"Hehe." Besides Xiao Chen laughing in his heart, Zhangsun Wuxin also laughed. He glanced at the ugly and gloomy Li Shijie and Zhou Botong, waiting for them to surrender and resist.
The atmosphere became extremely tense, and a battle could break out at any moment. Now, they were waiting to see who would make the first move.
However, whichever side made the first move, the result would be the same. It meant that the Zhangsun Clan and the Li and Zhou Clans would officially start a war.
Would the war start?
It was hard to say.
After all, the war between the two clans was not child's play. The implications were too great. Once the war started, the entire Central Plains would be shaken and thrown into chaos. It might even affect the entire Central Plains.
Although Zhangsun You Ye and Zhangsun You Ri spoke domineeringly, their hearts were beating like drums. They knew the serious consequences of a war.
If Li Shijie and Zhou Botong were not present, then things would be much easier. Zhangsun You Ye and Zhangsun You Ri would not hesitate to get rid of the Li and Zhou Clan Elders.
Li Shijie and Zhou Botong were patriarchs of large clans. It could be said that they represented the Li and Zhou Clans. Starting a war with them would mean starting a war with the Li and Zhou Clans. There was no room for negotiation.
Both sides were in a stalemate, but Xiao Chen, the fuse of the conflict, was left to the side. Xiao Chen was happy to relax for the time being.
Xiao Chen sensed that both sides did not dare to easily start a war. In order to defeat the enemy and create an opportunity for himself to escape, he needed to start a war. Otherwise, if both sides compromised, he would be in big trouble.
Xiao Chen had already thought of an excuse. Once both sides compromised and did not start a war, he would provoke both sides. Now he was waiting, waiting for either a war or a compromise.
Zhangsun You Ri clearly wanted to give Li Shijie and Zhou Botong a show of strength. Thus, after a while, he shouted coldly:
"Li Shijie! Zhou Botong! If you take the initiative to confess, then there is still room for redemption. The lives of the tens of thousands of Li and Zhou Clans are in your hands. Do your best! Now, this Elder will ask you again — do you admit to your crimes? "
"Admit to our crimes? What crimes have we committed? "Li Shijie and Zhou Botong had already made up their minds and would not easily confess to their crimes.
As the patriarch of a large family, how could he plead guilty to an elder of an aristocratic family? If Zhangsun Wudi came personally, then they would take the initiative to plead guilty. After all, Zhangsun Wudi was the current patriarch of the Zhangsun Family.
Zhangsun Wudi's father, Zhangsun Wutian, was still alive and had become a Heavenly God a long time ago.
Zhangsun Wudi's cultivation had reached the peak of demigod ninth tier a long time ago. Perhaps only the higher-ups of the Zhangsun family knew if he had successfully broken through to the Heavenly God Realm.
"Alright! You have guts! "
Zhangsun You Ri shouted mockingly. He exchanged a glance with Zhangsun You Ye and took out a communication jade slip from his storage ring. As he inputted his thoughts into the jade slip, he sneered.
"Lord Patriarch, today, this child and Third Brother You Ye have found out that Li Shijie and Zhou Botong really have the intention to rebel. This child earnestly requests you to send more experts of the clan to support this child. The coordinates …"
"Eh … Second Elder, you can't!" Li Shijie and Zhou Botong were startled when they heard Zhangsun You Ri's words. Their expressions changed and they could no longer remain calm.
"Can't?" Zhangsun You Ri glanced at Li Shijie and Zhou Botong. He felt proud in his heart, but on the surface, he asked coldly:
"Do you think we can't just because you say so? You have the ambition of wolves. For some benefits, you actually plotted against our Zhangsun family's young master. You even used the alliance to deal with our Zhangsun family. If this isn't rebellion, then what is? "
"This …" Facing Zhangsun You Ri's sharp questioning, Li Shijie and Zhou Botong could not find a good reason to refute.
Li Shijie, who was extremely anxious, glanced at the silent Xiao Chen. His eyes lit up, and an idea came to him. He raised his right hand, pointed at Xiao Chen, and said in grief and indignation,
"Second Elder, Third Elder, can't you see that this is all Xiao Chen's scheme? He is trying to sow discord between us! We must not be tricked by a foreign brat! "
"Once we start a war, he will definitely laugh at us in his heart, calling us fools and idiots! Second Elder, Third Elder, we mustn't let our enemies laugh at us while our own are in pain! "
"That's right! Everything is because of that bastard. He is threatening Third Young Master and sowing discord. Second Elder, Third Elder, you are all reasonable people. How could you be tricked by a foreign brat? "
Zhou Botong chimed in bitterly. He was almost in tears. His acting skills were so good that Xiao Chen almost believed him.
Hearing Li Shijie and Zhou Botong's words, Zhangsun You Ye and Zhangsun You Ri looked at each other and saw a trace of doubt in each other's eyes. They were starting to believe Li Shijie and Zhou Botong's words.
"This Xiao Chen is quite a character. Let's see if I can pull him into the Zhangsun family. If I can't use him, then I'll first stabilize him, save Wu Xin, and then capture him …"
Zhangsun You Ye and Zhangsun You Ri stared coldly at Xiao Chen. They found that he was extremely calm and did not panic at all. They couldn't help but sigh in admiration. They wanted to rope him in, but they wanted to eliminate Xiao Chen even more.
Zhangsun You Ye and Zhangsun You Ri had their eyes on Xiao Chen's monstrous talent and heaven-defying talent. They did not really want to rope in Xiao Chen, but Xiao Chen's secret. Most importantly, they wanted to know the secret of a martial artist fusing with a demonic beast.
In addition, in order to save Zhangsun Wu Xin, Zhangsun You Ye and Zhangsun You Ri had to stabilize Xiao Chen. Otherwise, if Xiao Chen killed Zhangsun Wu Xin in a fit of anger, it would be too late.
"Xiao Chen!"
Zhangsun You Ye shouted, attracting Xiao Chen's gaze. He pretended to be dignified and said,
"Xiao Chen, you are indeed a character. However, our Zhangsun family is not something you can offend. How about this, if you let go of my son and join our Zhangsun family, this elder will let bygones be bygones and pretend that nothing happened. How about it?"
"Join your Zhangsun family? Hahaha. " Xiao Chen laughed mockingly. When the experts of the Zhangsun family had ugly expressions, he said coldly,
"This young master is used to being alone and has no interest in joining any hypocritical big family, even if it's an aristocratic family. The reason you want to rope me in is because you want my secret, right? If this useless young master hadn't fallen into my hands, then you would have killed me long ago, right? "
"This …" Zhangsun You Ye felt a little guilty when he saw Xiao Chen's sharp and bewitching gaze. He was speechless for a moment. Xiao Chen had seen through his thoughts, and Zhangsun You Ye felt a little guilty.
"Guilty? Speechless? " Xiao Chen laughed coldly. He looked straight at Zhangsun You Ye and said coldly, "If you want your son to live, immediately do as I say.
"If you want your son to live, then immediately do as this young master says. This young master's request is very simple. In fact, it's also for the sake of your Zhangsun Family. That is for you to kill the Li and Zhou Family!"
"Brother You Ye, did you hear that? This bastard is trying to sow discord between us again! He even threatened you for the Third Young Master. Just now, he threatened the Third Young Master in the same way. He is too much! "
As soon as Xiao Chen's voice fell, Li Shijie, this old fox, immediately seized the opportunity to attack Xiao Chen and shift the blame to Xiao Chen. His skin was incomparably thick.
"That's right. This bastard is too vicious. He has repeatedly tried to sow discord between our three families. He deserves to die ten thousand times for his crime!" Zhou Botong said angrily. His face was full of righteousness.
"Shut up!"
Xiao Chen channeled his spiritual power and shouted coldly. His voice shook the entire area and stunned everyone. Before Li Shijie and Zhou Botong could say anything, he said disdainfully, "You're the King of Hell!
"This young master is talking business with the Zhangsun family. Do you have the right to speak? Who do you think you are? Or do you not care about the Zhangsun family at all? No wonder you can invert right and wrong and shift the blame to others. Third Young Master, tell me, did I threaten you? "
"No." Zhangsun Wuxin answered very simply. Not to mention that Xiao Chen did not threaten him, even if he did, he had to speak for Xiao Chen for his own life.
What's more, Li Shijie and Zhou Botong really wanted his life just now, so Zhangsun Wuxin said to his father, Zhangsun You Ye,
"Father, help me kill those two old bastards, Li Shijie and Zhou Botong. Our Zhangsun family is not something they can bully!"
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