Building a long-lasting family lineage starting with genealogy

Chapter 70: The Old Patriarch of the Yang Family (Seeking Further Reading)

"Marriage is always a matter of mutual consent."

Xu Mingyuan seemed to ignore the expression on the face of the Yang family head, and then said, "If you really want to force me, even if my elder brother and I agree, my father will not allow it."

"Given my father's temperament, he would probably let my sister take her own life rather than grant anyone else's wish."

“If you, Patriarch Yang, agree to discuss marriage with my younger sister again in six years, my elder brother and I are confident that we can persuade my father.”

When the soft approach failed, Xu Mingyuan immediately became more forceful.

In the negotiation process, using both soft and hard tactics is the best strategy.

At the same time, it was also to make them wary. Xu Mingyuan knew what the other party wanted, but he was unaware of the Xu family's resources.

Six years is but a blink of an eye, but for the Xu family, it is enough to change the world.

The head of the Yang family remained silent, looking at Xu Mingyuan. He saw that Xu Mingyuan's eyes were firm and that he was not someone who would easily give in.

After pondering for a moment, he remembered the competition just now and said, "It's not impossible for me to agree. Since you proposed the conditions for the competition before, why don't we have another match?"

"If my nephew Mingwei wins again, then we'll listen to you. Otherwise, if my Yang family comes to your Xu family to fetch the bride a year from now, do you dare to agree?"

Sure enough, it jumped in.

The previous competition was a trap set by Xu Mingyuan, who used a tough tone to get him to propose another match.

Xu Mingyuan would not agree so readily, shaking his head and saying, "If your Yang family were to send out a grandmaster elder in his seventies or eighties, how could my elder brother possibly be a match for him?"

“My Yang family is a prominent clan in the county town. How could we be so shameless? We are naturally of the same generation as your elder brother.”

"Really?" Xu Mingyuan pondered for a moment, then turned to look at Xu Mingwei and blinked, "Big brother, what do you think?"

"I have no fear as long as they are my peers."

"As expected of a straightforward person, then let's make it an agreement."

The head of the Yang family's eyes darted around, a sly glint in them.

"Shigang, why don't you have a friendly spar with your nephew Mingwei?"

Among the elders, a burly middle-aged man stepped forward and said with a faint smile, "No problem, Father."

Yang Zhao immediately said, "Patriarch, Shi Gang is seventeen or eighteen years older than Ming Wei."

"That's right, but the competition only stipulates that participants should be of the same generation, not that there is an age limit. Tell me, isn't Shigang your nephew? Isn't he of the same generation as your son Shichang and Mingwei?"

"Yes." Yang Zhao had no choice but to admit it at this moment.

Xu Mingwei suddenly stepped forward, raising his hand to stop Yang Zhao from continuing to defend him. "Thank you for your concern, father-in-law. Leave the rest to your son-in-law. After all, this is a matter for the Xu family, and we can handle it ourselves."

“Cousin, your son-in-law is truly sensible.”

"Then let's get started."

After he finished speaking, everyone left on their own.

Yang Shigang immediately raised his hand and condensed a crimson palm print of true energy, which was twice as powerful as Yang Shidao's previous one.

Perfect innate nature?

Sure enough, even in the Yang family, a young grandmaster cannot be cultivated casually.

Xu Mingwei took a deep breath, stared at the crimson palm print, clenched his fist, and his knuckles cracked like firecrackers.

Peak late-stage innate true qi, innate divine strength.

Everything was concentrated in this one punch.

The dazzling golden light subsided, revealing a dark gold color surrounding the fist.

Seeing the crimson palm print coming, Xu Mingwei immediately threw a punch.

This punch possesses the power to defeat ten thousand men.

"broken!"

As the sound faded, Yang Shigang's crimson palm print was also shattered by a punch, the immense force sending him flying and crashing to the ground.

Everyone was speechless, staring at Xu Mingwei in disbelief.

The head of the Yang family exclaimed in surprise, "You are at the peak of the Innate Realm?"

"Late stage of the Innate Realm." Xu Mingwei said calmly, "Patriarch Yang, I should have won this battle."

The head of the Yang family was ashen-faced and about to fly into a rage when a voice suddenly rang out.

"As expected of divine power and extraordinary martial arts talent, you have won."

Upon seeing the newcomer, a man with a square face, an imposing air, and white hair and beard, the head of the Yang family was immediately taken aback and exclaimed, "Father!"

"Patriarch," the other elders and guards also spoke up.

The visitor was Yang Wenfeng, the former head of the family and the current prefectural magistrate.

"Our Yang family always keeps its word. Let's discuss these two matters again in six years." Xu Mingwei and Xu Mingyuan exchanged a glance and both breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then, Uncle, we'll be leaving now."

Yang Zhao respectfully cupped his hands in greeting, just as Xu Chuan, the old patriarch, held absolute authority in the Xu family, so too did Yang Wenfeng.

After they left, Yang Wenfeng glanced at the head of the Yang family and said, "Your judgment is truly inferior to Yang Zhao's. If you weren't my son, I really wouldn't have chosen you to succeed as the head of the family."

"Father."

"Return to your study to reflect on the past."

The head of the Yang family, who had been so arrogant and domineering in front of Xu Mingwei and the others, was powerless to resist his own father and could only obediently return to his study.

"You may all leave now."

After bowing, all the elders departed.

Only Yang Wenfeng and the Grand Elder remained present.

The First Elder stepped forward and asked in surprise, "Wen Feng, didn't you agree to cultivate the Xu family members as direct descendants of my Yang family? Why now?"

Yang Wenfeng smiled faintly, "Third Uncle, times have changed."

"If a family truly relies on cunning and force to seize everything, can it really last? How many families have failed to eradicate their entire lineage after only a few decades because of this practice?

The core of a powerful family's development lies in accumulating its own resources and strength before employing strategic maneuvering.

The elder savored it carefully.

But then Yang Wenfeng said again, "Years ago, although I heard about the Xu family from Yang Zhao, I thought it was just a small family with some potential. But today's events have made me realize the potential of the Xu family."

If they are enemies, they must be eliminated completely; if not, it's best to make them allies, or at the very least, to keep to ourselves.

"The Xu family is not worthy of being enemies of my Yang family." The First Elder's eyes were somewhat arrogant.

“Yes, the Yang family has no intention of being their enemy, so it would be best to bring them on as allies, but…” Yang Wenfeng hesitated, “Never mind, let’s leave it at that for now.”

"Then we'll have Yang Zhao help mediate a bit more."

Yang Wenfeng said no more, and then the Grand Elder also left.

The Yang family's actions today are merely aimed at strengthening their family's foundation. In their eyes, recruiting capable talents is nothing out of the ordinary.

Even the Xu family itself was the same.

Unfortunately, the Xu family is no ordinary family. Even though they are weak at this moment, they do not care about being nurtured by others, nor will they seek refuge with them.

They didn't care about the so-called Yang family's inherited martial arts.

The main reason for coming to the county town is to visit relatives. If the Yang family agrees to pass on their martial arts skills, the Xu family will accept them and remember this favor.

If not, they will leave after visiting their relatives.

Unfortunately, the Yang family was too arrogant and used to being superior, which led to the current conflict.

However, they are far from being mortal enemies.

Even though the Yang family and the Chang family had been fighting in the county town for over a hundred years, and each family had members killed or injured at the hands of the other, it had never come to this extent. Both sides simply wanted to completely suppress the other and weaken its strength.

Not to mention a small, remote family that has no relation to anyone except for some in-laws.

Are we mortal enemies, and must we eliminate them completely?
Within the city of Kong, no family would take them seriously.

If Yang Wenfeng hadn't witnessed Xu Mingyuan's profound and persuasive eloquence today, and seen Xu Mingwei's two contests with the Yang family end in a draw, he wouldn't have been able to see the unfathomable potential behind the Xu family.

"Yang Zhao has been acquainted with the Xu family for many years, but he probably only saw less than one-tenth of their potential."

It was precisely for this reason that Yang Wenfeng finally intervened and stopped the conflict, preventing the two families from continuing to antagonize each other.

He guessed that the Xu family members were probably like frightened birds and would leave today.

He immediately ordered someone to summon Yang Shihui and instructed him to deliver this to the Xu family before they left.

"Grandfather, this..." Yang Shihui took the wooden box and asked in confusion.

"Just go, don't ask so many questions."

"Yes."

After bowing respectfully, Yang Shihui proceeded to Yang Zhao's residence.

"Sigh, this huge family still can't function without me. When will my Yang family produce a prodigy? Why don't we let Yang Zhao try being the head of the family?"

As Yang Wenfeng pondered, he clasped his hands behind his back and strolled back to his study.

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