Ma Liang's Aunt
In the Bai Clan, it is well known that the First Madam is extremely powerful, and many important decisions in the Bai Clan require her approval before they can be implemented.
There's no way around it... this is mainly because the First Madam's maternal family is powerful.
The First Madam's second uncle is a steward of the Heavenly Lake Sect!
The Bai Clan's achievements today are inseparable from the support of the First Madam's maternal family.
In the past, whenever she encountered difficulties, the First Madam would write a letter and rely on her maternal family for help.
Therefore, since the First Madam was so assertive, no one dared to say anything. Even the matriarch of the family had to give her some respect, after all, her family's prestige was also a form of capital.
Compared to the domineering presence of the First Madam, Liu Ying, the wife of the Second Master Bai Wenyuan, was practically invisible.
There was no other way... Second Madam Liu Ying was weak-willed and never fought with anyone; she always endured things as much as possible.
That's fine, but the main reason is that the Liu Lineage, to which Liu Ying belongs, is also a small Lineage with no real power... Back then, when the Second Master was traveling around, he met Liu Ying and insisted on marrying her.
But at the time, the entire Bai Clan was against it.
After all, although the Bai Clan isn't considered a major Lineage, they are still a prominent family in Star City.
There are many prominent Lineage in Star City that want to form marriage alliances with the Bai Clan.
But the Second Master Bai Wenyuan insisted on marrying Liu Ying, and in the end, the Lineage could not persuade him otherwise and had no choice but to agree.
Although Liu Ying had entered the Bai Clan over the years and had only given birth to one daughter.
The matriarch of the Bai Clan even repeatedly urged Bai Wenyuan to take a concubine, hoping to ensure that he could continue Bai Wenyuan lineage.
But Bai Wenyuan rejected them all.
During the Bai Clan's various Lineage gatherings, the Second Madam would always be present, but she would always find a corner and remain silent.
Everyone had gotten used to the Second Madam's inconspicuous status.
But today, Bai Clan Lineage crisis, no one expected that the Second Madam would suddenly speak up.
But when Liu Ying opened her mouth, the entire hall fell silent!
"Our Liu Lineage doesn't have any big shots, but my sister has a son in the Vast Heaven Sect named Ma Liang!"
As Liu Ying spoke, the entire Bai Clan fell into a deathly silence...
The impact of the name "Vast Heaven Sect" was truly enormous... Although the Bai Clan had some influence in Star City, it was impossible for them to have any connection with a behemoth like Vast Heaven Sect in their lifetime!
But now Liu Ying says she has a nephew who works at the Vast Heaven Sect?
And... this nephew's name is... Ma Liang?
"Ma Liang of the Vast Heaven Sect?" Bai Wenzheng's body began to tremble...
The very name "Vast Heaven Sect" is terrifying enough, and Ma Liang Vast Heaven Sect is even more so...
Ma Liang, the Master of Ghost Valley... Ma Liang, the King of the Nether Domain...
The name Ma Liang is so powerful it could crush a person!
"Which Ma Liang? Is it the legendary Master of Ghost Valley Ma Liang?" Bai Wenzheng had already stood up and directly invited his younger sister-in-law Liu Ying, out from the corner, letting her sit down in his family head's seat to talk.
"I don't know either... I only know that my sister has a son in the Vast Heaven Sect, and my nephew's Ma Liang... As for whether he is the Master of Ghost Valley that my elder brother mentioned, I don't know, because I haven't seen my nephew for many years since I married into the Bai Clan..."
But upon hearing what Liu Ying said, the Bai Clan members' eyes turned red!
Even if the second madam's nephew wasn't Ma Liang, the Master of Ghost Valley, it was enough as long as he was a disciple of the Vast Heaven Sect.
The Heroic Martial Ancestor is vast, but if the Bai Clan can truly establish even the slightest connection with the Vast Heaven Sect, then the Heroic Martial Ancestor should at least give the Bai Clan some face.
Even if the Bai Clan can't keep the secret recipe, they can at least ensure their safety in Star City.
Without any hesitation, Bai Wenzheng personally brought over writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone, and even ground the ink for his younger brother and sister-in-law, so they could write a letter and send it to the Vast Heaven Sect...
Regardless of whether the younger brother's sister-in-law's nephew Ma Liang is actually the same Ma Liang, as long as the Vast Heaven Sect is willing to take action, the Bai Clan will surely be saved.
Everyone in the hall gathered around to watch the second wife, Liu Ying, write a letter to her nephew.
After the letter was finished, Bai Wenzheng personally dried the ink and ordered it to be sent to the Vast Heaven Sect by fast horse...
The letter had been sent, but the Bai Clan was now even more uneasy...
After all, Liu Ying only knew that she had a nephew in the Vast Heaven Sect, but was it really Ma Liang?
Even if it wasn't Ma Liang, just an ordinary disciple would be fine... or even a manager would be acceptable... but please, not some kind of shop assistant... If he's just a shop assistant, then even if he's a shop assistant from the Vast Heaven Sect, he can't help the Bai Clan, right?
Vast Heaven Sect... Ma Liang, a lowly outer disciple, made several core disciples cry in the Everlasting Spring Palace... Amidst the respectful farewell of a group of core disciples, he prepared to inspect the next palace.
The Grand Elder has now handed over the task of inspecting the sect to Ma Liang... Ma Liang has perfectly implemented the Grand Elder's strictness, showing no mercy to the disciples of each palace.
If anyone makes a mistake, they will be scolded to the end... Under Ma Liang's strict requirements, it must be said that the disciples of each palace have improved much faster in terms of both discipline and progress.
The heads of the various palaces were very satisfied with this, and they all said that Ma Liang had done a good job.
Of course, Ma Liang didn't just scold people; Ma Liang also did his best to provide various forms of assistance to the palaces.
When this disciple encounters a problem he can't solve, he has Ma Liang...
The disciples over there are in trouble... but Ma Liang is there to help...
Therefore, Ma Liang, a humble outer disciple, is now so busy every day that he's dizzy and overwhelmed, saying that being the Grand Elder is no easy job...
Ma Liang's current subordinate is Liu Bo, an outer disciple.
Although Liu Bo Taixing in cultivation, he earned Ma Liang's approval in management.
What the hell? What management skills do you think Liu Bo has?
Even though Chu Cheng an outer disciple, Liu Bo can still manage to arrange Chu Cheng clearly for him. Whether you can convince him or not is up to you.
Even when facing the White Tiger, Chu Cheng could verbally spar until the White Tiger was speechless. The only time Chu Cheng could be silenced was when facing Liu Bo. Wasn't that terrifying enough?
So now Liu Bo is learning from his Senior Brother Ma Liang every day... and his progress is advancing by leaps and bounds.
Just as Ma Liang was about to head to the next palace to see what kind of trouble was going on there, a core disciple found Ma Liang.
"Senior Brother Ma Liang... there's a letter from home!"
"Family letters? Didn't I already say I threw away all my family letters? Vast Heaven Sect is my home, everyone here is my family, and besides this place, I, Ma Liang, have nothing! So what do you mean by family letters?"
Ma Liang was about to leave when his disciple spoke up, "Senior Brother Ma Liang, it wasn't the letter from that side... it was from the other side... was that lost too?"
"The other side?" Ma Liang was taken aback for a moment, but quickly realized what he meant!
On the other side, could it be my mother's house?
The Liu Lineage, to which my mother belonged, seemed to be a small Lineage. To this day, the only person I could truly consider a relative was my aunt, who had married far away in the Jiangnan region.
Speaking of this aunt, Ma Liang felt a touch of tenderness in his heart.
Ma Liang's mother died early, and his aunt, who looked seven-tenths like his mother, took care of Ma Liang for a long time when he was a child... To Ma Liang, his aunt was not much different from his own mother.
But after his aunt married and moved to Jiangnan, she never returned. To this day... a full fifteen years have passed. Ma Liang never dreamed that his aunt would actually write to him today.
Have you heard from your aunt?
Ma Liang eagerly took the letter from his disciple. When he opened it and saw the handwriting, Ma Liang eyes welled up with tears.
It was that familiar handwriting. His aunt had personally taught him to read and write when he was a child, and Ma Liang would never forget his aunt's handwriting.
Looking at his aunt's handwriting, Ma Liang felt as if he had returned to his childhood... Perhaps his aunt was now his only relative outside of the Vast Heaven Sect.
In the letter, my aunt briefly described her experiences in Jiangnan over the years. My aunt has always been the kind of person who only reports good news and not bad news. In the letter, she said that everything was fine for her...
However, at the very end of the letter, Aunt Liu Ying briefly mentioned the difficulties the Bai Clan was facing and asked if Ma Liang could speak to them... If it really wasn't possible, Aunt Liu Ying suggested that Ma Liang not to be troubled and just pretend he hadn't received the letter...
Looking at his aunt's handwriting, Ma Liang could even picture his aunt's worried expression, as if she was afraid of putting him in a difficult position.
But at that moment, Ma Liang smiled...
Auntie, oh Auntie... is the Ma Liang you still see the little Ma Liang from when he was a child, crying and begging for candy, refusing to sleep without it?
Auntie, you have no idea, I, Ma Liang, am no longer that little crybaby...
As for what you've said, Aunt, to me Ma Liang... it's nothing at all!
What kind of Heroic Martial Ancestor? That name sounds like something out of a bird's mouth...
Ma Liang was of course aware of the various parties' cunning and forceful plundering... but Ma Liang felt that this time, this bird sect member hadn't just kicked a hornet's nest, he was about to be crushed to death by an iron mountain!
This is outrageous! They're trying to steal from my Ma Liang!
I'll teach this Ma Liang a lesson he deserves!
Ma Liang immediately took the letter from home to his Senior Brother Xinghe.
Chu Xinghe looked nervous when he saw Ma Liang arrive.
No way... did Ma Liang cause me some trouble again...?
Senior Brother Xinghe, I've been feeling a bit weak lately. You bunch of bastards are backstabbing me so badly I'm having trouble sleeping...
Ma Liang, can't you be a decent human being?
But after learning everything from Ma Liang, Chu Xinghe felt relieved.
However, compared to the matter of Aunt Ma Liang, Chu Xinghe was more concerned about the Spirit Pattern Cloth.
The difficulties the Bai Clan faced could have led to their demise, but for the Bai Clan Ma Liang, it was nothing more than a matter of a word.
So there was no need to ask any more questions, but this Spirit Pattern Cloth caught Chu Xinghe's attention.
What is this? Is this Spirit Pattern Cloth very expensive? Does it require a lot of resources to weave it?
There are such good things?
Do the disciple robes of our Vast Heaven Sect disciples look too ordinary?
If we were to replace all the disciples of our Vast Heaven Sect with disciple robes woven from Spirit Pattern Cloth... how much money would that cost!
Ma Liang, you've finally shown some conscience this time...
The more expensive the Spirit Pattern Cloth, the more excited Senior Brother Xinghe becomes! If he doesn't get all the disciples in the sect to change into disciple robes made of Spirit Pattern Cloth, then Senior Brother Xinghe will consider it a loss!