"Elders, now everyone is very clear about the matter. The methods you just mentioned are unlikely to work. I wonder if you have any better strategies?"
Clan leader Xia Feilong stood at the end of the long table, his eyes scanning the faces of several family elders one by one. Today's meeting has been going on for nearly three hours. And the entire meeting discussed only one thing, which was to target the three clan elders.
The heads of the three major families in Ziyue City will meet in the future to discuss strategies to deal with this.
The current three major families in Ziyue City are the Xia family, the Su family, and the Gao family. The business occupied by the three major families in Ziyue City accounts for about 80% of all business in Ziyue City.
Even in the dozens of counties and cities under its jurisdiction, the three major families account for more than 30% of the business. And the small families and small forces in Ziyue City are also dependent on the three major families.
However, you must know that the Xia family has only been in Ziyue City for about half a year. Although it has established a foothold now, its foundation is unstable after all. Although the Gao family and the Su family are attracted by Xia Yan's power, they dare not openly confront them.
How about the Xia family? But secretly, they still do a lot of little things.
No family or force is willing to give away their own interests to others. The two big families in Ziyue City, the Gao family and the Su family, certainly do not want their own interests to be harmed.
Therefore, the Xia family is actually very marginalized in Ziyue City. The first reason why the Xia family can stand firm is Xia Yan's power. And the second reason is that the Xia family has abundant funds and Zhouyun Trading Company.
I have the support behind me, and there is Bai Hua who is very good at business operations.
However, relying on these alone, the Xia family always suffers. This is because there is a certain gap between the Xia family's military power compared to the other two families. The Xia family's patriarch, Xia Feilong, is only a late-stage spiritual master, which determines the role of Xia Feilong in
There is always a kind of weakness in front of the head of the Su family and the head of the Gao family.
Especially at the meeting of the three major families, this kind of weak aura made Xia Feilong very uncomfortable.
But, there is no way around this.
Three months ago, the three major families held a meeting of clan heads. At that time, the interests of the Xia family were obviously damaged, but they still had to eat Coptis chinensis for a mute person, and could not tell the story of their suffering.
If a family wants to become truly strong, it cannot be done overnight. If the Xia family wants to truly become a super big family, there is still a long way to go.
Of course, the Xia family's heritage is extremely profound, even deeper than the heritage of the four major families in the Holy City. You must know that the first generation patriarch of the Xia family was the Holy Emperor more than four thousand years ago.
Mere knowledge is not enough!
The most urgent situation for the Xia family now is to strengthen the middle power. At the very least, one or two Lingzong are needed to suppress the formation. If Xia Feilong can step into the realm of Lingzong, of course he will not be so weak in his aura.
The head of the Su family and the head of the Gao family.
Xia Feilong held a meeting of elders this time to discuss this matter and how to deal with it. If he can't find a good way, then at the meeting of the three major families in three days, the Xia family will probably have to ask the last clan leader
It was such a shame at the meeting.
"Clan leader!"
Grand Elder Xia Lai's eyes flashed, he paused, and then continued, "Why don't we put the matter to the temple meeting to resolve! At the temple meeting, there are several deacons who were supported by Xia Yan. They
Will speak for us."
There were indeed three temple deacons at the beginning, and they were promoted by Xia Yan. Moreover, the stewards of the temple could also be said to be Xia Yan's confidants.
Xia Changhe shook his head, "Can't all matters be settled at the temple meeting? Moreover, the mineral vein discovered this time was jointly mined by our three families. If it were left to the temple meeting, the participating forces would
There are more. The mineral vein discovered this time is a big mine, who doesn’t want to get a share of it?”
If it were put at the temple meeting, I'm afraid the loss of profits would be even greater, so it would be better to resolve it at the meeting of the three major families.
"The patriarch is right. Although Xia Yan is the master of the temple, the temple does not belong to our Xia family after all. We cannot leave everything to the temple meeting." Another elder nodded.
"Then what do you think we should do? There are still three days before the meeting of the heads of the three major families." The great elder Xia Lai's breath sank, and he looked at the others impatiently and said, "In our Xia family, except for Xia Yan, there is no one else."
Externally, in terms of force, they are much worse than the Su family and the Gao family. How can we make up for this gap all at once?"
"Patriarch, if you want to step into the realm of Lingzong, I'm afraid it won't be possible in just a few decades." Xia Lai gasped, and he became a little anxious, staring at his eyes.
"It's even more impossible for us to coerce everything in Xia Yan's name, right? I don't know where Xia Yan is now. What should we do if one day Xia Yan is no longer here or can no longer help our Xia family?
?" Xia Lai said continuously in one breath.
Although his words don't sound good, they are true. The Xia family seems to be very large now, but the backbone is still very weak.
After this period of hard training, there are already fifteen people in the family who have become spiritual masters. However, they are all early-stage spiritual masters, and most definitely mid-stage spiritual masters. They have to deal with some small families or some families in the county.
Of course it's more than enough. But compared to families like the Su family and the Gao family, it's still far behind.
For a moment, the entire hall fell into silence.
"If it really doesn't work, if the senior cloaked man goes to the meeting of the heads of the three major families with the clan leader. With the senior cloaked man here, he can overwhelm both of their families by just releasing his momentum."
After a long time, suddenly the fourth elder's eyes lit up and he spoke.
The senior man in the cloak has helped clear many obstacles for the Xia family. Every time the Xia family encounters an issue that cannot be solved, they only need to ask the senior man in the cloak to take action, and the obstacle will be eliminated the next day.
Several elders and Xia Feilong looked at each other, with similar thoughts.
"If it really doesn't work, we have no choice but to do this." Xia Feilong sighed secretly and shook his head.
"Dong dong dong dong~"
At this time, there was a sudden knock on the door of the meeting hall.
"Lord Patriarch, dear elders!"
Immediately, the guard's voice was heard coming in.
Xia Feilong's face became angry and he scolded, "Didn't I tell you that everything should be discussed after the discussion is over? Don't you come and disturb our discussion now?"
An hour ago, because the patriarch of a small family asked to see the patriarch Xia Feilong, the guards came to report. Xia Feilong and others were originally panicked because they had no good countermeasures, and of course they were not angry. Therefore, they scolded him a few times.
He asked the guard to take the patriarch of the small family to the Xia family's living room to wait.
But now, the guards came to disturb me again.
"Master Patriarch, the Palace Master is here! Palace Master, I want to see you and the elders." The guard was outside the door and was scolded by Xia Feilong. His face suddenly turned pale, but he still gritted his teeth and said loudly.
"Um?"
Xia Feilong and several elders were all shaken.
"Master of the Palace? Which Master?" Xia Feilong turned his eyes and immediately changed his tone and asked.
"My lord, the clan leader, is the master of Xia Yan Palace." The guard felt relieved when he heard that the clan leader's tone had softened, and he continued.
"Xia Yan is back?" Xia Feilong hurriedly walked towards the hall door, and several elders followed quickly behind Xia Feilong. It had been about half a year since Xia Yan last left.
Xia Yan returned to the family yesterday, but neither the patriarch nor the family's children knew about it.
Xiaoqing and Yuan Shan, after using the Flame Golden Crystal and Yiyuan Dan, became powerful in the Lingzong realm. Xia Yan spent some time and refined eight bottles of spiritual liquid using Pipa grass and other medicinal materials.
Xia Yan came to see the clan leader just to hand over the spiritual liquid to Xia Feilong and then inquire about the family's development.
"Squeak..."
The heavy door of the hall was suddenly opened by Xia Feilong. A guard stood in front of the door. More than ten meters behind the guard, it was Xia Yan who was wearing a white robe.
"Xia Yan, when did you come back?" Xia Feilong opened his eyes, grinned, looked at Xia Yan with a smile and said.
"Xia Yan!" Several elders also politely clasped their fists at Xia Yan. Although Xia Yan is the master of Ziyue City, he is still a descendant of the Xia family. Within the family, the elders and clan leaders belong to Xia Yan.
The elders will not greet them with the courtesy of a palace master.
"Clan leader, elders, how is everything in the family these days?" Xia Yan smiled, clasped his fists slightly towards Xia Feilong and others, and asked at the same time.
"The family business is booming, developing steadily as a whole, and we have completely established a foothold in Ziyue City." Xia Feilong said hurriedly after hearing Xia Yan's inquiry.
Although within the family, Xia Yan was not treated with the courtesy of a palace master, he did not dare to treat Xia Yan like he did to other family members. He also spoke to Xia Yan in an extremely polite tone.
"Well, that's good." Xia Yan nodded, "The clan chief and the elders seem to be discussing some major matter? I heard from the guards that they have been in the meeting hall for three hours."
Xia Yan turned his eyes and glanced at Xia Feilong and several elders. Although Xia Yan didn't care about family affairs, it was of course normal to ask casually.
"Well, actually it's like this..." Xia Feilong briefly explained the matter to Xia Yan.
The main root cause of the problem is that the Xia family has no other strong Lingsong support except Xia Yan. It is conceivable that a large family in a main city, or a main city like Ziyue City, does not have a Lingsong
The strong ones support within the family, but externally, they are indeed a bit weak.
"Oh?" Xia Yan's eyes flashed, he nodded, and thought to himself, "This is indeed a problem. Even the clan leader himself is still an early-stage great spiritual master. When communicating with the Su family and the Song family, he obviously lacks aura."