682: Chapter 682 Solution

"Do you know something?" Acting Pavilion Master Meng Duoduo glanced at Qin Yu, her brows slightly furrowed.

After a pause, she smiled calmly: "Over the past hundred years, your Qin Family has had many business collaborations with our Meng Family, and you haven't taken few benefits. If our Meng Family runs into trouble, don't think your Qin Family will have it easy."

Meng Hao rolled his eyes at her: "Sister, our two families have been on good terms for hundreds of years, why are you talking like that? Should we give the benefits to outsiders instead?"

He paused, then continued with a frown: "It's fine if you put on airs at Fengyun Pavilion, but don't keep acting so high and mighty in front of your own Family. Aren't you tired?"

You glanced at Meng Hao, feeling a sense of emotion—Meng Hao had lived for over two hundred years, yet he remained as carefree and thoughtless as before.

You had already known the situation of the Meng Family when you investigated the Tianhuang Continent.

Meng Hao was still the same old self: a playboy, flirtatious, lecherous, and fond of playing around.

Although he had reached the Nascent Soul stage, it was entirely built up by the resources given to him by his sister, Acting Pavilion Master Meng Duoduo.

The mountain range of Fengyun Pavilion had five mining caves. The annual output of Spirit Stones, Spirit Medicines, Spiritual Plants, Heaven And Earth Treasures, as well as the Medicinal Pills and Magic Treasures refined within the Pavilion, were mostly taken by Acting Pavilion Master Meng Duoduo to support the Family.

Spirit Stones were very useful for Cultivators below the Soul Transformation stage, but once one reached Soul Transformation, their effectiveness was greatly diminished—unless they were Top-Grade Spirit Stones.

But the Aptitude of Meng Wenbin and Meng Hao was just average; the Nascent Soul stage was likely their limit.

If not for the sake of Meng Hao, you would have wiped out the Meng Family the moment you stepped into the Tianhuang Continent and discovered the problem.

In fact, you didn't mind these things. If Acting Pavilion Master Meng Duoduo could truly be as conscientious as Chen Yuanyuan, it would be understandable even if she favored her own Family a bit more.

Moreover, Acting Pavilion Master Meng Duoduo was particularly good at handling people—she took good care of those connected to the five Void Refining Prodigies and had long-term business collaborations with them.

She also distributed benefits very well among the families of those Soul Transformation Elders.

To put it bluntly, all resources in the entire Tianhuang Continent, including the people, were firmly controlled by those hundred or so families at the top of Fengyun Pavilion.

That was why the Qin Family had close dealings with the Meng Family and had always been favored in business—this was entirely because she knew that Protector Night had secretly sent people to guard the Qin Family.

As for why Protector Night did this, she felt it was likely related to Qin Yu. As her own strength slowly increased, she gradually realized—Qin Yu's demeanor was calm, and she was not as simple as she appeared on the surface.

But as to how exactly, she couldn't say for sure.

As for why her power as Acting Pavilion Master was so great, firstly, it was due to the prestige accumulated by Chen Yuanyuan in the past, and secondly, those Elders never returned after their Breakthrough to Soul Transformation.

If not for the fact that strength was paramount, you, as the Pavilion Master, would have long been reduced to a mere figurehead.

However, you didn't mind.

Because this also allowed you to see the biggest hidden danger of the Tianhuang Continent—the place was small, resources were scarce, the population was large, and development was limited.

After pulling back your thoughts, you looked at her and said slowly: "Acting Pavilion Master Meng Duoduo, there is a saying that is particularly suitable for you."

She looked at you, her brows slightly furrowed.

You withdrew your gaze and said indifferently: "Wealth and status are what people desire; if they are not obtained by the proper Dao, one should not accept them. Poverty and low status are what people loathe; if they are not removed by the proper Dao, one should not abandon them."

Acting Pavilion Master Meng Duoduo narrowed her eyes and said coldly: "What do you mean?"

"You can contemplate that slowly yourself." You said indifferently, and then transmitted your voice to Qin Yu:

"Let them go back first. Tomorrow, I will personally go to Fengyun Pavilion to handle this."

Qin Yu nodded slightly and looked at Acting Pavilion Master Meng Duoduo: "You should all go back first. Tomorrow, the Pavilion Master will personally go to Fengyun Pavilion to handle this."

Hearing this, Acting Pavilion Master Meng Duoduo stood up abruptly and looked at Qin Yu seriously: "Has the Pavilion Master really returned?"

She had originally thought that the Pavilion Master had already fallen.

She clenched her fists and asked in a nervous voice: "How do you know the Pavilion Master's whereabouts? What is the Pavilion Master's current strength?"

Qin Yu glanced at her with a smile: "If the Pavilion Master's strength is not as good as yours, are you planning to replace him?"

Acting Pavilion Master Meng Duoduo laughed: "Qin Yu, over these past few hundred years, our two families have become intertwined. Do you think if my Meng Family runs into trouble, the Pavilion Master will let your Qin Family off?"

"I understood that sentence." Uncle Qin looked at Qin Yu, "Yu'er, if you really know the Pavilion Master's whereabouts or can speak to him, why not put in a good word for Acting Pavilion Master Meng Duoduo? Our two families have three hundred years of friendship, and the Meng Family has taken quite good care of us over the years."

"Father... if you don't understand, don't interrupt." Qin Yu deliberately gave you a look and lowered her voice, "Brother must decide on this matter."

Everyone followed Qin Yu's gaze and looked at you, their expressions varying.

Meng Hao looked at you with a grin: "Brother, you wouldn't happen to be the Pavilion Master, would you?"

"Heh, if he is the Pavilion Master, I will eat shit in front of all the Disciples of Fengyun Pavilion!" Acting Pavilion Master Meng Duoduo sneered.

You smiled: "If you really do it, the Pavilion Master might actually forgive you."

"You—!" Acting Pavilion Master Meng Duoduo glared at you, her chest heaving violently with anger.

But she quickly calmed down and said with a smile: "Fine, fine, fine, very good. It was a waste for our Meng Family to take care of your Qin Family for so many years."

After saying this, she looked at Meng Wenbin and Meng Hao: "Father, Big Brother, let's go."

Meng Wenbin sighed and looked at Uncle Qin: "Brother Qin, don't take offense. I'll be leaving first; let's chat again later."

Uncle Qin exchanged polite pleasantries and personally escorted them to the door.

Meng Hao walked a few steps, then turned back to look at you: "Brother, Tianxiang Pavilion is still there. If you have time tomorrow, I'll invite you for a drink, how about it?"

You looked at him with a smile and nodded: "Good."

"Alright, hahaha... It's been over two hundred years, finally we can go back to the way things were." Meng Hao walked out laughing happily.

You watched their retreating figures, your thoughts becoming heavy.

Chen Yuanyuan dedicated her life selflessly to Fengyun Pavilion, establishing thousands of immortal regulations, always enforcing the law impartially, and leading by example.

When she was present, Fengyun Pavilion flourished, everyone was harmonious, and there were very few large-scale conflicts or mass innocent deaths in the Tianhuang Continent.

But once Chen Yuanyuan left, those thousand-plus immortal regulations became mere decorations.

Under the leadership of Acting Pavilion Master Meng Duoduo, Fengyun Pavilion became a tool for her and many others to amass wealth. Ninety percent of the people in the entire Pavilion had changed, starting to seek quick success and instant benefits, and Cultivating various evil arts.

Even your Qin Family's businesses were stained with blood to some extent.

It wasn't that your Qin Family wanted it to be this way, but the world forced everyone to be like this—if they didn't, they couldn't survive, nor could they earn resources.

Qin Yu saw you lost in thought and asked via voice transmission: "What do you intend to do?"

You looked at her and asked back via voice transmission: "What do you think?"

"Kill them all?" After she transmitted this, she looked at you seriously.

You didn't answer.

Kill them all?

At least ninety percent of the people would have to die.

What was the difference between this and an Old Ancestor of a Sect destroying their own Sect?

If word got out, wouldn't you be laughed to death?

And what about after killing them? The Tianhuang Continent would be completely ruined. Without anyone to govern it, order would only become more chaotic, and that would be self-destruction.

You suddenly remembered the Heavenly Palace—the Heavenly Palace was also rotten from top to bottom.

It was just that the Heavenly Palace had a deep foundation, the Immortal Domain was large enough, and resources were inexhaustible, so it could withstand the turmoil.

After thinking for a while, you had a flash of inspiration and thought of a good method.