Chapter 271: For the Survival of the Family

Hearing him say this, everyone in the Lin family was very angry. They were not just specifically ambushing the Lin family's Foundation Establishment cultivators, but were prepared not to let go of the Lin family's Qi Refining cultivators.

Sixth Grandfather couldn't help but want to come over and beat him to death. Fortunately, he was stopped by Lin Zhangqing's grandfather and father.

If it weren't for the fourteenth uncle's decisiveness this time, seeing that the situation was not right and rushing out desperately, letting them continue to ambush the Lin family's Qi Refining cultivators there,

the victims might not have been one or two, but possibly dozens, because ordinary Qi Refining cultivators couldn't run if they encountered them. The consequences were really unimaginable.

Lin Zhangqing himself was also burning with anger. After forcibly holding back, he continued to ask, "Why did you do this?"

Li Dening looked at Lin Zhangqing and said, "For the family, for survival! I believe that if we swapped positions, if it were you, you would do the same! This beast tide, the thirteen Foundation Establishment families in Pingyang Prefecture, all accepted the conscription of the Qingyun Sect."

"However, only the Lin family did not suffer much loss. In fact, I heard that you also exchanged for several Foundation Establishment Pills."

"And the other twelve families, which one didn't suffer heavy casualties? The fewest died forty or fifty clansmen, and the rest were basically all injured."

"Many, like the Li family in Yunxing County, the two Foundation Establishment cultivators who led the team, and more than eighty clansmen all died on the spot. The remaining dozen or so clansmen only saved their lives under the rescue of the Qingyun Sect, but they were all seriously injured, basically can be considered wiped out!"

"And the Zhao and Li families also lost one Foundation Establishment cultivator, and fifty or sixty clansmen, which broke the original balance."

"At the very least, the balance of the families bordering you Lin family has definitely been broken! Plus you exchanged for several Foundation Establishment Pills. If the Lin family is allowed to develop freely, regardless of it, I believe you will soon have seven or eight Foundation Establishment cultivators!"

"In this way, the Lin family's strength may even leap to become the head of Pingyang Prefecture. By then, our living space and resources will be impacted and compressed! So no matter what, we must limit the Lin family's development speed, and killing your clansmen is undoubtedly the best choice."

Everyone spent some time digesting what Li Dening said. After a while, the Clan Leader asked, "It seems you should have contacted the Li family in Yunxing County, right? What is their attitude?"

Li Dening nodded and said, "That's right! Both the Zhao and Li families sent people to contact them, but they were rejected. However, they promised not to leak the information of our two families, which can be considered as remaining neutral!"

Lin Maosheng couldn't help but say, "Fart! What remaining neutral? This Li family also has no good intentions. I think they are sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight!"

This statement was agreed by everyone in the Lin family! The Clan Leader continued to ask, "Tell me why the Li family has so many Foundation Establishment cultivators? And how did you know we were coming?"

"Since the seventh elder Li Youxiong died in the beast tide, on the surface, the Li family only had the Clan Leader Li Youzong, External Affairs Elder Li Youtian, and Li Dequan left."

"I only succeeded in Foundation Establishment two or three years ago. The Clan Leader asked me to hide temporarily as the family's trump card, so adding me, there were only four people."

"The other two were sent by the Zhao family to support us."

"We didn't know when you would come, but we knew you would definitely find the Li family here, so we have been waiting here."

"And we also formulated some coping methods. The separation tactic was also discussed in advance, just calculating that you would bring at most three people."

"And we had six people here, preparing to use the advantage of numbers to keep at least one or two of you, so that the balance would be basically maintained!"

"You really have good calculations, why didn't you just wipe out the Lin family?" Sixth Grandfather said unhappily.

"No such idea, and even less certainty to break through the Lin family's third-grade Mountain-Protecting Great Array! We just want to maintain the balance again!" Li Dening simply broke the jar and had whatever he said. The Clan Leader looked at him and suddenly asked, "That is to say, the Li family now only has you and Li Youzong as Foundation Establishment cultivators? There are no Foundation Establishment cultivators in Chifeng Mountain?"

Hearing this question from the Clan Leader, Li Dening's face was very ugly, and there was some sorrow, and finally he sighed and said, "Yes, if I and the Clan Leader die, the Li family will have no Foundation Establishment cultivators."

"I know the Clan Leader is also in your hands. You can offer conditions. As long as the Li family can redeem the Clan Leader, as long as we have it, we are willing to take it out!"

The Clan Leader did not express his position, but continued to ask, "What can you take out? To compensate for the mistake of causing the death of the Lin family's Foundation Establishment cultivator? What can you take out to redeem your Clan Leader?"

Li Dening heard this, shook his head, and said, "I didn't succeed in Foundation Establishment long ago, and I didn't participate in the family's management before."

"I don't know much about many things in the family. I don't know what things there are. Isn't our Clan Leader in your hands? You should talk to him face to face!"

Hearing what he said, the scene fell into a silence. No one spoke anymore.

On the contrary, Li Dening, fearing that the Lin family would not agree to let the Li family redeem the Clan Leader, quickly continued, "As long as the Li family can redeem the Clan Leader! Not to let the family fall into a Qi Refining family, I believe that as long as the Li family has it, they will definitely be willing to take it out!"

The Clan Leader still had no expression, turned to Lin Zhangqing's father and said, "Maosheng, knock him out first and put him into the Spirit Beast Bag. Now is not the time to talk about this!"

Lin Maosheng quickly agreed, then knocked Li Dening out and put him into the Spirit Beast Bag.

Now, inside the array, only the Lin family's own people were left. It was still Lin Zhangqing who broke this silence.

"Clan Leader, what should we do next?" Lin Zhangqing asked directly.

The Clan Leader considered for a while before saying, "What else can we do? Of course, go back to the clan first!" Lin Zhangqing's father couldn't help but say, "Ah! We are going back just like this? Are we just letting the Li family go like this?"

The Clan Leader glared at him and said unhappily, "If we don't go back, what are we staying here for? Now, although the Li family's ancestral mountain has no Foundation Establishment cultivators of their own, there is still a Zhao family's Zhao Chengfeng who escaped back."

"If we force our way into the array, the Li family will definitely invite Zhao Chengfeng to preside over the array. By then, we might still suffer."

"Even if we finally break their Mountain-Protecting Great Array, we will definitely have to pay a considerable price."

"The most important thing is that we didn't intend to wipe out the Li family at all this time, so we didn't bring other Qi Refining clansmen."

"With just a few of us, there will definitely be many fish that slip through the net, and then there will be many troubles! It's better to maintain the status quo first!"

"And even if we overcome the problems mentioned above and really wipe out the Li family!"

"Then have you considered what the remaining eleven Foundation Establishment families in Pingyang Prefecture will think? Will they be afraid because of this, or even exclude the Lin family, or will they unite to deal with the Lin family under the connection of those with intentions? Have you considered these?"

"The current Lin family is still very weak and should not waste energy on fighting with these Foundation Establishment families. This will only waste the opportunity that Qing'er has worked so hard to earn. This is not what I want to see!"

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