With cannon fodder, become the best in the world

Chapter 132 Be wise and protect yourself

"This matter was not arranged by me." Mrs. Xing said. She didn't know who was so wicked as to throw such dirty water on her.

"No, mother. Who arranged this for you?" But now all the evidence points to you. Jimo Chengye looked at Madam Xing with sharp eyes.

Madam Xing looked unhappy and snorted coldly: "How should I know?"

"If it wasn't arranged by Madam Xing, then why target Madam Xing?" Jimo Yunze was puzzled. He looked at Jimo Chengye again, "Brother, do you think this is targeted at Madam Xing or you?"

Jimo Chengye's tone was cold: "No matter who it is targeted at, it's not a bad thing anyway. Madam Le's death was indeed ordered by the head of the family, wasn't it?"

"But this matter was originally reported by Madam Xing, saying that Madam Le was in collusion with others. The head of the family gave the order only when the evidence was conclusive." Jimo Yunze glanced at Madam Xing.

"The evidence was not complete at that time, but they were in a hurry to convict Madam Le, and I just happened to pick up this opportunity. In fact, the head of this family has always disliked me for so many years, but he just didn't say it. Since the incident with Madam Le, the head of this family has never come to the backyard. Isn't it because of his feelings for Madam Le?" In fact, Madam Xing felt very wronged in her heart, but it was quite strange that the head of this family didn't come to question her at this time.

"No wonder father wanted to call Jimo Yanzhou back. For so many years, he has always felt guilty towards the Le family. He has always been obsessed with the Le family, so he is particularly good to Jimo Yanzhou. I think he wants Jimo Yanzhou to be the heir of this family." Jimo Chengye said with a gloomy face, "If I had known this, I should not have let him live in Yingzhou."

Madam Xing looked disdainful and said, "How long can that old man Jimo Yu live with such injuries? You are the eldest son, and the family business should be handed over to you. Jimo Yanzhou is just an abandoned child abandoned by the family. Even if Jimo Yu wants Jimo Yanzhou to be the heir, he has to see if the elders agree. The old man is sick in his brain."

Jimo Yunze asked curiously: "Since Madam Le was killed by the head of the family, then it was not only the head of the family who killed Madam Le?" Wasn't it you, Madam Xing, who reported Madam Le for colluding with evil cultivators?

In short, this is what everyone said about this matter. Jimo Yunze was not very old at that time and he did remember some things, but after Madam Nale's death, no one in the family was allowed to mention this matter again.

Madam Xing's well-maintained face showed a sneer of disdain, and she said in a steady voice, "How do you think I could have reported the mistress and gotten away with it, and still become the mistress of this mansion, given my status at the time?"

She must have someone to back her up, so she dared to do this. And the person who could back her up had considerable power, so Jimo Yu had no way to change it.

“If even my father has the final say in family affairs, then when I fight for the position of heir, do I have to be a puppet head of the family with no say like my father?” A hidden cold light flashed in Jimo Chengye’s eyes.

Madam Xing stepped forward and gently patted Jimo Chengye on the shoulder and said, "After all, you are different from the old man. Now half of the elders of the family support you. Now you just need to gain the trust of the other elder."

Jimo Yunze snorted softly, thinking of the elders in the family who always argued endlessly whenever they discussed something, and said, "The eight elders each have their own ideas and are not united."

Madam Xing said, "It's better if they are not united. I'm afraid that if they unite, they may not support Cheng Ye to be the heir. They may choose Jimo Chang'an or Jimo Changliu." After all, the fourth branch has a lot of money and controls the economic lifeline of the family. As long as they bribe the elders a little, it will be a considerable amount. Most of the elders have children who are qualified to practice. If they want to train one, it will definitely cost a lot of material money.

It is precisely because the elders have their own ideas that they are easier to control.

Jimo Chengye looked down on Jimo Changliu and Jimo Chang'an from the fourth branch. One was stupid as hell, the other was smart as hell. One only cared about eating and drinking all day, while the other only cared about money, money, money.

Although Jimo Changliu and Jimo Changan are twins, they have been sworn enemies since birth, to the point of fighting to the death. Jimo Changliu couldn't stand Jimo Changan's heartless foolish look, and Jimo Changan also couldn't stand Jimo Changliu's scheming look.

The two of them would also participate in the trial, each bringing two followers with cultivation, and the two brothers did not plan to form a team to travel together. Jimo Changliu wanted to find Jimo Yanzhou to go together, because Jimo Yanzhou would definitely bring Zhou Yun.

As for Jimo Chang'an, he will definitely be with the eldest young master Jimo Chengye, because Jimo Chang'an believes that Jimo Chengye is the designated heir. As long as he follows Jimo Chengye and makes Jimo Chengwei the head of the family in the future, he will definitely be in charge of the Jimo family's business. Then he won't have to see Jimo Changliu's money-loving face every day.

On the other side, in Jimo Zhiqiu’s Qiuhuayuan.

Jimo Zhiqiu took the strategy given by the patriarch and read it for a long time. Suddenly, he asked a maid beside him, "Hongye, why do you think the patriarch takes extra care of me and sends me the strategy? No wonder he really wants me to be unmarried and to be the heir at home. I am a girl and I don't have the qualifications to participate in the trial. Even if I am qualified to participate in the trial, can't he let me marry into his family?"

The maid Hongye said respectfully: "With so many young masters in the family, they should not support the young lady to marry a son-in-law."

Jimo Zhiqiu nodded: "What you said makes sense."

Hongye stared at the strategy and said, "You are right. I think this matter is not that simple. Why didn't the patriarch give the strategy to his own son, but to you? Did he let the third lady choose who to give the strategy to?"

Jimo Zhiqiu held the guide and felt that it was a little hot. "Who should I give it to? Isn't this embarrassing for me? How would I know who the master of the family likes to inherit?"

Hongye said, "Why not give it to the eldest young master? I think the eldest young master is the strongest. Even the second young master is on the eldest young master's side, and Young Master Chang'an also has a good relationship with the eldest young master."

Jimo Zhiqiu was stunned for a moment and said, "Chang'an and Changliu have the best relationship with me, but the relationship between the two of them is not good. You said Chang'an supports the eldest young master, then Changliu will definitely not support the eldest young master. Anyway, the two of them usually go against each other." If one of them becomes the heir in the future, it will also be good for her.

Hongye was puzzled: "Miss San, what are you going to do? You can't give it to the Sixth Young Master who just came back. Everyone doesn't think highly of the Sixth Young Master." After all, in this family, not to mention recognizing him, even few people know him. A Jimo Yanzhou with no foundation, and a Jimo Chengye with power and strength, the maid Hongye didn't know what the Third Miss was still hesitating about?

Jimo Zhiqiu said thoughtfully: "Changan and Changliu are definitely not suitable. No matter who becomes the heir... forget it, they both definitely can't be the heir."

"So what does Miss San mean?" Hongye asked.

Jimo Zhiqiu said: "It's just a strategy guide. The master himself doesn't know who to give it to. No matter who I give it to, I will offend that person. The master is deliberately making things difficult for me. Why should I take the blame for him and cause trouble for myself? Although I am a woman, I am not a fool." Then he threw the strategy guide into the stove beside him.

"Miss, you're just going to burn it like this. What if the head of the family finds out?" Hongye stared at the strategy guide that had already begun to burn, feeling anxious.

"The head of the family only told me to give it to me, but didn't tell me who to give it to. I'm a girl, I don't understand the strategy, and I won't participate in the successor trial. It's useless for me to hold this thing. I can't understand it, and it's useless if I don't burn it. I can't use it as a table mat." Jimo Zhiqiu said, not caring about the fights among the family members. Anyway, as long as she doesn't care about anything, she will have nothing to do. Even if she is the new head of the family, she can't be driven out of the house just because she is a girl. Didn't the aunt whose husband died living in Yanran Courtyard also let her stay at home and be supported by the family?

The maid stared at the burnt ashes for a long time. The Third Young Miss was the one who knew how to protect herself the most in this family.

Jimo Yu gave each of the younger generations in the family a strategy guide, but none of them told each other, for fear that the other party would snatch the strategy from them, and each of them had their own thoughts about each other.

Jimo Yunze suggested to Jimo Chengye that he could use the two brothers Chang'an and Changliu to kill someone with a borrowed knife.

As for who to kill, it would naturally be Jimo Yanzhou, kicking Jimo Yanzhou out. Jimo Changan is easy to use, but Jimo Changliu is a little more skilled.

Jimo Yanzhou and Zhou Yun knew that once they stepped into this place, it would be a life-or-death chess game, and they had to be cautious at every step. But since they were able to step into this place, they had already prepared themselves mentally and should face any challenges directly.

"Three days later will be the day of trial." Zhou Yun spoke, flipping through the ancient book in his hand, which was something he brought from Jimo Yanyuan and used as a table leg pad.

Jimo Yanzhou had been in bed for half a month, and he pretended to adapt and walked around the room. After being beaten like that, the family sent a lot of precious medicinal materials. At first, he was worried that someone would attack him, but now it seems that no one has done that.

Of course Jimo Yanzhou would never have thought that the medicines sent to him were more or less poisonous. Since he had no injuries on his body, he naturally would not use those medicines, so he was fine.

"But it's very strange. Jimo Yu hasn't come to see me for so many days, and doesn't he intend to explain to me what that old woman said to me?" Jimo Yanzhou muttered in his heart.

The system said calmly: "Perhaps he feels there is no need to explain to you."

Jimo Yanzhou sat down opposite Zhou Yun, took the ancient book in front of Zhou Yun and began to flip through it. As he was flipping through it, he suddenly said, "I can't seem to understand the contents inside, but judging from the pages, it should be from a long time ago. There are traces of spiritual maintenance on the pages. But they are already very faint."

"It was brought back from Yanran's courtyard. Jimo Yan used it as a table mat." Zhou Yun said lightly.

Jimo Yanzhou put the ancient book back in front of Zhou Yun and said, "That book shouldn't be useful. I can't understand it anyway."

"If this ancient book is useless, why are the pages protected from damage by spiritual power?" Zhou Yun said, handing the ancient book to Jimo Yanzhou: "Since this thing was given by someone from the Jimo family, why not ask Jimo Yan what the contents of this ancient book mean?"

"I was beaten as soon as I got home. I didn't even know who Jimo Yan was." Jimo Yanzhou said as he took the ancient book from Zhou Yun's hand.

The system prompts: Jimo Yan, Jimo Yu’s aunt, the sister of the previous head of the family from the same mother, but with a different father, but their fathers are brothers.

Jimo Yanzhou: I don't have those things like you? How did you learn to answer quickly? When I ask you something on weekdays, you always say you don't know, you don't know.

The system chuckled: As a system that loves life, it's okay for me to like to listen to some gossip. I also found out by chance when I was listening to those maids gossiping. Jimo Yan is your great aunt. She was very talented back then and was taken back by Yunmeng Sect as a disciple. Later, she became a Taoist couple with Yunmeng Sect's senior brother. Later, Yunmeng Senior Brother fell in love with the new junior sister and cheated on her. Your great aunt caught him. That scumbag not only dumped your great aunt and severely injured her, but also wanted to dig out your great aunt's golden elixir to exchange for his junior sister. However, your great aunt was smart and escaped and fled back to her family, which saved her life. However, her mind is no longer clear.

Jimo Yanzhou was puzzled: Not in a clear mind? Isn't that a mental illness?

The system snorted coldly: Shut up. Even if your great aunt is not in her right mind and is a little mentally ill, she still has the highest aptitude and cultivation in the entire family. It’s just that she usually stays in her own yard to engage in farming and breeding, and has not shown her strength for more than ten years.

"When you meet Jimo Yan tomorrow, be polite. After all, she is your elder. Ask her questions about ancient books with an open mind. As an elder, she will definitely teach you well." Zhou Yun said lightly.

The system exclaimed: Let Jimo Yan teach you? Zhou Yun treated Jimo Yan as a chess piece.

Zhou Yun didn't seem to be in a hurry at all. It was still unclear who was whose pawn. Nan Yanche was using them to escape from confinement. Zhou Yun looked at Jimo Yanzhou thoughtfully. Jimo Yanzhou seemed to be incompatible with his family. Jimo Yu was Jimo Yanzhou's father, and the relationship between the two was not as good as it seemed on the surface.

Jimo Yanzhou had never thought of returning to his family, let alone that he had a half-disabled father. He didn't expect that his father would actually give him a fake strategy guide.

"I've been home for so long, but no one in my family has recognized me. Jimo Yan is my aunt, and I should go see her." Jimo Yanzhou said.