As the Han Family's Third Elder, Han Chengye was naturally powerful and held considerable authority within the family.
Therefore, he was quite familiar with many matters concerning both the Han Family and the Ouyang Family.
When the Qian Family invited them on this expedition, the Han Family had already discussed the idea of weakening the Ouyang Family during a family meeting.
After all, the Han Family had long received news that Ouyang Jing had transferred all authority as Clan Leader to his daughter, Ouyang Ruo Xi, before entering seclusion to prepare for a breakthrough into the Xiantian Realm. They found this news extremely difficult to accept.
Although the Ouyang Family and the Han Family were both martial Aristocratic Families of the northwest, their locations were even closer to the far northwest. As a result, their affairs overlapped in many areas, and competition was inevitable.
On the surface, the two families maintained peaceful relations, but in secret, they never stopped fighting over resources.
Thus, upon hearing that Ouyang Jing had entered seclusion to advance into the Xiantian Realm, the Han Family naturally did not want him to succeed. However, they had no way to interfere. After Ouyang Jing entered seclusion, the Ouyang Family had withdrawn from all external affairs and intended to wait until he emerged.
Therefore, even if the Han Family wanted to stir up trouble, they could find no opportunity. In many local commercial matters, the Ouyang Family had even withdrawn entirely rather than compete with the Han Family. Yet this made the Han Family wary and unwilling to act too aggressively.
What if Ouyang Jing emerged from seclusion and successfully became a Xiantian Master? If he then came after the Han Family for suppressing and swallowing up the Ouyang Family's interests, would the Han Family not be the