"I am honored by your high regard, my lord!"
"This is the good fortune and destiny of my Baili family!"
"I, Baili Yuntian, and the Baili family will undoubtedly do our utmost!"
"We will certainly not fail your expectations, my lord!"
Upon hearing Zhou Xuan's question, Baili Yuntian did not hesitate in the slightest.
He immediately rose from his seat and then bowed deeply towards Zhou Xuan.
At the same time, he did not forget to grab Baili Lie, who was still seated nearby and somewhat bewildered, and pull him up.
Pressing down on his neck, he made him bow along with himself!
After all, what Zhou Xuan had just said was like a godsend to him!
He could select people for Zhou Xuan to train!
Although these individuals would ultimately belong to Zhou Xuan's command,
Did this not enhance the overall strength of their Baili family?
Moreover, Zhou Xuan had also mentioned that these individuals were preparations for their Baili family to become the new generation's five great families in the future!
Earlier, outside the courtyard, Baili Yuntian had actually heard Zhou Xuan mention this matter.
But he had not taken it to heart!
Because he believed it was just Zhou Xuan speaking casually, using it as a way to win the hearts of the Baili family members!
After all, for their Baili family to become one of the new generation's five great families,
There would inevitably be a prerequisite that could not be circumvented.
That was, Zhou Xuan must first eliminate one of the current five great families.
Only in this way would their Baili family have the opportunity to replace them.
However, while this matter sounded easy, truly carrying it out
Was like a fantasy!
After all, the members of the five great families were not ants on the roadside.
How could they be so easily eliminated just by uttering it?
If they were truly provoked and faced with hostility,
It would be difficult to say who would eliminate whom then!
Furthermore, this was not the most crucial point!
The most critical point was that the members of the five great families had been rooted in Shangjing City for thousands of years.
Their influence, relationships, and family industries
Had long since permeated this city and the lives of the common people living on this land.
They were inextricably linked to the lives of the people!
Even if someone truly had the ability to eliminate one of them!
But if no method was devised to replace their industries,
It was highly likely that the city of Shangjing would fall into paralysis and be unable to operate normally.
If such a situation were to occur, the state would certainly not stand idly by.
However, once the state was truly involved in intervention,
To reiterate, no matter how powerful an individual was, could they be more powerful than a nation?
Therefore, before this, Baili Yuntian had never taken Zhou Xuan's words seriously.
But now that Zhou Xuan had brought up the matter again,
Baili Yuntian suddenly had an unbidden thought in his heart.
"What if he is not boasting, but truly capable of achieving this?"
"After all, he is less than twenty years old, yet he has already reached the mid-stage of the Creation Realm!"
"With the passage of time, who knows what his limit will be?"
"Moreover, behind him, there must be an peerless expert!"
"With the protection of such an expert, even if things do not succeed in the end!"
"As long as our Baili family sincerely follows him, he likely won't abandon us easily!"
It was precisely because of this thought that after Zhou Xuan had stated his plan just now,
Baili Yuntian had agreed without the slightest hesitation.
Because he wanted to gamble for himself and for the Baili family!
If this gamble succeeded, their Baili family would truly stand tall in Shangjing City from then on!
"Good!"
"Since that is the case, the task of selecting people will be entrusted to you!"
"I do not need them to have high cultivation now, but they must possess talent!"
"And their character must be upright. If there are those with improper character!"
"No matter how talented they are, there is no need to recommend them to me!"
"As for the time, there is no need to rush!"
"As long as it is before I attend the Fang family's banquet, the selection should be completed!"
"Yes, my lord!"
"I will strictly screen them according to your requirements!"
"I will absolutely not allow those with improper character or those who try to take advantage of the situation to offend your eyes!"
"Please rest assured!"
Hearing Zhou Xuan's words, Baili Yuntian quickly agreed.
Then, seeing that Zhou Xuan had no further instructions for him,
He wisely pulled Baili Lie along and bowed respectfully to Zhou Xuan once more.
Then he slowly withdrew from the main hall!
"Brother Xuan!"
"You are having them do this to develop your forces to deal with the Qin family in the future, aren't you?"
Seeing the Baili grandfather and grandson leave, Lu Ling'er, who was sitting beside Zhou Xuan,
Slowly spoke, asking the doubt in her heart!
"That's right!"
"This morning, when I went out, I actually paid a visit to an old friend of my master!"
"From him, I obtained some intelligence!"
"We all underestimated the five great families of Shangjing City before!"
"To deal with them, our individual strength is still somewhat weak!"
"So I need to establish a force, a force that can allow me to contend with them!"
"Originally, my plan was to have Hei Hu and the others come to Shangjing City to develop!"
"As the initial foundation of the force I was building!"
"But I did not expect that the Baili family would be the first to pledge allegiance to me!"
"However, this is also good!"
"The forces that Hei Hu and the others are to develop are, after all, of a nature that cannot be brought to light!"
"It was fine in a small place like Cangyun City, but when it truly came to Shangjing City!"
"There would likely be many troubles!"
"After all, the various forces here are deeply entrenched and complex!"
"Who knows if one day, due to some minor matter, they might offend someone they shouldn't have offended!"
"Now that I have the Baili family!"
"Although their family's influence is not vast, at least they have some standing in Shangjing City!"
"And more importantly, they do not need to develop in the dark like Hei Hu!"
"This way, there are fewer constraints!"
"At the same time, Hei Hu can continue to develop in Cangyun City!"
"When both their forces have developed sufficiently!"
"Then I will have them integrate!"
"At that time, I will find opportunities to draw in other forces!"
"To unite them and form an alliance!"
"By then, even if it comes to a real bloody battle with the people of the five great families!"
"I will have the confidence!"
Gently stroking Lu Ling'er's small head,
Zhou Xuan's gaze, however, slowly passed over the main hall and projected towards the clear sky outside.
He had a premonition that his current, seemingly immature idea!
Would, in no time, become a reality!