Chapter 151 I Want to Bring Prosperity to the Xu Family for Ten Generations
Ice city!
Cao Xintian was in charge of the appraisal institute, while Ma Tao was answering the phone while instructing the team members to rush to the various accident sites.
"Advisor Cao, we don't have enough manpower. Although those monsters have not killed anyone, the impact they have caused is very bad."
"Have you contacted those people?"
"I contacted them, but they were all busy. They said that Old Lady Xu invited them to be her guests, and they are all at Xu's house right now."
Ma Tao had a grim expression when he answered. There were actually quite a few strange people in Bingcheng. In addition to the Xu family, there were three or four others. Just now when he called for help, these people's phones were unreachable, and their family members replied that they had all gone to the Xu family for a banquet.
How could such a coincidence happen?
The previous moment Xu Heqian left angrily, and the next moment a monster was making trouble, and other strange people happened to be invited by the Xu family to be guests.
This is clearly the Xu family's means of revenge.
"I have already reported the situation to the higher-ups. Several consultants from the nearest cities are already on their way. Consultant Cao, do the Xu family really dare to completely break off relations with us?"
Cao Xintian slammed the table angrily and said, "Even ten members of the Xu family wouldn't dare to tear each other apart. They are just using some tricks. Although we know it very well, we don't have any evidence to prove that all this is related to the Xu family. As long as there is no evidence, we can't do anything to the Xu family."
Touching the Xu family without evidence would cause turmoil in the entire alien circle, and would make them dissatisfied and wary of the higher-ups, which is something they don't want to see.
Modern society seems stable, but it actually hides many dangers.
Ghosts, goblins, demons...
Although many extraordinary people are unwilling to become consultants of the appraisal institute, if they encounter demons and monsters doing evil, they will take action to subdue them. Otherwise, the safety of the people cannot be guaranteed relying solely on the staff of the appraisal institute.
Moreover, there are connections between the aliens. Consultants like him have good relations with some aliens who have not joined the consultants. When encountering difficult problems, they can sometimes ask for help. However, if those aliens are disgusted and wary of the appraisal institute, they will not help in the future.
We cannot allow strangers to misunderstand the appraisal institute. The Xu family knows this clearly and that’s why they are so fearless.
"Let's go to Xu's house."
"Go to Xu's house?"
Ma Tao didn't understand. All of this was caused by the Xu family. There was no point in going to the Xu family now.
"No matter what hatred the Xu family has with Consultant Rao Chenglin, the people of Bingcheng are innocent. If an ordinary person is possessed by a monster, even if he survives, he will be crippled."
Cao Xintian's words shocked Ma Tao, and he understood what Consultant Cao meant.
If a person is possessed by a ghost, his body will become weak, but he can recover if he takes good care of himself. However, if a person is forcibly possessed by a monster, many organs in his body will be damaged, and the damage will be irreversible.
This is also the main reason why those disciples who worship the spirit of exorcism all have some health problems.
"I'll go with you."
Ma Tao knew that the Xu family would not give him any good face on this trip, but Advisor Cao was willing to sacrifice his reputation for the sake of the people of Bingcheng, so why couldn't he do the same.
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The old house of the Xu family.
It was still the same banyan tree, but now all the snakes on it had disappeared. Under the tree stood an octagonal table where several old men were drinking tea.
Sitting at the very top was an old woman wearing a python dragon costume. She looked very old, but her triangular eyes gave off a sharp aura from time to time.
"It's good that the old lady gave the Ice City Appraisal Institute a warning this time. I've had enough of them. Because of the Appraisal Institute, my family's incense has been getting less and less in recent years."
"That's right. If we don't stop the monsters from taking action now, what will our disciples eat?"
An old man on the left has a look of dissatisfaction on his face. As disciples who are sent out to perform rituals, they have to provide enough incense and offerings to the guardian gods of their own halls, otherwise the guardian gods will punish them.
Where do these incense and offerings come from? They are given by those who are harassed by spirits and monsters. Sometimes, even if there are no such unlucky people, they will tacitly create some unlucky people.
This is already an unspoken understanding in the circle of spirit mediums.
However, the emergence of the appraisal institute has destroyed the way for these disciples to generate income. Many spirits are afraid of being caught by the appraisal institute and dare not harm people. Since these spirits do not harm people, naturally no one will come to find them.
"In my opinion, if we are going to make a scene this time, we should make it bigger. My immortal has already given me a hint and has sent some disciples from the clan out."
Every guardian deity is a spirit that has reached a certain level of cultivation. They are much stronger than ordinary spirits. At the same time, because spirits are divided into different races, every guardian deity comes from a spirit race.
"Ahem." Old Lady Xu coughed and said with a smile, "We need to give the appraisal institute a warning. This incident was caused by my Xu family. When it's over, my family will give you a hall."
After hearing what Old Lady Xu said, the other elders showed joy on their faces. The hall... is what their disciples need most. To be more precise, it is what the guardian gods behind them want most.
The so-called hall is the territory. Every guardian deity has his own territory, and the Xu family takes Ice City as the center, radiating to most of the surrounding areas. But there is no way. The python fairy behind Old Lady Xu is too powerful, and the other guardian deities can only choose to accept it.
Other guardian gods are not allowed to interfere in the hall under the jurisdiction of the guardian god. If someone encounters a problem, they can only go to the disciple of the hall to solve it. Similarly, the guardian god needs to select good seedlings to become the disciple, and cannot go to other people's halls.
"You are too polite, old lady."
"No need, no need. We are both disciples of the Chuma Sect, so we are related by nature."
Old Lady Xu waved her hand and said, "That's it, don't refuse."
"Thank you very much, old lady."
"Thank you, old lady, and thank you, Immortal Python."
Several elderly people expressed their gratitude, and at the same time a man came in at the gate of the courtyard: "Mom, Cao Xintian is here."
"Cao Xintian, what is he doing here?"
"Humph, he still has the nerve to come here, old lady, just send him away."
Several elderly people looked dissatisfied, but Old Lady Xu smiled and said, "You are a guest, please come in."
Old Lady Xu looked at the puzzled eyes of the people around her and did not explain. It was not worth her to give up her entire hall to let these families visit her home. She paid such a huge price, so she must have her intentions.
After a while, Cao Xintian and Ma Tao walked in.
"Old Madam Xu is in good health. You are all here too."
Cao Xintian smiled and greeted them, but the old men ignored him. Old Lady Xu said calmly, "I am not in good health. I am already buried up to my neck in the dirt. Now I heard that my granddaughter was beaten up, which hurts me even more. Advisor Cao, do you think I am in good health?"
Before Cao Xintian came, he had anticipated that Old Lady Xu would not look at him favorably. Hearing this, he replied, "I'm sorry about your granddaughter's matter. This is a conflict between your Xu family and the one from Raocheng. We at Bingcheng Appraisal Institute cannot intervene."
"Since there is no way to intervene, then what is Consultant Cao doing here? I heard that there are many monsters causing chaos outside. As a consultant of the appraisal institute, shouldn't you be busy catching monsters?"
The old man with a goatee looked sarcastic. Cao Xintian glanced at him and said, "Brother Li, what you said is very good. I came here to tell you that this time, any monster that caused trouble will definitely not be let go by our Institute. Even if we have to chase them to the ends of the earth and exhaust all our strength, we will catch them. Once we find out who is behind it, no matter who it is, the Institute will definitely not show mercy."
Cao Xintian's resolute words made the expressions of these old men change. Although they hated the appraisal institute, they really didn't dare to break off relations with it to this extent.
Bang!
"Cao Xintian, are you coming to my Xu family to threaten me?"
Old Lady Xu clapped her hands heavily, and her cloudy eyes burst into a cold look: "What does the rebellion of the spirit have to do with my Xu family? Just go and investigate it. Don't talk nonsense here because of your incompetence."
Cao Xintian was not afraid at all, and his eyes were fixed on Old Lady Xu, but his heart sank. From the other person's eyes, he knew that the Xu family was probably fully prepared and would not leave any handle for him.
Even if we can find evidence against the Xu family later, that will be a matter for the future. At this moment, many people in Ice City are suffering.
"Old Lady Xu, please state your conditions."
As soon as Cao Xintian said this, everyone present stared at Old Lady Xu. The old men finally realized that Old Lady Xu definitely did not just want to show off her power to the appraisal institute.
But they have already boarded the Xu family's ship, and it is too late to withdraw now.
"Since your appraisal institute is incapable of protecting Ice City, why not cancel it and withdraw from Ice City? I still have a few years to live, and I can still protect Ice City with my old bones."
Old Madam Xu's words were like a thunderclap, shocking everyone present. Several elders had not expected that Old Madam Xu had such a big ambition. No wonder she was willing to give up an entire sect. If the appraisal institute withdrew from Ice City, the huge profits that the Xu family would gain after taking over Ice City would be incomparable to what an entire sect could gain.
"Advisor Cao, you can't agree to this."
Ma Tao whispered to Cao Xintian that if this appraisal institute was removed, it would not be easy to rebuild it.
"Every second late means more people suffer."
Old Madam Xu spoke quietly. She dared to do this and was not afraid of the higher-ups. It was not like Bingcheng was the only city in the country that did not have an appraisal institute. Many cities did not have one either. If those cities could do it, why couldn't Bingcheng?
As long as they control Ice City, the Xu family will remain standing.
What she wants is the wealth and glory of the Xu family for ten generations.
"Advisor Cao..." Ma Tao wanted to persuade him, but when he thought about the many people in the city who were being persecuted by monsters, he couldn't say any words of persuasion.
In other cities, a consultant may not have the power to decide the dissolution of an appraisal institute, but it is different in Bingcheng Appraisal Institute. Cao Xintian’s master is the first consultant of Bingcheng, and all the staff of the appraisal institute were recruited by Cao Xintian and his master.
Cao Xintian clenched his fists. He wondered if the Xu family had some ulterior motive behind this, but he didn't expect the ulterior motive to be so big.
There are other cities that do not have appraisal centers, but the situations of the alien sects or families responsible for guarding those cities are completely different from the Xu family. For some reasons, the mission of those sects and families is to guard the cities they are in.
If the Xu family was also such a family, it would be fine for him to withdraw from Bingcheng with the appraisal institute, but the Xu family was not.
"It seems that Advisor Cao hasn't made up his mind yet. In that case, let's send him away until he has made up his mind."
Old Lady Xu served tea, and the man from the Xu family who had led Cao Xintian earlier came in and looked at Cao Xintian with a sneer: "Counselor Cao, please go in. I just don't know how many families lost their loved ones ."
"What the hell did you say!"
Ma Tao raised his fist and was about to hit the man from the Xu family, but a hand grasped his fist.
This palm belongs to Cao Xintian.
"Don't act on impulse." Cao Xintian loosened his hand. Ma Tao knew that Consultant Cao was doing this for his own good. This was the Xu family, and he would definitely not end well if he attacked the Xu family. But when he saw the Xu family's smug expressions, he couldn't hold back his anger.
"Advisor Cao, don't worry about it. From today onwards, there will be no Xu family name in Bingcheng anymore."
A voice sounded in the yard, and the next moment the faces of several old men in the yard became extremely ugly, and some even trembled.
Outside the courtyard wall, corpses flew in one after another.
Not human, but animal.
There are weasels, snakes, foxes, jackals…
The two men were trembling because they recognized that one of the corpses was the guardian deity behind them.
