Chapter 8 Hot Potato

When Xu Luo learned of this news, he let out a long sigh of relief.

The heavy stone that had been weighing on his heart had finally fallen.

After all, this was his biggest regret in his previous life, and now that he had been reborn, he had finally made up for it.

"With the Zou family and the Wei family gone, our Xu Family will be the number one Family in Yunshan City from now on."

"I can also leave with peace of mind to gain experience, improve my cultivation, and by the way, study the treasure in my Dantian that was reborn with me."

"When I become strong, I can consider finding a Blessed Land and moving the entire Xu Family there."

As a powerful being reborn, not having strength made Xu Luo feel very insecure.

Although cultivating at home could also improve his cultivation, without experiencing tempering, it would still be a bit slower after all.

Xu Luo knew deeply that his talent was not particularly outstanding. Only by experiencing battles and tempering in dangerous situations could he improve his cultivation faster.

At this moment, a voice came from outside the door.

"Xu Luo, the Wei family is short on people. The Elder asked us to go over as well."

After all, the Zou family and the Wei family were previously families of the same level as the Xu Family. They were deeply rooted in Yunshan City and had very large industries.

Therefore, a large number of people were needed when eradicating them and harvesting their industries.

Even those in the Qi Refining Realm like Xu Luo needed to go and help.

"Coming."

Xu Luo walked out of the room and went to the Wei family with a few clansmen.

At this moment, Xu Qingzhou had already dealt with all the Drawing Spirit Cultivators from the Zou family and the Wei family. The rest was left to the clansmen, which was also an opportunity to train them.

Xu Qingzhou did not go home, but instead turned and went to the City Lord's Mansion, where he met the City Lord, Ji Dongfang.

Ji Dongfang sat there calmly, holding a delicate wine pot in his hand, from which a refreshing aroma of wine emanated.

He glanced at Xu Qingzhou and said in a slightly reproachful tone.

"Xu Brother, your Xu Family dispatched so many people to fight in the city, which violates the laws of our Great Qi. The constables have been waiting for my order, which makes it very difficult for me."

The Great Qi Dynasty explicitly stipulated that fighting and brawling were not allowed in the city, let alone indiscriminate killing.

However, Yunshan City was located in a remote area, and the City Lord, Ji Dongfang, was completely a local emperor in the city. Whatever he said went.

If it were ordinary people fighting, they would have been arrested long ago.

Xu Qingzhou cupped his hands and said, "This time, Xu is here to apologize."

According to the reborn Xu Luo's inner voice, Xu Qingzhou knew that in his previous life, the Zou family and the Wei family had destroyed the Xu Family, obtained all of the Xu Family's industries and property, and the City Lord's Mansion had also taken a share.

Ji Dongfang was not in league with the Zou family and the Wei family. His eyes were only on profit. Whoever won, he would help them annex the losers and profit from it.

When he learned that the Xu Family had attacked the Zou family and the Wei family, Ji Dongfang was very surprised, because this was not what he had expected.

But it was just surprise. It didn't matter who won, he would still make a profit from it anyway.

Xu Qingzhou also didn't beat around the bush and directly and generously gave up a portion of the profits. Only then did a smile appear on Ji Dongfang's face, looking very satisfied.

"Cooperating with smart people like Xu Brother is much better than those two stingy old fogeys."

Xu Qingzhou smiled and muttered to himself, they are stingy, you are greedy, the pot calling the kettle black.

Ji Dongfang suddenly said, "Since Xu Brother is so generous, I will also do you a favor and tell you something."

"Zou Kui and Wei Sanyuan borrowed a Magic Treasure from a Seven Stars Sect Elder before. It should be with you now, right?"

Xu Qingzhou understood that he was talking about the small yellow seal that Zou Kui had. It was a Profound-grade High Grade Magic Treasure. At that time, one blow directly smashed the Flying Eagle Boat to pieces.

If it weren't for the poison he had administered beforehand, Xu Qingzhou would really not have been a match for Zou Kui who possessed this Magic Treasure.

Xu Qingzhou had been wondering before how Zou Kui could possess such a treasure. He didn't expect it to have been borrowed from a Seven Stars Sect Elder.

Lingyue Sect is a first-rate force, while Seven Stars Sect is slightly weaker, a second-rate force, but compared to the Xu Family, it is still a behemoth.

According to the Dynasty's power division, the Xu Family, which only had three Xuandan realm Cultivators and whose strongest member, Xu Qingzhou, was only in the Xuan Dan (Middle Stage), couldn't even be considered a fourth-rate force.

Xu Qingzhou said, "There is indeed such a Magic Treasure. I still…"

Ji Dongfang raised his hand to interrupt him.

"I don't mean anything else, I just want to remind you that this is a hot potato, and you need to handle it properly."

Xu Qingzhou replied, "Thank you, City Lord, for the reminder."

He thought Ji Dongfang had taken a fancy to this Magic Treasure, but he didn't expect him to be reminding him.

However, the greedy Ji Dongfang was not just kindly reminding Xu Qingzhou; he also had his own plans.

Ji Dongfang didn't care how many large and small families there were in Yunshan City, or who was strong and who was weak, but these families could not be absent.

If Xu Qingzhou didn't handle this Magic Treasure properly, the Xu Family might be wiped out by the Seven Stars Sect Elder. By then, there would be no large families in Yunshan City, which was not what Ji Dongfang wanted to see.

After Xu Qingzhou left, Ji Dongfang looked into the distance and murmured.

"How has this Xu Qingzhou changed so much after not seeing him for a while? Just his demeanor looks like a different person. Is this why he was able to turn the tide and destroy the Zou family and the Wei family?"

Thinking of this, Ji Dongfang had a look of disdain.

"The Zou family and the Wei family are really useless. They teamed up with a Profound-grade Magic Treasure to ambush Xu Qingzhou, and they were even counter-killed. They are truly worthless."

"But this is just right, I can get more benefits."

Taking a share of the Xu Family's property and taking a share of the Wei family's and Zou family's property are completely different in scale.

…..

On the way home, Xu Qingzhou kept thinking about the small yellow seal.

He was originally rejoicing, thinking it was a huge unexpected gain. With this Magic Treasure, his combat power could be further improved.

He didn't expect it to be a Magic Treasure borrowed by the Zou family and the Wei family from a Seven Stars Sect Elder. A Seven Stars Sect Elder was a Purple Mansion Realm powerhouse.

If he didn't return it, and the other party came looking for him, he would either be humiliated or his entire clan would be wiped out.

If he returned it, he didn't know what the relationship was between the Wei family, the Zou family, and that Seven Stars Sect Elder.

What if they were related? If he delivered it himself, and the other party became enraged after learning that he had killed Zou Kui and Wei Sanyuan, and took their anger out on him and the Xu Family, what should he do?

This problem was a dilemma.

Xu Qingzhou rubbed his temples.

"It really is a hot potato. I should have known not to touch it in the first place and just left it in the wilderness with Zou Kui's body."

The key issue here is what the relationship is between the Zou family, the Wei family, and the Seven Stars Sect Elder.

If their relationship was just based on interests, then if Xu Qingzhou returned the Magic Treasure and sent some gifts, it should be fine.

If there was a deeper relationship, and he would die whether he returned it or not, then it would be better to pretend not to know and deny it to the death.

"Alas…."

Xu Qingzhou sighed deeply.

At this time, Xu Luo, who had just finished helping, returned and saw Xu Qingzhou passing by with a frown and a sigh, feeling very puzzled.

With the two old enemies, the Zou family and the Wei family, resolved, the Xu Family was about to become the number one Family in Yunshan City. Why was he still unhappy and looking like he had something on his mind?

Xu Luo followed him, preparing to ask what was going on.