Liu Liuhai was extremely appreciative and could not hide his smile.
Yang Shou'an went forward to congratulate him and said that the chief commander definitely struck the lottery!
Liu Tao knocked on the table and continued the meeting. He called Liu Sanhai out and scolded him.
"The formation of the Silent Shadow Army is extremely important to the progress of our clan — it cannot be delayed! Liu Sanhai, the Third Elder, is very slow in his progress. This is very disappointing!"
"From today onwards, Liu Sanhai shall be dismissed to the rearing land and raise pigs along with Liu Daquan. The formation of the Silent Shadow Army will be handed over to Liu Yanggou, and Liu Yanggou shall take charge!"
Liu Sanhai turned pale and nodded.
Liu Yanggou accepted the job excitedly and took over the role of the commander of the Silent Shadow Army.
"The Silent Shadow Army will be deployed under me. Liu Yanggou will report to me. If anything goes wrong, I will mete out punishment severely!"
Liu Tao made sure to remind Liu Yanggou of this and to give him a warning. He hinted to Liu Yanggou that Liu Yanggou's life was still under him and Liu Yanggou should watch out.
After saying that, Liu Tao brought up the treasure hidden by the Living Dead Clan.
This was the main topic of that meeting.
Yang Shou'an repeated what he'd said to Liu Tao and Liu Liuhai. Then, he revealed the capabilities of the Living Dead Clan.
"The Living Dead Clan has one Grand Elder who is a grand martial arts master and eight martial arts masters. The head is also a martial arts master, and there are 3000 female soldiers under them. All of the soldiers are skilled!"
Yang Shou'an said, "Although the Grand Elder is a grand martial arts master, she is always in seclusion. As long as we act fast, we will not alert her!"
As he said that, he took out his pen and drew out the defense map of the Living Dead Clan. Then, he pointed out a secret path.
"This secret path is extremely secretive. Only the woodcutters of the forest know about it. I happened to chance upon it. I was able to avoid the Living Dead Clan and infiltrate the clan," Yang Shou'an said.
Liu Tao looked around and said, "Everyone can speak your mind and contribute your thoughts. If you are able to infiltrate the Living Dead Clan, steal their treasures, and take back the cultivation technique that belongs to our family, you will be rewarded generously!"
"Everyone will be able to choose from the book of the Second Elder!"
After he said that, Liu Dahai and the rest quickened their breaths and their eyes lit up.
Everyone was able to speak their minds and provide different strategies for attack.
In the ancestral temple, the discussion was intense.
Liu Fan was happy to see this from the coffin.
His descendants were discussing it as a team. They were clear-minded as they talked about schemes. As an ancestor, he definitely felt assured.
After five minutes, the plan of stealing the treasure from the Living Dead Clan was laid out.
"Liu Erquan shall be in charge of this mission. Liu Dahai, Liu Erhai, and Liu Sanhai will assist. Liu Liuhai shall pick 300 soldiers from the Scythe Army and move ahead. Follow the route given by Liu Yanggou and infiltrate the Living Dead Clan!"
"Prepare a coffin first. Liu Dongdong will dress up as our ancestor and lie inside. Tonight, Liu Yanggou will steal the coffin then get discovered and be chased after."
"After Liu Yanggou has escaped from the Liu clan, he will be assisted by the experts from the Living Dead Clan who'd infiltrated the City of Scorpio. Liu Dongdong shall take this chance to infiltrate the Living Dead Clan and be our spy."
"Liu Dongdong will bring the Thunderstorm Needle. If you are found out, you will shoot it!"
"We will move tonight at 11 PM. This is a secret mission — nobody can leak it out!"
"Roger!"
Everyone acknowledged the order.
At this moment, Liu Liuhai suddenly said, "This mission is the first large-scale mission after the Liu family took over Black Street. This also concerns the physical cultivation technique left by our ancestor. I suggest that we bring along our ancestor's spiritual tablet!"
When he saw the confusion on the people's faces, Liu Liuhai said, "Our ancestor makes his powers felt. With his protection along the way, we may be able to avoid disasters and succeed more easily!"
Liu Dahai and Liu Sanhai exchanged glances and did not speak.
It was not convenient for them to comment on this issue as the Ancestor had already been cultivated into a battle puppet by them.
How would he be able to show his powers?!
Liu Tao said, "There shouldn't be a problem if we bring only our ancestor's spiritual tablet. Let's bring it along!"
In his eyes, their ancestor was really very powerful. He'd always feel that something was off whenever he paid his respects to his ancestor in the ancestral temple.
It felt as though an invisible pair of eyes were staring right at him from the dark…
"Come, follow me and pay respects to our ancestor!" said Liu Tao.
"We have to pay respects to our ancestor before touching his spiritual tablet!"
Liu Tao led everyone in paying their respects to Liu Fan.
Burn incense sticks.
Burn incense paper.
Kowtow.
Then, he took down the spiritual tablet and passed it to Liu Liuhai.
"Remember to carry it well and don't drop it!" Liu Tao instructed gravely.
Liu Liuhai nodded seriously. He received the tablet respectfully.
The meeting ended and the people left to make the necessary preparations.
Liu Wuhai was kept behind by Liu Tao. Liu Dongdong was also called over.
"This news came from Yang Shou'an. Although he'd revealed everything and betrayed the Living Dead Clan, we still have to take precautions that he may be a pawn of the Living Dead Clan!"
"Based on his words, the treasure could only be opened with our ancestor's body and the body of the Living Dead Clan's ancestor. You have to verify the validity of this statement after infiltrating the Living Dead Clan," Liu Tao said as his eyes lit up.
The Spell of Trickery and Deception was showing its effect!
"If the Living Dead Clan purposely sent Yang Shou'an to our family and knew that Yang Shou'an would fall in our hands, this would all be going according to the Living Dead Clan's plan. Then, we would probably lose in this mission. We have to take precautions!"
"Liu Wuhai sent a message to Zhao Laosan and told him to bring some experts over to hide around the ancestral temple!"
"Liu Dongdong, you are probably in the most dangerous position. Bring a few more Thunderous Needles and apply the poison on them. When you sense that something is wrong, shoot the needles!"
"Roger, Clan Head!"
Liu Wuhai and Liu Dongdong left and began their own preparations.
The ancestral temple quietened down immediately, and the sound of crackling was heard from the firepot.
Liu Tao lit up an incense stick and paid respects to Liu Fan.
"Please watch over us, Ancestor. We have to succeed!" he said softly as he burned incense paper and kowtowed.
Three thousand respect points floated out from his head.
Liu Fan was very satisfied with Liu Tao's attitude.
"Rest assured, I will definitely watch over my descendants!"
…
Night fell.
The wind and snow got heavier. Sounds of the wind could be heard when the wind blew past the eaves.
A figure was seen traveling through the snow. He was wearing a black suit and had his face covered with a mask. He was moving at an extraordinary speed and was good at Qinggong.
He rushed up the nine-story stone tower, picked up the coffin, and leaped out.
The instant he landed on the ground, the Scythe Army soldiers who were patrolling discovered him and a fight broke out.
The person carried the coffin and killed everyone along the way. He managed to escape from the Liu clan.
In the dark, a few shadows moved closer immediately.
"Have you gotten hold of their ancestor?"
"In the coffin!"
The handful of people opened the coffin and saw the "corpse" in the coffin. They matched it with the drawing they had and confirmed that it was the correct one.
"Good job, let's leave!"
A whistle was sounded and more people rushed out from the dark. The horse carriage was already prepared, and they left immediately.
On the other end, Liu Erquan had begun his mission one hour ago.
He brought the troop through the shortcut and disappeared in the snow.