197: Give advice and strength to lead your father! Invite Li Dao to discuss with all parties

Jianglan City, Xu Family!

When Xu Chuang returned home, he saw that everyone in the mansion looked very solemn!

If it were normal times, Xu Chuang would definitely grab someone and ask for clarification.

But this time, it was obviously unnecessary.

Because Xu Chuang had already guessed why they were like this, nine times out of ten!

Sure enough, before Xu Chuang could find his father, the butler found him first.

As soon as he saw Xu Chuang, the butler quickly said!

"Young Master, you're finally back!"

"Something big has happened at home, Master hasn't closed his eyes all night!"

"Go and see him quickly!"

"Ah? What happened?"

Xu Chuang feigned surprise.

The butler quickly said!

"Don't ask, go see Master first!"

"Alright!"

Xu Chuang responded, then immediately followed the butler to Xu Xiao, who was sitting in the study.

Sure enough, Xu Xiao's face was gloomy, and his eyes were bloodshot.

He clearly hadn't rested all night!

And seeing Xu Chuang return, Xu Xiao also sighed helplessly and said.

"You're back!"

Xu Chuang quickly sat opposite him and asked!

"Father, what exactly happened?"

"I heard the butler say you haven't slept all night?"

Xu Xiao heard this, looked at the butler beside him, then waved his hand to let him leave first!

Only then did Xu Xiao speak!

"Son, our Xu Family is probably finished!"

"Our Xu Family's Spiritual Vein mine has been discovered and occupied!"

"What?"

"Who is it!"

Xu Chuang quickly asked.

Xu Xiao heard this and said!

"I'm not sure yet, but the other party is using the banner of 'only robbing the Li Family'!"

"It seems to be the same group of mountain bandits who robbed the Li Family before!"

"Son, didn't you say you were with an expert at Ye Family Pass!"

"Why did you suddenly come back?"

"I was even thinking of asking you to find that expert to give our Xu Family some advice!"

Xu Chuang felt a bit awkward upon hearing this, thinking to himself.

"Good heavens, if you knew that the expert who robbed our Family's Spiritual Vein was that very expert, wouldn't you be furious to death!"

However, Xu Chuang also knew that this was bound to happen sooner or later!

As the saying goes, 'a man's wealth is his ruin'.

If this Spiritual Vein mine hadn't been discovered, it would have been fine, but once it was discovered, their Xu Family certainly couldn't hold onto it!

Not to mention anything far-fetched, just the Jiang Family of Jianglan City wouldn't easily miss out!

What's more, this is a Spiritual Vein mine; once the news gets out, even the Bai Family will probably send people over!

Xu Chuang feigned surprise!

"So that's how it is!"

"What do you mean?"

Xu Xiao looked at Xu Chuang, full of confusion.

Xu Chuang quickly said!

"Father, to be honest with you, my return this time is at the expert's instruction!"

"He told me to come back and see you, and I didn't understand what was going on, but I didn't expect the expert to already know that something had happened to our Family!"

"Ah? Has that expert said what to do?"

Xu Xiao quickly asked.

Xu Chuang thought for a moment and said!

"The expert did say two sentences!"

"He said, 'Since it's exposed, it's better to unite!'"

"Father, what do you think he meant by that?"

Xu Xiao frowned upon hearing this!

"Since it's exposed, it's better to unite?"

"Does he hope we can unite? But the problem is, who do we unite with?"

"The expert?"

Xu Chuang shook his head upon hearing this!

"That expert has no intention of coming to Jianglan City, so it's probably not uniting with him!"

"Oh, right, didn't you say that the group of people who only rob the Li Family once robbed the Li Family's caravan?"

"Could it be that he hopes we unite with the Li Family!"

"The Li Family?"

Xu Xiao frowned upon hearing this.

"But the Li Family has been very low-key recently, and if we unite with them, wouldn't they also know about the Spiritual Vein mine?"

Xu Chuang said.

"Father! Forgive my bluntness, but that expert is right; since it's already exposed, whether we tell these families in Jianglan City or not, won't they know sooner or later?"

"Did you send anyone to the mine last night?"

Xu Xiao nodded!

"I sent people, but unfortunately, the other party's strength is not weak, and none of the people sent returned!"

"Most likely, they were captured!"

Xu Chuang said!

"That's it then; our Xu Family alone simply cannot reclaim the mine!"

"And the longer time drags on, the more the matter of the Spiritual Vein mine will be exposed!"

"Instead of that, it's better to unite with the Li Family and the Jiang Family, for the three families to reach an agreement to jointly mine it, and then jointly send troops to eliminate the bandits!"

"This way, the Jiang Family and the Li Family also gain benefits, and they will certainly not spread the word externally!"

"Although our Li Family loses a portion of the benefits, at least we can still keep one-third of the mine, can't we?"

Xu Xiao couldn't help but nod upon hearing this.

"What you said makes some sense!"

"Rather than waiting for the news to spread, for the Bai Family to enter, and for us to get nothing!"

"It's better to settle for less, tell the Jiang Family and the Li Family, and the three families unite to divide the mine!"

Speaking of this, Xu Xiao also stood up, his face excited!

"Yes! That's what we'll do!"

"It's better than getting nothing at all!"

Saying this, Xu Xiao also looked at Xu Chuang beside him and said.

"When did you become so smart, kid?"

"Didn't you used to only care about women?"

"When did you start studying military strategy?"

Xu Chuang laughed awkwardly upon hearing this!

"It's just that, after spending a long time with the expert, he likes to read military strategy!"

"I just casually read some, and I learned a few things!"

Xu Xiao laughed upon hearing this.

"Not bad, not bad! My son has potential!"

"Since that's the case, without further ado, I'll go to the Jiang Family now!"

"You send someone to the Li Family to notify Li Dao, and we'll meet at the Jiang Family!"

"Alright!"

Xu Chuang quickly responded.

Then Xu Xiao hurriedly left the house.

And Xu Chuang looked at his father's hurried back and sighed helplessly!

"Father, don't blame me when you find out in the future!"

"I'm not trying to trick you, I'm taking you to new heights with my strength, helping you soar!"

"Even a great demon like Liu Bairan is following Ye An!"

"It's definitely the right choice for us to pledge allegiance to him!"

... A moment later, inside the Jiang Family mansion!

Jiang Shan, Xu Xiao, and Li Dao, who had rushed over, finally sat in the courtyard.

And beside them, Jiang Zhuo, Jiang Yu, and Xu Chuang were also present.

As for Jiang Han, because he had awakened his Spiritual Root, he was currently in seclusion Cultivating these past few days!

Beside them, Jiang Yu looked at Xu Chuang, and Xu Chuang also nodded awkwardly, then transmitted a message to Jiang Yu.

"Sister-in-law, my father doesn't know that I'm working with Ye An!"

"You mustn't tell anyone!"

Jiang Yu was clearly a bit confused by this; it wasn't anything shameful, so why couldn't she say it?

But she didn't ask; since Xu Chuang didn't want her to say it, it might also be Ye An's intention.

Jiang Yu naturally wouldn't go looking for trouble.

As soon as Li Dao sat down, he looked at Jiang Zhuo, Jiang Yu, and Xu Chuang beside him, then spoke to Xu Xiao.

"What? Didn't you say today's matter is very important?"

"Do these Juniors also need to be present?"

Xu Xiao saw this and said!

"It's fine if they're here; anyway, this matter certainly can't rely on us old bones!"

"We'll have to tell them eventually, so it's better to let them listen now!"

Jiang Shan asked with a smile!

"Brother Xu, what exactly is the matter? It's so mysterious that even the guards in my mansion had to be dismissed?"

Xu Xiao heard this and didn't waste words, saying!

"City Lord Jiang, Brother Li! I won't beat around the bush with you two!"

"I really had no other choice, which is why I came to you!"

"But before I speak, I hope you can make a blood oath, absolutely not to spread this externally!"

"Of course, that also includes the younger generation present!"

Seeing Xu Xiao so nervous, everyone felt that it might really be a big deal.

And it was just making a blood oath not to speak of it externally, so there was no harm in that.

So they all made the blood oath.

Jiang Shan then said!

"Brother Xu, can you speak now?"

Xu Xiao nodded, then said helplessly!

"Alas! City Lord Jiang, Brother Li!"

"To be honest with you!"

"The reason our Xu Family is so wealthy is actually not from doing business!"

"Ah? Then what is it because of?"

Li Dao couldn't help but ask.

Xu Xiao gritted his teeth and said!

"It's because our Xu Family discovered a Spiritual Vein mine outside the city in Qiong Mountain!"

"What? A Spiritual Vein mine?"

As soon as Xu Xiao said this, let alone Li Dao and Jiang Shan!

Jiang Yu and Jiang Zhuo, who were beside them, were also stunned!

Jiang Yu even looked at Xu Chuang, her eyes seemingly asking!

"Does Ye An know about this?"