Chapter 1349: Huang Yan: Senior Brother Haoyang, will you be my strategist?

Senior Brother Qinglian, Senior Brother Haoyang, the Bai family has gone too far, they actually dare to provoke our Huang family.

I think they've gone mad; is that woman Bai Longyue eating a bear's heart and leopard's gall? She dares to oppose the Huang family.

Huang Yan spoke with a furious aura, looking as if he had suffered a great injustice.

Chen Qinglian and Qi Haoyang exchanged a glance; they knew the full story—it was nothing more than the Huang family wanting to win over the Bai family, to annex all of the Bai family's power, sending people to negotiate and express the Huang family's sincerity.

Put bluntly, it was a deadline for them to join the Huang family; the earlier they joined, the better the treatment they would receive. This is actually a pattern used by many families: annexing other families to strengthen themselves.

This annexation model is very chaotic; other families find it hard to enter the core. In short, they become subordinates, obeying the Huang family's orders, but they could also betray.

Mainly, the Huang family wants to control everything of the Bai family—resources and other materials—because controlling resources means controlling everything, which is the lifeline; the Bai family naturally refuses.

No family would be willing; this isn't even the worst part. Many talented young women of the Bai family will be taken in by the Huang family, that is, married off and forced into alliances, merging the two families' bloodlines.

On the Huang family's side, they would also send women to integrate into the Bai family, but the Bai family remains the Bai family and the Huang family remains the Huang family—there is an essential difference.

You want to annex their family—do you think they'll give you a good face? Do you really think this is like a sect annexation?

If it were a sect annexation, there wouldn't be so many restrictions; at most you'd just follow the sect's orders and become its subsidiary. This is because the sect is strong, can provide support for the family, and family geniuses who join the sect can get more resources for cultivation, making the future better.

For any family, this is a rare temptation; naturally they'd be willing to become a sect's subsidiary, and the sect would also support you, giving many benefits—unlike family annexation, where everything is restricted, and in the end you're directly annexed, leaving no trace of your own family.

Such things do happen; they occur often.

Therefore, generally speaking, family annexation means war, clan slaughter, exterminating the roots, then taking over everything of another family; of course there is also an exception: a family willingly becomes a vassal of a greater family, becoming its subsidiary.

Such situations are rare; even if they become strong later, they will surely betray.

The Bai family is the target of the Huang family—not big, not small; the territory they control is considerable, not inferior to the Huang family's.

Moreover, the Bai family has considerable means; their family head, Bai Longyue, is an exceptionally formidable woman—capable in every way. The Bai Longyue Huang Yan spoke of is this woman.

"Junior Brother Huang Yan, could it be that you've gone too far? You want to annex the Bai family—can Bai Longyue give you a good face?" Chen Qinglian said with a pout.

"Senior Brother Qinglian, you don't know—before, the Bai family was even more outrageous. Do you think they never considered annexing our Huang family? When we were weak, the Bai family never stopped causing us trouble."

"Now that our Huang family has risen, we naturally want to return the favor."

"Who would have thought that woman Bai Longyue is so ungrateful? She makes me furious."

Huang Yan stomped his foot on the spot, very angry.

Qi Haoyang chuckled and said, "You're too impatient. The Bai family isn't weak; a Huang–Bai clash isn't a sure win. Now is the time to befriend the Bai family… then we can join forces to attack other families."

"The Mangshan Mountain Range is vast; nearby there aren't hundreds of families, but dozens. Their strengths vary, each with their own trump cards and methods. To wipe them out would require a huge cost—not worth it."

"Why not ally with some, suppress others, and gradually strengthen ourselves?"

"Moreover, there are sects like Tian Du Men watching us; if we want to act, we'll also be wary of their authority."

"Our Huang family has many enemies; besides these, there is a hidden Mu Long family behind the scenes, always eyeing us covetously—we can't be careless."

Huang Yan sat down; he naturally understood.

"Senior Brother Haoyang, I naturally understand this principle. Our Huang family still can't suppress everyone; those families will sooner or later be annexed by our Huang family—this path must be taken."

"If the Huang family wants to rise and become a true great family, it must go through slaughter. But I worry… Tian Du Men, the Mu Long family, and the Mangshan Demon Palace—these forces could easily suppress our Huang family."

"Currently, the Huang family's task is to steadily improve, gradually annexing surrounding families while secretly strengthening ourselves."

Huang Yan naturally knows these principles, and also knows those families aren't real threats.

Those sects, those hidden forces behind the scenes, are truly the most terrifying.

They are all pawns; once a pawn loses its use, it will……

The Huang family must advance steadily, cannot afford a misstep—each step could…… lead to the Huang family's eternal ruin; Huang Yan naturally must be extremely cautious, each step requiring countless thoughts and simulations.

"So you mustn't rush; time is long, and the longer we delay, the more advantageous it is for us."

"The Huang family can engage in small-scale battles, then gradually annex, advancing steadily; the Bai family could also adopt this method—by the time they react, it will be too late."

Upon hearing this, Huang Yan's eyes lit up.

"Senior Brother Haoyang, impressive." Huang Yan gave a thumbs-up and jumped up.

What he had previously thought matched what Qi Haoyang said, but lacked such detail.

Small-scale battles to test the Bai family's strength, then gradually erode and annex.

This is the safest and most steady approach; if things go wrong, the Huang family can quickly retreat.

"You can simply give out some pills, arrange outsiders to harass the Bai family, test their strength—no need to act personally."

"Dealing with a family is quite simple; with so many families nearby, the Bai family surely have many enemies. Then you can employ some tactics to make those families think the Bai family is spent, and they will naturally attack—you just wait to reap the benefits."

Qi Haoyang gave another plan, a rather ruthless one.

Upon hearing this, Huang Yan stared at Qi Haoyang for a long time before nodding repeatedly: "Senior Brother Haoyang, with you by my side, I feel very at ease as your junior."

If he had had this mind and such schemes back then, how could he have been schemed against?

Compared to Senior Brother Haoyang, he falls far short.

There is still much for him to learn.