Druid in the Xianxia world

Chapter 94: Frost Clan Meeting, Zhong Cang's Name

There are still many members of the Shuang family. During the family meeting that day, their conference hall was packed with a large crowd of people.

Those people included both old and young, and the most important ones were the five old men and Shuang Lingxuan, the young master of the Shuang family.

The meeting started by discussing some trivial matters, but halfway through, something happened that made Shuang Lingxuan narrow his eyes - the fourth elder Shuang Tianying stood up from his seat and attacked him and his sister directly.

"Ling Xuan, Ling Xue, as your fourth grandfather, I have to criticize you. You're acting too recklessly!"

"The family has invested a lot of resources to train you and make you strong. You should also serve the family. Only in this way can our family prosper and its legacy be immortal."

"If everyone in the family only wants resources and doesn't think about giving back, how can such a family last long?"

Hearing these righteous words, Shuang Lingxuan didn't get angry. Instead, he nodded in agreement and said, "Fourth Grandfather is right. As the young patriarch of the Shuang family, I should indeed lead by example. However, I don't know what Lingxuan did to make Fourth Grandfather so angry. Please tell me. As long as Lingxuan is wrong, I will definitely accept the punishment... Clear rewards and punishments are also an important principle for maintaining the family."

"Ok?"

Shuang Lingxuan agreed with what he said and was even ready to admit his mistake, which made Shuang Tianying raise his eyebrows. He didn't think that Shuang Lingxuan would be so easy to deal with.

However, although he didn't understand why Shuang Lingxuan did this, since he had spoken to him, Shuang Tianying naturally would not miss this opportunity. Therefore, he snorted coldly and said, "Your responsibility is for not disciplining him strictly!"

"Shuang Lingxue is your sister. She receives a lot of support from the family, so naturally she has to serve the family. Marriage is her duty to the family, but look at what you have done recently!"

"Allowing Shuang Lingxue to get close to Zhong Cang and spreading rumors with a lowly person is what a young lady from an aristocratic family should do!"

He was really angry about what happened to Shuang Lingxue, and the other people in the Shuang family were also annoyed after hearing this.

The combination of a talented man and a beautiful woman, a poor scholar and a noble lady from a wealthy family, is welcomed by the children of common people, but it is different for the aristocratic families. They only feel humiliated.

This point was also reflected by Jia Mu in Dream of the Red Chamber, who once said about books about talented men and beautiful women: "These books are all the same. They are nothing more than beautiful women and talented men. They are the most boring. They describe other people's daughters as bad and still call them beauties. There is not even a trace of fabrication. At the beginning, they all come from scholarly families. The father is either a minister or a prime minister. When a daughter is born, he must be loved like a treasure. This daughter must be well-versed in literature and etiquette, knowing everything, and actually a peerless beauty. As soon as they see a handsome man, whether it is a relative or a friend, they think about their lifelong affairs, forget their parents, forget their books and etiquette, and become neither ghosts nor thieves. How can they be beautiful? Even if they are full of literature, if they do such things, they can't be considered beautiful."

It is obvious that the members of the Shuang family are all descendants of aristocratic families, and they are also sitting on the side of the aristocratic families.

"Buzzing..."

Hearing the discussions in the room and the condemnation against him, Shuang Lingxuan's expression remained unchanged. However, Shuang Lingxue couldn't help but defend Zhong Cang: "Mr. Zhong Cang is different. He is a genius and a famous scholar. Making friends with such a gentleman is beneficial to our Shuangxue clan."

"The founding ruler of our Xueye Nation once befriended Mr. Tao Shan. At the time, Mr. Tao was also a country bumpkin, but that didn't stop their friendship from becoming a legendary story."

“Hahaha…” Shuang Lingxue’s words made Shuang Tianying laugh, and he laughed wildly with disdain: “Comparing Zhong Cang with Mr. Tao Shan, he doesn’t deserve it!”

"You think Zhong Cang is a genius, but that's because you haven't gone out to see the world. When you go out, you will find that people like Zhong Cang are everywhere, like carp crossing the river!"

At this point, Frost Sky Eagle's voice suddenly sank: "Ling Xue, admit it, you've tarnished your reputation by befriending Zhong Cang."

Hearing this, Shuang Lingxue didn't have time to say anything before Shuang Lingxuan nodded for her: "Yes, I know this, and I agree. Like Lingxue, I also think that Lingxue's friendship with Zhong Cang is beneficial to the family. In fact, this was my instruction."

"?!"

Shuang Lingxuan's sudden interruption caught Shuang Tianying a little off guard, but soon his mood turned to surprise.

"Are you trying to protect your sister? Foolish! Not only will you fail to protect her, you'll also get yourself into trouble!"

Frost Sky Eagle, sensing this opportunity, was somewhat excited, but also spoke hastily, "This is how it happened. You instructed Ling Xue to do such a thing. Shuang Lingxuan, you disappoint me greatly. Your decision has also caused great losses to the family."

"But it's not your fault. You're just too young. I suggest that you temporarily remove Shuang Lingxuan from his position as patriarch. When he's older and more mature, we can choose him as the patriarch. This will be good for both the Shuang family and him..."

"Report!"

Just when Frost Sky Eagle wanted to make a concerted effort to temporarily abolish Frost Lingxuan's family position, a figure suddenly rushed in from outside with anxious shouts.

Such a scene also made Frost Eagle's expression cold: "How dare you! Don't you know that there is a family meeting going on here? If you have anything to say, please wait..."

Frost Sky Eagle, unwilling to cause any further complications, wanted to reprimand the man, but since this scene was orchestrated by Frost Lingxuan, he naturally wasn't happy about it. "Ahem, Fourth Grandpa, don't be impatient. I think Cousin Linghu knows the importance of this matter. The fact that he barged in at this time must mean he's faced something extremely urgent. If that's the case, let him speak out. Otherwise, it would be bad if he delayed things."

"Let him speak."

The second voice came from another elder sitting in the main seat. After noticing that the second elder had spoken, Frost Eagle, who was frowning, nodded even though he was reluctant.

"Tell me, what happened that made you rush in so eagerly? If it's nothing important, then you can prepare to be punished!"

Such a threat did not change Shuang Linghu's expression at all. As if he was unaware of the atmosphere in the conference room, he just quickly told the information he had found out.

"Patriarch, elders, I've discovered the reason for the recent unusual activity at the City Lord's Mansion... They've found a seed that can be planted on ordinary land and yet produce spiritual food!"

The young man named Shuang Linghu said the last sentence very loudly, as if he was shouting it out.

Under normal circumstances, if he shouted loudly in the family meeting hall, he would definitely be scolded by the elders, but at this time, everyone in the meeting room no longer cared about his loss of composure.

Every single one of the Frost Family members present was shocked by his news:
"What did you say? There are actually such grains in the world!"

"It can be planted on ordinary land, but it can produce spiritual food... If we could get it, how many spiritual stones would we earn!"

"Ordinary land is everywhere in our north. If we can feed those untouchables, we can cultivate more. But spiritual food is rare. Moreover, even if we can't eat all the spiritual food we grow, we can still sell it...hiss..."

"Have you found out where this spiritual food comes from?"

Or estimate how much land you have at home to grow spiritual food, or find out where you can buy such seeds, or discuss it with people around you.

At this moment, the Shuang family's parliament hall was as messy as a vegetable market.

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

In the end, it was Shuang Tianjiao, the second elder of the Shuang family, who took action and finally calmed the scene down.

"quiet!"

After calming the chaotic scene, he turned his gaze towards Shuangling Lake and asked anxiously, "Have you found out where this grain comes from?"

"I found out."

"how did it get here?"

"Could it be a gift from the king?"

Seeing that Shuang Linghu knew the origin of the grain seeds, the scene was about to become chaotic again.

Finally, it was the Frost Sky Dragon's aura that brought silence to the scene. However, although everyone was quiet, they all turned their attention to Frost Ling Lake.

Being watched by so many people made Shuang Linghu a little nervous. Fortunately, he had a pretty good mental state as he was chosen by Shuang Lingxuan to be the one to uncover all this.

He quickly calmed himself down and said quietly, "Patriarch, elders, according to the information we've gathered, that grain wasn't given by the king, but was developed by a student of the Xuehu Taoist Academy named Zhong Cang."

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As soon as the word Zhong Cang came out, the Shuang family council hall fell silent instantly. It was a full long while before some questioning voices were heard.

"Who?"

(End of this chapter)