The Black Gold City Lord’s Mansion.
Wen Yusheng, with a haggard face, walked towards the clan leader's office with a document.
His haggard look was not only due to the news of the great defeat at the front and the capture of his eldest son, who he had high hopes for.
In just a few short months, the workload has gone from only having to deal with the major and minor matters of Xiangye Territory to now having to handle the affairs of almost one-third of the Molong Kingdom.
That's all.
The key point is that there are still many elderly people who think they are elders and have seniority. When they see that the situation is good, they jump out and fight for power and profit.
All these things piled up together made him exhausted.
He even began to miss his life in Xiangye Territory half a year ago.
pity…
There's no going back.
With this heavy heart, he quickly came to the office area of patriarch Lin Langya.
Before entering the door, I heard Lin Langya giving orders: "No matter what, we must defend River Valley City. It is the gateway to the Black Gold Plain. Once River Valley City is lost, there will be no place to defend the Black Gold Plain. By then, within half a month at most, the accumulation of the Dayue Lin family over the past ten years will completely disappear. With the current international situation, if we fail, it will not be as simple as lying dormant for another ten years to plan a comeback. Dayue will completely become history."
"It's been less than twelve hours since the defeat on the front line, and the enemy has already counterattacked River Valley City?"
Wen Yusheng felt a little heavy.
You know, the Black Gold Plain is the land they operate as their base.
Once you lose...
This time, Dayue's comeback was equivalent to a complete failure.
How long has it been
Less than half a year.
"The head of the family."
Wen Yusheng entered the office area with a heavy heart.
Here, in addition to Lin Langya, there are several other outstanding members of the Lin family, such as Lin Fuxing, who assist him in handling matters big and small.
However, Wen Yusheng did not greet them and directly placed the applications on the table: "Master, these are the material application forms submitted by the other clans."
Before Lin Langya had even looked at it, Lin Fuxing had already taken it with a frown on his face. However, after only looking at it for a moment, he was so angry that he threw the form away and shouted angrily, "What do they want to do? Split up the family directly? Are they planning to change their appearance after dividing the materials? And no longer call themselves Lin!"
Wen Yusheng didn't say anything, but just picked up the forms again and tidied up the messy office.
Lin Fuxing became angrier the more he thought about it.
"I understand now. The Sixth Master died, the Fourteenth Uncle was seriously injured, and Mo Xue still hasn't made any signs of a breakthrough. They think it's over and want to give up..."
Lin Fuxing, who was trained by Lin Langya as a successor and would become the crown prince after the restoration of the country, said angrily: "As a member of the royal family, do they still have any royal honor?"
"The glory of the royal family..."
Wen Yusheng sighed: "Da Yue has been destroyed for sixty-four years. Is there still any glory to speak of?"
These words ignited the already furious Lin Fuxing: "Why, Lin Yusheng, do you also want to split the family? In order to support you, the head of the family has given you so many benefits..."
“That’s enough!”
Before Lin Fuxing could finish his words, he was interrupted by Lin Langya in a harsh voice.
"Father, I am telling the truth. If we had not given away that set of rare star instruments, Sixth Master might not have died with the help of the rare star instruments..."
Lin Fuxing wanted to argue, but Lin Langya slammed the table and said, "Shut up! Get out!"
Seeing his father and Lin Langya, the patriarch of the Lin family, so furious, Lin Fuxing trembled, dared not speak anymore, and quickly retreated.
"You guys get out too."
Lin Langya spoke to the others again, and said at the same time: "Yusheng stay."
After hearing this, the other people did not dare to stay and left.
Soon, Wen Yusheng was the only one left in the office.
"The glory of the royal family."
Lin Langya leaned back in his chair and let out a long breath: "Yes, it's been sixty-four years. What glory is there in the royal family?"
"The head of the family..."
Wen Yusheng wanted to say something, but Lin Langya had already waved his hand.
"I know that in the eyes of the world's six poles, Dayue is now a joke. Let alone the world's six poles, in the eyes of other countries, we are just like clowns, jumping out every once in a while to make them happy and watch the fun, that's all."
A deep sense of fatigue flashed across the eyes of the Lin clan leader.
"I have been trying my best to maintain the main body of the Lin royal family to ensure that the spirit of the Lin family members does not completely dissipate. At least... we must maintain a certain degree of unity... Only with unity can there be hope..."
He glanced at the thick stack of application forms and laughed at himself: "But in fact, many branches are still willing to acknowledge their identity as the royal family of the Lin family because our resources have not been exhausted and they can still gain benefits from us. Therefore, when faced with the call of me, the clan leader, they will obey on the surface."
Wen Yusheng remained silent.
There are still thousands of people in the Lin family.
Thousands of people, thousands of faces.
It's normal to have other thoughts.
"Now that things have come to this, I have to admit a fact. We have been defeated! We have been defeated completely! And when the Human Alliance is restructured, Otsuki will no longer have any hope of seeing the light of day again."
Lin Langya looked at Wen Yusheng: "You understand this, I understand this, and we all understand this."
He paused and said, "This is also the reason why the coalition forces of various countries were able to reach River Valley City in twelve hours."
Some have already surrendered.
Sell out the interests of the Lin family to ensure his own safety.
"Recovering Dayue has always been an unrealistic dream. Except for ourselves, I'm afraid no one wants Dayue to reappear. After all, we know better than anyone how our ancestors ruled the people of Dayue in the past."
Lin Langya looked at Wen Yusheng: "It's time to wake up from the dream."
Wen Yusheng remained silent.
After a while, he said, "You should have woken up a long time ago."
Lin Langya was stunned.
He looked at Wen Yusheng, thinking of his governing plan when he was in Xiangye County, and soon smiled bitterly: "You have always disagreed with our policies and ideas, right? But why do you..."
"No matter what, I am also a member of the Lin family. This can never be changed."
Wen Yusheng…
Now he should be called Lin Yusheng.
He looked at Lin Langya and said, "So, even though I know that some of your actions are wrong, my position will only allow me to continue making mistakes."
"Wrong..."
Lin Langya sighed: "We all know that some things are wrong, but we cannot change them. Once we change them... the Lin royal family will really become the Lin family."
Then he smiled again and said, "But there's no need to change it now."
He waved the application forms and said, "That's it."
Lin Yusheng was stunned: "Master, you..."
"Just like they wish, let's split up."
After Lin Langya finished speaking, he sneered: "But I won't give them a penny."
He looked at Lin Yusheng and said in a serious tone: "Now, the only thing left is your original proposal."
"My first?"
Lin Yusheng was startled, and then he seemed to remember something, his eyes narrowed: "Master Li!?"
"right."
Lin Langya nodded heavily: "You suggested to me at the beginning that we should make him the master and let our Lin family depend on him for survival. You also said that although we depend on him, we are actually cooperating. His pursuits are completely different from ours. His existence will not have any impact on our rule over this land. We can just invite a worshiper, just like the supreme elder in the sect. We can provide for him and ensure that he has the materials and environment he needs. Moreover, his existence will be like a magic needle that stabilizes the sea, ensuring that the new country we have opened up will not be invaded by foreign enemies."
"To offer."
Lin Yusheng said.
That was indeed what he suggested.
But it was rejected at that time.
Because everyone in the Lin family, including Lin Langya, felt that once Patriarch Li truly gained absolute power, it would be impossible for him to delegate the power to rule Dayue to them.
He will definitely replace the Lin family like a dictatorial emperor, firmly grasp the power in his hands, and suppress the Lin clan to ensure his position.
Because, if they put themselves in their shoes, they would definitely do the same.
But now…
"Why did the Patriarch change his mind?"
Lin Yusheng said.
Lin Langya took out a piece of information and handed it to Lin Yusheng.
After just one glance, Lin Yusheng's eyes shrank drastically.
"Three top star refiners actually..."
"They are all dead."
Lin Langya let out a long breath: "With this kind of combat power, even if he is not a Great Star Refiner, he is probably not far off."
He looked at Lin Yusheng: "But he obviously has such strength, but he has never interfered too much with Longquan Sect... Maybe he has greater ambitions, but the biggest possibility is... With his talent and future, there is no need to limit his sights to a small Longquan Sect, including the revived Dayue. His stage... should be the world! Even... the king of the world, above the legend!"
“Above the legend!”
Lin Yusheng looked at Lin Langya in astonishment. He didn't expect that he had such a high opinion of the Master Li.
“Don’t forget, it’s only been a year since the Martial God opened up the world. In one year, he has come to this point… If he is given another year, who dares to say that he can’t truly rival the Great Star Refiner? If he is given another three years, the Great Star Refiner will be trampled under his feet, and he will hold high the banner of the Martial God, rival the Legend, and strive to be at the top of the world.”
Lin Langya said with a painful expression, "I regret it. If I had listened to your advice earlier, when Li Wushen reached the top of the legend in the future, our Dayue would have prospered. How could we end up like this, about to be extinguished?"
After hearing this, Lin Yusheng's eyes were filled with sadness.
Had you known earlier
It’s priceless to know this earlier.
"well."
Lin Langya sighed deeply and handed him a token: "Go, take our Lin royal family... take our Lin clan members, take all our remaining resources, go to Longquan Sect and ask for the protection of Sect Master Li..."
"Master!?"
Lin Yusheng was shocked.
Looking at the token, he understood very well its significance to the Lin family.
It not only opens the treasure house of the Lin family, but also is the symbol of the patriarch of the Lin family.
"This is also the only way he might be able to save Xingchen."
Lin Langya said in a deep voice.
Lin Yusheng, who was originally a little hesitant, fell silent when he heard this.
Lin Xingchen!
That was his eldest son, a son who made him extremely satisfied in every aspect.
If there is any glimmer of hope...
He didn't want to see him die.
"Master, I..."
"Go, Otsuki, you are really dead. Don't make mistakes because of our stubbornness. You deserve a better future."