novelonline Chapter 1279 A House Full of Flowers
Chapter 1279 A House Full of Flowers
At this moment, Hua Manlou made everyone feel unfamiliar.
Especially Granny Hua, who was completely confused by all of this.
As a member of an older generation aristocratic family, what she values most is the reputation of the Hua family. In her opinion, Hua Manlou's act of sending an invitation to Yao Yue at this crucial viewing event was a mistake that would bring her loss of face.
After all, the Hua family members knew Yao Yue's character best. This invitation might be seen as a provocation by that awkward woman. And now that Yihua Palace has shown a friendly attitude towards the Ghost Market, she is naturally continuing to pay attention.
This means that external conflicts may turn into internal family affairs.
Therefore, at this time, the other party's invitation to Yao Yue to come and watch the ceremony was undoubtedly a bit of a waste of time.
She didn't understand Hua Manlou's behavior.
At the same time, I felt extremely angry and disappointed.
"Do you know what you are doing?" Granny Hua jumped in front of Hua Manlou. She noticed that many mental powers were openly paying attention to them, which made her suppress the urge to scold them and instead asked with forced calmness.
Hua Manlou just looked at Grandma Hua and said indifferently.
"Now I am the patriarch of the Yuelinghua clan."
These words choked Granny Hua so much that she couldn't catch her breath, even though her realm had broken through again and her life span had increased as the chain of merit was shattered and the vitality of heaven and earth was increased.
However, some old injuries and hidden diseases left over from the early days require more time and vitality to repair, so it has always maintained an old appearance, and looks like it could be easily blown down by a gust of wind.
At this moment, she showed physical weakness from the inside out.
"Today is very important to our Hua family! Do you understand?"
Granny Hua's tone became increasingly harsh.
Hua Manlou lowered his eyelids, and the gentle smile that was always on his face had disappeared.
"Elder, who are you to question me, the head of the Hua clan?"
As the words fell, Hua Manlou looked up, and there was a suffocating sense of oppression in his eyes, as well as extreme madness that was about to explode under his deep eyes.
He did not give Granny Hua a chance to continue questioning her, and his words became more intense.
"Regarding the blood sacrifice ceremony, you can prepare to host it now. I will take care of the rest. Don't forget, I am the head of the Hua family!"
"You, you will..." Granny Hua subconsciously wanted to add that you will regret it, but in the current situation, she sincerely hoped that Hua Manlou could really hold on. More importantly, Feng Mo was right next to Hua Manlou.
In private, she can use her status as an elder to reprimand Hua Manlou for some of his behaviors, but in public, she has to be the strongest supporter of maintaining the face of the Hua family's identity as the head of the family. This is also the stubbornness of being a member of the older generation of the Shi family.
".I see."
Granny Hua heaved a sigh of relief and glanced at Feng Mo again inadvertently. Because of the other party's existence, Granny Hua didn't have to worry too much about Yao Yue using some coercive measures. Although at this moment, she still didn't understand what the two sides were planning in this invisible confrontation.
All she could do now was to angrily hit the dragon head stick, and then walk away from this depressing atmosphere with light steps.
There are still many things that she needs to preside over. In addition to the blood sacrifice ceremony, there is also the negative impact brought about by Yao Yue's extremely domineering appearance this time.
Before she could take more than a dozen steps, Yao Yue, who had already jumped in front of Hua Manlou, said bluntly.
"You can resign from your position as clan leader now."
Granny Hua paused for a moment, and her right hand inadvertently caused some tiny cracks on the dragon head stick. She did not turn back to scold or stop him, perhaps in her heart she was thinking that Yao Yue's return could bring more benefits to the Hua family.
Among the three major families that have defected to the Ghost Market, the Quxi Yuan family was the fastest to do so. In addition, their business in Nanxuanzhou Prefecture is extremely stable. In addition, Yuan Shisanxian has successively proved the loyalty and determination of the Yuan family to defect to the Ghost Market with the lives of two groups of clansmen.
Even though there are no strong people in the clan who have entered the upper ranks of the Ghost Market, they are still firmly rooted in the middle levels.
Whenever there is a transfer of internal affairs personnel, Guishi will first select members from the Yuan family.
The Huanjia Fang family also proved their loyalty in the decision to relocate their clan's land. In addition, the two brothers of the Fang family, Fang Geyin and Fang Zhenmei, have both entered the Dharma Realm. Among the younger generation, there is Fang Yunhua, who serves as the deputy palace master of the infamous Exorcism Palace.
There is also a potential strongman on the Hidden Dragon List, Fang Baoyu, the destined protagonist.
Just relying on these two generations of middle-aged and young people will inevitably attract the attention of the ghost market.
But what about their Hua family?
The only one who can be mentioned is Hua Yaoyue, but because of her awkward personality, she chose to part ways with the family early. There is no one who can take up the responsibility in the younger generation. Hua Manlou, who seemed to be performing well, has only the strength to enter the celestial realm.
The other party does not have the tenacity and stubbornness to become a strong person.
In addition, when Hua Yaoyue ruled the Hua family, he had indeed shown his ambition to swallow up the world.
This has resulted in the Yueling Hua family's current positioning being very awkward. Its only current role seems to be to assist the new governor of Southeast Province, Hua Buqun, in managing this province. However, it is obvious to the naked eye that the influence of the Hua family is gradually declining.
In this era of ghost markets, it is not allowed for an existence like the eight great families of the past that can completely take root in the eight states and have a subversive impact on them.
This also makes it difficult for today's Hua family to find a place where they can demonstrate their unique value.
But if there is a strong man like Hua Yaoyue who can break through the Tianyan realm in charge, then the Hua family should usher in some turning points, at least they will not gradually fall into an inconspicuous second-rate affiliated force.
At this moment, whether it was Hua Manlou, Yao Yue, or Hua Lianxing who was disguised as Feng Mo, they all noticed that the oldest person in the Hua family had quietly stopped.
The three of them could also imagine the unusual thoughts of this clan elder.
The impact of this is that Yao Yue's gaze towards Hua Manlou is even more intimidating.
She still took Feng Mo's presence into consideration and did not exert direct pressure on him, which gave Hua Manlou a chance to fight back.
"You have already dropped the surname 'Flower'."
".But I am part of this blood curse." There was a moment of unnaturalness on Yao Yue's face.
After all, with her proud character, turning back and setting her sights on the family that was determined to abandon her would be an invisible slap in the face for her. However, after experiencing the battle with the Northern Frontier Dynasty, she had further digested the endless loneliness and regret that she had endured for up to twenty years due to her fateful body and the accidental freezing of Lianxing.
And he missed out on the determination to become a demon that Jiang Feng, the male succubus, had personally inflicted on him.
She has learned to quietly reconcile with herself on things that are beneficial to her.
This is also the limit of what it can do at present, of course, including
"The Yueling Hua Clan is now a subsidiary of the Ghost Market." Hua Manlou stared at Yao Yue. In order to become a destined body, he took the initiative to destroy this pair of eyes. There were too many complicated factors. Later, when he met Qin Fan, he admitted that he would not exchange the eyes of a living person for the opportunity to see the light of day again. (For some details, see Chapter 473)
But the boomerangs thrown in the past will always hit you in the future.
With the improvement and upgrading of the medical conditions in the Ghost Market, including Qin Fan's mastery of the Nirvana Golden Flame that can restore blood to full with just one breath, the Ghost Market also has many ways to restore the sight of people like Hua Manlou and Yuan Suiyun who are cursed by fate and have to go blind.
Therefore, Hua Manlou chose to reconcile himself.
Just like Yao Yue who was slapping herself in the face at this moment.
".Yihua Palace has recently been seeking cooperation with the Ghost Market."
"Tsk~" Hua Lianxing, who had been listening silently, couldn't help but said, "Shh~" When she saw her sister again, she found that she was really tough. She didn't want to cooperate at all and was obviously begging for favors.
With the return of players like [Blade Maniac and Sword Maniac] who participated in the war between the two worlds, the Northeastern provincial capital is now being ruthlessly cleared out by the Ghost Market.
You should know that in this war, the weakest of the 10,000 players who joined in has been promoted to the Innate Realm, and about 20% of them are the Blood Profound Guards under the command of [Knife Maniac and Sword Maniac]. What a concept a military formation composed of 2,000 Innate Realm players is.
It is currently strong enough to go head-on with the strongest troops in the Buddha Land Dao Realm, although due to the number limit and the lack of a qualified general to command the army, it is currently unable to reach the level of the Eight Armies of the King of the Northern Territory and the Six Path Legions of the Great Xuan Dynasty.
But compared with the elite barbarian soldiers who once ran rampant in the northeastern provinces, they are now killing indiscriminately with their eyes closed.
More importantly, these two thousand people are immortal.
The other branches of the military will inevitably suffer damage after a battle, and the replenishment and running-in of reserve personnel will inevitably cause the strength of this army to decline slightly, while the army composed of players will simply become stronger as the battle goes on.
They are currently unable to surround and kill a strong man of Yao Yue's level, but they can use these two thousand people to directly sweep Yihua Palace ten times until there is no grass left.
So now the Yihua Palace is begging for dependence on the Ghost Market. Of course, with Yao Yue's pride, she must have argued with Luo Yeyuan a lot about this matter, but in the end, reality will force her to compromise.
The change brought about by this compromise was that at this moment, when Yao Yue looked at Feng Mo, although there was a hint of anger in her eyes, she still suppressed it.
Of course, she understood the meaning of the other party's irresistible sneer just now, but she knew even more clearly that if she came into conflict with him, not only would her plan to come to the Hua family fail completely, but she would also be squeezed and crushed at will.
Because in the battle that destroyed the Northern Frontier Dynasty, she had already witnessed the strength of Yue Piaoling, who was on par with Feng Mo. The opponent was able to fight on equal terms with Xiong Ba, who crushed her with just his momentum. This also means that Feng Mo's fighting power is likely to be stronger.
However, the other party's behavior made him feel a little suspicious.
If it was Yue Piaoling, she wouldn't find it strange even if she was laughing at him while chewing melon seeds, but it was Feng Mo who suddenly laughed out loud.
The iceberg whose temperament was so indifferent that it was eight hundred times colder than the knife in his hand.
Just when doubts arose in his heart, Hua Manlou spoke in time.
"What if I don't allow it?"
"Do you think you are capable of shouldering the responsibility that comes with this position?" Yao Yue frowned slightly, and at the same time temporarily put aside the doubts in her heart. When she looked at Hua Manlou, her eyes were filled with deep confusion.
Because in her understanding, the other party was not someone who coveted the power of the patriarch.
Just thinking of the change in his aura just now, especially when he was talking to Granny Hua, he showed an extreme sharpness that was completely different from his past style.
Her face was gradually filled with indifference and hostility.
She would not think deeply about the problems she couldn't figure out, and for things she couldn't explain clearly, only the sword in her hand could give an answer.
Especially to become a patriarch, one needs a certain foundation of strength.
If the other party does not want dignity, she can give it to him.
As for Feng Mo, who was watching from the sidelines, she was not worried that he would intervene, because after all, this was just an internal matter of the Hua family. As a member of the Hua family who was born in the Hua family, grew up in the Hua family, and finally parted ways with the Hua family, she also followed the rules of the aristocratic family to a certain extent in her bones.
She understands best the arrogance unique to this group.
"I want to know what you would do if you became the clan leader?" The topic raised by Hua Manlou made Yao Yue's rising fighting spirit relax a little. She realized that the other party was intentionally giving her a way out, which made her feel disdainful in her heart, but she still answered seriously.
"Naturally, it is to lead the Hua family to deepen cooperation with the Ghost Market and make the Yueling Hua family glorious."
"That's too empty. How about your specific steps?"
"The first step." Yao Yue's eyes inadvertently glanced at Granny Hua who had not left her sight a few minutes later. She did not bother to hide her purpose and said bluntly, "The current Hua family is too weak in terms of the level of masters, and they are in urgent need of a leader who can reach the Tianyan realm.
And this person must be me.”
"And then?" There was no trace of surprise on Hua Manlou's face, but his tone was filled with implicit anger and coercion.
This almost pushed Yao Yue's patience to its limit, and her face showed displeasure.
The atmosphere at the scene took a sharp turn for the worse, and when Granny Hua, who had been eavesdropping in the corner, was about to speak out, Hua Manlou sighed softly.
"You will give up the Hua family and choose to go to the north to try your luck, and verify your guess at the same time."
"you know!!!"
boom! ! ! ——
The snowstorm that had originally stopped suddenly surged up, and the spreading frost had almost frozen the space. Yao Yue, whose aura had been slightly restrained, once again displayed his godlike and devilish side at this moment!
"tell me!!!"
Her slender palm was about to pinch Hua Manlou's neck at an extremely fast speed, but three spiritual powers that were no weaker than hers locked onto it at this moment!
This also forced her to stop.
Because she had no doubt that if she strangled Hua Manlou's neck, she would be severely injured by these three strong men at the same time!
"You lured me here on purpose!!!" For the first time, Yao Yue began to seriously examine the calm-looking young man in front of her.
"The information that Yihua Palace will join the Ghost Market has long been leaked to the outside world. It is not difficult to find some traces of your abnormal behavior. In addition, my Hua family is going to hold a blood sacrifice ceremony. More importantly, I know your ultimate goal."
Hua Manlou's gaze was deep, but without a trace of murderous intent.
"So I'm sure that if I don't send you an invitation, the chance of you coming here uninvited is only 50%. But if I actively invite you and give you such an opportunity, the chance of you coming here will be 100%!" (End of this chapter)