The Qi Clan Makes Trouble

Qi Tianmen smiled.

He had not expected Zhou You to possess such ability—to actually latch onto Northern Profound Zhu, and Zhu Qinghua's branch at that.

Then he recalled the descriptions of that father and son. Zhou You had risen from a mere street youth by relying on Gongliang City's Qi Family, and now he had climbed onto Northern Profound Zhu as well.

From this, he concluded that the boy was wildly ambitious, skilled at seizing opportunities, and possessed an exceptional talent for attaching himself to power.

What a talent!

Qi Tianmen thought that while Zhou You had entered the game himself and stood to gain greatly from becoming embroiled with the great clans, he had also stepped into an exceedingly dangerous situation.

As a member of a great clan himself, he knew full well how fierce the scheming, infighting, and struggles for power hidden beneath a shared surname could be.

Within the Qi Family of the capital, the conflicts between factions large and small, between different branch lines, were even more vicious than those between mortal enemies.

Qi Tianmen himself was a representative of one such branch. This journey of his had also been largely for the benefit of his own branch.

As for Northern Profound Zhu, although he was far away in the capital, he knew a little about them too.

Zhu Qinghua had many supporters within the family. Led by Zhu Zhao, "Yin Yang Liao," they were all younger members who admired her. But women would eventually marry out, so quite a few conservative middle-aged and elder clansmen had much to criticize about her.

Foremost among them was Zhu Ruoxuan, "Thousand Year Rust." He and Zhu Qinghua's branch were like fire and water.

Zhu Ruoxuan was no simple figure. He was a Mid-stage Strong Martial expert. Once he