191: Heart as calm as water

Li Jie was greatly alarmed, 'No, Father, we can give him a portion, but we can't give him everything!'

'If we give him everything, our Li family will be finished!'

'How about we try to win over Liu Qing to be an Elder in our Li family, and we return Lu Yue to him?'

'I'll give you your mother!'

Thud!

Li Xiong kicked Li Jie flying.

'I've been wise my whole life, how could I have given birth to such an idiot?'

'We killed Liu Qing's entire family; we are his enemies. It would be good enough if he just forgave us. How could he possibly become an Elder for our Li family? Is your brain filled with shit?'

'Also, Lu Yue, that slut, do you think I don't know how you played with her?'

'What kind of woman can't Liu Qing get now? Would he care for a woman you've played with and ruined?'

'I'm just afraid that even giving up everything the Li family has won't be enough to catch Liu Qing's eye or quell his anger!'

Li Xiong's aura seemed to age decades in an instant, his eyes filled with helplessness.

...

The long road eventually came to an end.

Even though Liu Qing walked very slowly, he still finally arrived in front of the City Lord's Mansion.

The gates of the City Lord's Mansion were wide open.

Li Xiong, with Li Jie and hundreds of members of the Li family, knelt in unison inside the gates.

Besides that.

Hundreds of boxes of Heaven And Earth Treasure, along with countless energy stones and energy liquid, filled the entire courtyard.

Some items that couldn't fit were even stacked directly on the rooftops.

The entire courtyard was resplendent with jewels, shining brightly, with dazzling precious light.

Seeing this.

The people of City 10 gasped.

They had never seen so many treasures in their lives.

Besides that.

Although the City Lord had many offerings, how could he have acquired so many treasures?

They couldn't believe how much illicit money the Li family had embezzled and how much of the people's wealth they had plundered over the years.

Behind these dazzling treasures were countless tragic families who had been bullied by the Li family!

'What are the Li family trying to do? Why are they bringing out so many treasures?'

'These things should be everything the Li family owns, right?'

'Not only are they bringing out treasures, but they're all kneeling on the ground. I think they must know they're no match for Young Master Liu and want to beg for mercy!'

'Isn't that obvious? Young Master Liu is so strong now. That Master Ma probably didn't want to be enemies with Young Master Liu, so he ran away. Without Master Ma, how can the Li family contend with Young Master Liu?'

'Good! Good! These Bastard of the Li family have done so many bad things; they deserve this calamity!'

'Young Master Liu must not forgive them; they deserve to die, all of them!'

'Don't worry, Young Master Liu has a blood feud with the Li family. How could he let them go?'

The people laughed loudly.

Being able to see the arrogant Li family in such a state, they felt immensely relieved.

After all, in City 10, the Liu family was certainly not the only one with a grudge against the Li family.

It was just that the Liu family had the most people die, and suffered the most tragically!

Listening to the laughter of the crowd outside the gates.

The Li family members gritted their teeth in anger.

In normal times, who would dare to openly discuss and mock the Li family like this?

If they dared to say such things, their heads would be hanging above the City Lord's Mansion that very day.

But now, the common people, relying on Liu Qing's backing, were discussing the Li family so brazenly. How could this not infuriate them?

Liu Qing was amazing, so he naturally had the capital to point fingers at the Li family.

But what right did those common people have?

A dog relying on its master's power!

What kind of behavior is this!

The more Li Jie thought about it, the angrier he got, and he was about to get up to retort.

This movement almost scared Li Xiong to pee; he quickly grabbed Li Jie and growled, 'What the hell are you trying to do?'

'But they...'

'Shut up!' Li Xiong roared, 'Can't you tell what the situation is right now?'

'Are you trying to kill all of us!?'

With that, he quickly crawled to Liu Qing's feet.

His face was fawning, like a pug, no longer bearing the appearance of a high and mighty City Lord.

'Young... Young Master Liu, are... are you satisfied with what I've prepared?'

'I... I know what I did before was wrong. I'm a Bastard, I deserve to die, I was blinded by greed, I'm a beast!'

'But the dead cannot be brought back to life. Our Li family already regrets it. Please give the Li family a chance to repent, okay?'

'I promise that from now on, my Li family will turn over a new leaf and start anew. All the good deeds your Liu family did before, my Li family will do double.'

'If you don't want to see us, I can leave, I can roll out of City 10.'

Li Xiong quickly pointed to the mountain of treasures beside them.

'As long as you can spare the Li family, all these treasures are yours, and the position of City Lord is also yours. How does that sound?'

Li Xiong was practically licking Liu Qing's toes.

He prostrated himself on the ground, wagging his tail and begging for mercy, as humble as a speck of dust, pathetic and ridiculous.

Looking at his blood enemy kneeling before him.

Liu Qing's expression was surprisingly calm.

He had thought that when he saw Li Xiong and the others, he would be furious, would directly chop off their heads, or even torture them to death, to smooth out the hatred in his heart!

But Liu Qing realized he was wrong again.

He had imagined this scene countless times, but when it actually happened, Liu Qing felt empty.

Even though he could twist off Li Xiong and their dog heads at any moment, there was no joy of having his great revenge avenged.

It was a feeling of emptiness.

A deep sense of emptiness!

At this moment!

Liu Qing suddenly understood!

He seemed to understand why Liu Jiangyi wanted him to find a new direction for living in that illusion.

If Liu Qing's goal in life was only to seek revenge.

Then he might be insane by now.

Because even if he killed Li Xiong and the others, his dead family members could not be resurrected.

Everything he had lost could not be returned.

Liu Qing suddenly felt a little ridiculous.

A small Li family had made the former Liu Qing incredibly desperate, believing he might never be able to get revenge in this life.

But now?

The mountain he once couldn't conquer was prostrate at his feet, wagging its tail and begging for mercy.

All this, in barely over a month.

Liu Qing's silence made Li Xiong and the others feel as if they were sitting on pins and needles.

They were scared!

The more silent Liu Qing was, the more scared they became!

Fortunately.

Liu Qing spoke.

'Li Xiong, I have a question for you; answer truthfully.'

'Of course, of course!' Li Xiong was overjoyed, nodding his head like a pestle.

Liu Qing took a deep breath, 'If it were the former me standing here, would you still bring out so many treasures, and even bring your entire family to kneel here and beg me to spare you?'

Thump!

Li Xiong's heart trembled.

He had thought of ten thousand things Liu Qing might say, but he had never expected Liu Qing to ask this.

This question was beyond his expectation, and for a moment, he didn't know how to answer at all.

What he wanted to know even more was.

Why was Liu Qing asking this?

What exactly did he want to express?

How foolish this question was.

The former Liu Qing was as panicked as a stray dog; he only regretted not having completely exterminated him. How could he possibly beg for mercy like this?