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Chapter 389: Chapter 206: The True Winner, Tit for Tat (Part 3)

”Yes, Patriarch.”

Ouyang Fei, seeing Fu Changsheng so serious, also put away his lazy demeanor, solemnly nodded, and used his body technique to leave from the fork in the road.

When Fu Changsheng and the others returned to their fief in Pingshan County, Brother Fan and his siblings received the information and were already waiting early. Even the twins, who had just learned to walk, were brought out.

At the archway.

The adopted son, Fu Yongrui, who had been in seclusion for many years, also came out to greet them. However, hidden in the shadows of the crowd, dressed in a black robe, he was not easily noticed.

From a distance.

Brother Fan stepped forward and cupped his hands, saying:

”Father, Mother, Auntie Molan, Fourth Aunt, Yu Clan Leader, you’ve all worked hard.”

Behind him, Brother Rong followed in salute, peeked behind Fu Changsheng and the others, displaying a rare concern:

”Father, where is Grandpa Fei?”

”Your Grandpa Fei is fine, just has some personal matters to attend to, he’ll return later.”

Fu Changsheng rarely saw Brother Rong showing such concern for clan members. It seemed that after entering the Ten Thousand Mountains with Ouyang Fei, their grandfather-grandson relationship developed rapidly. Ouyang Fei was still thinking about bringing back a gift for Brother Rong upon entering the secret realm.

The group walked up the mountain together.

Yu Qingru, however, stopped and bowed to Fu Changsheng, saying:

”Patriarch, I won’t be going up the mountain with you.”

As the head of the Yu Family, after being away for a year, she had miscellaneous affairs to handle at this time.

Fu Changsheng looked at her prominent belly, estimating that it wouldn’t be long before she gave birth, hesitated for a moment: ”Miss Qingru, why don’t you stay in the Taiqiu Mountain Range until the child is born?”

The information mentioned that Yu Qingru was pregnant with twins.

As the biological father.

He naturally wanted to be by her side when she gave birth.

Yu Qingru, however, shook her head:

”Thank you for your kindness, Patriarch, but I’ve already prepared all the necessary staff such as wet nurses and midwives at home. When... when the children are born, I’ll have someone send a message to the Patriarch.”

Since she insisted.

Fu Changsheng did not persuade further, took out a bottle of Spirit Pill that enhances True Essence from his storage bag and handed it to her, along with another bottle replenishing Qi Blood, finally saying: ”If you still lack anything, feel free to send me a message.”

Yu Qingru felt warmth in her heart and slightly nodded.

She stood in place, watching Fu Changsheng disappear from view, before finally leaving the Taiqiu Mountain Range.

After Fu Changsheng returned to the Council Hall on the main peak and took a seat, Brother Fan and Fu Yongyi couldn’t wait to come to meet him together. The two mysteriously checked several times to ensure the array of the Council Hall was closed off.

Only then did Brother Fan bow and say:

”Father, Brother Yongyi discovered a Spirit Stone Vein on our fief in Yunshan County, near the border with the Liang Family. Because you were not in the clan, Brother Yongyi and I have not surveyed the tier of this Spirit Stone Vein. Please instruct us, Father.”

Even though the information provided related details.

When he heard it, Fu Changsheng was still a bit excited. Even a small Spirit Stone Vein could yield hundreds of thousands of Spirit Stones, which would undoubtedly be of great benefit in their response to the impending beast tide.

Fu Changsheng nodded in approval to Fu Yongyi, saying:

”Yongyi, this time you’ve made a great contribution. Your cultivation has now reached the Ninth Layer of Qi Cultivation. Stay in seclusion for a while and strive to reach the Peak of Qi Cultivation. By then, I will certainly find a way to acquire a Foundation Establishment Pill for you.”

”Yes, Patriarch!”

Fu Yongyi was overjoyed upon hearing this and promptly bowed in gratitude.

Brother Fan, with a hint of envy, congratulated Fu Yongyi. The cultivation technique he practiced was the ”Dragon Elephant Wisdom Skill”, which he and Fu Changren and Gan Shenglin cultivated together in the clan. The latter two had average talent, with Fu Changren still at the Middle Stage of Qi Cultivation, and Gan Shenglin stuck at the Early Stage.

Thus, he was essentially feeling his way across the river by touching stones.

However, recently he also happened to break through to the Late Stage of Qi Cultivation, but Brother Rong and Yaoyao had already broken through to the Peak of Qi Cultivation, a step away from Foundation Establishment. The cultivation speed amongst the triplets had unknowingly widened.

Brother Fan cast aside the distracting thoughts in his heart and bowed, asking:

”Father, when do you plan to start mining the Spirit Stone Vein at Liangyun Mountain?”

”No rush.”

Fu Changsheng waved his hand.

Liangyun Mountain was adjacent to the Liang Family’s fief. Once mining started and Spiritual Qi leaked, how could the Liang Family resist such a tempting morsel, and might even pull in the Eighth-Grade Nangong Family.

By then, a fierce battle would be inevitable.

Therefore.

He needed to keep the Liang Family preoccupied, so that when they reacted, they would already have set up a grand array, allowing them to mine securely and orderly with just someone guarding it.

Seeing this, Brother Fan brought up another important matter:

”Father, on the outskirts of the Ten Thousand Mountains, demon beasts have become more frequent in recent years, with Tier Two demon beasts appearing at times. The beast tide is likely about to erupt soon. Our fief is at the exit of the Ten Thousand Mountains. Father, we need to prepare strategies in advance.”

They spent hundreds of thousands of Spirit Stones on upgrading the spiritual vein in the fief to Tier Three, along with cultivating a lot of resources there. If the beast tide broke through the Mountain Protection Array, the loss would be enormous.

Fu Changsheng raised his hand and took a sip of Five-pointed Tea:

”Regarding how to resist the beast tide, I will focus on discussing this at the upcoming year-end Elder Council meeting. The Elder Council will propose corresponding strategies.”

Fu Changsheng already had a rough idea in mind.

But to put the idea into practice would require a large amount of Spirit Stone support, so the Spirit Stone Vein at Liangyun Mountain was a must-have for him:

”According to the pace, Uncle Fei should be arriving at the Liang Family’s fief by now.”

....

In front of the Liang Family’s archway.

Liang Youshan and Liang Youqing, who were guarding this place, were discussing the Canglan Secret Realm:

”Third Brother, I heard that our Liang Family lost six Foundation Establishments this time, even the Grand Elder died in it. With the beast tide approaching, what should be done next?”

Liang Youshan had a strong sense of crisis about the fall of Great Xia.

Liang Youqing cracked a sunflower seed and said calmly:

”What is there to fear? When the beast tide comes, the Fu Family will bear the brunt of it first. If the sky falls, there are taller ones to hold it up. Besides, our clan has several Foundation Establishment Elders, far better than the Hee Family, Cao Family, Lin Family, or even the Fu Family. With the Clan Leader in charge above, you can set your mind at ease.”

”Third Brother, your temperament, I am...”

He couldn’t learn from it at all.

As the two were chatting idly.

Suddenly.

A box rolled over at their feet, with a note attached that read, ”To be opened personally by the Liang Clan Leader.”