It was said that there were two choices, but in fact, there was no need to choose.
Even though the Liu Family only had a few people left, it used to be the Overlord of the Wu Ling County. How could it be swallowed up so easily?
The patriarchs and Patriarch Seven exchanged glances. Patriarch Seven decisively chose to go to a small island. The Liu Family could develop on its own.
If he joined the Blood Evil Brotherhood, the Liu Family would no longer exist.
After a few years or more, the disciples of the Liu Family would completely integrate into the Blood Evil Brotherhood. The Liu Family would never have the chance to rise again, let alone seek revenge from the Yu Family.
Patriarch Seven expressed the will of the Liu Family. Xue Chou didn't feel unhappy at all. He agreed without hesitation.
He also said that the next morning, he would personally take Patriarch Seven to the nearby islands to survey. As long as Patriarch Seven liked an island, he would give it to the Liu Family.
Xue Chou also stated that as long as the Blood Evil Island still belonged to the Blood Evil Brotherhood, the Liu Family would never have to pay tribute.
If anyone attacked the Liu Family, he would be the enemy of the Blood Evil Brotherhood.
Patriarch Seven and the others were touched. Lu Li nodded to himself. On the surface, Xue Chou seemed to be a nice guy. At least, he was open and aboveboard. He would put everything on the table and not play tricks behind people's backs.
Why did the Liu Family travel such a long way to the Thousand-island Lake?
Didn't they just want to find a place to settle down and avoid the calamity of extermination before developing and growing?
Now was the best result. Everyone left contentedly and went to sleep. Xue Chou personally walked them to the door.
As soon as the Seventh Patriarch and the others left, Xue Chou's son Xue Bugui's expression changed instantly. The other Patriarchs also looked at Xue Chou in confusion.
Xue Bugui said unhappily, "Father, why did you give the island to the Liu Family?
Is there a second way for the Liu Family of the Thousand-island Lake apart from submitting to us?
The Liu Family doesn't have a warrior of the Soul Pond Realm. Why are you being so polite to them? "
In the eyes of Xue Bugui and the Patriarchs of the Blood Evil Brotherhood, the Liu Family was just a piece of juicy meat that they could easily swallow.
The Liu Family was in trouble, and they were friends from thousands of miles away. If they didn't seize such a good opportunity, when would they?
Xue Chou lightly glanced at Xue Bugui and said, "Becoming fat in one breath?
As long as the Liu Family takes root on the Blood Evil Island, they will not be able to fly away.
I am indebted to Liu Shanhe. They have come to seek help. If I swallow them up immediately, what will the outside world say about me?
In the future, will anyone come to join the Blood Evil Gang?
If news of us treating the Liu Family so politely spreads out, there will definitely be an endless stream of warriors seeking shelter with us. We have to look further. "
The several patriarchs of the Soul Pond Realm all understood after some thoughts. They secretly admired Xue Chou's foresight.
Xue Chou was right. As long as the Liu Family took root near the Blood Evil Island, it was only a matter of time before they were annexed.
Xue Chou saw that Xue Bugui was a little confused. He snorted coldly and said, "Do you think the Thousand-lake Island is a good place to stay?
Without territory and resources, how could the Liu Family feed its people?
What did family martial artists rely on to cultivate?
As time passes, they will surrender on their own initiative without us having to ask them to surrender. "
"Oh, I understand!"
Xue Bugui came to a realization. The nearby islands were all very small and did not have any mineral veins, spirit herbs, or resources.
Without the help of the Blood Evil Island, the Liu Family couldn't even feed themselves. They had to go fishing in the lake …
"En!"
Xue Chou slightly nodded and warned, "You should restrain yourself recently. Don't have any ideas about Liu Yi.
If you ruin my reputation, I'll skin you alive. "
…
The next day, Xue Chou really took Patriarch Seven and Patriarch Nine to investigate the nearby islands. They checked all the islands. When Patriarch Seven and Patriarch Nine came back, they didn't look so good.
The more than a dozen islands were about the same size, with a radius of only a dozen miles. They were too small.
The most important thing was that there were no resources on the islands. They couldn't even find a fruit tree. The number of beasts was pitifully small. It was a problem for them to go there and eat.
Xue Chou's explanation was that the Blood Evil Island used to be a volcano. The soil nearby was lava soil, which was not suitable for growing food. The food supplies for the Blood Evil Island had to be bought from outside.
No matter how hard life was, they had to live on.
They discussed for a while and finally chose an island to the south of the Blood Evil Island, the Blood Dragon Island.
That island was relatively large. It was not far from the Blood Evil Island. If something happened, they could run to the Blood Evil Island as soon as possible.
Xue Chou didn't ask them to move there immediately. He entertained them at the Blood Evil Fortress for two days. He held banquets every day. He was very hospitable. No one could find fault with him.
On the third day, Xue Chou escorted them to the Blood Dragon Island in person. He also asked someone to deliver a lot of food, wine, and meat. He also gave two battleships to the Liu Family.
When they went ashore, they found that there were more than 20 stone forts built on the island. Patriarch Seven and the others were so touched that they bowed and thanked Xue Chou again and again.
There were not many residents on the island, only several thousand. They were divided into five tribes.
Xue Chou summoned the chiefs and Patriarchs of the tribes and announced in public that from now on, the Blood Dragon Island would be given to the Liu Family. They were all the subjects of the Liu Family and must follow the orders of the Liu Family.
After all this was done, Xue Chou left amidst the grateful looks of Patriarch Seven and the others.
The disciples of the Liu Family were secretly excited. They wandered around the island and explored the territory that belonged to the Liu Family.
Lu Li and Liu Yi also wandered around. When they came back, they were in low spirits.
The scenery of the Blood Dragon Island was beautiful, but they didn't see any food, fruits, or large beasts on the island. There were only some small Bamboo Rats. There were no mines or elixirs.
The residents on the island all relied on fishing in the lake, collecting pearls, corals and so on to feed themselves.
It was easy to feed themselves. However, for a Family to develop and grow, what they needed was not food.
What they needed were resources, Xuan Crystals, Mystical Grasses, pellets, Xuan Artifacts, Xuan Skills, Mystical Materials …
Without these resources, it would be too difficult for warriors to cultivate. For instance, to reach the Spirit Sea Realm would be dozens of times easier if there were high level pellets.
The pellets needed to reach the Soul Pond Realm were even more precious, and the Mystical Materials needed to reach the Fate Wheel Realm were even more expensive …
Why would warriors want to join a Big Family? It was because the Big Families had resources that could help warriors make breakthroughs.
Now, the Liu Family didn't even have cultivation resources for their own disciples, let alone for warriors from the outside.
Therefore, it was impossible for warriors to seek refuge with the Liu Family. If so, how could the Liu Family develop and grow?
After nightfall, the first high-level meeting of the Liu Family since they came to the Thousand-island Lake began.
As the Guest Warrior of the Liu Family and a warrior of the Spirit Sea Realm, Lu Li was qualified to attend the meeting.
Originally, he didn't want to get involved in the Liu Clan's affairs. However, when he thought that he and the Liu Clan seemed to be tied to the same chariot, if the Liu Clan was destroyed, he could either join another clan or wander around like a stray dog …
The first topic of the meeting was to elect a new Liu Family Patriarch. A family without a Patriarch was like a country without a monarch. It would be chaotic and without a backbone.
However!
Just the first item on the agenda had caused a huge divergence.
Patriarch Nine and the other Patriarchs elected Patriarch Seven as the new Family Patriarch because Patriarch Seven was the most powerful and because of him, the Liu Family could have a place to settle on the Blood Dragon Island.
There were a few elders who disagreed and unanimously elected Liu Yi as the clan leader.
Because Liu Yi was Liu Rufeng's granddaughter and a direct descendant of the Liu Clan, the Seventh Elder was born in a branch of the Liu Clan. In the past, his status in the clan was lower than Liu Yi's.
The seventh elder was very modest, he was determined not to be the clan leader, he wanted Liu Yi to be the clan leader.
Of course, if he didn't want to be the Clan Leader, why would the Ninth Elder keep pushing for him?
Liu Yi remained silent, because according to her status and family rules, she should be the one to take over.
However, she was so young and not powerful. It would be hard for her to convince the others.
Once Patriarch Seven and Patriarch Nine were at odds with each other, the future of the Liu Family would be even more difficult.
After arguing for more than two hours, the matter was still not settled. Lu Li was getting impatient seeing Patriarch Seven constantly expressing his lack of prestige and Patriarch Nine's aggressiveness.