A technologically powerful nation: The national treasure is actually myself.

The Yu family.

Yu Shan ordered people to prepare a banquet, which consisted entirely of special dishes and wines from the ancient forbidden region.

Although Lin Yang wasn't as interested in or knowledgeable about food and drink as Cheng Fu was before, he could still appreciate the deliciousness of the food and wine.

After the banquet ended, Lin Yang said solemnly, "Thank you for your hospitality, Fellow Daoist Yushan."

As he spoke, he glanced at Yu Qing beside him, then looked at Yu Shan, showing no intention of leaving.

In fact, he could have returned after he finished sparring with Lei Zhanfeng and the Lei family canceled the engagement.

However, as the saying goes, if you're going to help someone, help them to the end. Having received the benefit of Yu Qing's bronze fragment, Lin Yang didn't mind completely helping Yu Qing resolve all the troubles here.

Getting the Lei family to resolve the engagement is the first step.

In addition, there are some other members of the Yu family who also need to be dealt with.

This matter requires both external resistance and internal stability.

With the Lei family's external problems resolved, the next step is naturally to address their internal conflicts in order to ensure Yu Qing's safety.

Yu Shan understood Lin Yang's meaning, smiled, and without speaking to Lin Yang, addressed Yu Qing:

"Yu Qing, do you want to be the head of the family?"

Yu Qing was immediately taken aback: "Huh? Patriarch? Me?"

Lin Yang was quite surprised to hear this.

Yu Shan actually intends to make Yu Qing the head of the family?

“Yes.” Yu Shan nodded with a smile, repeating himself as if he hadn’t noticed the surprise on their faces:
“Yu Qing, if you want to be the head of the family, I will make Yu Yuan’an hand over the position to you as compensation for all these years. What do you think?”

The head of the Yu family holds a very high position, but for him, replacing anyone is just a matter of a word.

Lin Yang is very strong; he can even defeat Lei Zhanfeng, and he is also a good friend of Yu Qing.

Although under normal circumstances, Yu Qing does not meet the standards for succeeding the family head in any aspect, the standards can be changed.

Based on Lin Yang's attitude of supporting Yu Qing to the end, Yu Shan had already calculated another set of benefits in his mind.

Since Lin Yang still wants to settle scores with those who bullied Yu Qing back then, he might as well take the initiative and show his attitude to Lin Yang since he's going to settle accounts anyway.

Yu Shan's words surprised Yu Qing quite a bit.

Lin Yang's eyes flickered.

Yushan is certainly willing to invest heavily.

However, Lin Yang didn't say anything. Since Yushan was willing to sell this good thing, he would accept it all.

He also looked at Yu Qing.

Now that Yu Shan has put it this way, the choice is entirely up to Yu Qing.

Yu Qing hesitated.

To be honest, in her original plan, it would have been enough if Lin Yang could help her successfully annul the engagement.

He never intended to take control of the Yu family again.

I never expected that Yushan would propose this so readily.

This left her somewhat unsure of what to do.

She glanced at Yu Shan, then at Lin Yang, and after a moment's thought, said to Yu Shan:

"Thank you for your kindness, but there's no need for me to be the head of the family. I know my abilities are limited, and I only want to focus on cultivation. As for Yu Yuan'an and his wife, just punish them."

She never intended to be the head of the family.

Managing such a large Yu family is not easy, and she was too lazy to do things like scheming and calculating interests all day long.

Moreover, she knew very well that Yu Shan was only saying this because Lin Yang was now backing her up.

Once Lin Yang turns around and leaves, after a while, some people will probably get restless and start causing trouble.

Managing a large family involves numerous and complex conflicts of interest.

She didn't have the power to suppress everything, nor did she want to waste time dealing with all that mess.

Therefore, she has no intention of taking over as head of the family.

Now that Lin Yang has provided her with such a good environment, it is naturally wise for her to devote herself wholeheartedly to cultivation.

Strength is always the most important thing. Being the head of a household will only waste more of your time on trivial matters.

Upon hearing this, Yu Shan looked at Yu Qing with a meaningful expression and smiled:
"Since Yu Qing has already made up her mind, then let's do as you say and punish Yu Yuan'an and his wife. But I wonder how you plan to punish them?"

Without hesitation, Yu Qing said directly, "Strip Yu Yuan'an of his position as head of the family, expel his entire family from the main branch and main residence of the Yu family, exile them to an outer residence, and abolish the inherited cultivation of everyone in his family!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Shan was clearly taken aback: "Yu Qing, your punishment is ten thousand times more painful than killing them directly."

The previous stripping of their position as family head was manageable, but to also cripple their cultivation was even more painful than killing them.

Yu Qing's eyes were calm: "I can spare their lives, but I cannot spare their cultivation. If we don't nip it in the bud, there will be endless trouble in the future. I will not give them another chance to take revenge on me in the future."

Yu Shan narrowed his eyes slightly, seemingly not expecting Yu Qing to be so resolute.

Although Yu Yuan'an and the others were spared, it was no different from killing them.

Without cultivation, one is worse than a dead person.

Lin Yang actually appreciated Yu Qing's approach.

If you are kind now, you might find yourself in big trouble someday.

After a moment's thought, Yu Shan agreed: "If that's the case, then let's do it that way."

He didn't think about it for long.

It seems somewhat unreasonable to abandon a family head so readily.

In reality, being the head of a household does consume too much time dealing with trivial matters, which slows down one's spiritual practice.

Therefore, it is basically only those who have no hope of promotion who run for the position of family head.

Therefore, in Yu Shan's mind, giving up Yu Yuan'an, who had little future, in exchange for the favor of a current Hengjing expert was a very profitable deal.

He even personally crippled the cultivation of Yu Yuan'an's entire family.

The entire Yu family was immediately shaken.

Seeing that the matter concerning the Yu family had been largely resolved, Lin Yang decided to return home.

He had fulfilled his previous promise to Yu Qing and was preparing to return to seclusion for another period of time in order to prepare for the impending tribulation of this era.

Before leaving, Yu Qing looked at Lin Yang, gritted her teeth, and suddenly said:
"Lin Yang, come with me for a moment, there's something I need to tell you."

As she spoke, she beckoned Lin Yang to a secluded courtyard, where she even set up a soundproof barrier.

"What is it?" Lin Yang asked, puzzled.

Yu Qing said solemnly, "You know I have the ability to sense whether something is auspicious or inauspicious. You've helped me so much, and I want to repay you. So these past few days, I've been trying to sense whether your future will be auspicious or inauspicious."

“But your cultivation level is too high for me to sense accurately. However, I paid a price and eventually sensed something.”

Her eyes and expression began to turn serious, and she became hesitant to speak.

Looking at Yu Qing's expression and hesitant demeanor, Lin Yang immediately understood something and couldn't help but ask, "Could it be an ominous sign?"

"Yes…"

Yu Qing gritted her teeth again and whispered:
"It's not just bad, it's extremely bad. I've never sensed such a strong ominous sign before, so you must be careful in everything you do."

She earnestly instructed:

"I can't sense the specific source of danger yet, but whatever you do, you must be careful. I vaguely feel an inexplicable terror surrounding you. If you're not careful, you might be doomed."

"and……"

"Moreover, the day when that extremely ominous sign appears doesn't seem to be too far off."

Lin Yang frowned immediately: "You mean, something might happen to me in the near future?"

He had no doubt about Yu Qing's ability.

He didn't doubt that Yu Qing was exaggerating and deceiving him.

Because there's absolutely no need for that.

Then, this matter becomes serious.

……

P.S.: Sorry, I'll only be posting a short chapter today. I really want to update, but unfortunately my health doesn't allow it. Please believe in my desire to update; I will resume long chapter updates as soon as possible. Until then, I'll post short chapters for a couple of days; it's better than stopping altogether, right? (End of Chapter)