Only after a long while did Chen Yu emerge from his thoughts. He looked toward the Sacred Land, his gaze deep and complex.
"No wonder he wanted to bring those four families under his command. He really thought it through," Chen Yu murmured, seemingly both surprised by and admiring of someone's decision.
"But aside from the Yang Family and the Dugu Family, I never expected him to choose the Ji and Liu Families."
Chen Cong smiled faintly at that. Sitting on a nearby rock, he tapped his fingers lightly out of habit, as though recalling something. "He said that besides being the local powers in Chang'an City, the Ji and Liu Families would have other important uses in the future."
"Besides the Liu Family belonging to the Medical Alliance and the Ji Family belonging to the Apocalypse Society, what other important uses could they have?" Chen Yu pressed, puzzled.
Chen Cong shook his head. After a moment's thought, he said, "I don't know the specifics either, but I get the feeling that medicine or poison is one of his priorities. Medicine goes without saying. He probably thinks the Phoenix-Tail Flower Zhu Family alone isn't enough. The Liu Family belongs to the Medical Alliance, and the Soul Breaking Spear Yang Family and Jade-Scaled Snake Dugu Family each have their own medical expertise. But I think he mentioned something about making clothes, too."
"Besides, the Yang Family and the Dugu Family are both major herb-growing families. That ties directly into our plan for the two secret realms and the Medicinal Herbs Trade Market."
"And medicine and poison spring from the same root," Chen Cong continued his analysis. Clearly, this question had lingered in his mind for a long time.
"The Yang Family and the Dugu Family are both renowned for using poison,