The Prodigal Son of the Mystical Sect

"Young Master, please forgive me."

"The Chu family in Kyoto can be roughly divided into three factions. Two of them are the direct descendants left by the deceased eldest master, and are also the direct descendants of Chu He. They are closely related to him and can be said to be Chu He's strongest supporters. ”

"In addition, the leader of the largest faction of the Chu family in Kyoto is the third master. Originally, he supported the young master to succeed you as the head of the family, but... as the past few years have passed, Chuhe has become stronger, and the young master You, Liu Ling, don’t dare to say anything..."

When Chu Tianxiao heard this, he smiled slightly to show that he didn't care. His eyes encouraged her to continue speaking, and then Mu Liuling continued.

"...Due to various reasons, the third master has now publicly expressed his support for Chu He to succeed the family head. However, he does not have much hostility towards the young master, but...the third master has always been known for his perseverance, and what he decides is almost impossible. Change again, so...now, the three major factions of the Chu family have all surrendered to Chuhe. If necessary, Chuhe can mobilize 90% of the strength of the Chu family..."

Chu Tianxiao's eyes narrowed slightly: "What about the remaining 10%?"

"The remaining 10%..." A hint of bitterness slowly appeared at the corner of Mu Liuling's mouth, "Liu Ling has checked and found that these people are either greedy for money, lustful, or people with high seniority but low status. ...If I really want to say it, there is not even one that can barely catch my eye..."

"This group of people is not convinced by Chu He. But they are all 'leftovers' from when Chu He used iron-fisted methods to rectify the Chu family. Now, things are even worse. How long they can last is a question. I'm afraid... There won't be any trouble..."

When Chu Tianxiao heard this, he tapped his index finger on the table: "In other words, 90% of the current Chu family's power belongs to Chuhe, and the remaining 10% are treacherous villains?"

Mu Liuling nodded and said: "That's roughly it... Chu He is really the young master's rival! In the past few years, he first showed off his natural talents and became the leader among the top geniuses of his generation, hoping to accumulate fame. Then, he used iron-fisted methods to , to win over factions, subdue forces, and suppress enemies, his methods are skillful and sophisticated, and it is simply not like... the methods of a teenager. In just a few years, he has made the Chu family in Kyoto almost monolithic..."

Chu Tianxiao listened with great interest, tapping on the table from time to time, and then heard Mu Liuling continue: "In addition, Chuhe has created many myths over the years, saved the family from crisis several times, and won the support of most elders. Support, and at the same time...he improved many of the Chu family's elixir recipes..."

Hearing this, Chu Tianxiao said: "I have heard His Majesty Seventh Prince say something about this before... It seems that the most powerful and terrifying thing about Chu He is his alchemy skills?"

"Young Master is right." Mu Liuling nodded, with a hint of solemnity on his face, and said, "No one knows how powerful Chu He's alchemy skills are. But what is certain is that he is improving the alchemy formula and making good use of it. He has extremely high attainments in materials, innovation, and efficient techniques. Once, he spent a huge amount of money to acquire some materials that were of no use in the eyes of others. This was considered absurd at the time, and foreign enemies laughed at the tribesmen and doubted it. But a few days later, he used this to let his senior alchemist refine... the fourth-grade elixir that laid the foundation for today - the Nine Soul Heavenly Pill! He also succeeded in gaining the support of the Third Master, which can be said to be the turning point in his success! Only then did the world know that the Seven Soul Star Grass has such uses..."

Chu Tianxiao knocked on the table with his right hand, rolled his eyes, grabbed a tea cup and said, "So, is Chu He good at refining elixirs? How effective is the elixir?"

Mu Liuling said: "Although there is no direct evidence, I think... Most of the best elixirs were refined by Chu He himself. His alchemy skills... are quick to produce elixirs and have strong effects, and have become indispensable to the Chu family. The source of business has also attracted a group of foreign aid allies, which we have to guard against. "

Chu Tianxiao nodded. He had already experienced this from Luo Bingqing. I have to say that Chu He is really scary. Not only did he make the Chu family monolithic, but he also cleverly used interests as a chain to connect many powerful and well-connected Dan Pavilions with himself, and they were closely related - if you want to If you want to touch him, you will inevitably be attacked by those "foreign aids" and be attacked internally and externally.

Perhaps it was precisely because Chu He had few weaknesses and had so many allies that Dad encountered obstacles everywhere...

"He is worthy of being the one he is destined to be... To straighten out the family is just like destroying the whole family. Well, the tricks are really good!" Chu Tianxiao thought like this, and at the same time, a trace of regret inevitably arose...

"It's a pity... you could have been a good head of the family..."

Chu Tianxiao sighed in his heart: "If you and I work together, the Chu family will definitely prosper. But although you are generous to the outside world, you are narrow to the inside. You use yourself to judge others. You are sure that after I rise, I will not be willing to lose my position as the head of the family to you." He's going to hit me first, one after another, and he's going to kill me with every move!"

"Now that things have happened, the situation between you and me has become tense. Either you die or I live. There is no possibility of compromise!"

When the situation has developed to this point, Chu Tianxiao will never naively think that he can still reconcile with Chu He. Even if he wants to reconcile, Chuhe will never think that he can really have no regrets. In this way, in case the spring breeze blows again, is there any need to think about what he will do? Secondly... the clay figurine still has three points of fire nature, not to mention the prodigal man who protects his shortcomings? Chu Tianxiao is not a saint, he is a prodigal, and his revenge will not last overnight! Have a grudge? How satisfying it would be to smash him to death with money! How can it be that you want to kill me one after another, but I have to rush to you to beg you for reconciliation, and give up the position of 'Young Patriarch'? That's too cheap!

For the sake of the overall situation, Chu Tianxiao can be a little aggrieved, but if he is asked to be killed for the sake of the harmony of the Chu family, or even sit back and watch his father, Huo Bao Niang, and everyone around him being tortured to death by Chu He... then... It's just a joke.

After all, he is not some naive person who thinks that the world is so beautiful and everyone can laugh away their grudges...

"The times have forced us to fight..." Chu Tianxiao knocked on the table faster and faster, and the thoughts in his mind became clearer...

After a moment, he raised his head, and a faint smile gradually appeared at the corner of his mouth, but he looked at Mu Liuling: "Liu Ling, Chu He is so scary, do you still have confidence in my trip to Kyoto? ? Do you think that the young master’s heroic words just now were too early?”

Mu Liuling said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone: "Chu He is indeed the young master's rival. The Chu family he has run is like an iron barrel. At least Liu Ling can't see any hope of breaking the situation, but..."

She raised her little face, looked at Chu Tianxiao, and said seriously: "If it is the young master, he will definitely win the final victory!"

"Oh? Why?"

"Because the young master has accomplished many impossible things, such as refining jewelry, autumn night banquets, and wild mountains...Liu Ling feels that although Chuhe is strong, his methods are fixed, but the young master acts unconstrainedly and unconventionally. He If you defend and attack, young master, you will win and he will lose!"

Chu Tianxiao's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Liu Ling, I haven't seen you for a while. You have made great progress!"

Mu Liuling was a little shy by his eyes, lowered his head, and with a touch of red clouds, he said calmly: "Um...Liu Ling can't take the young master's monthly money in vain, can he? This...this... Time, Liu Ling, also works very hard..."