Chapter 162: The Sheng Family’s Trade-off

Chapter 162: The Sheng Family’s Trade-off

Chapter 162: The Sheng Family’s Trade-off
Just as the three generations of the Dingyuan Earl's Mansion were discussing the situation of the Hua family, Sheng Xuan and his party also returned to the Sheng Mansion.

The head of the Sheng family, Sheng Xiu, the left assistant minister of the Tianbu, and Sheng Pengyun, the lieutenant general of the Demon-Suppressing Army, had already returned home after their mission and were waiting in the main courtyard early, waiting for Sheng Xuan and others to come back and report on the situation of the Hua family.

The Sheng family does not have many descendants. Sheng Xiu gave birth to two sons and one daughter, and Sheng Xuan only had Sheng Pengfei as his only child. Although there are interests to weigh in the marriage between the Sheng family and the Hua family, the people of the Sheng family still hope that Sheng Yuntang, who marries Hua Dalang, can live a stable and happy life.

Sheng Pengyun saw that his father was frowning and knew that he was worried about his younger sister's marriage, so he couldn't help but comfort him: "Father, the Hua family is of low status, but Hua Dalang is still a good person."

"Now that spiritual energy has revived, many things will change dramatically. The Hua family has a disciple taught directly by the head of the Taisu Palace. In addition, the Hua family is full of cultivators. If my younger sister marries into the Hua family, her future will be secure."

Sheng Xiu sighed: "How can we tell what will happen in the future?"

Tianbu is the secret department of the imperial court that handles matters related to the revival of spiritual energy. After he entered Tianbu, he saw too many stories of families rising and falling.

The revival of spiritual energy did not start in recent years. According to some things he learned, the appearance of spiritual energy can even be traced back to before Taizu founded the country. It was only in recent years that spiritual energy suddenly exploded.

The Great Jin Dynasty was founded nearly a thousand years ago. During this period, many families rose to power because they had spied on the revival of spiritual energy. But before long, they either fell into decline or were exterminated.

It sounds amazing that all the members of the Hua family are monks, but that doesn't mean they can go far.

Monks need a lot of cultivation resources to grow. With so many monks in the Hua family, it means they need countless resources.

However, the relics, secret realms, and blessed places that have appeared nowadays are all occupied by the royal family and powerful families. Even if Hua Shiniang, the direct disciple of the head of Taisu Palace, is around, she may not be able to supply the Hua family's consumption.

Unless, when new ruins appear, the Hua family can seize a piece of land with abundant resources.

But how difficult it is!

The royal family, the powerful, and the aristocratic families had already trained a group of cultivators by relying on the resources they had occupied first. People or families who had just started practicing had no ability to compete with them for resources.

Even though all the members of the Hua family are cultivators, they actually don't have much ability to protect themselves. The only person the Hua family can rely on now is Hua Shiniang.

However, the journey of cultivation is full of dangers, and who knows whether Hua Shiniang will encounter any accidents.

Without Hua Shiniang leading the way, the Hua family actually does not have much competitive power among the many cultivation families.

Sheng Xiu sighed again. Even though he knew that the Hua family had many shortcomings, the Hua family was still the best choice for the Sheng family at the moment.

Fortunately, the Hua family has the support of the Dingyuan Earl's Mansion.

Although the Dingyuan Marquis's Mansion was not very prominent in the circle of nobles in the capital, it still had some influence.

The Tianbu is different from the six ministries. From the very beginning, it has been directly under the management of the royal family. To put it bluntly, the people of the Tianbu are the royal family's private soldiers.

Now that all parties are surging, many people have reached into the Heaven Department.

Sheng Xiu felt a huge headache when he thought of those powerful people who secretly wanted to win him over.

As the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Heaven, he could sense that the Minister of Heaven was no longer so obedient to the royal orders in everything, but he had never openly disobeyed the royal orders.

The ministers didn't dare to betray the royal family directly, so he would be even less likely to do so, and naturally he would not accept the solicitation of the powerful.

But it was not easy to offend all the powerful people, so after weighing the pros and cons, they chose the Hua family, which had Dingyuan Marquis's Mansion as their backer. Dingyuan Marquis's Mansion had some power, but it was not big. In the competition for interests, it could grab some scraps, but could not squeeze into the core competition circle. This was the best thing for the Sheng family, which was seeking stability and long-term development.

He had seen with his own eyes how cruel the competition for core interests was. The Sheng family did not have enough foundation and few people. If they got involved, they would only be used as stepping stones for others.

He is not greedy. By forming an alliance with the Hua family and binding himself with the Dingyuan Marquis' Mansion, he hopes to gain some resources, which will be enough for the Sheng family to grow steadily.

"Brother, we are back."

Seeing Sheng Xuan and others coming back, Sheng Xiu immediately sat up straight, and Sheng Pengyun also became serious.

After Sheng Xuan, Sheng Pengye, and Sheng Pengfei sat down and drank a cup of tea, Sheng Xiu asked, "What's the situation at the Hua family?"

He had personally investigated Hua Dalang, but he only had a general idea about the other members of the Hua family.

Sheng Xuan smiled and said, "Tougher than I thought." As he spoke, he recounted everything that had happened at the Hua family, emphasizing the strength displayed by Hua Jiuniang and the fact that Hua Liulang distributed spirit stones to the guests at the end.

As a member of the Demon-Suppressing Army, Sheng Pengyun had killed many monsters. When he heard that Hua Changxi had killed two Qi Hai realm monsters in seconds with just two flames, his eyes lit up.

Sheng Xuan: "We have underestimated the strength of the Hua family. In addition to Hua Shi Niang of Tai Su Palace, this Hua Jiu Niang is also someone who should not be underestimated. I guess she is at least a Jindan realm cultivator."

Upon hearing that the Hua family had produced a Jindan cultivator, Sheng Xiu's brows relaxed a little.

Currently, most cultivators are still lingering in the Qi training stage and Qi Hai stage. A cultivator in the Jindan stage is considered a master even among royal families, dignitaries, and aristocratic families. The Hua family has a cultivator in the Jindan stage, so it has a certain self-preservation deterrent power.

Sheng Xiu took the spiritual stone handed over by Sheng Xuan, looked at it, and asked in surprise: "Could it be that the Hua family has spiritual ore?"

Be it the royal family or the aristocratic nobles, they all attach great importance to cultivation resources. Every year, they send countless people to search various places. Whenever they find signs of spiritual energy, they will be the first to seize it, even if it is a piece of wasteland.

With such a massive search, the Hua family was able to find a bargain and occupy a spiritual mine. Their luck is too good.

Sheng Pengyun was also shocked that the Hua family actually had a spiritual mine: "Discovering a spiritual mine may depend on luck, but to control the spiritual mine, I'm afraid it depends on strength."

Sheng Xuan nodded: "We really don't know enough about the Hua family." Then he smiled and said, "Yun Tang married into the Hua family. This step should be the right one for our family."

After hearing this, Sheng Pengfei curled his lips and said, "Father, it's too early for you to say this. Let's not talk about anything else, just look at Hua Jiuniang's temper. Yuntang will probably have a headache in the future if he has such a sister-in-law."

As he spoke, he recounted, as if complaining, how Hua Jiuniang killed their monster and then threw them out of the Hua family's yard.

"Uncle, brother, do you know that Hua Jiuniang not only ignored her brother, but also dared not listen to her father. Such a person is definitely not easy to deal with."

Sheng Pengyun was not affected by Sheng Pengfei's complaints. "Yun Tang is going to marry Hua Da Lang, not Hua Jiu Niang. Even if Yun Tang marries into the Hua family, she will have to interact with Hua Jiu Niang, but cultivators spend most of their time practicing, so they won't have much interaction."

Sheng Xiu didn't care much about this. The situation now was different from before. His daughter was also a cultivator, so she didn't need to obey her husband's family in everything.

Sheng Pengfei felt a little depressed when he saw the two's reaction. He looked at Sheng Pengyun and said, "Brother, Hua Jiuniang killed my pet demon. You have to find me another one."

Sheng Pengyun looked at him and smiled, "You sacrificed a monster to test the strength of the Hua family. Don't worry, I will help you find one."