Chapter 55

After Bai Qiang finished saying these words, he stomped his feet in anxiety.

He clearly shouldn't have said it, but he couldn't help it; his mouth seemed as if it wasn't his own.

"Heh, I didn't expect your heart to be so dark."

Bai Sheng looked disappointed.

For hundreds of years, the Bai Family had not chosen a Family Head based on age.

As long as one was a Bai Family clansman, even if it was a branch line, as long as their talent, strength, and prestige were high enough, they had the opportunity to become the Family Head.

When Father chose a successor, it was entirely based on ability, and he had opened clan meetings many times to seek the opinions of the clansmen.

Only then was Bai Sheng finally decided as the Family Head.

Bai Sheng had never thought of fighting for it; he just didn't want to fail Father's expectations and didn't want to fail the clansmen's trust, so he took on the heavy burden.

He didn't expect Bai Qiang to hold a grudge the whole time, not hesitating to betray the family to seize power.

"Bai Qiang, do you really think you were qualified to become the Family Head back then?"

In the crowd, Bai Yuanzhong sighed and said.

"Uncle Zhong, what do you mean?" Bai Qiang frowned.

Bai Yuanzhong said:

"Your talent and strength were both far inferior to Bai Sheng's; in every aspect, Bai Sheng was the best candidate. The old Family Head wasn't biased; he simply made a rational choice."

Bai Qiang was very unconvinced: "Now I am also a King, and he is also a King; how is he much stronger than me?!"

Bai Yuanzhong was a bit speechless:

"Now you are four layers of cultivation lower than him; this is four layers of the King Realm, and you actually say the gap isn't big?"

"Moreover, when you two brothers were cultivating back then, Bai Sheng took the initiative to give up many resources to you. In other words, you consumed more resources and still remained far inferior to him..."

Bai Qiang said anxiously:

"You're talking nonsense, when did he ever share resources with me? Stop making things up! Father was always biased toward him; since he was small, the martial techniques and cultivation methods he practiced were all better than mine, and the pills he ate were more than mine... When the old thing died, he let him be the Family Head and never thought of me!"

"Shut up! You were clearly the one who was favored; just because your aptitude was mediocre, your father and Bai Sheng tried their best to let you get better resources. Otherwise, with your aptitude, could you have stepped into the King Realm?"

Bai Yuanzhong had originally wanted to persuade the other party to admit their mistake, but he ended up getting a belly full of anger and slapped him across the face on the spot.

*Slap! *

Bai Qiang's face became even redder.

Having been slapped twice in a row, his mindset also shattered, and a manic Xuanqi erupted from his body instantly.

But.

With so many clansmen at the scene and several Clan Elders present.

Bai Qiang had no chance to make a move before being easily subdued by several Clan Elders.

"What do you want? Although I colluded with the Tianxiang Sect, it didn't cause any substantial loss to the Bai Family after all. One thing is one thing; today's sneak attack by the Ximen Family has nothing to do with me!"

Bai Qiang's face was red, and he shouted.

"Oh right, the Tianxiang Sect matter can be put aside for now; who colluded with the Ximen Family?"

The clansmen looked at each other.

Bai Sheng frowned tightly: "Bai Qiang, when was the last time you contacted people from the Ximen Family?"

Bai Qiang: "About a month ago."

"With whom?"

"With their steward."

"What did you talk about?"

"Some matters regarding medicinal material transactions."

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Next, Bai Sheng questioned him carefully again, confirming that Bai Qiang really hadn't colluded with the Ximen Family.

"Why don't you believe me? I'm really not familiar with the Ximen Family. Even if I wanted to find someone to cooperate with, it's impossible to find any of the three major families."

"The Tianxiang Sect is not a family force and is far from Ning City, and they have no interest in the Bai Family's territory, so I could find the Tianxiang Sect to cooperate. After the matter is done, just share some benefits with the Tianxiang Sect."

"But the Ximen Family's foundation is in Ning City; cooperating with them is no different from seeking skin from a tiger. If they helped me seize power, they would definitely backstab me afterward and swallow everything of the Bai Family."

"Taking a step back, my biggest wish is to be the Family Head, not to give away the Bai Family; why would I send intelligence to the Ximen Family? If the Bai Family were wiped out by the Ximen Family, what kind of Family Head would I be?"

Bai Qiang said with a bitter face, speaking endlessly.

"Alright, that's enough."

Bai Sheng didn't ask anymore.

Thinking about it carefully, it was true; Bai Qiang was greedy, not stupid.

Bai Qiang let out a long sigh: "So, I didn't sell intelligence, didn't betray the Ancestor, can you let me go now? I..."

"Let you go? Hehe!" Bai Sheng scolded, "The Ximen Family matter has nothing to do with you. But colluding with the Tianxiang Sect is also a fact!"

"But, this hasn't caused any damage to the Bai Family yet, and it was already discovered by you in advance!"

Bai Qiang argued loudly.

Just at this moment, a figure descended from the sky: "Hmph, you should be glad it didn't cause any real damage to the Bai Family, otherwise would you still have your life?"

It was precisely the Bai Family Ancestor, Bai Zhantian.

"Ancestor, didn't you go to cultivate?" Yang Yu asked.

Bai Zhantian looked slightly helpless: "Although I had a feeling just now, it was of no use. The Saint Realm is too difficult to reach..."

"So the Ancestor is now at the ninth layer of the King Realm?" Yang Yu asked.

Bai Zhantian said: "I am considered a 'Half-Saint'."

Yang Yu: "Half-Saint?"

Bai Zhantian explained: "From the ninth layer of the King Realm to the Saint Realm is an extremely difficult and long process, hence the existence of the Half-Saint realm. Half-Saint is just a transitional stage and is no longer subdivided into layers."

Yang Yu suddenly understood: "No wonder the Ancestor was so much stronger than the Family Head in the battle before."

"Don't mention that..."

Bai Zhantian's expression became stern as he stared at Bai Qiang: "Although you didn't cause a major disaster, it is still a betrayal of the family!"

Bai Qiang was so scared he knelt down on the spot: "Ancestor, Ancestor, I was wrong..."

Bai Zhantian said coldly: "The person you failed the most is Yang Yu; if he hadn't been outstanding enough, he would have been forced out of the Bai Family!"

"I..."

Bai Qiang was stunned for a moment, turned to Yang Yu, and said with tears and snot:

"Yang Yu, I was wrong; it was my selfishness, I failed you, please help me plead for mercy. I am Bai Zhi's uncle, and also your uncle; we are all family."

Yang Yu couldn't help but laugh: "Now you say we are family?"

Bai Qiang said again: "I am also a King Realm expert, a pillar of the family; I can do many things for you and the family in the future."

Yang Yu said indifferently: "Since you still acknowledge yourself as a Bai Family member, then having done wrong, you should be dealt with according to family law!"

"No, don't! Yang Yu, I am your uncle, help me say a good word..."

Bai Qiang's face was full of terror.

Then he looked at Bai Sheng and Bai Zhantian, wailing:

"Second Brother, Ancestor, I am your direct relative; you cannot be so ruthless. Even if I committed a crime, it should be handled leniently..."

Bai Sheng sighed and didn't speak.

Over these years, he had been too tolerant of this older brother.

What he got in return was even more unscrupulous...

"According to family law, Bai Qiang colluded with outsiders and attempted to overturn the family; he should be executed! But considering the plan wasn't implemented, spare his life, abolish his cultivation, and imprison him in the Ancestral Hall forever!"