Time flies, and half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

During this half month, Jingjing City seemed calm, but there was an undercurrent.

On the first day, the commander of the imperial guards of the Siyang Dynasty was killed. Shui Qingteng was furious and carried out a general purge of the imperial guards, kicking out some neutral forces and people who were originally loyal to Shui Zhuliang.

The next day, two younger disciples of the Zhou family were killed in a row, and even Zhou Wenxing was severely injured. The head of the Zhou family, Zhou Taowei, was furious and sent out Zhou family soldiers to hunt for the murderer in Jingjing City. At the same time, with the help of

This is an opportunity to attack several special departments in Jingjing City to eliminate dissidents and win over people's hearts.

The third day...

It can be said that in the past half month, with Li Feng and others secretly fanning the flames, various forces launched a life-and-death contest.

However, the forces on all sides were very restrained and no large-scale conflicts broke out.

But all this ended with the assassination of Zhou Taowei, the head of the Zhou family.

Following the assassination of the head of the Zhou family, the Zhou family sent tens of thousands of clan soldiers to carry out a large-scale purge of Jingjing City. At the same time, the power controlled by the Zhou family was also mobilized at this time.

Under the auspices of the elders of the Zhou family, Jingjing City was filled with dark clouds and heavy rain was about to come.

East Palace.

Shui Qingteng listened to all the information with a livid face.

Finally, he roared: "What does the Zhou family want to do?"

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, the Zhou family is the first family in our Siyang Dynasty. We have always been extremely ambitious. If we attack now, I'm afraid..." Taifu hesitated and said.

"Taifu, do you think the Zhou family is going to rebel?" Shui Qingteng asked.

"You must be on guard." Taifu said.

"Zhou family, Zhou family..." Shui Qingteng remained silent.

He was very angry before this.

However, at this moment, I suddenly couldn't get angry anymore.

The strength of the Zhou family was obvious to all in the Siyang Dynasty.

When Shui Zhuliang was around, he was also very afraid of the Zhou family.

Now that his control over the Siyang Dynasty is far less than that of the Zhou family, can he fall out with the Zhou family at this time?

It would be okay if he succeeded in falling out with the Zhou family, but if he failed, then he would die.

"Your Highness, the Zhou family is so ambitious that we must fight back. Otherwise, if we give in, the country will be destroyed." Taifu said.

"What the Master said is wrong. The Zhou family is not rebelling now. Once we fight back, it will be like breaking up with the Zhou family. Then the Zhou family will rebel even if they don't. In that case, do we have the strength to suppress the Zhou family?" Tai Tai

The teacher said.

"According to the wishes of the Grand Master, you turn a blind eye to the situation of the Zhou family?" The Grand Master said coldly: "What will you do if the Zhou family takes an extra step? Can you guarantee that the Zhou family does not push an inch?"

"This..." The Grand Master hesitated.

Because he couldn't guarantee whether the Zhou family would push the envelope this time.

After all, it was Zhou Taowei who was assassinated this time.

By the way, Zhou Taowei.

Thinking of this, the Grand Master said to Shui Qingteng: "Your Highness, the top priority is to investigate the cause of Zhou Taowei's death."

"Investigating the cause of Zhou Taowei's death, are you, Master Taishi, one of Zhou Taowei's people?" Dazai said coldly.

"Nonsense, how can I be a member of the Zhou family?" the grand master was furious.

"Master Taishi, if you are not from the Zhou family, why are you investigating Zhou Taowei's death if you don't deal with the trouble caused by the Zhou family now?" Dazai said sadly.

Taifu, Taishi, and Taizai are the three elders of the Siyang Dynasty, and they are also the ministers left by Shuizhu Liang.

After Shui Zhuliang disappeared, the three elders were responsible for assisting Shui Qingteng.

However, the three of them are also full of contradictions.

"Don't you think Zhou Taowei's death is too suspicious? Previously, the commander of the Imperial Guard was assassinated, followed by the younger generation of the Zhou family... and now he is the head of the Zhou family. There may be something behind this that we don't know about.

What a power." The Grand Master said.

When the leader of the Imperial Guard died, he also felt that it had something to do with the Zhou family.

But as what happened next, he no longer felt that way.

Especially after confirming that Shui Qingteng had not taken action, he found this matter even more strange.

"I don't know about the forces? Master Taishi, can you tell me what other forces are there?" Dazai asked.

"this……"

"Can't you tell?" Dazai sneered and said: "Master Taishi, the Zhou family said that Zhou Taowei was dead and was assassinated. Do you think this is possible? Zhou Taowei himself is very powerful, plus

He is the head of the Zhou family, surrounded by masters. In this case, who can assassinate him? In my opinion, the head of the Zhou family, Zhou Taowei, is not dead at all. The Zhou family just wants to use this as an excuse to rebel.

"

"What, this..." The Grand Master's face changed slightly when he heard this.

"Master Taishi, do you think this is possible?" Dazai asked.

"...This is possible." Although the grand master was unwilling to admit it, he had to admit that what Dazai said made sense.

"In that case, what are we waiting for? Should we wait until the Zhou family reaches here to react?" Dazai said this and looked at Shui Qingteng: "Your Highness, now is the time to make a decision."

"I……"

Shui Qingteng was still hesitant after hearing what the three elders said.

After all, this kind of thing is not a trivial matter. If a decision is wrong, it will be doomed.

"Your Highness."

At this moment, a voice sounded outside.

"Come in."

Shui Qingteng said.

"Your Highness."

A middle-aged man walked in and said: "Your Highness, according to our investigation, a batch of goods was found in a yard of the Zhou family. That batch of goods was purchased by those people in Jingjing City."

"What?"

"The goods are at Zhou's house?"

"Are those people from the Zhou family?"

Shui Qingteng suddenly stood up, eyes filled with disbelief.

After what happened in the palace half a month ago, he hated Li Feng and the others with all his heart.

So, a lot has happened in the past half month.

But the search for Li Feng and the others did not stop.

Shui Qingteng didn't believe that after Li Feng and the others purchased the goods, they would disappear in Jingjing City for no reason.

Therefore, in the past half month, he has been mobilizing all the power he can mobilize to investigate this matter.

But what he never expected was that the goods would appear at Zhou's house.

This allowed Shui Qingteng to connect what happened in the past half month.

If Li Feng and the others were members of the Zhou family, then all this would be easily explained.

In this Jingjing City, I am afraid that only the Zhou family can hide a few people without anyone noticing.

In Jingjing City, I am afraid that only the Zhou family has such great purchasing power.

In Jingjing City, only the Zhou family can hide goods worth hundreds of billions of top-quality spiritual stones.

Thinking about what happened in the past half month, I am afraid that all of this was planned by the Zhou family for a long time.

"The Zhou family, what a wonderful Zhou family."

Shui Qingteng's voice was cold, and a cold light flashed in his eyes: "This time, I will definitely destroy the Zhou family. Now give me my order..."

Soon, Shui Qingteng passed down one order after another.

The entire Jingjing City state machinery started to move.

An hour later, people from Shui Qingteng began to clash with people from the Zhou family.

This conflict was the trigger, and soon swept the whole city.

The contest between the Siyang Dynasty and the Zhou family has officially begun.

In Jingjing City, there are three million troops. The Zhou family and those affiliated forces of the Zhou family control two million. The Siyang Dynasty only has one million in its hands. However, in the hands of the Siyang Dynasty, there are also various other departments.

There are two to three hundred thousand people in total, plus the imperial guards, their strength is only slightly smaller than that of the Zhou family.

Therefore, when the two sides fight, they are evenly matched.
To be continued...