Immortality Cultivation: I Can increase My Stats Using Clansmen's Qi-Blood-Chapter 585 - 280: A Decision Made Out of Desperation?_2

Chapter 585: Chapter 280: A Decision Made Out of Desperation?_2

Qingshi City, Luo Family Ancestral Land.

Inside the room where the Luo Family Patriarch resided.

At this moment, Luo Ping, the current Family Head of the Luo Family, was sitting quietly in a principal seat.

In his hands, he held a document related to governance, his brow slightly furrowed.

Even so, due to Luo Ping’s somewhat poor mood,

the atmosphere within this room had gradually become more oppressive.

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“Indeed, this calm is only temporary.”

“The true chaos will soon descend upon us.”

As Luo Ping set down the governmental document in his hands,

he couldn’t help but sigh softly, murmuring to himself.

Not long ago, had not the situation within the Da Feng Dynasty returned to tranquility?

At that time, Luo Ping had already anticipated

that such peace would probably not last for long.

However, what caught him off guard was

just how transient this peace would be.

In less than a month, chaos had descended once again.

And this time, the turmoil

was even more intense than before.

The Royal Yan Family of the Great Flame Dynasty, the Da Feng Dynasty’s Imperial Feng Family, along with those families and powers that followed the two dynasties,

were already beginning to mobilize their armies.

They had pushed their forces right up to the borders of the Qingshi City Luo Family, stationing themselves there, poised to launch an attack at any moment.

It was also because of the chaotic situation

that the Luo Family’s assets were diminishing at an alarming rate.

“Now, it truly is an autumn fraught with events.”

“One trouble after another just keeps coming.”

“The attack by those two dynasties on our Qingshi City Luo Family is already troublesome and difficult to handle,”

“and then, just a few days ago,”

“out of nowhere, a trading group emerged, frantically seizing the commercial assets that originally belonged to our Qingshi City Luo Family.”

“These people, they really think the Qingshi City Luo Family is as good as dead, huh?”

“Flat out, without any disguise, they’re ruthlessly carving flesh from the Luo Family.”

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After a period of talking to himself,

Luo Ping suddenly turned his head, looking at Luo Yao, who seemed to be earnestly attending to his duties, and asked, “What do you think we, the Qingshi City Luo Family, should do in the face of such a situation?”

Hearing the Family Head’s voice, Luo Yao hurriedly put down the governmental work in his hands,

turned his head, and looked at the Family Head.

His brow furrowed slightly, and after a long deliberation, he tentatively said in a low voice, “Since the Great Flame Dynasty and the Da Feng Dynasty are being so shameless, why don’t we, the Luo Family, play the same hand?”

Luo Ping narrowed his eyes slightly,

silently watching the Luo Yao beside him, not speaking.

On the surface, it appeared as though Luo Ping was scrutinizing Luo Yao,

but in reality, he was somewhat puzzled.

What did this supposed ‘play the same hand’ mean?

“Uh…”

Seeing the Family Head staring at him, Luo Yao gave a smile and then said with less confidence, “Since the Great Flame Dynasty and the Da Feng Dynasty have played this way, why don’t we also cooperate with the White Brahma Temple?”

Upon hearing this, Luo Ping’s expression gradually turned grim,

his brow seeming to furrow even more.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the room grew tenser.

“Well,

my point is, our opponents have shamelessly joined forces, so our alliance with the White Brahma Temple is out of helplessness.”

Upon hearing this, Luo Ping’s expression lightened somewhat: “But, the White Brahma Temple is a force of the Demonic Path…”

Luo Yao said, “We are forced into this…”

Luo Ping spoke hesitantly, “Right now, the White Brahma Temple has occupied the entire White Lotus Prefecture, and all beings within have become puppets controlled by the evil White Brahma Lotus, losing their own self-awareness. If left unchecked, it may lead to a real catastrophe.”

Luo Yao just repeated the same words: “Family Head, we are forced into this…”

Luo Ping: “…”

Luo Yao said, “We are driven to desperation. If it weren’t for the Royal Yan Family and the Feng Family behaving this way, would we ever commit such deeds?”

Luo Ping: “This matter has not yet been discussed with Elder Changfeng, and I don’t know what his attitude would be.”

Hearing this, Luo Yao broke into a smile, then said somewhat nonchalantly, “The Shadow Guards under Elder Changfeng are everywhere, so as long as Elder Changfeng hasn’t outwardly opposed it, in fact, it’s tantamount to tacit approval of us to proceed. After all, we, the Qingshi City Luo Family, are being coerced into this; we are victims, and those two dynastic powers are the aggressors.”

“If anything disastrous really happens,”

“it will have been caused by the power struggle between those two dynasties,”

“and it has nothing to do with our Qingshi City Luo Family.”

Only after Luo Yao finished speaking these words,

did Luo Ping, who sat in the seat of honor, slowly nod his head and say in a low voice, “The points you’ve made seem to hold some truth. Given that, I will entrust you with this matter.”

“I do not concern myself with the other details,”

“I just want a good outcome.”

Having said that, Luo Ping, the current Patriarch of the Luo Family, nonchalantly picked up a cup of hot tea.

He sipped it slowly, bringing the cup to his lips with small, delicate motions.

And there, sitting next to Luo Ping, being groomed as the next Patriach of the Luo Family, was Luo Yao.

At this moment, he felt like crying without tears.

He even felt the urge to slap himself hard several times.

Originally, this whole affair had nothing to do with him.

All he needed to do was to deal silently with these governmental affairs.

The outcome of a war is often determined by the high-end combat forces.

The victory or defeat of armies is not the true measure of success.

As long as the high-end forces still exist, as long as the Ancestors of our family are still alive,

a power does not truly fall.

But as things were being handled, suddenly it all turned into this mess.

Allying with the White Brahma Temple?

Now that he thought about it, Luo Yao felt a headache coming on.

It may have sounded simple when he said it,

but if it were to be executed, it would be extremely difficult.

You should know, the White Brahma Temple is one of the three major Demonic Path forces within Buddhism.

The White Brahma Temple within the territory of our Da Feng Dynasty isn’t just any ordinary White Brahma Temple.

Within the domain of the Da Feng Dynasty’s White Brahma Temple, there lies a lotus that has turned from illusion to reality, descending upon the world,

and it is also known among man as one of the most malevolent entities between heaven and earth, the White Brahma Lotus.

Although Luo Yao wasn’t quite clear,

about what uses the White Brahma Lotus had,

somewhat thinking about it being termed as one of the most malevolent entities between heaven and earth,

you could gather

that it must not be a mere trifle.

“What should I do?”

“How should I handle this?”

“I’m not too sure…”

“Forget it, for now, let’s just take it one step at a time and see how things go.”

“After dealing with today’s matters, I’ll send some people to visit the White Lotus Prefecture.”

“To see if we can have a slight communication with that White Brahma Temple,”

“if the communication is possible, that would naturally be the best,”

“if there’s no way to have a proper dialogue and communication, then it seems this issue can only be left unresolved.”

Inside the room,

Luo Yao’s eyes were lifeless as he thought to himself in silence.

As for going to that White Lotus Prefecture himself?

That was, of course, utterly out of the question.

White Lotus Prefecture, White Brahma Temple, these places were terrifying dens of evil.

For someone like Luo Yao, who especially cherished his own life,

why would he willingly put himself in danger?

…

In the depths of the Luo Family Ancestral Land within Qingshi City,

lay a small courtyard that exuded an air of ancient mystery.

At this time, sitting there beneath a Stone Pavilion was Luo Changfeng, the Ancestor of the Luo Family.

In front of him was equally seated an elderly man with a full head of hair, a walking stick placed beside him.

At first glance, he seemed quite ordinary,

but upon closer observation, you would notice something extraordinary about this seemingly unremarkable old man.