Chapter 331: Longshan Faction Gathering, Simplified Patriarchal System

Just as everyone in Xia City was preparing to welcome the Cold Origin Festival.

Inside a gathering hall on the second floor of the main building, a large group of people were gathered here, sitting silently on chairs, their expressions very solemn.

Meng Ying, Jiang Ping, Yue Qian, Cheng Guang, Zhou Yuan, Sun Yan, Song Kang—the seven great Vajras of Longshan were in the front row; in the middle were fourteen middle-aged Cold-Resistant Realm experts such as Xu Shicheng, Zhang Jiuling, Yuan Shan, Yuan Ning, Lu Yushan, Wang Tao, and Liu Chang; in the back were dozens of younger people such as Cheng He and Meng Tian.

Clearly, this was a gathering exclusive to the Longshan faction. Everyone present was core personnel of the former Longshan camp.

Everyone's eyes swept toward the door from time to time, clearly waiting for something.

"Hahahaha..."

Suddenly, an old laugh came from the door. Li Tiancheng walked in quickly from outside, his face full of unstoppable joy.

Everyone stood up. The seven people in front, Meng Ying and the others, saw Li Tiancheng's expression and immediately realized something. The solemnity on their faces disappeared instantly, replaced by joy.

"Li Lao, is the Lady alright?"

"She must be fine. It must be mother and child safe; otherwise, Li Lao wouldn't be laughing so happily."

"I said, the two young masters have their own heaven-sent luck and will be fine."

"Great, great, it's good that both young masters are fine!"

Clearly, everyone gathered here was to inquire about the situation of the children in Li Ying Xuan Ling's abdomen.

Li Tiancheng walked to the front of the crowd, nodded with a smile, and said: "That Jade Dew Stone has been refined. The Lady is fine, and both mother and child are safe."

Looking at the group of old Longshan people, Li Tiancheng's expression was somewhat complex. He sighed lightly and said: "You shouldn't have gathered here. If the lord finds out, it will be hard to escape the suspicion of forming a clique for private interests!"

Hearing this, the crowd was stunned for a moment, then turned to look around at the people, immediately realizing the reason for Li's words.

Meng Ying clearly had been prepared for a long time and said loudly: "Li Lao is overthinking it. We gathered here not for any other reason, but because we were worried about the safety of the Lady and the two young masters, and wanted to inquire about the news from you at the first opportunity. Even if the lord knows, he won't blame us."

Song Kang next to him also nodded and took over: "The two young masters are tied to the camp's inheritance, so it is only right for us to worry. What crime is there?"

Hearing Song Kang's words, the expressions of the Longshan group became subtle, then they reacted and immediately nodded in agreement.

"That's right, the two young masters are the lord's eldest sons after all, and they will inevitably take over Great Xia in the future. It is only natural for us to worry!"

"Even if the lord marries other women in the future, the eldest son status of the two young masters will always remain. Tied to the Great Xia inheritance, we naturally have to care more."

"Forgive me for saying something disrespectful, but the lord will eventually grow old. One of the two young masters will inevitably take over the lord's position in the future. Caring about them is caring about the future lord. What crime is there?"

Hearing the crowd's words, Li Tiancheng's old face flushed with a touch of crimson, and a hint of excitement was clearly visible in his pupils.

Last night at Yangyuan Peak, the moment he learned that Li Ying Xuan Ling was pregnant, the fear in his heart as a grandfather was probably no less than that of Xia Hong, the father.

He knew much better than Meng Ying, Cheng Guang, and the others what the children in Li Ying Xuan Ling's belly meant.

That was Xia Hong's eldest son, his undisputed first-in-line successor, and would inevitably be the next lord of Great Xia.

And in the body of this future new lord, there was half of the Li family's bloodline.

This was the biggest reason why the old Longshan group gathered here tonight.

From the moment Li Ying Xuan Yan and Li Xuandu left Longshan, the destruction of the Li family was destined to be irreversible. In the two months since arriving in Xia City, Li Tiancheng had tried to contact Li Hu several times, but the hatred this grandson had for the Li family had almost penetrated his bone marrow. It was certainly impossible to make him change his mind in a short time.

Under such circumstances, there was no hope of raising the Li family flag again in Xia City and reuniting the old group of Meng Ying and Cheng Guang.

But now, the two children in Li Ying Xuan Ling's belly gave Li Tiancheng a chance again—an excellent opportunity for the old Longshan group to unite again in Great Xia.

It wasn't that he loved forming cliques; humans are organizational creatures, not to mention Great Xia, which now had a population of over 400,000.

Coming to Xia City in October, in the previous two months, Li Tiancheng had roughly seen that the internal factions of Great Xia were actually abnormally chaotic and complex.

First of all, the largest and most trusted by Xia Hong was the Seeing Seeing Hong Mu Ridge faction.

The Seeing Seeing Hong Mu Ridge faction was divided into two small groups. One was the original followers who started with Xia Hong from the earth slope, represented by Yuan Cheng, Qiu Peng, Yue Feng, Xu Ning, Lin Kai, Lu Yang, and about fifty other Cold-Resistant Realm experts. This faction should be considered the largest force at present, reaching up to the seven departments, down to the Cold-Resistant Realm experts, and down to various hunting teams; almost all of them had their people.

The other small group was the old people from the original valley Luo Ge camp, represented by Luo Yuan, the three Zhao brothers, Cheng Feng, Bai Dongying, Bai Wuting, Tong Xinglong, and others. This group also had over forty Cold-Resistant Realm experts, led by Luo Yuan, the deputy director of the Hunting Department, and Cheng Feng and Bai Dongying who controlled the Logging Department. Their power was also not small.

The two small groups of the Seeing Seeing Hong Mu Ridge faction had over one hundred Cold-Resistant Realm experts, almost half of the total number of Cold-Resistant Realm experts in Great Xia at present. Moreover, the two sides had a harmonious relationship on weekdays and almost never had any conflicts. This was also the biggest reason why they could be trusted by Xia Hong and Xia Chuan.

Secondly, it was the Mirror Valley faction.

The Mirror Valley faction was represented by Yu Wentao, with a total of over thirty Cold-Resistant Realm experts including the Hong brothers, Zhu Yuan, and Meng Yi. Not only did they have Yu Wentao, the director of the Hunting Department, but also Zhu Yuan, the director of the Civil Affairs Department, controlling two of the seven departments. Although they couldn't compare with the entire Seeing Seeing Hong Mu Ridge faction, they were currently the second largest force in Xia City.

Then there was the Wuyuan faction represented by Xiao Kangcheng; the Beehive faction represented by Chen Yingyuan and Peng Bo; the Longbei faction represented by Hou Jing...

Everyone naturally wouldn't admit that they formed a faction, but on weekdays, regarding various camp decisions and the distribution of important resources, people of the same system would inevitably hold the same position. This was unquestionable.

This was not forming a clique for private interests, but human nature.

At its peak, the Longshan camp had a population of over 100,000, so Li Tiancheng saw these things very clearly. He knew very well that this had nothing to do with Great Xia's management system. Any camp, as long as there were many people and the scale was large, would inevitably have such problems.

Since this was the case, then they, the old Longshan group, naturally had to huddle together. It was not to confront other groups, but mainly to ensure the interests of their own group were not infringed upon by others.

Previously, the only reason for them, the old Longshan group, to huddle together was Li Ying Xuan Ling, the lord's wife, which was not very solid.

In an environment like the Frozen Abyss, a lord with strong strength like Xia Hong couldn't have only one wife. With the expansion of Great Xia, he would inevitably have other women in the future. Whether Li Ying Xuan Ling could always guarantee her current status was actually unclear.

But with offspring, and two of them, the situation was completely different!

Li Tiancheng put aside the train of thought in his mind, turned to look at the crowd in the hall, and said in a deep voice: "It seems that everyone has ideas in their hearts. Great Xia does not have our Longshan's eldest son inheritance system. The Xia Law only stipulates that offspring enjoy the right of inheritance, and does not mention the issue of primary and secondary. I will speak to the lord in a few days. By then, I hope everyone will also say a few words. How about it?"

Hearing Li Tiancheng's final request, the crowd responded one after another:

"Li Lao, don't worry. Eldest son inheritance is justified. We will definitely follow you and speak to the lord."

"The eldest son inheritance system was set by the old leader Tianhua back then. It can not only prevent brothers from killing each other but also stabilize people's hearts. It is a good thing for both individuals and the camp. Speaking to the lord is the right thing to do." ===== CHAPTER 332 =====