Chapter 273: Chapter 273: Incision (Third Update, Seeking Monthly Pass)

Left with no other choice, the Yongyi Duke’s Princely Heir could only express again, “Divine Doctor, please tell me, what should I do?”

Feng Jun didn’t have any special needs in the short term and couldn’t possibly ask the other party for advice about cultivation; considering Lang Zhen’s predicament, he simply said, “It seems that the Yangshan Gu Family… has not yet been punished.”

You really won’t let a single one off the hook! The Princely Heir nodded, “They hold no small grudge against you, Divine Doctor, they deserve to be punished!”

“I plan to eliminate their Gu Maoyuan,” Feng Jun spoke unhurriedly, “This family is too overbearing. Without an Innate Expert, they might restrain themselves a bit… Well, I am doing this for the Gu Family’s own good.”

“To eliminate the Gu Family’s Innate Expert?” The Princely Heir’s lips twitched. Are you really going after Innate Experts?

He hesitated before speaking seriously, “As far as I know, the Gu Family might not have just one Innate Expert.”

“I know,” Feng Jun nodded and scoffed with disdain, “The Innate Expert from the Gu Family in the Wonderful Hand Pavilion is already dead.”

The Princely Heir was taken aback: You know this too?

He truly hadn’t been informed of this. However, those from the Wonderful Hand Pavilion who come out generally do not reveal their true origins. For instance, the Soul Capture Spike. The Mi Family of Yuanguang Prefecture would love nothing more than to slaughter his entire family, but they just can’t find out anything about the origins of the Soul Capture Spike.

Therefore, it’s not impossible that someone from the Yangshan Gu Family was enticed by the Wonderful Hand Pavilion.

The Princely Heir believed that Feng Jun wouldn’t deceive him over such a trivial matter. However, he still had reservations about moving against the Gu Family.

He turned his head to glance at the eunuch beside him and pondered before asking, “Yangshan Gu Family… are they part of the Family Alliance?”

The eunuch smiled wryly and nodded slightly, “Indeed, they are part of the Family Alliance, and although not of very high status, they do have a long history.”

Upon hearing this, Feng Jun frowned, “Family Alliance, what is that?”

The Princely Heir wasn’t surprised by his ignorance. Isn’t it natural for an Immortal to be oblivious to the affairs of the Mortal World?

So he explained in detail what exactly the Family Alliance was.

It was a loose alliance. Families wishing to join must have Innate Experts, and they couldn’t be shallow, newly rich families; they had to have sufficient heritage, capable of producing successive Innate Experts.

The existence of this alliance was to safeguard the rights and interests of each family’s Innate Experts, with its main focus being opposition to the Official Government—we Innate Experts from our families are willing to help the government solve problems, but you can’t boss us around.

Put simply, it is an alliance formed by families that frequently produce Innate Experts, banding together for mutual support. Without such an alliance, many great families might have already been divided and conquered by the Imperial Court.

This alliance keeps a low profile and doesn’t flex its muscles unless necessary, or else it would be embarrassing for the Imperial Court.

Having explained all these points with difficulty, the Princely Heir stated that since the Gu Family were alliance members, the Family Alliance would not stand idly by if he were to go after Gu Maoyuan.

“You’re right,” the Yu Family’s Second Miss nodded in agreement, this girl truly lived carefree, “I never thought the Gu Family was part of the Family Alliance. My Yu Family isn’t… But, the Family Alliance only protects against actions from the Official Government against Innate Experts.”

The eunuch gave her a strange look: Your Yu Family isn’t a member of the alliance, so how come… you don’t seem ashamed at all?

Then, he glanced at the middle-aged man beside the Yu Family’s Second Miss and furrowed his brows thoughtfully.

Feng Jun understood then and waved his hand dismissively, “There’s no need for you to deal with Gu Maoyuan. Just help me uproot the Gu Family’s industries… that shouldn’t be a problem, right?”

“No problem,” the Princely Heir nodded decisively, “Just dispatch someone to take charge, and I’ll ensure even that person’s protection… Do you want the Gu Family’s industries?”

“No,” Feng Jun waved his hand decisively again; managing the numerous industries of the Gu Family was too much for him, especially since he lacked manpower and seriously needed more experts.

But not asking for anything at all seemed a bit of a loss, so he added a condition, “If there are Natural Treasures and Cultivation Techniques, keep them for me.”

Seeing him actually forgo the industries, the Princely Heir couldn’t help but admire him inwardly; truly noble of an Immortal Family, to just give up so many industries from the Gu Family without a second thought.

Although he was a Princely Heir and did not focus on the affairs of merchants, as the successor to a Duke, he had some understanding of many things. The real value of a profitable industry far exceeds that of jewels and luxuries.

As long as the industry operates normally, profits will continue to roll in. With enough money, what kind of Natural Treasures can’t be bought?

Unlike Lord Beiyuan, the Princely Heir was very interested in making money, whereas keeping up appearances was secondary for him.

Especially after offending an Immortal and suffering a significant loss, he needed to make up for the deficit somehow, which might take two or three years to recover.

However, such a notion seemed a bit degenerate for someone of his status and would be quite shameful if word got out. So he could only quietly contemplate it, hoping to subtly gain something without trace.

Feng Jun saw that Luo Hua was silent and couldn’t be bothered with him, so he turned to look at his own three-person team, “You’ve all heard, who wants to go strike at the Yangshan Gu Family’s assets?”

The Eldest Brother Deng was a sluggish man, hardly willing to speak proactively; Deng Family’s Second Son’s eyes darted around but he didn’t speak either. Lang Zhen saw this and nodded slightly, “Then, I’ll go.”

Feng Jun hesitated for a moment. Among these three, he trusted Lone Wolf the most. Moreover, since the last ambush, Lang Zhen had not fully recovered.

So he looked towards Deng Family’s Second Son, “Second brother, you are usually quite active. Why don’t you say anything this time? Are you scared?”

“No,” Deng Lao Er shook his head, hesitating before speaking, “Since Brother Zheng could come to Zhige, my old man has nothing to do at home. He’s actually quite good at this kind of thing… don’t believe me, ask Brother Wolf.”

Upon hearing this, Lang Zhen first blinked then nodded, “That’s true, Deng Biaotou is quite clear on matters of jianghu.”

Not long ago, the Deng Family Brothers assisted Brother Bao in setting up surveillance and passed through Xiyin City. Lang Zhen entrusted them to summon someone called Big Head Zheng over, who was once Lang Zhen’s partner.

Deng Lao Er was more exuberant, the type with a quick mind. Seeing Big Head Zheng come to make a living, he initially didn’t think much of it, but now, seeing the Yongyi Duke’s princely heir bending the knee to the Divine Doctor, he felt his old man could certainly also do some work with the Divine Doctor.

Lang Zhen hadn’t thought of this before because Deng Biaotou was almost like his half-mentor. It wasn’t proper for an apprentice to summon his mentor to attend to others, but the current situation was about taking the princely heir’s men to raid the Gu family’s turf, which didn’t seem to be without honor.

As for whether assaulting the Gu Family, members of the Family Alliance, would bring trouble to the Deng Family, Lang Zhen was not the least bit worried. The Family Alliance was formidable, with some clans having ties to Immortals, but Feng Jun himself was an Immortal.

The Family Alliance, formed against the Imperial Court, generally wouldn’t intervene when its members clashed with people of jianghu, let alone Immortals.

It was a known fact that Feng Jun was an Immortal, something the local officials could suppress, but the rumors among jianghu could not be quelled. Members of the Family Alliance would surely be able to gather such information.

If the Gu Family courted death by provoking an Immortal on their own, it would be strange for the Alliance members to intervene.

Moreover, Deng Biaotou had taken care of Lone Wolf back in the day. Now that he was following an Immortal, to have no return at all would not be right.

Feng Jun thought it over and decided that having Deng Biaotou take action wouldn’t be bad. He was in dire need of manpower. Just looking at today’s situation was frustrating; the two young men couldn’t even guard a house.

It was because he had warned the Deng Family Brothers early on to judge the situation and not resist unnecessarily; otherwise, upon his return, he might have found two corpses.

Should things really develop in that way, even slaying the princely heir wouldn’t bring back their lives.

In any case, Deng Biaotou was long experienced in jianghu and was reputed to conduct himself righteously. Having a good relationship with Lang Zhen and being the father of the Deng brothers, his actions should be reliable.

As for such an arrangement, it meant dividing his men into several small teams, with the Deng family visibly growing more powerful. He wouldn’t mind that, as harmony among subordinates wasn’t always a good thing. A little competition could maintain a certain vitality.

And after all, he was someone destined for Cultivation. It was not blind confidence, but currently, he was already a High-Rank Martial Master and soon to challenge the Innate realm. With such a speed in cultivation, he only worried that his men wouldn’t be able to keep up.

Those internal competitions and such didn’t warrant his consideration at all.

His mind worked quickly, sorting through these matters in minutes, so he nodded, “That’s fine, but Second Brother, you should still take the princely heir’s men to Xiyin City, make it clear to Deng Biaotou, and set off now.”

Deng Lao Er rubbed his face, “How about tomorrow? With a face all bruised and swollen… what if my mother sees it?”

When the princely heir saw that they had reached an agreement, he stood up to take his leave, not forgetting to call out to Deng Lao Er, “I have some top-notch injury medicine at my place that you can use…”

His attitude was not overly warm, but for the noble Prince’s Heir to take such care of a High-Rank Martial Warrior was an attitude in itself.

After they left, Feng Jun glanced at the Yu Family sisters, “Shall we go inside for some tea?”

In the eyes of others, it was Yu Changqing, the second young master, bringing a middle-aged man into the Divine Doctor’s room.

Lone Wolf, witnessing this scene, couldn’t help but frown; he knew all too well how tightly the Divine Doctor guarded his domain and couldn’t help but wonder: Is this because the Yu Family helped the Divine Doctor with something today?

Only the eunuch turned his head for a glance, a faint sense of relief flickering in his eyes.

Feng Jun invited the guests inside, made a gesture with his hand, and then took a seat himself, “Please, have a seat.”

Yu Changqing, the elder sister, took the initiative to sit opposite him without hesitation. The younger sister, this time, did not fuss and obediently sat at her lower hand.

The elder sister hesitated for a moment then took the initiative to speak, “I am Yu Changqing of Wuyou Platform. May I ask where you come from and which clan’s legacy you carry?”

Feng Jun was taken aback, then grinned showing his teeth and slowly replied, “Feng Jun, ‘When flowers fall we meet again…'”

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