The Wang Family's Conspiracy: Implementing Economic Sanctions

The Su Family treated him with great sincerity, and Su Chen also greatly enjoyed the family's atmosphere. Making the Su Family stronger was something he wanted to do as well.

Moreover, he would inevitably become the head of the Su Family in the future, so making the Su Family stronger was only natural.

Before long, several of the Su Family's higher-ups walked out of the hall with dazed expressions. Even now, they still had not recovered from the shock.

Su Qingtian looked at the spatial ring in his hand. Everything that had happened today felt as unreal as a dream.

This was a full three billion low-grade spirit stones!

Even if the Su Family had no income whatsoever, they could still last at least a hundred years.

Su Qingtian directly handed the spatial ring to Su Qingyun, then said, "Third Prince, first distribute the cultivation resources missing from last month to the clan members."

Su Qingyun immediately nodded. "All right."

Su Qingtian hesitated for a moment, then instructed again, "Don't worry about the collateral branches for now. Starting next month, triple the cultivation resources for the direct line."

In his view, resources were meant for cultivation. Rather than leaving them in the warehouse to gather dust, they might as well be given directly to the clan's disciples for cultivation.

Only by increasing their strength could they have a greater say in this world.

Su Qingyun nodded solemnly. "All right, no problem."

Bright Moon City, the Wang Family.

This was one of the city's old-established powers. It had once been the foremost of the Four Great Families, and its strength was astonishing. The family even had three Nascent Soul Stages experts.

Today, the Nascent Soul Stage experts of the Four Great Families had all gathered at the Wang Family.

Inside the Wang Family's council hall.

The Wang Family's head, Wang Ming, sat in the seat of honor. To his left were the Wang Family's Great Elder, Wang Shou, and the head of the Yuan Family, Yuan Hao.

On his right were the head of the Li Family, Li Feichi, and the head of the He Family, He Hongyuan.

Aside from the servants serving tea and water, everyone in the hall was a Nascent Soul Stage expert.

Wang Ming swept his gaze around the room, then said indifferently, "Everyone, you've all heard about Su Chen, right?"

Li Feichi's gaze was icy. "Family Head Wang, that little bastard Su Chen killed my third brother. I and the Su Family are irreconcilable. As long as you take the lead, Family Head Wang, I can immediately follow you and exterminate the Su Family."

The Li Family was not strong to begin with. There was only one Nascent Soul Stage expert in the family, and losing a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator had a huge impact on them. How could Li Feichi not be furious?

If not for the Su Family having two Nascent Soul Stage experts, he would have charged into the Su Family long ago to kill Su Chen.

"Don't rush."

Wang Ming calmly waved his hand, then looked toward Yuan Hao and He Hongyuan. "What do you two family heads think?"

Wang Ming's eyes narrowed slightly, and his voice carried a hint of coldness.

The purpose of today's meeting was to decide which side everyone would join.

Whether they would choose to help the Su Family, stand with his Wang Family, or remain neutral.

Yuan Hao immediately smiled. "The Four Great Families are one. The Yuan Family is naturally willing to cooperate with the Wang Family and exterminate the Su Family together."

As soon as the Yuan Family had spoken, everyone immediately turned their gazes toward the He Family.

He Hongyuan had initially been somewhat hesitant. The Su Family had great potential, and he had even allied with them before.

But now that the three great families had joined forces, if the He Family still stood with the Su Family, it would probably suffer disaster in the end as well.

He Hongyuan immediately smiled. "Family Head Yuan is right. Our Four Great Families are one, so we should naturally face the enemy known as the Su Family together."

The He Family's strength was relatively weak, with only one Nascent Soul Stage expert. Many times, they simply had no room to choose.

Wang Ming smiled. "Since that's the case, then we can consider our agreement settled."

Li Feichi hurriedly asked, "Family Head Wang, when shall we go exterminate the Su Family?"

His tone was filled with urgency. Although the Su Family had only two Nascent Soul Realm experts, its potential was immense.

The Second Elder, Su Qingyun, was at Nascent Soul Peak Stage, only one step away from the Nascent Soul Stage.

The Third Elder, Su Yuanba, was also at Nascent Soul Late Stage and would presumably break through before long.

Most importantly, an extraordinarily gifted Su Chen had emerged. Faced with such a family brimming with potential, Li Feichi wished he could immediately exterminate the Su Family and eliminate future troubles.

The two heads of the Yuan and He Families also wore solemn expressions. They looked toward Wang Ming, hoping he would make a decision.

The Su Family had indeed developed far too quickly. Now that they had formed an alliance, they had to exterminate the Su Family as soon as possible.

Wang Ming shook his head. "I am at Late Nascent Soul Stage, and the family even has one Middle Stage of Deity Transformation expert and one Deity Transformation Early Stage expert. If we could exterminate the Su Family, I would have already joined forces with Family Head Li to destroy it."

"I didn't refrain from acting because I didn't want to. I refrained because I didn't dare."

"Why?"

Li Feichi immediately grew anxious and hurriedly asked.

The others also looked at Wang Ming with extreme curiosity. Could the Su Family have some trump card that made the Wang Family wary?

Or were they worried that the Su Family would escape and make a comeback in the future?

Wang Ming's expression turned somewhat grave. "Su Hongyuan is not dead!"

"What! How could he still be alive?"

Li Feichi was instantly shocked, and terror surged across his face.

Su Hongyuan, the former head of the Su Family, was a half-step Void Refinement stage expert.

If he were still alive, then the alliance of their Four Great Families would be nothing but a joke.

Yuan Hao also grew anxious and hurriedly asked, "Family Head Wang, this is no matter to joke about. When Su Hongyuan first entered Bright Moon City, he had only one breath left. More than ten years have passed since then. How could he possibly still be alive?"

At the time, the Su Family had only two Nascent Soul Stage experts. The Four Great Families had unanimously opposed them, and there was no way two Nascent Soul Stage experts could have established themselves in Bright Moon City.

After all, the pie that was Bright Moon City was only so large, and the Four Great Families had divided it perfectly among themselves. None of them wanted to see another Nascent Soul Stage faction arrive.

In the end, the Su Family still succeeded in entering Bright Moon City. The one who had forced the Four Great Families to submit back then was precisely Su Hongyuan, the former head of the family.

It could be said that without Su Hongyuan, the Su Family could never have truly established itself in Bright Moon City.

Wang Ming said calmly, "Rest assured, everyone. Although Su Hongyuan is not dead, he is almost there."

"I called you to the Wang Family today not to discuss how to exterminate the Su Family. Su Hongyuan is, after all, a half-step Void Refinement stage expert. Even if he is clinging to his last breath, he is not someone we can contend with."

"You all know the Su Family's situation very well. Their foundation in Bright Moon City is shallow, and their clan lacks resources. As long as we sanction the Su Family and cut off their avenues for obtaining resources, we can win without fighting."

"The Su Family has Su Qingyun, who is at Nascent Soul stage perfection. My Wang Family also has someone at Nascent Soul Peak Stage, and so do the Yuan and Li Families. As long as we can endure, victory will definitely be ours."

Wang Ming finished speaking in one breath, then stared at the others without blinking.

Li Feichi thought carefully for a moment, then smiled with delight. "What a brilliant plan, Family Head Wang. The Su Family is just a bunch of paupers. I heard that last month, the Su Family distributed only sixty percent of its usual resources. They must already be at the end of their rope."

Yuan Hao also chimed in, "As long as we cut off the Su Family's resources, Su Qingyun won't be able to break through to the Nascent Soul Stage, and Su Chen won't have cultivation resources either. With our strength growing while theirs declines, sooner or later, we'll be able to take down the Su Family easily."

"The Su Family is almost unable to feed its own clan members. In terms of resources, any one of our Four Great Families could toy with the Su Family effortlessly."

The Four Great Families quickly reached a consensus. They decided to impose economic sanctions on the Su Family.

The Su Family's largest industry was its shops, which were the family's core business. As long as they stole the customer traffic from those shops, the Su Family's income would decrease by at least eighty percent.

Soon, they had a detailed plan.

A price war!

The Su Family had shallow foundations, and its shops did not make much profit. They mainly relied on high volume. All they needed to do was lower their prices slightly, and they could cripple the Su Family's limbs without shedding a drop of blood.