Protect Our Clan Leader

Chapter 2442: Chapter 39: Innate Saintess Wang Licui! Audience with the Taoist Master

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Tianrui Saint Dynasty.

Immortal Clan Jiang’s Main Residence.

In the main hall used for receiving guests, the Family Head Jiang Jianmu of the Immortal Clan Jiang was surrounded by a large group of well-dressed people. This group was chattering away, making the entire front hall exceptionally noisy.

“Master Jianmu, our Hao family is really in urgent need of money right now, and your Jiang clan is an Immortal Clan. You surely can manage to come up with the capital of a Spirit Stone, can’t you? How about you start by paying back the money you owe our Hao family?”

“Master Jianmu, when you borrowed five Immortal Spirit Stones from our Sima family, you pledged your clan’s three high-quality mines to us. Now the repayment date is approaching, and if you can’t pay back, you’ll lose those mining areas; don’t blame us then~~”

“Master Jianmu…”

“Master Jianmu…”

“Master Jianmu…”

The repeated calls and remarks felt like a magic spell constantly penetrating Jiang Jianmu’s ears. It gave him a headache, and an uncontrollable irritation welled up in his heart. Yet, for the sake of the family, he could only suppress his anger and keep putting on a smiling face to mingle with them.

Who knows how long it was before Family Head Jiang Jianmu finally managed to fend off this group of creditors and, exhausted in both body and spirit, retreated to the inner hall of the main residence.

Inside the hall, a gathering of the family’s elders, including Immortal Monarch Haoran, was already assembled.

Seeing Family Head Jiang Jianmu return, a young elder kindly brought over a cup of tea for him to moisten his throat and asked with concern, “Family Head, how are things?”

Jiang Jianmu waved his hand and lifted the teacup to drink.

Earlier, dealing with those creditors had left him parched, unable to utter a single word for the moment. After gulping several mouthfuls of tea, his throat felt more comfortable. He sighed and said, “Don’t mention it~ back and forth, it’s just those few phrases, basically urging us to repay the money. That bunch of self-serving people, when our family was thriving, each one of them would hurry to curry favor with us. Let alone asking for repayment, they were practically wishing to stuff money into our pockets. Now that they see things aren’t right, they’re all rushing forward, eager to tear a piece of flesh from us.”

“It’s only because our Old Ancestor is here to stabilize them that they still know their limits and dare not go too far. Otherwise, who knows what they’d do~”

Upon hearing this, the other elders’ faces were all unpleasant, and the entire inner hall was shrouded in a gloomy atmosphere.

In fact, although the current situation of the Immortal Clan Jiang isn’t very good, it’s truly not at the end of the road. After all, a starved camel is still bigger than a horse; Jiang’s is considered an Immortal Clan, rich in heritage, with most of its industries still intact. As long as they can endure this calamity, they can slowly rise up.

The fear is that they might not even have the chance to weather this calamity steadily.

The struggle for resources and interests has always been the most brutal. In the past, when Jiang’s was strong, even if someone envied their market share, they would have multiple apprehensions and refrain from acting recklessly.

But now, with Jiang’s in decline, those other prominent families and organizations, who have been eyeing the piece of cake Jiang’s holds, will not miss such a good chance to kick someone when they’re down.

This wave of debt collecting might not even be a test.

If Jiang’s can successfully navigate this hurdle and make those lurking adversaries feel that Jiang’s isn’t easy to provoke, and that continuing to target Jiang’s carries risks, perhaps the pressure will ease. Otherwise, it might just get harder.

These principles weren’t explicitly stated, but the elders present had all undergone numerous challenges and naturally understood. However, it’s incredibly difficult to make it through the current difficulties gracefully.

After sighing for a while, the elders began seriously discussing a response plan.

However, several of the solutions proposed by the elders were rejected in succession; they all had various issues. Some were too risky with hidden dangers, others were not worth the effort, and some could even lead to more severe consequences with a single mistake…

Finally, one elder couldn’t help but suggest, “If there’s really no other way, should we try asking that influential Young Master Shouzhe for help again?”

The other elders sighed, having little hope for this, “Young Master Shouzhe comes from an extraordinary background, even the Immortal Scripture means nothing to him, how can we possibly seek his assistance?”

Jiang’s only connection with Young Master Shouzhe was the previous encounter with the Sea of Clouds whale ship. After refurbishing and delivering the whale ship, they signed a future maintenance contract.

Moreover, this contract is priced quite favorably, already accounting for Young Master Shouzhe’s thoughtful consideration of Jiang’s difficulties.

For a moment, the elders’ faces were once again filled with gloom.

Indeed, why would Young Master Shouzhe lend a helping hand? He doesn’t owe Jiang anything…

“I have a proposal.” At this point, another elder of Jiang’s had a lightbulb moment and suggested, “Young Master Shouzhe is young and charming, leaving aside that True Immortal woman by his side, even those handling the operations for the Sea of Clouds whale ship are all beauties. I also heard that Yao Yumei from the Yao family, who joined the Divine Treasure Hall System, is also quite close to Young Master Shouzhe.”

Upon hearing this, everyone’s attention was involuntarily drawn over, with thoughtful expressions.

“Ahem~ youthful love is quite normal too.” The elder remarked, “It seems that if our Jiang clan wants to associate with Young Master Shouzhe, we might have to rely on a beauty scheme~”

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