Bamboo Mound

"You shouldn't stay in the sect and occupy resources that are barely enough to fill a tooth gap for yourself!"

Moreover, the sect leader and elders are only at the fetal heart stage, and cannot provide further instruction beyond resources to disciples with higher cultivation levels.

Disciples with high talent quickly reach the Spirit Platform Realm; staying there would be a waste of their talent!

Disciples with low talent who spend years barely touching the threshold of the Spirit Platform no longer need to waste their lifespan in the sect!

This is also the sect's goal! It seems the three major sects within the Ping Kingdom share similar philosophies.

Xiahou Yi looked surprised. He hadn't expected that Ning Chang could deduce the whole thing just by giving him a single point!

Now he not only had nothing to explain to Ning Chang, but he also benefited from Ning Chang's words!

Xiahou Yi clapped his hands, indicating that this topic was now closed.

"What are your thoughts on what just happened and the three major families in Changge City?"

Ning Chang thought for a moment and said, "It's a bit strange. According to the people in the city, the three major families that have sidelined the city lord's mansion are law-abiding and friendly to the people, yet each of them has produced a generation of spoiled brats who are not controlled."

Moreover, despite having to fully compensate them for all the losses they caused each time, there was still no supplementary education provided!

With so many people in a family, surely someone would realize this is a path to destruction, yet they were allowed to continue until adulthood!

Xiahou Yi's eyes gleamed, and he sized Ning Chang up and down, thinking to himself:

"It's a good thing that someone with such a quick mind comes from a righteous sect. It would be a pity if they fell into the demonic path."

"Junior Brother, how long will you stay after descending the mountain?" he suddenly asked, looking at Ning Chang who was still deep in thought.

Ning Chang finished thinking. He didn't understand the three major families' intentions, and thinking about it further was irrelevant to him.

"I'll be back in my clan by early June, which is about a week away."

After calculating the date, Xiahou Yi smiled and stood up.

"Okay, then I'll give you the answer in two days. In the next two days, just take care of your own business."

After saying that, he turned and left the restaurant.

Ning Chang also stood up and saw him off a few steps.

"Brother, walk slowly."

After seeing off his senior brother Xiahou Yi, Ning Chang continued his stroll through the streets.

In the previous few days, he had only strolled through the streets of Changge City and had hardly entered any shops.

This time, he found out about some unique shops and went to explore them one by one.

The time soon came to the third day.

Two days later, something else happened that puzzled Ning Chang.

The two spoiled young masters from the Cai and Kun families seemed oblivious to Xu Cheng's fate and continued their misdeeds.

On the first day, the young master of the Kun family also had an attack in front of a restaurant, and was also held back by the waiter.

He was also killed by Xiahou Yi. The head of the Kun family came to apologize, and then after Xiahou Yi verified the matter, the matter was dropped.

It's understandable that the young master of the Kun family didn't receive any news from the young master of the Xu family after only half a day.

The next day, however, the young master of the Cai family still harassed the singer in the street and even tried to force himself on her.

As it turned out, Xiahou Yi appeared and killed him on the spot.

When the Cai family patriarch arrived, he apologized again and waited for Xiahou Yi to verify the situation before the matter was resolved.

During this period, Xiahou Yi did not communicate with Ning Chang again.

Back to the present, as Ning Chang was listening to music, a voice suddenly rang in his ear.

Come to Hongyun Restaurant.

The voice wasn't too hurried, but Ning Chang still listened to it several times before recognizing it as Xiahou Yi's voice.

Ning Chang was no stranger to Hongyun Restaurant; it was where Young Master Xu had caused trouble a couple of days ago, and also where he and Xiahou Yi had first met.

Once on the street, they leisurely made their way to the restaurant.

About half an hour later, Ning Chang entered the restaurant, glanced around, and spotted Xiahou Yi drinking in a corner.

Ning Chang walked over and sat down next to Xiahou Yi. Xiahou Yi poured him a cup of wine and said:

"Did you find what happened the other day strange?"

Ning Chang nodded, "That's right. It seems that the two young masters, Cai and Kun, are unaware of the death of young master Xu."

Moreover, after Young Master Kun's death, Young Master Cai acted as if he were unaware and continued to do as he pleased.

Xiahou Yi smiled and said calmly, "They are destined never to know."

Ning Chang became even more puzzled upon hearing this, "Is there some explanation behind this?"

Xiahou Yi picked up his wine glass and drank it all in one gulp, "Because this is a scheme set up by the three of them."

"Huh? What kind of situation could this be?" Ning Chang was even more puzzled.

Xiahou Yi chuckled again, "Until they explained it to me last night, I didn't understand their purpose either."

“They intentionally raised their eldest son to be like this!” Xiahou Yi paused.

Ning Chang was dumbfounded. "What kind of idea is this? I can't understand it at all!"

The family itself has a good reputation, so why would they have been plotting to ruin it for twenty years?

Xiahou Yi nodded and replied, "That's right. This time, the patriarchs of the three major families have secretly offered a reward for the killing of their respective eldest sons."

Moreover, even if I don't accept this bounty, other cultivators will.

"I don't understand... What kind of operation is this!" Ning Chang was somewhat bewildered.

Seeing Ning Chang's bewildered expression, Xiahou Yi smiled and said, "Why don't you try to guess their purpose first?"

So Ning Chang began to deduce, still puzzled.

"Based on what I've learned in the city, the three major families don't each have only one legitimate son in this generation, but each family only has one spoiled brat!"

And you just said they were all the eldest sons...

Could it be that they deliberately raised their eldest son to be so wicked in order to mislead some hostile force?

Is this a ploy to mislead the other party and protect the younger sons whom they genuinely intend to raise as the next generation?

A hint of appreciation flashed in Xiahou Yi's eyes. "That's about right. But protecting the second son is one reason, and another is for their own safety."

Ning Chang was even more puzzled. "Personal safety? Changge City is far from the emperor's reach. As long as they don't act arrogantly, who would pay special attention to them?"

Xiahou Yi shook his head. "Twenty years ago, not long after they had taken over the City Lord's Mansion, they accidentally got wind of something."

However, since the specific situation was unclear, this method was devised.

They drew everyone's attention to these eldest sons and deliberately kept the other legitimate sons out of the public eye.

In this way, the eldest sons' performance would make the other side think that the three major families were nothing special, thus lowering their guard and allowing the family to survive.

Ning Chang looked stunned. "Uh, so after twenty years, didn't they ever suspect anything about this rumor?"

Xiahou Yi nodded, "We did have our suspicions, but this time the bounty is offered because we're no longer concerned with so-called 'rumors'."

While cutting their losses in time, they also conducted a final test, making potential enemies believe that the deaths of the three major families' heirs would lead to chaos and their own collapse.