I'm here in the martial arts world just to find love.

Liu Mansion.

Because of the Qin family's destruction, the Liu family, one of the long-established aristocratic families in Qingzhou City, was also affected to some extent.

As the head of the Liu family in Qingzhou, Liu Zhen was no exception. He was also sounded the alarm because of Qin Shaoling's incident. Like the other powerful families, he conducted self-examination and self-reflection to prevent similar problems from happening again.

Although the Liu family was not as prosperous as the Qin family, Liu Zhen, the head of the family, was not as prolific as Qin Tianxiong. Apart from Liu Yiyi, he only had two sons.

However, the Liu family has many nephews and nieces, all of whom are quite outstanding and ambitious. Although Liu Zhen felt that he had been a competent head of the family over the years and had not acted like Qin Tianxiong, who exploited his clansmen and abused his power for personal gain.

He delegates authority appropriately, allowing his fellow clansmen to receive ample training, and in recent years he has even taken the initiative to secretly support some capable young people.

Even so, after the Qin family incident that caused such a stir in Qingzhou, Liu Zhen was still worried and unable to eat or sleep.

His two sons, the eldest son Liu Chen, had been married for many years and had a son and a daughter. Liu Chen's personality seemed mature and steady, but in reality he had no opinions of his own, no great talent, and couldn't even control his own wife. If his daughter-in-law pointed east, he dared not go west, making him unfit for great responsibilities.

He is not suited to take on important family responsibilities.

The second son, Liu Xuan, although he has some talent in business, is still young, too impulsive, and immature in terms of mind and experience. He still needs some time to mature and grow.

In other words, he now appears to be in control of the entire Liu family of Qingzhou, holding a high position and wielding great power, enjoying immense prestige.

In reality, his position as the head of the family was not secure. Once he fell, the position of head of the Liu family would inevitably be handed over to a collateral branch.

This is something Liu Zhen does not want to see.

The Liu family's success can be traced back to its beginnings as a cloth merchant, which led to its rise to prominence among the prominent families of Qingzhou. His branch of the family has made significant contributions to the family's continued success.

The other branches and collateral relatives were merely following in the footsteps of their ancestor, Liu, who founded the family business. As the saying goes, "When one person attains enlightenment, even his chickens and dogs rise to heaven," they simply benefited from his success.

If the position of head of the family were to end with him, Liu Zhen, he would not be able to die in peace and would have no face to face his ancestors.

"Has Xuan'er not returned yet?"

In the main hall of the Liu family, Liu Zhen sat in the main seat, his gaze sweeping around the room with displeasure, and asked in a deep voice.

Inside this hall sat only Liu Zhen's closest confidants; there were no outsiders.

The people here are all elders left behind by the previous generation of the Liu family head, as well as the team that Liu Zhen has personally trained over the years. They are all highly capable and extremely loyal.

Upon hearing this, Liu Chen, who had just returned from outside, and a middle-aged man who looked somewhat like Liu Zhen, stood up and respectfully said:

"Father, Xuan is young and does not know the importance of things. If you want to punish him, I am willing to take the punishment in his place."

Liu Zhen frowned, looking at his eldest son who seemed out of place. "When did I say I wanted to punish him?"

Liu Chen was somewhat bewildered, thinking to himself, "When you mentioned Brother Xuan, Father, your face was so ugly. Could it be that you weren't angry?"

Liu Zhen sighed inwardly. He wondered who this kid took after, to be so dull-witted. The purpose of summoning everyone for a meeting today was clearly not to punish anyone, but rather…

Sigh, so be it. He never had much hope for his eldest son, who was dull, simple-minded and honest. Let him be.

Ignoring his eldest son, Liu Zhen looked at everyone and slowly explained the purpose of his gathering.

He simply wanted to observe the attitudes of these clansmen in charge and their views on the Qin family's affairs. He then emphasized a few points, reminding them not to be too harsh on their nephews and younger generations in the future, and to take the story of "filial piety and parental love" between the Qin family father and son as a warning.

After the meeting ended, Liu Zhen dismissed everyone except Liu Chen.

  

When Liu Chen got married, he moved out of the Liu family mansion and established his own household. Although he did not separate from the family, he was considered to have formed his own lineage and managed a portion of the property.

"Chen'er, have Xizi and Ximei been misbehaving lately?"

Liu Zhen asked in a gentle voice.

Xizi and Ximei are the nicknames of Liu Chen's two children. Elders often like to use the nicknames of their grandchildren to show affection.

Liu Chen quickly responded:

"Thank you for your concern, Father. Xizi and Ximei have been well-behaved and sensible lately, and have not been naughty at all."

"Hmm." Liu Zhen nodded, then looked at his son, who, though unlikely to amount to much, was known for his filial piety, and patiently asked:

"How have you been lately? How are the businesses under your name doing?"

Liu Chen quickly said:

"Reporting back to Father, all is well. With Qing'er helping me manage things, everything is in good order, and the profits and losses are manageable."

Qing'er is the childhood name of his daughter-in-law, Wang. Judging from Liu Chen's attitude, the couple has a very deep relationship.

After chatting about everyday matters for a while, Liu Zhen got down to business, his gaze casual, and asked, seemingly casually:

What's your opinion on the Qin family matter?

His eldest son was kind and honest, but he was born with superhuman strength and had a great talent for martial arts.

That's quite a unique skill.

Back then, his son was completely infatuated with that woman, Wang. Even though his father, Wang, tried every means to stop him from marrying her because of her disgraceful background, his determination remained unshaken.

She even went so far as to run away from home and threaten to sever her father-son relationship with him.

This incident caused a great stir in Qingzhou at the time, and everyone knew about it. This was one of the main reasons why Liu Chen immediately went independent after getting married.

No matter how dull and honest Liu Chen was, how could he not understand the meaning behind his father's words at this moment?

He immediately knelt down in fear and trepidation, saying, "Father, I was young and ignorant back then, and I hope you won't take it to heart."

His behavior made Liu Zhen feel somewhat embarrassed.

He was just asking casually. Although his eldest son was bewitched by that witch, he had only returned home a handful of times in recent years, and each time he did return, he would ask for money before leaving in a hurry.

But he probably wouldn't be as ruthless as Qin Shaoling, able to disregard human relationships and cruelly take the head of his father...

Just as Liu Zhen was lost in thought, a series of light footsteps came from afar.

A beautiful figure walked through the hall, hurrying towards us.

"Brother!"

"Yiyi!"

The brother and sister, who hadn't seen each other for a long time, met and smiled at each other, creating a warm scene that broke the awkward atmosphere when the father and son were alone together earlier.

Liu Yiyi looked at the older brother in front of her and asked:

"Brother, where are Xizi and Xi'er?"

Liu Chen looked at his increasingly graceful younger sister with doting eyes, shook his head, and smiled gently:

"My brother came back in a hurry this time and didn't have time to bring them with him."

Liu Yiyi was a little disappointed. She actually quite liked her older brother's two little ones. They were chubby and soft, and they always liked to follow her around, vying to call her "sister," even though she was already their aunt.

But she would be very happy every time she heard that title.

Seeing that the brother and sister no longer cared about him as their father, Liu Zhen sighed helplessly, turned around and left, leaving the two siblings to chat.

Liu Yiyi was extremely dependent on this elder brother. After her father left, she told Liu Chen everything that had happened to her in the past few days.

Upon hearing the name of Jiang Chao, the son of the Grandmaster of Fengxue Temple and a legendary figure in the martial arts world, Liu Chen's normally kind and honest face revealed a coldness that was imperceptible to ordinary people.

Meanwhile, Jiang Chao, who had just finished instructing the textile workshop manager to properly settle the women of the Qin family, was on his way to the Liu family.

Jiang Langzi, who was swaggering down the street, suddenly felt a strange chill and couldn't help but sneeze.

I felt completely bewildered.