The Ling Family.
Ling Yun and Ling Yue drank spiritual tea and chatted for more than two hours. It wasn't until midnight that they finally ended.
In the beginning, Ling Yue and Ling Yun only discussed matters that concerned Ling Yun and required Ling Yun to make a decision on the direction of the Ling Family's future. However, for the next hour or so, it was mainly Ling Yue talking and Ling Yun listening.
Ling Yue talked about the situation in the secular world of Huaxia, the recent movements of the big families in Beijing, and the current situation of the Ling Family. He combined all the information he had and told it to Ling Yun in a three-dimensional and comprehensive manner so that Ling Yun would have a clear idea of the overall situation.
Actually, with Ling Yue's intelligence and ability, he could handle these matters very well. There was no need for him to purposely explain it to Ling Yun. However, Ling Yue knew that he had to tell Ling Yun about these things.
That was because Ling Yun's status was too high now. Anything he did could affect or even change the direction of many things. It was related to the fate of too many people!
For example, Ling Yun's action of collecting debts from the Ling Family tonight was enough to turn the entire Huaxia upside down!
One had to know that he had only moved his lips at home.
Ling Yun was the head of the Ling Family, one of the Great Elders of the Huaxia Heavenly Group, one of the leaders of the Huaxia Dragon Group, the Sect Leader of the Lingyun Sword Sect, and the Chairman of the Lingyun Group …
Ling Yun had so many terrifying identities. To put it bluntly, the entire Huaxia would tremble with just a stomp of his feet. If he were to act blindly, he would beat up and trample on anyone he didn't like. Not only would he lose his status, but what if he hit his own people?
Even though Ling Yun was the head of the Ling Family, he was a true hands-off shopkeeper. Other than going out to gather resources to strengthen the Ling Family, he didn't care about the internal and external affairs of the Ling Family at all!
To be honest, Ling Yun didn't even know how many properties the Ling Family had in Beijing, how many companies they had, and how many hotels they had!
What was even more outrageous was that Ling Yun didn't even know the location of Ling Yue's residence!
Even though the Ling Family was poor in the past, that was only relative to the other six big families. The Ling Family was still one of the seven big families in Huaxia. As long as the direct descendants of the family reached the age of eighteen, regardless of whether they were male or female, everyone would have their own property.
Family was family, and independence was independence. As for where one wanted to live, that would naturally depend on one's mood.
Therefore, Ling Xiu, Ling Yong, and Ling Feng all had their own residences in Beijing apart from their ancestral residences. It was just that the Ling Family abided by their filial piety and were united. They were willing to stay by Ling Lie's side and didn't want to move out and live alone for a long time.
However, up until now, Ling Yun didn't even know where the houses were, let alone go to their residences. He had never bothered to ask or understand.
No one would believe such a thing, but this was the truth!
What kind of family head was this?
Yes, in the whole world, there was only one, one of a kind. It was this hands-off shopkeeper Ling Yun!
Because Ling Yun was too busy, he didn't have the time or energy to care about such trivial matters. If he had the time, he would rather focus on cultivating and improving his realm. He wouldn't waste his time on such matters.
One could see a leopard through a tube.
Therefore, it made sense for important figures to have secretaries and attendants. They really didn't have the time and energy to waste on trivial matters.
In a sense, Tang Meng, Zhuang Meifeng, and even the head of the Ling Family, Ling Yue, were all considered Ling Yun's secretaries. They each took care of their own matters for Ling Yun. If it wasn't something important, Ling Yun wouldn't have to worry at all.
The one who had the final say was still Ling Yun.
Of course, this also showed that Ling Yun's business had unknowingly expanded to the point where it had begun to affect all aspects of Huaxia.
Therefore, as long as Ling Yue thought that Ling Yun needed to understand something, he would have to tell Ling Yun. As for what Ling Yun would do after understanding it, that would depend on his mood.
Of course, Ling Yun understood these principles. Therefore, he listened attentively and didn't forget. Occasionally, he would share his thoughts with Ling Yue so that he could plan accordingly.
During the secret discussion between the two of them, three small incidents happened.
First, Cao Shanshan rushed back to the Ling Family in the middle of the night.
While Ling Yun was away from the capital, Cao Shanshan was actually very busy. To her, the most important thing was to practice the Crimson Thearch Flaming Phoenix Transformation. However, she did not give up on her studies like Ling Yun did. She attended classes regularly and would return to the Cao Family every few days to accompany her grandfather and parents for a meal or to chat.
However, in the past week, as Ling Xiao's birthday approached, Cao Shanshan returned more often. There was no other reason than to discuss with her family about how to celebrate Ling Xiao's birthday.
This was the saying, the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first.
The Ling Family and the Cao Family had an open marriage alliance. To the whole of Beijing and even the whole of Huaxia, Cao Shanshan was Ling Yun's fiancée. It would be strange if Cao Shanshan didn't do her best to celebrate her future father-in-law's birthday.
Of course, she only needed to participate in the mobilization. Everything else would be decided by Old Master Cao Junxiong. Her father, Cao Xingchang, would be in charge of communicating with the various parties.
Tomorrow was Ling Xiao's birthday. That night, Cao Shanshan returned to the Cao Family to busy herself until the news of the debt collection from the Ling Family spread throughout Beijing.
Cao Shanshan knew Ling Yun very well. The moment she heard the news, she knew that Ling Yun must have returned to Beijing. She was overjoyed and wanted to return to the Ling Family. However, she was stopped by Cao Junxiong.
The Ling family's target was the Long family and the Ye family. This news was too shocking. After thinking for a while, Grandfather Cao immediately called for a family meeting like Ye Qingfeng and made a decision. After the meeting ended, he let Cao Shanshan rush back to the Ling family.
When Cao Shanshan reached the Ling Family, it was already close to 11 pm. With her divine sense, she knew that Ling Yun was talking to Ling Yue in the courtyard. Thus, the moment she entered the house, she went straight to the two of them.
After greeting Ling Yue, Cao Shanshan didn't care about her feelings anymore. She directly told the two of them about her grandfather Cao Junxiong's decision. It was also the decision of the whole Cao Family.
"The Cao Family owes the Ling Family all those years ago. Tonight, we will pay it back with interest."
Ling Yue and Ling Yun looked at each other and didn't say anything. They didn't want to comment on the matter. Ling Yun and Ling Yue looked at each other and didn't say anything.
That year, the Ling Family suffered a huge loss. After the war, the six families split the Ling Family. Naturally, the Cao Family also had a share.
It couldn't be done without it. Among the seven big families, if one family was weak and you didn't participate, you would be weakened. Then, you would become the next target to be oppressed and bullied.
This had been the case since ancient times.
At that time, the Ling Family didn't have Ling Yun and the Cao Family didn't have Cao Shanshan.
But now, the Ling Family had returned to its peak. Ling Yun wanted revenge. He wanted to take back what the Ling Family had lost. This was a battle at the level of a family. It wasn't something that could be compared to love. It wasn't something that could be erased with a marriage alliance.
Even blood brothers had to settle their debts, let alone the big families in China.
Cao Junxiong knew better than anyone that Ling Yun's seventy-two disciples wouldn't touch the Cao Family. The Ling Family's death warriors wouldn't touch the Cao Family either. However, as the head of the family, he had to know what to do!
Furthermore, ever since they formed an alliance, Cao Junxiong had already decided to find a suitable opportunity to return the benefits that he had taken from the Ling Family.
It wasn't convenient for Ling Yue to interrupt. He sat as usual and sipped his tea. He watched the couple in front of him and enjoyed the show.
Ling Yun had no choice but to smile and say, "We're all family. Is there a need to be so clear?"
"My grandpa is arranging for someone to draft a document. When Uncle Ling's birthday comes tomorrow, he will hand it in and announce this," Cao Shanshan said stubbornly.
"It doesn't matter. Whatever. We don't have to talk about this here. We can talk about it in bed later." Ling Yun smiled evilly and said lazily.
"Go to hell!"
Cao Shanshan's face turned red. She disappeared on the spot, forgetting to say goodbye to Ling Yue.
Another interlude happened ten minutes later.
Cui Lao returned to the Ling Family after an hour. He went directly to Ling Yue's courtyard to report the good news.
Cui Zhongwu's face was flushed with excitement as he reported to Ling Yun, "Reporting to Master, it's settled!"
"Oh? What do you mean? "
Ling Yun was actually very confident about the outcome. Therefore, he was very calm and asked with a smile.
"The Long Family and the Ye Family didn't put up any resistance. Our six teams were practically invincible. Wherever the seventy-two disciples went, as long as there was a target there, they would collect everything that needed to be collected!"
Cui Lao was so excited that his voice was a little choked. This battle was equivalent to a complete victory!
"Are they really that cowardly?"
Ling Yun raised his eyebrows and smiled. Then, he asked, "Then, how much did we collect?"
"Reporting to Master, there were indeed quite a number of targets tonight. According to Ling Yi and Ling Qi's summary, there should be at least thirty percent."
Ling Yun was stunned and a little unhappy. "Why only thirty percent?"
After mobilizing so many people, they had only collected thirty percent in one night. That was not even half. Of course, Ling Yun wasn't very happy.
"Uh …"
Cui Lao's expression froze. He didn't know how to explain.
"Yun Er, thirty percent is already a lot."
At this moment, Ling Yue suddenly smiled as he explained to Ling Yun, "Beijing is so big, and the Long Family and the Ye Family's territories aren't visited every night. Even if there are, they might not be the ones who control the Ling Family's businesses."
"Moreover, the Long Family and the Ye Family would definitely receive the news immediately. Even though they didn't put up any resistance, they would definitely evacuate their people from other places. This is to protect the foundations of their families and keep the people's hearts. Otherwise, these two families wouldn't just lose their businesses. They would also lose their reputation, status, and even their foundations. From then on, they wouldn't be able to recover from this setback."
"Our actions tonight were just a show of force. If we really want to take back the Ling Family's businesses, we still need the Master of the Long Family and the Ye Family to show up and see how they react."
After listening, Ling Yun nodded in satisfaction. "Hmm, what Uncle said does make sense. It seems like we've reaped quite a lot from tonight's operation!"
Ling Yue laughed heartily. "It's not just a lot, it's too much!"
Cui Lao nodded his head and said, "That's right, that's right. It's indeed quite a lot. However, Family Head, those guys are almost done with their looting, but they're still not satisfied. They've already started searching for a single target in Beijing …"
Ling Yun smiled and said without hesitation, "Let them be."
The Long Family and the Ye Family had already surrendered without any resistance. What was there for Ling Yun to worry about?
"Then I'll continue to keep an eye on them. I can't let those brats cause any more trouble."
Cui Lao smiled and left again.
The last interlude was not long after midnight when Ling Yue received a call from Dong Shanchuan.
After Ling Yun invited Dong Shanchuan out of seclusion, he had helped Ling Yue a lot. He was familiar with Beijing and had a real status. Now, he was on equal footing with Li Junhua from the Li Family.
Seeing that his daughter, Dong Ruolan, and Ling Xiao's relationship was getting better and better, he was happy. Naturally, he worked even harder.
Now that Ling Xiao's birthday was coming up, he, as the father-in-law, was personally running around and worrying about it.
He called to tell Ling Yue that the Li Family had already made all the arrangements for Ling Xiao's birthday. He wanted Ling Yue to go over and see if there were any mistakes.
There was nothing more to say. Ling Yue got up and rushed over personally.
After sending Ling Yue off, Ling Yun also started to get busy.
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