Chapter 51: The Three Families' Scheme (Part 1)

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  Beimul County, county town, Niu Family, guest hall.

  At this moment, three martial artists in their fifties were seated, all of whom were masters at the Xiantian level.

  These three are the masters of the Beifang County, Niu Zhenshan, the master of the Niu family, Cheng Yuanwu, the master of the Cheng family, and Zhang Guifeng, the master of the Zhang family.

  The heads of the Niu, Cheng and Zhang families have gathered together, they must be discussing something big.

  Niu Zhenshan was the number one master of Beimo County, and this was also the Niu family home, so he naturally sat in the middle seat, with Cheng Yuanwu on his left and Zhang Guifeng on his right.

  On the table in front of the three people, three cups of fragrant tea were placed. The servants who served the tea had all withdrawn, and only the three masters remained in the main hall.

  Zhang Guifeng wore a brocade robe with a dark blue lining, and his attire was magnificent. Among the three of them, he had the slenderest figure.

  At this moment, Zhang Guifeng's face was gloomy, and he said, "Someone reported that Huang Tian has already entered Beimang County."

  Zhang Guifeng's tone was somewhat gnashing his teeth, as if Xuan Tian being able to reach Beimang County made him extremely hateful. His two sons, Zhang Long and Zhang Hu, were both disciples of the Tianjian Sect, but without exception, they were all defeated by Xuan Tian.

  Especially Zhang Long, who was originally a genius, but was beaten by Xuan Tian and lost his will to martial arts, his mind sank, and he might become a useless person from now on.

  Cheng Yuanwu's physique was the most robust, with a square face and large ears, his body full of explosive power. He glanced at Niu Zhenshan in the main seat and said: "Brother Niu, since Huang Tian is still alive, it seems that Fuwei Gang's Ma Zei is not enough to succeed, but has more failures. I don't know if Huang Tian has learned any news about the Niu family from Fuwei Gang?"

  "Hmph! What's the use of knowing?"

  Niu Zhenshan's tone revealed a sense of disdain, saying: "Everyone in Beimang County knows that my Niu family wants to wipe out the entire Huang family. What can he do even if he finds out? This time, consider him lucky. Next time, I'll directly send out a pre-heavenly realm expert and won't give him any chance to escape. The Huang family has many pre-heavenly realm experts, they're not easy to deal with, but I can wipe out all of their younger generation. Whoever dares to encroach on our territory in Beimang County must be made to understand that the consequences are severe."

  "What a pity that Brother Niu failed to break through the Fourth Heaven of the Innate Realm, otherwise with his cultivation at the Fourth Heaven, our three families joining forces would have been enough to completely annihilate the Huang family."

  A warrior in the Innate Realm, every time they advance a realm, their strength increases by several times. A four-realm Innate Realm warrior can be compared to several three-realm Innate Realm warriors.

  Although the Niu, Cheng and Zhang families are stronger overall than the Huang family, the three First Heaven Stage Three Layer warriors have no great advantage over the two First Heaven Stage Two Layer warriors. If Niu Zhenshan's cultivation breaks through to the First Heaven Stage Four Layers, it will be completely different.

  "Alas……!" Niu Zhenshan sighed and said, "If I were to enter the Fourth Realm of the Pre-Heavenly Stage, there would be no way for the Huang family to survive. This time, failing to break through the Fourth Realm means that my cultivation will not progress in the next few years. After a few more years, I'll be old and probably won't have the chance to enter the Fourth Realm of the Pre-Heavenly Stage in this lifetime. Now, the Huang family's territory is getting bigger and bigger. Brothers Cheng and Zhang, do you have any good ideas to stop them?"

  Zhang Guifeng shook his head, telling him to think of a way. There was only one, which was to directly wipe out the Huang family. However, the cost was too great. If the Huang family fought back with all their might, he himself might lose his life.

  Cheng Yuanwu's eyes flashed with a hint of cunning as he said, "I have a plan that might be useful."

  "Speak quickly!" exclaimed Niu Zhenshan and Zhang Guofeng in unison.

  "This year, among the younger generation of our three families, each has one person who has reached the first level of Xiantian realm. They are Cheng Jifeng from my family, Niu Zhiqiang from the Niu family, and Zhang Zetao from the Zhang family. Every year during the New Year's festival, our three families will hold a martial arts competition among the younger generation. The Huang family also has a young master who broke through to Xiantian realm this year. Why don't we invite them to join us? Hehe, when the time comes, let's make it interesting and raise the stakes... for example, a city!"

  The Niu, Cheng and Zhang families would hold a martial arts competition among their younger disciples every year at the end of the year. They would offer some rewards to encourage the younger generation's progress. At the same time, each of the three families would put out some prizes, and whichever family's disciple came in first would win all the prizes.

  There are winners and losers, so there is intense competition. This allows younger disciples to gain experience and the three seniors can have a good fight, get stimulated, and achieve two goals at once.

  In previous years, the three families took out tens of millions of taels of silver, or even hundreds of millions.

  After hearing what Cheng Yuanwu said, Niu Zhenshan and Zhang Guifeng looked at each other and asked in unison: "Brother Cheng, do you have a surefire way to win?"

  Cheng Yuanwu smiled slightly: "We are all at the first level of the Innate Realm, no matter who wins among our three families, we can win a city from the Huang family. Our winning rate is three out of four, while the Huang family only has one out of four. Now the only city completely controlled by the Huang family is Huangbai Town. As long as the Huang family loses once, it will basically be the end of them. The business they have accumulated over the years will be destroyed in an instant. In a short period of time, not to mention competing with us for business, even self-preservation will become a problem."

  Niu Zhenshan and Zhang Guifeng's eyes lit up, and Zhang Guifeng said: "Brother Cheng's plan is indeed wonderful. Isn't the Huang family eager to make a big show and gain face? We'll give them face then, and raise the Huang family to the same level as our three families. Let's openly invite the Huang family to participate in the junior martial arts competition, heh heh, for the sake of saving face, I'm not afraid they won't agree."

  Niu Zhenshan was excited for a moment, but his gaze turned and his expression became solemn again. "Brother Cheng, Brother Zhang, this plan is ingenious, but what if the younger generation of the Huang family wins? Wouldn't we three families have to hand over the three city towns, and the Huang family's territory would suddenly increase to four or five city towns in size?"

  Cheng Yuanwu stroked his chin, a gloomy smile spreading across his face. "Heh heh! Niu brother, you guys failed to take down that little brat Huang Tian, but our Cheng family will definitely not fail when it comes to Huang Wei. We'll either kill him or leave him severely injured. First, we'll get the Huang family to agree to participate in the junior disciples' martial arts competition. By the time Huang Wei returns, he might be a corpse or a cripple. At that point, which of the Huang family's younger generation will still be able to contend with our three families' innate realm disciples?"

  "Cheng brother is indeed thoughtful, haha......!" Niu Zhenshan and Zhang Guifeng showed excited smiles.

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  Xuántiān returned home, and had already sent a message to his parents through carrier pigeons.

  Just then, as soon as he arrived outside Huangbai Town, Xuan Tian saw the figures of his parents - Xuan Hong and Huang Yue.

  Next to him is Xuantian's third uncle - Huang Kunshan, the third son of Huang Yuancheng and father of Huang Shi.

  Xuantian rode a black Qilin horse, exceptionally dazzling. Early on, Xuanhong and Huang Yue had already seen Xuantian's figure, and together with Huang Kunshan, they quickly walked towards the direction where Xuantian was.

  The people of the Huang family were injured, but they were all mentally exhausted and physically worn out after the war, without any severe external injuries, and their movements were no different from those of ordinary people. Therefore, to outsiders, the martial artists of the Huang family seemed normal.

  The internal injuries they suffered, only they themselves are clear about.

  "Dad, Mom, Third Uncle!"

  Xuantian dismounted his horse and came before the three of them, his voice filled with joy that he could not hide after four years without seeing his loved ones.

  "Oh heavens...!"

  Xuan Hong, Huang Yue and Huang Kunshan were even more excited, Huang Yue took a few steps forward, came to Xuan Tian's face, touched Xuan Tian's head, and pinched Xuan Tian's cheek.

  Looking at Xuan Tian, who was already 172 cm tall, a few centimeters taller than Huang Yue, Huang Yue's eyes were filled with joy and said: "Tian'er, it's been four years since we last met, you've grown up, even taller than your mother."

  "Tian Er, I heard you got first place in the Outer Disciple Ranking Tournament of the Tian Jian Sect! Haha, it's really making us proud, your grandfather was praising you nonstop when he heard the news, haha......" Huang Kunshan burst out laughing with joy.

  Xuan Hong was also excited, but his emotions were under control, he looked at Xuan Tian and nodded: "Very good! Very good!"

  Xuan Hong's body meridians were all crippled, his cultivation was completely lost, and his strength was only comparable to that of a sixth-level martial artist. However, he was once a top-tier powerhouse in the Tianjie realm, a figure who dominated the entire Shenzhou continent with his high vision, which ordinary people couldn't match.

  Xuān Tiān knew that being able to get such an evaluation from his father was quite difficult.

  "Dad, don't worry, this is just the beginning."

  Xuān Tiān looked at Xuān Hóng, his eyes firmly saying: "I will persist in my efforts, using all my might to continue on the path of martial arts, return to my family, demand justice from that person, and save Grandfather!"

  A ripple of emotion flashed in Xuan Hong's eyes, with a hint of tears shimmering, clearly, this was an indelible pain in his heart.

  His gaze fell on Xuan Tian, filled with comfort and hope. His meridians were all damaged, even if he could heal his injuries, his cultivation would never return to its former state. All his hopes were pinned on Xuan Tian.

  Xuan Hong made an effort to control his voice and said steadily: "Father believes in you, one day you will be able to do it."

  Xuantian Dao said, "Dad, don't lose heart. I'll find the best spiritual elixir and wonderful medicine to not only heal your injuries but also restore your cultivation to its original state. Furthermore, we'll return to our family together, and that person's life will be left for Father to deal with personally."

  Xuan Hong clenched his teeth, and in his eyes, there was a mixture of longing and desolation. His body, he knew clearly, would heal easily from its injuries, but to reconnect the completely severed meridians within him and fully restore his cultivation to its original state would be extremely difficult.

  Huang Yue understood her husband's mind, although Xuan Hong was a strong person, he always had a proud heart, but the ravages of reality made him have to lower his mentality, and slowly disperse the hopes in his heart, transferring them to his son Xuan Tian.

  "Alright, let's not talk about this for now. Father is still waiting for us. Tian Er, your grandfather has heard the news that you're coming home and he's been thinking about you day and night. He's waiting for us at home right now, let's hurry back!"

  Xuantian nodded and said: "Father, mother, third uncle, let's go."

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