Chapter 2784: That was the price we had agreed upon earlier

The turn of events was beyond expectation; the younger brother of the Charcoal Snake Clan Chief never imagined that the poison prepared by Zhao Tianqing would directly kill the Charcoal Snake Clan Chief.

And what is most aggravating is that bowl of poisoned wine, which, damn it, he personally handed to the Charcoal Snake Clan Chief.

In everyone's eyes, this meant he had personally poisoned his own older brother.

This was witnessed by everyone present; even if the younger brother of the Charcoal Snake Clan Chief wanted to argue, who would believe him now?

This is like getting mud in your pants—whether it's shit or not, it's considered shit; there's no way to explain it.

In desperation, the younger brother of the Charcoal Snake Clan Chief could only turn to the Tiefeng Clan Chief for help, hoping to force the Charcoal Snake Tribe's elders to submit by sheer force.

By this point, the younger brother of the Charcoal Snake Clan Chief had no choice but to go down this dark path; there was no other way.

However, faced with the younger brother of the Charcoal Snake Clan Chief's request, the Tiefeng Clan Chief wore an innocent expression.

"What are you saying? I don't understand."

Huh???

Hearing the Tiefeng Clan Chief's words, the younger brother of the Charcoal Snake Clan Chief froze, his eyes wide open as he stared at the Tiefeng Clan Chief.

"You don't understand? You're joking with me—if you don't understand, why did you come here?"

Facing the strange gaze of the younger brother of the Charcoal Snake Clan Chief, the Tiefeng Clan Chief spoke calmly.

"I was invited by the Charcoal Snake Clan Chief to come here; today's matter is an internal affair of your Charcoal Snake Tribe, so as an outsider I shouldn't interfere."

"You lot talk it over first, and come find me after you've settled it."

The Tiefeng Clan Chief's tone was calm, but hearing these words, the younger brother of the Charcoal Snake Clan Chief felt as if a thunderbolt had struck, making him feel awful.

"Isn't the Tiefeng Tribe's own affair? You didn't say that before we came, aren't we allies? And that poison wasn't even prepared by me."

Seeing the Tiefeng Clan Chief directly distancing himself, the younger brother of the Charcoal Snake Clan Chief fell into silence for a moment.

"Has this old coot turned traitor? Is he trying to sell me out?"

But it doesn't seem like it; after his words fell, the Tiefeng Clan Chief gave the younger brother of the Tiefeng Clan Chief a half-smile, his expression amused.

"Is this old geezer trying to raise the stakes?"

Thinking this, the younger brother of the Charcoal Snake Clan Chief hastily sent a mental transmission.

"Tiefeng Clan Chief, what do you mean? We had already agreed on this before."

His tone carried a hint of anxiety, but upon hearing it, the Tiefeng Clan Chief replied in his mental transmission without hurry or delay.

"With your saying this, our previous plan didn't include this twist; now that an accident has occurred, the price naturally isn't the same."

"That's not how it's supposed to be said; now you don't even need to act—shouldn't the price be lower instead?"

Hearing the Tiefeng Clan Chief's mental transmission reply, the younger brother of the Charcoal Snake Clan Chief gritted his teeth and said.

"You were supposed to act yourself, but now Zhao Tianqing has come through, directly killing the person—you don't even need to act, so what else are you dissatisfied with?"

In response, the Tiefeng Clan Chief replied without changing his expression.

"My reputation is bad now, the price."

Huh???

Hearing the Tiefeng Clan Chief's words, the younger brother of the Charcoal Snake Clan Chief was left speechless.

"How did your reputation become bad, and what does that have to do with you?"

"The poisoned wine was handed by me to him; now everyone thinks I poisoned him to death, and you haven't made a single move from start to finish."

"What connection could there be between that and your reputation?"

"Besides, even if someone guessed it, what would it matter?"

"The Tiefeng Tribe and our Charcoal Snake Tribe are rivals by nature; you killing the Charcoal Snake Clan Chief isn't exactly abnormal, is it?"

"But him—poisoning his older brother—no matter how you say it, that's not something pleasant to hear."

He hadn't even spoken yet, but the Tiefeng Clan Chief turned around and started talking to him about reputation, leaving the younger brother of the Charcoal Snake Clan Chief somewhat unable to hold back.

However, seeing the Tiefeng Clan Chief's calm composure, the younger brother of the Charcoal Snake Clan Chief also roughly guessed his intentions.

"This guy sees that the situation is turning against him, and now he wants to take advantage of the chaos to reap more benefits."

"I see it clearly, but there's nothing I can do; this makes the younger brother of the Charcoal Snake Clan Chief grit his teeth in anger."

"There's always a feeling of being taken advantage of in the chaos."

"Earlier, to get the Tiefeng Clan Chief to act readily, the younger brother of the Charcoal Snake Clan Chief had already given him many benefits, which already made him feel the pinch."

"Now you still want to raise the stakes—this is nothing short of cutting into his flesh."

But at this moment, seeing the younger brother of the Charcoal Snake Clan Chief showing no sign, instead his face flushed alternating between green and white as he fell into silence.

The elder who had been questioning all along spoke up again.

"Why aren't you speaking? Shouldn't you give the tribe an explanation for this matter?"

I fucking………….

Hearing those words, the younger brother of the Charcoal Snake Clan Chief's face instantly darkened, his heart burning with rage.

His eyes toward that elder were full of anger.

"You old fool, you forgot to bring your brain—you didn't even notice something's wrong here."

"At a time like this, you're not thinking about the tribe's future, but insist on not letting me go—you must be a mole."

"People are dead; at this point the top priority should be to stabilize the situation before talking about these things."

"But this old thing just insists on not letting him go."

"This isn't just giving a freebie to outsiders."

Glaring at that elder, the younger brother of the Charcoal Snake Clan Chief said coldly.

"Let's discuss this later; first, let the Tiefeng Tribe's folks go rest."

The Tiefeng Clan Chief wanted to take advantage of the chaos, but he naturally wasn't willing, so he planned to shut the door and settle it.

But as soon as those words left his mouth, that elder directly refused them.

No, this matter must be clarified right now, and let everyone present serve as witnesses.

Huh???

Seeing that clan elder's resolute look, Tanshe Zuzhang's younger brother and everyone else went numb.

This old fool has no brains, failing to see that the Tiefeng Tribe harbors ill intent, yet you let them come as witnesses? You've got a screw loose.

His gaze turned to the other clan elders, sensing Tanshe Zuzhang's younger brother's stare, another clan elder stood up and spoke.

"I think this matter still needs careful deliberation; rather, let's first let the Tiefeng Tribe's people rest."

Tanshe Zuzhang's younger brother had just acted against his own elder brother; within the tribe, it's naturally impossible for him to have no backing.

Over these years, he has been secretly accumulating power, and indeed he has won over many clanspeople.

Naturally, among the clan elders there are those on his side.

However, compared to those loyal to the Clan Chief, his side's strength is obviously much weaker.

So even if a Clan Elder spoke up to help him, that Elder was quickly refuted by another Clan Elder.

"Deliberate further? Hah, old man, I didn't hear wrong, did I? Poisoning his elder brother—this is something everyone saw with their own eyes, the facts are right before you, and you still want to deliberate further? What exactly are you going to deliberate?"

"Do you really think I'm blind? This matter demands an explanation."

This clan elder is undoubtedly a die‑hard loyalist of Tanshe Zuzhang.

Seeing the other's stubborn refusal to back down, Tanshe Zuzhang's younger brother felt his teeth itch with anger.

This old thing truly doesn't understand the importance of things at all.

But before he could speak, the Clan Elder's gaze fell upon him, and he spoke each word clearly.

"Please, Second Master, give everyone an explanation."