Eternal Beast Taming Family

Chu Jingyu's expression hardened slightly. What kind of trouble was the Zhang family trying to cause at this time?

Tang Cheng saw that other members of the Chu family were visiting, and took his leave at the opportune moment.

After seeing Tang Cheng off, Chu Jingyu looked at the servant who had delivered the message and said, "Let him in."

A moment later, two figures walked in, one old and one young. The old one was Zhang Jinglu, the acting patriarch of the Zhang family, and the young one was his son, Zhang Qinghe.

The two lowered their heads, no longer displaying the arrogance they once had when the Zhang family was in power.

Upon entering the front hall, the two immediately bowed.

"Previously, some trivial matters caused a rift between our two families. Today, I have brought my young son to the Chu family to apologize."

"Please, Patriarch Chu, impose punishment so that it may atone for some of the sins committed by my Zhang family in the past."

It seems the news spread very quickly yesterday, and the acting patriarch of the Zhang family was also very decisive, actually taking the initiative to come to their door to "plead guilty with thorns on his back".

If we're talking about the grudges between the two families, it's only the trouble at the pharmacy and the battle at the foot of Qixia Mountain last time.

However, upon closer examination, it seems that the Zhang family suffered more losses, since several members of the Zhang family died in that battle.

However, Chu Jingyu is not a noble saint. Now that I am the butcher and he is the fish, although he will not exterminate a clan at the drop of a hat, he still wants to recover the losses of the family and some interest.

Chu Jingyu looked at the two people bowing down, remained silent for a moment, and then slowly said:

"Back then, due to the Zhang family's coercion, my Chu family lost one Origin Artifact. Is the Zhang family willing to compensate for this loss?"

Source artifact? Zhang Jinglu, who was kneeling on the ground, trembled. When did his Zhang family cause the Chu family to lose a source artifact?

And even after losing the source device, how can your family still develop peacefully here?

Zhang Jinglu concluded that Chu Jingyu intended to make things difficult for the Zhang family, and opened his mouth, saying with some difficulty:

"My Zhang family does not have any extra source artifacts, but my clan is willing to offer all the treasures in the clan."

"Treasures?" Chu Jingyu raised his palm. "My Chu family now has three new eighth-rank aristocratic families as servants. What kind of treasures do you think your Zhang family has that would be of interest to my Chu family?"

Zhang Jinglu's face stiffened, unsure of what to say. Indeed, what did the Zhang family have that the Chu family could possibly value now?

Chu Jingyu stepped forward and personally helped Zhang Jinglu up from the ground, saying softly, "Source artifacts, not many, just the one your Zhang family has will suffice. If you agree, past grievances will naturally be wiped clean."

Zhang Jinglu slowly stood up, but his face turned deathly pale. The Chu family head's intention was clear: he wanted to sever the Zhang family's path to becoming a prominent clan.

Faced with Chu Jingyu's gentle smile, he felt a chill run through him. He forced a smile.

"This matter...I, as the acting clan leader, cannot make a decision on it. I need to return to the clan and discuss it with the elders before I can give you an answer."

Chu Jingyu raised an eyebrow slightly. "Alright, then go back and discuss it first, and then give me an answer. It would be best to resolve it within three days."

Zhang Jinglu repeatedly agreed, then bowed and left the Chu family with Zhang Qinghe.

After they left, Chu Shengfan went outside the hall and beckoned Su Yi to give instructions: "Send two men to follow them."

Su Yi nodded, walked into the courtyard, randomly selected two people from the eight who were guarding the area, and whispered some instructions to them.

The two chosen bowed to Chu Shengfan and then followed Zhang Jinglu and the other person at a distance.

Chu Jingyu's eyes showed a thoughtful expression upon hearing Chu Shengfan's arrangement. He looked at Chu Shengfan and asked, "Do you think they still want to cause trouble?"

"In order for the family to continue, they are capable of doing anything at this time."

Chu Jingyu was silent for a moment, then nodded, his eyes filled with relief as he looked at Chu Shengfan. It seemed that in a few years, the heavy responsibility of this family could be handed over to Xiaofan.

"Grandfather, what are your plans for those three eighth-rank aristocratic families in the county town?"

"Qixia Town is currently under construction and is short-staffed. I plan to have them send more people to Qixia Town to serve. You should also check their treasury to see if there's anything useful for you."

Before you leave, carefully select what to bring. And especially, bring plenty of Source Stones; things there are much more expensive than at home.

Chu Shengfan was somewhat amused and exasperated. How did the conversation have turned to him again? But given his grandfather's deep love for his grandson, he could only nod repeatedly.

That night, the two servants who had been sent out to monitor the Zhang family returned home.

They carried a simply dressed young man and presented him with a stone carving depicting a white crane raising its head and spreading its wings. The carving was nearly a meter tall, and the unique spiritual energy emanating from it made Chu Jingyu immediately realize that it was a Source Artifact.

Just as Chu Shengfan had predicted, the Zhang family actually wanted to take advantage of the night to send away their family's source artifact.

"Young Palace Master, this is the first one we caught. The Zhang family wanted to send several more groups of young people away from Heyu Town, but we stopped them all."

The entire Zhang family is now trapped in their home by our source beasts, awaiting your judgment.

Chu Shengfan frowned, unsure of what to do, and looked at Chu Jingyu.

Chu Jingyu waved his hand, "What's all this talk about dealing with them? Let the Zhang family do what they want; it has nothing to do with our Chu family."

Seeing Chu Jingyu's gaze fall upon the Origin Artifact, Chu Shengfan instantly understood his grandfather's meaning: now that the Zhang family had obtained the Origin Artifact, the Zhang family would pose no further threat.

Letting them go now would prevent the Chu family from gaining a bad reputation for bullying others.

So Chu Shengfan said to the two high-ranking servants, "Bring your source beasts back. Just pretend tonight's events never happened."

"Yes."

Having finally obtained the source artifact that Chu Ancestor had specifically requested, Chu Jingyu couldn't wait any longer and rushed to the ancestral hall with the newly acquired artifact late at night.

ancestral hall.

Chu Jingyu placed the Zhang family artifact in front of the offering table, lit incense, and bowed respectfully.

"Ancestor Chu, the source artifact you requested has been brought back today. Please inspect it."

After becoming the spirit of this artifact, Chu Mu hardly needed to sleep anymore. The reason he maintained a stable daily sleep schedule was to experience the feeling of being alive again.

Upon hearing Chu Jingyu's prayer, Chu Mu's figure quickly gathered in the ancestral hall.

He looked at the stone carving of a white crane with outstretched wings and, through the energy fluctuations on it, determined that it was a source artifact.

Source Material: White Crane Stone Wall

Rank: Higher rank than others

Source Spirit: 203 points

Attribute Tendency: Crane Clan

Ability: 1. Spirit Awakening: Consumes Source Spirit to awaken the spirit of a mortal (one person can be awakened for every ten points).

2. Bloodline Enhancement: By forming a bloodline alliance with a family, cultivation speed is increased by 10%.

3. Crane Feather: Every once in a while, a crane feather can be condensed. Consuming this material can slightly improve the quality or realm of crane-type source beasts.

4. Crane Flocks: The more cranes living in the surrounding area, the higher the probability of mutations occurring among the cranes, leading to the birth of new crane species.

There is a note at the end.

(It can be converted and absorbed by consuming one-third of the cyan energy.)

Last time, Chu Mu was afraid that consuming his luck would have a bad impact on his family, so he kept the "Ink Sun Stone Lotus" aside and never consumed its luck to assimilate it.

Now, he's determined to try out this "White Crane Stone Wall" no matter what.

The "Nameless Book" was opened, and the pages inside slowly turned until they reached a page where the family's fortune materialized as a three-inch-tall blue pillar of energy appeared.

Chu Mu looked in the direction of the "White Crane Stone Wall," and the cyan column of energy on the page instantly dissipated by a third of an inch, turning into a cyan ball of energy that invaded the "White Crane Stone Wall."

After a few minutes, bright red blood seeped out and pooled on the floor of the hall, forming a small blood puddle, while the "White Crane Stone Wall" appeared even more vibrant.

The two members of the Chu family inside the ancestral hall seemed to feel a secret and special connection with the source artifact "White Crane Stone Wall" in front of them.

Of course, in Chu Mu's eyes, the changes produced by the "White Crane Stone Wall" were even clearer and more obvious.

Source Item: White Crane Stone Wall (Auxiliary Source Item)

Rank: Higher rank than others

Source Spirit: Under the control of the main Source Artifact (Nameless Book), the Source Artifact can restore 20 Source Spirit points to the main Source Artifact daily.

Attribute Tendency: Crane Clan

ability:……"

He still possesses the same abilities, but the Source Spirit, and the abilities that will consume the Source Spirit in the future, all need to be controlled by the Main Source Artifact, which is Chu Mu.

It's a bit of a shame about the bloodline amplification; the 10% from this source artifact can't be stacked with the 30% from the "Nameless Book," and only the highest one will take effect.

Regardless, by absorbing this source artifact, Chu Mu essentially gained two new abilities, and his daily source spirit recovery also increased by 20 points.

In the long run, it's not a losing proposition.

Chu Mu slowly withdrew his gaze from the "White Crane Stone Wall".

"We need to raise a new batch of crane-type breeding animals at home."

Chu Jingyu only needed to follow Chu Mu's arrangements. He had just witnessed Chu Zu's actions regarding the Zhang family's source artifact and had many guesses in his mind.

However, since Chu Zu didn't say anything, he wouldn't ask. He just needed to follow Chu Zu's orders. After spending so much time together, he had vaguely sensed that Chu Zu seemed to be closely tied to the fate of the Chu family.

This is why he has grown increasingly respectful of the Ancestor of Chu.

The next day, in the morning.

The Fu, Li, and Shen families from the county seat arrived in Qixia Town in a large procession.

The members of the three families either reported to the office or went to look at shops.

The three clan leaders then went together to Qixia Mountain to pay their respects to the main clan.

It was still the Chu family's front hall, but this time the guests they were receiving were the heads of the three clans in the county.

Facing Chu Jingyu sitting in the front hall, the three clan leaders entered the hall and bowed respectfully.

"We servants pay our respects to the clan chief."

Ultimately, it was the fear stemming from their bloodline that made the three clan leaders appear even more respectful and fearful than the Zhang family father and son had been the day before.

After a long period of mental preparation, Chu Jingyu is now able to take it in stride when faced with three clan leaders who are far more powerful than him bowing to him.

He nodded gently. "Get up."

They simply offered them a seat, but did not allow the three clan leaders to sit down.

"Are the personnel and related industries ready?"

In response to Chu Jingyu's question, the three clan leaders nodded simultaneously, seemingly having coordinated their thoughts beforehand. The Shen family head spoke first.

"My Shen family has six Spirit Rank Contract Masters and forty-five Other Rank Contract Masters with us this time. We also have the Spirit Embroidery Pavilion, which can produce thirty pieces of spirit clothing every month."

Those who can reach the eighth rank of a family, in addition to dealing in ordinary materials or source beasts, will also have their own special industries, such as spirit embroidery.

Spirit garments with special protective abilities or functions are made from the spiritual silk produced by silkworm-like source beasts, or the fur of certain source beasts, through certain techniques or specific means.

Clearly, the Shen family possesses such special means; they are the only family in the county that owns the Lingxiu Pavilion, which manufactures and sells spirit garments.

"My Fu family has brought six Spirit Rank Contract Masters and fifty Other Rank Contract Masters this time, along with their businesses, spiritual food, and various spiritual materials."

Spiritual food is made by combining various source beast meats or spiritual materials, or by steaming, stir-frying, braising, boiling, etc., using special techniques.

Different spiritual foods often have different effects, such as invigorating the spirit, replenishing deficiencies, restoring spiritual power, or strengthening muscles and bones.

"My Li family has brought six Spirit Rank Contract Masters and sixty Other Rank Contract Masters this time, along with our Spirit Forging Industry and various mineral materials."

Spirit forging refers to materials used for forging tools. For example, when Chu Shengfan left home, Chu Jingyu went to the county town to buy him a machete made of spirit forging.

Not only is it more durable, but the contractor wielding the machete can also inflict effective damage on source beasts of the same level.

Spiritual embroidery, spiritual food, spiritual forging.

With three basic yet important industries now in place, Qixia Town has made up for its shortcomings in various aspects.

Chu Jingyu was quite satisfied with this, and he nodded.

"My Chu family does not need any of your three families to come up the mountain to serve us. You should manage your own businesses in Qixia Town and arrange for some of your people to take on the main tasks in the town."

For example, handling some political affairs, guarding and patrolling, etc.

The three family heads looked at each other. It was just a matter of doing something, so they were naturally very happy to do it. Besides, as members of an eighth-rank family, they were not good at serving others.

So they readily agreed.

"The current mayor of Qixia Town is my son. Excluding those who want to run businesses, everyone else should go to him and let him take a look. As for what jobs to assign, that's up to him to decide."

Do you have any objections to this?

The heads of the families hurriedly replied, "No, no."

"I wouldn't dare."

Seeing that they were obedient, Chu Jingyu's expression became even more gentle. It was a good thing that he hadn't wiped out the three families back then, as this would speed up the construction of Qixia Town considerably.

He then said, "Seventy percent of the net profit from operating the business shall be offered to the government, and the remaining thirty percent shall be used by each of you."

Of course, those holding different positions also receive corresponding salaries; the Chu family will not mistreat those who have earned their living through their own labor.

The three family heads seemed to be stunned by Chu Jingyu's words. They originally thought they were working for free here, and they would accept it even if all the profits were handed over.

After all, besides this place, they have other businesses in the county town that can keep the family running. However, since most of the family's energy is focused here, the income from those businesses is definitely less than one-tenth of what it used to be.

Now that the patriarch has personally offered to retain 30% of the clan members, and that those who work will receive a salary, they are naturally overjoyed.

"Thank you, Patriarch." This time, the gratitude seemed to carry a hint of sincerity, rather than entirely stemming from the fear inherent in their bloodline.

Chu Jingyu smiled. "These are all the arrangements I need to make. If you have nothing else, you may leave."

The three clan leaders bowed respectfully once more before leaving the front hall.