Chapter 292: Kill Him or Keep Him? (2/2)

“The Baili family sure is noble,” Xue Wei mocked. “When I was forced to pay a visit, the young master leading the others used the same method as you are now.

“He was not content about talking with me concerning my abilities, methods, and formulas, he wanted more, so he started threatening my dear ones.

“I promised to come here on the condition that my friends and family were left safe and sound, that no one would threaten them or force them to do anything.

“Yet here we are, you have realized the benefits of my friend’s abilities, and now you want to abuse this power—even force me into agreeing if I want him to be safe, is this really how the Baili family conducts themselves?

“You first guarantee that they will be safe and unharmed, not forced into anything, but after realizing you can get more benefits, you go back on your promise?

“Do you really think that I am a defenseless animal? That I am just going to sit here and let the Baili family walk all over me? We had an agreement; if you do not abide by it, then don’t blame me for causing havoc!”

As Xue Wei spoke, an invisible force could be felt building in the air. Although the grand elder would never be threatened by Xue Wei, he could feel that this young man was getting increasingly difficult to control.

Although this man would be a great addition to the Baili family, the grand elder was starting to wonder, for the first time, if it was even possible to control him.

If he had been willing to join them, then he would have been a great strength for their family, but when he refused, there was a chance that he would end up being a negative influence on their family, if not even a threat.

Xue Wei clearly had a lot of potential, his strength was growing rapidly, and he was still young. Even amongst the youngsters in the Baili family at his age, there was only one who could rival him in his cultivation base of spiritual energy—even when all the experts from the Baili family had had the support of the Soul Tower since they were young.

Xue Wei only came to the continent recently; he was not a person who had grown up entering the Soul Tower, and thus his advance in spiritual energy should be slower than others, yet he was still at an unparalleled level for his age.

Not to mention, he did not only focus on spiritual energy, but he was also a strong Qi cultivator. He was a true monster.

A hostile gleam appeared in the grand elder’s eyes. It was clear that the elder was currently in a battle between his greed and his logic.

Greed told him that Xue Wei had so many wonderful secrets that could assist their family. That, if Xue Wei was fully tamed and made loyal to their family, then they would be unstoppable—even for the king.

Logic and reasoning were telling him that although he had a lot of undiscovered potential and information, this young man was simply too dangerous. He was a threat from the moment he had opposed the Baili family, and he also knew that they would lose some things for executing him, but would they really lose a lot?

In the end, he had to decide; was it worth it to risk their family for something they had no guarantees would succeed? He was leaning more and more towards killing Xue Wei, ending the problem and ensuring that he would not end up bringing disaster upon them.

Just as the grand elder had finally reached a decision, he reached out his arm, dense spiritual energy gathering in his palm, ready to erupt at any moment—when the sound of a horn rang through the entire compound, interrupting his train of thought and making the grand elder furrow his brows.

The spiritual energy on his palm stayed for a moment before the horn rang again, and the grand elder withdrew his hand, glancing at Xue Wei with a worry clouding his eyes, and quickly rushed out of the dungeon.

“Seems like they heard my roar,” Xue Wei muttered to himself when he heard the horn. He did not need to ask to know that this was the call to arms for the Baili family.

And only one thing could make the Baili family group up like this, and that was if an attack on their family was coming. Right now, the only ones likely to attack the Baili family were the Yuan and Gu families.

“Let the show begin,” Xue Wei grinned as he stood up and reached out his arm. The door that had been keeping him imprisoned for the last few days was wrenched off its hinges, the useless metal bars clanging on the ground. Although it was strong enough to keep a spiritual energy cultivator with a Qi level of Heavenly Warrior rank inside, Xue Wei was an Earth Knight.

A Knight and a Warrior were in completely different categories. What could hold back a warrior was nothing against a knight.

Being released from the cell, Xue Wei casually strolled through the dungeons, peering at the other cells, but finding that they were all empty.

When he reached the staircase, he found that there was not a guard to be found, just like when he reached the top of the stairs—the building where all the guards should be present was completely empty. All the guards must have rushed towards the sound of the horn.

Smiling slightly, Xue Wei walked through the Baili family compound, a luxurious place that was usually bustling with life all over, but right now, there was no one as all of them had gathered at the front gate where a cacophonous uproar could be heard.