ASTNovels Chapter 1575 All we can do is wait
Chapter 1575 All we can do is wait
Of course, this alone is not enough to dispel Qiao Huailong's doubts.
However, since he didn't find anyone, he had no reason to stay here. He said some polite words to the Qiao family and prepared to leave.
Before leaving, he said something to Joan that sounded incomprehensible to others.
"The other two ancestors are living well with me."
Upon hearing this, Qiao An's eyes turned cold.
There was no doubt that Qiao Huailong was threatening him.
If he dared to reveal the news he heard from Qiao Huailong, the other two ancestors of the Qiao family would probably be dead.
"It's causing trouble to the city lord."
Qiao An took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and forced out a faint smile.
He knew very well that now was not the time to fall out with Qiao Huailong.
Qiao Huailong's strength was far beyond their imagination. If Ling Tian hadn't come to his aid, he would have been killed in the City Lord's Mansion.
And this is just Qiao Huailong alone.
Who knows how many powerful people the City Lord’s Mansion, the Qiao family, has secretly cultivated?
After making sure that Qiao An understood what he meant, Qiao Huailong nodded and led his men away.
Regardless of whether the masked man has any relationship with the Qiao family, we cannot leave it alone. We must find out his identity as soon as possible.
At the Qiao family's side, they hurriedly gathered people together and waited for more than half an hour.
As a result, the city lord just said a few nonsense words and left.
This made the Qiao family very dissatisfied.
Fortunately, no one expressed their dissatisfaction, and the head of the Qiao family comforted them and let them go.
He followed Ling Tian and Qiao Chu to Qiao An's courtyard.
"Friend Ling, are there any outsiders around?"
Qiao An looked at Ling Tian.
Ling Tian shook his head.
Ever since he broke through to the peak of the Heaven-shaking Realm, his perception of aura has become increasingly sharp.
He can clearly sense whether there is anyone within a hundred meters, and whether they are ordinary people or warriors.
Patriarch Qiao still doesn’t know Ling Tian’s strength.
Seeing that Qiao An actually asked Ling Tian, he was very puzzled.
But no one had time to answer his questions right now.
Qiao An nodded, his face solemn.
"This trip to the City Lord's Mansion has yielded quite a few gains..."
Although an agreement was reached with Qiao Huailong that the content of the conversation at that time could not be disclosed.
But that's just to keep it from outsiders.
Those who should know, always know.
As long as no one tells Qiao Huailong about it, nothing will happen.
The three people present were Qiao An’s granddaughter, the head of the Qiao family, and Ling Tian, their savior.
They are all people that Qiao An trusts the most, so naturally there is nothing that cannot be told.
"It has now been confirmed that the destruction of the passage and our loss of contact with the central city are indeed related to Qiao Huailong and others."
"Except for Licheng, all other major cities are participating."
"But it is not certain whether only the City Lord's Mansion is involved or whether the major families are also involved..."
"Qiao Huailong was 'kind' to tell us this because he wanted to keep us in the City Lord's Mansion."
"I'm afraid he is now not far from the legendary realm - the realm of questioning the heart."
"The three of us are no match for him... We can only choose to escape... If that masked man hadn't suddenly appeared, I would have been trapped in the City Lord's Mansion and unable to leave."
The following words were specifically spoken to the head of the Qiao family.
They naturally knew that Ling Tian was the masked man, and the one who took the opportunity to rescue Qiao An was Qiao Chu.
Joan deliberately concealed the identity of the masked man just in case.
At the same time, the information was "accidentally" leaked, which just happened to clear up the relationship between their Qiao family and the masked man.
No matter how suspicious Qiao Huailong is at that time, he will not suspect Ling Tian.
In other words, Qiao An has already regarded Ling Tian as his biggest trump card.
Ling Tian and Qiao Chu could both guess this.
The two acted together.
"So, the city lord has long been planning to annex the Qiao family?"
"This time you went to the City Lord's Mansion, which just gave him an opportunity to control you first, and then find an excuse to take action against the Qiao family."
"If that masked man hadn't appeared, he would have succeeded!"
Listening to the two people's "analysis", the head of the Qiao family broke out in a cold sweat.
Wow, no wonder the city lord who hasn’t come to the Qiao family for decades would suddenly visit. It turns out that he came to confirm the relationship between the masked man and their Qiao family?
Fortunately, the masked man has nothing to do with their Qiao family, otherwise the Qiao family would definitely be in trouble!
Fortunately, the masked man took action.
Otherwise, the Qiao family would have fallen into the hands of Qiao Huailong!
The head of the Qiao family felt a little scared, and he looked at Qiao An and asked.
"Ancestor, what should we do?"
“There’s nothing we can do…”
Joan sighed.
"We don't know how many families in Qiaocheng have been bought out or even taken over by Qiao Huailong!"
"Once we act rashly, it is very likely that the whole city will be attacked by the enemy."
"All we can do now is... wait!"
Wait?
Patriarch Qiao didn’t understand.
It has come to this, what else is there to wait for?
Even if Qiao Huailong already controls several families, they must be a minority.
It is not enough for him to compete with the entire Qiaocheng.
Otherwise, Qiao Huailong would not be so polite today, but would take direct action and forcibly annex the Qiao family!
Since he didn't do so, it means he doesn't have the ability to do so yet.
Isn’t this the best opportunity for the Qiao family?
If you are not sure who Qiao Huailong’s people are, then don’t contact anyone.
Just leave Qiaocheng quietly and secretly.
As for where to go, I haven’t decided yet. Anyway, it’s not a good thing to continue staying in Qiaocheng.
Qiao An took one look at him and knew what he was thinking, and shook her head.
"Let's not talk about whether we can leave Qiaocheng under Qiao Huailong's nose."
"Even if we can leave, can we really just walk away?"
"What about the impending disaster?"
Upon hearing this, the head of the Qiao family fell silent.
Yes, what should we do about the disaster?
That is a high-level monster. Does the Qiao family have the ability to deal with it?
But if they don't leave, they will continue to face the threat from Qiao Huailong, and who knows when their Qiao family will be swallowed up.
Faced with a dilemma, the head of the Qiao family showed a confused expression on his face.
"So, we really can only wait to die?"
"...When I say wait, I don't mean wait to die."
Qiao An slapped the head of the Qiao family on the head, and when he saw that he was a little more sober, he continued.
"That masked man is the opportunity we've been waiting for."
"No matter why he wanted to deal with Qiao Huailong, judging from the timing of his attack, he had good intentions towards our Qiao family."
“Perhaps, we can cooperate with each other.”
"With him here, Qiao Huailong won't be a concern."
I don’t know if it was because of the slap or because of these words, but Mr. Qiao finally calmed down.
He frowned.
"But we don't know how to contact that master."
"We don't need to contact the other party. We just need to wait for them to contact us. What we need to do is to find out how many families in Qiaocheng are not controlled by Qiao Huailong!"