Chapter 316: Too Late for Regrets
The Primordial Energy of the Overlord Blade Estate was far thicker than that of Qingzhou City, truly a superb place for cultivation, to abandon it would truly be a pity.
"If you want it, then it's yours."
Luo Hao sneered coldly, then directly maneuvered the Spiritual Artifact, transforming into a streak of light that disappeared into the distance.
"Clan Leader, what should we do? Why don't we just stay here?"
An Elder of the Liu Family, gazing at the exquisite buildings around and feeling the dense Primordial Energy, couldn't help but reveal a greedy look in his eyes.
"No, Zhao Letian destroyed this place, he would definitely not allow others to occupy it, especially people from the four major families of Qingzhou City. If he discovers us here, we will surely not escape death, we must leave immediately."
The Patriarch of Liu Family's eyes flickered with struggle, but finally, he gritted his teeth and said with a pained expression.
Following that, the people of Liu Family reluctantly left the Overlord Blade Estate, stealing away the trash that Zhao Letian abandoned as treasures before they left.
Those of the Liu Family who left the Overlord Blade Estate all wore a despondent look, their eyes filled with complex emotions.
By now, they had essentially confirmed that the person who had destroyed the four major families of Qingzhou City, as well as the Overlord Blade Estate, must be Zhao Letian, that youth who was almost tied through marriage to their Liu Family.
It's a pity that they decisively chose to betray Zhao Letian in order to cling to the City Lord Mansion, even going so far as to drive Zhao Letian to a dead end.
They used to think that the family's choice was very wise. However, since seeing Zhao Letian's astonishing performance in the last martial meeting of Qingzhou City, they started to regret.
Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in this world, and by that time, it was already too late for them to turn back.
To this day, they are filled with heart-wrenching pain and endless regret, and they cannot help but fantasize, had they not betrayed Zhao Letian back then, what kind of scenario would the Liu Family be in now?
Thinking about it, with Zhao Letian's current formidable strength, had he married into the Liu Family, who in Qingzhou City, or even among the many dominant forces surrounding Qingzhou City, could contend with the Liu Family?
What a huge loss!
Merely to become a vassal to the City Lord, they missed the opportunity to become a dominant power themselves. The members of Liu Family deeply regretted, forced to admit that the family had made an unprecedentedly foolish decision.
Especially the Patriarch of Liu Family, his mood was utterly dejected, his complexion gloomy, as if his guts were turning green with regret.
He had the chance to become Zhao Letian's father-in-law, to enjoy supreme glory and wield immense power, but now, all this was out of his reach. Even worse, for the rest of his life, he would live in the shadow of Zhao Letian, constantly worrying that Zhao Letian would come to take his life.
Even the usually proud Liu Fei, at this moment, couldn't help but reveal a tinge of regret in her beautiful eyes.
Had she known that Zhao Letian would have his current strength, she naturally would not have betrayed him, nor would she have given herself to Shentu Yu and Zhao Lingfeng. Compared to the current Zhao Letian, what were those two? They were nothing worth mentioning.
Her former wish was merely to become the lady of Qingzhou City, but now it seems that if she had always followed Zhao Letian, by now she would have been more than just the lady of Qingzhou City.
Sadly, her regret comes too late.
"Hmph, there are heavens beyond this heaven, and people beyond this world. This universe is boundless. Zhao Letian, you just wait, I, Liu Fei, will definitely find a man stronger than you. Then, the grudge of today, I will surely repay a hundredfold."
The regret in Liu Fei's eyes vanished in the blink of an eye, replaced by a fierce and venomous glare.
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It wasn't just the Liu Family who had regrets.
The Zhao Family was filled with immense regret as well.
Before the Liu Family arrived at the Overlord Blade Manor, the Zhao Family had already made their way to the Iron Sword Sect.
The Zhao Family originally intended to seek refuge with the Iron Sword Sect, but upon witnessing the empty peaks and the brutal signs of battle on the main peak, they were left with no choice but to abandon their plans and leave the Iron Sword Sect helplessly.
For they knew, if they dared to stay at the Iron Sword Sect, they would inevitably provoke Zhao Letian's vengeance.
At this moment, the regret in the hearts of the Zhao Family was certainly no less than that of the Liu Family.
Although the members of the Zhao Family had never really admired Zhao Letian and his mother, the once-proclaimed prodigy of the family, Zhao Letian, had indeed been considered as the hope for the revival of the Zhao Family and had received serious cultivation for a while.
After all, the members of the Zhao Family weren't foolish; if Zhao Letian could rise under their nurturing and lead the Zhao Family to prominence, they too would reap tremendous benefits.
However, destiny is unpredictable, and fortunes can change overnight. When the news that Shentu Yu had crippled Zhao Letian's cultivation spread back to Qingzhou City, the Zhao Family immediately abandoned Zhao Letian and treated him like trash.
But to everyone's surprise, Zhao Letian, whom the Zhao Family had discarded as trash, soon proved to the world in the martial arts meet of Qingzhou City that he was not only the pride of the Zhao Family but also the true number one talent of Qingzhou City.
At that time, the Zhao Family still had the chance to mend their relationship with Zhao Letian and his mother, but they chose not to do so, opting instead to continue to suppress and ostracize them, even to the extent that Patriarch Zhao could watch indifferently as Zhao Letian was nearly killed, without lifting a finger.
The choices of the Zhao Family led Zhao Letian to lose all hope in them. Since then, there had been no turning back.
Looking back now, had the Zhao Family consistently cultivated Zhao Letian without giving up mid-way, perhaps the Zhao Family would have become the dominant force of Qingzhou City, or even the entire region thousands of miles around.
Yet now, the Zhao Family has fallen to a pitiful state of homelessness and displacement, and they must constantly worry about Zhao Letian seeking further revenge, always living in fear and trepidation. Compared with what could have been, their current situation was the difference between heaven and hell.
However, members such as Patriarch Zhao, Head of Zhao Family Zhao Wuji, Zhao's second and third uncles, as well as direct descendants like Zhao Lingshan, Zhao Shijie, and Zhao Lingfeng, once considered the number one talent of the Zhao Family and now being carried like trash, felt no regret. Their hearts were filled with nothing but endless resentment, cursing fate for not granting them powerful talents like Zhao Letian's, and despising Zhao Letian's ruthlessness for not considering family ties and for directly expelling them.
"Zhao Letian, just you wait, we will return, and when that time comes, you will pay for the death of my son," Zhao Wuji swore with a vengeful glint in his eyes, and then led the surviving members of the Zhao Family in search of a new haven.
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Liu Family's and Zhao Family's remorse was unknown to Zhao Letian, and he didn't care.
At this moment, he had already arrived at a large mountain deep within the dense forest.
On the peak of this mountain, there was a sect of grand scale, with buildings and palaces scattered about. From a distance, one could sense the surge of demon energy.
Naturally, this sect was Zhao Letian's next target, the Ten Thousand Beast Sect.