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Chapter 686: Chapter 331 Lu Family Head: That person from the Luo Family must die!_1

Qiuyue City, Lu Family’s clan territory.

Inside the room where the Lu Family Head resided.

At this moment, Lu Jiancheng, the current head of the Luo Family, sat quietly in the main seat.

He sipped the still steaming cup of tea in his hand while silently dealing with the affairs of state.

Seeing the faint, hardly discernable smile on his face,

one could tell that the current Lu Family Head’s mood seemed to be quite good.

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“Not bad,” he thought.

“Although living under the Luo Family’s rule in Qingshi City is slightly harder than living under the rule of the Da Feng Dynasty’s Imperial Feng Family,”

“What I didn’t expect was that ever since this region was taken over by the Luo Family of Qingshi City,”

“the public order and the lives of the common people have been rapidly improving.”

“And as the people’s livelihood gradually improves, in recent years, my Qiuyue City Lu Family’s income has also rapidly increased.”

“It seems there are both advantages and disadvantages to this situation,”

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“It’s just…,”

Thinking thus, Lu Jiancheng, the current head of the Lu Family, couldn’t help but slightly squint his eyes, looking in the direction of Qingshi City Luo Family with a slightly worried expression, “Just in recent days, it seems the Luo Family in Qingshi City has begun to change, aiming to strengthen their control over each city they rule, and even intending to send someone to investigate tax-related matters.”

“It’s unclear just how determined the Luo Family in Qingshi City is.”

“If it were just like the Imperial Feng Family, back in the early days of the Da Feng Dynasty, that would be fine.”

“But if the Luo Family in Qingshi City is truly setting out to do this…”

“Then the situation could be quite bad.”

Inside the room, atop the main seat,

Lu Jiancheng silently thought to himself.

However, stopping now, looking back at this time,

it seemed he no longer had the luxury to turn back.

The old saying goes, if there’s a fifty percent profit, a merchant would take the risk.

With a hundred percent profit, a merchant would trample all laws underfoot.

If there’s two hundred, even three hundred percent,

he would sell the sword that could kill him.

With five hundred percent profit, he would willingly place his head on the chopping block.

And that was more or less the current state of the Lu Family in Qiuyue City.

Turn back?

Having enjoyed such status and profit, it seemed the Qiuyue City Lu Family could no longer turn back.

Compared to uncertain information,

the Qiuyue City Lu Family trusted more in the profits they could grasp in their hands.

Besides, when it comes to taxation,

it’s always been a highly sensitive and taboo subject.

For rulers to stabilize the region they govern, they generally turn a blind eye to taxation issues.

That was the case with the now-fallen Great Flame Dynasty’s Royal Yan Family.

It is still the case with the current Da Feng Dynasty’s Imperial Feng Family.

And even the initially unestablished Luo Family in Qingshi City did the same.

Therefore, concerning these uncertain rumors and the gossip from Qingshi City,

Lu Jiancheng, the current head of the Qiuyue City Lu Family, truly did not want to believe them at heart.

Yet belief aside,

some preliminary preparations still needed to be made.

Otherwise, if the Luo Family from Qingshi City were to come and dig up all the tax issues over the years,

wouldn’t his Qiuyue City Lu Family be left to await death within Qiuyue City?

No, that would not do at all.

…

Inside the room,

atop the main seat,

Lu Jiancheng, the current head of the Qiuyue City Lu Family, silently continued his thoughts.

Afterward, he planned to stand up,

gather the high-ranking members of his family, and briefly discuss taxation matters.

However, before Lu Jiancheng could stand,

rushing footsteps were heard from outside the room.

Hearing the footsteps drawing near, Lu Jiancheng’s eyes narrowed slightly, and he took his seat once again.

“Family Head, something has happened…”

A black-clothed Mysterious Cultivator suddenly appeared in Lu Jiancheng’s line of sight.

Seeing this black-clothed figure, whose presence faintly exuded intimidation,

Lu Jiancheng’s face underwent some subtle changes.

This person was a loyal servant who often followed his Lu Family’s ancestor.

Under normal circumstances, this person remained out of sight.

And whenever this person appeared in front of him, it meant significant events were underway.

“What matter could be so urgent?”

Lu Jiancheng slightly calmed his turbulent emotions,

still squinting, he quietly asked the black-clothed Cultivator standing before him.

“Family Head, just now, a young man claiming to be from the Luo Family went to the highest official institution in Qiuyue City.

It seems, he intends to investigate something…”

Inside the room,

Lu Jiancheng’s face grew even more troubled.

He had thought that after news spread of the Luo Family in Qingshi City planning to investigate tax matters, they would take some time before acting.

But what he hadn’t anticipated at all…

was that the actions of the Luo Family from Qingshi City would be so swift.

Moreover, the first target was his own Qiuyue City Lu Family.