432: Chapter 337 432: Chapter 337 While they were discussing affairs, a young man rushed in.
As they looked up at this young man, they recognized him as the grandson of Family Head Huang.
Huang Chen’s brother burst into the Council Hall.
With his status, he should not have entered here, especially when the senior officials were discussing important matters.
The guards at the gate would not have let him in.
He charged in regardless, ignoring the reproachful looks from his father, grandfather, and the Elders.
The family rules were not to be broken, even in a family as scheming and cunning as theirs, there had to be order.
“Grandfather, father, Elders, I’ve heard that the young people from the Luo Family, the Lai Family, and the Zhang Family are all preparing to leave.”
He had been unable to gather other news, and he thought he was a bit ahead in cultivation compared to the youths of the other families, although that might just be wishful thinking.
He realized that others, also grandsons of great ancestors, had already reached the Golden Core Stage.
Seeing his grandson in such a hurry, Family Head Huang did not blame him, but he did feel some regret for not having engaged in profitable ventures earlier.
Last time, he should have gone to Immortal Venerable City with his family.
The Supreme Elixirs they obtained there had also been allocated to his family members, allowing several Elders in the family to improve their cultivation.
Only his son and grandson had been marking time.
He knew that if he hadn’t given those three Elders the Supreme Elixirs to consume before returning, they would have certainly been robbed on the way.
His regret was momentary; he understood that if they undertook dangerous tasks, not all family members could go.
If they took a risk, it was better that only one perished, leaving descendants behind.
Every action has its pros and cons.
He hoped that next time he went to purchase Supreme Elixirs, he could bring his son and grandson with him.
At that moment, Family Head Huang did not consider his wife and daughter-in-law.
It was already not easy for men to become strong.
If women were to become strong, it wouldn’t be very useful.
“To find out what they’re up to, track them and see exactly what they’re doing.
Grandson, you should disguise yourself.
Others have not seen you much, and if possible, blend in with them.
If we can learn the enemy’s capabilities, we have a chance to crack their cultivation techniques and spells.”
Upon hearing his grandfather’s idea, Huang Chen’s brother nodded.
He wouldn’t claim that his family’s cultivation techniques and spells were superior to those of others; everyone had gone to other Sects to learn.
Hearing about Luo Yaxuan and Lai Jianlin, who were about the same age as him and had entered the Golden Core Stage, he realized their spells and cultivation techniques might be something even his grandfather couldn’t handle.
That was why his family was worried about an alliance between these families potentially annihilating theirs.
Dealing with one family was already giving them a headache; now, three families were collaborating, possibly to empower their youths.
This meant that future generations could surpass their own.
He couldn’t bear the thought of his family falling behind, becoming the butt of jokes among the family elite.
Seeing that his father agreed and his son concurred, the Acting Family Head nodded and gave a few instructions to his grandson, telling him to be careful on the road.
“Is the Young Family Head going alone?
It might be a bit dangerous for one person to go.
How about taking my grandson along?”
As the Elder Sann of the family, notorious for his ruthlessness and intrigue, they had already learned a trick or two from him.
If it wasn’t for their inferiority in power, they would have contested the Family Head’s position instead of allowing it to pass from one generation to the next.
Although the three Elders appeared obedient and showed no overt ambition for the Family Head position, they were subtly cultivating the next generation.
They were thinking that if their grandsons outperformed the current candidates, they could vie for the position of Family Head in a few years.
They won’t always have the best resources in their own family; soon, their own family members would have the final say.
“Indeed, perhaps the Young Family Head should also take my grandson,” added the Great Elder.
With Elder Sann seizing the topic, he hurried to speak, fearing that if he was too late, his grandson might not get the chance to compete.
With two Elders speaking up hurriedly, how could Elder Er not have a say?
He too proposed that Huang Chen’s brother take their young ones along for companionship on the road, help in times of danger, and assistance in relaying information if things turned perilous.
Family Head Huang had suggested his grandson blend in with them, a single target being less conspicuous.
The three cunning foxes, the Elders, followed suit with their own propositions.
He darkened his gaze momentarily; this younger grandson’s abilities were somewhat inferior to his elder grandson’s, but he too was their bloodline.
The three Elders had already begun their plotting.
Exchanging glances with his son, the father and son understood each other implicitly.
While they did not reject the words of the three Elders, they covertly warned Huang Chen’s brother to be vigilant and not to fall victim to their own people before an outside threat could harm him.
Having received approval from the Family Head, what could these three Elders have to fear?
They left promptly to arrange for their grandsons, who were about the same age as the Family Head’s grandson, and had also gone to other Sects to learn cultivation techniques and spells.
Their grandsons returned around the same time as the Family Head’s grandson, without disappointing them in their abilities, which were roughly on par.
Thus, the Elders, besides competing for benefits among themselves, encouraged the younger generation to contend too.
What will the world look like in ten or several decades?
They could only imagine if they continued to stay in the family without Supreme Elixirs to advance their cultivation.
If their family declined, while other families were already striving to ally with more powerful individuals, and if they couldn’t do so openly, they could always do so covertly.