The Response of the Zheng Family of Tian Province

In Tian Province, at the main hall of the Zheng Family hall, Zheng Xueyi sat high above the others, looking down at the many Zheng Lineage elders and senior members below.

Today, the Zheng Family is holding a meeting of Lineage elders to discuss the future direction of the Zheng Family.

The Zheng Family is now facing a difficult situation, as the combined attack from the Confucian school and the National Preceptor's Mansion has begun to show its power.

"Patriarch, has Yunxiu sent a message? And what is the Star Moon Sect's statement?" An elder of the Zheng Lineage asked first.

Zheng Yunxiu, the daughter of Zheng Xueyi, the head of the Zheng Family, has been cultivating in the Star Moon Sect since becoming True Inheritor Disciple of the Star Moon Sect and has not returned home for several years.

"I have already spoken with the elder of the Star Moon Sect who remained in Tian Province, and he promised to protect us. That's why the Confucian School and the National Preceptor's Mansion dare not kill us," Zheng Xueyi replied.

"As for Yunxiu, there's no information coming in yet. She probably hasn't received the news yet!" Zheng Xueyi sighed and continued.

"Even if they don't dare to kill us for now, if this continues, our Zheng Family will eventually collapse!" another elder said angrily.

"I convened this meeting of clan elders today to discuss with you the possibility of our Zheng Family moving away from Tian Province," Zheng Xueyi said helplessly.

"What? Move away from Tian Province? Patriarch, you should think this through!" an elder shouted.

"Yes, Patriarch, our Zheng Family has been in Tian Province for hundreds of years. How easy is it to move away from here all at once?" another elder said.

"If we don't move away from Tian Province, how long can our Zheng Family withstand the combined attack from the National Preceptor's Mansion and the Confucian School? Not to mention that they have the support of the Great Qian Imperial Family behind them. What can we do to deal with them?" Zheng Xueyi said angrily.

"Sigh!" The elders of the Zheng Lineage present couldn't help but sigh, recalling when the Great Qian Imperial Family moved to Tian Province.

The contrast between the jubilation of the Zheng Family and their current somber end is Mo Da irony.

Although the Zheng Family did benefit when the Great Qian Imperial Family moved here, it was insignificant compared to their current situation.

"Don't the three sects ever help us?" an elder asked, still unwilling to give up. Right now, the Zheng Family's main fear wasn't the Confucian school, but the National Preceptor's Mansion.

If they had the support of the three sects, they would not be afraid of the National Preceptor's Mansion at all, and might even take this opportunity to wipe out the Confucian school.

"Look at the power struggles in other states, have any of the three sects stepped forward to help? Now it's the Confucian school that's dealing with us, with the National Preceptor's Mansion secretly assisting us, not the Great Qian Imperial Family," Zheng Xueyi said helplessly.

"Uh!" The clan elder who had asked the question was speechless.

Zheng Xueyi looked at the clan elders and elders present.

He continued, "Therefore, for the survival of the Lineage, we must move away from Tian Province. Moreover, this relocation is the main one, but those who wish to stay can do so as well."

"Patriarch, since you want to relocate, have you considered which state would be best for us to move to?" an elder asked.

"This is another purpose of my convening this clan elders' meeting: to discuss where it would be better to move!" Zheng Xueyi said.

"Patriarch, our Zheng Family has a large population. Even if we were to relocate, it wouldn't be suitable to move to a state that is too far away," an elder suggested.

"I agree. Even if we relocate, we can't move too far," several elders echoed.

"If we can't go too far, then we can only consider the states near Tian Province," an elder added.

Now that everyone has agreed to relocate, the next step is to discuss where to relocate and how to relocate.

Then the elders of the Zheng Lineage and Zheng Xueyi began to discuss the state they were to relocate to.

Adjacent to Tian Province are six other states: Mo Province, Feng Province, Kan Province, Dui Province, Qi Province, and Qian Province.

Qian Province is the first place to be ruled out, because it's the location of the three major clans, and no one can get in. Even if they did get in, they wouldn't have a chance to grow stronger, let alone have a territory where they could be independent.

Next to be excluded is Mo Province. Right now, the Ji Family and the Vast Righteous Sect in Mo Province are locked in a fierce battle. Neither of them are easy to deal with, and both of them also have their own allies.

The same applies to Feng Province. The entire main force of the White Saint Society has been mobilized to Feng Province, and all territories in other states have been abandoned in preparation for a decisive battle with the Wang Family. Therefore, the Zheng Family does not want to get involved in this mess.

Qi Province is the territory of the Exotic Beast Valley, which is even more dangerous, as evidenced by the fact that the Exotic Beast Valley is the only dominant power in Qi Province. If the Zheng Family went there, they would likely be lambs to the slaughter, so they were also ruled out.

In the end, only Kan Province and Dui Province remained. The forces in Kan Province were all established later: Horizontal Blade Cliff, Medical Saint Pavilion, and Hundred Herbs Pavilion.

Although none of them were particularly powerful, there were quite a few influential forces in this state. Even if the Zheng Family were to enter, they wouldn't get any benefits, so in the end they had to be eliminated.

After much deliberation, the elders of the Zheng Family and Zheng Xueyi finally decided to relocate to Dui Province. Although Dui Province was relatively poor, Dui Province currently had few powerful forces, with only Sword Worship Villa and Hundred Fists Gate.

Therefore, based on their own strength, the Zheng Family estimated that they should be able to control these two forces.

"Alright, now that we've decided to relocate to Dui Province, let's get started as soon as possible. The first thing we need to do is send people to Dui Province to capture a county town. Once our main force arrives, we'll go and capture a prefecture town as our base," Zheng Xueyi said.

"Patriarch, I will personally lead the team there." Zheng Xuan, the Grand Elder Hai of the Zheng Family, stood up and said. This was another Grandmaster combatant of the Zheng Family.

Currently, the Zheng Family has three Grandmaster: Zheng Xueyi, Zheng Xuan, and Zheng Fei.

However, Zheng Fei has been traveling and rarely returns to Tian Province; he didn't even show up at this Lineage meeting.

In addition, the Zheng Family also has a hidden Zheng Family named Zheng Jing, who has been in seclusion for many years, but everyone thought he had already passed away.

Zheng Xueyi nodded in agreement.

Xuan Jian Zheng Xueyi had agreed, Zheng Xuan sat back down and said nothing more. Now that everything had been decided, Zheng Xueyi adjourned the meeting.

Afterwards, Zheng Xueyi went to the place where his father, Zheng Jing, had been in seclusion for many years and reported the process and results of the Lineage meeting to Zheng Jing.

After listening, Zheng Jing pondered for a while and said to Zheng Xueyi, "I have no objection to the relocation, but I must remind you to be careful of the royal family."

"The royal family? Could it be that the royal family will relentlessly pursue us?" Zheng Xueyi.

Zheng Jing nodded and said, "I always feel that the royal family's reaction this time is a bit strange, and why would the Confucian school launch an attack on us for no reason? Most importantly, why would Dao Fan help the Confucian school?"

Zheng Xueyi nodded in understanding and then left.

Soon, the entire Zheng Family began to mobilize. Some who wanted to stay behind were making preparations, while others who wanted to join the vanguard were also preparing.

The recently calmed Dui Province will be plunged back into chaos because of the Zheng Family's actions, but it is unknown how long this turmoil will last.

Of course, if Sword Worship Villa and Hundred Fists Gate are willing to compromise, the turmoil may subside quickly. It's just a matter of whether Sword Worship Villa and Hundred Fists Gate are willing to do so.