Volume 2: Jade Promise Chapter 198 A Difficult Decision
Lu Wantang's look of shock only lasted for a moment before he quickly covered it up.
However, whether it was Leng Zhan or Tang Zheng, Jiang Wuyan and the others, they all figured it out in less than a breath of time... These three forces were using each other, and they were probably hiding something from each other!
Li Zhi and Xu Feng probably had some private communication after their last meeting, and the two hit it off immediately.
However, the content of their communication was probably very shocking, and they absolutely dared not reveal it to anyone, Lu Tianji or Lu Wantang!
What they do is to communicate with demons!
"Young City Lord." Seeing that Lu Wantang already knew about this, Xu Feng's voice became a little tougher, and a smile appeared on his face. "Anyway, you don't know now, but you will know it later. It will only take half an incense stick of time..."
"Young City Lord, you manage this Feishi City for the Changyuan Leng family. What benefits have you gained from generation to generation? To the north, you have to endure the bullying of those military uncles in the military camp. To the south, you are suppressed by one of the only four academies in the Leng family. Even to enter a stupid academy, you have to inform in advance... But it will be different if you cooperate with us. Lady Daduo is a direct descendant of the Demon King Palace. If you manage this Feishi City for her, the military power, religious power and even the benefits of trade will all be yours. You don't have to hide when doing a business that is full of extravagance..." Li Zhi said a lot as soon as he opened his mouth.
"Shut up... You just want my seal to help you open the door of the main tomb, right?" Lu Wantang's voice was almost inaudible, his chest rose and fell, and his face looked as dead as ash at this moment.
His first reaction was, how could it be rights or interests...
He is not even twenty years old!
He still has a good time to achieve success like his ancestors!
With the help of the wealth accumulated from a life of debauchery, he had the potential to surpass his father and reach the seven stars.
He has a good foundation and he works very hard.
There are hundreds of other men in the Lu family who have the same good foundation and work just as hard as him!
If it was just a matter of tomb robbery and using Leng Xianyuan's tomb to hide and sell drugs, at most the direct descendants of the Lu family would be sentenced to death, and the female family members would not be implicated, let alone the side branches.
But, Tong Yao...
It's over! They are really finished this time!
"Impossible, this is not right. The demon clan... where did the demon clan get the route map? Where did they get it... this is impossible!" Lu Wantang covered his chest, a trickle of blood flowing from the corner of his mouth. He didn't believe it.
Things shouldn't be like this!
They have been involved in the business of Zhizuijinmi for a long time, and there have been no problems. However, in Lu Tianji's hands, there was a large-scale shortage of raw materials, which led to Zhizuijinmi being out of stock. That's why he came here to pick up the goods...
He was just picking up some goods, so how did he run into the future prince of the Leng family, and how did he suddenly end up being transferred to the demon clan?
Why was the main route map of the tomb of the dignified Leng family ancestors provided by the demon clan? How could the demon clan far away from the border know the main entrance of the mysterious tomb that even the Lord's Mansion of Feishi City didn't know?
No! There must be something wrong here!
And what exactly did the demon tribe want from cooperating with Xu Feng and the others? Before, when the secret passage had not collapsed, Lu Wantang had come here several times. He knew very well that there were no valuable burial objects in Leng Xiangyuan's tomb!
Leng Xiangyuan's life was basically a life of struggle with the jade bird.
"Young City Lord, I just said that you have no way out. Look here, what is this place? Leng Xiangyuan's tomb!" Xu Feng suddenly raised his voice, "Look at these coffins, these coffins are all surnamed Lu! Originally, these coffins were filled with boxes of things worth more than purple gold, but if you hesitate, what is inside... will become the corpses of your entire Lu family!!"
Lu Wantang's breathing became heavier.
The corpses of the entire Lu family...
Xu Feng's words were too harsh and too direct!
"Young City Lord!" Li Zhi also shouted, "Don't you want to see this Jade Stone City that you have been managing for generations completely become your own place? You don't have to look at the military, the academy, or anyone else's face anymore. From now on, you have the final say in this Jade Stone City..."
If Xu Feng's words were a threat, then Li Zhi's words were bribery.
The former Fei Shi City had always been the Fei Shi City of the Changyuan Leng family. No matter how diligently the Lu family worked, they were there to protect this territory for the Leng family.
However, if they really took this step, things would be different. From then on, a small city like Feishi City would no longer have the military, the City Lord's Mansion, and the Yisu Academy as a three-way competition. Instead, it would be completely their Feishi City!
Lu Wantang's expression did not change, but his breathing kept changing.
Tang Zhenghao stood leisurely aside, listening to Lu Wantang's breathing rate rising and falling, and was not in a hurry to take action.
Go one step further, divide the land, become a king, and dominate one side!
If you take a step back, your entire family will be executed and not a single corpse will be left!
Although they had different standpoints, Tang Zheng was still complaining in his heart. Why should Lu Wantang hesitate about this choice?
However, perhaps this kind of hesitation when is the reason why Leng Zhan has always believed in them?
Unfortunately, the difference between advancing and retreating is too great.
Even if I'm not forced into a desperate situation now, I still have the courage to take a gamble.
What's more, Lu Wantang now has no way out!
Even if Lu Wantang is an indecisive person, he must make a decision. What's more, Lu Wantang is not someone who will hesitate for too long.
His gaze turned and looked at Leng Zhan.
It is said that the Lu family has been loyal for generations, but they have no military power in their left hand, and their right hand cannot reach the high court. With the title of city lord, what are they actually?
In the eyes of Wang Danyang and Leng Buchen, are these generations of loyal people really that different from those who sweep the floor, cook and feed horses? I'm afraid not!
Lu Wantang still remembered that a few years ago, after a great victory at the border, among the Red Tassel Army that returned, there was the second son of the previous president, He Yu, who was only fifteen years old. He rode through the streets of Feishi City carrying the head of a demon. The people lined the streets to cheer, and countless girls threw flowers at him.
At that time, he was also fifteen years old, but he could only work day and night in the City Lord's Mansion to deal with the heavy workload of reward documents, casualty statistics, and money and grain allocation after a great victory...
He had worked all night the previous night and was too tired the next day. He made a small mistake of less than fifty copper coins, but was denounced as a corrupt official and a parasite by the young master led by the president. A bunch of people followed the young master and made a fuss.
Lu Tianji had to punish him with twenty lashes in public for the mere fifty copper coins before he could quell the public anger.
But who in Feishi City knew that his strength at that time was a whole level higher than that of the young man of the same age as him who walked across the street carrying the head of a demon!
Lu Wantang saw a lot of things in this one glance.
The hopes and grudges of the past...
It was all in his eyes, passing in an instant.
With this glance, even Leng Zhan, who was not good at observing people's expressions, could understand what he meant.
Let’s break up now!
Since you no longer have the qualifications to choose, then there is no need to choose. Giving up honor is also for the sake of survival!
Lu Wantang's decision ultimately sided with Xu Feng and the others.
It can be said that he was deceived and temporarily coerced, but when he made this choice, no matter what "criminal motive" he had, it would no longer hold true...
He himself is aware of this, Leng Zhan is also aware of this, and the entire Lu family represented by him should also be aware of this.
The final choice was made by Lu Wantang himself!
Leng Zhan did not wait any longer. He swung the hammer with one hand, took a step forward, and hit Lu Wantang's head directly. After Lu Wantang made up his mind, he no longer hesitated. He thrust his sword and attacked Leng Zhan with murderous intent without holding back.
There was no more dialogue between the two sides, but their goal was the same - to take the other's life!
Xu Feng and Li Zhi looked at each other and rushed forward, ready to resolve the cold war first. However, before they got close, they were stopped one-on-one by Tang Zheng and Tang Xiaotang.
"This is probably the first battle in the Cold War that has meaning beyond just fighting!" Tang Zheng smiled, and the Han Jiangxue in his hand made a beautiful knife flower, and with a "ding" sound, it collided with Xu Feng's sword.
The two guards of Lu Wantang heard so many secrets throughout the whole process, and they also knew that if they didn't fight hard now, they would have no chance to fight hard later, so they rushed towards Leng Zhan.
Leng Zhan was suddenly caught in . He was a little slow in returning his heavy hammer and was stabbed in the ribs by Lu Wantang's sword. Ning Mo and Jiang Wuyan did not hesitate either. They immediately joined the battle and separated the two guards from Leng Zhan.
"Uh, Leng Zhan is injured." Tang Xiaotang shouted immediately when she saw a streak of blood staining Leng Zhan's robe red.
"You should take care of yourself when you have time!" Li Zhi pounced on Xiaotang with a grim smile, but this time was different from the last time, he and Lan Shaoze formed a pincer attack and were about to hurt Xiaotang.
"You almost got into Yisu Academy?" Tang Xiaotang pushed Li Zhi away with the thorn whip in her hand. "Lan Shaoze is still qualified to fight with me, you...get out of here!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Li Zhi felt a pain in his waist. The barbs at the end of the thorn whip left a long bloody wound on his waist. The whip handle in Tang Xiaotang's hand, like the head of a poisonous snake, fought with the sword in Lan Shaoze's hand!
Li Zhi's eyes turned cold, and he forced himself to stand up: "You know Lan Shaoze? Who is he..."
Tang Xiaotang swung the thorn whip so hard that no air could penetrate it. She only needed to devote less than 30% of her energy to deal with Li Zhi.
However, she didn't expect that even though Lan Shaoze had lost his mind and couldn't use his star power, he was still so strong...
When she pulled back her whip to defend herself , Lan Shaoze raised his sword and aimed it straight at her forehead!
