In the dead of night, He Xingbai sat in the study of the courtyard in a daze, and from time to time the heartfelt shouts of the clansmen in the Dream Valley Square echoed in his ears, and he couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

After a long time, he sighed and muttered: "I thought that he Haoran was manipulating He Haoran and them behind the scenes to make trouble, and took advantage of the situation to enter and choose the opportunity to replace them, but I didn't expect that stealing chickens would not lead to rice, but instead pushed the thorns among the young people in the family into He Shang's arms, I am unwilling!"

Between the current situation of the family, He Xingbai knows that what can he do if he is unwilling?

At present, the general trend has gone, He Shang's position as the patriarch is becoming more and more stable, and he is not only accompanied by masters such as He Xiao and Bai Ruoyun, but also the mysterious little white dog, and the thing that should be considered at this time is how to deal with his counterattack.

He really underestimated this young man, underestimated his background, underestimated his family's determination to reform, and even underestimated his strength, heart, means and scheming.

Knowing this, it was better to throw an olive branch to him earlier, and hope to obtain some considerable benefits through the identity of an elder, after all, now He Shang is generous, maybe he has something on hand that he has been thinking about for a long time.

Over the years, he has been calculating and winning people's hearts, in order to one day control the family completely, with the family as the backing, gradually expand the power, and go further, that is, to compete with the world's heroes, create a world-famous industry, and leave a hundred generations of fame.

He Xiaoyun had actually discovered his intentions a long time ago, probably because most of the family's power was already in his hands, so He Xiaoyun threw himself into the trap and never dared to take this step.

Almost, just a little, he was able to control everything in the family, if it weren't for the mysterious forces that inexplicably descended on Xiangfu City, because of this unexpected accident, the plan that he had been working hard for nearly ten years would come to naught.

He Xingbai was at a loss, and there was a gentle knock on the door outside the study, and He Xingbai suddenly said impatiently: "It's so late, who?"

He Shang's crisp voice came from outside the door: "Grandpa Xingbai, I'm He Shang, I guess you must not have slept at this time, so I came to disturb you for a while." ”

He Xingbai was stunned for a moment, and pondered for a moment, wanting to find a reason to prevaricate, but thinking that it was a blessing or a curse, and that it was a disaster that could not be avoided, he still responded coldly: "Please come in." ”

Looking at the young figure striding in, He Xingbai asked in a deep voice: "It's late at night, I don't know what is the matter with your visit at this time?"

Encountering his cold treatment, He Shang didn't seem to care, found a chair and sat down, and didn't answer him directly, just said with a smile: "If among the elders of the family, who has the talent of a general, then Grandpa Xingbai is probably well-deserved!"

He Xingbai raised his eyelids, his dark eyes were full of doubts, and asked, "Such a compliment, don't you dare to be old!"

He Shang smiled slightly, and said: "Actually, there is nothing important, just to talk to you about family life, I remember that twelve years ago, the forces in Xiangfu City were intertwined, fish and snakes were mixed, and all forces did not hesitate to fight for territory and resources in the city, and you were seriously injured in that battle, and the earth spirit you practiced suffered great trauma, and it never healed, so that the future of your martial arts and the future of your family were ruined, I don't know if it is or not?"

He Xingbai hesitated slightly, and then said hesitantly: "There is indeed a thing, these are not secret things in the entire family!

Thinking back then, He Shang couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "I think at the beginning, you were the number one martial arts wizard in the family, if it weren't for you to fight to the death for the family, the family would not have been able to win one of the five major forces in Xiangfu City, if it weren't for the serious injury that affected your martial arts future, it is estimated that today's patriarch is probably you!"

Speaking of this, I saw He Xingbai closing his eyes and saying nothing, with a look of entanglement and pain on his face.

He Xingbai was silent for a long time, a little unbearable to the dull atmosphere, suddenly opened his eyes, looked at He Shang, the entanglement and pain in his eyes had faded.

I saw that his eyes began to become clear, and he said slowly: "I'm old, my energy is a little weak, some are useless, and I have to rest when I am old, so you should go." ”

Although He Xingbai didn't know the purpose of his trip, the rehashing of the old past touched the most painful corner of his heart, so he ordered him to be expelled.

He Shang licked his lips, smiled, and said softly: "Grandpa Xingbai, have you ever heard of a pill called Tuhuandan?"

He Xingbai only said that He Shang came to the door just to ask the master to ask for the crime, who knew that he suddenly said this, and he was startled at the moment, stood up, and there was a surprise on his face that could not be concealed: "What did you say?"

When the dantian suffers serious or even irreparable wounds, the dantian is like a balloon full of holes, and the cultivation and storage of spiritual power is often leaked and causes the realm to advance extremely slowly, or stagnate, if you take the earth returning pill, it is completely expected to repair the damaged dantian and completely restore the dantian's ability to accumulate spiritual power.

He Shang took out two gray-brown pills, stretched out his hand and handed them over, and said, "This is a second-grade earth return pill, the grade is not high, but it should be able to solve the old injuries that have plagued you for many years." ”

He Xingbai was stunned, but he still took the two pills tremblingly, and sighed: "He Shang, these days, openly and secretly, I am fighting against you, why do you want to repay your grievances with virtue?"

He Shang groaned slightly, frowned, and sighed lightly: "At this time, the family is worried about internal and external troubles, and the younger generation just wants to 'stop the internal fighting, condense the hearts of the clan, and recuperate', that's all!"

He Xingbai shook his head with a wry smile and said: "What a generous sentence of 'stop infighting, condense the hearts of the clan, and recuperate', as your elder, you are really ashamed!"

He Shang smiled slightly and said: "Over the years, your martial arts have been frustrated, I'm afraid that your mind is basically spent on studying the art of war, and you are the only one in the family who is proficient in the art of war, and this is precisely the aspect that the family needs to improve urgently, so the younger generation dares to ask you to come forward to serve as the military formation instructor of the corps, and I hope you will be successful!"

He Xingbai pondered for a moment, his eyes lit up, he glanced at him, and said, "You mean to ask the old man to be in charge of the teaching of the family corps' troop arrangement?"

He Shang sighed lightly and said with a wry smile: "The mysterious forces are only two masters of the ninth rank level of the Wuyang Realm, and they will kill the entire city like a river of blood, junior assum, if the family had a well-trained corps in hand, it is estimated that it would not be so passive!"

He Xingbai nodded slightly, gritted his teeth and said, "If it was really as you assumed at that time, although it would not kill him without leaving a piece of armor, it should be more than enough for self-preservation." ”

He Shang took a step forward and said to him: " The family is bound to one day go out of the valley of dreams, have a corps of their own, that is, have the capital to fight against other forces, so many years, you are frustrated in martial arts, but for the family to create a monster in the art of war, although the level of personal martial arts realm, the impact on the battle situation has played a certain and even decisive role, but with a very strong combat effectiveness of the corps, but also greatly affected the final result of the war, especially when the realm of the commander of the parties is not big in cultivation, the corps effect will be infinitely amplified, in fact, this truth, you know better than me！”

He Xingbai said: "Aren't you afraid that I will take the opportunity to take the position of your patriarch?"

He Shang sighed: "The younger generation is not greedy for the position of patriarch, for me, it gives me only responsibilities and obligations, to use a not very appropriate word to describe it, it is the heaviest burden I am currently carrying." ”

He groaned slightly, and continued: "To say something that makes you feel arrogant, the family is in the current situation, there is really no one more suitable than me to be the patriarch, this is the former patriarch Xiaoyun's grandfather can see it through, presumably your heart is very open, these days, can you turn a blind eye to the changes in the family? After all, the younger generation is a member of the family, and I also care very much about the glory of the family, the life and death of the clan, and the long-term peace and stability of the family, otherwise, what does the younger generation want it to do?"

He Xing stood up in vain, took a step back involuntarily, and then realized his gaffe, paused again, and sat down slowly, with a contemplative look on his face.

He Shang's face sank like water, and sighed: "The empire has been plagued by famine for several years in recent years, the population has expanded rapidly, resources have been increasingly depleted, class contradictions have become prominent, and the court's harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes have also increased day by day, the people have long been overwhelmed, and it is a matter of time before civil strife breaks out, if that day comes, it will be an opportunity for the family, but it may also be the disaster of the family, we have to take precautions, not to mention the hegemony of the world, at least the bottom line at least the family must have the ability to protect itself!"

He Xingbai was silent for a moment before he replied solemnly: "He Shang, I didn't expect you to have such a mind at a young age, as your elder, your words made the old man ashamed!"

He Shang stood up and said: "The younger generation has an axe, Grandpa Xingbai's praise is really well deserved, I will go out of the valley to explore the rivers and lakes in the near future, and all the affairs of the clan have to be entrusted to the elders to worry about, it is late at night, you rest early!

He Xingbai waved his hand and said, "Go ahead!"

He Shang walked a few steps, suddenly stopped, then turned around and said, "In a hurry, I forgot one thing, your grandson He Yong sacrificed to protect the clan, and he is the hero of the family, so the direct bloodline, including you, the family will issue the corresponding compassionate money every month to comfort his soul in the sky!"

After speaking, without waiting for him to respond, He Shang opened the door and walked out.

He Xingbai looked at his distant back and muttered: "I can't imagine that I have lived for so many years, and I don't have the mind and bearing of my juniors, and he will be the patriarch, and the family is fortunate!"

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