Fu Yongyi opened the box and saw inside a spiritual artifact, handing it back in a hurry as if it were a hot potato:
"Patriarch, this treasure is too precious; I cannot accept it."
The Patriarch has five children and an adopted son and is soon to welco a daughter-in-law. Such an important gift should be bestowed upon the patriarch’s sons and daughters. If he really took it, it would truly be too conspicuous.
Fu Changsheng pushed the Treasure Hunting Device back:
"The gift from an elder cannot be declined. You have repeatedly found precious mineral veins for the clan, so not just one spiritual artifact, but even more treasures are well-deserved."
The tone was firm.
Fu Yongyi was deeply moved, accepting it with both hands, excitedly saying:
"Thank you, Patriarch, for your reward. Please rest assured, Patriarch; in the future, Yongyi will certainly find more mineral veins for the Fu Family to repay the grace of today’s gift."
"You child, speaking so formally is unnecessary. By the way, you are much older than Brother Fan and are also at the age for proposal. Have you taken a liking to any girl? No matter which family she is from, just tell her na and I will surely find a way to let you marry her in a grand manner."
"Patriarch, I... I haven’t thought about these things."
Fu Yongyi shook his head like a rattle drum.
Perhaps the shadow of being abused by his stepmother as a child still lingered, so Fu Yongyi was instinctively resistant to building a family.
"Alright, I won’t force you. Let it be as fate decides."
Upon hearing this, Fu Yongyi breathed a sigh of relief.
Afraid that Fu Changsheng might bring it up again, he hurriedly said:
"Patriarch, let’s go down."
As he spoke,
he slapped an Earth Escape Talisman onto himself, darting underground at great speed.
Fu Changsheng followed closely behind.
At this mont.
A familiar chanical voice sounded in his mind:
"Ding"
"You have gifted a Tier Three spiritual artifact to a clan mber, gaining their absolute loyalty and receiving ninety Clan Contribution Points."
In the next instant.
The clan contribution points on the panel changed to five thousand three hundred ninety.
...
North of Liangyun Mountain is the Liang Family’s territory.
The Liang Family has sealed off the mountain.
But there are still scouts outside, especially in the border areas of the territory.
When the people of the Fu Family appeared at Liangyun Mountain, especially when Fu Changsheng personally showed up, the scouts dared not delay, instantly pulling out a Communication Jade Talisman, inserting a technique, and briefly reporting the situation at Liangyun Mountain.
The ssage was sent back to the Liang Family.
Liang Zhishan, now the new clan leader of the Liang Family, frowned slightly upon hearing the news:
"That Stone Mountain at Liangyun is a barren land; why would the Fu Family’s Patriarch appear there?"
Clearly.
There must be sothing concealed within Liangyun Mountain.
The only other Foundation Establishnt Elder left in the Liang Family, Liang Zhiqing, was also in the Council Hall. After hearing the communication, he hesitated and said, "Clan Leader, should I go out to investigate Liangyun Mountain?"
"Absolutely not"
Liang Zhishan imdiately waved his hand without even thinking:
"Currently, there are only two Foundation Establishnt mbers left in our Liang Family. If this is a trap set by Fu Changsheng to entice us, intending to catch us in a jar, to diminish our Foundation and encroach upon our territory, it would be a terrible loss."
"Clan Leader, the Court has already issued a prohibition order; even the Fu Family, no matter how bold, should not dare to provoke a conflict now."
Liang Zhiqing was sowhat tempted.
After all, if there truly is treasure within Liangyun Mountain, perhaps their Liang Family could rise again from the ashes.
Liang Zhishan sighed quietly:
"Qing, you’re thinking too simply. Although the Court has a prohibition, it’s against the noble families. If the Fu Family really wants to set a trap, they have a hundred ways to evade the Court’s punishnt. Right now, we should focus on stability, and not entertain any sneaky ideas. Instead, the Wanning Comrce Association’s Foundation Establishnt Pill auction is about to start. We should concentrate our efforts on this event, this ti, we must secure at least one Foundation Establishnt Pill for the Liang Family."
The Wanning Comrce Association has already announced.
The number of Foundation Establishnt Pills at this auction will be unprecedented.
Rumors have even started to spread.
The Wanning Comrce Association plans to auction forty to fifty Foundation Establishnt Pills.
Therefore.
Recently.
The shops collecting resources have had exceptionally booming business.
Whether it’s a Qi Cultivation Clan, a Loose Cultivator, or a Noble Family, all are selling various resources to gather spirit stones to participate in this auction.
In the past, only one or two Foundation Establishnt Pills would appear.
Everyone felt it was a remote hope.
But now with forty to fifty available, people feel vaguely that as long as they tighten their belts and grit their teeth, they can finally afford one.
ntioning this matter.
Liang Zhiqing was slightly upset:
"Clan Leader, it is evident that the Wanning Comrce Association knew of the impending Beast Tide early on, hence they preemptively crafted a batch of Foundation Establishnt Pills, waiting for us to scramble for them. They’ve profited off this disaster, and yet the Court doesn’t do anything about such unscrupulous rchants."
"Qing, be careful with your words!"
Liang Zhishan glared at Liang Zhiqing.
Even in private.
They dared not recklessly discuss the Court.
In fact.
Everyone vaguely suspects that the Wanning Comrce Association surely has the Court’s shadow behind it.
Otherwise.
How could they have acquired so many Foundation Establishnt Spirit dicines from the Canglan Secret Realm, and right after, the Wanning Comrce Association announced the auction of Foundation Establishnt Pills?
However.
No one dares to say it aloud.
The two discussed for a while about participating in the Foundation Establishnt Pill auction.
At this mont.
An elderly woman ca crying towards the Council Hall, but the guards stopped her from afar: "Nanny Liang, this is a critical area of the clan; you cannot co here. Leave imdiately."
Nanny Liang was the personal servant of the late Grand Elder’s granddaughter.
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