Building a long-lasting family lineage starting with genealogy

Chapter 77 Dinner Party
"Big brother, why didn't you say so earlier?"

Xu Mingshu immediately complained, then slapped the white tiger's foreleg hard, "Little White, Third Brother is back, why are you yelling!"

Baihu turned to look at Xu Mingshu with an innocent expression.

Roar?
Didn't you tell me to yell?

Because their horses were startled, Xu Mingxuan and the others had to slowly walk back the rest of the way.

"Father, Mother, Eldest Brother, why are you all at the door? I was thinking of giving you a surprise."

Xu Mingxuan dismounted, and Bai Jing immediately rushed over, embracing him with tearful eyes, saying, "My son, you're finally back."

Upon hearing this voice, Xu Mingxuan's eyes also welled up with tears, and his voice choked with emotion, "Mother, Tantou is back."

Li Zhi, Chen Daniu, and Bai Hui, seeing that their parents were also there, immediately went over to pay their respects.

"Greetings, Patriarch, former Patriarch."

The other three also paid their respects to Xu Mingwei and Xu Chuan.

Xu Mingwei said, "No need for formalities. Returning from the battlefield is already a merit. A banquet has been prepared, so please eat here as well. My Xu family will never mistreat a meritorious official."

"Thank you, Master."

Xu Chuan smiled and said, "Alright, everyone go inside, the banquet is getting cold."

at dinner.

A group of people were curious about life on the border and began to ask questions.

Xu Mingxuan, Li Zhi, and others briefly described their situations, while the others sighed with emotion.

However, when it was mentioned that Xu Mingxuan received a first-class merit and a second-class merit, and Li Zhi also received a second-class merit, everyone was amazed.

"Father, merits of second class or above can be exchanged for official positions and status, and can also be exempted from taxes indefinitely. It is up to you to decide how to use them."

"Can a second-class merit award permanently exempt one's family from taxes?" Xu Mingwei asked curiously.

"Second-class merit exempts more than 10,000 mu of land from taxes, while first-class merit exempts more than 100,000 mu of land from taxes."

"Then we can only exchange it for a first-class merit."

Xu Mingyuan chuckled and said, "Charcoal Head, it's been a long time since I've been back. Our family has undergone a complete transformation. All the fields and forests combined now exceed 100,000 mu."

"What?"

Xu Mingxuan was also taken aback.

“The entire Dongxi Village has been incorporated into our Xu family, and there is also a large amount of farmland in the surrounding villages.”

"I haven't been back for six years, not sixteen, but sixty, right?"

"Hahaha~"

The crowd burst into laughter.

Bai Jing put some food in his bowl and said with a smile, "You heard me right, eat more, you've lost weight."

Xu Chuan said, "I need to think about how to use the battle merits. Let's eat first."

After the meal, Li Er, Chen Daniu, and Bai Hui all received a reward from the Xu family.

Li Er, being at the peak of the Acquired Realm, rewarded him with ten Qi-Inducing Pills.

Chen Daniu, Bai Hui, and the others were all second-rate martial artists. They were given ten sets of secret medicinal meals and ten Qi-opening pills, which would help them quickly open their Qi.

Xu Chuan's Study.

Xu Mingwei, Xu Mingyuan, and Xu Mingxuan are all here.

"Regarding military achievements, including Li Zhi's, our family has a total of one first-class merit, two second-class merits, and the rest are not very useful."

The first-class merit award will be used to exempt my Xu family from all taxes on our land and forests.

"As for the second-class merit, one part will be used to appoint Li Zhi as a county magistrate after he breaks through to the Innate Realm. The other part will be reserved for now. I heard that military merit can also exempt one from punishment."

Xu Mingwei nodded and said in a deep voice, "Father's arrangement is very reasonable. It's easier to get things done if you have connections in the officialdom, so there must be someone like that."

"I agree."

"Then I have even less objection."

Xu Mingxuan spread his hands and said, "Father, we're all exhausted from the journey, so I'll head back now."

"Stone, you come along. While you're at it, teach me the martial arts passed down in the Xu family. Now all the second-generation direct descendants of the Xu family are at the Innate level, so we can assign them tasks."

"Inherited martial arts? Our family has that?"

Xu Mingwei smiled and said, "Let's go to your room, I'll tell you all about it."

Xu Mingxuan was deeply shocked to learn about the changes in the Xu family over the past few years.

The three secret medicinal diets, combined with the Qi-Opening Pill, can quickly cultivate a large number of martial artists. Xu Chuan has developed the Qi-Inducing Pill, which saves a lot of money and allows him to reap the wealth of many aristocratic families and wealthy merchants in the county.

Xu Chuan, relying on his so-called family-inherited martial arts, entered the Dao through martial arts and embarked on the path of cultivating immortality.

"So our family will be a family of cultivators from now on?" Xu Mingxuan asked blankly. "How can one cultivator support a family of cultivators? Besides, given Father's personality, he won't expose the fact that the Xu family has embarked on the path of cultivation until the Xu family has enough strength."

"You must also keep this secret."

“I know.” Xu Mingxuan nodded emphatically. “However, I really look forward to seeing how high my Xu family can go in the future, and whether we can stand shoulder to shoulder with the royal family of the Great Wei.”

"Who can say for sure what the future holds? Let's focus on the present."

"Go to Bihan Pool tomorrow and cultivate with your father. The spiritual energy there is a bit richer, which can speed up your cultivation. I'll contact you again if anything comes up."

"Understood, brother."

Bihan Pool.

When Wu Tao and Shen Qingyi met Xu Mingxuan, they immediately bowed to him and said, "Greetings, Third Master."

"Am I a master now?"

Xu Mingxuan scratched his cheek and looked at the two of them, "Cultivate well, and the Xu family will not treat you unfairly."

"Yes, Third Master."

Only a handful of people in the Xu family knew that the two of them were pursuing the path of cultivation.

They were also told not to tell anyone, not even their parents.

"Third Uncle, you've come up the mountain too." Xu Dezhao bowed respectfully.

Xu Mingxuan rubbed his head. "Yes, your father brought it up here."

What are you going to do?

“My grandfather asked me to take time out of my day to teach Wu Tao and Shen Qingyi to read and write, until they could recognize the entire Thousand Character Classic, recite it, and write it.”

"then you go."

"Yes, Third Uncle."

Xu Mingxuan sensed that the Azure Cold Pool was indeed richer in spiritual energy than the area below the mountain, perhaps due to the abundance of rare medicinal herbs.

Xu Mingxuan, Xu Mingshu, and Xu Mingxian all cultivated nearby, and the three often sparred.

In terms of pure internal energy, both Xu Mingshu and Xu Mingxian are superior to Xu Mingxuan, but in actual combat, Xu Mingshu often loses to Xu Mingxuan.

However, Xu Mingxuan has never won against Xu Mingxian.

I later learned that Xu Mingxian had broken through to the mid-stage of the Innate Realm.

“Our Xu family is becoming more and more prosperous. My eldest brother is so talented, but he only reached the peak of the acquired realm at the age of eighteen, while Yun Nu has already reached the middle stage of the innate realm.”

“Cultivating innate abilities is much slower than cultivating acquired ones.”

Xu Mingshu chuckled and said, "How could the resources for martial arts cultivation in the past compare to those now?"

"With Father's medicinal cuisine, even the mediocre Xu family members can reach the Innate Realm by the age of twenty-five or twenty-six. Those with good talent, like Zhao'er, can probably become Innate Realm martial artists before the age of sixteen, and by the age of twenty, they can even reach the late Innate Realm or even the Perfection Realm."

"However, Yun Nu is an exception. Father said that Yun Nu's true talent will only be fully displayed after she starts cultivating immortality, even after she is born with innate talent."

“Talent? I’ve heard about it from my father several times.”

Xu Mingxuan stroked the stubble on his chin. "Xueji, how did Father know about our talents? And do all of us brothers have talents?"

"Otherwise, how could they all be so outstanding?"

Xu Mingshu looked disgusted and said, "Third brother, you are shameless. With your talent for martial arts, you would only rank in the middle to upper class among some aristocratic families in the county."

Xu Mingxuan feigned a sullen expression, his brows furrowing slightly as he said, "This little girl is becoming increasingly unruly. She's really growing less and less respectful of her elder brother as she gets older. Take this!"

Under the black iron tree.

The white tiger glanced at it casually and yawned listlessly.

It looked up at the lush foliage above its head and silently wondered when the next batch of fruit would ripen.

As I thought about it, drool started to trickle from the corners of my mouth.

Two months later.

After Li Zhi entered the Innate Realm and stabilized, he went to the county government office, kicked out the Wang family county magistrate who only held an official position, and became the new county magistrate of Qingjiang County.

Li Zhi had military achievements, which no one could shake.

As for the Wang family wanting to assassinate him, they should consider whether they have the capability.

After all, Li Zhi was backed by the Xu family.

The Xu family, having earned their first-class merit, registered with the government and were exempted from all taxes on their farmland and forests.

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