Chapter 837: Chapter 406: Star Moon Pavilion and the Fei Family? Chapter 837: Chapter 406: Star Moon Pavilion and the Fei Family? Time flew by swiftly.

Before they knew it, several days had passed.

In Qingshi City, within the Luo Family Ancestral Land, in the room where the Luo Family Patriarch resided.

At this moment, Luo Ping, the current Patriarch of the Qingshi City Luo Family, was sitting quietly in the seat of honor.

In one hand, he held a document of state affairs he had already dealt with, silently reading.

With the other, he cradled a cup of tea, still steaming, sipping it in small, measured gulps.

These were days marked by tranquility and ease.

Of course, if the Da Feng Dynasty’s Imperial Feng Family did not continue to cause trouble afterwards…

Their lives would undoubtedly become even more blissful.

As for when to make a move to sweep away the Da Feng Dynasty’s Imperial Feng Family–
That all depended on Elder Changfeng of his own family.

If it were up to him, the current Patriarch of the Qingshi City Luo Family, he would most likely gradually erode the power of the Da Feng Dynasty’s Imperial Feng Family over the next few years.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to swallow up the Da Feng Dynasty’s Imperial Feng Family as soon as possible.

It’s just that, nowadays, the larger the territory under the control of the Qingshi City Luo Family, the more affairs there were for him to handle.

If he were a ruler without any sense of responsibility, one who paid no attention to the common people under his command,
He could indeed expand his controlled territory as much as possible.

After all, once the territory was secured, wouldn’t that be the end of the story?

What did the life or death of the common people have to do with him?

Unfortunately… although he could hardly be called a saint,
He still had some sense of responsibility.

As the current Patriarch of the Qingshi City Luo Family, as the ruler of this vast territory, the helmsman,
He couldn’t just watch the common folk die in droves because of his own campaigns.

An old saying put it well:
“During its rise, the common people suffer.

During its fall, the common people suffer.”

The current situation quite vividly verified the truth of this old saying.

“Luo Yao.”

Suddenly, in the room, Luo Ping, seated in the place of honor, quietly set down the document of state affairs in his hand.

He turned his head and looked at Luo Yao, who was next to him, always holding a document of state affairs.

He was unsure if Luo Yao was truly reading it or not as he called out to him in a low voice.

“Eh?”

Luo Yao looked up in surprise, meeting the gaze of Luo Ping, the current Patriarch of the Qingshi City Luo Family beside him.

His eyes seemed full of perplexity.

“How is the matter I instructed you to handle a few days ago progressing?” Luo Ping asked in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, Luo Yao pondered for a moment before responding, “That matter has been more or less taken care of, but… it’s just that…”

Seeing Luo Yao’s hesitant manner, Luo Ping pressed him further, “Just what?”

With a somewhat helpless twist of his mouth, Luo Yao then responded in a low voice, “Just that within Qingshi City, there appears to be quite a bit of resistance, as if they are trying to prevent me from implementing that matter…”

“I’m not sure if it’s because we’ve been too lenient with those people lately or for some other reason.”

“This has led to those residing in the outer city of Qingshi City or the family forces…”

“To gradually forget who the real masters of this Qingshi City territory are–it’s our Qingshi City Luo Family, not those various forces that moved in over the last few years…”

…

In the room.

As Luo Yao’s words, the successor to the Luo Family Patriarch, slowly concluded,
The atmosphere in the room immediately grew a bit more solemn, a bit awkward.

Each person in the brain trust silently lowered their head,
Drops of sweat slowly forming on their foreheads.

The people of Qingshi City’s Inner City, as well as the family forces, were extremely aware of the strength and terror of the Qingshi City Luo Family.

Therefore, those of Qingshi City’s Inner City never dared to defy the commands issued by the Qingshi City Luo Family.

However, those of the outer city and the various forces were a different story.

Differing perspectives led to those people and forces of the outer city struggling to recognize the strength and dread of the Luo Family, the city’s rulers.

Those from the outer city seemed naively to believe that,
As long as they united and remained resolute,
Even the Luo Family, the rulers of Qingshi City, would change their decisions.

But what they didn’t know was…

Their actions had, in fact, already sown significant seeds of trouble for themselves.

Even the possibility existed that if the Luo Family were displeased,
They could simply erase those who dared to stand in opposition, including these forces.

Such an outcome was not entirely out of question.

“Is that so?”

In the room, upon the seat of honor,
Luo Ping, the current Patriarch of the Qingshi City Luo Family, narrowed his eyes slightly upon hearing these words.

It was possible to discern a fleeting coldness flitting through his narrowed eyes.

Perhaps his Qingshi City Luo Family had been too lenient, too kind recently.

Hence, this had led to those of the outer city or the forces gradually forgetting the power and terror of his Qingshi City Luo Family.

In that case, it seemed that the Luo Family should indeed make a slight move.

It was also time to let those in the outer city and the various forces truly understand.

Just who this territory of Qingshi City belonged to.