PNB Chapter 702: Xiang Family's Attitude
Chapter 702: Xiang Family's Attitude
Lei Yan insisted on staying and ate most of the dishes his wife had cooked. He also shamelessly drank a few bowls of the soup specially prepared for Xiang Ran to nourish his body. Only then did he touch his stomach with satisfaction and follow Meng Ke out.
Meng Ke couldn't even look at him.
"Aren't you full after eating so much?"
"This isn't the first time I've eaten the food my wife cooked. I'm so happy!"
Meng Ke glared at him: "Don't call me wife. Also, haven't you eaten enough at my house before?"
Don't think she forgot about it after leaving the alliance. This guy used to move into her house just to get free meals, without any shame.
It was precisely because of this that Lei Yan showed such obvious possessiveness today, and Meng Ke only thought that he was protecting his food.
"Are you done with the border business?"
"It's over for now. The alliance hasn't made any moves recently. I plan to stay on the capital planet for a while."
"A while longer?! Ouyang Kong said the alliance is very likely to make a comeback soon."
"You're behind the times. The latest news is that someone's in trouble."
"Which one?"
"The one from the Ouyang family."
Meng Ke had heard of this man, who had once stirred up trouble in the Holy Beast Kingdom. Later, he discovered that the Holy Beast Kingdom was rotten to the core and beyond redemption, so he followed Ouyang Xun to form another alliance.
He devoted his entire life to the alliance, but in his old age he bowed his head in the face of life and death.
All the chaos in the alliance now is caused by him stirring up trouble behind the scenes.
Of course, he alone cannot do it, even though he is the supreme being in the alliance.
He gathered a group of old guys who were afraid of death and created something called the Eternal Life Society. It was said that the members included not only old guys who were afraid of death, but also people in power who wanted to live forever, and even quite a few lunatics who were researching immortality. These lunatics' main research objects now were those in the Alliance Talent Tower.
The Talent Tower is now firmly controlled by the elite families to which these people belong. Yan Feng once thought of rescuing some of them, but all his attempts ended in failure.
"Is the Ouyang family dead?"
But it was the first time that Meng hoped for someone's death.
"Not yet! But unless a miracle happens this time, he won't survive, and soon..."
Thinking of those people in the Talent Tower, Meng Ke frowned: "Can't they speed up a little?"
"No! The Ouyang family's defenses are too strong, our people can't penetrate."
That means trying.
"Failed?"
"Yeah! We've lost contact."
The Lei family spent a lot of money to put that nail in a long time ago. Now that it has lost contact, there is only one possibility: the plan has failed.
Seeing Meng Ke's gloomy face, Lei Yan comforted her, "As soon as the news of that person's accident spread, the Eternal Life Society was in chaos. Everyone wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to gain power, but no one could compete with the Ouyang family's power behind that person. So not only do we want him dead, but now their own people want him dead too."
"Alas! Is it worthwhile to gamble the entire Ouyang family for one's own selfish desires?"
"Of course it's worth it! He's fighting for his life. If he dies, the Ouyang family's eternal legacy has nothing to do with a dead person."
"Do the other members of the Ouyang family also let him do whatever he wants?"
"Who doesn't want eternal life? The only ones who really have the final say in the Ouyang family are a bunch of old guys, and they don't want to die either! Even if there are a few who are not afraid of death, it's still a minority obeying the majority, so what's the point?"
Meng Ke narrowed her eyes, thinking of something but not saying it.
At this time, a message was received from a secret communication channel.
/How much can we sell natural fruits and vegetables for?
Meng Ke raised an eyebrow. She didn't expect that Lan Shu would receive the news of her secret cooperation with the Three-Party Legion.
/How do you know?
Private information channels are generally not told to others, but Lan Shu really told it truthfully.
/Listen to what President Yan said.
Meng Ke was stunned for a moment before she realized who President Yan was.
It has to be said that after all these years of experience, and with the assistance of his elder brother, Yan Wei is now really good at coordinating and managing the purifiers.
There was no Purifier Association in Lanyuan Country originally. It was only after Yan Wei set up the association that He Facai dared to promise tens of thousands of purification quotas when negotiating with foreign races.
All organic life forms in the galaxy are harmed by radiation, but not all races have purifiers like humans who can eliminate radiation.
Most of them rely on their own strength. If they can survive, the race will continue. If they can't survive, the race will be extinct. It is very cruel.
Human purifiers are very popular among other races, so He Facai is very cautious when choosing a cooperative race.
Fortunately, although the fighting race closest to the Blue Origin Country has a bad temper and gets angry easily, they don't have any tricks up their sleeves.
He Facai also spent a lot of effort to investigate before choosing to cooperate.
Otherwise, it would not be worthwhile to attract a ferocious wolf.
Lan Shu has sent his family members to Lanyuan Country one after another, and the remaining members of the Lan family are also protected by him.
Meng is not afraid of him turning against her, so it's good to cooperate with him.
I didn't consider cooperating with him before because I took into account his status as the leader of the galaxy and that he might not have a say in military supplies.
After all, Meng's provision of natural fruits and vegetables is not charity, and she doesn't want interstellar coins. She wants resources that are useful for armaments.
Unexpectedly, Lan Shu had already made preparations, and most of the supplies on the list he sent were what she needed.
/Okay! I'll arrange for someone to connect with yours.
That afternoon, when Meng Ke went to see Xiang Ran again, she heard Xiang Ran say that the Xiang family also wanted to cooperate with Lan Yuanguo.
Meng Ke was confused.
"No! My cooperation with the three legions is a secret, right? How come you two all know about it?"
Xiang Ran was stunned, not knowing how to respond. After a long while, he said, "Not only did our Xiang family receive the news, but other families did too."
"All right!"
In fact, other forces would know it sooner or later, but the speed was so fast that it was beyond imagination.
"It seems the alliance is truly in tatters. If a powerful foreign race invades, I wonder how long the alliance can hold out."
"The alliance is currently in a state of civil unrest. Furthermore, with the Lei Family Legion's withdrawal, it may appear that the Gongsun Legion has filled the void left by the Lei Family Legion on the surface. However, in reality, even the Ouyang Legion may not be able to fill the vacancy left by the Lei Family Legion."
Meng Ke leaned against the rockery with his arms folded, lost in thought. Xiang Ran was holding the bamboo pole that Meng Ke had given him to entertain him. At this time, he was reading an ancient studies tutorial while hanging bait on the hook.
He mixed the bait himself according to the tutorial, and he didn't know if he could catch any fish.
There are very few water sources on interstellar wastelands, and even if there are, they are severely radiation-stricken areas. Meng Ke has spent a lot of effort to purify the radiation on the capital planet, including the water sources.
Today, the mutated fish there have reproduced from generation to generation, and are growing more and more like the original fish of the ancient blue planet.
Even if they look like the original genetic fish, they are still mutant fish.
Meng Ke was worried that something might happen and the nanny robot wouldn't be able to take care of the situation, so she watched from the side.
Xiang Ran knew it was embarrassing to let Meng Ke watch over him.
"Go ahead and get busy. As for the cooperation, if it works out, it's fine. If it doesn't, that's fine too. I'm from Lanyuan Country now, so my heart is definitely on our side."
Meng Ke laughed: "Aren't you afraid that your ancestor will beat you when he hears this?"
"No! He said when he gave me to you that I would obey you from now on. Even he and the head of the family cannot order me around."
"Alright! As long as you don't make it difficult for me, I'll have someone evaluate it."
In fact, Meng Ke knew that the Xiang family and a number of families with good relations had been guarding the alliance border for generations. Even if they were not in the location of Lanyuan Country, it would be convenient for them to cooperate.
Isn’t it because Lan Shu dares to cooperate with Lan Yuanguo privately that he takes advantage of the border?
But once the alliance stabilizes and those in power want to settle accounts, I am afraid that neither the Xiang family nor Lan Shu will end up well.
Even though they are now taking temporary measures and want to bring benefits to their respective planets, armies, and people, they themselves do not gain any benefits.
Those in power don't care about these things. What they want is absolute rule.
Meng Ke felt that even if the Xiang family knew these words, she should still confirm them again.
As a disciple of a noble family, Xiang Ran could naturally think of this.
"In fact, many people in the family want to come to Lanyuan Country, but the ancestor said that our Xiang family once swore to protect the border of the Alliance for generations. We can't escape at this critical moment before the Alliance abandons us. What if an outsider takes the opportunity to attack the Alliance? He won't allow the Xiang family to become a sinner of the Alliance."
"There are so many noble families in the alliance vying for power and gain. Many families must also covet your Xiang family's position on the border, right? Even if you leave, there will surely be other families who will immediately take your place!"
Meng Ke didn't have the courage to directly say that your family takes themselves too seriously, but after saying it in a tactful way, she wasn't being polite either.