Chapter 686: Chapter 686

The He Family was so low-key that it was infuriating; they had almost never done anything high-profile.

In fact, the most ostentatious member of their entire family was He Qizheng's adopted daughter, Zhao Yanhong, that non-mainstream girl.

Yet, at tonight's event, the He Family had stirred up quite a muddle.

Why didn't the He Family pick a side?

Where did they get the courage to face Xu Hao's anger head-on?

Patriarch of the He Family, He Qizheng, looked straight at Xu Hao, clasped his fists, and said with slight respect, "Young Master Xu, it's not that my He Family does not want to pick a side, but that we cannot, because the He Family relies on the Zhao Family of Jiangnan, and Zhao Yanhong, who has had some interactions with you, is my adopted daughter..."

The Zhao Family of Jiangnan!

Upon hearing that the He Family's backer was the Zhao Family of Jiangnan, many people could not help but exclaim aloud.

Jiangnan Province neighbored Tiannan Province, so although they were a family from Tiannan Province, they knew a thing or two about the family forces in Jiangnan Province.

The wealthiest family in Jiangnan was the Mao Family, whose business spread across various domains throughout Jiangnan.

The Zhao Family of Jiangnan, however, was the second wealthiest family there.

Although the Zhao Family's wealth was significantly less than that of the Mao Family, it was still more than all the families present, even more than the Wu Family!

Jiangnan Province has always been a land of plenty and prosperous commerce, so even as the second wealthiest family, the Zhao Family was not to be underestimated in the eyes of the crowd. This content is hosted at *.

"Zhao Yanhong is your adopted daughter? What's her relation to the Zhao Family?" Xu Hao asked.

"This... there are some things that are inconvenient to say outright, please forgive me, Young Master Xu," He Qizheng said, keeping a very low profile, but he still was not willing to pledge allegiance to Xu Hao.

There must be some unspeakable secrets behind this.

Xu Hao lightly said, "If you don't want to pledge allegiance, that's fine, but since your He Family has brought twelve people here, each person must pay ten million as ransom, and then you can leave. How about it?"

The Mao Family and the Zhao Family of Jiangnan were mortal enemies, and Xu Hao also had quite a big feud with the Mao Family; the enemy of an enemy is a friend, so Xu Hao felt there was no need to antagonize the Zhao Family, but letting them leave without any loss was also inappropriate, thus he demanded the ransom.

Ten million per person and twelve people made up a total of one hundred twenty million, which was not a small amount for the Seven Small Families.

They had plenty of assets, but not much in liquid funds.

However, although one hundred twenty million was a huge sum, it was worth it to ensure their family could leave safely!

He Qizheng immediately had someone transfer one hundred twenty million to Xu Hao's account, then gratefully thanked him before departing.

Immediately, someone from the Zhang Family asked, "Young Master Xu, can we buy our lives with money?"

Although the Zhang Family had pledged allegiance to the Wu Family, it was not sincere but rather forced by circumstances.

Moreover, the Wu Family hadn't required them to specifically declare their stance, so if it wasn't necessary, which family member would willingly be subordinate to others?

However, Xu Hao simply said, "No, you've already chosen to side with the Wu Family now. I don't like fence-sitters."

Wu Mengchong also coldly said, "Hmph! We don't like fence-sitters either!"

The Eldest Young Master Zhang, Zhang Zetian, immediately looked at Wu Mengchong, his voice pleading, "Young Master Wu, I used to be your right-hand man, and I've been loyal and diligent to you for these years; you've seen it all, haven't you? My father just spoke foolishly; please don't mind what he said!"

Wu Mengchong scoffed, "Hmph! The past is the past, but as the saying goes, adversity reveals true friends. At this moment, you want to buy your life from Xu Hao and try to escape. What do we need such allies for? To desert us at the battle front, or to betray us?"

The Wu family members nodded their heads in agreement; they did not want to be friends with such a family that might stab them in the back anytime!

Wang Zihao looked toward the Zhang family members and suddenly smiled, "No worries, I'll take you in, but first you need to do something for me."

"What is it?" asked Eldest Young Master Zhang, Zhang Zetian, immediately.

Now that the Wu Family didn't want them, and Xu Hao wasn't giving them ransom money, they could only place their hopes on Wang Zihao.

Observing the expressions carefully, they realized from the way Xu Hao looked at Wang Zihao, who seemed to be a markedly powerful person, that maybe they really could rely on him.

With their lives on the line, how could they still care about the Demon Path or the Right Path?

Wang Zihao laughed and said, "You fight Xu Hao, and if you can weaken him until he's out of strength, that'll do."

"How could that be possible!"

Zhang Zetian immediately exclaimed, "Young Master Wang, you must be joking with us! With our strength, we probably wouldn't last a single round against Xu Hao, how could we possibly drain his strength?"

Wang Zihao coldly said, "You can't do this, you can't do that, what can you do?"

Zhang Zetian felt somewhat helpless.

It seemed like they really couldn't do anything at all!

Suddenly, Zhang Zetian said, "Young Master Wang, we can give you money, lots and lots of money!"