The Chu Clan originated in the Jing Chu region before moving their entire clan to Lingge. They have deep ties to the Jing Chu Xiang Clan.
When Gu Xiangzhu was consolidating the smaller Pill Workshops, the Chu Family was not very willing. It was only after a Chief Steward from the Xiang Family intervened that the matter was settled.
Zhao Ci was certain that of the three families—Li, Bai, and Chu—Gu Xiangzhu's control over the Chu Family was undoubtedly the weakest. The Chu Family would also be the hardest for her to take with her.
Likewise, because of their connection to the Xiang Clan, the Chu Family was the most suitable to become his own power base.
Zhao Ci didn't know if he could find a way out of his predicament in the future, but he had to be fully prepared. If the day ever came when he had a complete falling out with Old Deng, he absolutely couldn't rely on his cultivation level alone. He needed a strategic resource like a Pill Workshop.
