"izhen, you can proceed with the next step of the plan."
Liuu izhen heard this.
She let out a long sigh.
Then.
With a complicated expression, she walked toward her father, fed him a red pill, and Liuu Qingmin slowly opened his eyes. He wanted to get up, but found himself weak all over, displaying a look of panic on his face:
"izhen, what are you doing?"
"Father, Liuu Qingyun is dead."
What?!
Liuu Qingmin was montarily stunned.
His first reaction was disbelief.
The clan leader had already achieved Foundation Establishnt.
Even if soone managed to sneak in while he was out, it would be difficult to assassinate the clan leader; besides the Shangguan Family, there were no other Foundation Establishnt cultivators in Anyang County.
How could the clan leader have been killed?
Liuu izhen looked steadily at her father:
"Father, let tell you so great news. My husband, your son-in-law, has already advanced to the second layer of Foundation Establishnt!"
This....
How could this be possible?
Until now.
The Fu Family had released no such news.
Moreover.
In South Huai Prefecture, Foundation Establishnt Pills are only available through bidding at the Wanning Comrce Association or exchanged through the Court. Where did Fu Changsheng get a Foundation Establishnt Pill? Could it be a forced breakthrough?!
Liuu Qingmin paused for a mont.
Then he realized.
Which ans, it was Fu Changsheng who killed the clan leader.
In a sense, he had beco an accomplice.
And all this was sothing he could never have imagined; his daughter would one day betray the Liuu Family for the Fu Family.
Years ago, when izhen failed in the alchemy apprenticeship election, he scrimped and saved to help her through. When she didn’t want to marry the second son of the Shangguan Family, he diated for her. Although he couldn’t give izhen the legitimate status of a daughter, he believed he treated her well, never expecting to end up being betrayed so cruelly!
Liuu Qingmin was so angry that his teeth chattered:
"Liuu izhen, even if you disown as your father, you still carry the Liuu Family blood. How can you do such an outrageous, treacherous thing? I... I really must have been blind to raise such an ungrateful person like you!"
Since Fu Changsheng had already killed the clan leader, he would surely want to wipe out the entire Liuu Family, just like he obliterated the Li and Zhang Families in the past. The Liuu Family, having risen from humble beginnings, would now be destroyed by their unfilial, incompetent descendants.
Liuu Qingmin felt despair.
There was no light left in his eyes.
"Father, don’t worry. The Liuu Family still exists, and among all the clan mbers, only Liuu Qingyun has t his end. Tonight, Changsheng rely ca to remove a tumor from the Liuu Family. Not only you, but the entire Liuu Family should be grateful."
Upon hearing this, a glimr returned to Liuu Qingmin’s eyes.
However,
after hearing the latter part, he laughed in anger:
"Truly, a daughter married is like water poured out. Your Fu Family killed a Foundation Establishnt clan leader of our Liuu Family, and yet we are supposed to be grateful? This is the biggest joke in the world."
"A joke?"
Liuu izhen snorted coldly:
"Father, do you really think that after reaching Foundation Establishnt, Liuu Qingyun could lead the Liuu Family to glory? He just reached Foundation Establishnt and imdiately welcod a woman sent by the Ping Family into his chambers. Lately, he has frequently associated with the Ping Family. This is Anyang County, under the control of the Shangguan Family; do you really think the Shangguan Family would overlook this?"
"The current Grand Elder of the Shangguan Family, Shangguan Feng, is a Foundation Establishnt Peak cultivator. Although the Court officially forbids upper-class families from acting against lower-class families, with Shangguan Feng’s ability, he wouldn’t need to personally act to make Liuu Qingyun die a hundred tis over."
"And if the Liuu Family were to change allegiance, just like the Li Family was destroyed, the Shangguan Family could find any excuse to slaughter the entire Liuu Family cleanly."
"You all are just delighted like fools."
"The Ping Family approaching you is not honey, but the arsenic that will lead to the downfall of the Liuu Family!"
After speaking.
Liuu Qingmin felt a chill down his spine.
These consequences.
How could the elders not have considered them?
They had once subtly reminded the clan leader, but before Foundation Establishnt, the clan leader ignored their warnings.
After Foundation Establishnt.
Because Ping Wanning kept whispering influences, he didn’t even want to et them.
After hearing Liuu izhen’s explanation.
The Liuu Family needed to pull back from the brink urgently, and it seed they could still save themselves.
Liuu izhen continued:
"Father, tomorrow you must take Liuu Qingyun’s head and, along with the elders, go to the Shangguan Family in Anyang County to apologize, letting the Shangguan Family know that this approach to the Ping Family was entirely the clan leader’s decision. The Shangguan Family will surely spare you, considering your uprightness."
"Furthermore!"
"Rember, only four of us know what happened tonight."
"Of course,"
"To show sincerity, father, you must also hand over a strand of your Life Soul."
This is the only option.
Either the entire Liuu Family gets slaughtered.
Or bow down to the Fu Family.
This is the best outco she could negotiate for the Liuu Family.
.....
On the next morning.
Pingshan County, the Soul Hall of the Ping Family.
The Second Elder of the Ping Family, Ping Xingyang, felt a sudden surge of unease during his cultivation session last night, so he went to the Soul Hall early in the morning to offer incense to the ancestors.
Just as he reached the hall’s entrance,
he saw a Qi Cultivation clan mber, who was responsible for watching over the Life Soul Lamps, rushing out in a panic, almost colliding with Ping Xingyang:
"Why are you in such a panic?"
"Second Elder, Wanning... Wanning’s Life Soul Lamp has gone out!"
"What?!"
Sothing has indeed happened!
Ping Xingyang’s body flickered repeatedly, and in a flash, he entered the hall. Among the densely hung Life Soul Lamps on the Soul Harvesting Tree, the one with the na Ping Wanning had clearly been extinguished:
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