Chapter 31 (2/2)

He promptly welcomed his father in and said:

“Father, why have you come?”

He Quanxin faintly smiled as he looked at his son with a gaze that possessed worldly wisdom and ability to see through. Under his gaze, He Yitian actually felt as if his thoughts were out in front. He lowered his head while feeling apprehensive inside.

He Quanxin suddenly asked:

“Yitian, are you depressed because Yiming has surpa.s.sed you?”

“No, I’m not.” He immediately shook his head. However, even he himself was not convinced of his words.

He Quanxin sighed and said:

“Yitian, how do you feel my relations.h.i.+p with your third uncle and second uncle is?”

He Yitian thought for a bit and said, “Extremely good.”

“Correct, it’s indeed extremely good,” The smile on the face of He Quanxin completely vanished before he calmly said, “However, when we were young, we also had arguments and even treated each other as strangers.”

He Yitian astonishedly opened his mouth, wis.h.i.+ng to speak. He had faintly guessed something but couldn’t be certain.

He Quanxin nodded and said:

“That’s right, you guessed right. Back in the day, your father’s cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds, far away from their reach. Therefore, they were envious of your father, and it almost separated us.”

He Yitian astoundedly asked:

“Then what happened afterward?”

“Afterward… your second and third uncles figured out. They acknowledged their eldest brother and took the responsibilities of the trifling matters in the estate and the business in the city, allowing me to wholeheartedly cultivate. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to reach my current realm.”

He Yitian’s face was a shade of red and green. He understood the intent behind his father’s words. However, even though he had the notion, how could he instantly change? He once again lowered his head in silence.

With his intelligence, he was aware that his father’s toned down words concealed a sort of helpless and sad feeling.

Acknowledging…. how could such a matter be easy?

Since he was in the same position as his second and third uncle were back then, he understood how difficult it was to acknowledge.

He Quanxin’s gaze softened as he said:

“Your grandfather, all alone, arrived in the Tang Cang county and laid down such a strong foundation for the family. Even to this day, Xu family and Cheng family are stalking us from the sidelines. They both are big influential families, the roots of which goes way past several hundreds of years and foundation immeasurably and unimaginably deep. Our He family must be united if we want to survive. We cannot have internal strifes because of selfish motives.”

He Yitian respectfully said :

“I understand, father.”

“No, you don’t understand,” He Quanxin solemnly said, “When the war break breaks out outside, if He family’s younger generation can’t twist together to form a rope, what awaits us will be nothing but destruction.”

He Yitian’s body slightly trembled before he abruptly raised his head and said:

“Father….”

He Quanxin waved his hand and continued, “If He family truly collapses, you think Xu family and Cheng family would be lenient?”

He Yitian’s face twitched a few times as his fists clenched.

He Quanxin turned around, his voice turning extremely soft yet carrying a strange force:

“Yitian, as the eldest member of the third generation, you should be extremely clear on what you need to do. Back in the day, the few words that your grandfather said to your second and third uncle, I pa.s.s them onto you today. If there is He family estate, we can have all the power, pleasures, glory at the flip of the hand. If there is no He family estate….how will eggs grow under a broken nest.

Watching his father’s swiftly retreating figure, He Yitian silently pondered for a while. His state of mind intensely fluctuated, as if he’d once again returned back to today’s Skill Compet.i.tion.

After witnessing his sixth brother’s advancement speed and [Splitting Mountain Thirty Six Forms], he suddenly had a heavy, powerless feeling. Especially, within the third generation, he was a crane among a group of chickens. However, once this feeling of superiority was taken away from him, his self-confidence suffered a devastating blow.

However, at this moment, a different notion had appeared in his mind. If his sixth brother could truly breakthrough into the XIantian realm in future, would there still be a power that could contend He family?

These words were not blurted out merely on a spur. After a long time, he let out a long sigh. Although he couldn’t transform his way of thinking in a short term, he’d started to work towards it.

Similarly, he also understood that once he’d figured it out, it would also prove highly beneficial to his future cultivation.

Looking towards his sixth brother’s residence, He Yitian bitterly smiled. This was perhaps a physiological barrier he must overcome.

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