62: Chapter 62 The Li Family's Scheme

The Wang Family territory.

Just as Wang Gang stepped out of the main gate, he received a reply letter from Pei Qingyun.

This made him feel somewhat uneasy.

On one hand, he worried that Pei Qingyun would refuse; on the other, he feared that the Pei Family's support was merely a superficial gesture.

Regardless, dealing with these Elders of the Wang Family had become an urgent matter.

If it dragged on any longer, the internal unrest within the Wang Family would only grow.

He had to strike decisively while he still held the advantage.

Thinking of this, he took a deep breath and slowly opened the letter.

Before long, he had finished reading the entire contents of the letter.

Fortunately, the situation he had feared did not appear in the letter.

The only slight imperfection was that Pei Qingyun would not take action personally.

This left him feeling a bit unwilling.

Perhaps for Pei Qingyun, taking action or not was just a trivial matter.

But for the Wang Family, the impact was entirely different.

If Pei Qingyun took action, the rebellious Elders of the Wang Family would certainly suffer a massive blow to their morale.

At the same time, this could reduce the casualties caused by the internal strife within the Wang Family.

Yet, in just an instant, Wang Gang understood, and a look of determination appeared on his face, "I am being too greedy.

The affairs of the Wang Family should originally be handled by me myself.

That the Old Ancestor is willing to support the Wang Family in suppressing the rebellion is already the greatest support."

"This time, I will let these Elders know who the true master of the Wang Family is."

...

At night.

Pei Tianlin returned from clearing out Demons, and Pei Qingyun called him to the study.

"Tianlin, do not go to clear out Demons tomorrow. There is a matter I need you to attend to," Pei Qingyun said.

"Old Ancestor, please speak," Pei Tianlin said respectfully.

"In these past few days, you must have heard the news from the county town that a rebellion has broken out within the Wang Family; those rebellious Elders have taken things that should not belong to them," Pei Qingyun said slowly.

"Old Ancestor, what do you need me to do?" Pei Tianlin asked, deep in thought.

Pei Qingyun: "Before the Zi hour tomorrow, you and Pei Kong shall make a trip to the Wang Family, and take a guard team with you. However, I have one requirement: this suppression of the rebellion must establish the prestige of my Pei Family."

"Old Ancestor, please rest assured, leave this matter to me," Pei Tianlin said with a solemn expression, though he was overjoyed in his heart.

Since his Breakthrough to the Five Viscera Realm, he had been fretting over not having an opportunity to show his skills, and the Old Ancestor's arrangement was exactly what he desired.

Pei Qingyun nodded and watched as Pei Tianlin left.

Meanwhile, within the Li Family territory.

Several defected Elders of the Wang Family were engaging in a friendly exchange with Patriarch Li Wu.

"Patriarch Li, we have already followed your instructions and severed ties with the Wang Family. So, what should we do next?" one Elder of the Wang Family asked.

"Severing ties with the Wang Family is only the first step; the most important thing is that those few medicinal gardens must be reclaimed," Patriarch Li Wu said.

"That is simply impossible!" a purple-haired Elder said excitedly.

"Why is it impossible?" Patriarch Li Wu asked, puzzled.

At this moment, an Elder of the Wang Family stepped forward to explain, "Patriarch Li, you may not know this, but the medicinal garden is one of the most important assets of our Wang Family; there is an entire guard team stationed there alone.

Besides that, there is also a beast at Divine Power Perfection inside the medicinal garden responsible for guarding the gate. This beast has a very keen sense of smell; once any stranger approaches, it will immediately launch an attack."

"With our current strength, it would be too difficult to take the medicinal garden. Moreover, even if we could take the medicinal garden, we would have no way to hold it."

"You need not worry about guarding the medicinal garden. As long as you can take the medicinal garden, afterwards, my Li Family will have a reason to step in," Patriarch Li Wu promised after a moment of thought.

"If that is the case, I worry that the Pei Family will also intervene; it is said that the Ancestor of the Pei family has already stepped into the Mid stage of Five Viscera Realm," the Elder of the Wang Family said, voicing his inner concerns.

Patriarch Li Wu naturally understood the meaning of these words; it was nothing but questioning his strength.

Admittedly, even Wang Yang had died at the hands of Pei Qingyun.

His strength was not even as good as Wang Yang's, so it was normal for the Elders of the Wang Family to have such concerns.

But that was the Li Family of just a few days ago.

Since the Wang Family became an affiliate of the Pei Family, Patriarch Li Wu had fallen into anxiety.

Do not be fooled by Patriarch Li Wu's confidence in not fearing the Pei Family during a battle on his home turf.

That was based on the scenario where the Pei Family attacked the Li Family.

Once the Pei Family digested the resources of the Wang Family, their strength would inevitably undergo an Ascension.

At that time, the Pei Family would have the full conditions to give birth to another Five-Viscera Martial Artist.

With two Five-Viscera Martial Artists, one of whom was in the Mid stage of Five Viscera Realm, he would have no confidence whatsoever, even if fighting on his home turf.

After some deliberation, Patriarch Li Wu decided to intervene in the internal affairs of the Wang Family.

Rather than being slowly cannibalized while the Pei Family grew and strengthened.

He might as well take a gamble.

However, with only the power of the Li Family, he did not have much confidence in confronting the Pei Family head-on.

Thus, three days ago, Patriarch Li Wu sought out Magistrate Tang Mu of Wuyang County.

As long as Magistrate Tang Mu was willing to intervene, the scales of victory would naturally tilt towards the Li Family.

But Patriarch Li Wu also understood the saying: one does not act without benefit.

Getting Magistrate Tang Mu to intervene would not be an easy task.

He had to have bargaining chips that could move Magistrate Tang Mu.

And the Wang Family's medicinal garden was the bargaining chip he would offer to Magistrate Tang Mu.

Of course, Patriarch Li Wu could not say this to the Elders of the Wang Family.

But he could appropriately reveal a bit about obtaining the support of the Yamen.

"As for the Pei Family, you do not need to worry; I have already spoken to Magistrate Tang about this matter. You must resolve the affairs within your Wang Family yourselves; Magistrate Tang does not particularly approve of this Patriarch Wang Gang," Patriarch Li Wu said.

"Patriarch Li, do you mean that Magistrate Tang does not recognize Wang Gang as the Patriarch of the Wang Family?" the purple-haired Elder asked excitedly.

"Magistrate Tang never said such a thing; who becomes the Patriarch is a matter for your Wang Family itself," Patriarch Li Wu said with a serious face, his tone becoming righteous.

"Understood! I understand!" the purple-haired Elder nodded and laughed out loud.

Afterwards, Patriarch Li Wu personally saw off the few Elders of the Wang Family.

Watching the backs of the few as they left, Patriarch Li Wu murmured, "What a bunch of idiots, still thinking about being Patriarch at a time like this."

...

On the other side.

The back hall of the Yamen, the Tang Family residence.

Inside a study.

Magistrate Tang Mu held a brush and wrote a few lines gracefully on a sheet of rice paper.

If someone were to observe carefully, they would discover that these characters exuded a quaint and elegant charm between the lines.

The steward standing to the side watched silently until Magistrate Tang Mu wrote the last character, and only then did he speak, "Master, Patriarch Li is here to see you."

"Let him in," Magistrate Tang Mu said indifferently.

"Yes."

The steward acknowledged and immediately walked out of the study.

Before long, the steward brought Patriarch Li Wu to this place.

After Patriarch Li Wu took his seat, the steward quietly closed the door and left.

At this moment, only Patriarch Li Wu and Magistrate Tang Mu remained in the room.

"Patriarch Li, speak. What is the matter that brings you to my residence so late?" Magistrate Tang Mu sipped some hot tea and said indifferently.