novelxo Chapter 189
Chapter 189: Chapter 185: Clan Council (End)
Everyone left one after the other, their gazes extremely complex every time they
passed Tang Luo, a youth who had reached the peak of transcendence. It was a
sight hard for them to believe. Comparing him to themselves, they felt inferior
and self-doubt.
Tang Luo respectfully nodded in farewell to each person, behaving like a well-
mannered young man. His previous arrogance seemed to have been a mere
illusion, now he showed his true nature.
Afterward, Tang Zhi also made the council hall a quiet place by sending away the
warrior group, only Tang Luo and he remained.
Tang Zhi approached Tang Luo and said,” Please have a seat, Elder Luo.”
Tang Luo respectfully replied,” Clan leader, please sit down, feel free to call me
by my name.”
While he was left behind, the head of the clan and the mountains were not,
indicating that it could not be about drafting new orders. Certainly, the clan leader
had something to entrust him with. Preferably, it would be best for them to not
address each other by their status, as after all, he was the younger one to Tang
Zhi.
Tang Zhi smiled gently, sat down, and said, “Surely with your wisdom, you must
know why I asked you to stay.”
“You wish to tell me to refrain from taking action against others as much as
possible,” Tang Luo responded.
A glint of surprise and delight flashed through Tang Zhi's eyes, it was reassuring
that Tang Luo was clever enough to grasp the situation immediately. With the
extraordinary talent of a young boy who had reached the peak of transcendence
after great hardship, desire for competition was inevitable. However, engaging
himself in disputes was just as pointless as dressing flamboyantly for a night-time
outing.
The family’s perception of Tang Luo was that he was an exceptional loner who
looked down upon the rest of his clan members. Tang Zhi originally thought he
would have to persuade him further, hence he dismissed the crowd. Yet he was
astonished by Tang Luo’s initiative.
“What do you think?”, Tang Zhi asked.
Tang Luo nodded and said, “I will follow the head's orders. However, I do have
some confusion, may the clan leader unravel my confusion?”
Looking at his respectful demeanor, Tang Zhi felt comforted. He smiled and
asked, “You are wondering, why hasn't the Tang Clan massively developed the
wasteland and controlled the grain market yet?”
Tang Luo, who had painstakingly arranged the Five-Acre Farmland Act, was
clearly not doing so for the prosperity of the Tang Clan, but for the political sake
of benefiting the entire population at the expense of the Tang Clan. The reason
behind such great effort primarily pertained to the high grain prices in Xiling,
which were unaffordable for the common people. Just last winter, more than a
hundred commoners starved to death on the city streets. This winter, the number
of people struggling to survive without grain will undoubtedly increase.
The Tang Clan had accumulated hundreds of thousands of refugees from
Chengzhou but concentrated on the construction of the new city. They were
capable of cultivating wasteland but remained indifferent to the idea, which is
why the Tang Luo proposed the Five-Acre Farmland Act. Tang Zhi understood
this as soon as he saw it.
However, he knew that Tang Luo must have been full of doubts. Tang Zhi had
ample manpower available for farming, yet he had been delaying the deployment
of his agricultural plans. Even if not for the common people of Xiling, the Tang
Clan suddenly had hundreds of thousands of refugees to feed, creating pressure
on grain reserves. The outcomes for the Tang Clan and Mi Clan, due to different
refugee-relief strategies, were vastly different.
When the Mi Clan led the people to Chengzhou, they used illusory methods. The
majority of martial artists on board were only able to eat stale grain, and some
even resorted to eating bran to get by. This type of deception caused complaints,
so when the martial artists of Chengzhou were brought to Xiling, the new city of
the Mi Clan began to experience several public disturbances. However, the
fleeing martial artists were quickly discovered by their spiritual beasts and were
killed on the spot.
In contrast, during the Tang Clan’s treasure ship voyage to Chengzhou, they
were loaded with both old and new grain, attracting voluntary martial artist
refugees. These people, who were at peace, brought their families to Xiling and
were easy to manage. Despite this, Tang Zhi didn’t issue an order for agricultural
development.
Tang Luo had been somewhat suspecting Tang Zhi, but after hearing the latter
state his doubts clearly, he became more certain of his belief. A wise person who
knows everything and doesn’t do something they obviously should, is not simply
due to negligence, but because they have a bigger plan. He was curious about
Tang Zhi's intentions and asked, “Could the Clan Leader kindly explain why?”
“For the Tang Clan, to establish an unparalleled hegemony!” Tang Zhi crossed his
arms against his back, his gaze piercing through the void as though scrutinizing
the long river of time. A wave of growing ambition gushed out from within him!
Despite being a mere young man at the highest stage of transcendence, his
intimidating aura was no less than that of a Fierce Realm practitioner.
This made Tang Luo secretly startled, but not because of the overwhelming aura.
Rather, he couldn't connect the two topics together which is why he asked,
“Could you elaborate?”
“Elaborate?” Tang Zhi chuckled and shook his head. Remembering that the
person in front of him was only a fifteen-year-old boy, even if highly intelligent, he
couldn't understand the situation fully. Hence, Tang Zhi decided to reveal some
parts of his plan.
Not because he desired to share, but because he recognized the potential in
Tang Luo. With Luo’s talent and diligence, he could be the pillar of the Tang
Family in the near future. If Tang Zhi could lay this ambitious foundation, the one
to propel the family to the peak would indeed be this fifteen-year-old boy!
“Without the Mi Clan, do you think that the Tang Clan is capable of unifying both
shores of Lingjiang?” Tang Zhi asked.
Tang Luo immediately understood that by “hegemony’, Tang Zhi was targeting the
Mi Clan, which lined up with his suspicions! However, he couldn't figure out what
the decision to cultivate fields had to do with Mi Clan.
Moreover, if both clans were to engage in a battle, no matter how intact the
Wancheng Treasure Ship might be, who knows how many would survive the
conflict, let alone unifying the three-thousand-mile-long shores of Lingjiang. Even
retaining the dominance of Xiling would not be certain.
Therefore, he asked, “When will the battle between the two clans occur?”
“Wait.”
“Wait for what?” Tang Luo frowned, still confused.
“Heaven's Will, Geographic Advantage, and Unity of the People.”
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As the most popular entertainment in
Xiling, the battlefields were naturally
a significant source of profit for the
Tang Clan that they did not wish to
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arrangement to collect protection
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year's earnings would be handed
over to the Tang Clan for their
operations. Moreover, the Asura
Martial Arts Hall, one of the four
major establishments in Xiling, was a
property of the Tang Clan, and was
situated right in the center of the
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Therefore, Old Man Xu had to seek out Xu Shuhui in a girlish manner, pleading,
“Aunt, please stand up for your nephew.”
In actuality, there was no need for him to ask. Xu Shuhui had already started
making arrangements. The venue was the Asura Martial Arts Hall and the stand-
in fighter arranged for Old Man Xu was Yuan Quan.
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“Young Master!” As soon as Yuan Quan saw Old Man Xu, he bowed deeply, filled
with excitement.
Although he had been in Xiling for more than ten years, he had always viewed
himself as a warrior of the Xu Clan. That was because when Xu Changfeng had
sent him here, he had been told that if Tang Sen failed to treat Shuhui right, Yuan
Quan had to hurry back to tell the Xu Clan without delay..