Chapter 3552 - I’ll Catch Up
"You're wrong! They’re a disorganized mob. Anyone that dares to stand out will be hammered down and the rest will follow! As long as Li Tianming dies, all of them will forget what happened today and comply! If we don't make a strong show of force, more and more fools like them will test us!" Qitian Xiao snapped.
Qitian Muyu grit his teeth. He wanted to say that, while this would cause people to temporarily quiet down, it still planted a seed deep down. If the Three Exalted Houses failed to kill Tianming, the seed of frustration in the masses might explode.
The number of unaffiliated eminents was higher than that of the Three Exalted Houses, after all. They were currently a leaderless pack with their own interests in mind. Many were also servants of the Three Exalted Houses, so it wouldn’t be easy for them to form a unified power block.
However, House Fenglin was one of the houses that had directly served House Suishen, with Eminent Fengying having been in Suishen Ranxing's circle. Their deaths set the precedent that not even servants of the Three Exalted Houses were safe and were grouped together with the masses, creating a singular group that could potentially work together!
Even so, Qitian Muyu understood that there was no other solution than killing dissenters. Otherwise, more and more people would be encouraged to speak out. They had to deal with that one way or another.
It was all part of Tianming's plan to get them to dig out the Three Exalted Houses' dirty deeds. If they had been just rulers, they wouldn't have to fear something like this. It was a fact that they’d done unforgivable things, hence why they were on the defensive and had to suppress those who spoke out against them. They couldn't tolerate a small house that dared to talk back at them, or they would risk being mocked more and more. The valley lord's dignity and authority would be nowhere to be found.
The two million powerful astral gods watched as House Qitian killed one Fenglin after another, gripping their fists in anger. They had served the Three Exalted Houses for far too long, so it was rather difficult for them to overcome the habit of obedience. Even if some dared, what happened to House Fenglin was a stark reminder for them to think twice.
They needed figureheads to rally around, and the august houses were supposed to take up those roles. They were the ones who had the closest relationship to the Three Exalted Houses, with many of their descendants even intermarrying. It wouldn't be easy to get them to rebel, for it would mean breaking countless families apart!
Either way, it seemed that Qitian Xiao's punishment had had its intended effect. He chuckled and regained his poise as the Fenglins were exterminated, no longer appearing as helpless as when House Qingchuan had defied him.
Tianming, the former valley lord, and Suishen Jiguang witnessed it all from the ship. When the Three Exalted Houses stood together, they formed a powerful wall that towered over everyone in Myriadpath Valley. Uncle Hei and House Qingchuan's grudge against House Qitian was something that could no longer be resolved. It was all Qitian Xiao and Suishen Ranxing's fault! Even now, they still threatened Tianming and the others with the lives of the Qingchuans.
Even if I bombard this place with the Blissful Union, all I can do is damage Myriadpath Valley's infrastructure. It's impossible to save a thousand hostages from the grasp of elites like that.... That was the struggle he was facing. Tianming's rage against Qitian Xiao, Suishen Ranxing, and the rest had reached a boiling point.
Once Qitian Xiao had finished dealing with House Fenglin, he turned to House Qingchuan once more. The deaths of the Fenglins made the Qingchuans accept their fate. They wanted nothing more than to die, and that only infuriated Qitian Xiao more for not being able to vent on them.