Chapter 97 The Root of the Problem
Moments later, within the room, only Liu Daquan, Liu Xiaoyue, and Jing Yan remained.
"Family Head Liu, what exactly is your relationship with the Fourth Elder of Jing Family?" Jing Yan was also somewhat curious. Jing Tianying had only told him that Liu Daquan was a distant relative, but had not specified exactly what kind of relative that was.
"Well... the Fourth Elder is actually the cousin of the sister of the husband of my grandmother!" Upon hearing Jing Yan’s question, Liu Daquan showed an awkward expression, but he still answered.
He knew that the relationship truly couldn’t be any more distant.
"Damn, that really is some distant kin..." Jing Yan’s heart skipped a beat again, no wonder there had been such a long time without contact between them. However, Liu Daquan had some nerve, most people wouldn’t even consider such an almost non-existent relative.
"I understand," Jing Yan nodded, then quickly changed the subject, "Family Head Liu, what kind of trouble is your Liu Family currently facing?"
"Ah, talking about this really makes one feel a bit pathetic. Young Master Jing Yan, let me cut to the chase!" What Liu Daquan really wanted to know was Jing Yan’s exact status within the Jing Family, but it was a question he felt was difficult to broach, so he held it in.
"In Black Wind Town, although my Liu Family has some influence, it’s just average. The strongest local force in Black Wind Town should be the Sky Wolf Gang. The Sky Wolf Gang has three heads, each a High-Level Martial Artist, and they have a big group of Martial Artist enforcers under them, with a fierce reputation throughout the whole town."
"Originally, the relationship between my Liu Family and the Sky Wolf Gang wasn’t good, but there wasn’t any conflict. My Liu Family would also pay a certain protection fee to the Sky Wolf Gang every year. The problem arose two years ago when my Liu Family bought a spirit stone mine from the hands of the Sky Wolf Gang."
"Of course, it was just a small spirit stone mine, definitely incomparable to the large ore veins owned by the Jing Family. Here’s the situation: at the time of purchase, this spirit stone mine was deemed exhausted and could only produce a meager one to two thousand spirit stones a year, nothing of much value."