Chapter 311： The Tao family took refuge, and the wife family’s ambitions (5k big

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

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

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

Although it is not a good reputation to serve others as you please, this move is often a good way to tide over the danger when the big family is in 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 when she opens the storage bag of ancestor Tao Chongzhou as a representative.

First of all, 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 the storage bag of his ancestor Tao Chongzhou, Tao Ya could immediately make amends 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.

Send back the bones and the storage bag, and then embezzle the belongings in the storage bag... Although the possibility of this is low, it is not impossible to happen.

…

“Yes, elder.” Tao Ya, who was in the early stage 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 felt the tight restrictions in 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 thinking that 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 impose bans afterwards, but it is not an easy task to impose bans on Beichen, which is inherited from the Hanshan Tao family.

“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, dropped a drop of blood, and hung it 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 dazzling purple light emerged.

The Beichen Restriction on the storage bag, when it encounters this purple light, is like ice and snow encountering fire, it immediately begins to melt at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Half an hour later.

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

However, now there is another problem that faces the Tao family cultivators - should the spiritual objects in the storage bag be completely revealed in front of Wei Tu?

After all, money is attractive to people. 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.

Hearing this, Wei Tu on the side nodded slightly, with a hint of appreciation in his eyes.

If the Tao family avoided him, 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 what Tao Fangde said.

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 there are few spiritual objects above third-level.

In addition to magic weapons and third-level magic weapons, there are also more than 20,000 spirit stones. The total value of the other spiritual objects is about 60,000 to 70,000 spirit stones, which is roughly equivalent to a Taoist Wolf Slayer.

There are no treasures that Wei Tu cares about inside.

"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 were immediately moved in their hearts, and their eyes focused on the letter with the prohibition.

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

In 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 relationship with Wei Tu, the Jin Dan True Monarch, and being able to speak in front of Wei Tu, she received more resources from the Tao family.

However, when the ancestor Tao Chongzhou arranges his funeral arrangements, he will not distribute them according to their current status, but according to their status a hundred years ago.

This may be an opportunity for them.

And the opportunity to put things right.

Under the gaze of the Tao family cultivators, Tao Fangde looked solemn. He erased the letter ban 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 take a look and take charge of important affairs of the Tao family for me and other ancestors."

The implication is that Wei Tu was asked to take 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 accepted the letter from Tao Fangde.

These monks from the Tao family in Hanshan are the elite talents of the Tao family in Hanshan. 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 money and business. This forced Tao Chongzhou to flee in a hurry and fell into the dangerous 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 they 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 get 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 ends abruptly.

As Tao Fangde said, the ancestor Tao Chongzhou only talked about his enemies and did not make specific arrangements for his death.

“There’s something fishy!” Wei Tu narrowed his eyes slightly 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 to have been temporarily changed rather than something that 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 it when the ban on suicide notes was lifted.

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

It is 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 the person who avenges him..."

“Senior Wei is not only very powerful, but also highly respected. This time, the Tao family in Hanshan can’t thank him enough for sending his ancestor’s bones back thousands of miles away.”

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

Although there are many relics of Tao Chongzhou, if they are distributed equally among the Tao family, they will not be much and can only be regarded as a small unexpected fortune.

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

Therefore, Tao Fangde came up with the idea of ​​letting Wei Tu, the Jindan True Lord with both virtues and virtues, take charge of this large amount of wealth.

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

After all, Wei Tu is a third-level alchemist and a third-level talisman master, and his ability to make money is not low. What is more important to him is his reputation, not a little wealth.

I couldn’t get it from Blackblood Swamp before, and now it’s even more impossible to get this inheritance.

Let’s take a step back 10,000 steps. 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 rather than 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, so 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 is unwilling to take all the inheritance, these 20,000 spirit stones can be regarded as my Tao family’s expression of affection. 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, and it will not cause any criticism if you take it.

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

“For the remaining relics, we, the elders, need to discuss a process with Senior Wei first, and then distribute them for use in the cultivation of our fellow clansmen…”

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.

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

This time's ancestor's relics seem to be a good thing for the Tao family in Hanshan, but as high-level officials, they know that if this matter is not handled properly, it will only take a matter of minutes for blessings to turn into disasters.

Tao Fangde stood up again. 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, and then get this property back when the Tao family needs it or is able."

At this time, there were no redundant Tao monks. He spoke 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 doesn't sound problematic at first, and it even bothered Wei Tu. But in fact, this was the Tao family's intention to express their service to Wei Tu.

From the initial cooperative relationship, it changed to a clear dependence relationship.

Hearing this, Wei Tu was completely moved.

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

And he, indeed, needs a force to serve him and be loyal to him.

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.

Weitu will not let the priests of Fenshan tribe get involved in the real secret matters.

Contrary to the Fenshan tribe, the Tao family is a family of immortal cultivators from Zheng who smuggled themselves to Kang. They have no one to serve in Kang and are isolated and helpless...

He has no one to rely on but his allies.

 Seeing the expression of emotion on Wei Tu's face, 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.

At the top of the list is Tao Ya, a female cultivator from the Tao family who has 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 is transformed into precise strength, which is a win-win situation for him and the Tao family of Hanshan.

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

…

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

After all, they have seen Wei Tu’s 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 in the next hundred years.

“Senior Wei personally approved this matter.” Tao Fangde said concisely and to the point.

His meaning is 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 it very clearly.

Even if there are 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.

And Wei Tu, who escaped with his life from the hands of Hu Shan and Qi Cheng Chu, the two peak golden elixirs... Tao Fangde did not think that 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 afraid, they should change their strategy and train 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.

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.

“More than ten years ago, Mei Zhen died, 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 any gaps. 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 the heights of the world and thinks that his achievements are all achieved by himself and have nothing to do with others.

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

“Wenzhi?”

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

She remembered that Tao Wenzhi was not very qualified and was able to sneak into Kang State because he was a direct descendant of the family.

To date, the foundation has not yet been laid.

“Wen Zhi is very similar to Mei Zhen, and the clan has decided to use resources to help her build a foundation.”

Tao Fangde replied.

It is unimaginable for any family to support a clan member with low qualifications in building a foundation simply because he resembles Wei Xiuwen's late wife.

But who made Wei Xiuwen the son of Wei Tu?

From the perspective 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 the new Taoist couple. Once Wenzhi becomes Wei Xiuwen's Taoist couple, it will also be beneficial for Yu Qian 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 without being disgusted.

“Tao family, Wei family…”

Tao Ya seemed to have thought of something and sighed.

Hundred years ago, Wei Tu was just a powerful foundation-building casual cultivator who was only worthy of the Tao family's respect and was not in need of flattery.

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

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

“Senior Wei…”

Tao Ya murmured softly.

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

“Among the three generations of the family, one of you, Wen Zhi, and the other younger generations 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 be the wife clan of the Wei family, the path of becoming a vassal family will sooner or later completely destroy the Tao family, a thousand-year-old fairy clan.

(End of this chapter)