“In this world, there are always some things that we can’t control, aren’t there?” Chen Liang smiled. “You once said that there is no such thing as family affection in the Chen family.”
"For the sake of profit, for the sake of gaining a foothold in the family, it is common for fathers and sons to kill each other, and for brothers to kill each other. The process is not important, the outcome is important, and the one who stands at the end is the final winner."
Chen Liang stood up and slowly placed his hands on the table: "I was the last person standing. Have I met your requirements?"
“You are indeed formidable.” Chen Wanning stood up and gritted his teeth, “And I never expected that you would be the most ruthless one. Your uncles, cousins and others are either dead or injured.”
“They are from a collateral branch of the family, but they are still your relatives. They are within the third degree of kinship. How could you bring yourself to do that?”
"As it turns out, I was right. If I hadn't taken action, this meeting wouldn't even be halfway through." Chen Liang shrugged. "The Chen family is a large family, so power should be more centralized."
"Only in this way can decision-makers carry out all their decisions quickly. The Chen family doesn't need so many opposing voices; their deaths were worthwhile."
"You bastard..." Chen Wanning suddenly grabbed the cane beside him and smashed it hard at Chen Liang.
Chen Liang turned his head to avoid it, and with a thud, his cane fell to the ground.
He looked at Chen Wanning, suddenly grinned, then walked to the cane, picked it up, weighed it in his hand, then slammed it down heavily on the conference table.
With a snap, the cane broke in two. Chen Liang casually tossed it to the ground as if it were trash.
"You... how dare you!" Chen Wanning's face turned ashen with anger.
The cane was a symbol of his power, representing that he was the head of the Chen family. Now, this symbol had been smashed in two like trash. How could he not be angry?
"How presumptuous!" Chen Liang leaned closer to him and grinned maliciously. "Old man, there's something I think you need to consider."
"That means you were in charge of the Chen family, always high and mighty, and no one dared to disobey you."
"But there are two things you have to admit: first, you're getting old; second, you're no longer the head of the Chen family."
Chen Liang grinned, smiling broadly: "In a few years, you might go to the Xuan Yang Sect to cultivate in seclusion, but if you still try to interfere in the affairs of the Chen family, you might not make it to the day you go to the Xuan Yang Sect."
"You bastard, how dare you threaten me?" Chen Wanning looked incredulous.
Before he officially abdicated, he was still the head of the Chen family. Where did Chen Liang get the audacity to disobey him?
"I'm not threatening you, I'm warning you." Chen Liang sneered, "Really, you don't need to interfere in family matters anymore, otherwise, there might be some unexpected consequences."
"Wu Li!" Chen Wanning roared in anger.
With a flash, Wu Li appeared, bowing slightly to Chen Wanning: "Patriarch, what is it?"
“Slap him…” Chen Wanning pointed at Chen Liang.
"Yes." Wu Li looked up without hesitation. He stepped forward, his figure flashed, and he had already passed Chen Liang. Then he opened his hand and slapped Chen Liang hard across the face.
*Thud*... Chen Liang stumbled, taking more than a dozen steps back before collapsing to the ground with a thud, spitting out a mouthful of teeth mixed with blood.
Wu Li's strength is at the half-step Celestial Phenomenon level. He could really kill him with a single slap, making him vomit blood. That would be being too kind to him.
Chen Liang lay on the ground, not reacting for a long time. After a long while, he finally struggled to stand up.
Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, he suddenly laughed: "Why don't you just kill me?"
Chen Wanning was furious; he really wanted to have Chen Liang killed.
But thinking about it, he still had to swallow his anger.
Both of his sons were gone, and his other grandson was already a cripple. Although Chen Liang was a bit arrogant, he was indeed very capable.
He didn't want the Chen family he had worked so hard to build to end up in the hands of a collateral branch.
“If you don’t kill me, then you have to learn to accept this fact.” Chen Liang straightened up: “You’re old, and the Chen family is no longer yours.”
"Chen Liang, don't get arrogant after you've gained power." Chen Wanning suppressed his anger: "I'm warning you, before my official handover ceremony, I am still the head of the Chen family."
“As long as I’m alive, it’s not your place to speak. Yes, no one is more suitable to take over the Chen family than you right now, but don’t force me.”
"What's wrong with forcing me? You can't kill me, at most... you'll just make me suffer a little." Chen Liang laughed heartily: "Old man, there are some things you may not want to admit, but you still have to accept reality."
"A new emperor brings a new court. The Chen family is no longer under your control, hahaha..."
Chen Wanning was so angry he felt like his lungs were about to explode. He coughed violently, then turned and left in a huff.
He felt he was going to go crazy if he stayed with Chen Liang any longer.
“Young master, the patriarch is your elder, your own grandfather,” Wu Li said coldly. “You’d better show him some respect.”
"Yes, I've already respected him a lot, haha." Chen Liang laughed heartily: "The Chen family no longer belongs to him; it's just that he hasn't been able to accept it."
Suddenly, Chen Liang shut his mouth, because the three streams of energy gathered but did not erupt, condensing in front of his forehead.
Meanwhile, Wu Li, with his right hand pointing outwards, displayed no restraint in his killing intent.
Even though he knew Wu Li couldn't possibly kill him, Chen Liang still kept his mouth shut and dared not speak.
The strength of a half-step Celestial Phenomenon expert was something an ordinary person like him could not withstand.
“Young master, it is indeed something to boast about at a young age, but I have a word of advice to give you.” Wu Li slowly withdrew his energy from mid-air and said slowly, “It is better to be low-key in life and work, otherwise, things may develop in a direction you do not expect.”
"Are you threatening me?" Chen Liang asked, his face grim. "You dare to kill me?"
“I’m not threatening you, I’m warning you.” Wu Li glanced at him coldly: “I’m a disciple of the Xuan Yang Sect, and I’ve been working for the patriarch for twenty years.”
"I am utterly loyal to the patriarch. If something were to happen to him because of you, I wouldn't care whether the Chen family is the direct successor or not, understand?"
Chen Liang's heart skipped a beat; Wu Li's words had truly shocked him.
Yes, Wu Li is only loyal to Chen Wanning. If Chen Wanning is really angered to death by him, he will definitely kill him.
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