Eternal life begins with saving my clan

As the various clans were rejoicing for the arrival of their younger generation, they were shocked to receive an invitation for a banquet from the Cao clan.

Instantly, the joyous atmosphere in all the various clans disappeared into thin air. All their elders gathered for a serious discussion on the sudden invitation.

In the Xiao clan, they were not as tense as every other clan. They were the only neutral clan in the core city and had nothing to be afraid of.

Inside a private courtyard, the clan master and his family sat in a small pavilion. The couple looked at their four children with smiles full of satisfaction.

"Father, why would the Cao clan invite us, and why must we go?" Xiao FenFang, the eldest of the four children, said with a baffled expression.

She had little idea about the Cao clan. The only thing she knew about them was they were some weak, declining clan living in the inner city.

Before her parents could respond, Xiao Chunhua replied quickly with a bright smile. She was the youngest of the family and thus was loved by everyone.

"You may not know, since you have been away for far too long. But let me tell you, the Cao clan is not the same clan you know. They are different now."

Her three older siblings turned to her, waiting for her to continue with baffled expressions on their faces.

Realizing she had gotten the attention of her brothers and sister, she chuckled and puffed out her chest proudly. "Give me a hundred spirit stones, and I will tell you in great detail."

Xiao Guiyin stared at his last child with a frozen expression and slapped his forehead in exasperation. He thought Xiao Chunhua would show her mischievous side to her elder sister and brother, but realized how wrong he was.

As for his wife, she was looking at how their last born was going to exploit Spirit Stones from her older siblings with a bright smile on his face.

"Why should we give you 100 spirit stones? Do you think they are ordinary stones that can be found just anywhere?" the second eldest of the children asked with a slight confusion on his face.

"Are you that poor that you can't give me 100 spirit stones?" She shook her head dejectedly, as if she had just made a loss. "How much can you afford? I will manage it."

Hahaha.

Their father couldn't contain his laughter and burst into laughing. His wife didn't find it funny and berated her.

"Chunhua! What are you trying to extort money from your older brother and sister?"

Xiao Chunhua looked at her mother with an innocent expression on her face. "Mother, why can't I ask money from them? Are they not my older brother and sister?"

Xiao Guiyin froze for a couple of seconds, and the next words stuck to her throat. Looking at the innocent expression on her face, she was lost.

Hahaha.

Her husband didn't seem to care about her predicament and continued laughing. She turned to him and with a furious expression.

"Continue laughing; you will sleep on the cold floor tonight."

Instantly, he stopped laughing and looked at his wife as if he was looking at a lioness. He chuckled and wrapped his hand around her waist and whispered some words into her ear.

At once, her ear reddened, and she blushed. "Stop it! Our children are here."

Looking at their parent's lovey-dovey right in front of them, the children were not surprised. They knew how these two loved each other and were already used to their antics.

Ignoring their parents, Xiao FenFang looked at Xiao Chunhua with a narrowed gaze. "Tell us, and I will give you 20 spirit stones."

"That…"

"Don't try to negotiate with us. That's all we have." She interrupted her with a firm gaze, leaving no room for any more discussion.

"Fine!" She sighed at her loss and stretched out her hand to receive the spirit stones.

The older children looked at each other with stunned expressions. The last time they came home, she was mischievous but not to this extent. To them, she didn't resemble their little sister at all.

With a sigh, she paid her and stared at them intently.

"Bi," She called, ignoring her sister's glare.

Instantly, a maid rushed into the courtyard with a bowed head. "Young miss…"

Xiao Chunhua took out a pouch from her storage ring, put the 20 spirit stones she received from her sister into it, and gave it to her maid.

"Go and save it in the bank." She commanded with an urgent tone.

"Ok, Young miss," Bi received the pouch and rushed out of the courtyard.

"Where is she taking the money?" The third-born asked with a slightly raised voice.

"To the bank, of course," Xiao Chunhua responded and looked at the three for a moment and said. "Where should I even begin?" She creased her brow.

She shook her head and took a sip from her tea to quench her throat. "Listen carefully; I will only explain it once."

Her three older siblings didn't utter a word as they fixed their gaze on her, waiting for her to start talking.

Slowly, she began to narrate how things had changed in the city.

Meanwhile, in the Cao clan, the atmosphere was both lively and tense at the same time. With the arrival of their younger generation, all the elders were full of smiles, seeing how strong their children had become.

However, when they remembered those that came from the barren land, their sudden excitement evaporated into thin air and was replaced with fear and reverence.

In a big courtyard, Cao Meng and the elders looked at their younger generation with smiles. They nodded, seeing how strong they have become. The strongest among them was only a step into the Foundation Building realm.

And it was believed he would breakthrough to the Foundation Building realm before the start of the Hidden Dragon Tournament.

Cao Meng looked at the proud smiles on their faces and cleared her throat. "Welcome back, everyone, and I'm pleased with your improvement. The clan won't be stingy in their reward and give each of you 100 spirit stones."

What!

Gasps and murmurs erupted. They looked at Cao Meng and the elders with shock written on their faces. When did their clan become wealthy that they can be so generous to them?

Cao Meng raised her hand, and they kept quiet. "Don't try to find out how we managed to get such a huge amount of spirit stones. The reason we called you here...." She paused to arrange her thoughts.

"Tomorrow, you have to display your martial art to a special person. Don't forget to try your best."