"Lu Family Leader, there's a sudden situation concerning my turn. I can't give any protection to the Lu Family anymore. The money is here on this bank card. I didn't move any of it..."
"Lu Family Leader, I'm truly sorry. There's also a sudden situation on my side, and the Martial Arts conference will start so soon. I have to make some preparations..."
Very quickly, the martial arts grandmasters that the Lu Family had enlisted came forward one after another. Some uttered these polite phrases.
"Grandmasters, if you're unsatisfied with the treatment, we can renegotiate this..." The Lu Family Leader remained silent, as one of the Lu Family high-ranking members hastily spoke.
"Lu Family Leader, your Lu Family is trying to deceive us all. You never told us beforehand that your enemies are so powerful. We've all heard that just recently, in Shen City the Mie Family lost ten of their martial arts grandmasters, including the strong ones from the Huajin Mid Term Realm. Even Wei Donglai, who is from the Huajin late-stage realm, dared not intervene..."
A martial arts grandmaster with a bad temper said coldly.
"Precisely, Lu Family Leader, we can't take up this mission. With that level of enemy strength coming at us, if we take this mission, we are simply marching to our death..."
The head of a martial arts grandmaster nodded and uttered.
The Lu Family offered them a substantial reward. However, compared to their lives, that amount meant nothing.
"This..."
Faced with the blunt truth spoken by these martial arts grandmasters, some high-ranking Lu Family members were at a loss for words.
These martial arts grandmasters were anything but ordinary; they couldn't possibly force them to stick around to protect their family, could they?
Even if these grandmasters were willing to protect them, they'd dare not keep them. Who could predict whether those masters would remain loyal like dogs to their masters, or turn into dangerous wolves eating their masters?
"Dear Grandmasters, it's our Lu Family's fault for this incident. We hadn't expected Qingyun Company to be this powerful. Otherwise, we wouldn't have wronged them in the first place..." The Lu Family Leader began to talk.Nôv(el)B\\jnn
Upon hearing the Lu Family Leader's words, the grandmasters' expressions eased.
The Lu Family Leader was right. If they had known about Qingyun Company's strength beforehand, they would not have wronged them. From this perspective, it doesn't look like the Lu Family intentionally deceived them.
If they could help it, they'd not wish to fall out with the Lu Family.
The Lu Family is, after all, a powerful clan with enormous strength. It's not a certainty that they will be destroyed by Qingyun Company. To have a power like that as a potential ally, it's best not to antagonize them.
"Grandmasters, if you want to leave, our Lu Family dares not detain you. But I do have a request, which I hope you all could agree to," the Lu Family Leader said thoughtfully.
"What's the requirement?" demanded a martial arts grandmaster.
"One day later, we'll be out of the country?" The grandmasters' eyes sparkled.
Capital City was far away from Shen City, a distance of about 3,000 kilometers. At the moment, while Qingyun Company was eliminating the Mie Family, and they would probably not head to Lu Family right away. They should be able to get a day's grace, and then, they would reach the foreign country.
They didn't believe that Qingyun Company's power, however strong it was, could extend as far as foreign countries.
For three days of work and a reward of several hundreds of millions, that would be enough to persuade them to take the risk.
"Alright, I agree."
Before long, several martial arts grandmasters nodded in consent.
"Lu Family Leader, the fewer the number of people, the less noticeable we will be. Now there are several grandmasters that have agreed. I assume there will be more than enough protection for the juniors of the Lu Family. I'll recuse myself from this..."
There were also grandmasters who were uninterested in getting involved and excused themselves courteously.
However, their words made sense: the fewer people were involved, the smaller the target they would be. The present number of agreeing grandmasters was nearly adequate. The Lu Family hadn't expected all of them to agree in teh first place.
Besides, Lu Family Leader was hoping that after these grandmasters left the Lu Family, they could play up this news to draw people's attention and confuse outsiders.
So, after a few polite words, the Lu Family Leader let these people leave.
The money was left behind, but the Lu Family did give them some reward for having been on the Lu Family's side for such a long time, even though there were so many risks.
The Lu Family Leader ordered each martial arts grandmaster to be rewarded with one million, and the mid-stage Huajin grandmaster to be rewarded with two million. This way, these martial arts grandmasters did not look like they came for nothing. However, these rewards were a far cry from the hundreds of millions or even billions they had initially expected.
They can't even be compared with the hundreds of millions and nearly billions received by agreeing grandmasters.
Some martial arts grandmasters were somewhat regretful. However, when they thought about their lives, they didn't say anything more.
Very soon, these martial arts grandmasters left the Lu Family.
Afterward, a message spread.
In these few days, the martial arts grandmasters who came to the Lu Family learned about Shen City's Mie Family information and left one after another.
The current situation of the Lu Family was dire.
An hour later, a group of people left via a secret tunnel in the Lu Family to head abroad.