Chapter 217: Chapter 124: The Lu Family Wants to Form an Alliance, Fu Qiu’s Worries_2
“Family Head, the envoy from the Lu Family in Yellow Mountain County has come again,” the servant said respectfully, his head slightly bowed. “They say they wish to form an alliance with us, the Luo Family, willing to advance and retreat together with our Huai Shui County Luo Family.”
Luo Ping sighed softly.
He felt a slight headache coming on.
Ever since Huai Shui County started clashing with Qingqu County,
Yellow Mountain County, for some reason, had fixed their attention on them, the Luo Family.
Desperate to seek an alliance with the Luo Family.
Logically, if one were to look at the strength on paper,
The Huai Shui County Luo Family should be inferior to the Qingqu County Liang Family; even if an alliance was to be formed, it should be with the Qingqu County Liang Family, to follow them like a lackey.
By doing so, not only could the family power be preserved,
But they could also flaunt the prestige of the Qingqu County Liang Family, quite impressive indeed.
Yet the bewildering moves of the Lu Family from Yellow Mountain County
Really made Luo Ping somewhat unable to understand.
“Family Head, shall we respond to the Lu Family in Yellow Mountain County?”
As the atmosphere in the room gradually fell into silence,
The Luo Family servant, still bowing slightly, with a respectful demeanor,
Swallowed nervously before cautiously speaking up again.
“Since the Lu Family in Yellow Mountain County has requested multiple times, agreeing to the alliance with the Lu Family wouldn’t be out of the question,”
“However, at such a critical juncture, I want to see the sincerity of the Lu Family in Yellow Mountain County,”
“As long as I see the sincerity of the Lu Family in Yellow Mountain County, henceforth our Huai Shui County Luo Family will form an alliance with them.”
“If the Lu Family in Yellow Mountain County cannot show their sincerity, then let’s not bring this matter up again in the future…”
Having said this, Luo Ping waved his hand,
Then lowered his head slightly,
No longer paying attention to the person in front of him.
…
In Qingshi County City, within the courtyard where the Ancestor of the Luo Family resided in the Luo Family Ancestral Land,
Luo Changfeng, adorned with thousands of silver hair strands and exuding an air of an immortal, sat serenely beneath a Stone Pavilion.
In front of him, another elderly man sat in silence.
His face was full of wrinkles, and he looked exceptionally weathered.
Beside him, there lay a specially made cane that seemed to be a Yellow Grade lower quality Spiritual Artifact.
“Did you come here all of a sudden because you have something to discuss?” Luo Changfeng asked Fu Qiu, the Deputy Sect Master of the Wan Dan Sect Sub-sect in Luo Mountain Prefecture, as they sat beneath the Stone Pavilion.
He silently picked up a ceramic tea cup from the table,
Placed it to his lips, and took a sip.
Afterward, he asked Fu Qiu in a low voice,
“What is it?”
“Are you trying to get rid of me, Brother Luo?” Fu Qiu feigned some anger.
“Can’t I come visit you without a reason?”
Fu Qiu also picked up another ceramic tea cup from the stone table,
Raised it to his lips, and drained the tea inside.
“I know you too well,” Luo Changfeng said with some helplessness, curling his lips as he pondered over the reform of the profit-sharing system by the Luoshan Prefecture Sub-sect.
In the Da Feng Dynasty, countless Alchemists wanted to make their way into the Luoshan Prefecture Sub-sect.
Not just the supreme Alchemists of the mortal realm,
But even the Yellow Grade lower-level Alchemists.
In this period, the Luoshan Prefecture Sub-sect had gained a whopping seven more.
The comprehensive strength of the Luoshan Prefecture Sub-sect experienced an extremely terrifying surge.
Of course, with more Alchemists,
The Luoshan Prefecture Sub-sect had to pay out more in remunerations.
Thankfully, the Luoshan Prefecture Sub-sect had opened up a revenue stream through charging for access to memory stones,
And this income from memory stones was outrageously profitable,
Even more so than the Spirit Stones earned from Alchemy commissions.
Otherwise, just the cost of Alchemist salaries alone would have been enough to completely collapse the Luoshan Prefecture Sub-sect of the Wan Dan Sect.
…
In the small courtyard, beneath the Stone Pavilion,
As the two of them continued to drink tea and casually chat,
The old rascal Fu Qiu finally couldn’t hold back,
Pulling the conversation back on track.
“Brother Luo, in recent times, the sacred land of Alchemists in the Da Feng Dynasty, particularly our Longevity Prefecture Sub-sect—undoubtedly the number one in the Wan Dan Sect Sub-sects—seems to have started paying attention to our Luoshan Prefecture Sub-sect, with even the faintest hints of targeting us…” Fu Qiu confided.
Upon hearing this, Luo Changfeng’s eyes narrowed slightly, and then he spoke in a low tone, “What, are you scared?”
“Scared?” Fu Qiu couldn’t help but laugh, and laugh out loud at that.
As if he could be scared.
If he had really been afraid, he would have outright refused when the profit-sharing system reform was proposed,
Or perhaps even left the Luoshan Prefecture Sub-sect.
If he had truly been afraid, he would have bowed to the other Wan Dan Sect Sub-sects long ago, not putting so much effort into developing the Luoshan Prefecture Sub-sect, not continuously poaching from other Sub-sects’ corners.
“I’m not afraid of Longevity Prefecture’s targeting, Brother Luo,”
“My only concern is that Longevity Prefecture will spread the news of our Luoshan Prefecture Sub-sect’s reform in the profit-sharing system.”
“Once that happens, our Luoshan Prefecture Sub-sect would become an exception among the numerous Wan Dan Sect Sub-sects, like a prominent figure sticking out.”
“If the Main Sect comes to know of this, I’m not sure how they will treat us…”
“I just wonder if they might tamper with our treatment…”
…
Fu Qiu’s words resonated slowly throughout the small courtyard.
After speaking, his face was filled with worry,
While Luo Changfeng remained as calm as ever.
“Brother Luo, aren’t you worried about these things at all?”