Chapter 335 (1/2)

”Good work, I knew I could count on Elder Zhuao!”

Zhang Dong might have looked like this White Tiger Clan elder but he was unsure about his mannerisms. He only saw the man for a few minutes before snapping his neck so there was not much to go off of.

”How about that Xia Yanmei?”

”Don't worry young master, everything has been arranged, they will be disposed of by my men…”

This seemed to have been the plan. This elder Zhuao feared Zhang Dong the most so he wanted to deliver the killing blow himself. The rest of the Snapping Turtle Clan weren't as important, none of them had the strength to go against anyone close to a Martial Master's level.

”Splendid! I'll be sure to mention Elder's name to my father!”

”To the lord?”

He answered while trying to sound ecstatic. Thanks to going through this library he had an idea about the power dynamics of this clan. The name of this young master was mentioned in one of the newer scripts.

His father was in line to be the next Patriarch while at the current moment the grandfather was still in this position. He was a Martial Grandmaster but was already close to 150 years old. His time was slowly coming to an end as these cultivators could reach about the age of 200.

This Dai Rong was the first son of the next in line to be the Patriarch. Due to this, it seemed that he liked to throw his weight around just like the other young masters from this world. The 'event' that Zhang Dong was in proved how little he thought about other people. In his eyes, this young master was already too rotten to be redeemed. Already many people had died because of him and if Zhang Dong didn't step in there would be more carnage.

”Yes, we will return now Elder, my father has called for me, grandfather has called for a meeting! Maybe he will announce father as the new Patriarch!”

”Ah, of course, young master.”

He nodded at the young man that started laughing maniacally. The girl next to him didn't look very taken back, she clung even more as if this young man was a meal ticket to a better life.

For now, he followed after this young master, he knew that this elder was the main bodyguard but there were also a few other weaker clan members around for the ride. As they went through the city he watched as the people bowed their heads at this young man.

No one dared to meet his gaze and even the children were kept away. Dai Rong seemed to enjoy how much everyone was afraid of him. His cultivation wasn't even that great, he was an Inner Aura middle realm cultivator. Even those apes that he fought against would be more than a match for this haughty youth.

While exploring the city with him Zhang Dong's mind started to wonder. He remembered the world that he visited before. The people there seemed to have free will but some of them acted like a personification of tropes.

Was it the same here? Were these young men and women forced to act like this due to the world's system? Or was this just the result of their upbringing? It could have also been a mix of the two and only more mindful individuals would be able to break free of the imposed programming.

His wife and the people around him did change somewhat after he appeared. They did become less bloodthirsty at least when around him. What would they do in a remote city? Would they revert to some pre imposed haughty programming if they met someone below them that was seeking trouble?

There was also another bigger problem on his mind. He remembered the king from that world. He was some kind of watcher left behind by whoever created these worlds. If that world had someone like that, then one could have been left behind here as well.

There was one person that fit that bill, the Azure Dragon Emperor that towered over everyone. There was also the monarch of this Emerald Phoenix Empire, it could be him instead, maybe even both he had no idea of knowing.

In that world, he was lucky enough to be much stronger than whatever the heroes were capable of. Thanks to that he could defeat that watcher in battle. In this world on the other hand he expected these watchers to be above the nascent soul great circle realm.

'Maybe with my current soul level I could…'

”Welcome young master Rong!”

He snapped back to reality after hearing the young master's name being raised. They had finally arrived at the meeting place. There were other young masters with their own bodyguards and retainers gathered.

'I should focus on the problem at hand…'

He straightened out and started looking around. They were on the outside in some kind of garden, there was quite a large fountain in the middle. Around it, many youths gathered and were talking about some current events.

'There are a lot of youngsters here, looks like this announcement will concern the younger generation…'

He didn't think that Dai Rong would be getting the announcement that his father was becoming a Patriarch. Maybe instead he would have to contend with the other young masters for some special cultivation technique or cultivation resources.

The cultivators loved to put their younger generation against each other to thin out the herd. Only the few that remained at the end would be given proper management to advance further in life.

'Hm… those people seem a bit different…'