Chapter 474

Thinking of his son and daughter-in-law, whose talent was extremely high, over a decade ago they were envied by the Ye Huacheng lineage and ultimately assassinated.

In that old man's eyes, a flash of deep resentment also passed.

But thinking of Ye Huacheng's formidable strength, the old man's eyes flickered with a hint of hesitation.

Immediately after, the old man spoke with a somewhat hollow tone: "That Ye Huacheng is a seven-star Dou Zun expert. In the entire Western Wasteland Region, those who can be confident of defeating him can be counted on one hand. You also know that I, your grandfather, am only a six-star Dou Zun now, and although the Wind Forest group has two Dou Zun among them, we cannot guarantee that those two Dou Zun will give their all!"

Hearing the old man's words, the young man's eyes involuntarily flashed with a hint of helplessness.

My grandfather is fine in every way, except that he is too hesitant and indecisive in his actions, overly vacillating.

And this temperament likewise affects his cultivation.

Otherwise, my grandfather would not have had his cultivation talent surpass Ye Huacheng's, yet still have his strength overtaken by the opponent.

If it weren't for his lineage being the orthodox bloodline of the prefecture master...

During his grandfather's generation's election, relying on this, he gained the support of most of the elders in the prefecture.

He estimates that his lineage's position as prefecture master has long been lost.

However, after his grandfather ascended to the position, his character remained overly hesitant and indecisive.

This caused many elders in the prefecture to grow increasingly dissatisfied with his grandfather.

Now he estimates that seventy percent of the elders in the prefecture have secretly turned to Ye Huacheng's lineage.

All that remains is to wait for the next prefecture master election, then trample their lineage forever.

After all, in the chaotic Western Wasteland, only someone like Ye Huacheng, who dares to fight and struggle, can survive better.

And his grandfather's temperament is destined to make him only a loser.

"Grandfather, Ye Huacheng is now openly courting the prefecture's elders and suppressing those on our side; it's clearly paving the way for his son. Once his son breaks through the Dou Zong shackles and steps into the Dou Zun Realm, that will be the time for you to abdicate!"

The young man looked at the hesitant old man and helplessly reminded him.

Meanwhile, the middle-aged man beside him, after hearing the old man's words, also had an extremely bitter expression.

When the previous prefecture master was in office, because he overly doted on his son, he never properly taught the current prefecture master how to be a good lord of the prefecture.

After this prefecture master, whose intellect and strength do not match, took office, he carried out a series of chaotic maneuvers.

This caused the originally exceedingly prosperous prefecture master lineage's situation to take a sharp turn for the worse.

All kinds of authority and resources were seized by the Grand Elder's lineage.

Even the vice prefecture master and his wife were killed by a plot designed by Ye Huacheng over a decade ago.

And the reason Ye Huacheng dared to act was because he had counted on this prefecture master not daring to fight to the death.

If it had been anyone else, they would have come knocking on his door long ago.

I, together with some elders, would hold back Ye Huacheng, then order the other elders to slaughter the Grand Elder's descendants down to the last one.

After all, at that time the members of the prefecture master lineage occupied more than eighty percent of all the elders of Qingmu Prefecture.

Compared to the Grand Elder's lineage, which had only a few scattered members, it was unknown how much stronger they were.

With just the Grand Elder and those like him at that time, they could never have prevented the prefecture master lineage's retaliation.

If they really fought, in the end that Grand Elder...

... could only watch helplessly as his own family members died one by one before his eyes.

Thinking of the vice prefecture master, the middle-aged man couldn't help feeling a pang of regret.

If he hadn't fallen back then, the vice prefecture master would now at least be a Dou Zun powerhouse.

In that case, everything would be without worry.

Upon thinking this, the man again looked toward the young man.

His eyes involuntarily flashed with a hint of regret.

The vice prefecture master's son lacks neither ability nor talent.

The only thing he lacks is sufficient time to grow.

"If we really go all-out with the Grand Elder to the death, wouldn't that just become a laughingstock for outsiders? Moreover, regardless of who wins or loses this battle, our Qingmu Prefecture will lose a great deal of top-tier strength. By then, our original territory will be heavily devoured by other forces."

"That won't do. Anyway, many elders in the prefecture are already dissatisfied with me; if I don't want this prefecture master position, I don't have to take it. At worst, I'll step down later and become an idle elder, which would actually be easier."

The old man hesitated for a moment, then immediately objected.

Upon hearing the former's words, the young man and the middle-aged man nearly choked with anger, almost spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Do you really think that after you abdicate you can peacefully serve as a leisurely elder?

I estimate that after you step down, within a few days you'll be sent out on missions.

When you return home, you'll discover, alas, that your grandson has vanished!

After all, judging from Ye Huacheng's current actions and temperament, he is aiming to exterminate the prefecture master lineage.

Then he and his family will act with the goal of completely occupying the positions of prefecture master and Grand Elder of Qingmu Prefecture.

And you still think that after you step down, others will happily cease hostilities, leaving you two troublemakers behind?

Even in a dream, it couldn't be that wonderful!

"Grandfather, Ye Huacheng is ruthless and cruel—think about how my parents died. Even if you retreat, he will certainly not let us go!"

The young man, anxious, clenched his fists and shouted at the old man.

"Uh, what you say makes sense. In that case, this matter, Wensen, I'll entrust it to you with full authority. When the results come out, just tell me."

The old man, after being shouted at by the former, also felt that his grandson's words made some sense, and then he spoke somewhat embarrassedly.

"Fine, then I'll go make contact with the Wind Forest group later to see."

Upon hearing that, the young man named Ye Wensen nodded his head helplessly.

In this situation, it can only be him who steps up.

Afterwards, he looked at the middle-aged man and said, "Elder Han, later I'll have to trouble you to accompany me on a trip."

"Young master, just give your orders."

Hearing this, the middle-aged man hurriedly clasped his hands and said.

And just as several people from the Qingmu Mansion were discussing, on the other side were Old Lin Feng and several people.

Also, under the gaze of everyone, he slowly made his way to the sixteenth VIP room.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please."

The maid leading the way came to the room's door, opened it, then pointed at the room with one hand and bowed to the several people, saying.

Lin Feng and the others, seeing this, nodded slightly and then strode inside.

Scanning the room, Lin Feng found it wasn't very large, about thirty square meters.

In the center of the room were a few sofas and coffee tables.

The wall at the front of the room was a complete one-way crystal.

Through the crystal, one could clearly see the situation inside the venue.

However, when Lin Feng arrived, he had previously viewed this VIP room from below.

From the outside, however, one could only see a pitch-black crystal wall.

As for the scene inside the room, he was completely ignorant.