Chapter 1386 - 1385: The Outcome Will Be Decided Tonight
Su Yang glanced at Zhao Hu Zi and said softly, "If these eight families switch allegiance, what then?"
"This..." Zhao Hu Zi was anxious: "Master Su, all of these seventeen families pledged loyalty to us. If all of them defect, then... wouldn’t our power be instantly dismantled?"
"So what if it’s dismantled?" Su Yang retorted.
Zhao Hu Zi was stunned, looking at Su Yang in disbelief, suspecting that Su Yang had gone foolish from drinking. Your power is being dismantled, and you still ask me what of it? You say what of it!
Su Yang, however, was calm, and with a faint smile, he said: "Hu Zi, have you ever considered whether these seventeen families truly belong to our side’s power?"
"How could they not belong to us?" Zhao Hu Zi said: "Everyone recognizes them as aligned with our side!"
"But can we mobilize them? Can we command them? Can we have them do certain things, make certain sacrifices?" Su Yang asked.
Zhao Hu Zi was completely dumbfounded; indeed, he couldn’t command any of these seventeen families, even though they claimed to stand on their side.
"When trouble arises, they seek our protection. When there’s a matter at hand, they offer no assistance. What kind of power is that?" Su Yang shook his head and said: "Our true power lies within the people in the Shen Family Courtyard, not including these seventeen families. The current situation presents an opportunity for weeding out. Like sifting sand from the surf, we will see which of these seventeen families can withstand until the end, who will continuously stand by us—that is the power that truly belongs to us. Those who flee at the slightest threat cannot be considered our power, understand?"