"Let's talk about it, don't be impulsive." Chu Wenshang hurriedly agreed. Although it seemed to be just a deal between him and Chu Tianliang, if Chu Tianliang died here, he would not be able to live in peace after returning to the middle island. Chu Tianliang's father would definitely find trouble with him. He was a ruthless character who held great financial power. Even an expert in the early Gold Core stage like him could not afford to offend him.
"Chu Tianlu, if you dare to touch even half of my hair today, I guarantee that you will die without a complete corpse!" Chu Tianliang was still putting on a brave front.
"Hehe, if I didn't react quickly just now, I would have died without a complete corpse." Chu Tianlu snorted disdainfully and said coldly, "I originally wanted to give the divine knowledge fruit to you, but now I've changed my mind. Even if I die here today, I will drag you down with me!"
As he spoke, the dagger in his hand had already pierced half an inch into Chu Tianliang's neck. Immediately, blood gushed out. Chu Tianliang was so scared that he collapsed. He did not dare to move at all, and did not even dare to speak nonsense.
"Wait! Don't be impulsive! I'll let you go! " Chu Wenshang hurriedly advised, but his eyes were paying attention to the surrounding light. He knew very well that in this situation, the problem could not be solved by negotiation. The only solution was to find a good angle and use the Shadow Step again. Only in this way could he regain the initiative.
"Okay, but Uncle Wenshang, you don't have to waste your time looking for an angle. Being hit by your Shadow Step once is enough to make people tremble in fear. If you do it again, maybe my hand will shake and I will really kill him. At that time, should I count his life on your head or mine?" Chu Tianlu said vigilantly.
"Don't worry, I won't do such a stupid thing, or else I won't be able to explain it to the patriarch. Don't you think so?" Since the other party had seen through him, Chu Wenshang could only give up this plan and think of another way.
Chu Wenshang spread his hands and retreated. Only when he retreated twenty steps away did Chu Tianlu let out a sigh of relief. This distance had already far exceeded the range of the Shadow Step. As long as he ensured that he didn't give his opponent an opportunity to take advantage of, even if Chu Wenshang was an expert of the initial Gold Core stage, he wouldn't be able to catch him unprepared. As long as he left behind a sliver of opportunity to react, Chu Tianliang would become a dead soul under his blade.
Now that things had developed to this point, Chu Tianlu no longer cared about any brotherly affection, nor did he think about what the consequences would be if he killed Chu Tianliang here. Right now, surviving was the most important thing.
Chu Wenshang, on the other hand, was extremely cooperative. After all, if something really happened to Chu Tianliang, even if he could get rid of Chu Tianlu, it would be meaningless. At that time, regardless of whether it was the Chu family's master or Chu Tianliang's father, they would both vent their anger on him, and from then on, he would no longer have a foothold in the Chu family.
However, even if he used his toes to think, Chu Wenshang's cooperation was limited to the surface. In his heart, he must still have various plans. He just couldn't find a suitable opportunity. As long as Chu Tianlu showed the slightest bit of relaxation or flaw, this guy would definitely attack immediately.
Chu Tianlu himself was well aware of this. In fact, for him, the biggest problem at the moment was how to get out of here.
Normally, it would not be difficult to climb back to the cliff from here. At least, for experts above the Foundation Establishment stage, it would be a piece of cake. However, the problem was that he was threatening Chu Tianliang at the moment, and there was an expert in the early Gold Core stage like Chu Wenshang eyeing him covetously. The whole process had to be done without the slightest flaw, which was really difficult.
Lin Yi was still watching coldly from afar. He had no intention of intervening. Since he saw the legendary Divine Knowledge Fruit here, he would definitely not let it go. Although he did not do things like killing people and stealing their treasures, he had never been a gentleman. After muddling around in the cultivation world for so many years, Lin Yi's mentality had long been adapted to the local customs. Even if he did not have the habit of killing people, stealing treasures was not a problem.
However, now was the time to watch the show, so there was no need to rush to make a move.
As a bystander, Lin Yi was already able to roughly deduce the interests of these people through the conversation from before. Even though Chu Tianlu was in imminent danger at this moment, as far as he was concerned, the method to deal with this situation was extremely simple.
The key to breaking the situation was not strength. In fact, with the strength of the Peak of Foundation Establishment, unless it was a super genius like Ling Tianyou who could challenge those of a higher realm, Chu Tianlu had no chance of winning. The key was the awareness.
No matter how Chu Tianlu was, Lin Yi thought that if he was in his position, and his strength was only at the Peak of Foundation Establishment, he would definitely not hesitate to slit Chu Tianliang's throat in front of Chu Wenshang.
This was not a simple impulse, but a deliberate decision, and it could be said to be the only feasible way to break the situation.
There were two reasons. One was to eliminate future troubles. For Chu Tianlu, killing Chu Tianliang, his younger cousin, would no doubt have no small repercussions, but it was still much better than leaving him alive. Being stared at by such a poisonous snake would bring him endless troubles, so it was better to cut the Gordian knot quickly.
Second, if he directly killed Chu Tianliang at this time, not only would Chu Wenshang not fly into a rage out of humiliation and start a massacre, it was extremely likely that he would choose to bide his time, and might even turn around and help Chu Tianlu on the spot!
The reason was very simple. As long as Chu Wenshang wasn't an idiot, he should be able to distinguish the pros and cons.
As long as Chu Tianliang died, no matter what kind of deal he reached with Chu Tianliang and his father, they were bound to fall apart. At this time, even if he killed Chu Tianlu, there was nothing he could do to remedy the situation. On the contrary, the two most outstanding young disciples of the Chu Family had both died on Tai Snake Island, both under his eyes. Even if Chu Wenshang jumped into the Yellow River, he definitely wouldn't be able to wash his name clean. Even if he didn't die, he would lose a layer of skin.
That was why, if Chu Tianliang truly died under Chu Tianlu's hands, the best choice for Chu Wenshang wasn't to take action against Chu Tianlu. Rather than doing a strenuous and unrewarding task, it would be better to simply stand at Chu Tianlu's side and provide him with timely assistance.
Like this, this matter would become a private fight between two cousins. When he, Chu Wenshang, returned, he would at most receive a complaint of lax supervision, but wouldn't receive any substantial punishment. If his resolution and boldness were a bit greater, he could even stand out and testify against Chu Tianliang and his father's plot. As long as he could endure until Chu Tianlu took over, there was no need to doubt the rewards at that time.
Strictly speaking, this kind of simple and clear way to break the situation wasn't hard to think of. Unfortunately, the onlookers saw the game more clearly than the players. Even an outsider like Lin Yi could see things clearly, but Chu Tianlu, who was in the game, couldn't turn things around so quickly. Right now, he was even fretting over how to force Chu Tianliang to leave.
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