Chapter Thirty-Eight: Situation Forces One's Hand

  Sweat! The previous chapter actually wrote the wrong name, writing Xiao Ruxing as Xiao Rugui, and Wu Yue as Wu Meng. It has been corrected now, sorry.

  Xu Haoran woke up and upon hearing that his family's disciples had gone to Tongyou Valley to guard, he immediately became enraged, scolding Xu Hao fiercely. After the scolding, he led the family members to rush to the city gate, looking towards the direction of Tongyou Valley, praying anxiously in his heart that nothing would happen to his family's disciples! Not only were they his own flesh and blood, but also the future of the Xu family - Xu Ziyuan!

  As soon as he thought of this, Xu Haoran's anger became uncontrollable. He glanced at Xu Hao who was standing beside him and let out a heavy hum. At this time, Xu Hao had lost the arrogance he had when Xu Haoran was unconscious, because he also knew how much loss he had caused to his family. If more than a thousand people who went out just died like that, not to mention Xu Haoran would not let him go, even his father who had been in seclusion all this time would not let him go. Moreover, there was an old ancestor in his family who had always been in seclusion and did not ask about worldly affairs.

  However, Xu Haoliang was also unhappy in his heart. He thought to himself, even if Xu Haoran didn't pass out, could he have gotten a better spot to defend in the city lord's mansion? From this meeting, he had also seen that the city lord's mansion, Xiao family and Wu family seemed to have joined hands already, and were probably making plans to deal with his own family. He didn't believe that Xu Haoran could still win against them when they were working together.

  Moreover, if Xu Haoran hadn't recklessly run out of the city to kill the demon beast, how would he have been bitten by a snake? At this time, Xu Hao completely forgot that it was himself who had driven Xu Haoran out. However, what Xu Hao regretted and feared now was that under his private thoughts, all the people he sent to Tongyugou were Xu Haoran's men. In this way, if these people all died in Tongyugou, even his own father would not be able to help him. Internal competition within a family is possible, but competing in this way is the most taboo thing in a family.

  He knew that if it were up to Xu Haoran, he would not have only sent him, Xu Hao, and that by doing so, he was giving others the impression of being narrow-minded. He feared that in the future, it would be difficult for him to win people's hearts again. So, at this time, although Xu Hao was dissatisfied with Xu Haoran's attitude towards him, he no longer had the mind to dwell on these things. After all, he was also a member of the Xu family, and when he saw the alliance between the City Master's Mansion, the Xiao family, and the Wu family, he couldn't help but worry about his own family's future. If his family were to disappear, what would be the point of fighting for the position of patriarch?

  Standing silently on the city wall, looking towards the direction of the vast mountains. He turned his head to look at Xu Haoran's gloomy face again, and Xu Haoran suddenly clenched his fists, thinking to himself:

  "Xu Haoran, this time I was wrong, but it doesn't mean that I will ultimately lose! Now the City Master's Mansion, Xiao and Wu families have joined forces, our family is in a precarious situation. You watch, who can resolve the family crisis, who will stand up to save the family from collapse? The alliance of the three families is both a danger and an opportunity for us. I must carefully consider this, become the pillar that protects the family in future storms! By then, let's see if you Xu Haoran still have the face to sit in the position of Patriarch!"

  Xu Hao's mood stabilized, no longer discouraged, but instead lowered his head and kept thinking about how to deal with the impending danger.

  By his side, Xu Haoran realized through Xu Hao's statement in the family just now, plus his previous feelings, that in his heart, he had already realized that the City Master's Mansion, Xiao Family and Wu Family had joined forces.

  The Xus were originally one of the four great families in the North, with a strong foundation. However, that was in the past. Over the past thousand years, the family had gradually declined. In the North, a great family must have someone at the high-level Foundation Establishment stage to hold down the fort. The Foundation Establishment stage is divided into twelve levels, and only those above the seventh level are considered high-level Foundation Establishment.

  Fifty years ago, the old ancestor of the Xu family began to retreat and impact the seventh layer of the foundation period, but until now, he has not come out. So in essence, the Xu family can no longer be considered a large family. However, the Xu family was once a large family, and although there is no one sitting in the high-level foundation period today, the inheritance and collection of things over several thousand years are extremely rich. This is also the reason why the City Master's Mansion, Xiao Family, and Wu Family joined forces to deal with the Xu Family. When thinking about the thousands of years of heritage that the Xu Family has passed down, no one can help but feel envious.

  Xu Haoran's mood was very tangled at this time, worrying about his thousand direct disciples and his own brothers, especially the one who had just joined the family, Xu Ziyuan. Her talismans were of great importance to the family after all! With her talismans, they would have more confidence in dealing with the City Master's Mansion, the Xiao family, and the Wu family's joint attack.

  On the other hand, for the sake of the family's future, it is clear that the City Lord's Manor, Xiao Family and Wu Family have joined forces. How should he respond?

  Just as Xu Haoran and Xu HaoLiang were each worrying about their own problems, they heard a loud laughter coming from behind them.

  "Haha... Brother Hao Ran, you've recovered, didn't leave any underlying illness behind?"

  Xu Haoran suddenly turned his head, and the flames of anger were released in his eyes. However, the raging fire was instantly hidden in his eyes as he gazed at Li Wanpeng, Xiao Rugui, and Wu Meng who appeared behind him, saying calmly:

  "Don't worry about me, I'm living a good life!"

  "Haha... now we can rest assured!" Li Wanpeng walked up with a fake smile, speaking in a familiar and friendly tone:

  "Hao Ran brother, this beast tide seems quite big this time. I don't know if those disciples who went out to battle will be in danger?"

  Xu Haoran silently cursed in his heart, then turned around and glared fiercely at Xu Hao Liang before calmly saying:

  "Man proposes, God disposes, who knows which person on the road will have a problem!" Xu Haoran's words were generous, but his heart was bleeding.

  "Hahaha……" Wu Meng laughed happily beside him: "Brother Haoran is absolutely right, who knows which road will have problems? I think as the largest family among us four families, the Xus' strength is the highest and they definitely won't have any issues. What I'm worried about are our Wu family disciples stationed at Luofeng Ridge! You know that place can only be passed through by one demonic beast each time, it's really dangerous!"

  "Ah! Ah! Our Xiao family's garrison at Long Day Valley can't even get through three demonic beasts, isn't that more dangerous? Haha... " Xiang Ruigui also said with a smile on his face.

  "Hmm!" Lord Li Wanpeng pretended to ponder for a moment, his face filled with pain as he said: "If we say that the disciples of our City Master's Manor are the most dangerous, then on the official road there is simply no danger to guard against! But who made me the City Master? As the City Master I have to choose the most dangerous place! You guys think so too, right?" After finishing speaking, Li Wanpeng looked towards Xiao Rugui and Wu Meng.

  "Yes! Yes! Li Chengzhu is indeed a model for us cultivators, worthy of being the city master, with a broad mind!" Xiao Rugui and Wu Meng said in unison as they bowed to Li Wanpeng. Then, in unison, they turned to Xu Haoran and burst out laughing loudly:

  Hahaha...

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