Chapter 14: The cruelty of the Long family
In the face of everyone's respectful greeting, Ji Xuan showed no interest whatsoever. He didn't even raise his head and said indifferently, "This has nothing to do with you."
Patriarch Sun, Patriarch Gao, and Patriarch Lu appeared nervous. Although they had spoken, they didn't dare to simply leave the man alone. At that moment, they felt a deep sense of regret. If we had known this would happen, we would have delayed our visit to the Long family. Meeting the City Lord like this is truly embarrassing...
The atmosphere in the hall gradually turned serious. Long Chen looked at the three patriarchs and asked in a cold, slightly playful tone, "Why do you want to meet me?"
The patriarchs swallowed nervously and hurriedly replied, "Leader Long, during your absence over the years, we truly had no intention of invading the Long family, but we had no choice..."
"That's right! At the time, the Feng family forced our hands and demanded we act against the Long family!"
After hearing of the Feng family's destruction and Long Chen's rise to the Innate Realm, fear struck them deeply. The strongest cultivators in their families were only at the ninth level of the Spiritual Cleansing Realm. How could they possibly oppose the Long family now?
Hearing such pitiful excuses, Long Chen's eyes turned cold. He raised his head slightly and sneered, "So, according to you, you're also victims?"
The patriarchs trembled, sweat pouring from their foreheads. "N-no! Over the years, though we were threatened, we still committed many foolish acts..."
"To make amends for the damage we caused the Long family, we are willing to surrender 50% of our family assets as compensation."