Chapter 1011: Sacrificing the Pawn to Protect the King
"How many days do you think it will take them to take down the Wang Family?" Miaoqiu asked.
Lin Tian thought for a moment but couldn’t come up with an answer. He said, "A week?"
"You still don’t quite understand these aristocratic families, that’s too long." Miaoqiu said.
"Is that long?"
Then, Lin Tian chuckled bitterly, realizing he had underestimated them.
"How long do you think it will take?" Lin Tian asked.
Miaoqiu held up two fingers and waved them: "At most, two days. And that’s if the Wang Family puts up full resistance; lasting that long is already quite remarkable."
Lin Tian’s mouth formed an O shape; this speed truly caught him off guard.
"If you don’t believe it, just wait for the result." Miaoqiu said.
After dinner, when Lin Tian and Miaoqiu returned from their walk, the Grand Elder was already sitting in the living room waiting.
Today, the old man’s Heart Demon was under control, so his murderous aura had naturally subsided, not as terrifying as yesterday.
As soon as Lin Tian sat down, he heard the old man say, "The Wang Family lost."
"Hmm?" Lin Tian was still processing. "What happened to the Wang Family?"
The Grand Elder said, "That high-ranking official of the Wang Family has been double-regulated."
"What?"
Lin Tian exclaimed. He originally thought, as Miaoqiu had said, the result would come out in two days, and the best outcome would be that the official was demoted.
"How did it happen so quickly?" Lin Tian asked with some surprise.
From the attack to the end, wasn’t it just about eight hours?
Is the efficiency really that terrifying?
The Grand Elder said, "It wasn’t quick. If the Wang Family hadn’t dallied a bit, it would have been over long ago. Mr. Wang also knew that one Wang Family couldn’t stop those people."
"..." If he had known earlier that the Wang Family was so fragile, why did he make such a heavy promise? Two hundred pills per family, and for eleven families, that’s two thousand two hundred!
"Master, don’t be too happy too soon; it’s just some good news for now."
Lin Tian furrowed his brows even more, "There’s bad news too?"
"Yes." The Grand Elder nodded seriously and said, "If the Wang Family wanted to resist, they could hold out for two days. But they played a move of abandoning the car to save the general. Although the high-ranking official was taken down, the Wang Family found a new backer."
"New backer?"
The power of the Wang Family was only a vague concept in Lin Tian’s mind, only feeling like a towering peak of a hundred years. Such a power actually had a backer to find, which was really novel.
"The Wang Family has been entrenched in Kanyue City for many years, preparing an escape route long ago. They let our attention focus all on that high-ranking official, and took the opportunity to find a backer. To deal with the current Wang Family is even more tricky than before."
"..." Lin Tian was now fuming, wanting to stomp and curse.
What the heck is all this?
"Who is the backer?" Lin Tian asked in a deep voice.
"It’s not one person, but a force in the political arena. Got money if they need money, and guns if they need guns. We people from the ancient martial arts families cannot get involved, because this could target us, losing more than we gain." The Grand Elder said.
Ancient martial arts families have stood for a hundred years, and can still be involved in politics and the military, because they follow rules, everyone within the rules.
But if they overstep, they’re outside the rules, and no one will tolerate them, they’re highly likely to be eliminated.
Now the Wang Family’s backer gives them protection, it’s a passive defense, naturally within the rules.
"Alright, I get it. I originally wanted to use that high-ranking official to open a breakthrough, but I didn’t expect the Wang Family to be such sly old foxes, looks like this will have to be postponed for now."
After saying this and that, Lin Tian still felt quite disappointed inside.
"There’s another piece of bad news." The Grand Elder said softly.
"Speak."
"That little girl from the Wang Family, she’s awake."
A very attractive face flashed through Lin Tian’s mind, and he blurted out, "Wang Sijing?"
"Yes, it’s her. Except for a scar left on the neck, she’s pretty much fine. Plus, the dark energy you left in her body has almost disappeared. She plans to start charging for the Golden Core." The Grand Elder said.
"Heh..." Lin Tian laughed disdainfully. He knew Wang Sijing quite well, wanting to charge for the Golden Core, should spend a few more years cultivating, eager for success now, it’s simply a waste of time.
The Grand Elder hesitated slightly, then asked, "Master, when Zhou and Wang Families unite in marriage, are we going to make a fuss?"
"Cause a fuss, of course, we have to. The Wang Family has ticked me off so much, can I let them off easy? By the way, do you know when the wedding date is?"
The Grand Elder shook his head, "Not sure yet. Now is a troubled time, too many variables, I think the Wang Family has no mind to consider this."
"Then we’ll talk about it later." After a pause, Lin Tian continued, "I’ll return to Kanyue City tomorrow. For the matter of the pills, let Wu Hong help me pay more attention, urge them if you can, these aristocratic families are so high-profile, if you don’t pressure them, they’ll be even more out of line."
The Grand Elder asked in surprise, "You’re going back?"
Lin Tian nodded, "Why?"
"I’ll go with you too."
"Why are you going?"
"To cultivate. There’s not much to do in Luoyan Dock anymore, if my Heart Demon recurs and you’re not around, things could get out of hand. Besides, the way to let Spiritual Qi into the body, I haven’t learned it yet. I’ve acknowledged you as my master, can’t I get some benefits at least?"
Lin Tian nodded with a wry smile, "Alright, you said it in such a way I have no reason to refuse. Moreover, having a follower around makes things easier."
The Grand Elder had black lines all over his head, rolled his eyes. Such a great master, in your eyes is just a follower? That’s too lowly, isn’t it?
At this moment, Miaoqiu came in with two cups of freshly brewed tea, and softly asked, "Lin Tian, you plan to leave tomorrow? Why didn’t you tell me about this?"
"Uh..." Lin Tian was momentarily at a loss for words, unable to answer.
After hearing this, the Grand Elder’s expression turned extremely strange, wanting to laugh but not daring to.
"Looks like you plan to eat and wipe clean, then run away, being a jerk, huh?" Miaoqiu asked in a deep voice.
Lin Tian panicked, "Lower your voice, if someone else hears this, I won’t be able to explain myself."
Miaoqiu snorted heavily, "Then tell me, didn’t you promise to treat my dad? Now you want to slip away? How long has it been, my dad he..."
As she spoke, Miaoqiu’s eyes reddened, about to burst into tears.
Lin Tian just felt his scalp tingling for a moment, not knowing how to handle this crying, arguing, threatening act.
"Tomorrow I’ll go back to Kanyue City to get the medicine, then I’ll go with you to Yunnan, without medicine how to treat your dad?"
Miaoqiu suddenly beamed with joy, "Really?"
"Of course it’s true."