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"What!?" Zuoqiu Guanyu looked as if he had been slapped hard, his face turning red like a crown jade, with his anger rising imnsely, "Wang Shouzhe! You, you, you dare speak to like this?!"
"Hehe~"
Wang Shouzhe glanced at him and ignored him.
He picked up the teacup on the table again and took a sip slowly.
Seeing Zuoqiu Guanyu’s expression becoming more and more unbearable, almost unable to hold on, he slowly spoke, "Patriarch Guanyu, it is precious to have self-awareness. The Zuoqiu Family is now in internal and external trouble and is seeking help from . I really don’t know where you find the courage to put on airs in front of ?"
"As long as I insist on not negotiating, just the inquiry from the Capital City would be enough to give the Zuoqiu Family a hard ti."
"Let’s say the Capital City side, the Zuoqiu Family can resolve it with their years of connections; the internal unrest in Qeng’an County can also be suppressed by your martial power. But if grain seeds can’t be sold, how many years can the Zuoqiu Family’s foundation hold out? A large family business is certainly prestigious, but can you sustain its annual expenditures? Or, you could also reduce the number of Celestial Human and Purple Mansion transitions as well. You can also make the clansn live frugally, which could help sustain the family for more years."
"But unfortunately, no matter how much you save, you cannot change the fate of decline."
Every word from Wang Shouzhe was like an arrow, piercing into Zuoqiu Guanyu’s heart one by one.
As the patriarch of the Zuoqiu Family, no one understood their current economic situation better than him. Just the support of six Ancestors of the Purple Mansion is a huge expenditure, not to ntion the even more nurous Celestial Human Realm Elders; every day is like burning money.
As for reducing support, does he dare?
Each of the six Ancestors of the Purple Mansion could easily deal with him. Even if Ancestor Deye and Ancestor Zhenghua, the two direct lineage ancestors, are willing to support him, the remaining four direct vein Purple Mansion Ancestors would not be willing; should internal chaos erupt in the Zuoqiu Family, the consequences would only be worse.
If grain seeds are not sold, the current stability of the Zuoqiu Family cannot be maintained.
"Aren’t you afraid that our Zuoqiu Family will turn against you?" Zuoqiu Guanyu clenched his fists, his eyes towards Wang Shouzhe filled with killing intent, "With the strength of our Zuoqiu Family, destroying your Wang Family is as easy as turning over a hand."
"Hehe~" Wang Shouzhe sneered and turned his head to Taishi An Kang, "Lord Governor, when did the Daqian Law allow high-grade noble families to annihilate low-grade noble families at will?"
"Patriarch Guanyu, mind your words." Taishi An Kang glanced at Zuoqiu Guanyu and sternly warned, "Our Longzuo County’s eight thousand Mystic Armor Guards are not for idle eating. Moreover, since you have investigated the Wang Family, you should naturally know Miss Liyao’s reputation. She is a favored disciple of Celestial River Zhenren and a true Great Celestial Pride."
A Great Celestial Pride, just that title alone, can already make many Purple Mansion Realm cultivators wary of her. Not to ntion, the other party has a Divine Power Realm master as well.
If the Zuoqiu Family dares to oppress, shouldn’t they consider Miss Liyao? A hundred years later, she will be a Purple Mansion Ascendant, and in centuries, she will be a Divine Power Zhenren.
If you strike against the Wang Family, are you not afraid that Miss Liyao will take revenge on the Zuoqiu Family once she becos a Divine Power Zhenren?
"Moreover, the Changning Wang Family is not without roots." Taishi An Kang said, "Its clan mbers, many have apprenticed under Purple Mansion Ascendants, and the main vein of the Wang Family is part of the prestigious Daqian Wang Family!"
To be crowned with the "Daqian" title, the family must be at least a third-grade noble family, or was once a third-grade noble family.
Although the Qeng’an Zuoqiu Family is noble as a fourth-grade, nearly reigning supre in Qeng’an County, it can only take the Qeng’an title. To rashly crown itself with the "Daqian" title would be laughed at, and people wouldn’t recognize it.
Just as the Wang Family can take the title "Changning," they cannot casually take the title "Longzhou." And the Longzuo Wang Family, though once a fifth-grade family, still retains the "Longzuo" title despite its decline.
Hearing Taishi An Kang ntion the "Daqian Wang Family," Zuoqiu Guanyu’s already unpleasant expression turned even more splendid.
Although intelligence indicates that the current Changning Wang Family has little interaction with the main vein of Daqian, if things really blow up, soone might indeed go to Daqian to build connections.
For instance, if Wang Liyao goes to the Daqian Wang Family, with her Great Celestial Pride status, she would surely receive a warm reception and perhaps even invite a Divine Skill Ancestor.
It is precisely these concerns that have sowhat tied the hands of the Zuoqiu Family...
Seeing the stalemate, Wuu Dinghai, the Qeng’an County Commander who had not spoken, hurriedly diated, "Alright, alright~ The two heads of families are young and vigorous, and it’s inevitable so words are exchanged. Let it go once spoken. Patriarch Guanyu, if talk cos to this, after all, your Zuoqiu Family wanted to negotiate, so don’t put on airs of a fourth-grade noble family any longer. What needs compromise should be compromised, and don’t act out of anger."
"Lord Governor is right."
Though disgruntled, Zuoqiu Guanyu, as the patriarch of a noble family, was highly adaptable.
Further weighing the situation, he seized the opportunity to withdraw obediently, bowing to Wuu Dinghai in thanks, and then, with a gentle and cultured deanor, addressed Wang Shouzhe, "Patriarch Shouzhe, earlier, Guanyu was rash. Well, regarding the root of this issue, it was ultimately the Zuoqiu Family that first initiated the trade war. Let our Zuoqiu Family make a statent: in the future, the prices at the Flying Palanquin Market will be decided by the Shouda Trading Company. In doing business, everyone should make money together; why let it benefit others instead?"
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