Immortality Cultivation: I Can increase My Stats Using Clansmen's Qi-Blood

Chapter 680: Chapter 328 Qiuyue City, Lu Family_1
 

Outside the small courtyard.

On a deserted path.

The gaunt, slightly hunched old man silently nodded his head.

His expression seemed to be mostly in agreement with what Ma Zhong had just said.

The issue of taxes has always been a highly sensitive topic.

Confronting the issue directly is certainly awkward.

However, if such a matter were to be investigated by the people from the Qingshi City Luo Family,

the pressure that the Ma Family would subsequently face would evidently be much greater than that of a direct confrontation.

Therefore, rather than letting this affair be uncovered by those from the Qingshi City Luo Family,

it might as well be the Ma Family of Dai Mountain City that blows the whistle.

In doing so, it could also reduce the pressure that the Ma Family will have to face afterwards.

In this case, it could be considered as cutting the losses in time.

“All right, since everything’s out in the open now, let it be…”

After mumbling to himself,

the slightly hunched Ma Family Ancestor turned around and slowly walked away towards the distance.

In just an instant, in the blink of an eye,

the figure of their own Ancestor disappeared from Ma Zhong’s sight.

“Ancestor, as always, seems to like disappearing suddenly like this…”

While speaking,

Ma Zhong, the current Family Head of the Ma Family, suddenly turned his attention back to the matter of taxes.

“Taxes, taxes…”

“And it is the confirmed successor, the next Family Head of the Qingshi City Luo Family, who is coming to investigate personally.”

“It seems that the Qingshi City Luo Family is up to a big move…”

“When I return later, I’ll have to remind the people below to pay extra attention to the tax issue.”

“Paying a bit more tax isn’t a problem.”

“But if anyone dares to tamper with the taxes that should be handed over…”

“Then, when the time comes, don’t blame me for being ruthless.”

“Even if the people from Qingshi City Luo Family don’t take action, I’ll have to make an example out of those below.”

Ma Zhong, walking forward, thought to himself.

Don’t be fooled by his recent groveling in front of the Young Family Head,

wearing a servile smile all day.

But if anyone thinks that Ma Zhong, the current Family Head of the Ma Family, is nothing special because of this,

then he, who remains the current Family Head of the Ma Family in Dai Mountain City for the time being, will surely make those people thoroughly understand.

Why the flower is so red.

Why his smile is so brilliant.

“It’s time to head back,”

“When I return, I also need to think about how to pass on the position of Family Head to that rascal of mine more smoothly.”

“If I remember correctly, the faction of the Great Elder seems to have been eyeing the position of the next Family Head for quite some time.”

“Even though the Ancestor has no objections to passing on the position of the next Family Head to my rascal,

“if, at this time, the faction of the Great Elder makes a move to contend for the position, the Ancestor is unlikely to personally appear to stop such behavior.”

“Ah, this is truly troublesome…”

As Ma Zhong mulled over this,

he suddenly stretched out his hand and rubbed his head.

At this moment, he truly felt the coexistence of happiness and pain.

The Wei Family, known as the head of the three great families of Dai Mountain City, and the Chen Family, one of the three great families, had met their demise.

For Ma Zhong, this was naturally a joyous event.

However, the competition for the position of the next Family Head of the Dai Mountain City Ma Family,

was a rather troubling matter for Ma Zhong.

Thus, wasn’t this a case of joy mingling with distress?

…

In the blink of an eye, another day had passed.

In the early morning, when the sky was not yet fully bright,

in a peaceful small courtyard in Dai Mountain City, under a simple Stone Pavilion,

there sat Luo Yao, recognized as the next Family Head of the Luo Family.

At this moment, he was quietly sitting under the pavilion,

his eyes slightly narrowed, holding a cup of fruit tea in his right hand.

While sipping the sweet, reasonably flavorful fruit tea, Luo Yao listened to the information reported by a Shadow Guard beside him.

The reason for drinking the tea was…

compared to tea, he preferred the sweeter taste of fruit tea.

Sweet and sour, quite appetizing.

The information reported by the Shadow Guard beside him was naturally about the force behind Drunken Moon Pavilion.

As the Shadow Guards expanded their reach time after time,

this mysterious force, controlled by Patriarch Luo Changfeng of the Luo Family in Qingshi City, had become an ubiquitous and terrifying presence.

As the next Family Head of the Luo Family,

Luo Yao naturally had a certain degree of control over the Shadow Guards when he was out and about.

Thus, having these Shadow Guards investigate the force behind Drunken Moon Pavilion was not a particularly difficult task for him.

“So, you’re saying…”

“That Drunken Moon Pavilion is backed by the Lu Family?”

The Shadow Guard silently nodded.

After receiving this affirmative answer, Luo Yao fell silent for a moment, pondering.

He was certain he had no information whatsoever about this so-called Lu Family,

and then he asked the Shadow Guard beside him in a low voice.

“This Lu Family you speak of, what kind of force is it?”

“And where is their clan territory located?”

The Shadow Guard, with his head slightly bowed, replied softly, “Outside of Qingshi City, within Qiuyue City, which has a population of about five million.”