"Mr. Li Xiang, please take a look." After getting Li Xiang's answer, the beautiful maid turned her white hand over, and a sealed document with the Dong Ling family's seal appeared in her hand.
Li Xiang took the document. The paper felt very good to the touch, just like the invitation letter. There were all kinds of strange carvings on the outside, and in the middle, there was a big "One Plan" written in big letters.
"The glory of the family is above everything." Li Xiang softly read in the language of steam. With a "pop" sound, the document began to burn in his hand. The rising purple flame was not hot, and when the flame burned out, only the words "One Plan" were left on the document.
Li Xiang let go of his hand, and the words gradually turned into a string of steam characters, floating on the illusory parchment. It was a bit similar to the mission that day.
The others also glanced over, but from their expressions, it was clear that they did not recognize these steam characters. These were special steam characters specially made for Li Xiang to see.
"One Plan" was a selection plan specially made by the Dong Ling family in the Continent of Europe for the selection of heirs to the outer sect.
Among the Five Thrones, the Dong Ling family paid the most attention to the family. Their clan's saying was "The glory of the family is above everything."
In addition to the main family and branch family members of the Dong Ling family, they also set up an outer sect that was purely made up of outsiders. They gave these outer sect members good treatment and benefits, and let them give up their identity and name to work for the Dong Ling family. It sounded like an aide.
However, the Dong Ling family was very famous in the Seven Continents. For the outstanding heirs of the outer sect, their cultivation was no less than some of the heirs of the branch family, and even more. As one of the Five Thrones, if the Dong Ling family cultivated a person with all their heart, then the resources they received would be the best in the world. This was a fatal attraction for those who did not care about their family, who were talented but had an ordinary background.
The 'One Plan' was specifically set up for the heirs of the outer sect. The youths who were selected were all outstanding figures in their respective continents. Receiving such an invitation meant that Li Xiang would have a much better starting point than the average person.
However, the premise was that he had to give up the identity of "Li Xiang". Of course, having lived a lifetime, he naturally wouldn't care about such trivial things. After experiencing the ups and downs of life, his judgment was more rational than most people's.
Since he was born in an orphanage, he didn't have much of an influence, unlike some people who still had the shackles of their original families. It was just that this feeling of marrying into a family made him a little unhappy. However, he would only have the opportunity to control everything after he became stronger.
When one was weak, no matter where one was, at any time, one had no right to speak.
The "One Plan" quota given to Li Xiang clearly stated that it did not require him to immediately go to the European continent and join Dong Ling's family to cultivate. After looking at it carefully, he realized that this was a set of orderly investments.
What the Winter Zero family needed was a player, and also a top-notch talent. Compared to the five Thrones, a normal Magician was nothing much.
Therefore, the investment for Li Xiang would continue, from the time he graduated from the Polar night training camp until the end of the player qualification test after he graduated from university.
For every stage of success, the Dong Ling family would give him a reward. For example, if he successfully graduated from the Polar night training camp, he would be able to choose from a pile of rewards. Moreover, before he became a player, the Dong Ling family would always support him with resources based on his current situation.
This kind of unilateral investment would continue until he could independently carry out tasks assigned by the outer sect. After that, the resources would be adjusted according to his value.
Looking at the countless rewards and resources, even someone as calm as Li Xiang could not help but suck in a breath of cold air.
What a rich and overbearing family. When the various forces came to the Polar night to recruit people, the highest investment that the Hunter Group could give to an elite reserve member was 50 standard for a month. However, as long as he accepted the "One Plan", from the beginning of the second phase of the training, Li Xiang would receive 100 standard for a month's worth of resources.
One must know that in the first phase of the Polar night training, the first four people in the sequence would only receive 5 standard for a day and 150 standard for a month. This was the super training camp of the Polar night, supported by countless forces.
Li Xiang was not in a hurry to agree immediately. Instead, he waited for the follow-up work to be completed.
The sound of a carriage rumbled in the empty wilderness. Another black carriage came. The maid glanced at Li Xiang and winked at him.
A few men in black walked towards the carriage. After the door opened, they carried two struggling sacks down. Li Xiang's heart thumped. Sure enough, when the sacks were opened, Dong Ling Lan and her mother were tied up and gagged.
When Lu Yu saw Li Xiang, her originally weak body struggled and twisted. Her mouth kept making muffled sounds. On the other hand, Dong Ling Lan's face was ashen. When she saw Li Xiang, her eyes dimmed and she did not dare to look at him.
"What's going on?" Although Li Xiang already had a plan in mind after seeing the mother and daughter, he still pretended to be confused and asked. After all, it was still a question whether he could tell the truth about Ming Xu revealing him.
"Please allow me to apologize to you first, Mr. Li Xiang." The beautiful maid bowed slightly, then stood up and said slowly, "The original task for you was to escort Dong Linglan's family to the Steam Posthouse. I was also the one who hired the Blackhawk Assassin Group. However, I didn't expect that there would be some major changes during the mission, causing the difficulty of your task to increase. Therefore, Miss Ming Xu's task was temporarily changed."
"So, you never planned to let them go from the beginning?" Li Xiang frowned and looked at Lu Yu who was crying on the ground. Even though he had already learned the truth from Ming Xu, Li Xiang still felt uncomfortable when she confirmed it herself.
"Of course." The maid looked at him in surprise. "In the Dong Ling family, it is against the rules for any young lady of the main family or a branch family to marry someone from the Subcontinent District. You have to pay the price for tarnishing the reputation of the Dong Ling family."
Ming Xu paused for a second. She didn't raise her head. She went back to playing with the silver pistol.
"So, they were just pawns for you to set up the mission to test my strength?" Li Xiang's face was getting paler and paler. His tone didn't sound good either.
Sensing his dissatisfaction, the maid was even more confused. "Yes. The goal of the mission was to determine if you were qualified to participate in the 'one plan' and to test your ability to react when you were being chased and burdened. It didn't matter if they were on the train or not. Therefore, the mission ended when you arrived at the steam station in Hangzhou. "
"I see." Li Xiang kept a straight face but he was cursing in his mind. He was already upset when he learned the truth from Ming Xu. However, he couldn't lose his temper in front of the Dong Ling family. He had to suppress his anger.
It seemed that he had underestimated the shackles of the Dong Ling family's concept of family. Even a branch family member could be used as a tool for a mission. This kind of big family's water was much deeper than he had imagined. Going deep into this kind of family, if he wasn't careful, he might get burned. He had to be careful.
"So, what about now?" He glanced at Dong Ling Lan and Lu Yu. Li Xiang could understand what Dong Ling Lan had done in the end. If it were him, he would have run away as well. The feeling of running away when you knew you couldn't survive was the worst feeling.
"According to the rules of the mission, the mission enforcer has the right to decide how to deal with them. All the people who violated the rules of the Dong Ling family and were used as pawns in the mission, after the mission, the mission enforcer has the right to deal with them as compensation, "the maid replied slowly." Whatever. They are no longer part of the Dong Ling family. "
Li Xiang felt a few gazes suddenly land on him. There were Dong Ling Lan's, the maid's, Ming Xu's, the men in black around him, and the madam hidden in the carriage.
They were waiting for him to make a decision.
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