Chapter 309: Chapter 309
Patriarch Zhao, a centuries-old monster with profound schemes and cunning, possessed an extremely venomous and discerning eye.
During the martial meeting in Qingzhou City, he accurately foresaw that it would be a battle fraught with unpredictable peril, thus he holed up deeply within Zhao Mansion, never showing his face.
Even later, when he learned that Zhao Letian was ambushed near Zhao Mansion, he did not intervene to help.
As it turned out, the choice of Patriarch Zhao was extremely correct. On that day, both the Sun Family Ancestor and the Patriarch of Liu Family perished, leaving only himself and Shentu Family's old master alive.
Moreover, seizing this opportunity, his cultivation broke through to the Sect Martial Realm, his strength now matched that of Shentu Family's old master, and together with the power of Iron Sword Sect, the Zhao Family leaped to become the foremost family in Qingzhou City.
In short, Patriarch Zhao's judgement was seldom wrong; his intuition always enabled him to move towards good fortune and away from disaster, turning peril into safety.
And at this moment, his intuition told him that this stranger before him was extremely dangerous, an opponent not to be reckoned with, and if the Zhao Family was not dispersed, they would likely face an overwhelming catastrophe.
"Father, we must not."
Zhao Wuji's face showed an expression of urgency.
Since Patriarch Zhao rarely involved himself in family matters, as the Head of Zhao Family, Zhao Wuji was the de facto ruler of the family. Now, with the Zhao Family on the verge of unifying Qingzhou City, and he himself close to having absolute power, becoming second only to one and above thousands, how could he willingly dissolve the Zhao Family?
"Silence, immediately arrange for the family members to pack up and leave Zhao Family, leave Qingzhou City."
Patriarch Zhao rebuked with a deep and extremely forceful tone, leaving no room for doubt.
When he did not make an appearance, whatever Zhao Wuji said went; but once he stepped in, people of Zhao Family could only listen to him.
Zhao Wuji reluctantly nodded, casting a look filled with reluctance towards Zhao Letian, then proceeded to arrange for the Zhao Family members to evacuate.
"Hold on, leave behind your storage rings."
Zhao Letian looked at Patriarch Zhao and Zhao Wuji, saying coldly.
"What? You even want our storage rings, there is a limit to being unreasonable."
Zhao Wuji clenched his fists, his face ashen as he stared at Zhao Letian.
Patriarch Zhao also furrowed his brows, showing a face full of difficulty.
The two storage rings contained more than ninety percent of the Zhao Family's wealth; if all were given to Zhao Letian, then the power of Zhao Family would plummet drastically.
"You have only two choices, either leave the storage rings, or, leave your heads on your shoulders."
Zhao Letian stated indifferently.
The foundation of Zhao Family was established by his maternal grandfather, and naturally, the wealth of Zhao Family was not something Zhao Wuji and the others were qualified to touch, even though for Zhao Letian, this amount of wealth was hardly worth mentioning.
"Fine, give it to him."
Patriarch Zhao gritted his teeth and said with a heavy tone, directly removing the storage ring from his hand and tossing it to Zhao Letian.
He was well aware that since Zhao Letian dared to threaten them unscrupulously and ruthlessly killed the members of Iron Sword Sect without any hesitation, it meant that the power Zhao Letian held was enough to easily destroy the Zhao Family, and even the Iron Sword Sect. To contend against Zhao Letian was to walk a path leading only to death, therefore, despite his reluctance, in order to preserve a lifeline for the Zhao Family, he had to unconditionally agree to all of Zhao Letian's demands.
Zhao Wuji hesitated for a moment, his eyes filled with reluctance, but ultimately, he obediently handed over his storage ring; he did not dare to defy the orders of Patriarch Zhao.
At the same time, the Patriarch of Liu Family, after a moment of rapid thought, suddenly led Liu Fei and others to leave.
"Stop, did I allow you to go?"
Zhao Letian pocketed the Storage Rings of Patriarch Zhao and Zhao Wuji, his gaze locked onto the Patriarch of Liu Family as he coldly said.
"You wanted me to disband the Liu Family, didn't you? I'm on it now."
The Patriarch of Liu Family's face was ashen, and despite feeling pressured, he spoke.
"Leave the Storage Ring before you go."
Zhao Letian, devoid of any emotion, said.
The Liu Family, to him, were neither relatives nor friends. Not slaughtering the people of the Liu Family was already an act of him being merciful and just. He would never allow the Liu Family to enjoy better treatment than the Zhao Family.
"Can you tell me why? As far as I'm concerned, my Liu Family has never offended you. Why do you insist on pushing us so hard?"
The Patriarch of Liu Family took off his Storage Ring, threw it to Zhao Letian, and asked with a grim face, eyes full of unwillingness.
He wasn't a fool. A man the Patriarch Zhao didn't dare to defy, he dared even less to confront. He could only obediently follow Zhao Letian's orders, but he couldn't understand why this man would target the Liu Family.
"No reason. Get lost."
Zhao Letian couldn't be bothered to explain any further to the Patriarch of Liu Family, commanded coldly and curtly.
Initially, the Liu Family, in order to curry favor with the Shentu Family from the City Lord Mansion, had instigated Liu Fei to betray him, and thereafter slandered his innocence. This was an account he had never forgotten. The full series lives on My Virtual Library Empire (*).
He spared the lives of Liu Fei and the others just so these people could witness firsthand how foolish their decision back then was. Otherwise, he would have already sent these people off on their last journey.
The Patriarch of Liu Family looked up into the sky at Zhao Letian, clenching his fists tightly, shaking in anger. After all, he was a clan leader and a prominent figure in Qingzhou City, and now he was being insulted by a mere junior at True Martial Seventh Realm, how could he not be furious? But no matter how furious he was, he dared not to show it.
The Patriarch of Liu Family forcefully contained the rage in his chest and said in a deep voice. There wasn't much time left for them given by Zhao Letian. He had to quickly lead the Liu Family out of Qingzhou City.
"Is it really him? No, this can't be possible. How could he possess such formidable strength?"
Before leaving, Liu Fei looked up at Zhao Letian, her gaze deep and complicated.
Although she had never seen this unfamiliar man before, the arrogant and boundless temperament he radiated involuntarily reminded her of a young man's face.
However, this thought merely flashed through Liu Fei's mind and vanished, as she was unwilling to admit that the young man could become so powerful.
After the Liu Family left, Patriarch Zhao also led the Zhao Family quickly out of Zhao Mansion and departed directly from Qingzhou City.
"From now on, Zhao Mansion is hereby a forbidden area in Qingzhou City. Those who dare to intrude will be killed without mercy."
Zhao Letian glanced at the empty Zhao Mansion and then gathering his True Yuan Power, he shouted out loudly. His resounding voice, like rolling thunder, spread far and wide, making everyone in the city look up in shock towards the direction of Zhao Mansion.
At the same time, Zhao Letian's figure flashed as he quickly inscribed Array Path Runes around the Zhao Mansion.
In just a moment, a second-level Array was completed. A powerful Array Formation Light Shield enveloped the whole Zhao Mansion.
After finishing all this, Zhao Letian's figure once again vanished in a flash, transforming into a beam of sword light, heading straight for the Sun Family.
Deep within the Sun Family, inside a grand and magnificent hall, Sun Er Ye was sitting on a large throne, with two stunning beauties in his arms, drinking wine and enjoying the enticing dance performed by a group of seductive women below, his face exuding a look of smug satisfaction.