

Those at a higher level might be using his death to observe how far the Su family could go.

Qin Feng felt uneasy.

He was not afraid of being attacked.

What's worrisome is that the other party never reveals their true intentions, but only pushes out layer upon layer of people to test them.

"Brother Feng, should I answer?" Su Qingxue asked.

"Do you want to take it?"

"think."

She answered very decisively.

"The main control network that my mother took away is in the Su family's ancestral home. The invitation also contains the same last digit."

"There must be a main control chain between the Holy Tower and the Ancestral Land."

"We won't find anything if we don't go in."

Qin Feng shared this assessment.

Refusing might preserve your immediate safety, but it would mean losing the legitimate opportunity to enter the core area of ​​Santa.

Moreover, the other party has switched to an open invitation.

If you refuse today, there will be other arrangements tomorrow.

If you keep hiding, you'll only be led around by others.

"Then I'll accept it."

Qian Shao was still somewhat worried.

What about the transitional cabin?

"You stay behind."

Qin Feng granted him temporary access to the three mining areas.

"The mining area will not be significantly altered for now; only the old supply chain will be shut down, and normal orders will continue to be fulfilled as usual."

"What if people from the Holy Tower come to investigate?"

"If all the paperwork is in order, let him investigate. If he tries to overstep his authority, make him sign a statement of responsibility first."

Qian Shao took over the authority.

"OK."

After saying that, he added:

"If anything happens to you inside, don't try to delay. You can get the transit warehouse and mining area back if you lose them."

"Know."

"Brother Feng, I'm not saying anything discouraging."

"I see."

Qin Feng patted him on the shoulder.

Qian Shao has truly begun to take this place as his responsibility.

Wu Jie took the initiative to say:

"I'm going to the Grand Assembly."

"Has the list been finalized?" Qin Feng asked.

"Not completely cleared."

"Then what will you do?"

"Identify people on site."

Wu Jie touched his earlobe.

"My cultivation level is not high, and there aren't enough seats. If I go in with you, others won't be too wary of me."

"That's the truth," Shen Banxia said.

"When you compliment someone, can you at least say the first part of the sentence?"

The first half of the sentence isn't exactly a compliment.

Shen Banxia wanted to go too.

The rhythm of the Shen family's main force in the invitation is the closest she can currently get to the core of the main force.

Zhou Ye remained in the transitional warehouse, responsible for providing external data support.

His cultivation level was insufficient, making it inconvenient for him to connect to the network after entering the Holy Tower.

The initial personnel have been determined.

Su Qingxue picked up the invitation, ready to submit the reply slip.

The system's original name still displays "Fengyi Yixu 07 Su Qingxue and her family".

She did not accept it directly.

"Writing the word 'family member' is quite simple," Qin Feng said.

Su Qingxue glanced at him.

"You don't want to?"

"I am willing."

Qin Feng lowered his voice slightly:

"It's because they make the decisions for you, which I'm not really willing to do."

Su Qingxue returned the original receipt.

"I don't want to either."

Reselect the public identity field.

[Request to change the invitee's identity.]

[Feng Yi's personal status has been changed to that of the actual controller of the Su family.]

[Accompanying family members have been changed to co-signers.]

The system asks whether the candidate should relinquish the benefits of a core candidate seat.

Su Qingxue chose no.

"The seats were given by invitation, but I decided on my own status."

She wrote a formal reply.

[Su Qingxue, the actual controller of the Su Group, and Qin Feng, a co-signer, attended the meeting on behalf of the Su Group.]

Shen Banxia, ​​Su Lie, and Wu Jie were seated as legitimate entourage members of the Su family.

Submit receipt.

The main formation of the Holy Tower paused for a few seconds before finally passing.

The invitation to the Grand Assembly has been accepted.

The meeting rules will be released soon.

Access to the core area of ​​the Holy Tower will be granted on the day of the morning assembly.

Su Lie immediately opened the rules attachment.

Wu Jie continued to complete the roster.

Shen Banxia copied the golden rhythm onto the independent evidence.

Zhou Ye began comparing possible data paths between the Holy Tower and the ancestral home of Yanjing.

Qin Feng picked up the invitation.

The gold patterns on the back are now fully lit up.

The previously hidden agenda names appeared one by one.

[New additions to the Grand Assembly agenda.]

[Fengyi First Bearing Sequence Major Position Coverage.]

[Presiding Judge: Grand Master of Santa Maria.]

After reading it, Qin Feng closed the invitation.

After Song Wuji's failure, the other party stopped pressing the strangulation authority from the shadows.

They moved the trial to the Holy Tower and summoned all the old tribes of the Middle Kingdom to the table.

In this round, it's no longer a question of whether to dodge or not.

But who sits in the dock first!