Family Jiang and the Kou Clan were both waiting for the other to make their stand. Neither clan was prepared to make the first move against the Hua Men.
Within the Family Jiang, there were many people who wanted to make a move against the Hua Men. After all, the leader of the Hua Men was the main culprit behind the deaths of many God Kings in the Family Jiang. Those who were close to the Hua Men all hoped to get rid of the leader of the Hua Men. Some people even said that if the Family Jiang didn't make a move against the Hua Men now, they would definitely threaten the Family Jiang when they grew stronger.
In the past, they didn't make a move against Xiao Lingyu because they couldn't find where Xiao Lingyu was. Now that they had found him, the leader of the Family Jiang, Jiang Shengye, still had reasons not to make a move.
Firstly, Xiao Lingyu and the Hua Men weren't in the Yong An. Family Jiang couldn't send too many experts to the Everlasting Joy Land.
Secondly, Xiao Lingyu had just defeated the Kou Clan's God Emperor, proving that he was very strong. They had to be careful when making a move against such a strong person.
Thirdly, if the Kou Clan acknowledged the Kou Clan's God Emperor's promise, then even if they wanted to make a move, the Family Jiang would have to return the God Stones first. Otherwise, they would be laughed at by outsiders.
With these three points, Jiang Shengye could easily deal with those clansmen who wanted to make a move against the Hua Men.
After Guan Yiwei left, Jiang Lanyue went to his father and said, "No wonder Father insisted on sending Xiao Lingyu to the Everlasting Joy Land. It turns out that you had such a long-term plan."
Jiang Shengye shook his head and said, "You think too highly of your father. I sent Xiao Lingyu to the Everlasting Joy Land to create trouble for the Kou Clan. Just like how he gave our Family Jiang a headache in the Yong An, I really didn't expect that he would be able to steal the Kou Clan's betrothal gifts. Although I've never seen him before, I'm sure that he'll cause trouble wherever he goes. A peerless genius like him rarely appears in the narrow God World, but every time he does, he'll bring a lot of trouble. "
Jiang Lanyue then asked, "If Xiao Lingyu hadn't stolen the betrothal gifts, how would Father have responded to the Kou family's proposal? Are you going to marry your daughter to the Kou Family? "
Jiang Shengye smiled and said, "There are no ifs. Now that the Kou family's betrothal gifts have been snatched away, and they have lost all face, if we don't deal with the Hua Men properly, they won't come to propose again. "
Since his father didn't want to say more, Jiang Lanyue didn't ask any more questions and left.
Not long after Jiang Lanyue left, another Family Jiang's Godking expert came in. He bowed and said, "I've already investigated the matter that Family Head ordered. The Hua Men do indeed have a powerful backer …"
When Guan Yiwei returned to the Hua Men after nearly a hundred years, Family Jiang's Family Head, Jiang Shengye's attitude towards the written pledge had also reached the Kou family. The Kou family head even smashed the jade teacup in his hand because of this.
The Kou family was furious. They thought that Family Jiang would join forces with the Kou family to eliminate the Hua Men after receiving the news. They never thought that Family Jiang would be so indifferent to the fact that so many of their Godkings had been killed.
Anyone could guess that the Kou Family's Godking had been forced to write the pledge. It didn't represent the Kou family's wishes. The Kou family didn't believe that Family Jiang's Family Head couldn't see this.
"The Jiang Family had no intention of forming a marriage alliance with us!"
"The Jiang Clan is clearly trying to renege on the debt they owe us!"
"We can't let the Hua Men continue to be so arrogant. We can't let Family Jiang get away with it!"
The experts of the Kou Family were furious and remonstrated with the Patriarch. They all felt that they had been slapped in the face by the Hua Family, and before the pain on their faces had disappeared, they had been slapped in the face by the Jiang Family. This kind of humiliation was unbearable for them. After all, they were the rulers of a Great District.
The Kou family head said to everyone, "If we attack the Hua Men, we'll definitely suffer great losses. Our Kou family is already the weakest among all the large families. If we suffer any more losses, or if we're not careful, we might lose control of the Changle Jing. If that happens, not only will Family Jiang be more comfortable, it will also bring misfortune to our family."
Hearing the Family Head's words, everyone calmed down a little. However, the resentment on their faces deepened.
"Family Jiang is purposely diverting our attention to the Hua Men so that we won't have time to talk about the marriage they've already agreed to. We can't let Family Jiang get what he wants. Right now, dealing with the Family Jiang is the key. As for the Hua Men, perhaps they're just a cover for the Family Jiang. The Hua Men haven't taken the initiative to cause trouble for our Kou family. We can ignore the Hua Men for now and continue with the marriage!" the Kou family head said.
What surprised Xiao Lingyu and Jiang Shengye, as well as countless cultivators who liked to chat about anecdotes, was that the Kou Family had actually publicly acknowledged the written pledge of their God Emperor, and had once again sent out a special envoy to propose marriage. Similarly, this envoy had brought betrothal gifts and a mighty marriage proposal team from Changle City to the Realm of Eternal Peace.
However, this time, the route of the Kou family's marriage proposal team was clearly adjusted. They didn't pass through Du Hu City. Instead, they circled around the long and narrow area of the Floating Xu Mountain Range before entering Yong An.
Xiao Lingyu didn't rob the Kou family's marriage proposal team. If he did, the Kou family would definitely deal with the Hua Men at all costs. He didn't dare to force the Kou family into a dead end. Moreover, he also wanted to see the attitude of Family Jiang and Family Jiang's daughter.
After the marriage proposal team entered Yong An, Family Jiang sent out a Divine Emperor powerhouse to escort the marriage proposal team all the way to Yong An City.
Family Jiang's attitude towards this marriage proposal seemed to be very good. However, no one expected that after the Family Jiang hosted a big banquet and treated the special envoy with great hospitality, they would inform the special envoy that the two daughters of Family Jiang's head, Jiang Shengye, were both valued by a Divine Emperor powerhouse and were then accepted as the last disciples of that Divine Emperor.
In this way, the Kou family not only wanted to marry the daughter of Family Jiang's head, but also the disciple of a Divine Emperor powerhouse. This wasn't something that Family Jiang's head could decide by himself.
Jiang Shengye said to the special envoy of the Kou family, "Lan Yue and Lang Chang have just entered the sect and have been taken away by the Divine Emperor. I'm afraid they won't be able to come back in a short time. The Kou family can first go to the Divine Emperor to propose marriage and see if the Divine Emperor can be lenient."
The Divine Emperor was the title of a Divine Emperor powerhouse. However, Divine Emperors didn't have a fixed location. Even a big family like the Kou family couldn't find them, so how could they propose marriage in person?
The special envoy of the Kou family wasn't incompetent. He first dealt with Jiang Shengye in a friendly manner and then sent people to investigate. However, what made him helpless was that not only did they not find the hiding place of Jiang Lanyue and Jiang Lanchang, but they also heard from many cultivators of Yong An City that, more than ten years ago, they witnessed many experts of the Family Jiang respectfully sending the Divine Emperor out of the city. At that time, the Family Jiang sisters did indeed leave Yong An City with the Divine Emperor.
The special envoy of the Kou family had no choice but to return to Changle City with the betrothal gifts.
The Kou family head's teacups had been smashed many times recently. In addition to smashing teacups, he could only vent his anger by cursing loudly.
At this time, the Kou family head finally understood that, even if the Hua Men didn't steal the betrothal gifts, the Family Jiang didn't intend to marry the family head's daughter to the Kou family.
Using the Divine Emperor as a shield, not only did the Family Jiang not marry off their daughter, they also didn't have the infamy of breaking promises. Even though the Kou family was the master of a large region, they didn't dare to accuse the Divine Emperor of ruining their plans.
Most importantly, the Kou family had already acknowledged the Divine Emperor's words, so the Family Jiang didn't owe them any more divine stones.
After receiving this news, Xiao Lingyu was also startled. She secretly cursed Jiang Shengye for being crafty, but she relaxed a lot.
"Now that the entire Kou family is enraged, the Kou family will definitely find something to vent their anger and divert their attention from the Family Jiang. I feel that they will make a move on the Hua Men. Although they acknowledge the words, they can attack us in secret. No one will stand up for the Hua Men. No one can guarantee that the words are binding, "Guan Yiwei reminded Xiao Lingyu.
"Isn't that simple? Let everyone disperse and develop in secret. The Hua Men don't need a headquarters. As long as the main characters hide, the Kou family won't be able to do anything to the Hua Men. At most, they will find a few small fries to vent their anger," Xiao Lingyu said casually.
Right now, the Hua Men still couldn't fight the Kou family head on. Although Xiao Lingyu could guarantee her own safety, she couldn't guarantee the safety of everyone in the Hua Men.
Guan Yiwei followed Xiao Lingyu's instructions and ordered all the Hua Men cultivators to disperse. The Hua Men's headquarters was also abandoned. Xiao Lingyu took the lead and went into hiding.
Facing the Kou family, the Hua Men, who had just started out, chose to hide. This wasn't something to be ashamed of. After all, no one would care about the Hua Men cultivators hiding. They would only mention that the Kou Family's Divine Emperor had been forced to sign a humiliating oath when he attacked the Hua Men.
News of the battle between Xiao Lingyu and the Kou Family's Divine Emperor had spread throughout the Changle Region. It was also spreading to the other regions. To a certain extent, this was publicity for the Hua Men. More and more cultivators knew about the existence and reputation of the Hua Men. This also sped up the expansion of the Hua Men.
Just as Guan Yiwei predicted, the Kou Family had indeed secretly caused trouble for the Hua Men. Unfortunately, the Hua Men had already dispersed. Even though the Kou Family had great power, they didn't know where to target.
Just as Xiao Lingyu predicted, the Kou Family, who couldn't find any important figures of the Hua Men, could only capture and kill some Hua Men bandits who weren't even considered leaders. However, they couldn't publicize this matter. Naturally, this couldn't affect the development of the Hua Men too much.
As the Hua Men's name spread, the leader of the Hua Men, Xiao Lingyu, naturally became a popular figure. Many people spread the story of how he had caused headaches for the Family Jiang and the Kou Family. As time passed, the version of the story changed, and the story was exaggerated. Even the nonsense that Xiao Lingyu was the Saint God was believed by some people.
Although his reputation was good for the Hua Men, it wasn't good for Xiao Lingyu at all. Instead, it was bad for him.
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