The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 475: Chapter 475: Haofeng City Trembles Chapter 475: Chapter 475: Haofeng City Trembles Zhang Yibing was keenly aware that embracing Mr.

Jing Yan tightly was the only way for the Zhang Family to develop significantly in the long run.

What was the relationship between Mr.

Jing Yan and the Zhang Family?

It could be said that the only link was Zhang Min, the deceased daughter of the Ninth Elder.

Perhaps Mr.

Jing Yan had special feelings for Zhang Min before, but now that Zhang Min was gone, how long could Mr.

Jing Yan remember her?

Three years?

Five years?

Or ten years?

Previously, the senior members of the Zhang Family thought that Mr.

Jing Yan was providing resources to Zhang Yu because he had an eye on her, but the subsequent situation showed that Mr.

Jing Yan had no romantic feelings for Zhang Yu.

At most, it was simply a matter of cherishing her as part of the household.

Therefore, if Zhang Yibing were to accept this grand gift now, the connection with Mr.

Jing Yan might also end here.

The Zhang Family could not afford to be so shortsighted.

Upon hearing Zhang Yibing’s remarks, Yuan Jihu’s gaze flickered, and in that moment, his approval of Zhang Yibing significantly increased.

Zhang Yibing was indeed a smart man.

Yuan Jihu nodded slightly.

“Mr.

Jing Yan, what do you say?” Yuan Jihu turned to Mr.

Jing Yan.

Mr.

Jing Yan’s eyes narrowed slightly, his gaze slowly sweeping over from Zhang Yibing.

Then, a faint smile appeared on his face.

“An offering of ten million Spirit Stones per year, Clan Chief Zhang, your Zhang Family should accept it.

As for the half of the Song Family’s properties that are being transferred, let’s proceed according to Clan Chief Zhang’s wishes,” Mr.

Jing Yan said.

The half of the Song Family’s properties was indeed not a small amount, even for Mr.

Jing Yan, it was a significant number.

Although he did not have a deep understanding of the Song Family’s properties, Mr.

Jing Yan surmised that this half could be worth up to a hundred million Spirit Stones.

After all, the Song Family was one of the top families in Haofeng City, with a profundity not comparable to the Zhang Family or the Jing Family of Donglin City.

The Song Family’s annual surplus of Spirit Stones alone was probably over ten million.

Of course, this was the surplus before, and now that half of their properties had gone to Mr.

Jing Yan, and they had to provide ten million Spirit Stones to the Zhang Family, the Song Family’s resources would be severely strained, and the cultivation resources available to the Song Family disciples would most likely be reduced by more than half.

This surplus was what remained of the Spirit Stone resources after various deductions.

The Jing Family, in the beginning, only had a surplus of several hundred thousand Spirit Stones each year.

These surplus Spirit Stones were accumulated mainly as reserves, and when they reached a certain amount, some would be used to purchase some very costly top-tier resources for the family, such as some powerful elixirs, and so on.

“Let’s proceed with this then!

Old Clan Chief Song, you have no objections, right?” Yuan Jihu smiled and asked the Song Family Patriarch.

“I have no objections,” the old Clan Leader nodded.

“City Lord Yuan!

Everyone!

I’ll leave the rest to you.

I think, it’s time for me to take my leave,” Mr.

Jing Yan stood up and bowed to everyone.

With the matters in Haofeng City now settled, no unforeseeable issues should arise.

Thus, Mr.

Jing Yan also planned to leave Haofeng City.

Regarding the property issue, he believed that no one here would dare to deceive Mr.

Jing Yan, unless they were tired of living.

Everyone stood to see Mr.

Jing Yan off as he soared away.

The affair of the Song Family joining the Zhang Family and the transfer of properties didn’t take much time to complete.

From this moment on, the status of the Zhang Family in Haofeng City had fundamentally changed!

Meanwhile, the news of the Song Family joining the Zhang Family had started to spread within Haofeng City.

The words spoken by the Song Family Patriarch during Mr.

Jing Yan’s visit to the Song Family Mansion had been overheard by the onlookers outside.

So now, as the news spread, it was normal.

Yet, those martial artists hearing the news for the first time clearly disbelieved it.

The Song Family joining the Zhang Family?

What a joke!

How ludicrous!

Most people scoffed at this news, dismissing it as something that couldn’t possibly be true.

The Liu Family and the Hu Family among others had also received the news.

Inside the Liu Family Mansion, Patriarch Liu and the clan elders gathered in the Council Hall, the atmosphere heavy.

“Is the news of the Song Family joining the Zhang Family true or false?” Patriarch Liu asked in a deep voice.

This news was terrifying.

But considering that Mr.

Jing Yan was still alive and had returned to Haofeng City, the news might not necessarily be false.

However, Patriarch Liu and the others thought that, even if Mr.

Jing Yan had returned, he couldn’t have forced the first-rate Song Family to join the Zhang Family, could he?

Mr.

Jing Yan was very powerful, but the Song Family Patriarch wasn’t just for show.

If pushed to the brink, the Song Family Patriarch might opt for a do-or-die battle with Mr.

Jing Yan.

“I heard that when Mr.

Jing Yan went to the Song Family, their old patriarch was defeated,” an elder said uncertainly.

Currently, the rumors were too chaotic; the Liu Family couldn’t immediately determine which were true and which were false.

There was also the rumor that the Song Family Patriarch had fallen in battle against Mr.

Jing Yan, which was even more outrageous.

“Once the Fourth Elder has verified it, we’ll know.

It should be soon,” another elder spoke.

As these people were analyzing the situation sentence by sentence, the Fourth Elder walked in.

Everyone’s gaze turned toward him.

Obviously, the Fourth Elder must have received confirmable news.

“Fourth Elder, what’s the situation?” Patriarch Liu asked immediately, his eyebrows tightly furrowed, his expression extremely anxious.

“Patriarch!” the Fourth Elder inhaled sharply, his expression grim, “The news is true.

The Song Family has indeed joined the Zhang Family.

An agreement has been signed at the City Lord Mansion, personally by the Song Family Patriarch and Zhang Yibing under the direct witness of the City Lord.”

These words made everyone in the room gasp.

Though they had been somewhat prepared, it was still difficult to keep their composure when they verified that the news was true.

The Song Family had indeed joined the Zhang Family.

The dynamics of Haofeng City were about to change.

From now on, the Zhang Family would replace the Song Family, becoming one of the top families of Haofeng City.

While the intrinsic strength of the Zhang Family was still weak, with the Song Family’s support, the Zhang Family could now compete to some extent with the Liu Family and Hu Family.

“The Song Family also transferred half of their family properties to the Zhang Family.

However, this half would likely be managed by the Zhang Family, with the true owner being Mr.

Jing Yan,” the Fourth Elder continued.

Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback again.

“How could this be possible!

Why would the Song Family do this?” an elder suddenly stood up, exclaiming loudly.

It was simply too hard to understand!

Had the Song Family Patriarch gone mad?

“The Song Family, of course, didn’t want to!

But they had no choice if they wanted to survive.

Otherwise, the Song Family would have been annihilated.

During Mr.

Jing Yan’s visit to the Song Family, more than five hundred Song Family disciples were slaughtered.

The Song Family Patriarch intervened, but he couldn’t withstand even one blow from Mr.

Jing Yan.

Promptly, the Song Family Patriarch not only severed his own arm but also agreed to join the Zhang Family…” the Fourth Elder looked at that elder and then slowly continued.