NOVEL WEB Chapter 181 Alliance? No, This is Called Shelter!_1
"Summon someone."
Within the room,
Ke Xiaowen, seated at the head of the table, called out in a low voice.
"Family Head..."
A black-clothed cultivator, exuding waves of Organ Refinement Realm aura, suddenly appeared within this room.
The Black-clothed Cultivator bowed his head slightly.
On his cold face, there was a trace of respectful expression.
"Go, have the people from Jiangnan Prefecture come see me."
"Just say, I agree to their terms..."
Having said that, Ke Xiaowen waved his hand dismissively.
He lowered his head to deal with the documents on the desk.
No longer paying attention to the person in front of him.
...
As time passed,
After a friendly exchange between Ke Xiaowen and the people sent from Jiangnan Prefecture,
The people from Jiangnan Prefecture finalized the transaction with the Xunyang Prefecture Ke Family.
The Ke Family paid a tremendous price.
Meanwhile, the Jiangnan Prefecture directly ceded the land of their prefecture,
Then, they withdrew from the Da Feng Dynasty,
Leaving the strife within the Da Feng Dynasty behind them.
Now, the situation within the Da Feng Dynasty had gradually become clear.
The three strongest forces in terms of overall strength were the New Emperor Feng Wumian,
Feng Wuhen, who had just seized the land of Qingcheng Prefecture,
And the Luo Family, which now controlled the territory of three prefectures and was rising astonishingly fast.
Beyond these three factions,
There were the Xu Family of Wan Shan Valley, the Ke Family of Xunyang Prefecture, and the land of Jiangnan Prefecture.
These forces were ranked in the second tier.
As for the White Brahma Temple of White Lotus Prefecture, known as one of the Three Great Demonic Paths of Buddhism,
This power remained outside the core competition of the Da Feng Dynasty, Enjoy new tales from empire
But it was still a force that could not be ignored.
After all, being named one of the Three Great Demonic Forces of Buddhism commanded a certain level of respect.
Therefore, after much deliberation,
If the people from Jiangnan Prefecture wanted to preserve themselves and still gain some advantages in this chaotic world,
Selling their control of Jiangnan Prefecture directly to the Ke Family of Xunyang Prefecture
Seemed to be the only course of action for them.
Fortunately, this plan succeeded.
The land of Jiangnan Prefecture was sold at a good price.
As for what the Da Feng Dynasty would look like following the operation of Jiangnan Prefecture,
What did it matter to those from Jiangnan Prefecture?
...
In the blink of an eye,
Another day had passed.
As the people from Jiangnan Prefecture gradually withdrew from the land, even leaving the vast Da Feng Dynasty,
The Ke Family of Xunyang Prefecture finally moved their other armies,
Bit by bit, very smoothly taking over Jiangnan Prefecture.
Although the Xu Family of Wan Shan Prefecture had intentions of obstructing,
It was already too late.
Moreover, after the Ke Family of Xunyang Prefecture possessed the territory of three prefectures,
The Xu Family of Wan Shan Prefecture seemed to lose the qualifications to contend with them.
...
If the Xu Family of Wan Shan Prefecture was the first to learn of this news,
Then the Luo Family would be the second to know that the people of Jiangnan Prefecture had withdrawn from the Da Feng Dynasty and Xunyang Prefecture Ke Family had taken over the entire territory of Jiangnan Prefecture.
In Luo Mountain Prefecture, Qingshi City, Luo Family Ancestral Land,
Inside the room where the Luo Family Patriarch was,
Luo Ping, the current Head of the Luo Family,
Was leisurely sipping hot tea while reading the intelligence report he held.
As he read, his eyes inevitably showed a hint of surprise.
"It worked?"
"It really worked?"
Luo Ping looked at the report in his hand, feeling somewhat astonished.
He knew about the meeting between the people from Jiangnan Prefecture and the Ke Family of Xunyang Prefecture.
However, what he was curious about were the intentions behind the exchanges between Jiangnan Prefecture and the Ke Family of Xunyang Prefecture.
Yet, what he hadn't anticipated was that the people from Jiangnan Prefecture actually planned to withdraw completely from the Da Feng Dynasty,
And before leaving, they successfully sold their land at a good price.
This was indeed a bit unexpected.
But upon further reflection,
This choice seemed to be the best decision that the people from Jiangnan Prefecture could have made.
The current situation within the Da Feng Dynasty was already becoming clear.
The most powerful were certainly the New Emperor Feng Wumian, Feng Wuhen who now occupied most of Qingcheng Prefecture, and the Luo Family of Qingshi City.
The rest, such as Jiangnan Prefecture, the Xu Family of Wan Shan Prefecture, and the Ke Family of Xunyang Prefecture,
were forces with insufficient strength, lingering on the edges of the core competition within the Da Feng Dynasty.
The White Brahma Temple in White Lotus Prefecture could be disregarded for now,
For they weren't likely to cause any trouble in the short term.
So, in the final analysis,
The real power struggle in the Da Feng Dynasty would only involve the New Emperor Feng Wumian, Feng Wuhen, and the Luo Family.
The others were merely there to make up the numbers.
For a short while, they might play the role of local kings and live in ease,
But if the triumvirate between the New Emperor Feng Wumian, Feng Wuhen, and the Luo Family eventually collapsed,
And a colossal power emerged,
The rest of the forces, tagging along for the ride, were doomed to meet with crushing defeats.
So rather than stretching out their stay within the Da Feng Dynasty,
It would be better to pack up and leave,
And in the process, sell their land of Jiangnan Prefecture for a good price to add to their own foundations.
Isn't such a move shrewd?
"The one steering Jiangnan Prefecture has indeed made a clever decision."