15, Muto and Tokugawa

In the first national victory, the rewards of Phantom Dynasty players are increased by 2% in one month; at the same time, as a punishment for failure, Sakura players are reduced by 1% in one month. However, our protagonist Song Fei, the culprit who caused this world sensation, did not know these things, because when he returned to the game three years ago, he had blocked all levels of announcements and only left the necessary system prompts.

Sailing all the way to the sea, it has not been stopped to the coast of the Sakura Country. After all, Sakura Country is a country with many small people. A large number of players can't find a place to practice on land and can only develop to the sea. After landing, Song Fei stopped talking to others and handed over all the communication work to Luo Ying, because he was exposed as soon as he spoke. Although he is not afraid of these players of Sakura Kingdom, it will cause trouble after all. Lai San can deal with it well and directly attach himself to the seven-star dragon abyss.

After landing, Song Fei and Luo Ying did not stay at all and rushed directly to Luo Ying's hometown. Luo Ying's family is in a small town called Tianwang Town, which is a junior town. When the game first started, it was a novice village in Sakura Country. The monsters around it were all monsters below level 10, so there are basically no players now.

Riding the wind all the way, Luo Ying's mood was extremely excited, and her desire to see her relatives could be seen from her face. However, Luo Ying was a little stupid when she stepped into the door. The big rusty iron door was half open and could not be pushed. There were weeds high on the knees in the yard, and there were only a few half-meter-wide paths, which were still trampled out because people often walked around. Rows of houses in the courtyard were also dilapidated by no one to repair, not only doors and windows. The roofs of several houses have collapsed.

The moment she stepped into the yard, Luo Ying was stunned. Is this still her rich and prosperous home? Is this still the tokugawa family with ten thousand years of inheritance? At that moment, Luo Ying really thought she had gone wrong.

"Who are you looking for?"

Sing Fei turned his head and saw a gray-haired and wrinkled old man squeeze in from the cracks of the half-open door with a bucket of water. The linen clothes on his body were not only washed white, but also had big patches.

"My uncle, is that you?"

"Ah, Miss San, you're back!" In an instant, the old man's godless eyes were full of mixed tears.

"Mingbo, what's wrong with this?" I went home for the first time in four years. I was originally excited, but when I got home, I saw such a decadent courtyard. The nostalgia for my hometown, my family and all kinds of grievances I have suffered in the past four years suddenly came to my mind. Luo Ying, who had become very strong in the past four years, couldn't help jumping into the arms of a famous uncle. I burst out crying.

"Silly child, don't cry." Mingbo stroked Luo Ying's head to comfort him, but he couldn't help bursting into tears. Let's go and see your grandpa."

The old man's name is named Dechuan, and he is one of the most loyal servants of the Dechuan family. He said that he is an old man and only looks. In fact, he is not old, only in his 40 years old, only one year older than Luo Ying's father. However, in the past two years, the Tokugawa family has declined, and the young people in the family have died and fled. Luo Ying's grandfather is old, and a large family can only be taken care of by his subordinate. Therefore, in two or three years, a middle-aged man who was originally energetic was abruptly crushed into a dying old man in his twilight years.

Through a single-person path between knee-high weeds and bypassing several rows of leaky houses, Song Fei finally saw several "good" houses that had been repeatedly repaired. This should be where Luo Ying's grandfather lived! Along the way, Luo Ying was pulling the famous uncle to ask what had happened at home, but the old man, who was overwhelmed by the heavy burden of life and even had difficulty breathing, just sighed and couldn't say a word.

Entering the house and seeing the old Dechuan, who was also covered with patches, wrinkles and white hair, Luo Ying cried again. Old Dechuan suddenly saw his granddaughter return, which was also sad and happy. He only caresssed Luo Ying's head and sobbed softly, forgetting that there was an outsider, Song Fei, watching him.

"Oh, Sakurako, who is this?" Old Dechuan cried for a while before he noticed Song Fei, who was watching the play, and wiped his tears and asked.

After crying for a while, Luo Ying felt better. She wiped her tears and barely squeezed out a smile. Grandpa, this is my lifesaver and my sworn brother. So Luo Ying told Lao Dechuan about her experience in the past four years.

"The boy's name is King IV." After Luo Ying finished speaking, Song Fei bowed his hand to Lao Dechuan.

"Oh, thank you," Old Dechuan wanted to thank Song Fei, but the words that just came to his mouth suddenly stopped, and the cloudy eyes flashed with an incredible expression on his face. Wait, what's your name?

"King IV." Song Fei repeated it again.

"Four Heavenly King, Heavenly King, Heavenly King," Lao Dechuan muttered several times and meditated for a while. After that, his frown gradually relaxed, and took a long breath, as if he had put down a big burden. It seems that the mission of the Tokugawa family is about to be completed!"

"Grandpa, what are you talking about?"

"Oh, nothing, nothing." Old Dechuan smiled.

"Grandpa, what's going on at home? What's going on? I asked my uncle, but he didn't tell me.

"Oh~~~~~~" Old Tokugawa sighed and didn't know where to start.

The Tokugawa family is an ancient family, which is said to have continued from the last civilization ten thousand years ago. The family has lived in Tianwang Town for generations and is a large family in the town. Ding, a member of the clan, is thriving, and the business is also very large, covering the whole cherry blossom country. Many people question why a big family like the Dechuan family is willing to live in such an unknown town as Tianwang Town. But no matter what others say, the Tokugawa family laughed and never explained anything. In fact, even the people of the Dechuan family don't know why.

Many children of the clan have raised this question to the patriarch, and even many descendants who have been elected as the successor of the patriarch have said that if they move the family to a big city, they will definitely develop better. However, when these people took over as patriarchs, they, like the previous patriarchs, not only never mentioned this matter, but also laughed at the doubts of the rest of the clan.

Over time, there was a rumor in Tianwang Town that the Tokugawa family had found the secrets or treasures of making money here. Otherwise, why would such a big family be willing to stay in such a small place? For a while, rumors spread, and the news of treasures in Tianwang Town spread throughout the cherry blossom country in just a few months, so people from all parties gathered in Tianwangzhen to try to find treasures or secrets to make money here. During that time, Tianwang Town was really lively, which was more than 100 years ago.

When people from all sides entered Tianwang Town, the Tokugawa family still maintained their own low-key style. They neither welcomed nor opposed these people who came to Tianwang Town for treasure, but still laughed at them. More than ten years have passed in a hurry, but people have found nothing in this town. Treasure hunters have not found treasures, and business people have not found the secrets of making money. However, because the Tokugawa family lived here at the earliest, almost all kinds of shops in the town were opened by their families, and later people could no longer get involved. In the past ten years, the flow of people has brought them huge wealth. In just over the past ten years, the wealth value of the Tokugawa family has nearly doubled!

After people saw that the Tokugawa family's business was booming, they saw that they had achieved nothing, and finally calmed down. Later, they analyzed whether this rumor was released by the Tokugawa family themselves? According to the situation at that time, this is completely possible, because the biggest beneficiary in this incident was the Tokugawa family! After figuring out this middle joint, the major families withdrew from Tianwang Town one after another, and then the treasure hunters also left, and Tianwang Town returned to its former tranquility.

However, a hundred years ago, a Muto family suddenly appeared in Tianwang Town, which had a great impact on the Tokugawa family. When the Muto family first appeared, it was unknown, and there was only a young man selling it along the street. However, in just a few years, the young man selling along the street had his own shop. Two generations later, when the young man became a white-haired old man, the Muto family has become a pivotal role in Tianwang Town. Although it cannot be compared with the Tokugawa family, it has become the second largest family in Tianwang Town.

According to the general logic, after the death of the first generation of leaders like this suddenly rising upstart family, the descendants will be in chaos in order to compete for property, which will lead to the complete disintegration of the whole family. However, the Muto family is an exception. Not only did it not have descendants fight for their property, but they have made the family's business more prosperous. Just as the Muto family's business became more and more prosperous, the Tokugawa family's business began to decline.

The Tokugawa family is an ancient family, and those who trade with them are also conservative businessmen or workshops that follow old habits. However, in recent decades, the development of Sakura Country has been too rapid. The production technology of those old workshops has not kept up with the times, and the business methods of conservative businessmen have been gradually replaced. The business experience handed down by the Dechuan family for tens of thousands of years has become inoperable, and the business has gradually become worse. However, because the Muto family is a family that has only risen in recent years and can adapt to changes, its business has become more and more prosperous, so it has surpassed the status of the Tokugawa family in Tianwang Town.

When the leaders of the Tokugawa family realized this problem, it was ten years ago, but the Tokugawa family had strong assets and decades of decline did not defeat them. After that, the leaders of the Tokugawa family made a decision to reform the family's management methods and began to be in line with the times, and the business slowly got better.

However, at this time, the Muto family dealt a fatal blow to the Tokugawa family - Luo Ying disappeared!