Follow the dragon, follow the dragon, by what right do we, the Qing Xu Families, have to trail behind the Jizhou Aristocratic Families? We had enough of that two hundred years ago. Why should we follow you this time? This is the fury of the Qing Xu Families. Two hundred years ago we did not gamble, but this time they are willing to take the chance!
As Chen Xi was riding his carriage back to Mount Tai on the official road, he had already heard plenty of rumors. He could understand the Aristocratic Families' quest for power, yet actions of such petty theft could only invoke sighs from Chen Xi. Had he not left them a path to ascend? No, on the contrary, he had left one, and not just one.
"Zhongkang, what do you think the Aristocratic Families really want to do?" Chen Xi made a gesture, letting Hann Qiong block the sound from escaping. By now, he was increasingly less pressured in instructing Hann Qiong.
