Family Rise by Daily Intelligence

Chapter 2: Chapter 2: Seizing the Initiative

Fu Changsheng felt a blur before his eyes, followed by a panel appearing in his mind, with the prominent title reading ”Patriarch Intelligence System V0 Edition”.

The panel had twelve raised buttons, with the first three engraved with text: ”Daily Intelligence”, ”Random Draw”, and ”Clan Contribution Points”, while the subsequent nine were bare with nothing written on them.

Among the three buttons.

Only ”Daily Intelligence” was lit.

”This is.....”

Fu Changsheng’s eyes lit up.

Having awakened the wisdom of the Blue Constellation, he was most familiar with this item.

He immediately focused his attention on the ”Daily Intelligence” panel.

Buzz!

The panel trembled.

A surge of yellow light emerged.

Then, lines of text appeared:

”1: Your clan’s land at Luofeng Mountain has been completely raided by Southern Barbarians and Loose Cultivators, even the half-ripe Red Marrow Rice was harvested without a single stalk left.”

”2: The Li Family next to your Fu Family intends to annex your clan’s land, planning to eradicate you and your siblings.

Li Changtai is ambushing on a Phoenix Tree along your route at Qilian Mountain, intending to kill you with an Earth Spike Technique an hour later when you pass through.

Afterwards, when Li Changtai plans to destroy the evidence.

He finds the severely injured and unconscious Shangguan Hongyu.

Being a man of heavenly yoke, Li Changtai takes Shangguan Hongyu home, forming an alliance between the Li Family and the Shangguan Family, rising with the wind, and ten years later, being elevated to a Ninth-Grade Noble Family.”

Note: In the future, ”Daily Intelligence” requires ”Clan Contribution Points” to be exchanged, your current contribution points are zero.

When contribution points reach fifty, you can choose ”Random Draw” once.

....

Looking at the information on the panel.

Fu Changsheng was stunned. If the intelligence on this panel was accurate, it was undoubtedly a heaven-sent fortune for him, but his gaze fixed on the second piece of intelligence, becoming much calmer.

The Li Family and Fu Family lived next to each other, often having conflicts, considered as old enemies, so the Li Family wanting to annex the Fu Family was within his expectations.

The Li Family also predicted he would definitely seek rescue from the Shangguan Family, and Qilian Mountain was the inevitable route:

”What to do?”

If he remembered correctly, Li Changtai was at the Mid-Stage Qi Cultivation, more than enough to handle him, a Junior Cultivator at Qi Cultivation Second Layer.

Fu Changsheng’s eyes fell on the latter part of the second piece of intelligence, his eyes lit up!

Shangguan Hongyu’s father was one of the Foundation Establishment Elders of the Shangguan Family, if he could rescue Shangguan Hongyu first, not only could he avoid this assassination attempt, he could also seize the opportunity to have the Shangguan Family dispatch reinforcements, guarding the clan’s land at Luofeng Mountain, making it a win-win situation:

”I hope the intelligence provided by the panel is true.”

Fu Changsheng boarded the ferry.

Then directly, after disembarking from the Songling River, he flashed into the Qilian Mountain.

Qilian Mountain was covered with Qingcang Trees, lush with leaves, his figure quickly disappeared among them, specifically bypassing the mid-mountain Phoenix Tree Forest, crouching as he reached the back mountain, touching the ground lightly, agilely climbing onto a Qingcang Tree as wide as the embrace of four people.

Looking around.

Not to mention Shangguan Hongyu, not even half the shadow of a mountain beast was seen:

”Could the panel’s intelligence be false?”

But the first piece of intelligence was shown to be true.

”Could it be that Shangguan Hongyu hasn’t appeared yet?”

The intelligence shows that she is found when he is killed, during Li Changtai’s burial, but just now to avoid this timing, he specifically asked the ferry master to speed up and took a shortcut to the back mountain, from departure till now it had only been half an hour:

”Wait a bit longer.”

If half an hour passed.

Shangguan Hongyu hadn’t appeared, then he would quickly evacuate from this place.

Who knows if he doesn’t appear in the Phoenix Tree Forest at the set time, whether Li Changtai would come out searching. The most important thing now is to first ensure his own survival.

The waiting time was torturous.

Seeing half an hour had passed, but this back mountain remained silent:

”Go!”

Fu Changsheng was rather decisive.

Quickly descending from the Qingcang Tree’s crown, halfway down, a cluster of yellow light rose from the ground below, a red silhouette flickered out, as the yellow light faded, revealing a blood-covered woman collapsed on the ground, the jade pendant at her waist was distinctly engraved with the Shangguan Family’s emblem:

”Shangguan Hongyu!”

Fu Changsheng nearly exclaimed.

The panel’s intelligence in the Sea of Divine Sense was true, it was true!

With this ”Patriarch Intelligence System”, how could he worry about not seeing the day he would rise.

He could thus walk even further on the Path of Cultivation!

Fu Changsheng’s hands and feet were trembling with excitement. After nimbly coming down from the tree, he went forward to check and found that Shangguan Hongyu had already lost consciousness. He quickly lifted her onto his back, activated the last Rapid Movement Talisman he had, and darted through the forest like lightning, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

...

Daxi Village, Nanyang County.

In a small courtyard fenced with a wooden fence.

Inside the main hall.

A groan was heard.

Shangguan Hongyu, who was draped over Fu Changsheng like a limp garment, slowly lost the unusual redness on her face and body. Her hands and feet gradually relaxed from around Fu Changsheng and she sat upright in front of him.

Fu Changsheng let out a sigh of relief.

Shangguan Hongyu had not only suffered serious injuries but was also poisoned by the Passionate Apricot Poison. She had regained some physical strength initially, but under the influence of the poison, she had tried to get close to him. Fortunately, he was resolute and didn’t let his guard down:

”Phew, the Passionate Apricot Poison is resolved. At last, I can proceed to the next step.”

Fu Changsheng placed his hands gently on Shangguan Hongyu’s back, cautiously channeling his True Qi through his palms into her body.

Two hours later.

Fu Changsheng, his forehead drenched with sweat, saw that she had regained her senses and was about to wake up, let out a breath of relief, retracted his Technique, and swiftly got off the bed.

Shangguan Hongyu’s eyelashes suddenly trembled violently.

”Swish!”

She abruptly opened her eyes, her body shooting up like a startled crane, her right hand instinctively reaching for her waist—only to catch air.

”Where is my storage bag?!”

The cold voice carried a hint of murderous intent.

When she turned her head and saw a strange man sitting cross-legged by the bed, her pupils contracted abruptly. Her fingertips gathered a trace of cyan light, ready to rise and strike at any moment.

Fu Changsheng immediately retreated three steps, opening his hands to show he was harmless:

”I am Fu Changsheng; I found you unconscious by the stream as I passed through Qilian Mountain...”

”Did you touch me?”

Shangguan Hongyu interrupted, her phoenix eyes like blades sweeping across his neck. She sensed that the passion poison in her body had been dissolved, and her plain white undergarment had clearly been retied.

Fu Changsheng’s ears burned, but he kept his back straight: ”To detoxify, I had to offend, but I did nothing improper.” He gestured to a small table in the corner, ”Your clothing and artifacts are all there, untouched.”

Shangguan Hongyu calmed down, realizing she was indeed intact, her tone softened slightly: ”Fu Family? The small family occupying the Spirit Vein of Luofeng Mountain?” Her fingertips’ cyan light had yet to disperse, ”You’d better explain clearly why you happened to be at the place where I was poisoned.”

It’s here!

How could Fu Changsheng miss this opportunity?

He took a deep breath.

Briefly explained why he was in Anyang County, and why he appeared in Qilian Mountain, omitting the vision in his Sea of Divine Sense.

Finally, he bowed deeply and pleaded:

”Miss Shangguan, my family now stands at the brink of life and death, I beg you, Fellow Daoist, to send a message to your noble family, asking them to send reinforcements, Changsheng has no other request, only hopes to defend the legacy of Luofeng Mountain left by our ancestors!”

After listening, Shangguan Hongyu involuntarily felt a tinge of guilt. After all, Fu Changsheng’s family was extinguished, yet he kindly saved her, only to be doubted. Anyone would feel troubled.

Furthermore, Fu Changsheng, during the healing process, was able to restrain himself and not take advantage of the situation. This was something she was grateful for:

”Fellow Daoist Fu, rest assured, since you have saved my life, I will not allow your ancestral legacy to fall into the hands of others.”

After asking Fu Changsheng the name of this place.

She immediately patted the storage bag, with a flash of dawn light, a Jade Talisman appeared in her hand. After casting a Technique into the Jade Talisman, she softly spoke:

”Father, I have completed the mission, and am now in Daxi Village, Nanyang County, but I am severely injured and unable to move easily. I ask you to dispatch someone from the Array Hall to aid me; I will thoroughly discuss the situation with you upon my return to the family.”

With the receding of the Technique, the spirit light vanished.

In just that short time.

The strength Shangguan Hongyu had just recovered entirely dissipated, her body swayed unsteadily, but she still managed to squeeze out a smile and said to Fu Changsheng:

”Fellow Daoist Fu, thank you for saving my life, once I...

Before she could finish her sentence, Shangguan Hongyu softly collapsed on the bed, once again falling unconscious.

Fu Changsheng quickly stepped forward, took her pulse, and, finding that she was not in any life-threatening danger, breathed a small sigh of relief. He dared not leave the room, for fear that Shangguan Hongyu might suffer any further complications, and thus sat cross-legged in front of the couch, meditating.

Just at that moment.

The familiar voice rang again in his mind.

”Ding”

”You have brought reinforcements for the family, resolving the family crisis, and gained ten Clan Contribution Points.”

Immediately after,

A flash of yellow light appeared on the panel.

The previous panel changed once again:

[Clan Contribution Points (10/100)]