Both Wu Jun and Xu Qinghe came through the back door, so this meeting was a bit awkward.
Zhou Luan tried to smooth things over. "Young Master Wu's matter is settled. It just so happens that the second elder is also here.
The position of a second-grade branch hall master can be decided by the second elder. "
Wu Weizhong bowed. "Thank you for your guidance, Shadow Lord."
Then he bowed to Xu Qinghe. "Greetings, second elder."
Xu Qinghe smiled. "The Wu family has produced many talents in recent years. This junior is indeed not an ordinary person.
Being a second-grade branch hall master is just a piece of cake.
When I return, I'll take care of this matter. "
Wu Jun and his son exchanged a few more pleasantries before leaving the small courtyard.
Xu Qinghe cupped his hands and said, "This subordinate came to ask about how to deal with the Zhang family.
The three elders are now loyal to the shadow lord, as are the two elders of punishment and finance.
Now that Wu Jun is here, Wu Xiang presumably has the intention of drawing closer to the shadow lord.
It's the most appropriate thing to do to the Zhang family. "
Wang Daoyuan smiled. "The Yan Kingdom needs a complete Blood Shadow."
Xu Qinghe fell into deep thought. After a long time, he said, "This subordinate understands. The retired emperor wants the Zhang family to fall into disarray.
But with Zhang Dingming, a Yuanying cultivator, it'll be a bit difficult to make the Zhang family fall apart.
At most, we can rope in some non-direct elders who rely on the Zhang family. It'll be difficult to rope in the Zhang family's cultivators.
Why don't I put some pressure on them and force the Zhang family to split? "
Wang Daoyuan shook his head. "The Zhang family's tree has been growing for tens of thousands of years. The tree has deep roots and luxuriant leaves.
So far, we've only cut off the head of the trunk and the largest branch. It'll be difficult for the Zhang family to climb to a high position in the future.
But the tree has many small branches and countless roots. These are the branches of Blood Shadow scattered all over Beiyuan.
There are many Zhang family members in these branches, and they control the intelligence system.
The greatest value of Blood Shadow is its intelligence system. "
Xu Qinghe nodded. "This subordinate understands. Let's leave the Zhang family alone for a few years.
As for the Zhang Clan's main branch and the cultivators who depended on the Zhang Clan, they neither suppressed nor put them in important positions.
The sun was setting in the west of the Zhang family. Those with weak wills would naturally leave and join the Shadow Lord.
It won't be too late to deal with Zhang Dingming after everyone has left. "
After he finished speaking, a hesitant look appeared on his face, as if he wanted to say something but didn't dare to.
"Elder Xu is indeed outstanding in terms of strategy, but it's a pity that your cultivation is too low.
You are now at the peak of the Gold Core Realm. With the inheritance of your Xu Family, breaking your Gold Core and forming your Nascent Soul is just a piece of cake. "
Xu Qinghe was stunned. If he broke through Yuanying, it would seriously threaten Zhou Luan's position.
Seeing his expression, Wang Daoyuan smiled and said, "In my eyes, there's no difference between the early stage of Yuanying and the peak stage of Jindan.
If you break your Gold Core and form your Nascent Soul, it will certainly affect Zhou Luan's status, but the one who will be affected the most is still Zhang Dingming.
The more Yuanying cultivators there are, the less valuable he is.
If there are four or five Yuanying cultivators in the Blood Shadow, why would we care about a sinful person? "
Xu Qinghe cupped his hands and said, "The Retired Emperor is broad-minded. I admire you."
Wang Daoyuan waved his hand. "There's no need for pleasantries. You didn't come here just to ask about the Zhang family. If there's anything else, just say it."
Xu Qinghe smiled awkwardly. "I can't hide my thoughts from the Retired Emperor.
If the Shadow Lord wants to completely control the Blood Shadow, the Zhang family will die. It's also not suitable for the Xu family to have too much power in the Blood Shadow.
Therefore, I want to send the main force of the family to the Yan Kingdom.
In the future, the Xu family's main branch will be in the Yan Kingdom, and the Blood Shadow will be a branch.
However, I was afraid that you would suspect me of having ulterior motives, so I didn't dare to do it directly.
The Xu family has contributed to the suppression of the Zhang family this time, so I want to ask you to allow the Xu family to send more people over. "
Wang Daoyuan said with a smile, "The Yan Kingdom has more than enough land, but it doesn't have enough ability to develop it.
Even with the Chamber of Commerce, it's difficult to accumulate enough power in a short time. It's the time when people are needed.
Even if you move the entire Xu family over, I don't have any objections.
It's just that you can't move too much at once, so as to avoid the elders of the Blood Shadow feeling that Zhou Luan is not tolerant. "
Xu Qinghe was overjoyed. "With the Retired Emperor's words, I'm relieved. If the Retired Emperor and the Shadow Lord don't have any other orders, I'll take my leave first."
Wang Daoyuan and Zhou Luan didn't have anything for him to do, so they let him go.
Zhou Luan glanced at Wang Daoyuan. "You two treacherous villains are together, only thinking about how to trick people.
This Xu Qinghe is just like his father, full of evil tricks. "
"A gentleman has his ways of being a gentleman, and a villain has his ways of being a villain.
Which gentleman would do such a thing to trick the Zhang family this time?
But you're right about one thing. Xu Qinghe is indeed similar to Xu Boyu. They're both smart but lacking in foresight.
Fortunately, he's not bold and is more pragmatic than his father.
He knows that following the Yan Kingdom will lead to greater development in the future. Such people are useful. "
At this time, Zhang Dingming was staying on his spiritual mountain. Several peak-stage and late-stage Golden Core cultivators were gathered together.
One of the peak-stage Golden Core cultivators who looked quite similar to him cupped his hands and said, "Father, that traitor Zhang Mengguang, Wu Jun, and Xu Qinghe all ran to the Shadow Lord's house just now.
Now the three elders, the Punishment Elder and the Finance Elder are the Shadow Lord's people.
In the future, it'll be difficult for the Zhang family's disciples to rise to higher positions.
The current elders may also be caught in the wrong and get rid of one by one.
If this goes on, the Zhang family's decline is inevitable. You have to think of a way. "
Zhang Dingming sighed. "I can only blame myself for indulging Zhang Dingyi too much, which led to today's bitter outcome.
You don't have to worry too much. As long as I'm here, the Zhang family won't fall.
Wang Daoyuan has wild ambitions. He wants to turn the Blood Shadow into a vassal of the Yan Kingdom.
He established the Wan Chuan Chamber of Commerce to completely swallow the Blood Shadow.
Unfortunately, the other elders are short-sighted. They only know how to focus on the benefits in front of them. They don't know Wang Daoyuan's sinister intentions.
Even if the Shadow Lord killed me, no one would be able to find fault with Zhang Dingyi's actions.
But he kept me alive. Mengchen, do you know why? "
Zhang Mengchen replied, "Is it because he's afraid of our Zhang family's heirloom Dharma artifact?"
"I've been fighting with Xu Boyu for more than 500 years, and I've always had the upper hand.
But I'm inferior to him in nurturing the next generation. You guys are far inferior to Xu Qinghe.
When Wang Daoyuan was in the mid-stage of Yuanying, he could already kill a half-Divine Beast Grand Demon King.
He's now at the peak of Yuanying. No matter how strong the heirloom Dharma artifact is, I can't unleash the power of a Grand Demon King. I'm vulnerable in front of him.
He wants to swallow the Blood Shadow's intelligence system completely. The focus of the intelligence system is the various branches. Most of these branches have people from the Zhang family.
Once they push us too hard, the Zhang family can destroy nearly half of the branches.
It's impossible for Wang Daoyuan to restore these branches without a few hundred years.
He's ambitious and won't waste a few hundred years.
So, the branches in our hands are protective talismans.
Remember, the focus of the family will be on the various branches in the future.
If the hall masters of the first-level branches are from the Zhang family, try to place Zhang family members in the important positions.
The tighter the control of these branches, the more Wang Daoyuan won't dare to touch us.
Wang Daoyuan doesn't like to be ruthless, so there's no need for the Zhang family to fight to the death.
When he realizes that he can't destroy the Zhang family, there will be a chance for reconciliation.
The more cards we have, the better the conditions we can obtain. "
Zhang Mengchen asked, "Are you saying that the Zhang family will become a subject of the Yan Kingdom in the future?"
Zhang Dingming sighed. "I don't want to do this either, but the Zhang family has no hope of controlling the Blood Shadow.
Since the Blood Shadow doesn't belong to us, there's no harm in selling it.
Before that, we have to show the strength of the Zhang family.
If any of you are unclean, hurry up and deal with it properly. Don't be caught red-handed again.
If another Zhang Dingyi appears, we can only kneel and beg for mercy. "
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