"Chu He will be a good family head."
"Over the years, he has managed the Chu family in an orderly manner and made it flourish. Under his leadership, even the servants in the Chu family have become very disciplined and conscientious in their duties... In comparison, the little tricks he did, such as making friends with the Luo family and showing goodwill in private, are insignificant. With your intelligence, Tianxiao, you would not think that Third Uncle's ordering him to stay in seclusion last night was a punishment, right?"
“Chu He, he can lead the Chu family to great prosperity, this is an indisputable fact!”
Before he finished speaking, Chu Tianxiao slowly shook his head: "I don't deny that Chu He can make the Chu family stronger, but don't you think... the Chu family trained by Chu He... is a little, boring?"
Chu Zhongtie was silent after hearing this. He looked at him, waiting for an explanation. Then Chu Tianxiao smiled slightly and said, "During the time since I came back, I have also learned a little about the current Chu family..."
Chu Tianxiao looked into the distance, the houses lined up one after another, the sound of the children and grandchildren practicing martial arts in the early morning... Everything seemed to be intertwined...
His gaze turned back.
"Yes, the Chu family has become stronger now, but... this kind of strength is really boring."
Chu Tianxiao looked at his uncle and said seriously, "We are human beings, not puppets. We should eat when we are hungry and sleep when we are tired. These are natural. But the Chu family and those people under Chu He's command that I saw... They were all trembling in fear when facing Chu He. Even their sitting and standing postures were strictly required. The servants in private would be severely punished if they slightly violated the wishes of their superiors, and the reasons were usually ridiculous! Yes, they have become conscientious and understand the rules, but don't you think that these rules are a bit too much?"
"A family should not let everyone work like a puppet in order to lead the whole to prosperity. On the contrary, the prosperity of a family must be based on the cohesion of the clan members as the core condition!"
Chu Tianxiao's eyes were full of solemnity. He looked at his uncle and repeated, "We are human beings, not puppets! Not machines! Not pieces of wood or iron!"
"Chu He has made the Chu family too rigid and too rule-bound, without a trace of humanity. In other words, he is turning our Chu family into his own private property. Just look at the elders today and you will know that they are only loyal to Chu He, not to the Chu family!"
"It is precisely because of this that you have never become a direct descendant of Chuhe, but have only cooperated with him, right?"
After saying this, Chu Zhongtie finally showed a look of surprise on his face, and his eyes looked at Chu Tianxiao with even stronger admiration: "How long have you been home? You can even see this?"
Chu Tianxiao smiled slightly. He would not say that this was exactly what he disliked the most when the Prince of Fortune reorganized the family in the classic plot. They had no regard for human feelings at all. They just treated the whole family as pawns in their hands and turned them into tools of their dictatorship. The whole family seemed to be thriving and making money together, but in fact, there was no cohesion at all. The so-called family? It was just one person!
Chu Tianxiao said: "If a family wants to be strong for a while, it needs a head like Chu He, but if it wants to be strong all the time, it is not enough to just rely on 'forced positivity'. You need to know what a family is? A family is a clan!"
Chu Zhongtie fell into deep silence after hearing this. Before he could speak, Chu Tianxiao continued, "Yes, no matter how long the civil war lasts, it will weaken the Chu family. But if Chu He is allowed to play with the Chu family like this, this family... will be abandoned by him sooner or later!"
"What do you mean by that?" Chu Zhongtie heard this, his eyes gleaming with scrutiny, and then he heard Chu Tianxiao say slowly: "There is one thing that you may have been kept in the dark about..."
Chu Zhongtie frowned tightly, "What's the matter?"
Chu Tianxiao stood with his hands behind his back and used his true energy to transmit his voice. Just one sentence made Chu Zhongtie's face change drastically, with inexplicable surprise!
"I wonder... have you ever heard of..."
"Soul, blood binding?"
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After listening to Chu Tianxiao's "unbelievable" words, Chu Zhongtie fell into deep silence.
"What evidence do you have?"
"There are many." Chu Tianxiao said, "For example, the strange things in the ancestral hall, such as Chu He's unnecessary massacre of Mingai Village, etc.... Of course, the most important thing is one thing - don't you think that the mysterious 'alchemist' who was claimed by Chu He to be the actual refiner of the 'Nine Souls Heavenly Pill' is a little too mysterious? Except for Chu He, no one in the entire Chu family has seen him. Moreover, an alchemist who can refine fourth-grade pills is really so unknown? It's like he appeared out of thin air..."
Chu Zhongtie frowned, and then he heard Chu Tianxiao continue to say: "You have many concerns about supporting me. One of the major reasons is that I think it is because of this person. Even if I really defeat Chu He, according to the rumors that this person is obedient to Chu He, the Chu family will definitely lose a top alchemist, the Nine Souls Heavenly Pill, and a large business with the Alchemy Pavilion. Some industries will shrink significantly, and even the prestige and connections will be damaged..."
"This is naturally what you least want to see."
Chu Tianxiao looked at Chu Zhongtie and said seriously, "But if my guess is correct, this matter will not be as you imagined, Third Uncle. On the contrary... I can easily get his service. As for the replacement of the Nine Souls Heavenly Pill... I also have an idea. Please allow me to keep it a secret for now, and you will know when the time comes. In short, I will not let the Chu family's strength be damaged because of family games. Your biggest concern, Third Uncle, is actually nothing to worry about."
"The battle between Chu He and I won't be a protracted one. I will finish him off in a very short time!"
Chu Tianxiao smiled: "After all, I still need to spend more time dealing with the battle for the Imperial Garden."
Hearing this, Chu Zhongtie looked at Chu Tianxiao deeply and said, "Tianxiao, are you really sure?"
"I will never let you down, Third Uncle."
Chu Zhongtie closed his eyes and was silent for a long time before saying, "The Alchemy Conference in half a month... If you can really do what you said, then Third Uncle will definitely support you with all his strength!"
"Haha, I knew Third Uncle would say that." Chu Tianxiao showed a confident smile, "In that case, today's agreement is concluded. Let's high-five to swear an oath!"
"Hahaha! Okay! Let's high-five to swear!" Chu Zhongyi clapped his heavy palms with Chu Tianxiao. Both of them paused, and then laughed in tacit understanding!
“My second brother is far-sighted. He made you the young master of the family against all odds. After so many years, he has remained steadfast. Back then, no one in the mansion understood. Even your third uncle complained a few times... Now it seems that we were all short-sighted. I never thought... Nephew Tianxiao, you have grown to where you are today. It is true that no one knows a son better than his father!”
Chu Tianxiao laughed when he heard this: "Uncle San, stop praising my father! Is there a father like him? He brought a bunch of men into the ancestral land, and didn't even leave me a Tongxuan realm expert. He just handed over the big problem to his son. Isn't that a trap?"
"Haha... I never understood your father's actions, and I never thought about it, but since he did it, there must be a deep meaning." Chu Zhongtie said this, and continued leisurely, "I always feel that although your father was forced to enter the ancestral land by Chu He, it was probably premeditated... Well, your father likes to suddenly appear at a very critical moment, and I guess this time is no exception..."
Chu Tianxiao smiled bitterly: "Yeah, that's cooler and more handsome... In this respect, I can be considered as 'the son who follows in his father's footsteps'..."
"Hahaha--" Chu Zhongtie let out a hearty laugh, and then waved his hand. The Sumeru Ring flashed with light, and a white jade box appeared in his hand.
"Come, take a look at the gift Uncle San gave you!"
Chu Tianxiao was stunned when he heard this: "Uncle San, isn't the meeting gift...given upon meeting?"
"… Well… "
Chu Tianxiao shook his head and smiled, but he also knew that his third uncle was smart and resolute in big matters, but confused in small matters. He didn't care at the moment, and directly took the thing, weighed it twice, and then opened it.
With just one glance, his eyes narrowed slightly...
"This is... Lihuolu and Qingyun Alchemy Plan?"
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At the same time, somewhere in the outer courtyard of the Chu family.
A sneaky figure walked out of a room on tiptoe, looked around, and saw that no one was passing by, so he patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief. He was seen with a bunch of messy things hanging on his body, his eyes turned, and he quickly ran out of the Chu family in a certain direction...
He didn't know that a graceful figure was standing on the treetop next to him, with a pair of beautiful eyes staring at him.
"Young Master is right... There is something wrong with this little slave."
The figure flashed by and Mu Liuling followed closely.