Yu Yuanzhen's Recruitment and the Price

Who would have thought that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's first and second-in-command would be bickering like children right now?

If their clansmen saw this, they would surely be left dumbfounded.

"..."

Watching his elder brother act like an old child, Yu Luomian smiled helplessly before slowly speaking.

"Sigh, what I want to talk about isn't Erlong, but one of Erlong's disciples."

"A disciple?"

A question mark practically popped up over Yu Yuanzhen's head upon hearing those words.

"Erlong is already a Soul Saint, isn't she? With that strength, she could even be an elder in the clan. What's so impressive about taking on a disciple? Don't tell me you came to show off over something this trivial. You're not that disgusting, are you?"

"..."

Yu Luomian's expression darkened at those words.

This old bastard was getting more and more unreliable.

But there was nothing he could do. Who told him that this man was the strongest in the entire clan?

If he had not been unable to break through to the Titled rank for so long, he would have dragged this unreliable man down from the position of clan leader long ago!

"Yes, a disciple who awakened the same useless martial soul as your son. More importantly, he advanced from level 0.5 Soul Power to level ten within a single year! And he even obtained his first soul ring!"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Yu Yuanzhen's previously flippant expression immediately turned solemn.

His aged yet clear eyes stared deeply at Yu Luomian.

He spoke in a grave tone.

"Are you sure?"

"To be honest, I was curious about what kind of talent that kid had, so I used a few connections to check the awakening records at Spirit Hall. That's how I learned about this.

I believe Erlong chose to take him as her disciple for the same reason. Otherwise, why would Erlong accept a piece of trash with only level 0.5 Soul Power as her disciple? No, I mean Xiao Yu. I didn't mean anything else."

Yu Yuanzhen waved his hand indifferently.

"It's fine. Xiao Gang has not been called trash for just a day or two. I don't care that much anymore. As long as he's alive, that's enough."

Though he said that, Xiao Gang was still his son, and Yu Yuanzhen still felt deeply sorry for him.

Especially since he had heard that Xiao Gang's circumstances had somehow become extremely bad lately. Yu Yuanzhen had grown increasingly worried.

"What? That useless coward who bullies the weak but fears the strong, Yu Xiaogang, isn't dead yet? Well, that makes sense. How could someone who immediately abandoned his friend and ran away at the first sign of trouble die so quickly?"

"Enough, second brother. No matter what, Yu Xiaogang is still your nephew. He—"

"Hmph. Enough, big brother. Stop speaking up for him. Back then, if he had merely dared to stand in front of Erlong and question me, beg me, or simply not run away, I would have thought more highly of him. But he didn't.

If not for the fact that he was your son, I would have slapped that coward to death long ago—the kind who didn't even dare stand in front of a woman and only knew how to deceive my daughter."

Having his words interrupted by Yu Luomian, Yu Yuanzhen found himself even more speechless.

"Forget that unlucky bastard. Let's talk about Erlong's disciple instead! How did he do it?"

"I don't know. I didn't ask too closely. Erlong wasn't the only one there just now; that old poison Dugu Bo was there too. And Xiao Yu seems to be on very good terms with Dugu Bo. Dugu Bo even said he wanted to marry Dugu Yan to him!"

Upon hearing that even Dugu Bo had intervened, Yu Yuanzhen could not help but reveal a surprised expression.

"What?! Even that old poison Dugu Bo has gotten involved?! Damn, what exactly is that kid? Even Dugu Bo took a liking to him. Then again, it makes sense. If even someone as strange-tempered as you likes him, then Dugu Bo, whose temperament is even stranger than yours, naturally could too."

Hearing his elder brother take a jab at him every now and then, Yu Luomian could not even be bothered to respond. He simply rolled his eyes.

"Come on, tell me exactly what happened! It seems you still have a lot left unsaid!"

Yu Yuanzhen quickly regained his serious demeanor, took out some snacks from the depths of a drawer, and spoke.

"..."

Seeing this, Yu Luomian directly carried a chair over to sit opposite Yu Yuanzhen. As he grabbed some snacks, he began recounting everything he had learned.

As the deputy clan leader of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, so long as he wanted to know something, countless people would naturally rush to deliver the information to him.

Before long, as time passed, Yu Yuanzhen's expression gradually shifted from initial curiosity to complete solemnity.

Every sentence Yu Luomian spoke exceeded Yu Yuanzhen's expectations.

After listening to Yu Luomian for half an hour, Yu Yuanzhen could no longer sit calmly in his chair.

Instead, he stood by the window, staring at the nine Thunder Mountains in the distance. As he watched the lightning flashing across them, he fell into deep thought.

"Is this all the information you gathered? Can you be certain he isn't a bloodline descendant who left our clan?"

Yu Yuanzhen asked in a muffled voice.

If Xiao Yu truly carried a bloodline that had leaked out from their clan, then everything would be easy to handle.

Yet Yu Luomian could only smile bitterly. Had he not hoped for exactly that as well?

But after thoroughly investigating the records, Xiao Yu truly was not.

"Yes, Clan Leader. This is all the information I uncovered. Xiao Yu was a beggar in Heaven Dou City from childhood, so his records were quite easy to obtain. I also investigated it. He truly is not descended from any of our clan's younger generation. His background is simple and clean!"

"Good, good, good! I never expected the mystery that has troubled the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to be solved by a little child. Good! Good!!"

Listening to Yu Luomian's words, Yu Yuanzhen gazed at the distant Thunder Mountains, and pain involuntarily appeared on his face.

If he had learned this information sooner, perhaps his son Yu Xiaogang would not have been trapped by the word "trash" for most of his life...

But it was too late to say anything now. Xiao Gang had long passed the age for cultivation. Even if he were given the method now, he would have no way to break through.

"Then what should we do next? Clan Leader, what do you think we should do with that kid?"

Yu Luomian gave Yu Yuanzhen some time to compose himself.

Then he slowly walked to the window, stood shoulder to shoulder with Yu Yuanzhen, and asked.

Yu Yuanzhen remained silent for a long time after hearing the question. Only then did he slowly speak.

"What should we do?! What else can we do? Since he is Erlong's disciple, has the same Three-Eyed Toad martial soul as Xiao Gang, is so intelligent, and is so skilled at dealing with people, then we must bring him into the clan.

Like this: go find someone in the clan whose daughter or granddaughter is around his age. Once he grows up, have him remain in our family as a live-in son-in-law.

A talent like this absolutely cannot be snatched away by anyone else, especially Ning Fengzhi! Ever since he recruited the two Titled powerhouses, Sword and Bone, he has practically gone mad searching for young geniuses with clean backgrounds. His sect has also been cultivating them at any cost!"

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