Within the courtyard.
Facing Fang Shu, Lady Tang bowed in greeting. "The first option would trouble you too greatly, Daoist friend. The second would have my Tang Family sitting still and waiting for action—I wish to choose the third."
Hearing this, Fang Shu regarded the woman with an amused look.
Lady Tang spoke slowly. "The Tang Family is willing to devote the strength of the entire clan to supporting your cultivation. I only hope Daoist Hu will not stand on ceremony—I wonder, in what ways can my Tang Family now lend you a helping hand?"
Fang Shu could not help clapping his hands and laughing. "Madam has true courage. Worthy indeed of the one who commands a clan."
Yet he did not immediately agree, instead reminding her, "But Madam must think this through. At present, you have merely been implicated by Hu. If you provide further aid and others discover it, the Tang Family will be unable to wash its hands of this completely."
At this, Lady Tang immediately revealed a self-mocking smile. "Daoist Hu worries too much. The Tang Family has already fallen to such a state that even a Foundation Establishment noble clan dares to bully us. Within the clan, there are only two Foundation Establishment Earth Immortals.
"If we cannot weather this ordeal, our clan will surely perish entirely within a hundred years. Rather than this, we might as well stake everything on one desperate gamble."
The woman stared keenly at Fang Shu. "If Daoist friend can win the position of direct disciple, then given your character, the Tang Family will surely see a great turning point. Even if the Tang Family proves worthless and cannot be propped up, Zhu'er will certainly gain an excellent future."
Lady Tang bowed once more, her manner exceedingly courteous. "I beg