Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

Chapter 503: Chapter 265: The Su Family’s Calculations [Subscribe Please]

No, it’s not her!

In the wilderness, Zhou Chun’s gaze flickered uncertainly as he scrutinized Su Yuzhen. After a careful look, he slightly shook his head, knowing he had mistaken her identity.

Although the two did bear a striking resemblance to each other, close examination revealed some differences.

Moreover, their cultivation levels were entirely different.

However, realizing that both had the surname Su, Zhou Chun immediately surmised that even if they were not mother and daughter, they must share a close blood relation.

“Taoist Friend Su, thank you for yielding!”

Staring at a young lady was quite impolite, and so, knowing he had mistaken someone for another, Zhou Chun quickly cupped his fists and bowed, uttering the victor’s words.

He was indeed the victor.

In that recent exchange, he had had the chance to strike Su Yuzhen dead on the spot, but ultimately chose to stop after merely breaking her bamboo hat.

Admittedly, he could have held back sooner, but if he hadn’t even touched the opponent’s robe, how could he have made the opponent willingly concede?

“Indeed, Taoist Friend Zhou, you were the superior fighter – I accept my defeat without grievances!”

Su Yuzhen’s eyes conveyed a complexity as she glanced at Zhou Chun and acknowledged her defeat with great magnanimity.

With a wave of her hand, the remnants of the broken bamboo hat were drawn back into her grasp, and then she gracefully flew towards Su Renmei.

At this point, Su Renmei had also recovered from witnessing Su Yuzhen’s defeat.

He glanced at his returning grandniece and then at Zhou Chun, who was storing his Spirit Pet away in the Spirit Beast Pouch, and couldn’t help but sigh softly to Zhou Daoyi, “The Zhou Family’s technique of transforming their python into a flood dragon is indeed extraordinary. Yuzhen truly has no reason to feel wronged by today’s defeat!”

Upon hearing this, Zhou Daoyi couldn’t help but smile slightly and said, “Taoist Friend Su flatters us. Miss Su’s strength is also considerable. Zhengchun indeed had to exert his full strength!”

“Taoist Friend Su, now that we have won two rounds in a row, can we proceed with the division of the Mystical Crystal Stone Mine as previously agreed?”

Li Qinghe watched Su Renmei while speaking in a low tone, bringing up the matter at hand.

Hearing these words, Su Renmei’s gaze flickered subtly, and then he answered indifferently, “Of course, it’s just a Mystical Crystal Stone Mine after all – the Su Family can certainly afford to lose.”

After saying that, he added, “However, if the Su Family is to take only thirty percent of the profits, then we will also provide manpower for the mining in the same proportion.”

“That’s perfectly fine; we have no objections.”

Li Qinghe nodded in agreement. He did not need to consult You Liming or Zhou Daoyi and accepted the terms immediately.

“In that case, let’s each return to our homes and send people to discuss the specifics,” Su Renmei said with a wave of his hand before leading the three Su Family Cultivators away from the scene.

Seeing this, Li Qinghe and the others also returned to their respective bases with their juniors.

Once back at their base, Li Qinghe turned to You Jinyan and Zhou Chun and said, “We owe a great deal to You Nephew and Zhou Nephew this time. Without you, our three families would have lost significant benefits. Once I return to our clan, I will surely relay your contributions to our ancestors and prepare generous gifts to thank you.” @@novelbin@@

Hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately responded with humility, “Senior Li is too kind. Our three families have always been as close as branches on the same tree – it’s only right for juniors like us to do our part.”

Then, You Jinyan also came to his senses and nodded, saying, “Yes, Senior Li, you’re too kind. I simply did what should be done; I dare not boast in front of you with such words!”

“Nephew Zhou and Nephew You need not be modest; I am well aware of your contributions,” Li Qinghe said, waving his hand dismissively and then turning his gaze to Li Cunhao, who had been silent all along, and softly added, “Cunhao, go back to your residence to heal. Do not dwell on this momentary loss. Your future is incomparable to that of Su Maocai!”

“I understand; I shall take my leave now,” Li Cunhao responded, looking into Li Qinghe’s eyes before nodding and quietly excusing himself.

You Liming and Zhou Daoyi, at this point, also told You Jinyan and Zhou Chun to go and rest first.

After all the juniors had left, Li Qinghe finally spoke up, “Now that the Su Family is no longer an obstacle, let’s begin exploring the Mystical Crystal Stone Vein immediately. We need to determine the scale of the vein as soon as possible for exploitation.”

No sooner had he finished speaking than Zhou Daoyi replied, “This task of prospecting the vein – my Zhou Family is not adept at it. I’m afraid we will have to trouble Taoist Friend You with this.”

“That’s no problem; I will take people there to explore it shortly,” You Liming said in agreement, then continued, “Exploring the vein might be easy, but mining requires a substantial amount of manpower. How should we arrange this distribution?”

Upon hearing this, Zhou Daoyi immediately stated, “The Zhou Family is short on hands; I’m afraid we can only hire Loose Cultivators for this task.”

Mining was a dirty, tiring job. When the Zhou Family had previously collaborated with the Wang Family and other clans to mine the Red Shine Iron Mine, many Zhou Family Cultivators had grown weary of the mining work and complained about it.

Back then, the Zhou Family had been in desperate need of Spirit Coins and had no choice but to ask clan members to overcome the difficulties.

Now, not only did the Zhou Family have money, but it also truly lacked sufficient manpower, so Zhou Daoyi naturally did not want to subject his clan members to such dirty, exhausting work again.

“Hiring Loose Cultivators sounds good. Indeed, mining is an activity unsuitable for our clan members to undertake,” You Liming said, nodding slightly and expressing his agreement with Zhou Daoyi’s words.

Li Qinghe certainly had no intention of having members of a Golden Core clan work as miners either and readily concurred.

Thus, the three had a back-and-forth discussion and soon finalized the broad details on how to proceed with the exploitation of the Mystical Crystal Stone Mine.