In the Chu family, Chu Xiu's plan was to hide his abilities. He wouldn't hide his abilities, but he would hide his strength a bit.
Hearing Chu Zongguang's words, Chu Xiu lowered his head and said, "Although Li Zhong was at the Blood Condensation realm, he was already old. Furthermore, my subordinates had captured Li Zhao and threatened him from the side, affecting his mind. That was the only way I was able to kill him."
Chu Xiu's words were 90% true and 90% false. Although Li Zhong was indeed a little impatient because of Li Zhao's defeat, he was absolutely not to the point of being distracted.
But no one had seen the scene of that battle. Chu Zongguang had also heard that Li Zhong was extremely loyal to the Li family. Even after all the Blood Condensation experts had left, he was the only one who hadn't abandoned the Li family. He had helped the other three members of the Li family support the Li family. If Chu Xiu had used Li Zhao as leverage, then killing him wouldn't have been difficult.
Chu Zongguang didn't ask any more questions. He was just a bit curious.
Standing up, Chu Zongguang casually waved his hand. "Alright, this matter ends here. Everyone disperse."
Just as Chu Zongguang was about to leave, Chu Xiu suddenly opened his mouth. "Lord father, your child still has something else to say."
Chu Zongguang frowned. "What else do you want to say?"
Chu Xiu solemnly said, "Lord father, this matter is a good opportunity for my Chu family. Li Zhong's death has shaken the hearts of the Li family. At this time, our Chu family can attack the Li family. There won't even be a need for you to do anything. As long as you hand over the Chu family's experts to me, I guarantee that within three days, I will be able to take down the Li family!"
Hearing Chu Xiu say this, the Chu family's Elders' eyes all brightened.
In truth, they were very interested in Chu Xiu's words. This wasn't because they were loyal to the Chu family, but because the more business the Chu family had, the more power their children would have. If they really could swallow up the Li family, then their Chu family would be able to split the Tong Prefecture with the Chen family.
However, as soon as these words came out, Chu Kai and Chu Sheng's expressions became extremely ugly.
Right now, Chu Xiu's prestige in the Chu Family was already high enough. If it wasn't because he wasn't liked by Chu Zong Guang, then they wouldn't need to struggle for the position of Family Head.
If Chu Xiu really led the Chu family to annex the Li family, they would not be able to match his contribution in any case. The position of the successor of the family head would definitely belong to Chu Xiu.
However, Chu Zongguang didn't express his opinion. He just frowned and said after a while, "Don't always think about causing trouble. Destroying a family isn't that simple. It's not like children playing house. I won't allow this, and you're not allowed to bring it up again. Remember, without my permission, you can't touch the Li family! "
The elders of the Chu Clan looked at each other and didn't say anything.
Since Chu Zongguang did not agree to this matter, their persuasion was useless. Chu Kai and Chu Sheng, on the other hand, revealed a look of joy in their eyes.
Chu Xiu lowered his head and agreed, but his eyes revealed a trace of haze.
He really couldn't figure out what Chu Zongguang was thinking. Things were already clear to this point, so why wasn't Chu Zongguang prepared to make a move?
Even an idiot could see that as long as the Chu Clan made a move against the Li family, the success rate was almost 100%!
Chu Zongguang was able to become the Family Head, so he naturally wasn't an idiot. But if he refused now, there was nothing Chu Xiu could do.
He was the Family Head, and in the entire Chu Clan, no one dared to disobey his orders.
Chu Xiu left reluctantly, and the others also dispersed. At this time, Steward Chen stood behind Chu Zongguang, wanting to say something but hesitating. In the end, he just sighed.
Chu Zongguang spoke indifferently, "Old Chen, I know what you mean. In fact, if I wanted to destroy the Li family, I could have already done it when that old thing from the Li family died. Why wait until now and let that brat Chu Xiu bring it up?
That thing's research has already reached a critical moment. At this time, I don't want any accidents to disturb me, especially after annexing the Li family. Our Chu Clan is likely to attract the attention of the Chen Clan.
I don't care about the Chen Clan, but what I care about is the Azure Water Sword Sect behind the Chen Clan! So at this time, we need to keep a low profile. "
Steward Chen sighed, it was because of that thing again. If the Family Head had given up on that thing earlier, then their Chu Clan would definitely be ten times more glorious than it was now.
In fact, what Chu Zongguang said earlier was indeed the reason why he didn't want Chu Xiu to make a move, but there was another reason, and that was because he didn't want Chu Xiu's prestige to rise too quickly.
For his sons, Chu Zongguang didn't expect them to be capable or strong. The only condition was that they were obedient.
But Chu Xiu was the opposite. He was capable, but he was too troublesome. He even dared to challenge Chu Zongguang. This was something that Chu Zongguang absolutely couldn't tolerate.
After leaving the Chu Clan, Chu Xiu returned to his courtyard. Ma Kuo greeted him and asked, "Is the Chu Clan ready to make a move against the Li Clan?"
Chu Xiu's face was gloomy, "No, it was rejected by my 'father'."
Ma Kuo had an expression of disbelief. This Chu Zongguang was still the head of the clan, how could he not make such a decision?
If it wasn't for the fact that Chu Zongguang was Chu Xiu's father, Ma Kuo would have ruthlessly ridiculed him.
"Alright, let's put this matter aside for now. We'll talk about it when I have time. I'm going to recuperate first."
Ordinary people would need a hundred days to recover from a serious injury. Warriors like Chu Xiu had strong bones and strong muscles, and he also had good healing medicine. Although it wouldn't be as exaggerated as a hundred days, it would still take at least ten days.
Gao Bei walked over and said, "Young Master, the goods that we took from the Li Clan have been handed over to the Chu Clan. We'll keep the fifty-seven thousand kilograms of ore. We'll split the money with the Chu Clan after the trade."
Chu Xiu nodded casually and said, "You can handle it."
But then Chu Xiu suddenly thought of something. He suddenly asked Gao Bei, "What did you say just now? How many ores are there in total? "
Gao Bei was stunned. "Fifty-seven thousand kilograms."
Chu Xiu frowned and said, "Are you sure you didn't make a mistake? Or are there ores that the Li Clan bought from other places in this batch of ores? "
Gao Bei shook his head. "I definitely didn't make a mistake. These are all refined ores produced by my Chu Clan. Young Master, you didn't pay much attention to the specifics when you were at the Southern Mountain mining area. The refined ores produced by my Chu Clan all have special markings that can be seen with a single glance."
A strange light appeared in Chu Xiu's eyes. Back then, his second wife had said that she had only given Ding Kaishan fifty-two thousand kilograms. But now there was fifty-seven thousand kilograms. Chu Xiu had been able to see through the crux of the matter with a single glance. And he still dared to say that he wasn't helping the Chu Clan?
Chu Xiu said to Gao Bei, "First send the ores to the Chu Clan and find someone to record them. Then find a few people to inspect them before bringing them to the caravan."
Gao Bei was puzzled. "We're all family, so why go through so much trouble?"
"Leave behind some evidence." After saying this, Chu Xiu went into seclusion.
This time, Chu Xiu's seclusion wasn't just to recover from his injuries. He also wanted to attack the Blood Condensation realm.
Previously, Chu Xiu had already reached the peak of the Tempered Body realm and was only a step away from Blood Condensation. But even though he had eaten quite a few Blood Condensing Pills, he still hadn't been able to touch the threshold of the Blood Condensation realm.
It was only when Chu Xiu had exchanged blows with Li Zhong that Chu Xiu was able to sense the power and rhythm of his Blood Qi. Only then did Chu Xiu have the confidence to attack the Blood Condensation realm.
"As expected, fighting is the best method for a martial cultivator to advance."
Thinking of this, Chu Xiu spent this time recuperating from his injuries while also condensing his Blood Qi. Unexpectedly, the speed at which he recovered from his injuries increased by quite a bit.
Twelve days later, Chu Xiu's injuries were completely healed. At this time, he was sitting cross-legged on the bed. The room was incomparably quiet. People with good hearing could even hear the sound of water flowing in Chu Xiu's body. This was the rapid flow of Qi and blood in Chu Xiu's body under the support of internal force.
The Xiantian Skill's Genuine Qi wrapped around Chu Xiu's Qi and blood. The two sides merged and moved quickly. This made Chu Xiu's body turn red, and his blood vessels and veins bulged. It was very frightening.
After a long while, his Qi and blood calmed down. Chu Xiu opened his eyes and felt the power in his body. At this time, he could be considered to have officially entered the Blood Condensation realm.
On the path of martial arts, the Tempered Body realm was only to lay the foundation. Only when one reached the Blood Condensation realm could he be considered to have entered the Blood Condensation realm.
When Chu Xiu opened the door, Ma Kuo was waving his heavy sword in the yard. Seeing Chu Xiu, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. "Childe Chu, your cultivation speed really makes people jealous."
Ma Kuo remembered that when he first saw Chu Xiu, his strength was absolutely inferior to his. But in such a short time, Chu Xiu had unexpectedly entered the Blood Condensation realm. This kind of speed could be called godlike.
Chu Xiu just smiled and did not say anything. The reason why he could progress so fast was that the Xiantian Skill played a great role.
This secret ancient book of Haotian Taoism was indeed very good at building a foundation. Even if Chu Xiu's foundation was not good before, after practicing the Xiantian Skill for a period of time, these defects were gradually smoothed out by the method.
"By the way, did anything big happen during this time?" Chu Xiu asked.
Ma Kuo scratched his head and said, "Something big? It seems like nothing big. The Li family didn't jump out to cause trouble even after someone died. What kind of big thing could happen? "
Chu Xiu said lightly, "It's not that the Li family doesn't want to cause trouble, it's that they don't dare."
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