CHAPTER 895: CHAPTER 895: ABANDONED

After Zhan Shao finished speaking, he continued to stand there leisurely, with a faint smile on his face, as if he had no scruples at all.

He was relying on his power to bully others, and he did it openly! He didn’t take the Wu Family, which controlled the underground world of Shangjing, seriously at all, as if the Wu Family could be kneaded and manipulated by them without daring to resist.

In fact, although the Wu Family had considerable strength and powerful influence, it was nothing compared to the Zhan Family! Whether in terms of foundation or in the comparison of martial force, the Wu Family was far inferior, completely crushed in existence.

Especially in terms of top martial prowess, the Zhan Family was more than one level above the Wu Family! Although their lower-level martial force was not as good as the Wu Family, the final victory depended on high-end martial prowess.

Taking down Wu Jindao and the high-level figures of the Golden Saber Society was as easy as pie for the Zhan Family, which was why Zhan Qi dared to come and ’seek justice’ from the Wu Family with just a few people! With just a few top experts, they could easily suppress the Wu Family!

At this moment, Wu Jindao’s face was extremely gloomy. The Zhan Family’s actions were clearly intended to carve flesh from the Wu Family, and they made no attempt to hide it!

But the Wu Family had no way to retaliate, since they simply couldn’t resist and couldn’t afford to offend the Zhan Family. Knowing the other party’s intentions, they could only allow themselves to be slaughtered. This sense of powerlessness and frustration was enough to drive one mad with anger.

Of course, this was under the premise of not having Ye Xuan. Now that the Wu Family had formed an alliance with Ye Xuan, they gained a powerful ally, and they certainly wouldn’t be willing to let the Zhan Family carve them up again because having Ye Xuan meant the situation was completely different!

The Wu Family could leverage Ye Xuan’s strength to resist the Zhan Family, which could protect the Wu Family’s interests from being violated, because Wu Jindao was full of confidence in Ye Xuan.

Thinking of this, Wu Jindao immediately said to Zhan Qi, "Young Master Zhan, my son injured your cousin, and you want justice for him! I feel very sorry about this and am willing to make compensation. I wonder what kind of price Young Master Zhan wants my Wu Family to pay?"

He also wanted to test the Zhan Family, to see if they were going to demand the lion’s share!

Although Ye Xuan was backing the Wu Family, he didn’t want to turn against the colossal Zhan Family unless absolutely necessary.

As long as the other party’s demands weren’t excessive, he was willing to tolerate being extorted once for the sake of peace, keeping Ye Xuan as the last trump card.

In response, Zhan Qi’s smile grew wider, and he extended two fingers, speaking calmly, "Family Head Wu, I can give you two choices! First, I directly break your and your son’s legs to return the favor; second, your Wu Family becomes a vassal of my Zhan Family, and hands over half of its power to us, and then I won’t pursue this matter further!"

Hearing this, Wu Jindao’s face turned completely cold.

The Zhan Family was clearly not willing to let them off. He could accept neither of these conditions!

The first was self-explanatory, and the second was even harsher, ceding half of their power and becoming a subsidiary family of the Zhan Family? This was completely about swallowing the Wu Family whole, leaving them no way to survive! How could he possibly agree?

Taking a deep breath, Wu Jindao coldly and solemnly said, "Young Master Zhan, your two conditions are too harsh for me to accept! Please offer a condition that my Wu Family can fulfill, otherwise our discussion ends here."

After pausing, he continued, "Moreover, allow me to inform you of something: standing behind my Wu Family is none other than the Feng Family, to which Mr. Feng Tianxiang belongs! My Wu Family is a vassal of the Feng Family, so what is your meaning in asking us to switch allegiance?"

"Hehe, does Young Master Zhan not even regard the Feng Family? Please, for the sake of Mr. Feng Tianxiang, don’t make things too difficult for my Wu Family."

Zhan Qi looked at Wu Jindao with a faint smile and said, "Family Head Wu, don’t use the Feng Family to pressure me! Standing here talking with you now already gives you a lot of face. If you still don’t appreciate it, what I want will not just be half of your power! Please, consider your decision carefully..."

"By the way, since you’re a Feng Family vassal, I’ll tell you this: actually, our coming here was tacitly approved by the Feng Family! Hehe, Family Head Wu, you’re a smart person; you should understand what I mean, right?" Zhan Qi said with a cold smile.

What?

How could this be!?

Wu Jindao’s heart was engulfed in monstrous waves; the Zhan Family came here with the Feng Family’s consent!

Doesn’t this mean that the Feng Family knew the Zhan Family would cause trouble but didn’t stop them, hoping instead for them to carve flesh from him? Moreover, they wanted to cut out a large chunk, severely weakening the Wu Family!

It’s unbelievable that the Feng Family is so ruthless; the resources he had filialy provided them over the years were not insignificant, yet at this critical moment, they turned to bite him!

Wu Jindao couldn’t help but feel a sense of desolation; after all these years of hard work for the Feng Family, providing countless fortunes, was this how he was to be heartlessly abandoned and become a pawn in the power struggle?

No! He couldn’t believe this was true! Maybe the other party was deliberately deceiving him to make him give up resistance.

"Ye Xuan, lend me your phone!"

Wu Jindao gritted his teeth and immediately turned to Ye Xuan.

Ye Xuan said nothing, pulled out his phone, and handed it over because he could see the situation clearly: the Feng Family probably had abandoned the Wu Family!

Once he had the phone, Wu Jindao immediately dialed a number, which belonged to a person from the Feng Family, one he had long memorized.

After a few rings, the call was connected, but no one spoke.

Wu Jindao steadied his heart and said into the phone, "Mr. Feng, this is Jindao. I apologize for bothering you so late!"

"Oh, it’s Jindao, what’s this about?"

After a long silence, there came a middle-aged man’s voice, sounding quite gentle.

"It’s like this, Mr. Feng. People from the Zhan Family of Tian Nan just broke into my house, demanding I give them half of our power, claiming this was with your approval! I just wanted to ask, is there such a thing?"

Wu Jindao carefully chose his words, trying to remain calm as he recounted the situation.

There was an extended silence from the other side, and after a pause, that voice said again, "Jindao, just agree to their demands."

Boom!

Feng Tianxiang’s words were like a bolt from the blue, exploding in Wu Jindao’s mind, leaving his face pale with disbelief that such words came from Feng Tianxiang’s mouth!

For the painstaking efforts of decades, creating today’s Wu Family, to end up just as a disposable pawn.

Crunch!

He was extremely unwilling, clenching his fists tightly.

The rage in his heart burned ferociously, like a wildfire consuming his organs! He was unwilling to submit and couldn’t accept such a truth, not after years of enduring and serving tirelessly, only to be heartlessly discarded.

This had already exceeded the limits of his tolerance!

At this moment, he suddenly made a bold decision in his heart.