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"What on earth is going on? Who could have injured my father so severely, and what about the Lord of the City? Is Lord Lu Feng also turning a blind eye to this?" Looking at Yu Bing, the head of the Yu Family's Household Guards, Wang Long suppressed his anger. He couldn't directly blame someone he needed to win over.
"Young Master, this time it is entirely my fault. But please rest assured, the attack on the master was not an action sanctioned by the Lord of the City, nor did it happen within Nanhua City. It is related to... um, that matter!" Yu Bing glanced at Wang Long with a flicker in his eyes, speaking vaguely.
"Don't be so evasive. Haven't I told you that Lord Wang Long is my savior?" Yu Yaoran raised his voice again, "For now, Wang Long is our ally in the Yu Family; there is no need to hide any secrets from him."
Yu Bing and the other high-ranking members of the Yu Family could only smile wryly. Indeed, this mysterious Wang Long was a trusted confidant and savior of Young Master Yu Yaoran, but that did not necessarily make him an ally of the Yu Family. If he revealed something he shouldn't have said and if the second son were to gain power in the future, despite how much the Yu Family valued them now, they would not hesitate to eliminate them.
Wang Long did not care much about their guarded attitude; however, what Yu Bing mentioned piqued his interest.
The situation stemmed from a secret plan of the Yu Family. The Old Master personally led a team outside the city for inspection and happened to encounter an ambush.
But what could be so important that it remained undisclosed even after the family head had been attacked?
A glimmer of amusement flashed in Wang Long's eyes, but he did not rush to ask. If this secret was indeed more important than the safety of their clan leader, then despite Yu Yaoran treating him like a brother, he would certainly not reveal it easily.
Closing his eyes, Wang Long lost interest in their conversation. After all, his goals were not entirely aligned with Yu Yaoran's; his need for strength far outweighed his need for the influence of the Yu Family! Moreover, Yu Yaoran did not yet represent the entire Yu Family.
At least it was clear that Yu Yaoran was not merely a weak scholar. Although Wang Long felt he lacked the commanding presence of a leader, he had his strengths—he was good at listening to others' opinions and could endure!
For forces lacking sufficient strength to dominate, sometimes endurance was far more important than intelligence or exceptional talent!
Aside from the major issue of their clan leader being attacked, there were various reports about income and minor skirmishes with other factions. Wang Long currently had no idea what kinds of forces existed in Nanhua City; listening to these matters left him completely lost.
Fortunately, Yu Yaoran understood that these pieces of information were secondary compared to Wang Long's importance. He quickly found an excuse to dismiss everyone else and took Wang Long to their residence.
This place was a property of the Yu Family and was naturally well-chosen by Yu Yaoran himself.
Of course, in a city like Nanhua City where defense was paramount, one could forget about enjoying pleasant breezes or serene lotus ponds. However, in terms of comfort, it was far from what Ying Sang and Old Xu could imagine while living in places like Fire Village or Alin Village.
Yu Yaoran had fully revealed his thoughts along the way, continuously steering the conversation towards the internal strength of the Yu Family, as well as the backgrounds of those experts and the loyal forces that had already pledged allegiance to him.
"Well, to be honest, I really don't know if my second brother has lost his mind by challenging my position. From what just happened, Lord Wang Long should be able to understand that I hold a significant advantage in the Yu Family. Being the eldest son for so many years is not without merit!" In the end, Yu Yaoran concluded with an air of self-satisfaction, contrasting sharply with his previous attitude before returning to Nanhua City.
At that time, he genuinely believed that his second brother had recruited some top-notch expert or used some kind of sorcery to persuade the elders or their father to support him wholeheartedly. Now it seemed that it was merely a desperate gamble after dealing with Wu Han. Although he had nearly put himself in danger at that moment, there was no follow-up power; as long as he stabilized most people's hearts, he could immediately find a way to completely eliminate this second brother and his bought forces!
"Indeed, what you said is quite right." Wang Long lazily agreed, seeing through Yu Yaoran's intentions. It was merely a declaration that even without his help, he had enough strength to deal with Yucheng, and his presence was only to prevent some almost impossible variables from occurring.
The ultimate goal was simply to remind himself not to ask for too high a price so that their cooperation could continue smoothly.
"However, you've been talking about your own matters within the Yu Family. I believe that over these years, you've done fairly well as the eldest son. But have you considered that for other forces in Nanhua City, especially those who have grievances with your Yu Family, seeing your father suddenly attacked and severely injured, would they be willing to sit back and watch your family's legacy continue smoothly?"
The smile on Yu Yaoran's face suddenly froze.
"If your advantage over your second brother were not too great, they might still be happy to watch from the sidelines. But now that your strength is clearly superior to your second brother's, do you think those forces with designs on your Yu Family will just sit idly by?"
Yu Yaoran couldn't even manage a dry laugh anymore; his expression turned extremely grave.
After Wang Long's reminder, he realized that the current advantage was nothing but an illusion!
The Yu Family had stood in Nanhua City for over a thousand years; how could they not have offended many people? If they maintained their usual strong stance, they would naturally still be left staring blankly. However, once it became known that his brothers were turning against each other, they would undoubtedly seize this rare opportunity without hesitation to completely bring down the Yu Family!
What was even more terrifying was his second brother.
Just from this desperate move of sending Wu Han and others to ambush him, it was clear that when pushed to the limit, this second brother would do anything. Collaborating with outsiders against him would certainly make others despise him greatly; few within the Yu Family would respect him.
But when it came down to it, compared to the bitter fruit of failure, who could guarantee that they wouldn't resort to colluding with external enemies?
"Have you figured it out?" The smile on Wang Long's face remained inscrutable. However, whether it was Yu Yaoran's illusion or not, that smiling face now seemed to carry a hint of predatory ferocity! "Now, can you pay up happily?"
"……"
After being reminded by Wang Long, Yu Yaoran lost the mood to show off anything further. He instructed his subordinates to deliver one thousand Ancient Spirit Stones to Wang Long's residence and managed to maintain a calm and composed exterior as he left.
Wang Long knew that this guy was definitely going to set up a surveillance network for all the factions in Nanhua City.
As for Wang Long and his group, they naturally closed the door and started counting their money.
That was one thousand Ancient Spirit Stones!
Initially, Wang Long had no clear idea of the value of these stones, but now he could fully sense the terrifying Primordial Power emanating from them!
Basically, three of these Ancient Spirit Stones were equivalent to a normal dragon's skeleton, so one thousand meant they had obtained over three hundred dragon bones for free!
Although their Spiritual Essence was certainly not comparable to that of several Dragon Emperors, having such a batch of spirit stones would be an astonishing wealth for enhancing the strength of his subordinates or for his personal "enjoyment" in the future!
Wang Long could imagine that after absorbing all the Spiritual Essence from these one thousand spirit stones, he would likely be able to take on a deity with a favorable chance of winning.
After asking Old Xu, he gained a clearer understanding of the value of these Ancient Spirit Stones.
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