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Chapter 149 Auspicious Day (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

With the Su family's original allies turning against them one after another, the Su family suffered a crushing defeat.

All the families vented their resentment towards the Su family for the deaths of their clansmen.

In less than a quarter of an hour, all the Su family members who had walked out of the formation perished here.

They were almost always attacked by multiple people.

With their numerical advantage, the Zhou family and their allies suffered fewer casualties. Only a dozen or so were unlucky enough to be dragged down with the Su family and die together.

Seeing that the situation was settled and having been frightened by Xu Mingwei's methods, Zhou Shaoyuan immediately flew over to find out his background.

"Fellow Daoist, thank you for killing the head of the Su family. Otherwise, it would have taken us a lot of effort to kill him, and he might have even escaped."

When Xu Mingwei saw him coming over, he hid the storage bag in his clothes.

“Fellow Daoist, there is no need to worry. Su Yuan was killed by you. My Zhou family has long said that all the spoils of war of those killed will belong to their families.”

"I see." Xu Mingwei nodded slightly, then said, "Xu family, Xu Mingwei."

"The Xu family?" No matter how hard Zhou Shaoyuan thought, he couldn't find such a hidden cultivation family in Yuehu County.

"Fellow Daoist is not from a family in Moon Lake County?"

Xu Mingwei smiled faintly, "My Xu family is just an insignificant little family in Yuehu County, how could we possibly catch the eye of Patriarch Zhou?"

"Did the family rise to prominence because of a cultivator with extraordinary talent?"

Zhou Shaoyuan immediately understood; this type of situation was quite common.

After all, it's not that only cultivation families can produce cultivators with true spiritual roots or higher; even commoner families can.

However, in terms of relative probability, the chances are higher for cultivation families.

"However, even after cultivating to the eighth level of Qi Refining, he is still not famous in Yuehu County. The Xu family is truly patient. Moreover, could this person have been traveling and cultivating in other counties before?"

"Simply staying within the family without abundant cultivation resources shouldn't have led to reaching the eighth level of Qi Refining at such a young age."

Zhou Shaoyuan sized up Xu Mingwei. His blood and energy were so vigorous that he almost mistook him for a martial artist. However, based on his appearance, he could also deduce that Xu Mingwei was probably not over sixty years old.

"We won't need Xu's help to attack the Su family's grand formation anymore, will we?"

Zhou Shaoyuan was taken aback. "Brother Xu, you don't plan to join us in attacking the Su family?"

"No, with so many people attacking, one more or one less won't make a difference. With all our strength, we estimate we can break through in less than an hour or two."

Xu Mingwei said with a faint smile, "Nearly seven or eight tenths of Yuehu County's fighting force is here. If we still can't destroy the Su family, wouldn't that be a disgrace to Yuehu County?"

Zhou Shaoyuan's lips twitched slightly. "Brother Xu is right."

"Furthermore, your ancestor has agreed that if the Su family is destroyed this time, my Xu family will have 30% of the resources, including spirit stone fields, spirit herbs, spirit stone artifacts, etc. Moreover, my Xu family does not want the original Daoist scriptures and secret techniques, but we want to make copies of them all."

"What?!" Zhou Shaoyuan couldn't believe it.

With 30% of the Su family's resources, it would be enough to create a top-tier fifth-grade family, even surpassing the Yuan family, currently the number one Qi-refining family in Yuehu County.

"Does Patriarch Zhou not believe me? If it were a lie that could be so easily exposed, how would I dare to speak to Patriarch Zhou?" Xu Mingwei smiled faintly.

"Is this true? Why, Ancestor?"

"The Su family also has its trump cards. Senior Zhou was almost killed in the sneak attack, but I, Xu, just happened to get him out of trouble and also held off the Su family's reinforcements. Patriarch Zhou thinks that this achievement could earn him 30% of the Su family's resources."

"The Su family's reinforcements are that golden-robed cultivator sitting on the gourd?"

Zhou Shaoyuan had glimpsed it from afar, but it was too far away for him to accurately determine its extent.

But someone who dares to act as reinforcements for the Su family in this battle must also be a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

If the Zhou family patriarch dies, the Zhou family will surely suffer a crushing defeat in this battle.

This achievement is the most significant, worth thirty percent of the Su family's resources.

After a moment of silence, Zhou Shaoyuan looked up with a hint of regret in his eyes and then said, "Since the Ancestor has already promised, after this battle is over, my Zhou family can send someone to deliver the resources we obtained, or perhaps you can come to my Zhou family to collect them?"

"Please trouble Patriarch Zhou to send someone to deliver it."

Zhou Shaoyuan nodded slightly. "By the way, Brother Xu, there is one more thing you should understand. All families have made contributions in this battle, so they can all receive resources from the Su family. Moreover, my Zhou family promises to distribute resources according to the size of the contributions made in this battle."

This detailed list will also be made public to the other families by my Zhou family, otherwise it will be difficult to silence public opinion.

Brother Xu wasn't involved in our discussions on this matter, so he probably doesn't know about it.

"It's fine," Xu Mingwei said dismissively.

Do you think you can use this to make the Xu family back down?
If it were an ordinary family, they might be wary, fearing they wouldn't be able to hold onto so many resources.

However, the Xu family had already made thorough preparations. If they were not well prepared, why would they rashly interfere in this dispute between the Su and Zhou families?

Xu Mingwei continued, "I believe the Zhou family will explain why my Xu family deserves 30%. If you are not convinced and want to come to our door to demand an explanation, then don't blame me for being merciless with my arrows."

Zhou Shaoyuan's heart skipped a beat.

If an ordinary Qi Refining Stage 4 cultivator went there, they could probably kill him with a single arrow.

"May I ask where the Xu family is located?"

"Qingjiang, the Xu family of Dongxi."

"Farewell."

Xu Mingwei calmly departed on his sword.

“This person is indeed not simple. Do you believe my Zhou family will explain things clearly? Doesn’t this clearly mean that if anyone goes to bother the Xu family over resource allocation issues, it is my Zhou family’s fault?”

But Xu Mingwei's figure suddenly disappeared into the distance, vanishing in an instant.

He stood with his hands behind his back, watching the figure disappear into the twilight, and after a long while, he murmured, "In this struggle between Su and Zhou, I'm afraid my Zhou family may not necessarily gain all the benefits."

After he finished speaking, a gust of north wind from late winter swept by, leaving him feeling somewhat listless.

The Zhou family suffered the most casualties among all the families, and the Zhou family also provided the pills for all the other families, resulting in a huge loss.

Of that, 20% will inevitably be distributed to the so-called "allies".

Originally, they could have gotten 80%, but now they only have half left.

After offsetting the losses from this battle and agreeing to some of the benefits for martial arts families, the remaining gains will probably be similar to those of the Xu family.

"The Xu family of Dongxi?"

"They are truly remarkable. I hope that the future Zhou family will not be like the present-day Su family." The sudden emergence of the Xu family has aroused great vigilance in the Zhou family. If the Xu family threatens the Zhou family in the future, the Zhou family may also resort to coercion or even extermination like the Su family in the past.

Two or three hours later.

Xu Mingwei returned to the Xu family and handed over all the matters and belongings.

And at this time.

The Su family, which had existed for hundreds of years, was wiped out!
Wenxin Courtyard, Study Room.

"Father, that's roughly how things are."

"Thirty percent of the Su family's resources, a top-tier ice-attribute attack magic weapon, the Xuanbing Cone, a fine-quality defensive magic weapon, the Xuanwu Seal, and two high-grade magic weapons, 'Bloodline Pull' and 'Soul Restriction'. This trip has been quite fruitful."

"It's all thanks to Father."

After saying this, he smiled and returned the Lei family token, then asked curiously, "Father, did you foresee that the Lei family would go to provide assistance?"

"No," Xu Chuan shook his head, "I just thought it could save your life if you were in danger."

"I find it hard to believe."

Xu Chuan chuckled, "Believe it or not, leave the things here and go do whatever you need to do. Yun Nu is almost at the peak of the eighth level of Qi Refining. Once she reaches that, she can directly break through to the ninth level of Qi Refining without having to work through the bottleneck."

You must catch up as soon as possible, and don't get carried away by what you've done today.

Becoming a family of cultivators will also bring a host of related challenges.

"Understood, Father." Xu Mingwei cupped his hands and asked, "What about my father-in-law and the others?"

"Tell them about the situation in the county town tomorrow, and they may leave that day."

Xu Mingwei nodded slightly and then left the study.

"It really is a very auspicious sign!"

He chuckled twice, then began to read "Bloodline Connection" and "Soul Forbidden" to see if he could learn them quickly.

He consulted the oracle today simply to inquire about Xu Mingwei's fortune.

The divination indicates that he rescued the Zhou family patriarch and gained 30% of the Su family's resources, making it an auspicious divination.

With this 30% of the Su family's resources, the Xu family will soon be able to gain a foothold in Yuehu County.

As for the dissatisfaction of some Qi-cultivating families in Yuehu County, let them be dissatisfied.

If anyone dares to come to their door, the Xu family will not give them any face, and those who go too far will have their bodies returned as a warning.

To gain a foothold, it's not enough to just endure; you have to be strong enough yourself!

The next day.

Xu Mingwei went to the west wing.

"What? The dispute between the Su and Zhou families is over?!"

Yang Zhao had just taken a sip and hadn't even swallowed it when he heard the news, he almost spat it out on the spot.

Gollum~
Adam's apple rolling.

Yang Zhao's eyes were filled with tension as he grabbed Xu Mingwei's arms and asked, "Who won?"

"The Zhou family has won." Xu Mingwei smiled faintly. "The news from my Xu family has reached us, and all those who participated in this battle have returned to their respective families."

Yang Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, released his arm, paced back and forth a couple of times, then turned around and asked, "How badly has my Yang family been injured?"

"I don't know for sure, but it should be quite large."

Yang Zhao staggered and finally sat down in the chair next to Xu Mingwei, remaining silent for a long time.

"Father-in-law, what are your plans?"

"We'll go back tomorrow, no, today. Yang Shidao and I will leave first. If there are no problems, we'll find time to send someone to pick up Chang'er and the others."

Xu Mingwei showed no expression and nodded slightly.

Yang Zhao immediately told Madam Yang briefly, and then went to find Yang Shichang and Yang Shidao.

Yang Shidao and Yang Zhao immediately rode back to the county town.

The two of them could reach the county town in a day and a half at full speed, but with their families, it would take at least two or three days.

"I hope Father has a safe journey."

Yang Ronghua, Yang Shichang and their family, along with Madam Yang, all came to the Xu residence to see them off at the gate.

Xu Mingwei held Yang Ronghua's hand and said with a faint smile, "Don't worry, it's nothing. At most, you'll feel a little sad, plus a bit shocked and questioning your life."

Yang Ronghua looked at Xu Mingwei in confusion and asked, "What do you mean by that, husband?"

"My father-in-law will learn about some of the Xu family's resources when he goes to the county town."

"Is the Xu family no longer going to keep a low profile?"

"Having already made a high-profile entrance, how can we go back in a low-profile manner? Let's go back."

"Ah."

Yang Ronghua never asked Xu Mingwei about things he didn't want to talk about; she only needed to do her job well.

"Uncle, we've arrived in the county town."

"go in."

Yang Zhao took out the Commandant's token, and the soldiers on duty at the city gate clasped their hands and said, "Greetings, Commandant."

"Has anything unusual happened in the county town recently?"

"It seems that every household is dressed in mourning and there are cries and wails, which should be related to the previous battle."

"Okay, I see."

He and Yang Shidao exchanged a glance, both looking helpless and anxious.

The two immediately rode into the city and headed straight for the Yang residence.

(End of this chapter)