Fantasy: The Clan Chief Lies Down, His House Is Full of Emperors

The Xu family's grand competition is held every three years, and the day Su Xin and his wife came to the Xu family happened to be the day of the Xu family's second grand competition.

Since we'll all be family from now on, Xu Qingzhou will take them to watch together, and Su Xin might be able to offer some guidance.

After all, he was the sect leader of Lingyue Sect before he stepped down and became a Supreme Elder.

Xu Qingzhou set a rule that clansmen who made it into the top thirty last time would not be allowed to participate again this time.

Therefore, none of the elite members of the younger generation of the Xu family, nor the members of the bandit suppression team, were allowed to participate.

Even so, the Xu family still has many outstanding members.

At first, Su Xin didn't take it seriously, after all, the Xu family was still just an ordinary fourth-rate power, how many outstanding members could they have?

But after watching the Xu family's grand competition, he was stunned.

He discovered that the younger generation of the Xu family were no less capable than the Lingyue Sect disciples of the same age, and were even more powerful, which was quite frightening.

After all, the Lingyue Sect is a first-rate power, while the Xu family is just an ordinary fourth-rate power.

Su Xin asked instinctively.

"What special training method did you use? It seems that even the best inner disciples below the Profound Core Realm of the Spirit Moon Sect could only guarantee a place in the top ten at best."

The outer disciples of the Lingyue Sect are all at the Body Tempering and Qi Gathering Realm, while the inner disciples are at the Spirit Absorption and Profound Pill Realm. Only those who break through to the Purple Mansion Realm can become true disciples.

Xu Qingzhou casually replied, "Our Xu family is a small family. We don't have any special training methods. We just use more resources to cultivate young people."

Su Xin thought about it carefully and realized that it made sense.

The Xu family currently has mostly cultivators below the Purple Mansion Realm, so they don't need that many resources and can afford them. Giving them more resources will indeed help them improve faster.

Little did people know that the excellence of the younger generation of the Xu family was not only due to sufficient resources, but also to their own great talent.

Su Xin affirmed, "Once the younger generation of the Xu family grows up, their overall strength will also experience a qualitative leap."

This can be considered inevitable.

After the competition, Xu Qingzhou personally presented awards to the top thirty, and the top fifteen received a special reward: the option to join the anti-bandit squad.

The anti-bandit squad originally consisted of fifteen people. After the last competition, the second squad joined, and now the third squad has joined, bringing the total number of people to forty-five.

Experienced mentors guide newcomers, and everyone grows and becomes stronger together.

Xu Qingzhou then took his future in-laws to meet his parents and set a wedding date.

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Although the position of Crown Prince of the Great Qi Dynasty has been set for more than a decade, some princes still refuse to give up the struggle, among whom the Third Prince and the Ninth Prince are the most popular contenders.

The third prince's maternal clan was powerful; she was a princess of the neighboring Great Chu Dynasty.

The Ninth Prince is extremely talented. He is not only the strongest among all the princes, but also the strongest among the geniuses of his age in the entire Great Qi Dynasty.

Back then, Emperor Qi was a prince who successfully seized the throne and eventually ascended the throne. Both of them wanted to emulate their father.

Emperor Qi turned a blind eye to their coveting of the position of crown prince, and would not interfere as long as it was not too excessive. Sometimes he even encouraged them to compete for it.

After all, for a dynasty to prosper and continue, choosing the best monarch is fundamental.

Over the years, the Crown Prince, the Third Prince, and the Ninth Prince have all been trying to increase their own power and expand their own factions.

Imperial capital, the residence of the Ninth Prince.

“My third brother has been developing rapidly recently, and he seems to be suppressing me. We should also find a way to deal with him.”

Gu Yuanbai, the strategist under the Ninth Prince, pondered for a moment.

"I have an idea. If it succeeds, Your Highness's chances of winning the throne will increase by at least 10%."

"One-tenth?" The Ninth Prince was startled and instinctively stood up. "What idea is it? Tell me!"

This is the probability of winning the throne, not the probability of suppressing the Third Prince. Even a 10% chance is already a lot.

Gu Yuanbai said, "Do you still remember Yu Shufei, the only daughter of Yu Tianzhuo, the head of Wanbaoge Pavilion?"

“I remember, she was always in Lingyue City,” the Ninth Prince recalled.

The Ninth Prince cares more about strength and power; women are insignificant in his eyes, at most just occasional playthings for relaxation.

He remembers a woman mainly because of her status, strength, and talent; in short, whether she is useful to him.

Gu Yuanbai continued, "I think you can go directly to Yu Tianzhuo and try to get him to betroth Yu Shufei to you. That way, you can bring Wanbaoge into our camp."

The Ninth Prince frowned slightly.

Wanbaoge was one of the three first-rate powers in the Great Qi Dynasty, with branches all over the city and town of the dynasty. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was as rich as a country.

If Wanbaoge could be brought to their side, it would indeed greatly increase their chances of successfully seizing the throne.

The problem is that it's a bit difficult.

Wanbaoge has connections with almost all forces within the dynasty, possessing astonishing resources and wealth, making it even more difficult to deal with than Lingyue Sect and Taixu Sect.

They would certainly give face to the Great Qi royal family, but if the Ninth Prince said something, they could refuse.

Therefore, if the Ninth Prince wants to marry Consort Yu and form a marriage alliance with Wanbaoge, he still needs to see if they are willing.

Unlike other minor factions, they were eager to send the people the Ninth Prince fancied to his bed.

Therefore, the Ninth Prince had never thought about this before.

"Wanbaoge has maintained neutrality for over a century. Even if they successfully marry Yu Shufei, will they take sides?"

The Ninth Prince understood that such a powerful force was not monolithic; its long-term neutrality had made some people accustomed to comfort.

Even if Pavilion Master Yu Tianzhuo personally proposes that Wanbaoge take sides, there will likely be a lot of internal opposition, and the matter will likely come to nothing.

Therefore, he felt that marrying Yu Shufei might not necessarily boost Wanbaoge.

Gu Yuanbai explained, "Your Highness has been in seclusion recently and may not know about what happened some time ago."

"What is it?" the Ninth Prince asked curiously.

Gu Yuanbai replied simply: "The Supreme Elders of Taixu Sect and Lingyue Sect clashed in secret, and the Wanbao Pavilion's enshrined elders seemed to have intervened, resulting in the Taixu Sect losing two Heavenly Palace Realm experts."

The Ninth Prince asked in surprise, "Are you sure it's someone from the Wanbao Pavilion?"

“There are only so many Heavenly Palace Realm experts openly known within the Great Qi Dynasty. The fact that several of them appeared at once, while we can’t be sure it’s the Wanbao Pavilion, makes them the most suspicious,” Gu Yuanbai replied.

"Therefore, Your Highness does not need to worry about whether Wanbaoge will take sides. You only need to consider how to get Yu Tianzhuo to agree to marry his daughter off."

"Even if you marry Yu Shufei, and Wanbaoge is still unwilling to take sides, we can use this opportunity to infiltrate Wanbaoge with our influence, thereby achieving our goal of controlling Wanbaoge."

"You can talk to Yu Tianzhu first. If he doesn't agree, you can ask His Majesty to issue an imperial decree to grant the marriage. I believe His Majesty is willing to keep Wanbaoge under the control of the royal family."

The Ninth Prince sat back down in his chair, gazing into the distance with a profound look in his eyes.

After thinking for a moment, he suddenly said, "Okay, I'll go to Wanbaoge right now."