23: Chapter 23 Internal Strife in the Jiang Family? Who Dares to Speak of the Second Master!

"So many me..." Yuan Chu's voice was very soft, yet it left Jiang Feng and Jiang Yuan confused.

Fourth Ancestor Jiang Yuan, standing to the side, looked at Jiang Feng, his aged face full of gravity, and transmitted his voice: "Feng'er, this girl... is too bizarre. I fear she is no ordinary mortal. Keeping her by your side—whether it will be a blessing or a curse is yet to be known!"

Jiang Feng did not respond, only watching Yuan Chu on the bed in silence.

At this moment, the indifference in Yuan Chu's eyes had faded, and they had returned to being clear and curious.

She blinked, as if she hadn't been the one to say that sentence just now, tilting her head to look at Jiang Feng with the corners of her lips curling slightly upward.

Jiang Feng suppressed the turmoil in his heart.

Fear? Don't joke.

The bigger the waves, the more expensive the fish!

This wave of rewards from the Goddess Descending to the Mortal World had already caused the Jiang Family's strength to undergo a qualitative leap.

Such a hen that could lay golden eggs—let alone just having bizarre speech, even if she were truly a catastrophe, he would have to hold onto her tightly.

"Fourth Ancestor, rest assured, I have my own sense of proportion." Jiang Feng responded via voice transmission as well, his tone calm and confident.

Seeing this, Jiang Yuan did not say anything more.

He took a deep look at the smiling Yuan Chu, then glanced at the composed Jiang Feng, and his aged figure disappeared from the courtyard without a sound.

Nowadays, the person who truly made the decisions for the Jiang Family was Jiang Feng. It was not appropriate to say too much.

Meanwhile, at the City Lord's Mansion.

Inside the study, a black shadow appeared silently and knelt on one knee.

"City Lord, a massive fluctuation of Spiritual Qi just appeared in the direction of the Jiang Family's ancestral residence. Its intensity was comparable to the Foundation Establishment stage, but it vanished in a flash. By the time your subordinate arrived, there were no traces left."

City Lord Fang Ming was reading a scroll.

Hearing the report, his movement of turning the page paused slightly.

"Comparable to Foundation Establishment?"

City Lord Fang Ming set down the scroll, his fingers tapping lightly on the tabletop, a look of contemplation flashing in his eyes.

"Vanished in a flash?"

City Lord Fang Ming associated this with the Jiang Family's strange actions over the past few days.

Facing the relentless pressure from the Wang and Li families, the Jiang Family not only failed to resist but proactively withdrew all their businesses and shut their doors.

This was too abnormal.

Now, this mysterious Spiritual Qi fluctuation had appeared.

When something out of the ordinary happens, there must be a demon behind it!

"Is Ancestor Jiang Xuan, of the Jiang Family, perhaps still alive?" City Lord Fang Ming muttered to himself.

He pondered for a moment, and a smile curled the corners of his lips.

"Pass down the order: withdraw our personnel placed around the Wang and Li families."

The man in black was stunned: "City Lord, weren't we going to take this opportunity to suppress them and let them tear each other apart like dogs?"

"The plan has changed."

City Lord Fang Ming waved his hand, "The Wang and Li families are two mad dogs, but the Jiang Family might be a tiger feigning sleep. Wouldn't it be more interesting to let the mad dogs test the tiger's strength? We... shall wait and see."

"Understood!" The man in black acknowledged the order, and his figure merged back into the darkness.

Inside the Wang Family mansion, the lights were bright.

Wang Gang, the head of the Wang Family, and Li Ziwen, the head of the Li Family, were drinking together, both wearing smug smiles on their faces.

"Brother Li, after tomorrow, this Jiangyuan City will be the world of our two families!" Wang Gang laughed loudly.

"It is all thanks to Brother Wang's strategic planning!" Li Ziwen was also glowing with health, "It's just... the Jiang Family has retreated so thoroughly this time that I can't help but feel a bit uneasy."

Wang Gang set down his wine cup and snorted coldly: "What is there to be uneasy about? Fourth Ancestor Jiang Yuan failed his Foundation Establishment and is half-dead. The strongest in the Jiang Family, Young Master Jiang Chen, is only at Qi Refining Stage 8. What do they have to fight us with?"

"And that Jiang Feng is still wantonly taking concubines; what a piece of trash, blinded by lust!"

Although he said this, a trace of caution flashed in Wang Gang's eyes.

"However, to be safe, we will give them another half a month. During this half month, we will digest the industries we seized, let them watch, and completely shatter their psychological defenses!"

"Half a month later, if the Jiang Family still makes no move, we will join forces to break into the Jiang Family's main residence and uproot them completely!"

"Good! We shall do as Brother Wang says!"

Inside the Jiang Family, the atmosphere was not as calm as in Jiang Feng's small courtyard.

In the meeting hall, the atmosphere was extremely oppressive.

Jiang Feng's order to stay behind closed doors and yield ground had made many Jiang Family members very dissatisfied.

Watching helplessly as the Family foundation was seized by others while they could only hide in the mansion made many young disciples' eyes turn red.

Finally, a core disciple couldn't help but stand up and bow to Jiang Nan, who was in the main seat, but his voice was directed straight at Jiang Feng, who was standing to the side.

"Family Head! This subordinate has something to say; I do not know if I should speak it or not!"

Jiang Nan frowned: "Speak."

The disciple mustered his courage, as if throwing caution to the wind, and said loudly: "Our Jiang Family is now in a state of panic, our foundation has been seized, so why does the Second Master still have the leisure to enjoy himself in the backyard? Even... handing over all our industries to others!"

"We respect the Second Master for finding Medicinal Pills for the Family, but we cannot just watch the Jiang Family's century-old foundation be ruined just like that!"

As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately resonated with many people.

"That's right! We cannot retreat any further!"

"If we retreat again, the Jiang Family is finished!"

"Has the Second Master really sunk into debauchery and no longer cares whether we live or die?"

Sound after sound of questioning was directed at Jiang Feng.

Jiang Nan's face turned livid, and he was about to slam the table and stand up.

"Presumptuous!"

A thunderous shout shook the entire hall!

Young Master Jiang Chen stepped forward abruptly, his Qi Refining Stage 8 spiritual power erupting, and a powerful pressure enveloped the entire hall.

The core disciple who had taken the lead in questioning was pushed back several steps by this Aura, his face turning pale.

Young Master Jiang Chen's eyes were bloodshot, and he scanned all the dissatisfied clansmen, his voice icy.

"What do you short-sighted people know about everything the Second Master has done for the Family!"

"Without the Second Master, I, Young Master Jiang Chen, would still be lingering at Qi Refining Stage 7! Without the Second Master, where would you get spirit gathering pills to Cultivate!"

"I will put this here: from today on, whoever dares to speak against the Second Master, do not blame me, Young Master Jiang Chen, for being ruthless with my sword!"

He pulled out the sword at his waist, the Sword Qi chilling.

"No matter who it is, I will cripple their cultivation and expel them from the Jiang Family!"

The entire hall fell into instant silence.

Everyone was shocked by Young Master Jiang Chen's Killing Intent and determination.

Jiang Feng stood to the side, never speaking from beginning to end, only watching this scene in silence.

He looked at Young Master Jiang Chen, who was standing up for him, and watched those clansmen who dared to be angry but dared not speak, his heart remaining calm.

He knew that trust required time, and even more so, a resounding victory to forge it.

Soon, they would understand that today's concession was for the sake of a more thorough devouring tomorrow.

Ten days later.

Inside Jiang Feng's small courtyard, there was peace.

Yuan Chu was wearing a light cyan dress, sitting on a stone stool, her two fair calves swinging back and forth.

She held a top-grade spirit gathering pill in her hand, and like eating a candy bean, she bit it with a "crunch" and began to chew.

"Husband, this Medicinal Pill tastes good, but it doesn't stop hunger." She puffed out her cheeks and said indistinctly.

Ever since she awakened the Primordial Spirit Saint Body ten days ago, the spiritual power within her body had been surging every day.

Jiang Feng was also wealthy and imposing; he directly gave the order that Yuan Chu's spirit gathering pills were to be provided until she was full, starting at five pills a day.

If outsiders knew this, they would likely go crazy on the spot.

Those were top-grade spirit gathering pills that could make Qi Refining Cultivators fight tooth and nail; here, they had become a little girl's snacks.

After Awakening her Spiritual Root, Yuan Chu's Telepathy also became easy to use, and she could control it herself.

But regarding her own background, she remained completely ignorant.

She had tried to touch the huge bronze door in her Sea of Consciousness, but no matter what method she used, that "Yuan" character Seal was exceptionally solid, causing her to return without success.

Su Wan and Zhang Yuniang were watching from the side, being held in Jiang Feng's arms, one in each hand.

These ten days, Jiang Feng had not been idle either; his Dual Cultivation with the three women had been very effective, and his cultivation had been completely stabilized at Qi Refining Stage 6.

Just as Jiang Feng was enjoying this rare, leisurely time and preparing to play leaf cards with his wives and concubines, Yuan Chu, who had been swinging her calves, suddenly stopped.

She raised her head, her clear eyes looking toward the distant east, her brows slightly furrowed.

"Hmm?" Jiang Feng noticed her abnormality: "What is it?"

Yuan Chu tilted her head, seemingly listening to something.

A moment later, she said in a very certain tone: "Someone is attempting to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage."

As soon as she finished speaking!

Boom!

The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi of the entire Jiangyuan City was pulled by some force and instantly erupted into chaos!

A massive amount of Spiritual Qi frantically gathered toward the east of the city, forming a huge vortex!

The surrounding temperature dropped sharply, and a cold chill instantly spread throughout the entire city.