Yum Feihong’s gaze landed to the north of the Treasure Ship.

His eyes narrowed slightly.

To Master Yunbo, he said:

"Young Clan Leader, these years the Yum Family’s second branch has treated us so poorly. Now that their clan grounds are unguarded, this is the perfect opportunity for us to strike back tooth for tooth!"

Enduring for a hundred years.

Clearly.

Yum Feihong was not planning to let the second branch off easily.

Master Yunbo also seemed tempted.

Fu Yongyi, standing nearby, quickly said,

"Uncle Yum, Fellow Daoist Yum, our foremost task now is to safely leave Jingzhou."

Their Fu Family had left Jingzhou seven years ago, and could not afford to fail because of the impulsiveness of two people.

The excitement in Master Yunbo’s eyes faded.

He instead promised Yum Feihong:

"Fifth Sister, rest assured, once we’ve established ourselves in Jingzhou, there will be plenty of opportunities to settle scores with the second branch later."

Though his heart was unwilling.

However.

He still nodded in agreement.

After escaping hardship,

he felt a faint anticipation toward Jingzhou, though mostly apprehension. After all, South Huai had just weathered a Beast Tide, and besides, Jingzhou was notoriously lacking in Spiritual Qi.

Moreover, it bordered the Eastern Wilderness Tribe.

Whether the Yum Family could establish roots there in South Huai was uncertain.

.....

Movements in Qiyang County,

quickly reached the ears of the Yum Family’s second branch.

The Yum Family Patriarch was removed from the clan grounds, and the Young Clan Leader was temporarily managing miscellaneous affairs. Upon hearing the news, he incredulously asked three times:

"Are you saying... back then a remnant of the main branch used a Treasure Ship—one that only an Eighth-Grade Noble Family can afford—to take all the people from the fifth, seventh, and ninth houses of Qiyang County away?"

"Yes, Young Clan Leader, that Treasure Ship has twelve floors, a specification only Eighth-Grade Noble Families can afford. I saw it clearly, and it traveled extremely fast, never stopping. By now, it must have already left our domain. Young Clan Leader, should we inform the Patriarch to return?"

The Yum Family Young Clan Leader paced quickly back and forth.

Long ago, he had urged his father to toss all of the Qiyang County branch into the mines, to wear them down for a decade or so, with some strategies, and then there wouldn’t be these three houses left.

But his father was soft-hearted.

Still hoping the rest of the three houses would change their ways.

Utterly foolish!

After thinking for a moment, the Yum Family Young Clan Leader immediately said:

"Sixth, release the Immortal Crane. I need to go to the Tang Family right away."

Whom exactly the main branch of remnants had hitched up with in an Eighth-Grade Noble Family.

Only by going to the Tang Family could he find out something, by the time his father returns, it would be too late.

Riding the Immortal Crane, the Yum Family Young Clan Leader

reached the Tang Family.

He waited in the guest hall until the tea grew cold, before being informed that the two sisters from the Yum Family married here weren’t home.

He finally met his second brother-in-law.

But he was nearly driven into a rage by his second brother-in-law’s words:

"Brother-in-law, those from the Yum Family’s fifth, seventh, and ninth houses don’t care about your second branch. If they left, they left. Why so anxious? From what I know, not even a few of them have cultivated to the Late Stage of Qi Cultivation, just three or two like cats and dogs. It’s better without them blocking your sight."

The words should not be said so lightly.

These years.

They’d been using the Qiyang County branch as slaves.

Each one was tough and stubborn.

Besides, there were so many of them.

With the main branch remnants having an Eighth-Grade Noble Family backing them, it’s likely in two or three decades they might rise again.

By that time.

If the main branch remnants return.

They wouldn’t even have a place to cry.

The Yum Family Young Clan Leader pulled out a pre-prepared white box with golden patterns from his sleeve and handed it to his second brother-in-law:

"Brother-in-law, a single spark can start a prairie fire!"

"And"

"This isn’t just a private affair of the Yum Family. Reports from the clan say a ship has appeared in Qiyang County that only the Eighth-Grade Noble Families can possess, a twelve-floor Treasure Ship, clearly showing other Eighth-Grade Noble Families are involved."

"I fear"

"That the ones behind this seem to target the Yum Family on the surface, but are actually after your Tang Family!"

Clearly.

The Yum Family Young Clan Leader wanted to drag the Tang Family into this matter no matter what.

Second Young Master Tang sighed inwardly; if not for his father informing him beforehand, he might have been convinced by his brother-in-law.

With a light cough.

Second Young Master Tang said:

"Big Brother-in-law, you’re absolutely right. In that case, I’ll send people to intercept the Treasure Ship. Please wait here for good news."

He said this.

Then Second Young Master Tang left the guest hall with a sway of his body.

The Yum Family Young Clan Leader hurriedly chased after, thinking to go together, but was blocked by the Tang Family guards.

Returning to the guest hall and sitting down again.

The Yum Family Young Clan Leader grew increasingly suspicious.

Coincidentally, when the Tang Family issued the Recruitment Order, the Treasure Ship appeared in Qiyang County. Just as his two sisters married to the Tang Family left their yards.

Suddenly.

The Yum Family Young Clan Leader thought of a possibility:

"Could it be... the Eighth-Grade Noble Family the main branch remnants connected with is exactly the Tang Family?!"

But.

Why would the Tang Family help the main branch remnants?!

Waiting in the guest hall for about one or two hours, still no news came, the Yum Family Young Clan Leader’s face changed.

It was highly likely the Tang Family had helped.

Once the Tang Family made a move.

No matter how much they struggled, they couldn’t overpower those stronger than them; they couldn’t exactly go to the World Suppression Bureau and accuse the Tang Family of interfering in their clan’s miscellaneous affairs.

But back in the coup.

Their second branch had already been at fault.

In front of the World Suppression Bureau, it would likely end badly for their second branch.

The Yum Family Young Clan Leader regretted immensely:

"If only my father had listened to my advice, such a day wouldn’t come!"

But the situation was irreversible.

The die was cast.

....

Butterfly Valley.

The Tang Clan Leader, Liuu Meizhen, and Cao Xiang’er were currently deep underground in the valley; the Tang Clan Leader was looking at the mineral rock in his hand, with laughter in his eyes.