Chapter 1106: Why Don“t You Try Asking Nicely...? (1/2)
”Right now,” Davis spoke, ”We are still losing out. Valdrey Alstreim, you should be thankful that my mother is being merciful as she understands that the causes are the factor that should be taken into account when punishing rather than the consequences.”
”Now that it is clear that Faragin Yantra was the cause and you were merely the consequence that danced to the former's tune in my mother's matter, you have a chance to repent.”
”However, punishment is unavoidable since there's a person who had died. My mother's mother was a victim of Weiss Alstreim's shrewd scheming, and for pampering him, you and Grand Elder Elise Alstreim should be punished without a doubt.”
”As Ancestor Dian Alstreim also said, you two should surrender while you can and repent for your wrongs.” Davis logically stated and advised.
After that, Davis didn't watch Grand Elder Valdrey Alstreim's expression but cast a glance at his mother.
Since his mother decided to just punish them instead of killing them as they were just partly at fault, he could understand her decision.
However, he mused that it shouldn't be just that, but another factor stopped her from killing them. He felt that she and Nora Alstreim might've reached some kind of consensus. It was just he didn't know what kind of deal they had established.
'Well, as long as it doesn't negatively affect the family... I think I can turn a blind eye...'
His mother was her own person. He was clear that she should be able to make decisions for herself, and as for whether it would be good or bad, only time could tell.
*Sigh~*
Suddenly, a long sigh could be heard.
Everyone's attention was grabbed as they looked at Grand Elder Elise Alstreim possess an exhausted expression on her face. Her rosy yet dull lips moved, ”I'm tired...”
Grand Elder Valdrey Alstreim and Patriarch Eldric Alstreim's expression changed.
”No, mother-”
”Don't say anything, Eldric. I finally understand that I was a fool to have taken such a person as my grandchild and nurture him to be an upright person... trying to make him the next Patriarch, as good as you.”
”Even though he wasn't up to Edgar Alstreim's level, I still supported him and pampered him. I believed that as long as obtained the responsibilities of a Young Master, he would shine brightly, just like you.”
”All I thought was that he had a liking to women as all men would possess, but I never saw through him until the end...”
Grand Elder Elise Alstreim's voice trembled before she wryly chuckled, ”I never thought that I was blinded by my affection towards him...”
It could be seen that she was regretting to nurture such a character.
”It's my fault... I have failed to look after my grandchildren...” Patriarch Eldric Alstreim was full of blame for himself.
Normally, he would be staunch and prideful when it came to every matter, but when it came to his mother, he was nothing more than a child. He couldn't bear to see her suffer as it reminded him of the time whenever his mother would cry while thinking of his father, her husband, who had died in a danger zone.
Furthermore, Weiss Alstreim was his grandchild three generations apart, so it could be said he partly had responsibility in this matter.
He inwardly grumbled before he clasped his hands towards Ancestor Dian Alstreim, ”Ancestor, can something be done about this matter without having my mother and grandfather facing a punitive sentence?”
He knelt in mid-air and kowtowed.
But then, Patriarch Eldric Alstreim saw himself standing without his own consent.
Ancestor Dian Alstreim visibly sighed, ”Stand up, child.”
”You have no need kowtow as you have done nothing wrong but took care of the family all these years to the best of your ability.”
”As for your mother and grandfather, they have no way to avoid responsibility. For their wrongs, they should at least spend two thousand years in prison while having their cultivation bases sealed.”
The three of their expression shook, but Grand Elder Elise Alstreim's expression became aghast!
Two thousand years? By the time they crossed that amount of time, her father, Grand Elder Valdrey Alstreim, would already be a few steps near to the grave!
Grand Elder Valdrey Alstreim was around eight thousand years old, and Peak-Level Law Sea Stage Experts possessed a lifespan of twelve thousand years. If two thousand years of imprisonment passed, then her middle-aged looking father might become an old man instead! Not only would his potential decline, but even the chances of him stepping into the Law Rune Stage would severely be affected.
”No! Compared to what I did, father's actions don't warrant him to suffer for that long. All he did was conceal the wrongs that we did and suppressed information from spreading. It wasn't as if he was the person who was directly responsible for everything!”
”What do you propose?” Ancestor Dian Alstreim asked as he saw that Grand Elder Elise Alstreim seemed to be more inclined to accept her punishment.
Grand Elder Elise Alstreim's eyes flashed as she knelt, ”I ask Ancestor for leniency and shorten my father's sentence as he doesn't have much time to live compared to me.”