17 Chapter 17 (1/2)
Shen Yue arrived at the Divine Family, and it seemed they were expecting his visit. Chen Zhenlong and all the elders were in attendance when he was shown into the great hall.
”Welcome Shen Yue, it has been too long.” Said Chen Zhenlong.
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”Uncle Zhenlong, it has indeed been too long. I had wished to come when I had broken through to bronze rank, to have a spar with brother Chen Linjian. But unfortunately, I have been humiliated and wish to know where my allies stand.” Shen Yue got straight to the point.
He was pretty sure that Chen Zhenlong would be neutral at best and side with Ye Zong at worst. But he had a good opinion of the Divine Family and wished to give them a chance. As long as they stayed neutral, he would leave them alone.
”Yes, this came as a terrible shock, no one could have seen this coming. What is it you want to do?” Chen Zhenlong asked. He was not surprised the kid wanted revenge, they had all seen the fallout Shen Hong had received from angering the little devil. The whole city had laughed at the Sacred Family patriarch for throwing away a genius, Shen Fei's disappointing actions as a playboy, only made them laugh harder.
”That snake in the grass from the Heavenly Marks Family has already defiled the slut, so I want nothing to do with her. He can have the capricious whore. But the City Lord has blessed this marriage and spat on his honour and word, so I intend to dethrone Ye Zong. What I want from you, is to stop supplying pills to the Snow Wind Family, or at the very least charge them and their allies double the price.” Shen Yue told them his plans.
If Shen Yue was using the supposed might of only the Nemesis Family, then the Divine Family will probably not support him. But Shen Yue planned to throw the cat among the pigeons. It was time to release the masked man. Seeing the looks of disbelief on the elders' faces he knew it would be the only way to succeed.
”Of course if it was only my Nemesis Family opposing the City Lord, I will certainly be crushed. But last night, I received a very unusual visitor. He happened to be masked and lead a group of strong brothers, have you perhaps heard of him? He seemed to think that a man that can not even honour his word is not a man to manage a City! What do you think?”
Now the Divine Family elders were wearing looks of shock! The masked man was finally making a move! For five years he could have crushed the entire City by himself, but had done nothing but secure the borders. What did this mean?
Chen Zhenlong sighed, his brother Ye Zong had really made a mess of things. What was he thinking making an enemy out of this little scamp? Although Shen Yue didn't say it, Chen Zhenlong knew that if he sided with the Snow Wind Family, then past friendship or not, he would be destroyed alongside Ye Zong. Looking at the constipated faces of the elders, they were thinking the same thing.
”Ye Zong has been my friend for a long time, so at most I can only raise the price. From now on the Snow Wind Family and its allies will be charged double. But I will not attack them, they are still Glory City citizens.” With a heavy heart, Chen Zhenlong gave in and raised the price, drawing a line in the sand where he stood on this matter.
”That is true uncle Zhenlong, I will not be the one to draw first blood, but I will retaliate if he is stupid enough to attack me. Thank you for helping me in this matter, I will come again with gifts. The masked man said that the Immortal Elixir Guild had some new pills coming out and would gift me some.” Shen Yue was happy, although he knew that Chen Zhenlong was brothers with Ye Zong, he was still reasonable enough to impose sanctions on the Family.
His next stop was, of course, the Celestial Brotherhood headquarters. It was time to publically meet his 'benefactor', the mysterious masked man. He really needed a stage name for Su Qiang.
As Shen Yue approached the compounds gates, he was stopped by a couple of overbearing guards. Su Mei was giggling behind her hand as he made a bit of a public spectacle. He could have managed it smoothly, but he wanted it to appear as if he had no relation with the mighty Brotherhood.
The crowd that had gathered to laugh at another arrogant young master were surprised when he was finally allowed entrance after arguing with the guards for twenty minutes.
As he was escorted to Su Qiang's office, he looked around at the progress the Brotherhood had made. The group now numbered close to a thousand members, with half of them at black-gold level. They also passed the 'Hall of Villians' that now held nineteen heads. Greed and humanity seemed to be synonymous.