274: Chapter 274 Door-to-Door Visit

"This Qinghe County is somewhat different ever since the Chen Family took control."

"Indeed! Back in the day, the Chen Family only had a single Foundation Establishment Cultivator, while our Wen Family possessed a full seven Foundation Establishment Cultivators. How could the Chen Family ever afford to provoke us?

Yet, in just the blink of several decades, the Chen Family is no longer that weak Family of the past. With a Purple Mansion Master above and dozens of Foundation Establishment Cultivators below, their sphere of influence even encompasses Cang Prefecture City," another person sighed with emotion.

"Hush, Tenth Brother. This is the territory of the Chen Family, so we should say less of such things—especially in this Qinghe County City. Although it doesn't look as magnificent and grand as Taihe Prefecture City, there are quite a few formidable auras hidden here," the woman who spoke first hurriedly advised.

"Understood." The person called Tenth Brother nodded.

As the most important place of the current Qinghe Alliance—especially with its headquarters arranged here—Qinghe County City definitely had no lack of stationed Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

When he spoke like that earlier, he was certain that no Foundation Establishment Cultivator could hide right before his eyes, so he didn't harbor such great misgivings.

However, they were indeed here to seek help from the Chen Family, so they should say less of such gossip behind others' backs.

As for why they came to seek the Chen Family's help, it was actually very simple. A few years ago, when the Ning Family was destroyed, they always thought it was done by evil Cultivators, and even the people sent by the Giant Sword Sect to investigate said it was evil Cultivators.

At first, they were somewhat skeptical, but some things recently done by the Giant Sword Sect made them suspect whether the destruction of the Ning Family back then was actually done by the Giant Sword Sect.

As one of the oldest families in the entire Taihe Prefecture, the Ning Family held a method for cultivating Spirit Medicine in their hands, so it was completely normal for them to be targeted.

But what about their Wen Family?

Decades ago, they still had seven Foundation Establishment Cultivators. However, following several major battles and the ups and downs in between, Foundation Establishment Cultivators who had reached the Foundation Establishment realm for many years died in battle, while new Cultivators achieved Foundation Establishment.

Today, the Family still had four Foundation Establishment Cultivators, but the Wen Family did not possess any treasures or Legacy worth coveting like the Ning Family did.

It was just that in the past few months, within the territory of the Wen Family, there were always some Cultivators with suspicious behavior coming and going.

After sending people to investigate, they discovered that these Cultivators were uniformly from the Giant Sword Sect.

This investigation result made them worry that what the Wen Family feared might come true.

The Giant Sword Sect was indeed making moves against Foundation Establishment families like them.

Rationally speaking, they shouldn't! Foundation Establishment families like them were still useful to the Giant Sword Sect, unless they possessed something enough to be coveted like the Ning Family.

Otherwise, what could they gain by wasting effort to eliminate them, other than obtaining the territory originally controlled by the Foundation Establishment Family?

Just as the two were chatting, inside the City Lord's Mansion.

Two Foundation Establishment Cultivators stepped up.

They were Chen Changyue and Li Qingying.

The City Lord's Mansion was generally garrisoned by the two of them. As long as both were present, relying further on the tier-2 top-grade Formation, it was enough to withstand the attacks of two Foundation Establishment 9th-layer Perfection Cultivators.

Therefore, Qinghe County City was the most difficult place to breach besides Qingyang Mountain.

Furthermore, the two of them had long been aware that external Foundation Establishment Cultivators had arrived in Qinghe County City. Whenever any Cultivator entered Qinghe County City, as long as the Chen Family harbored suspicions, they would monitor them through the Formation. However, this kind of monitoring had great limitations; if the other party hid their aura or stayed in a place with a Formation shielding their aura, it would lose its effect.

It was just that although they discovered them, they did not go to receive them. Because over the years, quite a few Foundation Establishment Cultivators had come to Qinghe County City from the outside, so it was impossible for them to stare at these things every day.

"Cousin Qingying, you should go back and Cultivate first! I'll keep an eye on things here," Chen Changyue said with a faint smile.

"Alright. Send me a voice transmission directly if anything happens," Li Qingying nodded.

Having worked together for many years, the two were no longer as unfamiliar as before; instead, a tacit understanding was revealed between them.

Watching her leave, Chen Changyue sat back down on the main seat while staring at the real-time imagery transmitted by the Formation.

"They are looking for my Chen Family for something?" Chen Changyue wondered, immediately ordering the Cultivators under him to investigate the identity information of the two people.

After a while, a Qi Refining Cultivator presented a jade medallion.

Chen Changyue took it, pinched several incantations, and then all the information recorded on the jade medallion surged into his mind.

"So they are people from the Wen Family. One is Wen Yuxuan, ranked third among the 'Yu' generation of the Wen Family, with a cultivation base of Foundation Establishment 4th layer; the other is Wen Yuyan, ranked tenth, with a cultivation base of Foundation Establishment 2nd layer," Chen Changyue slowly nodded.

He knew this Wen Family; they were previously one of the subordinate Foundation Establishment families under the Yun Family, possessing formidable strength and still able to survive even after several major battles.

Nowadays, with the Yun Family gone, the region where they were located was once again assigned under the jurisdiction of the Giant Sword Sect, henceforth obeying the orders of the Giant Sword Sect.

Furthermore, when he participated in the Taihe Assembly in his early years, he had also seen that Wen Guan. As a member of a branch lineage of the Wen Family, this person had stepped forward repeatedly during the war, clearing away obstacles for the Wen Family and resolving numerous troubles. However, in the end, he did not die in the hands of a Yao Beast, but instead died in the hands of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator from the State of Wei.

Later, all the descendants of that Wen Guan were taken into the main lineage, allowing them to inherit the 'Yu' generation rank.

And this Wen Yuyan was precisely the son of that Wen Guan.

Yet what could this Wen Family want to find his Chen Family for?

The Giant Sword Sect had always been at odds with their Chen Family, and the various families under their command frequently had friction. Logically speaking, it would already be good enough if they didn't give this Wen Family a hostile reception when they ran over to the Chen Family; yet they still wanted to seek their help.

Chen Changyue was somewhat puzzled, so he had no choice but to notify Chen Yuanwen and Chen Lingxi about the matters here.

As a core figure in the Family's decision-making, Chen Yuanwen made many decisions that were just right. As the Cultivator with the highest combat power in Qinghe County currently, Chen Lingxi also had to be notified so that they could be prepared.

Originally, Chen Xuanyi should also have been notified, but he had already been in seclusion for two years, making a Breakthrough for the Foundation Establishment 8th layer.

"You say the Wen Family wants to find us?"

Inside the ancestral hall of Qingyang Mountain, Chen Yuanwen frowned after receiving the news.

A few years ago, he had learned from Chen Changjie that the Ning Family was destroyed by the Giant Sword Sect. Yet today, this Wen Family actually wanted to come and seek the Chen Family's assistance—could it be that the Giant Sword Sect wanted to do something again?

That shouldn't be! What good would doing this do for them?

He could still understand destroying the Ning Family to seize their Legacy, but the Wen Family?

He only knew that their Wen Family had a few more Foundation Establishment Cultivators and had passed down for at most a millennium, but even so, they did not have anything worth the Giant Sword Sect caring about.

Or could there be hidden circumstances they didn't understand?

Thinking of this, Chen Yuanwen immediately replied, "If the Wen Family comes to find us, no matter what the matter is, directly reject them. We will sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight."

"Understood, Tenth Uncle." Inside the City Lord's Mansion of Qinghe County City, Chen Changyue nodded.

Meanwhile, Chen Lingxi, who was beside Chen Yuanwen, although not knowing what the Wen Family wanted them to do, also felt that they could simply ignore such a situation.

Their Chen Family certainly wouldn't risk their lives with a Purple Mansion Sect for a Foundation Establishment Family with no relation whatsoever.

Even though their relationship with the Giant Sword Sect was indeed tense, and this Wen Family presumably understood this situation as well.