Chapter 730: The Business World (I)
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"
A scream echoed through the desolate valley, its sound lingering in the air before fading into silence. Moments later, a weak, trembling groan followed.
"I kind of miss Chu Liang..." Huyan Bin muttered under his breath. "If we hadn’t schemed against him... and even if we couldn’t take down Red Cotton Peak, we could’ve at least lived comfortably off the dividends. Why did we have to end up suffering like this?
"Father..."
Half-covered in blood and miserably bound to a thorn pillar nearby, Huyan Bin muttered incessantly.
His father, Huyan Dong, was standing before him. The Mount Mang rebels had sealed Huyan Dong’s cultivation power for a long time as well, yet his robes remained relatively neat. Perhaps the rebels of Mount Mang recognized that, while he lacked exceptional combat strength, he was still a seventh-realm cultivator whose unwavering dedication to the Dao made him impervious to their methods. Thus, they didn’t bother to lay a hand on him.
They focused all their efforts on torturing Huyan Bin. At this rate, they were practically demoting him from son to grandson[1]. Meanwhile, Huyan Dong, untouched and unscathed, skipped straight to great-grandpa status without lifting a finger.
"The world’s conflicts have always followed the same brutal logic—victors reign as kings, while the defeated are branded as thieves. The strong prey on the weak, and once you step into the game, emerging unscathed is anything but easy," Huyan Dong said as his eyes narrowed slightly.
His expression remained aloof as he continued his lecture, "We cannot win against Red Cotton Peak, and beyond them, many others are just as eager to tear us apart. The rebels of Mount Mang are merely the most barbaric among them. Falling into their hands is simply an unavoidable calamity—one that fate has dealt to both you and me."
"It’s clear that fate has dealt me this calamity, but you... you’re still eating well and sleeping soundly," Huyan Bin muttered, his expression growing even more sorrowful.
Huyan Dong continued to take the opportunity to impart a lesson. “It’s because you are weak. The weaker you are, the more control others have over you.”