Chapter 214: Chapter 123 Liang Family of Qingqu County, Blood-Red Grass?_2
Luo Ping felt there couldn’t possibly be such a person.
After all, a little thought would make it clear.
One was the Luo Family from Huai Shui County, the other was the Luo Family from Jiangnan Prefecture.
Surely the Luo Family of Jiangnan Prefecture wouldn’t just transport their grain to the Luo Family’s side for no good reason and let them take care of it, right?
Such talk might fool a child.
But anyone with a bit of sense.
Would surely choose not to believe it.
…
After placing the fold of paper in his hand onto the pile of those that had already been dealt with,
Luo Ping stretched out his hand and casually took one from the stack of yet-to-be-handled folds.
Only, when he wanted to open the fold to take a closer look,
a series of hurried footsteps gradually attracted his attention.
“Family Head, something has happened…”
A Luo Family servant in grey clothes slightly lowered his head and said in a low and urgent tone to Luo Ping in front of him.
“What is it?”
Luo Ping glanced at the person in front of him and asked in a low voice.
“The Liang Family, which has unified the entire Qingqu County, assembled an army of about three hundred thousand one day ago and is relentlessly approaching our direction in Huai Shui County…”
The servant, with his head lowered, spoke in an urgent tone.
And upon hearing these words,
Luo Ping’s expression gradually grew heavier.
Qingqu County, the Liang Family.
This was not some common foe, nor was it a group like the White Lotus Stockade that could be compared.
Among the three counties near Huai Shui County, Qingqu County undeniably had the absolute number one comprehensive strength.
Even within the entire Luo Mountain Prefecture, Qingqu County’s strength was ranked second.
And the Liang Family from Qingqu County had unified the entire county, a family power that had a heritage of at least a thousand years.
Their family strength, as well as their foundation, was extremely profound.
It was said that the Liang Family from Qingqu County, in order to completely dominate the county,
had their ancestor, who had reached the Blood Refinement Realm, kill all the strongest members of the other family powers within Qingqu County.
Only then did they thoroughly consolidate their absolute ruling position in the county.
“Was there any reason given?”
After a moment of silence, Luo Ping suddenly asked the servant in a low voice.
“It seems…”
“It seems to be due to the grain reserves of the Luo Family of Jiangnan Prefecture.”
“The Liang Family of Qingqu County seems to say that if one is willing to hand over half of the Liang Family’s grain reserves, this war between Huai Shui County and Qingqu County could be averted.”
“If unwilling…”
“Qingqu County will launch a full-scale assault on Huai Shui County.”
…
A moment later,
the Luo Family servant left the room.
At this time, only Luo Ping, the current Family Head of the Luo Family, remained in the room.
“For the grain reserves of the Luo Family of Jiangnan Prefecture?”
Luo Ping murmured in a low voice,
his face showing a hint of helpless resignation.
Was the Liang Family of Qingqu County really after the grain reserves of the Luo Family of Jiangnan Prefecture?
That might not necessarily be the case.
If the Liang Family had been able to unify the entire Qingqu County, that proved that they were no simple foe.
And now, for such an absurd claim,
they had chosen to wage war against the Luo Family of Huai Shui County.
That only showed one thing.
The Liang Family of Qingqu County had had their eyes on the nearby counties for a long time.
However, without a plausible pretext,
the Liang Family had been building up their strength and had not lightly chosen a target to attack.
And now, the Luo Family of Jiangnan Prefecture had presented them with just such an excuse.
An excuse for Qingqu County to directly attack Huai Shui County.
Under these circumstances, why would the Liang Family of Qingqu County not take advantage of it?
Moreover, this pretext was not made up out of thin air.
A little investigation would reveal that the Luo Family of Jiangnan Prefecture had indeed had some secret transactions with the Huai Shui County Luo Family some time ago.
Now, for the sake of plundering grain and ensuring their own survival,
the Liang Family chose to attack the Luo Family of Huai Shui County—wasn’t that expected?
There was absolutely nothing wrong with that!
…
As the Qingqu County army began to mobilize and increasingly encroach upon Huai Shui County,
Luo Ping, with no other choice, had to call Luo Yong back.
He was instructed to lead a hundred thousand armored elites to rush to the border abutting Qingqu County.
The reason for only leading a hundred thousand and not more
was mainly because the Luo Family had only recently taken control of Huai Shui County.
The truly elite forces at their disposal
numbered at most slightly more than two hundred thousand.
Taking half from that twenty-something thousand was already stretching it to the limit.
…
Qingshi County City, Luo Family Ancestral Land.
Inside a mysterious small courtyard,
Luo Changfeng, the Ancestor of the Luo Family, was sitting quietly under a stone pavilion.
He held a steaming cup of tea in his hands,
his eyes slightly narrowed, a myriad of thoughts flickering through them.
He too was aware of the situation in Qingqu County,
but the more pressing matter at hand was not that of the Liang Family of Qingqu County.
It was the mysterious creature imprisoned within a secret chamber beneath this very courtyard.
In recent days, the struggle of the mysterious creature was becoming increasingly intense,
and the strange energy leaking from it constantly kept Luo Changfeng on high alert.
He feared that the Gate of Immortality would directly track it down due to the leak of its aura,
Thinking of killing the mysterious creature, Luo Changfeng had certainly considered it,
but the creature, though not very strong—only in the Initial Realm of Bone Refinement—