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

Compared to the Great Xia Dynasty, the Heavenly Fire Burning Beast wasn't quite as happy.

After all, their help to the Xu family was purely out of necessity; they helped because Xiao Hui asked them to.

They wouldn't have any other emotions because of any gains or losses they made by helping the Xu family.

Besides these two happy forces.

The nine royal families of the Northern Region, including the ancient Xiao family, which had maintained neutrality throughout this incident, suffered no losses.

Some are happy while others are sad.

Jiang Hongye killed eighteen Saint Kings on the spot, which caused these eighteen forces to turn their heads white with worry.

After all, that was a Saint King level expert. Their forces only have a handful of Saint Kings, and each one was cultivated with countless resources. Losing even one would be enough to make them grieve for a very long time.

In particular, some of these forces are related to the downfall of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

At this moment, Jiang Hongye was visiting them one by one.

She wasn't cruel enough to wipe out all these forces, but she certainly had to punish them.

The more involved you were back then, the harsher the punishment you received.

Rumors circulated that when Jiang Hongye visited the Buddhist sites in the Western Regions, another imperial aura appeared, but it quickly disappeared.

Besides these forces.

The country most affected by Jiang Hongye's appearance was the Eight Ancient Kingdom.

After all, when the Great Zhou Dynasty was destroyed, various forces of the dynasty occupied the mountains and became kings, eventually establishing the present-day Eight Ancient Kingdoms.

Therefore, the eight ancient kingdoms can be considered former subordinates of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Upon learning the news, the royal patriarch of the Eight Ancient Kingdoms rushed to the Xu family, where Xu Qingzhou personally received them.

"May I ask what brings you gentlemen to the Xu family?"

The royal family of the Eight Ancient Kingdoms is second only to the giant powers, therefore the ancestors of the Eight Ancient Kingdoms are all Great Saint level experts.

But when facing Xu Qingzhou, they lowered their attitude and answered all his questions.

"I apologize for the intrusion and for disturbing you."

"We heard that the Princess said she was coming to visit the Xu family, so we came to see her. Firstly, to apologize, and secondly, to implore her to rebuild the Great Zhou Dynasty and ascend the throne."

"As long as the Princess is willing, we will immediately dissolve the ancient kingdom, join the Great Zhou Dynasty, and rebuild the glory of the Great Zhou!!"

Xu Qingzhou remained calm, but inwardly he sneered.

He knew that the royal family of the Eight Ancient Kingdoms did this for two reasons.

Firstly, they were afraid—afraid that Jiang Hongye would cause them trouble.

After all, when the Great Zhou royal family was destroyed, they not only made no attempt to show any remorse, but also seized control of the mountains and divided up the Great Zhou.

Secondly, they believe that Jiang Hongye is now an Emperor Realm expert.

If the Great Zhou Dynasty is rebuilt, it will surely become the number one power in Cangzhou, and then they will rise in status as well.

Xu Qingzhou replied truthfully, "The Princess has already left the Xu family to visit old friends."

"this...."

They looked at each other, knowing all along that the princess had already left.

"Did the Princess leave any contact information?" That was their real purpose in coming.

Xu Qingzhou shook his head, "If she wants to find someone, she will come to their door, but it will be very difficult for anyone to find her."

They had actually guessed this answer long ago, so their visit to the Xu family was somewhat of a formality and a show of goodwill.

"In that case, we shall take our leave and go elsewhere to find the Princess. We apologize for disturbing Chief Xu."

"Take care, everyone."

After seeing off the royal family of the Eight Ancient Kingdoms, Xu Qingzhou glanced up unintentionally.

During the period when the Ranking of Prodigies was created in the Great Zhou Imperial Palace, multiple prodigies appeared at once.

When the Great Zhou Imperial Palace was established, the list of prodigies had only been updated to number twenty-two, with Xu Muge being number twenty-one.

The game has now been updated to number twelve, which is the monk Wuyuan of Lingxu Temple. Coincidentally, eleven more characters have been added at this time, which is the third prince of the Jiuli Dynasty.

At this rate, it won't be long before it's finished updating.

After the update is complete, it will take some time before it becomes completely stable.

Then, you can enter the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion and ask questions of appropriate difficulty according to your ranking.

Just as Xu Qingzhou was about to return, someone else flew over from a distance.

"Is Chief Xu about to leave, or has he just arrived home?"

The speaker was Bai Qingxue, a prodigy from the Nine-Tailed Fox clan, whose every smile and frown was captivating.

Slightly different from last time, this time she not only had nine pure white tails swaying behind her, but also a pair of erect, fluffy ears, adding a unique allure.

Before they parted ways in the palace, she had said that the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan would definitely come to thank them another day, but that was just an excuse to get closer to them.

Because she hadn't gone far, she arrived shortly after Xu Qingzhou and the others returned.

Xu Qingzhou replied, "No, I just saw someone off."

“That’s perfect,” Bai Qingxue smiled charmingly. “Doesn’t Clan Chief Xu intend to invite me to the Xu family for a visit?”

Xu Qingzhou replied, "Please."

Bai Qingxue kept praising the Xu family and showing goodwill, but unfortunately Xu Qingzhou didn't pay any attention to it.

Business cooperation is possible, but taking the relationship with the Xu family a step further will be difficult.

The Xu family only maintains trust and mutual assistance with forces like the Heavenly Fire Burning Beast and the Great Xia Dynasty, which are willing to do their best to help in times of difficulty. Other forces are at most just business cooperation.

Therefore, in the end, Bai Qingxue could only leave disappointed.

She felt a little regretful that she hadn't been ruthless enough to help the Xu family as much as the Heavenly Fire Beast clan had.

But if she could do it all over again, she would still make the same choice. After all, she didn't know the Xu family well enough back then and couldn't afford to take such a risky investment.

Even the Heavenly Fire Blazing Beast and the Great Xia Dynasty were able to make their decisions back then because of Little Grey and Ji Yuying.

She can't make a decision rashly just because she thinks the Xu family has potential.

.....

Previously, the Xu family was jointly suppressed by various forces, and all of its industries came to a standstill. The family's daily expenses and operations relied entirely on savings.

Now that the Xu family has a powerful backer, the forces that suppressed the Xu family have suffered significant losses.

Naturally, no force dared to provoke the Xu family again.

Therefore, the Xu family's businesses began to operate again.

In particular, Zuixianlou was greatly affected not only by its openings in other ancient kingdoms, but even its branch in Wu Kingdom, which was already in operation, had to close down.

Now, all branches are open, the store opening plan has been restored to its original state, and the expansion plan will be accelerated.

Those forces that had previously terminated their cooperation with the Xu family due to the suppression of the Xu family are now filled with regret and want to seek reconciliation with the Xu family, but it is too late.

Even the Jubao Tower in Duanshan City is now in a dilemma.

Xu Qingzhou had previously brought people to buy stone eggs, and they had already made their selections, but he was told that they would not sell them to him.

Other forces merely suspended cooperation, but this is suppression; they have directly offended the Xu family to the death.

So after much consideration, they did not choose to go to the Xu family to apologize, because they knew that the Xu family would not forgive them, and doing so would only bring shame upon themselves.