Chapter 258: The Entire Clan Attacks, Moyue at His Peak! "Please Vote with Your Monthly Tickets!"
"The Yuan Household's retaliation last time showed that Yuan Qishan was displeased with Fang Hongchang's actions."
Xu Mingxian immediately understood. "Now that Yuan Qishan has secured most of the Fang Household's support, Fang Hongchang is no longer of any use to him.
"But he was once the Fang Household's patriarch, after all. In Cloudbrook Town, right under the main branch's nose, the Yuan Household would have its reservations.
"If he leaves, the Yuan Household will certainly send people to hunt him down!
"If he dies outside town, even if the Yuan Household comes under suspicion, they'll have a dozen excuses to brush it off."
Having said this, he sighed again. "After what he did before, I thought he was a sensible man. It seems he'll also deserve some credit for the Fang Household's eventual destruction."
"That is why the person at the helm is so important to a lineage. Choose poorly, and the decline of its fortunes is only natural. It might even bring a calamity that drowns the entire household."
Xu Mingxian was overcome with emotion.
"Enough about him," Xu Chuan said mildly. "I suspect Yuan Qishan wants Fang Hongchang dead more than anything right now, but we cannot rule out an attack on our Xu Household.
"Have our people strengthen the defenses. Leave the spirit fields and spirit lake untended for now. Give the spirit farmers and fisherfolk a month off, so they aren't caught up in our household's troubles.
"The trading company will remain open as usual. As for the demon-hunting teams, have the Huang Household remind those on good terms with us not to leave Cloudbrook Town for the next month."
"Yes, Father," Xu Mingxian replied. "The trading company has