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As for the personal guard, the ancestor of the Iron family, his identity wasn't supposed to be conferred with a title. But Ling Xiao was still out of public opinion and was conferred the title of a duke that lasted for generations.

There was a reason why they weren't afraid of him rebelling with a large force, it was because this ancestor of the Iron family had the blood of an ancient giant and had sworn loyalty to the Ling family for generations.

The Ancient Giant Race was a very powerful race in the Ancient Era. They had similar appearances to humans, but they were several tens of times larger in size.

Although the Giants were powerful, they were relatively simple-minded. They were innately warlike and numbered very few in number.

They will never betray whoever they decide, even their descendants or those with their bloodline.

However, it was a pity that these huge, silly, and adorable races had disappeared since ancient times. Only some humans possessed the bloodline of the Giants. The Iron family was one of them.

It was also because of this that the Ling family trusted the Iron family immensely and gave the Iron family the position of Grand Marshal.

The Iron family also possessed the blood of the giants. Although many of their clansmen hadn't awakened due to their bloodlines being too thin, their physique and innate battle prowess had made them much stronger than normal.

There was also a quasi-Saint realm expert within the clan. This was a huge threat to the Wen Yuan Marquis' manor, and it was unavoidable even with all sorts of methods.

Wen Shang walked out from the inner room, looking at his grandfather who was burning with rage. His eyes were indifferent, with a hint of hatred in them, causing people to tremble with fear. It was as if this was not his grandfather, but his enemy.

"Grandfather, what's wrong?" Wen Shang had a smile on his face. The indifference in his eyes had disappeared and was replaced with a look of respect, as if what he had just seen was an illusion.

"Sigh!" Seeing the incoming person, Wen Cheng sighed lightly. The anger in his eyes was gradually suppressed, but he still clenched his fist and said, "Isn't it..."

He shook his head and didn't continue speaking.

Ye Zichen looked at his grandson's eyes without any intention of spoiling him, and felt very satisfied in his heart. After being nurtured by whatever means he could do, this grandson of his did not let him down.

Obedience to him, cold-blooded and decisive, these were all tools of vengeance cultivated by him and were all tools of revenge for his future successors.

As for kinship?

Hehe, how can there be any kinship between these great powers? He only needs to preserve the integrity of his bloodline.

Their Wen family had been nurturing them like this since they were young. It was like nurturing a Gu, survival of the fittest, and no emotions. Only the best could be valued, and the rest would either die or be used to protect the family.

To them, the most important thing was to complete the thousand years of hard work of their ancestors. Brothers were not brothers, and there was no kinship between them. As long as you were the most outstanding, you could control their life and death.

Wen Shang remembered that he had a sibling brother, but that brother of his couldn't be cruel and merciless. The two brothers had a very good relationship with each other.

However, in order to make them cold-blooded and ruthless, their grandfather locked them up together. He made them kill each other, saying that only one of them would survive.

Finally, Wen Shang survived. His brother died at his hands, and since then, his heart had died as well. He only knew how to obey his grandfather's orders.

Only when he met her did he retain the last bit of his conscience, the last bit of his feelings.

He had concealed his feelings very well. He did not dare reveal them in the slightest, afraid that Wen Cheng would discover them and force him to kill her.

"Grandfather, don't worry. Once our plan succeeds, the entire Soaring Cloud Empire will be our Wen family's."

At that time, destroying the Ling and Qin Families would be like searching for a treasure. Do not get angry now, for it is not worth it to hurt your bodies! " Wen Shang said with a face full of respect. There was no trace of falsehood in his words.

As for what he was thinking, only he knew.

"I don't want to be angry either!" Wen Cheng did not notice the change in Wen Shang and believed that the latter was a puppet cultivated by him, a marionette.

He rubbed between his brows and said in a muffled voice, "It's just that those old bastards are too popular. There's also Lin Quan. How dare he defy my will?

Did he forget who gave him his title and his rights? "

Speaking of Lin Quan, the rage on Wen Cheng's face grew even more intense.

He paid a huge price, using a scheme to take control of the eastern side and hand it over to Lin Quan. But in the end, he was bitten back.

"Pah!"

Wen Cheng casually slapped Wen Shang, his face overcast, as if he could squeeze out water from his mouth, "It's all because of a useless trash like you. Weren't you full of confidence in the past, not putting Lingyun in your eyes?

You have caused my Wen Yuan's household to suffer such a great loss just because of a scheme that can be figured out with a snack.

This is still not the start of the plan. If it starts, it might be due to your mistake that the plan fails.

That way, will you be able to live up to the efforts of your ancestors? "

Clutching his burning face, Wen Shang did not argue. He respectfully listened to the lecture, not daring to show any dissatisfaction on his face.

"We, the Wen Yuan manor, cannot swallow this down so easily. I must make the Ling Family pay. " Wen Cheng said bitterly, his fists were clenched tightly as a terrifying killing intent radiated from his body.

"Grandpa, don't worry. Grandson will definitely make them pay the price." Wen Shang respectfully replied.

"En!" Wen Cheng nodded lightly. "Don't let me down, you've always been a steady person when it comes to doing things. I hope that you'll do the same this time. Don't let anyone down, lest you repeat the same mistake again."

"Yes sir!" Wen Shang respectfully nodded in response.

"Come out!" Wen Cheng looked to the side of the sky and said indifferently.

The void trembled, and a black smog appeared. The smog distorted, and slowly turned into a black-cloaked man.

His entire body was shrouded in a black robe, and only his eyes were exposed. Furthermore, they were pitch black, and he didn't have any whites in his eyes.

This person was actually an incomparably rare dark attribute martial practitioner, known as the best assassin existence.

Amongst the four Rare Spiritual Energy Warriors of the Wind, Thunder, and Light, there were even more wind and lightning than the Light and Darkness Attributes.

Darkness attributed warriors could merge with the darkness, making it impossible for others to sense them. They were the favorite of the night.

After reaching the Martial Saint realm and comprehending the Dao of Darkness, it would become even more terrifying, to the point where the fangs of the Dark Night King would be revealed.

However, they also had a natural enemy, which was the light element.

During the day, their concealment effect would be greatly weakened, and they wouldn't be able to display their true strength.

And in the dark night, light could expel darkness, and they couldn't hide their bodies. The only advantage they had was that they no longer existed, unless they had an overwhelming advantage in strength.

Perhaps they were of the same strength, but their comprehension of the dark path was much higher than the opponent's. This way, they would not be afraid of the opponent's light.

However, the dark attributed spiritual energy would also have an impact on their mental state. They would lean towards the dark side and easily produce negative emotions.

Even the more normal ones were reticent and the most suitable ones to be assassins.