strictlysupreme Chapter 155 is ready.
Chapter 155 is ready.
Chapter 156 is ready.
Zhou Zhengtang waited in the courtyard for about half an hour before returning.
"Sorry, brother, I just went to my father-in-law's house, so I was delayed a lot—"
Zhou Zhengtang said apologetically.
"But has the plan changed?"
Su Hao asked.
"No, it's because of something else, but it won't affect tonight's operation, it's nothing serious."
Zhou Zhengtang shook his head and explained with a smile.
However, Su Hao found the smile somewhat forced.
The other party seems to be hiding something.
But since Zhou Zhengtang was unwilling to talk about it, he naturally didn't ask any further questions.
He could only nod slightly.
"Come on! Finish this drink, then we'll set off. Tonight is the night to utterly annihilate the Chu family!"
Zhou Zhengtang raised his glass again, gesturing to Su Hao.
Su Hao smiled at this and raised his glass to clink with the other person's.
After finishing their drinks, the two got up and started walking towards the outside of the Zhou residence.
To Su Hao's surprise, Zhou Zhengtang did not depart with the Zhou family's entourage after leaving the Zhou residence.
Instead, she took Su Hao and headed towards a tower in Nanzan Town.
"Tonight, we only need to keep watch near the Chu family's residence. However, there's one more condition: absolutely no direct descendant of the Chu family can escape!"
The two walked through the snowy night, and Zhou Zhengtang turned to Su Hao and said.
"Also, be wary of those Nestorian Christians. After all, although our plan is secret, nothing stays hidden forever. This matter will definitely attract the attention of the Nestorian Christians."
"Another Nestorian Christian sect?"
Upon hearing this, Su Hao narrowed his eyes slightly.
These Nestorian Christians are truly like termites and flies, omnipresent.
However, things get complicated once such forces are involved.
"You went to their place before because of these things, right?"
Su Hao seemed to have a connection to something and asked.
"These are the reasons, but they won't affect tonight's operation. After all, someone from the Nestorian Church is going to deal with them tonight."
Zhou Zhengtang shook his head, "Don't worry, even if the Emperor himself came tonight, he couldn't save the Chu family!"
Su Hao smiled as well.
The two then stopped talking and quickened their pace, heading towards the Chu family's residence.
While Su Hao and Zhou Zhengtang were leaving the Zhou residence to stake out the Chu family.
At this moment, in a very secluded old courtyard of the Zhou family.
A dozen or so figures dressed in black, their faces completely covered, stood in a row.
These figures all had sharp eyes and exuded a chilling aura, clearly indicating that they were carefully selected elites.
Zhou Chengan stood at the front of the group, a sword at his waist. He was also dressed in black, and his cold eyes swept over the group, giving him a more chilling aura.
It had been so many years since he had dressed like this.
The last time he did this, he had just arrived in Yanshan City and was only in his early twenties.
Back then, he would work desperately for a bowl of rice, and he would fight to the death to protect even a tael of silver.
That drive, that ruthlessness, seemed to have returned after tonight's events.
This time, however, the target of his mission is his old rival, whom he has been at odds with for over 20 years.
Thinking back to when I first established Zhou's Pharmacy, Chu's Pharmacy was also just starting out.
The two companies have been locked in a fierce rivalry for years, and tonight is destined to bring a resolution.
"Hehe, Brother Cheng'an, calling me here at this critical juncture is really putting me on the spot—"
At that moment, a dark figure leaped down from a glazed tile in the courtyard and landed in the center of the courtyard.
He looked down with great interest at the Zhou family members below who were all ready to go.
The newcomer was of average height, and his face was also covered with a black cloth. His footsteps left only shallow marks on the snow.
He's clearly a master with impressive legwork!
"Haha! Brother Yan Chen, you've finally arrived!"
When Zhou Chengan saw the person who had arrived, a smile involuntarily appeared on his face.
He quickly walked up to her and smiled.
"I had no choice but to come! It's such a rare opportunity to repay your favor. If I miss this chance, you might not be able to repay me in the future. After all, I'm an old man now, almost buried, and I won't be around for many more years—"
The man in black, referred to as Brother Yan Chen, smiled, and the wrinkles around his eyes deepened.
He glanced again at the other Zhou family guards in the courtyard and nodded, saying, "But your Zhou family guard is quite elite, with over a dozen level-three experts, tsk tsk—that's quite a big move tonight!"
"There's nothing we can do. You know the Chu family's capabilities. We've been fighting for over 20 years, and we only decided to take action after seeing that Chu Xiongfeng dead. Besides, given Chu Xiongfeng's cunning nature, I don't believe he didn't leave the Chu family a backup plan—"
Zhou Chengan's eyes were complicated as he spoke in a deep voice.
"Heh, no matter how many backup plans you have, you can't stop the Zhou and Ren families from joining forces. What you're really worried about is those Nestorian Christians, isn't it?"
Yan Chen asked with a meaningful look in his eyes.
"It seems nothing can be hidden from you, brother. We are indeed worried about those Nestorian Christians. After all, we were attacked by them on our way back from the prefectural city and lost some of our men."
Zhou Chengan said helplessly, "Moreover, the death of Chu Xiongfeng is also related to the Zhongjing Sect, so when dealing with the Chu family, the Zhongjing Sect, this uncertain factor, cannot be ruled out."
"Yes—we do need to be careful."
Yan Chen nodded slightly. What Zhou Cheng'an said was pretty much what he had guessed when he came.
"However, with Chu Xiongfeng dead, the Chu family has lost its leader and is no longer of value to the Jingjiao sect, so I think they probably won't show up—"
"Hehe, Yan Chen, you old devil, if you're scared, then go back. Don't always make a fuss about everything, asking all sorts of questions. Tonight, let this old man go and meet that damned Jingjiao by himself, how about that?"
Just as the two were talking, footsteps suddenly came from the direction of the courtyard gate.
At the same time, a somewhat sharp voice, tinged with a hint of mockery, accompanied the sound.
Yan Chen's eyes flickered, and then he looked behind him.
At that moment, a group of about ten people, also dressed in black with their faces covered except for their eyes, walked over.
Leading the group were Ren Changqing, the head of the Ren family, and an elderly man with a tall, thin build, a dark face, and a large nose, who did not conceal his features.
"Old ghost Qu, I didn't expect you to still be alive—were you involved tonight too?"
Yan Chen was also taken aback when he saw the person who had arrived.
He then smiled and pulled off his mask, speaking.
"Tch! You're not dead yet, so how could I be? Don't forget you're older than me. And what's with the 'I'm in too' thing? You're allowed to come, but I'm not?"
Old Ghost Qu snorted coldly.