I'm seventy years old this year, and you want me to have many children and much happiness?

The Guo family in the county town.

The Guo family was originally only a second-rate family in the entire county, but later they used some means to elevate their status, naturally relying on their relationship with the Prince of Xiping.

That's why they went to Lu Xuan's mine with the people of the Heavenly Soul Sect to cause trouble.

When the Guo family patriarch returned to the city and heard about the tremendous changes that had taken place in the prefectural governor's mansion, he felt as if he should immediately flee.

But the whole process took less than an hour.

The news came from Lord Yang Feng in the capital.

Yang Feng currently holds a position in the Grand Secretariat within the imperial court.

In other words, it is someone who spends all day advising the current empress and giving advance review of the memorials from the officials below.

It can be said that they wield enormous power.

When Yang Feng from the cabinet sent the message, the head of the Guo family finally managed to calm down.

"That's great! Lord Yang from the Cabinet said that as long as we stall him for a few days until he arrives in the city, he can help us deal with Lu Xuan!"

The head of the Guo family said excitedly.

Upon receiving this news, they clearly felt more confident.

The old patriarch of the Guo family shared the same idea.

And just now, this news was already communicated to the Sun family.

Ten million taels of silver is no small matter.

If this were to be brought out directly, the entire family's ability to withstand risks would decrease dramatically.

Any minor storm could potentially bring the entire family to ruin.

After all, that ten million taels was a pure loss.

"Now let's all discuss how to deal with Lu Xuan, who's come to collect his debts."

"The Guo family patriarch said excitedly."

It was as if the matter of saving the ten million taels of silver had already been resolved.

"Master, I feel this is inappropriate."

Just as everyone was excitedly discussing, an untimely voice rang out.

The speaker was a retainer of the Guo family.

Although not a member of the Guo family, he has been working for the Guo family for over thirty years.

He was also a long-time retainer of the Guo family.

Upon hearing someone pour cold water on the idea, the Guo family patriarch's expression immediately softened.

Then his gaze fixed on the person in front of him.

When he saw that it was this person, the head of the Guo family also slightly restrained himself, suppressing his dissatisfaction.

"So it's Venerable Wenshan. Since Venerable Wenshan says this matter is somewhat inappropriate, then tell me, what's inappropriate about it?"

"That's what the head of the Guo family said."

Excluding the patriarch, the Guo family has a total of six fourth-rank experts.

The man before them, Wen Shan, was the one who had been in charge of overseeing the Guo family's important businesses, and was one of the fourth-rank experts among them.

And the area he was in charge of hadn't had any major problems in the past few decades.

Therefore, despite his great achievements, he was respected by his family, and his words carried considerable weight.

"Since yesterday's scouts reported that Lu Xuan led several people out of the Prince's mansion in a swaggering manner."

"That speaks volumes."

"I've also found out who the others are. They are the two Supreme Elders of the Golden Light Sect, and the Fire Phoenix Fairy who just took over as sect leader."

"So, Lu Xuan is the fifth-rank expert who destroyed the Golden Light Sect!"

"As the patriarch just said, Lu Xuan killed the Heavenly Soul Sect members at the mine as easily as crushing a group of ants. It's clear that Lu Xuan didn't take the Heavenly Soul Sect seriously at all!"

"While ten million taels of silver is indeed difficult to obtain, offending Lu Xuanhui is far more terrifying. Don't let your concern for this small amount of money lead to greater disaster!"

"As for Lord Yang Feng..."

"Even if His Majesty really entrusts the county seat to Lord Yang to manage while he is in the capital, what can he do? Even the Prince of Xiping couldn't hold onto the territory, so Lord Yang might not be able to manage it either."

Wenshan said in a deep voice.

Every word is precious, and every sentence is heartfelt.

There was no personal desire involved; they only thought of their own family head and urged him not to go astray. Someone like Lu Xuan was clearly not someone they could afford to provoke.

Guo Qianfan, the head of the Guo family, frowned slightly upon hearing Wen Shan's words.

If you listen carefully, it does seem to make a lot of sense.

Although ten million is a lot, it doesn't seem worth taking such a big risk.

No matter what, the other party is a fifth-grade expert.

Ten million taels of silver for a family's chance to survive shouldn't be a loss.

However, Guo Qianfan is reluctant to give up the Guo family's current status.

If something goes wrong, it will be very difficult for the Guo family to recover.

Upon hearing Wenshan's words, the others present exchanged glances, seemingly agreeing with what he said.

But at that moment, someone spoke up.

"Hmph, Wen Gongfeng, you're boosting the morale of others while diminishing your own! So what if Lu Xuan is a fifth-rank expert? There are also fifth-rank experts in the county city. Can he really cause trouble?! Does he really intend to wipe out our entire Guo family?!"

"How could Lu Xuan have such audacity in broad daylight?! Then why doesn't he become the prefect?!"

"Moreover, although Lord Yang is a cabinet member, far from our county seat, don't forget that Lord Yang's family holds one of the six major positions in the Nine Absolute Divine Sect. Based on this alone, the Nine Absolute Divine Sect will certainly not sit idly by. A mere Lu Xuan might be able to act arrogantly in the wilderness, but in our county seat, he naturally won't be able to cause much trouble!"

An elder from the Guo family stepped forward and spoke.

This refutes Wenshan's previous statement.

When everyone heard what the Guo family elder said, they felt it made a lot of sense, and subconsciously wanted to agree with it, since it would help them keep their money.

"As for you, Wen Gongfeng! I've heard you've been getting quite close to Gu Yun Pharmacy lately... Everyone knows that since Gu Yun Pharmacy changed its manager last time, you've had very close ties with them. It seems you've secretly taken a considerable amount of business from our Guo family's pharmacy. Is that true?!"

"I've also investigated Lu Xuan's background. His rise to prominence is all thanks to the strong support from Xu Jing, the manager of Gu Yun Pharmacy in Jinyuan City!"

"It is highly likely that Xu Jing is the one who has taken over the position of head of the Guyun Pharmacy in this county."

"Although the relationships involved are hidden, the Guo family's intelligence network is not to be underestimated."

"Master Wen, how do you explain this?"

The Guo family elder spoke calmly, as if he held Wenshan's lifeline in his hands.

For many years, Wenshan has been a long-serving member of the Guo family. He enjoys good treatment and an easy job. His position is also one of the most lucrative in the Guo family, and many people are eyeing it, but no one has the opportunity to remove him from his post.

Well, now that you've run into him, don't blame him for being impolite.

"Guo Yongjing, what do you mean?!"

Wen Shan frowned, unable to bear such slander, and immediately asked in a cold voice.