Bringing The Farm To Live In Another World - Chapter 16028

Chapter 16026 (Agreement)

“The Qian family has come today to propose an upgrade to the marriage proposal. They want to marry Qian Yuying to Dingtian. What do you all think about this? Dingtian, I’ve called you here today to hear your opinion,” the Yang family head said to the crowd. They had heard about the Qian family’s offer, so the Yang family head hadn’t agreed immediately. Instead, he had called everyone over to hear their opinions, and because this matter concerned Yang Dingtian, he had also been summoned.

After listening to the family head’s words, Yang Dingtian thought for a moment and then said, “Father, let me tell you my thoughts. I really don’t have any plans to get married right now, but if the family really needs it, marriage isn’t out of the question.”

The family head was Yang Dingtian’s father, Yang Yaowu. He nodded in agreement. Yang Dingtian had actually been groomed to be the next family head, but his cultivation speed was too fast, making everyone realize that it would be a waste to let him be the family head. He was certain to become a kingdom-level expert in the future, so they gradually stopped mentioning the matter. However, Yang Dingtian had been trained before, so he still considered everything for the sake of the family.

At this moment, Yang Yaowu spoke up, “Alright, everyone, please share your opinions.”

Then, an elder spoke up, “Patriarch, we just warned the Qian family, and they immediately want to form a marriage alliance with Dingtian. Moreover, the person they’re marrying into is Qian Yuying, Qian Jiang’s daughter, a genius. It’s clear they’re very sincere this time. I’m wondering why they’re doing this. This marriage alliance is different from the past. If we agree to it, our Yang family and the Qian family will be much closer. They just finished scheming against us, and now they’re so quick to try and get closer to us. Is there some kind of conspiracy involved?”

“I don’t think they have any real schemes. We wiped out the Wu Gou Sect this time, and they know we know their plans. If they were to oppose us now, they would only be asking for trouble. That’s why they did what they did. I think they have a mentality of joining forces if they can’t beat us. If they can’t beat us, they’ll try to get closer to us so we won’t target them. This would benefit both of us.”

Hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement, finding it reasonable. Then one person spoke up: “The Qian family might genuinely want to repair relations with us. If that’s the case, then if we join forces with the Qian family and suppress the other families, who in the entire Shangyang Sect will be our opponent? Our two families can then do whatever they want in the Shangyang Sect.”

“It won’t be that simple. If our two families really join forces, it will definitely arouse the vigilance of other families. They might even unite to oppose us, which would be detrimental to both of us. So, I think this marriage alliance is actually not a good thing for either of us.”

Hearing this, Yang Yaowu and the others were all stunned. They all looked at the elder, and Yang Yaowu said, “Go on.”

The elder nodded and then said, “This is what I’m thinking. Our Yang family is already too powerful to be easily offended. While the Qian family’s strength isn’t as great as ours, apart from ours, no other family can compare to them. If our two families join forces…” That would definitely make us a thorn in the side of other families within the sect. Therefore, if we really form a marriage alliance with the Qian family, we must be prepared to be targeted by all the other families. Although our family and the Qian family have kingdom-level experts, other families also have them. If the other families unite, their strength will be several times greater than if our two families were to unite. If they really start targeting us, the consequences will be severe, and we might even fall into a long-term internal strife.”

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded. Indeed, their alliance seemed good, but at the same time, they would become enemies of everyone. At that time, the Shangyang Sect would be plunged into internal strife, which would be extremely disadvantageous for the Yang family.

At this moment, an elder spoke up, “I also think we shouldn’t have a marriage alliance, but a joint alliance is possible.”

His words surprised everyone, who looked at him with some confusion. He glanced at them and continued, “A marriage alliance will arouse the vigilance of all the families. They might unite to deal with our two families. But what if we don’t have a marriage alliance, but instead unite secretly? On the surface, our two families will still occasionally fight, and there won’t be a marriage alliance, making the situation seem similar to now. But secretly, our two families will unite to suppress other families. This will not only reduce the vigilance of other families, but also elevate our two families’ status. This is the best way.”

Yang Yaowu nodded after hearing his words. After a moment of contemplation, he said, “This method is indeed good. I think we should do this: I’ll write a letter to Qian Jiang later, telling him our idea. Our two families will secretly cooperate to suppress other families, but…” “An open marriage is unnecessary.”

Everyone nodded, but one elder still worriedly said, “But won’t this cause problems? A marriage would establish an alliance between us, but cooperating secretly like this doesn’t. What if they suddenly break the agreement or plot against us?”

Another elder said, “If they really want to break the agreement, even if we have a marriage alliance, they will still break it. Everyone here is smart enough to know that marriage alone is useless. Compared to the interests of the two families, a marriage alliance is nothing. So as long as we form a secret alliance, they won’t easily break the agreement for the sake of their own interests, because doing so would benefit no one.”

Everyone in the Yang family nodded, and Yang Yaowu said in a deep voice, “Alright, it’s settled then. I’ll write a letter later and have someone send it to the Qian family. We’ll see how Qian Jiang responds then.”

Everyone nodded, and Yang Yaowu waved his hand, dismissing them all. Yang Dingtian also left; being a martial arts fanatic, he had no interest in such matters and naturally wouldn’t take it to heart.

Yang Yaowu quickly finished writing a letter. Of course, he wouldn’t write it on paper, but on a jade slip to avoid leaving any evidence. After all, if other families found out, it would be troublesome.

Soon, an elder from the Yang family arrived at the Qian family and gave the jade slip to the Qian family elder. Neither of them held a high position; ostensibly, they were still discussing the marriage alliance between their disciples, but in reality, they were acting as intermediaries to prevent other families from suspecting them.

The Qian family elder quickly delivered the jade slip to Qian Jiang, while the Yang family elder remained, waiting for news from Qian Jiang.

After reading the contents of the jade slip, Qian Jiang immediately gathered the elders of the Qian family. Once they arrived, Qian Jiang said, “The Yang family does not agree to the marriage alliance.” As soon as

he said this, the expressions of the Qian family elders all changed. In their view, the Yang family’s refusal to agree to the marriage alliance was an insult to their Qian family, which was no small matter.

Qian Jiang then continued, “The Yang family’s intention is that if we were to form a marriage alliance, both of our families would become thorns in the side of others. All the families would unite against us, which would be detrimental to both of us. Their plan is to maintain the status quo on the surface, but secretly form an alliance to suppress other families. Yang Yaowu even personally wrote a letter to the Qian family, but it was written on a jade slip, which is disposable and destroyed after being read. Clearly, they don’t want other families to know about this.”

Upon hearing Qian Jiang’s words, the Qian family elders were stunned. Then they all fell into deep thought. They hadn’t considered this issue before. They only thought that if the two families united, they could dominate the Shangyang Sect, but they hadn’t considered that if other families in the Shangyang Sect united against them out of fear, their situation wouldn’t be good either. The Yang family’s method, however, was a better one than a marriage alliance.

At this moment, an elder of the Qian family spoke up: “But what if they later renege on this secret alliance?”

The elder continued, “An alliance between two families is formed to benefit both. If it benefits both, they won’t renege. But if one day the alliance no longer brings any benefit, then not only them, but even we won’t recognize it. I think this is better. This way, we don’t need to think about marriage alliances anymore. Even if we did, if the interests of the two families conflict, the effect of the marriage would be negligible, and no one would care. So, this secret alliance is quite good.”

Hearing this, everyone nodded. Qian Jiang glanced at everyone and then said, “If everyone agrees, then this matter is settled.” “Yes, I’ll have someone reply to the Yang family in a bit. They’re waiting for our reply.”

The Qian family members all nodded, then said in unison, “We agree.”

Qian Jiang said, “Good, that’s good. I’ll have someone reply to the Yang family and tell them that we agree to a secret alliance. From today onwards, all previous grudges are wiped clean. We will work together to suppress other families. If one family takes any action, they must inform the other. We must cooperate.”

Everyone nodded, and Qian Jiang said, “Okay, everyone go back now. I’ll reply to the Yang family now.” Everyone responded, then stood up and left. After everyone left, Qian Jiang called over the elder who had been in contact with the Yang family. He then wrote a jade slip and had the elder give it to the Yang family elder, who was to take the jade slip to Yang Yaowu. (End of Chapter)