After Lord Tiansi left, everyone fell silent. Long Zaiye ran out before but was stopped by the clan leader and scolded.
But when only Lord Tiansi, who was at the Earth Saint cultivation, left, the clan leader's expression remained calm, as if he had become accustomed to it.
The Long family patriarch looked at everyone and said, "Lord Tiansi has left, but the council still has to convene. What do you all think of Long Chen's arrival this time? Do you have any constructive suggestions?" "
My opinion is to let him leave; if he doesn't, he'll die!" Long Zaiyè Path.
The clan leader ignored him and instead looked at the others. For a moment, these people fell silent again. Suddenly, someone said:
"Everyone knows that Long Chen is arrogant and rebellious, and he's also the branch dean of Lingxiao Academy. To be honest, I personally don't think he's worth recruiting into our Long family."
First of all, our Long family is full of talented people, with prodigies everywhere. There are as many as three Sons of Destiny, and besides Long Ziwei, there are as many as seventeen half-step Sons of Destiny.
Our resources are already struggling just to cultivate them, so why bother with another person sharing the spoils?
Secondly, even if we fully support Long Chen, he might not appreciate our favor. Would he abandon Lingxiao Academy to join our Long family? As
soon as the man spoke, many nodded, finding his reasoning reasonable. They had all studied Long Chen's experiences in places like Ming Hao Heaven and Ziyan Heaven, and knew he was extremely loyal to Lingxiao Academy.
Another elder said, "I think so too. Lingxiao Academy is suppressed by the Brahma Pill Valley. If we absorb Long Chen, we will first face pressure from the valley."
Our relationship with the Brahma Pill Valley is also quite good. We regularly purchase large quantities of pills from them to make up for the shortcomings of our own pill refining hall. If we offend the valley because of Long Chen and lose our pills, that loss would be hard for us to bear. Among
the powerful figures present, except for Lord Tiansi, everyone was extremely hostile toward Long Chen. There was nothing they could do—last time, Long Zhantian ordered all of them to lose face, and everyone felt extremely embarrassed. It was as if they had all been offended.
Among the others, some voiced their opinion, saying that Long Chen had come this time without any notification or invitation, showing no basic etiquette, clearly looking down on the Long family.
Some even believed that Long Chen's trip might carry a secret he couldn't disclose, and that he needed to keep an eye on the outside to see if he was fleeing from pursuit and had come to the Long family to seek refuge.
In short, there was all the opposition to Long Chen joining, and not a single one welcomed him. Of course, the one who had welcomed him had already left.
The clan leader pondered for a moment, then looked at Long Qihua and the others: "The three of you, please share your opinions." Long
Qihua shook his head and said, "I have no objections."
The next day, Sheng Long Yaoting also shook his head and said, "I have no objections either."
By 'no objections,' it means you handle it as you see fit. I won't voice my opinion. Whether Long Chen stays or leaves has nothing to do with me.
When the clan leader looked at Long Qianxue, she said calmly, "I have no objections, but let me give you a heads-up: you'd better consult the ancestor on this matter." "
Such a trivial matter needs to alert the ancestor?" What a joke. Who does Long Chen think he is? Long Zaiye sneered.
Long Qianxue looked at Long Zaiye, her expression suddenly turning cold: "Why do you act like a mad dog now?" Whoever you catch, bite whom? Before, everyone knew you were in a bad mood and always gave in to you.
But don't get too cocky. If you provoke me, believe it or not, I'll cut off your other arm too. Long
Qianxue was notorious in the Long family for her coldness and rarely got into conflicts, but once a conflict broke out, she was a god of slaughter—no one dared to offend her.
Seeing Long Qianxue angry, Long Zaiye immediately deflated. For so many years, he had never been a match for her and never dared to challenge her position.
"I'm not here for you, I'm after that kid Long Chen." Long Zaiye couldn't help but mutter. Everyone present could tell that this old guy was scared.
"Alright, since you've all made your position clear, I know what I'm doing. Meeting adjourned!" The Long family patriarch stood up, and everyone dispersed.
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"Boss, today we collected thirty-seven rare herbs."
Inside Mercenary City, Long Chen sat in front of a ruined plaza, leaning against a broken wall, quietly staring blankly into the void. Suddenly, he heard Gui Jiu's excited voice beside him.
Previously, Gui Jiu called Long Chen 'Master,' which Long Chen disliked. Later, after Gui Jiu obtained Long Ziwei's permission, he also addressed Long Chen as 'boss.'
These past few days, Gui Jiu had been extremely diligent. Whatever Long Chen instructed, he handled everything clearly and thoroughly.
When Long Chen tacitly accepted this title, Gui Jiu was thrilled. Being a subordinate was nothing to be ashamed of, especially since being one could be Long Chen's subordinate. In a sense, becoming Long Chen's subordinate put him on equal footing with Long Ziwei.
Today, Gui Jiu was counting mission completion results at the mercenary group and suddenly gained so many rare herbs. He was instantly excited, ran over to offer congratulations, and brought over the precious medicines.
"But boss, some of these rare herbs are a bit damaged. The mercenaries said they don't want the mission rewards..."
Gui Jiu said this when Long Chen glared and quickly said, "Of course. As you instructed, I'll pay the full reward. They have no choice but to accept it." Hearing
Gui Jiu say this, Long Chen's expression finally softened. After counting the rare herbs, he sent them into the chaotic space to be cultivated. As for the damage, others might not be able to use it, but for him, it was no big deal.
The mission rewards Long Chen issued in the mercenary group were more than ten times their usual rewards. All the mercenaries frantically accepted the tasks to help Long Chen find rare medicines.
Because of its unique geographical location, the Tianhuang Domain has many rare and precious medicines. But this so-called rarity is only for the outside world. Since the Long family has their own herb garden and cultivates rare herbs themselves, the rare herbs they possess are not very valuable.
Although cultivated artificially and naturally grown rare medicines differ in efficacy, the difference is generally not large and can be supplemented in quantity, so mercenaries' incomes are extremely low.
The Long family forbade outsiders from directly purchasing rare medicines from mercenaries. If discovered, they would be severely punished because it would affect the sales of the Long family's herbal garden.
So, once Long Chen's task was released, it sparked a frenzy of scrambling. Some teams even competed for a task at the same time, and whoever delivered first got the reward. If they were delivered at the same time, as long as the task wasn't canceled, everyone would get the reward. It was basically giving them money for free—how could the efficiency be high!
In just three days, Long Chen had collected more than half of the rare medicines on the list. Even Long Chen was overjoyed—the Niechong Pill was reaching out to him.
As for money, Long Chen was not short of money at all. Although he didn't dare compare himself to archaeology expert Mo Nian, these Chaos Spirit Stones meant nothing to him.
The reason Long Chen was daydreaming in the square was because the Qiankun Cauldron had asked him to visit the Long family, because the Long family had something he wanted. But he was extremely resistant to it, and for a moment, he didn't know what to do. His pride wouldn't allow him to bow his head.
"Boss..."
Suddenly, a voice rang out. Long Chen and Gui Jiu saw the man and were startled, seeing Long Ziwei walking over, covered in blood.