Family Arrangements

"Who would have thought there was a secret like this behind the Black Wind Bandits' chaos!"

After listening to Liang Zhaohuang recount the whole matter from beginning to end once more, Liang Xuegui sighed with shock on his face. Then, somewhat hesitant, he said, "It's just... is all of this true?"

Clan Head Liang Xuelin had already heard Liang Zhaohuang tell it once before, so at this moment his expression remained calm, without much change.

Liang Zhaojun, who was standing to the side, looked somewhat grave, but there was no shock on his face. Hearing this, he said, "What Zhu Yuqing said should be true. After all, it is all about things that happened in the past, so it should be very easy to verify."

"Whether in the county records or the commandery records, there should be entries."

"This..." Hearing this, the fear on Liang Xuegui's face deepened. "If that is so, wouldn't our Liang Family be in danger?"

Liang Zhaohuang had also voiced his own conjecture about Zhu Yuqing's three-year agreement.

Most likely, three years later, the other party would expose the matter of their Liang Family obtaining a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivation method. As for her purpose, it would be nothing more than fishing with bait, creating chaos, and the like.

The look on Liang Zhaojun's face grew even graver. He looked at the Wood Lotus on the table, then turned to Liang Zhaohuang and asked, "Seventeenth Brother, are you certain there are clues to a Five Elements Foundation Establishment Cultivation Method inside this Wood Lotus?"

"I'm seventy to eighty percent sure," Liang Zhaohuang said frankly. "But for the specific situation, I'll still need to wait until I unlock the seal inside this Wood Lotus and take a look."

Toward the Liang Family clansmen, Liang Zhaohuang still did not expose the Five Elements Dharma Eye. However, everyone in the Liang Family knew his perception of Five Elements spiritual power was extremely sharp, which was why his cultivation speed was fast and his success rate at drawing talismans was also high.

Therefore, they basically had no doubts about Liang Zhaohuang's words.

"Seventeenth Brother, you shouldn't have let that Zhu Yuqing leave back then," Eldest Brother Liang Zhaojun said with a frown. "You should have acted decisively at the time and killed her."

Liang Zhaohuang did not speak. At the time, he had indeed had such a thought, but he had hesitated for a moment, and the other party had already gone far away, so he had let that thought drop.

Seeing this, Liang Zhaojun did not say more. In his view, although this clan brother of his had excellent talent in cultivation, he was ultimately still too young, untempered, and did not understand the ways of the world.

At this moment, Clan Head Liang Xuelin said, "All right. Since it has already passed, don't keep dwelling on it. Let us discuss what we should do next."

As he spoke, he first looked toward Liang Xuegui.

Liang Xuegui immediately said, "I will follow Second Brother's arrangements in all things."

As if he had long anticipated his reaction, Liang Xuelin was not surprised at all. He merely nodded, then turned his gaze to Liang Zhaojun.

Liang Zhaojun had been groomed as the Liang Family's third-generation clan head, and was clearly more decisive than Liang Xuegui. He said directly, "Next, the most important things are two matters. First, unlock the secret inside this Wood Lotus and find the clues to the Foundation Establishment Realm five elements cultivation method. Second, prepare a fallback path!"

"Now that clues to a Foundation Establishment Realm five elements cultivation method have been delivered to our door, it is impossible for us to give them up. This is the future hope of our Liang Family."

"But at the same time, to guard against the unexpected, we must also begin preparing a way out in advance. If a calamity of clan extermination truly comes three years from now, we must also ensure that our Liang Family's inheritance is not cut off!"

After hearing Liang Zhaojun's words, Clan Head Liang Xuelin nodded slightly, clearly quite satisfied.

Immediately after, he turned his gaze to Liang Zhaohuang and asked, "Zhaohuang, do you have any opinions?"

"Me?" Liang Zhaohuang was stunned at these words. This was his first time participating in a meeting of the family's decision-making level, and he had not expected the clan head to ask his opinion. For a moment, he actually failed to react.

"That's right." Clan Head Liang Xuelin nodded in affirmation and continued asking, "Do you have any thoughts on how the family should act next?"

"This..." Liang Zhaohuang thought for a moment, but in the end still shook his head and said, "Eldest Brother's arrangements are already very good. I have no opinions."

After all, he had only just come into contact with the family's decision-making level. Previously, most of his thoughts had been devoted to cultivation, and he also knew very little about the family's secrets. For the moment, he truly could not think of any better suggestions.

"Good!" Clan Head Liang Xuelin nodded and said nothing more, directly giving orders. "Zhaojun, next, you will be responsible for preparing the family's fallback path. Zhaohuang, you will be responsible for unlocking the seal on the Wood Lotus and finding the clues to the Foundation Establishment Realm five elements cultivation method."

"The family's next priorities will be these two matters. If either of you have any needs, you may come to me directly."

"Yes, Clan Head."

"Yes, Clan Head."

Liang Zhaojun and Liang Zhaohuang rose at the same time, bowed, and accepted the orders.

Since arrangements had already been made, everyone next went about their own tasks.

Liang Zhaojun, having been groomed as the next-generation clan head, had long assisted Clan Head Liang Xuelin in handling family affairs for many years. He had a rather deep understanding of the clan's various affairs and secrets. This time, arranging a fallback path for the family could also be considered a test for him.

As for Liang Zhaohuang, he brought the Wood Lotus back to his residence in the family and devoted all his efforts to breaking the seal on it.

Liang Zhaohuang had never exposed the Five Elements Dharma Eye within the family, but over the years, most of the Liang Family clansmen also knew that his perception of Five Elements spiritual power was extremely sharp, and that he could often unlock seals formed from Five Elements spiritual power.

After returning to his residence, Liang Zhaohuang tidied up briefly, then activated the Five Elements Dharma Eye and began studying the Wood Lotus in his hand.

Previously, at Vermilion Dragon Manor, he had once hurriedly inspected the Wood Lotus and confirmed that there was a seal formed from Five Elements spiritual power inside it. But at the time, neither the timing nor the location had been suitable, so Liang Zhaohuang had not observed it carefully or studied the circulation of the Five Elements spiritual power within.

The seal formed from Five Elements spiritual power inside the Wood Lotus could be said to be the most complex seal Liang Zhaohuang had seen over the years.

Even with the Five Elements Dharma Eye, Liang Zhaohuang felt rather dazzled looking at it.

For this reason, Liang Zhaohuang chose to enter seclusion. He spent a full half month activating the Five Elements Dharma Eye every day, recording bit by bit the seal formed from Five Elements spiritual power inside the Wood Lotus, as if drawing silk from a cocoon and peeling it apart thread by thread.

Then, he spent another half month attempting and deducing it bit by bit.

In total, it took a full month before Liang Zhaohuang finally unlocked the seal formed from Five Elements spiritual power inside this Wood Lotus.

Once the seal was unlocked, Five Elements spiritual power immediately circulated inside the Wood Lotus and transformed into a Five-Colored Lotus Flower. A beam of five-colored light shone out from the lotus flower and transformed into a curtain of light in midair.

The curtain of light was a full zhang in size. Its contents were quite detailed, recording information about a Cave Mansion. Not only did it contain the location of the Cave Mansion, it also had information about many of the arrangements inside.

Liang Zhaohuang roughly browsed through it and confirmed that this Cave Mansion had been left behind by a cultivator who cultivated Five Elements spiritual power. Inside, there were indeed clues to a Foundation Establishment Realm five elements cultivation method.

A delighted look immediately appeared on his face.

But immediately after, when he saw the Cave Mansion's specific location, Liang Zhaohuang's brows could not help but crease slightly again.

"To think this Cave Mansion is actually in Ning Province. That makes things somewhat difficult."

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