46: Chapter 46 The Ancestor's Strength

After Wang Gang left, Pei Tianlin walked in.

Every time he faced his own Old Ancestor, a trace of awe would involuntarily rise in his heart.

But driven by curiosity, he still asked the doubt that had been buried in his heart for a long time.

"Old Ancestor, why did you meet with Wang Gang? The Wang Family is nothing more than a grasshopper in autumn; they won't be jumping around for much longer. With our Pei Family's strength, we could completely wipe out the Wang Family."

"If you have nothing to do, read more books. Your head is full of nothing but the reckless behavior of a boor who only knows how to kill. It's true that without Wang Yang, the Pei Family could indeed destroy the Wang Family, but have you considered the consequences of doing so?"

"Once a war breaks out between the two families, the Wang Family's dozens of Divine Strength Martial Artists and hundreds of Foundation Martial Artists will surely come out in full force for a desperate fight. Facing so many Martial Artists who do not fear death, even if I personally take action, the Pei Family's casualties would certainly not be small," Pei Qingyun explained irritably, rolling his eyes.

"Besides, do you think the Evil Suppression Bureau and the government office wouldn't intervene, just standing by and watching us slaughter the Wang Family and monopolize all their resources in Wuyang County?"

Although Pei Tianlin also felt that what the Old Ancestor said was correct, he still had doubts in his heart.

"Your meaning, Old Ancestor, is that the Evil Suppression Bureau and the government office would intervene. But I'm still a bit puzzled. Since both would intervene, why did Wang Yang dare to directly invade our Pei Family's territory a few days ago?"

"It's a long story. The reason Wang Yang dared to act was not only because he was gambling, but more importantly, because he had secretly reached a cooperation with Ling Ziwen. As long as he could destroy our Pei Family, even if he were discovered by the Evil Suppression Bureau, he could push the blame onto Ling Ziwen," Pei Qingyun said.

Hearing this, Pei Tianlin became even more puzzled.

As far as he knew, although Ling Ziwen was wanted, he was only a Divine Strength Realm Martial Artist, and his strength was roughly on par with his own. How could he be qualified to cooperate with Wang Yang?

Furthermore, Wang Yang's cooperation with Ling Ziwen undoubtedly offended the Evil Suppression Bureau, so the Bureau would have even less reason to stop the Pei Family from taking action.

Just as he was about to speak, Pei Qingyun seemed to have anticipated him. "Regarding Ling Ziwen, you don't need to pay too much attention. He is a Five-Viscera Martial Artist, and his strength is close to the Late Stage of Five Viscera."

"Ling Ziwen is at the Late Stage of Five Viscera!" Pei Tianlin's mouth hung open, his eyes filled with shock.

A former great commander of the Evil Suppression Bureau with strength close to the Late Stage of Five Viscera. Once this news got out, it would be no different from dropping a depth charge into a calm lake; it would surely shake all the major and minor forces within Wuyang County.

"You don't need to spread this matter; it won't benefit the situation in Wuyang County," Pei Qingyun instructed, ignoring Pei Tianlin's shock.

"Understood." Pei Tianlin nodded vigorously, still unable to calm his emotions.

But soon, he realized something even more shocking.

Earlier, when the Old Ancestor defeated Wang Yang with a single strike, he had thought that the Old Ancestor might have broken through to the Mid stage of Five Viscera Realm.

Thinking about it now, he realized that he had still far underestimated the Old Ancestor's strength.

With Wang Yang and Ling Ziwen cooperating and joining forces, the Old Ancestor could still kill Wang Yang.

This level of strength was likely not something the Mid stage of Five Viscera Realm could achieve.

Could it be that the Old Ancestor was at the Late Stage of Five Viscera?

At the thought of this possibility, Pei Tianlin's heart pounded violently.

Despite the Pei Family being one of the three great families of Wuyang County with a resounding reputation, if judged by the standards of the Great Jing Dynasty, they were merely a Third-rate force.

But Third-rate forces also had their differences in strength. For example, the former Pei, Wang, and Li families were just at the bottom tier of Third-rate forces.

Once outside Wuyang County, the three families didn't have much influence.

But once a Late Stage of Five Viscera was born in one of the three families, they could immediately squeeze into the ranks of veteran third-rate families.

With the title of a Veteran third-rate family, Third-rate forces from various counties would give the Pei Family some Face.

Besides that, the Pei Family would also have more opportunities to obtain rare resources.

As long as Pei Qingyun did not fall, the Pei Family would surely produce a new Five-Viscera Martial Artist within just a few years.

While being shocked by the Old Ancestor's cultivation, Pei Tianlin was also deeply stunned by the Old Ancestor's sneaky 'Old Six' behavior.

All along, the strength the Old Ancestor displayed to the outside world was only the Early stage of Five Viscera Realm, and he even recently showed signs of declining blood and qi. Could it be all for this day?

This kind of sneaky behavior makes it impossible for people to guard against.

Fortunately, it was his own Old Ancestor, so there was no problem.

If the Old Ancestor's hidden cultivation was that of a Six Viscera Grandmaster, that would be even better.

Pei Qingyun didn't know that while he was explaining on one side, Pei Tianlin was wildly overthinking on the other.

"Pay more attention to the Wang Family's affairs in the next few days and inform me of their situation in a timely manner. If nothing unexpected happens, by the day after tomorrow at the latest, you will hear the news that the Wang Family has become a subsidiary family of our Pei Family," Pei Qingyun said slowly.

Hearing Pei Qingyun's words, Pei Tianlin, who was already overthinking, felt his mind explode once again.

At this moment, he seriously doubted if he had misheard.

The Wang Family is going to become a subsidiary family of the Pei Family!

If this word got out, let alone him not believing it, the entire Wuyang County wouldn't believe this rumor.

This is simply too exaggerated.

But he knew better that it was impossible for the Old Ancestor to boast in front of him.

In fact, from the moment Wang Gang entered the door, he had wondered about his visit to the Pei Family's base.

Perhaps it was to seek self-preservation or to compromise.

Or even sacrifice a portion of their interests in exchange for the Pei Family's forgiveness.

But no matter what, he would never have thought in this direction.

The Wang Family, one of the three great families, was going to become a subsidiary family of the Pei Family.

Once the Wang Family became a subsidiary of the Pei Family, the Pei Family would have the right to allocate all the resources the Wang Family possessed.

This was a hundred times better than directly wiping out the Wang Family.

Sure enough, someone simple-minded like him was only suited for fighting and killing.

The Old Ancestor is truly masterful.

In just this short while, the stimulation Pei Qingyun had given him was more than he had encountered in his entire life.

He had to go out and calm down.

"Old Ancestor, please rest assured, leave this matter to me. I will definitely record the Wang Family's situation over these few days in full and bring it to you for personal review," Pei Tianlin said in a low voice, holding his head.

"Then that's all for now. You shouldn't have any more questions, right?" Pei Qingyun said.

"Thank you, Old Ancestor, for clearing my doubts. No more, really no more," Pei Tianlin hurriedly waved his hand; he didn't want to be stimulated anymore.

Seeing Pei Tianlin like this, Pei Qingyun almost thought he was mistreating him.

...

With Pei Tianlin's departure, Pei Qingyun slowly began to savor his tea again.

By returning Wang Yang's corpse, he did indeed have the idea of subduing the Wang Family.

But at the same time, he was also prepared to destroy the Wang Family.

Whether the Wang Family existed or not, the Pei Family had to obtain the maximum benefit.

Only in this way could he obtain more Family Luck points.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly; Wang Gang's proposal hit the bullseye.

As long as the Wang Family exerted effort, he would surely reap a batch of Family Luck.

The only thing that worried him was whether the Evil Suppression Bureau and the government office would intervene because of this.