Chapter 221: Chapter 125: Did the Luo Family Obtain the Immortal’s Inheritance?_3
Sincerity, isn’t that something we already have?
[Footsteps…]
[Footsteps…]
[Footsteps…]
Just as Lu Jun pondered over how many troops he should send to best express the Lu Family’s sincerity,
sounds of footsteps suddenly emerged before him.
Lu Jun looked towards the direction of the noise, and after a moment, his eldest son, known as the Qilin prodigy of the Lu Family and the hope for its future strength, Lu Youdao, appeared in front of him.
“Father, I’ve heard that you want to form an alliance with the Huai Shui County Luo Family?”
“Why would you do such a thing?”
“The Huai Shui County Luo Family has only risen to power in the past year or two.”
“They may have control over the land of Huai Shui County,”
“but compared to the Liang Family of Qingqu County, let alone the families with centuries of heritage, the Luo Family’s foundation is still lacking.”
“Rather than forming an alliance with the Luo Family of Huai Shui County, I think it would be better for you to support the Liang Family of Qingqu County.”
“After all, that Liang Family has a standing second only to another in the entirety of Luo Mountain Prefecture.”
…
The voice of Lu Youdao gradually filled the room.
Upon hearing this, Lu Jun slightly shook his head.
He did not rush to refute but softly said, “Youdao, the Luo Family of Huai Shui County is not as simple as you imagine…”
Lu Youdao furrowed his brows slightly, “What’s not simple about them?”
Lu Jun raised his head slightly and looked in the direction of the Luo Family in Huai Shui County.
It wasn’t until a long time afterward
that Lu Jun spoke in a low voice, “Floods, natural disasters, coincidences, accidents?”
As he spoke, Lu Jun couldn’t help but shake his head.
A smile appeared on his face, and he continued, “However, where in this world can there be so many coincidences and accidents? Others say that the White Lotus Stockade lost to natural disasters, implying it was a wrongful defeat, but I do not see it that way…”
Lu Youdao’s expression became even more puzzled, “Father, are you suggesting that the Huai Shui County Luo Family have the power to control disasters like floods? But how is that possible?”
“Unless the Luo Family has something like Talismans that can harness the power of the heavens and Earth.”
“Otherwise, the Luo Family could not possibly have the capability to control disasters.”
Lu Jun stood with his hands behind his back, speaking quite calmly, “How can you be sure that the Luo Family of Huai Shui County does not have those Talismans you mentioned?”
Lu Youdao’s brows furrowed slightly in rebuttal, “My master once said that Talisman Makers are rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns, to find even one among millions would be considered a high probability.”
Lu Jun spoke in a low voice, “I never said that the Luo Family clan has a Talisman Maker.”
As Lu Jun spoke these words, Lu Youdao seemed to finally understand his father’s meaning, “So, Father, are you suggesting that the Luo Family of Huai Shui County may have found the inheritance of an Immortal, which is why they have been able to rise so quickly to such a degree in such a short time?”
Lu Jun did not speak, he simply nodded silently.
…
Time flew by quickly.
In the blink of an eye, another three days had passed.
The recent situation in Luo Mountain Prefecture remained unchanged.
The war between the Luo Family of Huai Shui County and the Liang Family of Qingqu County was still not over.
The bandit forces within Yellow Mountain County were still rampant.
In recent days, although the status of the White Lotus Stockade in Yellow Mountain County was repeatedly challenged by other bandit forces,
the White Lotus Stockade was still one of the three major bandit forces in Yellow Mountain County.
Even after losing a third of their strength to the Luo Family of Huai Shui County, they were still not an opponent that regular bandit forces could contend with.
Besides their giant crossbows with terrifying killing power,
just those elite White Lotus soldiers, renowned for their sharpshooting and dressed in dazzling silver armor, could easily handle the continuous provocations of other stockades.
Of course, besides the White Lotus Stockade in Yellow Mountain County,
the Lu Family, three days prior, had mobilized approximately one hundred thousand armored elites, heading towards the Luo Family of Huai Shui County.
The number of one hundred thousand might not seem many,
but in actuality, for the Lu Family, this already was their limit.
You see, these were all real elites.
Ordinary armored soldiers were fine, but those true elites trained for a long time and seasoned in bloodshed were not so easy to produce.
…
That’s the story from Yellow Mountain County.
Now let’s talk about Shang Heng District.
Shang Heng District is one of the three counties adjacent to Huai Shui County.
Among the four counties of Huai Shui County, Shang Heng District, Qingqu County, and Yellow Mountain County,
Shang Heng District is undoubtedly the weakest.
Even in the entirety of Luo Mountain Prefecture, the overall strength of Shang Heng District is considered at the bottom.
Within Shang Heng District, there are the Five Great Families.
The Jiang Family is one of these five great families.
However, with the untimely death of the old ancestor of the Jiang Family, who had reached the Organ Refinement Perfection Realm but failed his breakthrough, the Jiang Family has been in decline for decades.
That said, the Jiang Family was not without a chance for a turnaround.
As long as Jiang Xiaoyue, the daughter of the Head of the Jiang Family, could marry into the Luo Family Ancestral Land,
by relying on the deterrence of the Luo Family, it wouldn’t be difficult for the Jiang Family to continue their existence in Shang Heng District.
It’s just that the Jiang Family seemed to have failed to grasp this sole opportunity.
…
In the main room of the Jiang Family Ancestral Land in Shang Heng District, where the current Family Head of the Jiang Family, Jiang Taiqian, was located,
there he was, sporting deep dark circles under his eyes and an expression of despair and confusion as he stared at the report in his hands.
[Three days ago, contact was lost with two counties and three towns, overtaken by the Alliance of the Four Great Families of Shang Heng District!]
[Two days ago, contact was lost with three counties and five towns, overtaken by the Alliance of the Four Great Families of Shang Heng District!]
[One day ago, nearly all of the Jiang Family’s external assets lost contact, overtaken by the Alliance of the Four Great Families of Shang Heng District!]
Reading the information on the report,
Jiang Taiqian’s hands began to tremble slightly,
and his complexion grew increasingly pale.