novelapdf Chapter 29 The Storm Is Brewing
Chapter 29 The Storm Is Brewing
The Secret Chamber of the Liu Family
"Father! The situation is dire, why aren't you coming out of seclusion?"
After waiting for three months, Liu Sen couldn't stand it any longer and decided to personally go and invite his father out of seclusion.
Recently, the main branch has been making frequent big moves, basically with one core purpose - to consolidate power!
Three months after his younger brother Liu Bai died, the main branch of the clan convened a clan meeting on the third day.
The main point is about the redistribution of resources within the clan.
In the early years, my branch of the family had indeed taken a lot of benefits from the main branch.
The tribute from the 12 Qi Refining Families in the Southwest, the lower-grade spirit stone veins of Dragon Ridge Mountain, and hundreds of acres of spirit fields.
At the time, I thought the main branch was wary of my branch joining forces with Liu Wangde's branch.
Unexpectedly, it turned out that the eldest son's family already knew that his younger brother was the Blood Demon.
No wonder it went so smoothly back then!
He had previously mocked the main branch for being weak, saying that his father could force them to cede interests by simply joining forces with Liu Dewang.
It now seems that what they are most afraid of is their own younger brother, Blood Demon Liu Bai!
Now that Liu Bai is dead, their side has lost all its advantages, and the main faction has immediately revealed its true colors.
The meeting strongly demanded the return of the tributes from the 12 Qi-refining families that had been released.
At this family meeting, Liu Wangde actually sided with the eldest son's family!
The master only needed to throw out a bone with a bit of fat to make him turn against him.
This completely chilled Liu Sen's heart.
After three consecutive months of fighting and destruction in the main house, his lineage now only has a small, low-grade spirit stone mine left.
But this was also a piece of fat meat that was snatched from the mouth of the main branch.
Seeing the main branch's aggressive stance, Liu Sen knew that if he didn't bring out his father, he feared he wouldn't be able to protect any of the resources of the second branch!
Under Liu Sen's relentless harassment, Liu Guisheng was successfully awakened from his cultivation.
He stormed out of seclusion, his face contorted with rage: "What are you howling about? Didn't I tell you not to disturb me for at least a year? Has the sky fallen?"
Liu Sen cried out in grief and indignation, "Father! The sky is really falling!"
After Liu Sen recounted the details of Liu Bai and Liu Chengzhi's deaths,
As Liu Guisheng listened, his face grew increasingly grim. Finally, overcome with rage, he spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Father! Father! What's wrong?"
Liu Sen was shocked and immediately went forward to help Liu Guisheng.
Liu Guisheng was unmoved, shoving Liu Sen aside and gritting his teeth, he said, "Get out of here! You idiot! What kind of family head are you? I've only been in seclusion for half a year and I've already fallen to this state!"
Liu Bai was an important pawn he arranged, and also an important piece in his plan to gradually replace the eldest son's family in gaining control of the family's discourse.
Liu Bai can easily do many things that are inconvenient for him to do himself.
And then there's Liu Chengzhi, who was the fourth Foundation Establishment cultivator he carefully selected!
Now it's all good!
It's all ruined!
The rest of the Liu family are good-for-nothings; none of them are capable in terms of talent, temperament, or methods!
This current situation has turned what should have been a very positive situation into a completely different one.
The main branch has long wanted to completely integrate its internal structure. Now, with only the two of them, father and son, at the Foundation Establishment stage, is there any room for maneuver?
No! No, I still have a great opportunity in my hands!
He suddenly looked up at Liu Sen: "Is Chen Qingping, the daughter of the Chen family, still alive?"
Upon hearing his father's question, Liu Sen jumped and quickly replied, "They're still here! They're kept in the small courtyard behind the mountain."
Liu Sen also knew that his father had calculated what great opportunity Chen's daughter possessed and that he intended to keep her as Cheng Zhi's principal wife.
Even though Cheng Zhi is dead now, he still treats Chen Qingping the same way.
Liu Guisheng finally found some comfort: "That's good! This woman must not be known to the main branch! With her around, our branch still has hope!"
His expression then changed, and he said fiercely, "I will cast another divination to see who exactly harmed my Bai'er and Chengzhi!"
He then took out a Heavenly Mystery Array Plate from his storage ring, placed eight mid-grade spirit stones on it, and began casting a divination again.
However, he had already suffered a shortened lifespan and a fatal injury from the last divination, so casting the divination again now seemed rather difficult for him.
In just a few breaths, his face turned ashen and his breathing became unsteady.
Fortunately, the divination result appeared soon: "Entering Kan, losing the way, misfortune!"
Liu Guisheng's expression changed drastically.
Bad hexagram!
Xi Kan is a place of great danger! Entering it is impossible to avoid; it is a danger upon danger!
He just wanted to divine why the murderer who harmed his son and great-grandson would have an inauspicious divination result.
Moreover, it foreshadows that trying to resolve this hidden danger will only lead to an even greater crisis.
The divination chart indicates that the person I'm looking for is currently in the southwest direction.
What's in the Southwest? Just a few Qi Refining families. What ability do they have to kill Bai'er, who's at the second level of Foundation Establishment?
Or is it in a place further southwest?
However, if he wants more detailed results, he probably won't get the answer without spending his life.
Now that Liu Bai and Liu Chengzhi are both dead, and Liu Sen is someone who doesn't pay attention.
He must hold on for a few more years, ideally until another Foundation Establishment cultivator emerges from his lineage.
Liu Guisheng's expression was uncertain, and after a long while, he finally gave up the idea of finding out the truth.
"Yanagi Mori!"
"My son is here!"
"Have the spies from the five Qi-refining families in the southwest keep an eye out for any unusual developments lately! In particular, have they suddenly distributed a large amount of cultivation resources?"
Secondly, send people to explore further southwest; report any unusual findings immediately!
"yes!".
Just after Liu Guisheng officially emerged from seclusion.
The Chen family also received the news.
Clan Chief Chen Daoping said solemnly, "The news has come that the main branch of the Liu family forcefully took over all the clan tributes from the 12 Qi Refining Sects in the southwest at the clan meeting. That old bastard Liu Sen couldn't sit still anymore and invited that old dog Liu Guisheng out of seclusion ahead of time."
Elder Chen Daoxuan was shocked: "What? Did that old dog figure something out?"
The clan chief rubbed his temples. "They probably figured something out, but the clues aren't clear enough. Yunling said that Liu Guisheng went to see her once. He was very kind and even gave her a lot of cultivation resources. They probably don't know it was us."
The three elders nodded: "That's good news!"
Clan Chief Chen Daoping sneered, "Hmph! Don't be too happy yet! Qing'er sent word that Liu Sen is using his spies in other families. Old dog Liu has probably figured out their approximate location."
The second elder immediately felt uneasy: "Hiss! Didn't we just shoot ourselves in the foot by cleaning up those bugs? Second brother, let's use our backup plan! At least move a few of the immortal seedlings out!"
Clan Chief Chen Daoping retorted, "What's the panic! We cleaned up the mess last year after Liu Guisheng took Yun Ling away. This was 'venting our anger,' not out of guilt! Fortunately, when Brother Daoxuan mentioned there were still inside agents preparing to investigate, I suppressed it. Otherwise, we would have truly shot ourselves in the foot! Things haven't reached that point yet."
The sixth elder laughed and said, "The clan leader was indeed farsighted, not rashly alerting the enemy!"
Chen Daoping laughed and scolded, "Stop flattering me. This is a matter of life and death, and I have to be careful when making decisions! But then again, the real knife to our throats is that old dog Liu Guisheng. If we can get rid of him, that would be great."
Elder Chen Heting of the Seventh Clan shook his head: "It's difficult! Liu Guisheng isn't a Blood Demon! He's at the fifth level of Foundation Establishment! And a third-grade talisman master! He's incredibly wealthy and possesses numerous magical artifacts. Killing him? Even three or five ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators might not be able to save him!"
The three elders sighed, "If Chu Nan had achieved Foundation Establishment, killing Liu Guisheng would have been a piece of cake. Moreover, given the Liu family's main branch's attitude towards them, if we secretly killed him, Liu Qingyang would only be overjoyed. Even if they investigated, it would just be for show!"
"What should we do then? There are too many people in our tribe. If we can't move the assets we can relocate, we won't be able to survive!"
Chen Daoping spat out a single word through gritted teeth: "Wait!"
"wait?"
"Yes, we just have to wait! After Old Dog Liu did the divination, he looked terrible, and his breathing was so erratic he couldn't control it. We still have time!"
Chen Daoping then made a formal arrangement: "Brother Daoxuan, you are reliable in handling matters. You should arrange the first backup plan first!"
Chu Nan brought back a lot of things this time, so don't be stingy with the money!
"Heming, you're in charge of the second backup plan; the spirit peach tree won't be transplanted! Now that the tribute is being collected by the eldest son's family, that old dog Liu Guisheng's promise of not paying his salary for three years is definitely void. Transplanting it now will inevitably come out of nowhere."
Chen Daoxuan and Chen Heming solemnly indicated that they understood.
Chen Daoping then turned his gaze to Chen Songyun, the eighth elder of the clan: "Eighth brother, you take over the last backup plan. You know the place. I will give you the necessary supplies later."
"Yes, Chieftain!"
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