Longevity starts from having a daughter in old age

Chapter 466: Chapter 434 Conspiracy_1

“Recently, our business has taken a significant hit, and everyone’s making fun of us! How infuriating!”

The founder of Yuan Tong Business Firm, who is also one of the three Martial Saints of the firm, Dry Leaf Martial Saint, said venomously.

Despite the “Dry Leaf” in his name, he isn’t associated with plant-based beasts, but rather with the Dry Leaf Red Butterfly, a somewhat rare moth.

His combating abilities may not surpass those of most Martial Saints, but his cunning methods are top-notch, and virtually no martial artist dares to provoke him.

Yet, now somebody had the audacity to touch the tiger’s butt, and his fury was justifiable.

The news about the Da Xia Nation auction sabotage, including the murder of two Martial Ancestors, had already reached their headquarters.

When they first heard the news, they were filled with rage and were ready to mobilize the entire firm’s force to annihilate the Da Xia Nation.

This incident was like someone defecating over their heads.

However, the most important thing for a businessman is to keep a cool head, weigh the pros and cons, and attain the maximum benefit with the least cost.

Although everyone in the firm was extremely enraged at the time, they didn’t make any impulsive decisions. They dispatched people to thoroughly investigate the matter, acquired detailed intelligence and then gathered for a discussion.

The final decision was to avoid a direct conflict with the adversary.

According to the information they had received, the adversary, if not a Martial Emperor, was indisputably a top-tier Martial Saint.

If it was simply this, they could afford a costly battle.

After all, their firm has three Martial Saints. With the firm’s connections, inviting a few more Martial Saints over wouldn’t pose a problem.

With several Martial Saints joining forces, even if Xiao Tian Yuan fought to the death, they could certainly capture both of them.

But now, Xu Mu not only has the potential to be a Martial Emperor but he could also have acquired some sort of unique ability.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to kill a Martial Arts Grandmaster in a snap.

Although a Martial Arts Grandmaster is not as powerful as a Martial Saint, they can’t be dismissed like a disposable pawn.

Even an ordinary Martial Emperor wouldn’t be able to annihilate a Martial Arts Grandmaster without resistance.

The gap between the three isn’t as big as it seems. This is why there aren’t too many disputes in the mainland.

If a Martial Arts Grandmaster or a Martial Saint adversary is allowed to escape, it would lead to unending troubles. Unless there’s a way to completely obliterate the opponent’s power, they wouldn’t dare to attack recklessly.

Therefore, no matter if Xu Mu is a Martial Emperor, Yuan Tong Business Firm can’t swallow this insult

Even if Xu Mu displayed a strange mode of combat, they still did not discard the intention to kill Xu Mu. However, before doing so, they must think of a countermeasure or a cost-effective solution.

“To deal with two Martial Saints simultaneously while countering his unique techniques, we need at least ten Martial Saints to ensure nothing goes wrong,” said another Martial Saint of Yuan Tong Business Firm, with a bit of a headache.

With the Firm’s resources, rallying ten Martial Saints to act isn’t impossible.

However, the cost is too high, almost a major financial loss.

As of now, their company’s reputation has taken a hit; they have gone through losses, if such financial loss persists now, recovering to a stable position in the future would be incredibly challenging.

Snake Scorpion Martial Saint, of the trio, was the only female, while the other two debated, she didn’t say a word.

But now, she revealed a cunning smile.

“Girl, do you have a good plan?” Dry Leaf Martial Saint asked.

Although he was the founder with the most power in the trio, he didn’t dare look down on the other two, especially the youngest female Martial Saint.

Of the three, her tactics were the most brilliant. In the past years in the firm, she had made quite a few maneuvers and gradually began to control a considerable amount of power. He had no choice but to admit her brilliance.s

He had even thought about letting her take the position of power after his retirement.

A firm is not a state, there are no patrimonial inheritance rules, whoever has more skill and ability will be on top.

Perhaps because of this, despite the firm not having any official territory, it developed rapidly and surpassed many states that relied on a hereditary line of succession.

The other Martial Saint, Earth Tiger Martial Saint, turned his attention to the woman.

This woman was known as Snake Scorpion Martial Saint, not because she blended with the beast spirit of a snake or scorpion, but because her heart was as venomous as one.

This was a nickname given to her by outsiders; her real name, however, nobody knew.

Although the Beast she merged with was neither a snake nor a scorpion, it was a poisonous creature: a bat.

She possessed a rare Mental Attack power through her Flower-Back Bat Martial Saint’s spirit. Moreover, it could be used to bewitch people. It was rumored that several Elders who pledged loyalty to the Firm were recruited using her bewitchment technique.

Of course, these were just rumors, nobody knew the truth, and no one dared dispute it.

“Big brother, second brother, we don’t need to make a move, there are plenty of people who wish to see him dead,” said Snake Scorpion Martial Saint, her red lips smiling beautifully.

“Who? Besides ourselves, I haven’t heard about him offending anyone?” Earth Tiger Martial Saint said, puzzled.

His blended Beast Spirit was the Earth Tiger; amongst the three, he had the strongest combat power. He once faced three Martial Saints of the same level; although it was just a friendly skirmish.

Perhaps due to his strong combat power, he never schemed much; he always confronted issues frontally.

Upon hearing Snake Scorpion Martial Saint’s words, he didn’t think deeper about the implications.

Neither Snake Scorpion Martial Saint nor Dry Leaf Martial Saint teased him for his response; they were already accustomed to it.

Dry Leaf Martial Saint said, “Little sister, don’t play suspense games now, just spill it out!”

“Big brother, Second brother; you surely know why he attacked, don’t you?,” Snake Scorpion Martial Saint smiled.

“It was for a Martial God’s descendant, but that descendant has a very diluted bloodline and not much value, I think there must be some friendship between him and that descendant,” said Dry Leaf Martial Saint, guessing ahead.

Earth Tiger Martial Saint furrowed his eyebrows, not saying a word, he hadn’t understood the implications yet.

“The big brother’s guess is indeed the most logical, but, hehe,” Snake Scorpion Martial Saint coldly snickered, “and another piece of news, that boy who attacked, judging by his appearance, is only fifteen or sixteen years old.”

“Impossible!” Earth Tiger Martial Saint immediately denied, “Even the most talented couldn’t possibly achieve the Martial Saint’s realm at the age of fifteen or sixteen.”

“Second brother is right, so this boy either has some method to alter his appearance, or…” Snake Scorpion Martial Saint, with a smile, looked over at Dry Leaf Martial Saint who immediately understood, his eyes gleamed as he said, “Or he might have obtained the Martial God’s inheritance!”

Then recalling how he had saved the Martial God’s descendant, this conjecture became more reliable.

“Even if he did receive the Martial God’s inheritance, what difference does it make? Wouldn’t it just be harder for us to deal with?” Earth Tiger Martial Saint asked, puzzled.

“Second brother, how can you still not understand!” Dry Leaf Martial Saint laughed, “This is about the inheritance of a Martial God; can you imagine the reactions of those Martial Emperors once they hear about this? Hahaha!”

Earth Tiger Martial Saint paused for a moment, then his face lit up with an excited grin, “I get it now! No matter if the news is true or false, those Martial Emperors wouldn’t let him off, even that newly risen woman Martial God might make a move against him, this kid is doomed!”

Upon saying this, Earth Tiger Martial Saint stood up ready to spread the news and rally everyone against Xu Mu, but he was stopped by Snake Scorpion Martial Saint.