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Chapter 311: The Tao family takes refuge, the wife family’s ambitions (5k big chapter, please subscribe)

Tao Ya, among the direct monks of the Tao family in Hanshan, her qualifications are not top-notch, and she is probably ranked between the first and second echelons.

However, because Tao Ya had an old relationship with Wei Tu, he had been focused on being trained by the Hanshan Tao family during the decades he had been in Kang State.

Although it doesn't sound good in terms of reputation to do what someone likes and serve others with sex, when the big family is in danger, this move is often a good way to tide over the danger.

This time, Tao Fangde called Tao Ya out, intending to let Tao Ya show off in front of Wei Tu and improve Wei Tu's favor with her.

Besides.

Tao Ya, who is close to Wei Tu, has two other benefits by opening the storage bag of her ancestor Tao Chongzhou as a representative.

First, it can prove that the Tao family has no defense against Wei Tu and has a high degree of trust in Wei Tu.

Both of them, even if Wei Tu tampered with ancestor Tao Chongzhou's storage bag, Tao Ya could immediately make up for it and hide the bad news.

Even because of this bad news, the relationship with Weitu has taken a further step.

Through this, the Tao family got through this period of weakness without the support of their ancestors.

The possibility of sending back the bones and the storage bag, and then embezzling the belongings in the storage bag... is low, but it is not impossible.

……

"Yes, elder." Tao Ya, who was in the early stages of foundation building, nodded slightly, lifted her skirt and took a step forward.

Tao Ya followed Tao Chongzhou's instructions, used her magic power, and opened the storage bag on the table.

But as soon as her consciousness penetrated, she sensed the tight restrictions inside the storage bag.

"Elder, there is a restriction. It is the "Beichen Restriction" left behind by our ancestors. This restriction is too powerful for me to open..."

Tao Ya looked at Tao Fangde.

"Is there a restriction?" Tao Fangde was delighted. Secretly, Wei Tu was a kind man and did not open Tao Chongzhou's storage bag before the Tao family did.

——Golden elixir true kings like Wei Tu can also impose restrictions after the fact, but it is not easy to impose restrictions on Beichen, which is the inheritance of Tao family in Hanshan.

"This is the solution to Beichen's restriction."

Tao Fangde pondered for a moment, took out a jade slip from his sleeve and threw it to Tao Ya.

The restrictions imposed by True Lord Jindan are difficult for Foundation Establishment monks to break, but restrictions imposed by family traditions such as the Beichen Restriction are an exception.

Tao Ya took the jade slip and after pondering its contents for a long time, she bit her fingertips and dropped a drop of blood, which hung in the air.

Then, she injected several magic spells into this drop of blood.

In an instant, the blood seemed to have an aura, and a ball of dazzling purple light emerged.

When the Beichen Restriction on the storage bag encountered this purple light, it immediately began to melt at a speed visible to the naked eye, just like ice and snow encountering fire.

After half an hour.

Tao Chongzhou's storage bag was completely untied.

However, Tao Ya did not immediately take the next step. She waited for Tao Fangde and other senior Tao family officials to speak further.

The restriction is still there, which proves that Wei Tu is kind and does not take the treasures left by his ancestors without authorization.

However, now there is another problem before the Tao family cultivators - that is, should the spiritual objects in the storage bag be completely revealed in front of Wei Tu?
After all, wealth attracts people's hearts. It would be bad if there were rare spiritual objects in the ancestor's storage bag, and Wei Tu, the golden elixir master, would covet them.

"Ya'er, go ahead. Senior Wei is not an outsider." Tao Fangde said without much hesitation, or perhaps he had expected such a scene from the beginning.

When Wei Tu heard the words, he nodded slightly, with a hint of appreciation in his eyes.

If the Tao family avoided him as an outsider and then opened Tao Chongzhou's storage bag, he wouldn't care. After all, this is human nature.

but--

From now on, his determination to help the Tao family will be very limited.

Despite such a great favor, the Tao family cultivators still do not trust him. On the one hand, it proves that the Tao family is not worthy of help and they are not familiar with it. On the other hand, it also proves that most of the Tao family's senior officials are stupid. They see small gains and forget big things, and do not help. Support is necessary.

Hear Tao Fangde's words.

Tao Ya no longer hesitated, she reached into the storage bag with her consciousness and moved the spiritual objects inside.

In an instant, the room was filled with spiritual objects.

The number and value of these spiritual objects are similar to what Wei Tu expected when he was in the Black Blood Swamp.

Most of them are second-level spiritual objects, and few are third-level or above.

In addition to magic weapons, third-level magic weapons, and more than 2 spiritual stones, the total value of other spiritual objects is about [-] to [-] spiritual stones, which is roughly equivalent to a Taoist Wolf Slayer.

There were no treasures that Wei Tu cared about.

"This is the ancestor's suicide note." At this time, Tao Ya took out a letter from her storage bag and handed it to Tao Fangde.

Ancestor’s suicide note?

Upon hearing this, the Tao monks present immediately felt moved, and their eyes focused on the letter with the prohibition attached.

The ancestor Tao Chongzhou left a letter before his death. In addition to informing his enemies, he might also make arrangements for the inheritance.

Over the past hundred years, their status within the clan has changed slightly, some have become lower and some have become higher.

For example, Tao Ya was originally just an ordinary direct descendant of the Tao family, but because of her old relationship with Wei Tu, the True Lord of the Golden Core, and being able to speak in front of Wei Tu, she received more resources from the Tao family.

However, the ancestor Tao Chongzhou will not arrange the funeral arrangements according to the current status, but according to the status a hundred years ago.

This might be their chance.

And a chance to bring order to chaos.

Under the gaze of the Tao family cultivators, Tao Fangde looked solemn. He erased the letter restriction and slowly read the contents of the letter.

"In the letter, the ancestor only talked about killing his enemies and nothing else."

Tao Fangde groaned and said.

After finishing speaking, Tao Fangde handed the letter to Wei Tu who was standing aside, and said: "Senior Wei, please pay a visit and preside over important affairs of the Tao family for me and other ancestors."

The implication seems to be that Wei Tu would be in charge of the Tao family in Hanshan.

"Let me read the suicide note first."

Wei Tu didn't say anything. He shook his head and took the letter from Tao Fangde.

These monks from the Hanshan Tao family are the elite talents of the Hanshan Tao family. If they are put to good use, their value may not be lower than the inheritance of a golden elixir monk.

But the premise is that he can control it and the Hanshan Tao family itself is not in too much trouble.

"Ji Ting, Qian Zheng..."

In the letter, Wei Tu first saw the two fellow murderers mentioned by Tao Chongzhou.

It was these two people who, when they were traveling with Tao Chongzhou, came up with the idea of ​​robbing and killing Tao Chongzhou when they saw the business, which forced Tao Chongzhou to flee in a hurry and fell into the dangerous area of ​​the Black Blood Swamp, where he unfortunately died.

In the letter, Tao Chongzhou mentioned that Ji Ting and Qian Zheng were both casual cultivators in the Liang Kingdom, and had had life-and-death friendships with him when he was building the foundation.

In addition, Tao Chongzhou also described the appearance of the two people in the letter.

It is estimated that Tao Chongzhou did not expect that his suicide note would come into the hands of the Tao family, so he used his own belongings as reward in the letter and begged anyone who came across his bones to avenge him.

The content of the letter ended abruptly.

Just like what Tao Fangde said, ancestor Tao Chongzhou only talked about his enemies and did not make specific arrangements for his posthumous affairs.

"There's something fishy!" Wei Tu narrowed his eyes and glanced at the few lines at the back of the letter.

The mana aura of these lines is slightly different from the aura at the beginning of the suicide note. It seems that it was temporarily changed rather than what existed originally.

This suicide note was only taken by Tao Ya, Tao Fangde and him.

Among them, only Tao Fangde had the opportunity to tamper with the suicide note when the ban was lifted.

But Tao Fangde... was the elder in the Tao family who had the closest relationship with him.

It was not convenient for Wei Tu to expose Tao Fangde.

at this time.

Tao Fangde spoke again.

He said: "Our descendants are weak and unable to take revenge. According to what is written in the suicide note, the remains in the ancestor's storage bag should be given to those who avenge him..."

"Senior Wei is not only very powerful, but also highly respected. This time, the bones of our ancestors have been sent back thousands of miles away. The Hanshan Tao family is deeply grateful for this kindness."

Having said this, Tao Fangde bowed deeply to Wei Tu and said, "I, the Tao family, will not take any of the relics of our ancestors. I ask Senior Wei to accept them as my Tao family's reward for thanking Senior Wei."

Although there are many relics from Tao Chongzhou, if they were divided equally among the Tao family cultivators, they would not be much and could only be regarded as a small unexpected fortune.

Moreover, if the spoils are "unevenly distributed", it is possible that the Tao family cultivators who are now united will fight each other and collapse into scattered sand.

Therefore, Tao Fangde came up with the idea of ​​letting Wei Tu, the golden elixir master with both virtue and virtue, to take care of this large amount of wealth.

Tao Fangde did not think that Wei Tu would covet this inheritance.

After all, Wei Tu, as a third-level alchemist and third-level talisman master, has a high earning power. What is more important to him is his reputation, rather than any wealth.

I couldn't get it in the Blackblood Swamp before, and now there is even less possibility of getting this inheritance.

Let’s take a step back.If Wei Tu really took the advice and took the inheritance from the ancestor of the Tao family as a reward, then he would be overjoyed instead of disappointed.

With such a large donation, basically, as long as Wei Tu survives, the Tao family in Hanshan will be able to develop steadily.

"The Tao family and Mr. Wei have old friends. They brought Tao Taoist friend's body here just out of friendship and there is no need to repay so much."

Wei Tu glanced at Tao Fangde. How could he not guess Tao Fangde's intention, so he did not answer the question.

"Since Senior Wei doesn't want to take all the inheritance, these [-] spirit stones can be regarded as a token of appreciation from my Tao family. I hope Senior Wei can accept it."

Tao Fangde said again.

This time, Wei Tu did not refuse.

Twenty thousand spiritual stones, the reward is neither high nor low, so taking it will not cause any criticism.

If he really didn't accept it at all, the Tao family would panic first.

"The remaining relics, we elders need to discuss a process with Senior Wei first, and then distribute them for use in the cultivation of the same clan..."

Tao Fangde began to drive people away.

Soon, there were only three elders in the late stage of foundation building, including Tao Fangde, and Wei Tu, the "notary public" in the eyes of the Tao family cultivators.

The three Tao elders looked at each other, shook their heads and sighed.

This time the ancestor's relics seemed to be a good thing for the Tao family in Hanshan, but as senior officials, they knew that if this matter was not handled properly, it would take a matter of minutes for a blessing to turn into a disaster.

It was Tao Fangde who stood up. He said with a wry smile: "Senior Wei, with the current strength of the Tao family, it is impossible to inherit this property. It will only cause other monks to covet it."

"The intention of the three of us is to let Senior Wei take charge of this property on our behalf. We will get this property back when the Tao family needs it or is able."

There were no extra Tao monks at this time, so he told the truth and stopped playing riddles.

After Tao Fangde finished speaking, a silver-haired old man from the Tao family showed a look of determination. He gritted his teeth and said, "In the future, we will also ask Senior Yu Wei for advice on the training of Tao family monks."

This sentence sounded okay at first, and even bothered Wei Tu.But in fact, this is the Tao family's intention to express their service to Wei Tu.

The initial cooperative relationship has changed to a clear dependency relationship.

Hearing this, Wei Tu was completely moved.

The power of the Tao family seems weak, but that is at the level of Jindan, at the foundation level. The Tao family has the foundation of the Jindan family, which is not bad at all.

And he really needs a force to support him and be loyal to his orders.

Although the Fenshan tribe is not weak in strength, the Fenshan tribe serves the royal court of the Ying Ding tribe... As a high priest with a weak foundation, it is difficult for him to make the Fenshan tribe completely loyal, and he can only command one or two things at ordinary times.

Wei Tu would not let the priests of Fenshan tribe get involved in the real secret matter.

Contrary to the Fenshan tribe, the Tao family, as a cultivating family from Zheng who smuggled themselves to Kang, had no one to serve in Kang and was isolated and helpless...

He has no one to rely on but his allies.

Seeing Wei Tu's expression of emotion, Tao Fangde and other Tao family elders struck while the iron was hot and handed Wei Tu a list of the Tao family's key cultivators.

The first one on the list was none other than Tao Ya, the female cultivator from the Tao family who had always admired Wei Tu.

"Wei agreed to this matter."

Wei Tu saw the list and nodded slowly.

To take over the power of the Tao family in Hanshan and become a dependent family, what he paid was only the protection needed for the stable development of the Tao family, without any additional resources.

Fame turns into accurate strength, which is a win-win situation for him and the Tao family of Hanshan.

Of course, if he hadn't returned the bones and storage bags of the ancestors of the Tao family thousands of miles this time, I'm afraid the Tao family of Hanshan would not have trusted him, and then made up their minds to completely surrender to him.

……

Everyone in the Tao family had no objection to Wei Tu taking charge of the ancestor's inheritance.

After all, they have seen Wei Tu's excellent character with their own eyes.

If Wei Tu really wanted to covet the Tao family's property, he would have had countless opportunities before then.

the same day.

Tao Ya, who was practicing at home, also learned from Tao Fangde that she would be the golden elixir seed that the Tao family would focus on cultivating for the next hundred years.

"Senior Wei personally approved this matter." Tao Fangde spoke concisely and to the point.

His meaning was obvious. Without Wei Tu's care, it would be difficult for Tao Ya alone to obtain such key training within the clan.

If outsiders knew this sentence, they would probably wonder whether Tao Fangde's surname was Tao or Wei.

But Tao Fangde knew very clearly.

Even if there are indeed monks from the Tao family in Hanshan who achieve the Golden Elixir in the next hundred years, their status and strength in the outside world will still be far from comparable to that of Wei Tu.

As long as Wei Tu does not die, the Tao family in Hanshan may not surpass the Wei family for a day in a thousand years.

As for Wei Tu, who escaped with his life from the hands of Hu Shan and Qi Cheng Chu, the two peak golden elixirs... Tao Fangde didn't think there would be any danger in the future that could lead to his death.

Therefore, Tao Fangde and the elders saw clearly that instead of cultivating a male golden elixir to make Wei Tu fearful, they should change their strategy and cultivate female cultivators within the clan to strive to become the wives of the Wei family.

In this way, the Tao family can be firmly tied to the Wei family and enjoy the aftereffects of Wei Tu's rise.

"Yes, elder."

Tao Ya blushed and nodded obediently.

A hundred years ago, she and her brother Tao Jie were chased by the casual cultivator Shang Ming. It was Senior Wei who passed by and saved her life.

Although there was some unpleasantness afterwards.

But she has been deeply attracted by Wei Tu's power.

"Mei Zhen died more than ten years ago, and Wei Xiuwen also lacked a Taoist companion. Therefore, in addition to training you, the clan will also train Wenzhi and strive to let her become Wei Xiuwen's Taoist companion first."

"After some time, you and Wen Zhi can communicate more and don't create a gap. The future of the Tao family depends on you."

Tao Fangde breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Tao Ya was interested.

What he fears most is that Tao Ya doesn't know how high the sky is and thinks that her achievements are all achieved by herself and have nothing to do with others.

Fortunately, Tao Ya is not a monster and can seriously obey the family's arrangements.

"Wenzhi?"

Hearing this, a figure appeared in Tao Ya's mind.

She remembered that Tao Wenzhi had low qualifications and was able to sneak into Kang State because he was a direct descendant of the family.

So far, the foundation has not been laid.

"Wen Zhi is very similar to Mei Zhen. The clan has decided to use resources to help her build a foundation."

Tao Fangde replied.

Just because he resembled Wei Xiuwen's late wife, he funded a clan member with low qualifications to build a foundation. This was unimaginable for any family.

But who made Wei Xiuwen the son of Wei Tu?

In the eyes of the three elders of the Tao family, all this is worthwhile.

"Wei Xiuwen is different from Senior Wei. Although he is not fond of women, he does not object to new Taoist couples. Once Wenzhi becomes Wei Xiuwen's Taoist couple, it will also be beneficial for Yu to marry into the Wei family."

Tao Fangde analyzed the pros and cons.

In his opinion, the probability of Tao Wenzhi marrying into the Wei family is much greater than that of Tao Ya.

"What about Wei Changshou?" Tao Ya then remembered that among the three generations of the Wei family, there was still an unmarried Wei Changshou.

"already arranged."

Tao Fangde stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Wei Changshou is not as knowledgeable as his father. I have already selected people with good qualifications in the clan. Let's see which one he can choose."

As a thousand-year-old immortal clan, the Tao family has accumulated rich experience and knows how to make people fall in love with them without being disgusted.

"Tao family, Wei family..."

Tao Ya seemed to have thought of something and sighed quietly.

A hundred years ago, Wei Tu was just a powerful foundation-building casual cultivator. He was only worthy of the Tao family's respect, and he was not guilty of fawning.

However, a hundred years have passed, and now the Tao family is trying its best to please this rising Jindan True Lord.

The desolation can only be felt by people like her who have experienced the prosperity and decline of their family.

"Senior Wei..."

Tao Ya whispered softly.

Compared with her previous admiration, her feelings for Wei Tu this time are also full of family determination.

"Three generations of the family, you, Wen Zhi, and the other juniors must succeed. Otherwise, even if I die, I will not be able to rest in peace."

When Tao Fangde left, he looked at Tao Ya seriously and said in a deep voice.

Once the Tao family ceases to become the Wei family and becomes a vassal family, sooner or later the Tao family, a 1000-year-old fairy clan, will be completely destroyed.

(End of this chapter)