This show of weakness seemed to reveal certain things.
Zhou Chun and the Zhou Family observed all of these goings-on with detached interest, choosing not to get involved or comment, focusing solely on developing their family.
However, their desire to peacefully develop the family was not so easily fulfilled.
One day, Lin Wan'er, who had originally been in the Yang Kingdom, suddenly arrived at the Zhou Family. Besides delivering a batch of "Earth Origin Crystal Jade" ores, she also brought some troubling news.
Due to Lin Hongyu going into seclusion for her Core Formation in the Great Zhou Kingdom, and her absence for over a year, several Foundation Establishment Stage Loose Cultivators in the Yang Kingdom had started making small moves.
As Lin Wan'er needed to oversee the mining of the "Earth Origin Crystal Jade" and deal with those Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators, she was now somewhat exhausted and found it difficult to keep going.
Therefore, she wanted to ask the Zhou Family to send someone capable of keeping the situation in check to help her, or perhaps to simply give up the stronghold there.
If it were not for the supply agreement reached with Master Shanyang, at this moment, the Zhou Family might indeed have chosen to give up that stronghold in the Yang Kingdom.
But now that they had reached an agreement with Master Shanyang, the Zhou Family certainly could not just abandon the "Earth Origin Crystal Jade" vein.
Otherwise, not only would they offend Master Shanyang, but they would also lose a stable source of income.
Currently, with Zhou Daoyi having traveled far to the Great Zhou Kingdom to serve as Lin Hongyu's protector, and Zhou Mingde needing to remain at the family's gate, Zhou Daoquan was the only Purple Mansion Phase Cultivator that the Zhou Family could spare.
The problem was that the Zhou Family was now undertaking large development and construction projects in the Wasteland Territory, and it would be unsafe without a Purple Mansion Phase Cultivator to oversee things.
This request from Lin Wan'er indeed put Zhou Chun and Zhou Mingde in a difficult position.
"How about if I personally go to the Great Zhou Kingdom and ask the old Clan Leader to take charge in the Yang Kingdom?"
After much contemplation, Zhou Chun put forward his suggestion.
In his view, the safety of the Xiandu Marketplace was unquestionable. Lin Hongyu's cave residence was relatively high-end, within a key patrol area of the Marketplace Guard Team, making it highly unlikely for someone to maliciously attack the cave and disturb her.
Therefore, Zhou Daoyi serving as her protector there was more of a symbolic than a practical necessity.
However, upon hearing his suggestion, Zhou Mingde shook his head repeatedly, "That's not appropriate; the matter of Taoist Friend Lin's Core Formation is of the utmost importance. Daoyi should not leave her side at this time!"
"Then what should we do? Are we to send the third Elder instead?"
Zhou Chun furrowed his brow, reluctant to make such a choice.
Just then, Zhou Mingde, as if having made a decision, suddenly looked at him and said, "How about you go? With your current strength, Zhou Chun, unless a Purple Mansion Phase Cultivator makes a move, even three to five Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators may not necessarily be a match for you. It should be enough to intimidate those Loose Cultivators!"
Zhou Chun was slightly taken aback, not expecting Zhou Mingde to make such a proposal.
He couldn't help but say, "Is it appropriate for me to go? With the situation in Jingguo Country changing so much, isn't it bad for me as the Clan Leader to leave?"
He was confident in his own strength, but he was worried about problems arising within the family in his absence.
Yet, after hearing his concerns, Zhou Mingde calmly replied, "No matter how the situation in Jingguo Country changes, our Zhou Family can only go with the flow and has no power to alter it. Should a major incident occur, we will simply send someone to notify you to abandon the site and return!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun felt there was some truth to it, and after pondering for a while, he nodded and said, "In that case, I will make the trip!"