Chapter 17 The Yu Family's Schemes

These three families have been engaged in the magical plant business for many years, but their scope of magical plant varieties differs, and the types of magical plants cultivated in their families are naturally not very complete.

To cultivate younger generations' familiarity with magical plants, in addition to elders giving lessons and conducting field practice, each family also allows them to personally observe and interact with the precious magical plants in the family under the supervision of their elders.

If you give away magical plants that the other two families don't have yet, then many of their younger members will inevitably be curious and want to get to know them.

With this contact, the Yu family achieved their goal.

The Yu family sent this demonic plant away because they were after control of Liuhua City two years later.

Although it's called administrative power, it's actually the city lord of Liuhua City.

Because the Hua, Jin, and Yu families are dominant and equally powerful in Liuhua City, they hold a competition every five years, with the winner gaining law enforcement authority and becoming the leader of Liuhua City.

The Jin family is currently in power, and three years ago it was the Hua family. Based on the tacit understanding among these three families over generations, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Yu family will naturally be the victor two years from now.

However, the Yu family has declined significantly in recent years. There are few promising talents in the family, and several of the older generation have passed away. Only the middle generation can barely hold on, so the probability of them defeating the Hua and Jin families in the competition is not high.

The outside world is not optimistic, and the other two companies are not willing to go too far in terms of handicap betting. This year, it is clear that they intend to kick the Yu family out of the competition.

The head of the Yu family was getting desperate. He thought that if he was going to go all the way, he might as well destroy the remaining strength of the other two families. This way, the three families would remain evenly matched, and he, the Yu family, would have five more years to use more abundant resources to cultivate the next generation of his family.

Furthermore, they overpowered the Hua and Jin families, whose younger generations had been rendered useless, and became the true lord family of Liuhua City!

The Yu family had no reason not to be tempted by this.

The poison on this demonic plant was extremely rare. Yu Ronglan only learned some vague clues when she overheard the conversation between the main branch of the Yu family while she was almost unconscious.

It's slow to take effect, but it can disable magic, making it almost impossible to counter.

However, this poison is harmless to the demonic plants; in fact, it can be absorbed by them. This is why the Yu family is certain that the Hua and Jin families won't notice.

It's true that he said it was related to Su Yu. He originally thought that A Jiu, as Hua Xian's study companion, would definitely attend the magic plant class.

Although the subsequent confrontation changed his opinion of Ajiu, Yu Ronglan still believed that Ajiu had a close relationship with the Hua family. The Hua family had suffered a disaster, and a guest staying there would not fare much better, not to mention that he had seen Ajiu seemingly leading a younger brother earlier.

Hua Xian had already planned to tell the Hua family head about this matter when she returned.

Demons who cannot cultivate will always die faster, even if they have a family backing them up.

The Yu family's scheme was almost entirely aimed at wiping out their clan.

Seeing that the two understood, Yu Ronglan said no more. He took out a small knife and a rough wooden box from his pocket and walked towards the poisoned purple cloud pine.

He gently and carefully used his knife to cut a small section of branches in a concealed spot, which the wooden box underneath caught perfectly.

After closing the wooden box and wrapping the small knife with a faint purple tinge at the blade in an old cloth, Yu Ronglan stuffed both items back into her bosom.

"Just like that, you left?" Hua Xian asked, somewhat surprised. He didn't want to know what Yu Ronglan was planning to do with the poisonous branches and leaves; he was simply unwilling to accept it.

“We’re the only ones in the warehouse right now,” Yu Ronglan straightened her clothes and said calmly, “If something goes wrong, we’ll be the first ones suspected.”

He paused, then said, "Strictly speaking, it's the Hua family, after all, this servant is an undercover agent, a demon of the Hua family."

Hua Xian paused for a moment. He didn't want to cause trouble for his family. His parents and the Jin family would definitely retaliate if they knew about the Yu family's plans.

If he acts impulsively, he might give the Yu family the upper hand to criticize his family.

That's the rational point, but emotionally, he doesn't feel involved in the revenge process.

Su Yu glanced at the investor's foolish son: "If you can't suspect the Hua family, what do you plan to do?"

Upon hearing this, Hua Xian's eyes lit up instantly. He looked at Su Yu expectantly and said, "It's nothing, we just wanted to pick out some treasures to make up for it."

“Ah Jiu, let me tell you, the rare treasures that big families plan to auction off are all hidden in their little treasure vaults.”

Su Yu silently turned her gaze to Yu Ronglan.

The demon, who had just been opposing anything, nodded in agreement and calmly said, "I've been here before, and I know where the little treasure vault is."

Since Ah Jiu said that, she probably already has a plan in mind. She's been oppressed by the Yu family for so many years; now that she has the chance, it wouldn't be unreasonable to ask for something in return, right?

Su Yu sighed, "Okay, baby, remember to share some with me."

Without the Hua family, he and Xiao Shier almost had to wander the Demon Realm. They deserve some compensation.

He's currently living quite comfortably at the Hua family's house.

"Help……"

The guard standing with his spear twitched his ears slightly and looked at the other demon: "It sounds like there's some kind of sound..."

The half-open door was yanked open from the inside, and a panicked figure rushed out without even glancing at the two guards, shouting in a trembling voice, "Help! Someone come quick! The young master of the Hua family has been poisoned!"

"What!?"

The two guards closest to him changed their expressions drastically and wanted to grab the demon who had rushed out to get an explanation.

"Hey!! Stop right there!!!"

The outstretched hand brushed against the hem of the clothes.

The guard who heard the commotion first gritted his teeth and said, "You stay here and guard, I'll go and see!"

The higher-ups could hold an annual auction, but if that kid runs out and causes trouble, none of the brothers know if they'll survive.

Damn it, they should talk things out and handle things privately, why did this brat come from!

Guard Number One caught up quickly, but Yu Ronglan had already run up to the first floor and shouted so loudly that everyone knew.

That's right, it was him who rushed out.

Yu Ronglan outwardly appeared to be in grave danger, fearing for her life, but inwardly she was cursing and swearing.

He originally wanted Ah Jiu to come out and call for help, since he was familiar with the family's warehouse and knew where the little treasure vault was hidden. He could bring the young master of the Hua family along and play the victim to get closer to them.

As a result, Ah Jiu insisted on using his poor acting skills as an excuse to find the location of the small treasure vault for them in advance, and pushed him out to call for help. Even Hua Xian echoed him.

Those two demons actually got along very well; they were practically in cahoots. What a blunder!

Those in the private rooms on the second floor and above quickly noticed the commotion in the lobby on the first floor. Not to mention, Yu Ronglan was shouting as she ran upstairs to the private room where the Hua family was located, even using her limited demonic energy to speed up.

Inside the Yu family's private room, Yu Conglang, the head of the Yu family, listened to his subordinate's report and crushed the teacup in his hand.

The shards flew everywhere, severing the left ear of the subordinate who was bowing his head, but did not harm the Yu family head's hand in the slightest.

When Guard Number One arrived, the hall was already filled with whispers and discussions, so he had no choice but to go and report the situation to the head of the family first.

He waited anxiously for the patriarch's orders.

“Nephew Hua has suffered trouble at my place for no reason, so naturally I must go and see him.”