"But my father's words relieved me."
Feng Chunlin laughed self-deprecatingly, "I could never see through him. That day, I secretly leaked a bit of information, telling him that if he protected the Li family, everything would be resolved. He was very confident. He told me that the Feng family had to become a player in the game."
As he spoke, two trails of tears ran down Feng Chunlin's face.
His voice gradually turned into a low growl.
"I believed him, so I carried out the mission step by step, even killing that troublesome traitor Yu Xian. I thought he had a foolproof plan, hahaha, a laughable foolproof plan! He only had selfish motives!"
"Do you know what he said?"
"He said he wanted to wait, maintaining a delicate balance, and let all the experts of the various powers in Azure Cloud region fight until they were exhausted! He was well-prepared. The neighboring Starfall Region was also preparing. They were all waiting to clean up the mess. My father exhausted the family's wealth and secretly promised Starfall Region thirty percent of the taxes for the next thousand years."
"Even if things went wrong, he could still escape. He is a Prince, a noble of the imperial court. He could beg the Emperor to grant him new lands to develop."
The members of the Li family could see Feng Chunlin's breakdown.
Just imagine, if Li Dalong suddenly turned into scum one day, the kind of scum who would abandon even his own family to achieve his goals, how devastated would they be? For a moment, everyone felt a chill run down their spines.
At this moment, Feng Chunlin was in tears, "Two years ago, I could no longer bear it. I also took off the disguise I had worn for many years and confronted my father directly."
"I revealed everything to him. I wanted to become the new family head, and the Heavenly Secret Pavilion agreed. But..."
"I failed. I thought I had won the hearts of the Feng family, but I later realized that I couldn't do it. Even my confidants were spies planted by my father."
"I had no choice but to follow the secret left to me by my ancestor and come to seize the Rootless Soul Soil, and to no longer concern myself with the affairs of Azure Cloud region."
Look at this father and son.
Feng Chunlin spent many years as a member of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion, yet he was wholeheartedly thinking about saving the Azure Cloud region. And Feng Qingyang? A dignified Prince, yet he wanted to lead the Azure Cloud region to a point of no return. A person like Feng Chunlin was led by the nose. How lamentable.
Li Yaowen closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, and remained silent.
Li Yaoqing glanced at her younger sister, who narrowed her eyes, "Perhaps you should have come to us sooner to eliminate Feng Qingyang. There's still a chance now."
"With you here, you can expose everything. Whether it's reporting to the Imperial City or leading all the experts of Azure Cloud region to directly take down the Feng family, both are viable options."
"Now... the advantage is on our side."
Everyone nodded in agreement, their faces breaking into relaxed smiles.
Even Li Yundou, one of the Seven Ironclad, shouted, "Right! Inform the surrounding regions... No, that kind of scum, we should rip his head off ourselves!"
Feng Chunlin gave a wry smile.
Just as he was about to speak.
But then Li Yaowen opened her eyes and exhaled deeply, "It's too late. It's all too late."
As her words faded.
"Rumble!"
Suddenly, the earth trembled, and the air grew heavy with a sense of oppression!
Everyone from the Li family paled, and they all turned to look outside the cave.
They saw, Originally, many tribes were heading towards the destroyed Xishou tribe, but suddenly, all of these tribes halted in their tracks!
This cave was already situated at a high elevation.
Everyone's eyes widened in disbelief. Throughout the endless forest, as far as the eye could see, all the tribes suddenly began to move. It seemed as if they had all received an order at the same moment!
Terrifying giant trees, hundreds of meters tall, uprooted themselves from the earth. Monstrous beasts, shaking off rocks and soil, moved cautiously through the endless forest. One by one, these monsters, each carrying members of the Wu Clan, headed towards Azure Cloud region!
This time, There were more of them than the three tribes two years ago, and they were stronger!
"Fourth Aunt... this..."
Li Tianyi swallowed hard.
Li Yaowen sighed deeply, "The ambitions of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion and the Wu Clan are even greater than we imagined."
...
[Special Event - Unstoppable War!]
[Your family and the righteous people of Azure Cloud region have tried to prevent a war. You have schemed against the chess players, and you were victorious. But you have never escaped the fate of being chess pieces. Azure Cloud region was merely a pawn used to distract the Azure Dynasty, to make the Azure Dynasty focus all its attention on the Azure Cloud region. You still have to struggle for survival in the midst of this chaotic world.]
In front of the screen, Li Wei clenched his teeth.
Li Yaowen said 'It's too late,' but it's not too late, it's not all too late. They had done very well.
The only problem was that they had only focused on the Azure Cloud region.
[Your descendant Li Tianshuang reports to you that she saw it, she saw the Wu Clan suddenly charge into Starfall Region!]
[Li Tiansi, reports to you that he saw several priests charge into Qi Region, besieging and killing a Nascent Soul expert.]
[Your descendant Li Yunlin reports to you that his master, Daoist Jiuyou, traveled to the Imperial City to report on the events in the Azure Cloud region, mentioning that they had captured a member of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion. However, he was hunted down by the powerful officials of the Imperial City. The last message he sent back was that the Emperor was seriously injured and in seclusion!]
"So, Azure Cloud region was just a tiny, insignificant chess piece."
His face darkened. They had worked so hard, striving to give the Li family a peaceful life, just like these past few years, where the whole family could gather and enjoy each other's company. But now, they were still being affected by the damned current situation.
"Ring, ring."
Suddenly, the phone rang. Li Wei turned off his phone. He wasn't in the mood. He knew that this family crisis was immense. "I need to go into seclusion and break through to the Nascent Soul stage. Only at the Nascent Soul stage can I be of help to the family!"
Meanwhile, In the laboratory, Xiao Qingling, dressed in a white lab coat, scowled. Hearing the message 'The number you have dialed is powered off,' she was just about to smash her phone.
From behind her came the delighted laughter of a staff member.
"We've found it! Hahaha, we've found it! There are ancient writings on it!"
Xiao Qingling hurriedly went out and saw a staff member carrying a silver coffin. It was even a spirit artifact, indicating that this person's status was extraordinary.
All the staff members were deciphering the text.
[We once strived, striving to prevent disaster from befalling our homeland, but we failed.]
[I am still proud.]
[Proud that we were born in this era, sacrificing ourselves for the future of Azure Cloud. No matter how dark the future, we still hold onto hope.]
[I am proud that I fought alongside the Li family. I stood behind the era.]
[And now, they are still fighting, carrying the will of us all, standing against those schemers, those who are high and mighty!]
Even though ages have passed.
Those looking at the words on the coffin could all feel the epic tragedy of that era!
It seemed they had fallen into some immense calamity. They were united, they never gave up, even in death.
"This family..."
Xiao Qingling murmured. She had already obtained various inheritances and relics. It seemed that this family was a very evil one. Their children would kill from a young age and were devoid of emotion. They were filled with a monstrous killing intent. Among them were corpse drivers, demon lords, despicable assassins, and poison masters...
They should have been a large and powerful evil cultivation family.
But they... seemed to have also been the leaders of an era.
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