Chapter 1378: Chapter 1377: At Others’ Beck and Call
"Grandfather, perhaps you didn’t expect this outcome, but from my perspective, this was bound to happen sooner or later." Situ Feng’s expression was calm, but his heart was extremely agitated, though he did his best to suppress himself.
After all, Situ Yuan had once told him that no matter when or where, he must learn to hide his true emotions so as not to give his opponents an opportunity to pry.
In some respects, Situ Feng truly accomplished everything Situ Yuan taught him. It was precisely this subtle influence that made Situ Feng fixated on the position of Family Head, because from his birth to now, the sole thing he was meant to do was to become the head of the Situ Family.
"Situ Feng, without these dozens of experts, the status of the Situ Family will also decline accordingly." Situ Yuan said through gritted teeth.
"No need for you to worry about that, Grandfather. Under my leadership, the Situ Family will only get better." Situ Feng said calmly.
Situ Feng suddenly laughed, disdainfully mocking, "You? The current Situ Family is already at the peak of power. Who gives you the confidence that it can get even better?"
"Even without dozens of experts, having a Primordial Master to hold down the fort, isn’t that better than thirty experts? As long as he’s willing to stay, I’m willing to serve him."
Situ Yuan’s face changed dramatically, his chest heaving with anger.
Situ Feng was actually willing to be at someone’s beck and call? How could their Situ Family do something so disgraceful?
"Situ Feng, you bastard! You want the Situ Family to become someone else’s slave. Have you lost your mind?" Situ Yuan roared.
"Have I lost my mind?" Situ Feng looked at Situ Yuan with disdain, examining him thoroughly before speaking, "Grandfather, if such an opportunity were placed before you, what would you do? Are you sure you’d refuse?"
If such an opportunity came, would he refuse it?
Situ Yuan had never considered this before, having never encountered such an opportunity. Confronted suddenly by Situ Feng’s question, he was momentarily struck speechless.
Seeing Situ Yuan’s silence, Situ Feng continued, "Don’t think about it, let me tell you, you would be willing, and you would agree without hesitation."
"Through the years, the situation of the Situ Family needs no reminder from me, right? The Emperor has already started to fear the Situ Family. Only a Primordial Master can protect the Situ Family. Do you really think the Situ Family can cultivate a Primordial Master? Though you already have a Fate Fruit, what does it matter? You’re still afraid you can’t do it. In a hundred years of Xingluo, there was only one You Meng."
These words plunged Situ Yuan into deeper despair. Cultivating a Primordial Master had become an obsession for him, and now, in hindsight, it indeed seemed naive.
Situ Feng was right; in a hundred years of Xingluo, there was only one You Meng. Where did the Situ Family get the confidence to say it could cultivate a Primordial Master?
"Rest assured, I will give you a grand burial, hoping that the Situ Family will prosper for generations." With those words, Situ Feng didn’t glance at Situ Yuan again, but walked straight toward the foot of the mountain. It was time to welcome the victorious return of Su Changfeng, and it was also time to show loyalty to Su Changfeng.
Situ Yuan’s face turned deathly pale, but the blows he had to endure were far from over.
At this moment, Shen Mao and Ren Xuetao also approached.
"Patriarch Situ, is the current outcome within your expectations?" Shen Mao asked, looking at Situ Yuan.
Situ Yuan gazed icily at Shen Mao and said, "It’s not your place to kick someone when they’re down in my affairs."
"Tsk tsk, even at death’s door, you still don’t know to restrain your emotions." Shen Mao said with a smile.
"Situ Yuan, think about how many people hate you to the core. Over the years, your arrogance has sowed countless hidden dangers for yourself. Look around, how many are watching you in secret? Do you really think you can leave alive?" Ren Xuetao said with a mocking expression.
Situ Yuan didn’t need to think to know how many eyes were on him. He also understood how the actions of the Situ Family over the years had created many enemies for him.
If it were before, he naturally wouldn’t take such matters seriously, believing these were minor issues, that those people could never surpass the Situ Family, and therefore couldn’t exact revenge.
But now, with dozens of experts fallen, the status of the Situ Family had waned, undoubtedly giving them the opportunity to retaliate.
However, Situ Yuan understood he would not ultimately die at the hands of those weaklings, as Situ Feng would kill him in the end.
"Do you think they can do anything to me? Even in death, I won’t die in their hands." Situ Yuan said in a deep voice.
"It doesn’t matter, what’s important is that you are undoubtedly dying today." Ren Xuetao said with a laugh.
By now, at the mountain peak, all the Situ Family experts had fallen, with only Zhou Hongyun still alive, and the battle seemed to be nearing its end.
"You old thing, they’re all dead, what can you do?" At the mountain peak, looking at the battered Zhou Hongyun, Wang Junyi sat atop the Blood Lion, laughing in triumph.
Though Wang Junyi was also the son of the City Lord, he had never been so high-spirited as today, never fought so freely.
Zhou Hongyun wasn’t surprised by this outcome; in fact, from the moment he saw You Meng, he knew Su Changfeng’s strength was not simple. Otherwise, You Meng wouldn’t have personally come.
However, having expected it didn’t mean Zhou Hongyun could accept it. He was already a Ninth Rank Expert, very close to reaching Primordial Essence. To stop so abruptly, how could he accept it?
Originally, he just needed to work a little harder. Maybe he would break through, become a Primordial Master, become youthful again, live a longer life, explore a broader world—even a chance to enter and explore the Sourceless Forest.
But now, to die at the hands of Su Changfeng, what was the meaning of all the efforts he made in his life?
"Who exactly are you?" Zhou Hongyun asked Su Changfeng, utterly unable to comprehend how another Primordial Master could exist within Xingluo besides You Meng.
"Does it really matter?" Su Changfeng raised his eyebrows and responded.
"I’m just unwilling, in Xingluo, aside from You Meng, why is there a second Primordial Master?" As he spoke, Zhou Hongyun looked at Chen Qingqing, shocked to find that he couldn’t discern Chen Qingqing’s rank either—a result that nearly drove him to despair.
One wasn’t enough, now comes another? How could anyone survive like this?
Why didn’t he know that Primordial Masters were now so easily found?
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