Tomb raiding: Start with a proficiency panel

The tall woman stubbornly pouted, "What harm could there be?"

I think you guys are overthinking things.

Zhao Xuan frowned slightly, and his first words were: "Grandpa will only explain this once, so you'd better remember it well."

Do not repeat this mistake.

Otherwise, you can forget about ever leaving the house again. The Zhou and Zhao families have been friends for two generations.

I don't want to live to see...

Seeing the two families break apart, leading to the Zhao family's decline and extermination.

The burly man was also greatly alarmed: "Grandpa,"

Is it that serious?

Zhao Xuan sighed: "Is it that serious?"

I will explain the reason later.

Let's put aside that idea about your sister for now. The core reason why those people don't dare to make a move is that...

This little guy is young.

Being young means being easier to control, but that's only true when there's a significant power imbalance between the two sides. When the power of the two sides is equal...

Being young means instability.

You can control him now that he's young, but what about when he grows up?

In addition, during this process

Who dares to say that, and who can guarantee that he won't suffer the slightest injustice during these ten years or so?

Did this cause him to lose control?

Who can guarantee that? Haha, nobody can guarantee that, because one wrong step could mean the entire family and individuals would fall to rock bottom.

They will never be able to turn their lives around.

You all know he has something Old Zhou left him; if it explodes...

Ha ha,

Whether this little guy is dead or not is unknown, after all, he possesses spatial power and can live well wherever he goes.

But our Zhao family,

Or perhaps other families, or even the very top one—anyone involved...

At the very least, they'll have to step down, and then their descendants can forget about ever taking power again.

The worst,

That would be wiping out entire families. After all, how many people would die if that thing exploded? Just look at the Japanese next door.

Whoever causes this little guy to lose control, even if they are implicated, will be a pawn to be discarded.

After all, there always has to be a shield.

And these people, their families, their influence—they are all potential shields.

He then looked at the tall woman.

"Qing'er, do you understand now why Grandpa scolded you?"

Do you still feel wronged?

The tall woman, pale-faced, looked at Zhao Xuan with worry in her eyes: "I'm not wronged, Grandpa,"

Qing'er has remembered.

Zhao Xuan stared intently at Zhao Qing'er for a few seconds, making sure she had truly memorized it and kept it in her heart, before he looked away.

No wonder Zhao Xuan was so cautious.

If he weren't careful, the Zhao family, which he had painstakingly built up over countless hardships, would be ruined.

Then it's gone.

At this moment, the burly man asked, "Grandpa,

You haven't said yet, why the Zhou family and the Zhao family...

Zhao Xuan sighed.

"That's the difference in choices. Don't be fooled by the Zhao family's high and mighty status; my grandfather is still the head of the secret guards."

Compared to the Zhou family,

And that old man Zhou seems so imposing, but actually, the Zhou family is nothing compared to our Zhao family; it's just one person holding sway in the heavens.

One on the ground,

And the Zhou family is in heaven.

In our interactions, the Zhao family has always been the one who benefits, because the Zhao family, or rather, my grandfather and I, have chosen politics.

Old Zhou, on the other hand, was idle.

Of course, Grandpa didn't have a choice. If he did have a choice... well, never mind.

Let's get back to politics. Choosing politics means struggle, but the allure of it is immense.

It also carries unlimited risks.

While the Zhao family enjoyed their moment of glory, countless people were secretly watching them, constantly plotting to replace them.

Grandpa's position,

This is perfectly normal. Politics, without struggle, means class stratification.

It also means there is no room for advancement, and one can only remain stagnant, which is true despair.

And then there's your Grandpa Zhou,

Although he remained idle and even repeatedly refused to enter politics, this also meant he had no direct conflict of interest with other official families.

In addition,

It is itself the greatest deterrent force, and countless people have befriended it. It can be said that our China...

The biggest second generation,

It's not the Ye family, the Liu family, or the Deng family, but...

To outsiders, this is what...

He's an orphan, an easy target for bullying.

The burly man's eyes revealed envy: "Grandpa,"

"Grandpa Zhou is that amazing?"

Zhao Xuan chuckled and said, "More than that, you might not believe it,

Anyone who knows about Old Man Zhou's deeds

They must have left strict instructions at home, namely, never mess with this little guy.

He then steered the conversation back on track.

"Furthermore, regarding the Zhou and Zhao families, the Zhao family, because of its good relationship with the Zhou family..."

Don't be fooled by those people's desire to bring down Grandpa.

Actually, everyone has to consider three factors, and one of those three factors is Grandpa himself, while the remaining two factors are Old Man Zhou.

After all, they didn't know.

They dared not gamble on what Old Man Zhou would do once Grandpa fell from grace, or even as these people began to emerge.

The Zhou family and the Zhao family, to this day,

Two generations have passed. Grandpa reached his current position through his own hard work, with the support of Old Man Zhou, while your father relied on his own talent.

There's also the old man's face to save.

With the support of that kid Zhou An, he rose to the position of minister.

Your generation is the only one left.

You are the third generation of the Zhou and Zhao families. How far you go depends on your own destiny.

But once the Zhou family's friendship is lost...

The Zhao family would probably not be in such a fearsome position now.

After speaking, he looked at the two of them.

"Now we know why the Zhao family offended the Zhou family."

Will it disappear or even perish?

The two nodded repeatedly, not daring to be negligent in the slightest.

Zhao Xuan nodded in satisfaction.

"There are three main reasons why I brought you to the Crescent Hotel today."

You guys take a guess.

The burly man spoke first: "I know that."

First, we need to befriend Grandpa Zhou's grandson.

Second, let's buy the ancient medicine.

As for the third, I haven't thought of it yet.

Zhao Xuan didn't show any expression upon hearing this, and turned to look at Zhao Qing'er: "Qing'er,"

And what about you?

Zhao Qing'er pondered for a moment and then said, "I can only think of one thing."

That is, Grandpa brought us here because he wanted us to...

Befriend this child.

Zhao Xuan nodded slightly: "Of the two of you, only Qing'er is right about one thing."

That's right,

The first purpose of bringing you here is for you two to befriend this little guy.

As for the second objective,

I'm here to explain some things to this little guy.

Thirdly...

I told you before, I'm here to wipe this little guy's butt.

after all,

As long as this little guy still wants to live on this land, then this matter isn't a huge problem, but it's not insignificant either.

Let's take care of this little guy while we have the chance.

Zhao Qing'er pouted: "Then Grandpa, you..."

It was as serious as you described before.

Zhao Xuan glared at her, annoyed: "How can that be the same?"

Grandpa said,

That's a move that leads to mutual destruction. This little guy has it. Do you?

Zhao Qing'er said,

What my grandfather said makes sense; looking at the whole world, this week's grandfather's grandson...

That's one of a kind.

How could she possibly have that?

Zhao Xuan looked at the two of them and said, "From now on, you are not allowed to discuss this matter."

"Don't even mention it! The treasure's energy is about to run out. You all know there are servants at the Crescent Moon Hotel."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and pulled a thumb-sized, bluish-green jade stone from his sleeve into his palm.

As soon as the words fell...

The last bit of blue disappeared, and in its place came a color that was invisible to most people.

The transparent shield dissipated.