Chapter 5
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Chapter 5: The Future of the Yang Family
Chen Yang was kept in Yang Guanfeng’s sleeve, conveniently accessible for nourishing him with spiritual power at all times.
Old Yu had been guarding the four-leafed spirit-receiving grass, so he did not make an appearance this time.
Chen Yang looked at the crowd kneeling in the hall and felt very satisfied.
The current situation of the Yang Family showed signs of rising.
Although they were still weak, they had great potential for the future if they planned wisely.
“Rise,” Yang Guanfeng said, calling everyone to their feet.
His gaze then fell on the three children standing in front of the others, and a warm smile spread across his face.
These three children were the promising talents he had mentioned before.
The reason he ventured into the secret realm was to provide better cultivation conditions for them.
While the Yang Family now had him and Old Yu, both at the mid-stage of Gathering Qi, others dared not provoke them.
However, Yang Guanfeng understood that the most feared problem for the long-term development of the family was the risk of having no successors.
In his generation, he was the only one with cultivation talent; his two younger brothers were ordinary and could only practice martial arts at most.
This led to the current state of the Yang Family, having two mid-stage Gathering Qi cultivators but not a single early-stage Gathering Qi individual.
Realizing this, after taking the position of family head, Yang Guanfeng began to encourage the clan to have as many descendants as possible.
Only with enough offspring could they hope to produce children with cultivation potential.
The population of the Yang Family had doubled from just over fifty in the beginning to nearly a hundred now.
“Please take your seats, my two brothers; let’s begin today’s council,” he said.
“Yes,” they replied and started reporting various matters concerning the clan sequentially.
Although they lacked cultivation talent, they were quite adept at managing the family affairs.
Yang Feiyun handled internal affairs while Yang Xiaolei took care of external matters, keeping everything organized and allowing Yang Guanfeng to focus on his cultivation.
After half an hour, their reports concluded.
Chen Yang learned about the basic situation of the Yang Family.
The Yang Family owned shops along three streets in Willow Leaf Town and had a mineral site outside the town.
The clan had ninety-seven direct members, and with servants, workers, guards, and others, their total population exceeded three hundred.
With such a scale, no other family in Willow Leaf Town could compare.
“Report to the Elder: this year’s dynasty tax has been settled, and the family has some excess funds to operate, but it seems there won’t be any surplus by the end of the year,” Yang Feiyun reported.
As he said, Chen Yang shared the same concern.
With so many people, did the Yang Family have room to continue developing in Willow Leaf Town?
From Yang Feiyun, he learned that the families living in towns under the dynasty’s rule were taxed according to their population, as they enjoyed the dynasty’s protection.
Furthermore, if the family had cultivators, not only would the basic population tax be increased proportionally, but additional taxes would be imposed on items like spiritual crystals and spiritual materials.
The Yang Family is still in its early stages; can they really bear such heavy taxation?
Chen Yang’s concerns are not without reason.
In fact, Yang Guanfeng has long been planning to move out of Willow Leaf Town and establish a separate home.
However, as previously mentioned, there are no other Gathering Qi cultivators in the clan; only he and Old Yu are present. The troubles that come with establishing a new home would be too much for them to handle alone.
The Yang Family is already struggling with the current tax amounts.
If they were to add three early-stage Gathering Qi cultivators, it would definitely lead to a situation where expenses would exceed income.
They thought they would have to endure for many more years, wasting the talents of the three children.
Little did they know that this unexpected appearance of the secret realm would bring a turning point.
“Hmm, I will find a way to resolve this. Thank you for your hard work, my two brothers. Is there anyone else with reports?”
“Report to the Elder, there are no more matters.”
“Good.”
Yang Guanfeng nodded and then looked at the three children.
“You three stay; the rest can disperse.”
“Yes, Elder!”
After everyone left, only Yang Guanfeng, his two brothers, and the three children remained in the council hall.
Yang Feiyun stepped forward and signaled to the three children, prompting them to understand immediately.
“Yang Xiao Hu.”
“Yang Yueqing.”
“Yang Mingrui.”
“Greetings, Elder!”
“Good, rise.”
Facing these three children, Yang Guanfeng smiled; they were treasures of the family.
The three children were of different ages. Yang Xiao Hu was the oldest at fourteen, with dark skin and a sturdy build.
He was born to Yang Xiaolei’s concubine and had shown exceptional physical qualities since childhood. Old Yu later discovered his talent for cultivation.
Yang Yueqing, the daughter of Yang Feiyun’s primary wife, was twelve years old. Though she was not particularly striking in appearance, she was known for being very mature for her age, behaving more like an adult than a child.
The youngest, Yang Mingrui, had just turned ten a few days ago. Still childish in demeanor, he was identified by Old Yu as having cultivation potential a few months prior.
He was not the child of Yang Guanfeng’s three brothers but came from a collateral branch of the family.
Yet, among the three children, his talent was the best.
“Feiyun, Xiaolei, thank you for your hard work for the family these years,” Yang Guanfeng said to his two brothers.
“Big brother, don’t say that. What we do is nothing special.”
“Exactly! Compared to what you do out there, risking your life, what we contribute is insignificant.”
With no one else around, the bond among the three individuals grew noticeably closer.
After all, they had grown up together since they were little, with Yang Feiyun and Yang Xiaolei being cared for by Yang Guanfeng.
Now that Yang Guanfeng had become the Master of the family, they naturally put in all their effort to think for the family’s sake.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Yang Feiyun and Yang Xiaolei left.
Before departing, they reminded their children to follow the Elder and train hard; they must never disappoint the family’s expectations.
“Come with me.”
Yang Guanfeng led the three children through the council hall and arrived at the entrance to the forbidden area, a place no ordinary person could reach.
The three children curiously peered inside. They had known about the forbidden area’s existence since childhood, but they had never truly entered it.
They had only heard from their elders that if they could enter here, it would be like jumping over the dragon gate, and their lives would be completely transformed.
With a mix of nervousness and anticipation, the three children followed Yang Guanfeng into the forbidden area.
As they stepped through the door, they immediately saw a high wall that completely blocked the view inside.
This wall was built by Old Yu himself, reinforced with spiritual power, and equipped with a formation to ensure its strength and warning capability.
Yang Guanfeng picked up the three children and leaped over the wall, entering the forbidden area.
Indeed, he had not set a proper entrance for the forbidden area; to enter, one had to jump over the high wall.
This would trigger the warning of the formation, alerting Old Yu inside the forbidden area right away.
“Wow!”
“It’s so high!”
“Elder is amazing!”
After landing, the three children exclaimed, their eyes filled with admiration as they looked at Yang Guanfeng.
Seeing their reaction, Yang Guanfeng smiled and asked, “Do you want to have the same abilities as the Elder?”
“Absolutely!”
The three children shouted in unison, their eyes full of expectation.
Yang Guanfeng raised his hand and gently brushed over their heads.
“You will have it, and in the future, your abilities will surely surpass those of the Elder, and you will explore far more than the Elder ever has.”
He then said, “But no matter what, you must always remember, you are Yang Family members. Everything you have received now comes from the family, and you should always think of the family in everything you do.”
Yang Xiao Hu and Yang Mingrui nodded, still somewhat bewildered.
But the little girl, Yang Yueqing, after hearing Yang Guanfeng’s words, pondered for a moment, and then her gaze turned determined as she nodded vigorously.
