The Legacy System

They weren't exactly wrong though, should the Cui Family from the capital take their side and help them, alongside the little help of the Cao family, they would truly become the winners of the fight.

After all, it would become a 3 versus 1 fight, and the Ye family didn't have any kind of heaven-defying expert or luck on their side, so the fight was as good as settled.

In fact, the Li family had never even dreamed about having the Cui Family join them on their side, they had always thought that the Cui Family would keep the Ye family's side.

What the Li Family didn't understand though was that the Cui Family was thinking of eating them whole, without leaving even the bones aside.

After taking down the Ye family in a 3 versus 1 fight, the Cui Family was already thinking of making a deal with the Cao family and taking the Li Family down as well.

Or to be more precise Cui Xie's First Uncle had already completed the preparations. It wasn't difficult to convince the Cao Family after offering them some shares of the new product.

In fact, the greed and ambitions of the two big families didn't end there, as they were already thinking of what would follow after.

With a miraculous product like the potions on their hands, they were bound to grow stronger and bigger with each passing year.

Even if the other families tried to boycott them and not buy their products in order to block their revenue and profit, they could just use everything for their selves.

Like that instead of their wealth, it would be their strength and power that increased, and once again they would take the helm of the big families.

No matter how they looked at the current situation, this was a win-win bet, in the short future the whole country would be theirs, and after they could start thinking about the rest of the world.

While the Cui and Cao families were thinking of world domination before an apocalypse, Cui Xie was inside his room standing in front of someone that looked to be his servant.

"You have done well Xie, just continue like this and things will work out perfectly in the end!"

"Master, I don't understand, why are we just robing and destroying? I am sure that we can take control of the Cui and Li Families if we use this situation and some benefits!"

"I know that Xie, but soon that won't matter as we will go underground and hide for a bit! There are some things that you don't know and are much scarier than whatever exists on this planet now!"

"It sounds like you are talking about an apocalypse of zombies or the end of the world Master!"

"Hahahahaha~! Zombies!? Those things are just corpses brought back by those that practice dark arts and techniques, they aren't that scary!

The scariest existence in every world isn't beasts and monsters Xie, it's us humans!"

Cui Xie had thrown that as a joke, but it was only now that he understood that most probably he had hit the nail on the head, without even understanding how and why.

"Anyway, forget about that, how is our medicine shopping going?"

"During this period of time, I have already pretty much taken the first purchase right for all the medicinal herbs, and resources in the market. The government has been really helpful.

It's just that by doing so I have offended quite a few families that were already in control of the market. Most probably they think of nothing else but to kill me every day.

If I weren't under the protection of the Cui Family and those guys at the top, I think that I would have already been disposed of!"

"You don't have to worry about them, just concentrate on gathering as many herbs and resources as you can!

After this little show, we are going to hand them a 'gift' as well, before going down for real!"

Cui Xie had no idea what gift was his Master planning to give those guys, but certainly, it wasn't something they would like.

But he didn't really care, in this whole country, there was no one who had helped or tried to help him all this time. He had been and reached everything he had alone.

The only person accompanying him on this journey had been his little sister Cui La, and now he had someone to rely on and help him like Eric, who was theoretically and practically his brother-in-law and Master.

Thinking like that, he couldn't help but remember about his little sister, as he looked at Eric with a different expression from the cool and indifferent expression of earlier,

"Master, what about my little sister!? How is she!?"

Hearing that, Eric turned to look at his servant and brother-in-law with a softer expression, and say,

"You don't have to worry, she is good and safe right now! In fact, she is much safer and sound than the two of us right now, but soon I will send her out for some practice.

Not only that, but she has already started cultivation, and with a little help from my side, she will reach Realm 1 in a short time.

I think that more than worrying about her, you should start worrying about yourself and your current Realm Xie.

Wouldn't be embarrassing if your little sister managed to not only reach but even surpass you in a short time, and then be forced to protect you next time you meet her!?"

Cui Xie was about to say that it would be his pleasure and happiness to have his little sister grow stronger than him, but hearing the last sentence threw him off.

That would be truly embarrassing to experience, he couldn't let that happen. Otherwise, his position as the big and reliable brother would be in great danger.

"Master, I would like to take my leave and go cultivate!"

"Hahahahha~! Go, go, I have someone else to visit as well!"

Cui Xie had no intention to know who his Master was going to visit, without Eric saying it by himself, he would never snoop into his matters.

Of course, he felt that it was a bit of a shame for his beautiful sister to fall for such a shameless and 'outgoing' man but there was nothing he could do about it.

On the other hand, Eric immediately used his newest stealth skill, Existence Shade, and disappeared right in front of Cui Xie, not physically but existentially.

Cui Xie could still see Eric in front of him but couldn't 'feel' or 'sense' him in the least. Just like he was watching some sort of illusion, that his mind and conscience understood it was unreal.

As if that wasn't enough, the next moment, Eric's image started dissipating from in front of him until he was no longer visible.

Cui Xie could only gasp at the 'magical' abilities of his Master and brother-in-law as he didn't even dare to question how he did it. He could only hope that one day, Eric would teach that to him as well!

On the other hand, after disappearing, Eric quickly got out of Cui Xie's room and started having a look around the place.

The Li Family Mansion was truly big and difficult to navigate through, just like some kind of impossible to go through maze.

It took him around 10 minutes to finally find a trace of his target's room and another 10 minutes of following behind for him to finally enter the target's room.

At this moment, the target was rolling on the bed, while having too many thoughts in her head, it was clear that whatever had happened these days had shocked her a bit.

"Why do you seem so troubled beauty?"

"Who…?"

As she was rolling on her sheets, Eric's voice ringed in her ears, and she immediately jumped up while questioning in a scary voice.

Who would dare to enter her room at this hour of the night? Furthermore, whoever was had entered the room without knocking or making his presence known, so for sure he was here for nothing good.

The worst part was that she actually felt like she had heard this voice from somewhere, this wasn't her first time hearing it.

But who could it be?

"Come on, don't tell me that you forgot so soon about me beauty!? It wasn't enough that you didn't try to defend me and my name in front of that bastard from your family?

You even promised to be mine!"

"Young Master Chen!? Is that you!? How did you come in here!? What if my family founds out that you are here!?

You have to go, this place is extremely dangerous for you!"

Hearing all these words even Eric was at a loss for words for some time. It looked like this beauty was truly concerned for him.

"Whoa~! You seem really concerned about me, beauty! Isn't this a grave treason towards the Li family? How could you do something like this?"

"This is no longer the Li Family I love and respect, not to mention that… Anyway, you have to go, just find a safe place first, and then I will come and meet you, to tell you everything!

Just please go and take care of yourself for now!"

It was truly a touching moment, Eric didn't know why this beauty was actually so concerned about him, but the next moment his face went dark and gloomy!

"I am leaving!"

Saying those words in a heavy and angry voice, he pretended to leave the place, as the next moment, someone knocked on Li Yao's door…

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