Xu Shaochun couldn’t resist asking, "Dad, who was on the phone?"
Xu Qingsong replied, "Hu Yidao."
Xu Shaochun frowned as well.
Hu Yidao was a figure from the Jianghu world.
anwhile, the Kyoto Xu Family was an authentic secular family.
They had little to no interaction.
After regaining his composure, Xu Shaochun continued, "Dad, if I’m not mistaken, Hu Yidao must have called to offer an apology to our Xu Family!"
"Yes, that’s certainly the case."
"After all, Hu Sanxiong previously killed our Xu Family’s Guest Elder."
Xu Qingsong felt his son’s reasoning made sense and promptly pressed the answer button, speaking with a sowhat detached tone, "Did Master Hu call to apologize to Mr. Xu?"
"If so, then spare it."
"Our Xu Family does not accept your apology."
"Unless Master Hu is willing to present the Hu Family Saber Manual for our Xu Family to study for three months!"
Hu Yidao calmly asked, "Who told you I called to apologize to the Xu Family?"
Xu Qingsong frowned, "Your third brother Hu Sanxiong killed our Xu Family’s Guest Elder, shouldn’t your Hu Family express so apology?"
Hu Yidao burst into laughter, "Do I need to express an apology when I trouble your Xu Family? If that’s the case, then what’s the point for my Hu Family? Isn’t that just despicable?"
Xu Qingsong’s face turned grim, "Master Hu, our two families have no past grudges, nor recent grievances, so why are you picking a fight with our Xu Family?"
Hu Yidao chuckled and replied, "You should ask why I made this call to you."
Xu Qingsong gritted his teeth, "Why did you call ?"
"Nothing much," Hu Yidao said, "just wanted to express sympathy for your Xu Family’s overseas five gold mines and three oil fields that were seized."
Xu Qingsong was montarily stunned and hurriedly asked, "How do you know that my Xu Family’s gold mines and oil fields were taken?"
Hu Yidao laughed unkindly, "Could it be possible that the gold mines and oil fields seized were actually taken on my orders?"
"Impossible!" Xu Qingsong shouted angrily, "Absolutely impossible. With the strength of your Hu Family, there’s no way you could extend your reach overseas!!"
"You’re right. My Hu Family’s strength isn’t enough to reach overseas," then with a shift in tone, Hu Yidao asked a question that nearly suffocated Xu Qingsong, "But what if we include the Lu Family and the Qian Family?"
Boom!
Xu Qingsong imdiately felt a chill down his spine, a thick layer of goosebumps rising instantaneously.
The Hu Family indeed couldn’t reach overseas alone.
But if they joined forces with the Lu Family and the Qian Family, the trio could easily extend their reach abroad and seize the Xu Family’s assets.
"Why? Why are you doing this? Are you openly declaring war on our Xu Family?" Xu Qingsong roared in rage.
Hu Yidao calmly replied, "Why we act this way, I believe Mister Xu already knows the answer."
"Because of Xu Wendong?" Xu Qingsong’s eyes suddenly beca exceptionally profound and solemn.
At first, he didn’t take Xu Wendong seriously,
thinking he was just an ant who had just begun his path of cultivation.
But now,
he realized
that this ant had already grown to be a threat to the Xu Family’s existence!
Even though the Xu Family had a thousand-year legacy, Xu Wendong’s connections made it hard for the Xu Family to withstand.
Hu Yidao comnted, "Life is like a ga of chess; a single misstep can lead to complete defeat!"
"Eighteen years ago, it seed you won that battle."
"But who can guarantee that you’ll be the ones laughing at the end?" He said, before hanging up the phone.
Snap!
Xu Qingsong angrily smashed the phone, shouting, "Hu Yidao, Lu Jian, Qian Wantian, you truly deserve death. Wait and see, once Ye Gucheng erges from seclusion, it will be the end for you three!"
"And Xu Wendong, I will cut you into a thousand pieces. Only then can I vent the hatred in my heart!"
Beside him, Xu Shaochun stood there with a pale complexion, never expecting that the person who disappeared for eighteen years had quietly and terrifyingly grown to such an extent.
Xu Shaochun nervously asked, "Dad, what do we do now?"
Those five gold mines and three oil fields were purchased by the Xu Family with huge sums of money.
To acquire them, the Xu Family invested hundreds of billions, just completed but not yet profitable, yet unexpected they would be forcibly seized.
It was practically creating a dowry for soone else!
Hundreds of billions to benefit others...
The heartache was unbearable...
Of course,
that wasn’t the most important matter.
The most crucial aspect was
if Ye Gucheng didn’t break through his constraints, his strength wouldn’t be enough to contend with the other three Great Grandmasters.
Consequently,
the Xu Family would be dood.
Xu Qingsong took a deep breath, his eyes profoundly deep, "We can’t place all our hopes on Ye Gucheng. If he manages to break through, that would be ideal, but if he doesn’t, our Xu Family cannot bear the revenge of the three Great Grandmasters."
"We need to find a more powerful ally before Xu Wendong makes his way to Jingdu."
"That way, even if Ye Gucheng fails, we can still defeat them."
Xu Shaochun frowned and worriedly asked, "But father, besides the six Great Grandmasters, are there any stronger existences under heaven?"
"Yes!" Xu Qingsong’s eyes flashed with a cold light, "There’s one who stands above the six Great Grandmasters. If we can recruit them, what are so-called Great Grandmasters?"
Xu Shaochun seed to have thought of sothing and hurriedly asked, "Are you referring to The Outer Eight Sects?"
"Indeed," Xu Qingsong replied, "The Outer Eight Sects may consist of eight Jianghu forces, but their legacy is even older than my Xu Family, and each sect excels in its own domain."
"Back then, even the invaders tried to subdue them for dominance over Great Xia’s territories, only to be t with The Outer Eight Sects’ fierce resistance."
Xu Shaochun shook his head helplessly, "I’ve heard of The Outer Eight Sects, but... they’ve always been mysterious and scattered across the country. Gathering them together would be challenging enough, let alone getting them to follow our Xu Family’s orders!"
Xu Shaochun couldn’t believe the Xu Family was more formidable than the invaders, capable of subduing The Outer Eight Sects.
After all, The Outer Eight Sects were death-defying existences.
Xu Qingsong grinned, revealing a chilling smile, "The Outer Eight Sects indeed are scattered across the country, but they are about to gather in Jingdu soon."
Xu Shaochun was shocked, "The Outer Eight Sects gathering in Jingdu?"
Xu Qingsong affird, "That’s right. Though The Outer Eight Sects are very united, they constantly compete internally, holding a grand contest every few years to determine the rankings within The Outer Eight Sects."
"This ti, the contest is taking place in Jingdu."
Xu Shaochun chuckled wryly, "Even if the contest is in Jingdu, we still can’t make them serve us, can we?"
Xu Qingsong’s lips curled, "Ordinary people indeed cannot unite The Outer Eight Sects, but there’s always an exception. I know soone who can control the entire Outer Eight Sects!"
Xu Shaochun’s eyes lit up, "Who is it?"
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