Longevity Reward Redemption: The Immortal Clan Starts with Farmers

33: Send messages and use spies to launch a proactive attack!The reason Liu Jinshan did this was to curry favor with a major Clan in the Annan Prefecture City; their influence was at its peak, and they even had an Immortal serving in the imperial court.

Liu Jinshan told them that he would offer two lucrative business routes that were popular throughout the Annan Prefecture in exchange for the chance to join them!

Nominally it was joining them, but in reality, it was nothing more than being their dog!

However, Liu Jinshan felt no shame; being a dog for a Cultivation Clan was an Opportunity that many people could only dream of!

As long as he could curry favor with them, the Liu Family could gain a foothold in the Annan Prefecture and perhaps rise once again!

”Since everyone agrees with my plan, let’s donate silver. Five thousand taels per Family—this amount shouldn’t be difficult for you, right?”

Liu Jinshan said with a smile. Everyone looked a bit conflicted, but eventually, led by old man Wang Xuan, they all contributed their silver.

Because the price Liu Jinshan set was just right—five thousand taels of silver would sting each Family, but it wouldn’t excessively deplete their Family’s foundations. They could still manage it if they gritted their teeth!

”Next, wait for my news. You can also use whatever means you have. I’ll go contact the Black Wind Bandits. Once we’ve reached an agreement, we’ll meet again!”

Liu Jinshan cupped his hands to everyone, picked up the stack of banknotes, and left the small tavern without looking back.

”Everyone, get ready. Since we’ve made our move, we must ensure the Chen Family members are completely wiped out to leave no future troubles. I will contact my connections with the military Captains!”

After Liu Jinshan left, everyone felt a bit uneasy. In the end, it was old man Wang Xuan who stepped forward to boost their morale.

At this moment, Chen Chuanwen was still unaware that the plot against him was gradually taking shape.

He was busy with his newly opened tea shop in the county town. Previously, jasmine tea had been controlled by the Liu Family; due to limited production, it only circulated among the county’s upper class.

Now, Chen Chuanwen had completely cut ties with the Liu Family and opened a tea shop himself in the county town. He deliberately lowered the price of jasmine tea, aiming for high volume with low margins.

Because jasmine tea was very famous in the county town, many people came to buy and taste it. The explosive sales caused Chen Chuanwen’s prepared tea stock to sell out again.

It seemed they would have to work overtime to roast more tea.

”Second Young Master, someone is looking for you. He said you’d understand once you saw this!”

An errand boy, busy loading goods, walked in with a jade pendant and handed it to Chen Chuanwen.

When Chen Chuanwen saw the jade pendant, his gaze instantly sharpened.

He left the Shopkeeper in charge of selling tea while he quietly slipped out the back door.

In the backyard of the tea shop, a man dressed in ordinary clothes was waiting. Seeing Chen Chuanwen approach, he hurried forward to meet him.

”Second Young Master, there’s a change in the situation you asked me to watch. The wine shops and tea merchants in the county have formed an Anti-Chen Alliance!”

If Liu Jinshan were present, he would have certainly recognized this man as one of the members at the tavern gathering that day.

Indeed, his name was Zhang Hao, the owner of a small wine shop in the county. Because Chen Chuanwen had promised him the right to sell the Chen Family’s strong chinese liquor in the future, he had become a mole planted by Chen Chuanwen among the wine merchants.

Unlike Chen Chuanwu, who used martial force for intimidation, Chen Chuanwen preferred taking the initiative. This use of espionage was a strategic move he had orchestrated for the Chen Family.

”Oh, the Anti-Chen Alliance? Interesting. Tell me more in detail!”

Chen Chuanwen chuckled, narrowed his eyes, and gestured for Zhang Hao to continue.

”This Anti-Chen Alliance was organized by Liu Jinshan. They plan to go to the Annan Prefecture and hire the Black Wind Bandits to deal with the Chen Family. The Chief of the Black Wind Bandits has a cultivation in the Blood Refining Realm!”

Zhang Hao quickly told Chen Chuanwen the whole story. Now they were in the same boat, and he hoped Chen Chuanwen had a solution.

”Hiring a Blood Refining Martial Artist... they’re certainly willing to pay a high price!”

Even with Chen Chuanwen’s strong mental fortitude, hearing that a powerhouse of the Blood Refining Realm would be involved made his expression turn serious.

”The Wang Family in the wine industry is also planning to ask a military Captain to shut down the Chen Family’s shops. I suspect the tea merchants have also contacted the Local Government. Second Young Master, you must be well-prepared!”

Zhang Hao continued with more bad news, but this piece of intelligence did not catch Chen Chuanwen by surprise.

With Baili Ce’s cooperation, their attempts to involve the Local Government were a waste of effort. The only difficult point now was that expert in the Blood Refining Realm.

After all, the highest level in the Chen Family was only the Bone Refining Realm!

”Alright, I understand. Don’t worry, I have a way to deal with them.”

”Go back and stay undercover for now. If there are any changes, come and tell me!”

Chen Chuanwen nodded to acknowledge this. At the same time, he gave Zhang Hao some confidence to prevent him from defecting to the Anti-Chen Alliance out of fear.

”Alright, Second Young Master. Be prepared; I expect they will make their move soon!”

Seeing Chen Chuanwen’s composed manner, as if everything was under control, Zhang Hao’s heart gradually settled. He cupped his hands in farewell and secretly left through the back door!

”A Blood Refining Realm expert isn’t impossible to deal with. Both Howling Heaven and that Immortal Official could kill him!”

”However, who should make the move still needs to be discussed. I’ll go home and ask Dad for his thoughts!”

Chen Chuanwen pondered for a while and finally decided to ask for Chen Changsheng’s opinion. After all, whether it was Howling Heaven or the Immortal Official, they would only act with Chen Changsheng’s consent.

In the evening, Chen Chuanwen returned to the Courtyard House.

Chen Changsheng was holding a cup of jasmine tea, watching Chuanjie practice martial arts.

”Dad, I have something to tell you!”

Chen Chuanwen didn’t want to worry the rest of the Family, so he called Chen Changsheng aside.

”What’s so mysterious? Are you in love?”

Chen Changsheng asked curiously, then posed a nonsensical question. Ever since Chuanwu joined the army, Chen Changsheng had completely evolved into a marriage-pushing machine for his second son, never missing an Opportunity to nag him.

”Dad, it’s serious business!”

Chen Chuanwen’s lip twitched. He gave Chen Changsheng a helpless look, cut off his words, and quickly said:

”Liu Jinshan is colluding with the wine and tea merchants in the county. They plan to hire Blood Refining Realm bandits from the Annan Prefecture to attack our Family!”

”I came back specifically to ask you: should we let Howling Heaven handle it this time, or should we ask that Immortal Official?”

Hearing it was serious business, Chen Changsheng dropped his lazy demeanor. His brows furrowed as he became serious.

He lowered his head in thought for a moment, tapping his index finger lightly. After some consideration, he said to Chuanwen:

”A Blood Refining Realm expert is indeed difficult to deal with. The two of us certainly can’t handle it!”

”If we ask Baili Ce to step in, since we’ve only just started cooperating, asking him for help with something we can’t handle might lead him to look down on us, which would be detrimental to our future cooperation!”

”Let’s have Howling Heaven do it. I’ll have Howling Heaven follow you these next few days specifically to guard against that Blood Refining Martial Artist!”

Hearing his father’s analysis, Chen Chuanwen also felt it was correct. He nodded and said:

”Dad, we don’t have to defend passively this time. I’ve planted a mole among them. I can take Howling Heaven and strike proactively to kill that Blood Refining expert directly!”

”Otherwise, we’d have to guard the shops in the county and our residence. Howling Heaven alone wouldn’t be able to handle it all!”

Chen Changsheng thought about it and couldn’t help but admire his son’s cunning. He had actually managed to plant a mole, gather intelligence, and set up his own scheme.

”Fine, you handle this matter!”

”But there’s one thing you must keep in mind: anyone who sees Howling Heaven must not be left alive. It’s not time for it to be exposed yet!”