Xinghe Haters' Group Seeking a Leader!
Zheng Yu is definitely a person who keeps his mouth shut. In a short period of time, the entire Three Continents knew about the results of the discussion between Ma Liang and Zheng Yu.
Good heavens, the Zheng Lineage even issued a public announcement to the entire Three Continents immediately, and that announcement was incredibly thoughtful!
If there's a disagreement, they'll have to permanently give 30% of their annual income to the Vast Heaven Holy Land.
And look at the words Zheng Lineage— "gifted for free"!
The Zheng Lineage stated that Zheng Lineage understand the concept of reciprocity and are absolutely top-notch in this Zheng Lineage.
The Vast Heaven Holy Land generously provided us with various resources to help our Zheng Lineage overcome difficulties. In return, our Zheng Lineage donated 30% of our profits to the Vast Heaven Holy Land. Isn't this a fair exchange?
What the heck? Why is the Zheng Lineage being so sensible this time?
The reason is simple: Zheng Yu went to the Zheng Lineage immediately after leaving the Vast Heaven Holy Land.
When faced with Zheng Yu's offer of a 30% cut, Zheng Yu's uncle immediately and firmly refused, as this 30% cut was quite mysterious.
Although the aristocratic families' profits are considerable, the expenses in training their disciples are also substantial. After deducting all expenses, the Zheng Lineage can only retain about 40% to 50% of their total profits each year.
Now that Zheng Yu has promised to give away 30%, the Zheng Lineage will ultimately have very few resources left.
Therefore, the Zheng Lineage would definitely not agree to it at first.
The Zheng Lineage even said, "Zheng Yu, do you even remember you're from the Zheng Lineage?"
Although you've entered Martial Emperor City, have you completely forgotten the principle that blood is thicker than water?
Aren't you pushing the Zheng Lineage into a fire pit?
Faced with the many old men of the Zheng Lineage, Zheng Yu was so angry that he smashed the table on the spot!
Zheng Yu that he didn't know whether he understood the principle of blood being thicker than water, but he really hadn't learned the essence of the Zheng Yu Zheng Lineage when it came to being ignorant of life and death.
Even now, you still don't understand what's really going on?
Given the Zheng Lineage's current situation, even if the Vast Heaven Holy Land didn't target Zheng Lineage, how much of Zheng Lineage business could they possibly retain with their cash flow completely cut off?
Even if the Vast Heaven Holy Land doesn't attack the Zheng Lineage, what will become of them?
What the heck? You're saying the Vast Heaven Holy Land isn't providing resources to the Zheng Lineage, and you want me, Zheng Yu, to go to Martial Emperor City and find a way to mobilize resources to support the Zheng Lineage?
In response, Zheng Yu said, "If I dare to say this to my master, I, Zheng Yu, will lose my status as the future heir of the Martial Emperor City."
Because if I dared to say such a thing, my master would definitely think I, Zheng Yu, am a fool!
This turmoil among the aristocratic families initially stemmed from a struggle between these families and various powerful forces. Due to changes in the earth's veins, the major forces were defeated, which led to the intervention of the Vast Heaven Holy Land.
At that time, the Vast Heaven Holy Land stood up for all of our major forces! To put it bluntly, the Vast Heaven Holy Land was supporting all of our major forces.
Ultimately, thanks to Senior Brother Xinghe's series of maneuvers, Vast Heaven Holy Land successfully took over the aristocratic families!
Now you're suggesting that Martial Emperor City should provide resources to support the Zheng Lineage?
Is Martial Emperor City supporting the Zheng Lineage?
Isn't Martial Emperor City directly standing in opposition to Vast Heaven Holy Land?
When the Vast Heaven Holy Land suffered a major blow to Martial Emperor City, it turned the tide for Martial Emperor City and all the major powers in the world. Now that the matter is over, you've jumped out and stood on the opposite side of the Vast Heaven Holy Land.
You know, the principles of integrity and trustworthiness have been extremely important to Martial Emperor City in bringing it to where it is today.
If Martial Emperor City were to actually do that, let's not even talk about how the Vast Heaven Holy Land would treat Martial Emperor City; just think about how the major powers in the world would treat Martial Emperor City!
If I, Zheng Yu, were to dare to do such a thing, no matter how outstanding I am, my master would absolutely expel me, Zheng Yu, from Martial Emperor City immediately.
Do you still think a 30% return is too much?
Do you think I, Zheng Yu, just casually mentioned this 30% profit?
On the contrary, this 30% figure was calculated in detail by Zheng Yu and Ma Liang.
After this 30% was taken out, all the aristocratic families suffered heavy losses. However, with the resource support of the Vast Heaven Holy Land, the aristocratic families were able to stabilize. But because they had to take out 30% every year, the aristocratic families could no longer hoard resources and engage in feng shui practices as they had in the past.
And that's the key reason why Senior Brother Xinghe let you go!
This is a price that both sides can accept. The 30% offered is a pledge of all the aristocratic families, a guarantee that they will submit. Although 30% must be offered every year, even if they lose this 30%, the aristocratic families will not have too much of a problem.
So, although Zheng Yu and Ma Liang's conversation seemed casual, everything was done in a way that satisfied both of them.
Zheng Yu's meaning was very clear: I, Zheng Yu, have already stepped forward for the Zheng Lineage, and I have already told the Zheng Lineage what to do. I am now Zheng Yu of Martial Emperor City. I will only stay in the Zheng Lineage for one day. I must return to Martial Emperor City tomorrow. If the Zheng Lineage does not give me an answer tonight, then everything I said before will be null and void!
Looking at the group of uncles and elders who were bowing their heads in silence, Zheng Yu's meaning was clear: losers must be punished!
From the moment you dared to play this game of chess with Senior Brother Xinghe, you should have thought about what price you would pay if you failed.
Finally, in the early hours of the morning, at the last moment before Zheng Yu got up to leave the Zheng Lineage, the entire Zheng Lineage made their choice.
Although this 30% loss was painful for the Zheng Lineage, in this life-or-death situation, the Zheng Lineage also understood that Zheng Yu was right.
The Zheng Lineage was now filled with regret, for everyone knew of Chu Xinghe's reputation Aristocratic Family Killer.
However, not everyone can remain clear-headed in the face of profit. The more greedy the powerful families were back then, the more pathetic they are now.
Ultimately, the Zheng Lineage made their choice because, while powerful families will always exist, there's a saying that powerful families are never static.
Don't be fooled by the Zheng Lineage's current success; there are countless people who want to take Zheng Lineage place.
If the Zheng Lineage misses this opportunity, then other families like the Zhang Clan Liu Lineage, or Li Clan will surely take their place in a very short time.
Faced with the choice between sacrificing 30% of their profits and facing certain death, the Zheng Lineage knew what to choose!
Following the Zheng Lineage's announcement, all the prominent families across the Three Continents quickly followed suit with their own announcements.
The major clans were incredibly sensible this time!
What the hell? Why didn't you fight back?
Brother, do you know what it means to have a huge financial windfall?
Why were powerful families so arrogant in the past? To put it bluntly, it was because they had money and resources.
But now, to put it bluntly, some once-powerful families are so poor they've started digging up their ancestral graves. In that situation, their first priority is survival. How can you expect them to defy you now?
And even if you resist, you should consider who you're facing...
What? You want to mess with Vast Heaven Holy Land? You're tired of living? Anyone who dares to jump out now, Vast Heaven Holy Land will deal with them.
Even if the Vast Heaven Holy Land doesn't intervene, how long can these desperately poor aristocratic families play by themselves?
Therefore, in such a short period of time, the aristocratic families from all over the Three Continents have become incredibly sensible!
The 30% figure that Zheng Yu and Ma Liang agreed upon became a condition that all the aristocratic families were willing to accept. In fact, many families directly arranged for themselves to sign the Heavenly Dao Contract, fearing that the Vast Heaven Holy Land would not accept it.
As the major families bowed their heads, Ma Liang immediately informed Senior Brother Xinghe of this good news!
"Senior Brother Xinghe, please look. More than 70% of the aristocratic families in the Three Continents have issued announcements. Senior Brother Xinghe is right; these aristocratic families are truly sensible when it's time to be sensible..."
Chu Xinghe: "..."
"Senior Brother Xinghe, your 'reciprocity' tactic is truly ruthless! We haven't even sent our gifts yet, and the aristocratic families have already sent theirs!"
Chu Xinghe: "..."
"Senior Brother Xinghe, although the 30% of the profits from the various aristocratic families this time cannot immediately compensate for the resources we gave away, in the long run, we will not only make a huge profit, but more importantly, with this 30% in hand, we will greatly weaken the power of the aristocratic families. From now on, they will have to speak to us on their knees!"
Chu Xinghe: "..."
"Without shedding blood, Senior Brother Xinghe's 'reciprocity' tactic truly won over all the aristocratic families without bloodshed. Throughout history, no one has ever forced them to bow down like this... Senior Brother Xinghe, why aren't you saying anything... Senior Brother Xinghe, smile..."
At this moment, it wasn't that Chu Xinghe didn't want to speak; Chu Xinghe was thinking that Ma Liang, that bastard, was making him very worried that if he opened his mouth, he would shout "Purple Lightning Flash!"
Whether others can see Ma Liang's growth or not, I, Chu Xinghe, don't know, but I, Chu Xinghe, see it all too clearly.
You, Divine Dagger Ma Liang, only made your moves when my plans were almost fully in place, and that's when you finally came up with something in your head!
But seriously, can someone tell me what the hell this is?
Has Ma Liang become a spirit?
What the hell is this "reciprocity"?
Is this what I meant by reciprocity?
What the hell makes you sensible?
I'm talking about whether this child is sensible or not.
You, Ma Liang, at least let me send the resources out first. Let's at least get the Misfortune Compass spinning before you strike, okay?
The resources haven't even left Vast Heaven Holy Land yet, and the Misfortune Compass hasn't even started spinning, and you've already poked your blade at my face, Senior Brother Xinghe?
I beg you, please have some decency...
What happened to the agreement that our Vast Heaven Holy Land would be sending resources out?
Before we could even send out our resources, the powerful families preemptively delivered their share of the profits?
Chu Xinghe remained silent, his expression indifferent...
At this moment, Chu Xinghe didn't want to hear what Ma Liang would do next. All Chu Xinghe to know was that the ninth floor of the Technique Repository Tower was his final destination!
This time, I'm not just in seclusion... I'm genuinely in a state of complete isolation...
But just as Chu Xinghe entered the ninth level of the Technique Repository Tower and secluded himself, far away in the Evil Shadow Continent, there was an even more secluded White Spirit Holy Son, Bai Yu.
Even at this moment, Bai Yu said he couldn't accept it...
What happened to the indomitable Evil Spirit Race we were promised? I have a memory crystal! Do you want to take a look?
I, Bai Yu, am ready to fight to the death, so why have all the Evil Lords surrendered?
Bai Yu expressed that he really couldn't accept it. Bai Yu said that although all the Evil Lords had surrendered, he, Bai Yu, was still the same Bai Yu with an iron will. Therefore, Bai Yu would never compromise in this battle.
I must Reverse Heaven and Earth with my own strength... Of course, Bai Yu also understands that in order to make a move, he must first grasp all kinds of information about the Three Continents. Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle.
Just as Bai Yu was learning about various information from the Three Continents, Bai Yu saw a message in the Haotian Mirror!
"Xinghe Haters' Group! Recruiting a leader!"