Chapter 898: What Does Brotherhood Mean? (Part 1)
Tang Hao walked quickly, kneeling before Li Mu.
Li Mu was taken aback, glancing at him sideways and saying, "What are you doing?"
Tang Hao, bold in front of so many people, walked up to Li Mu, knelt on the ground, and cupped his hands:
"If you must punish my brother... let me take his place!"
As soon as these words were spoken,
the room erupted into a commotion.
Everyone started discussing it, and many looked at Tang Hao with puzzled expressions. Some sharp-eyed cultivators immediately saw through his strength.
"This guy is a newly awakened fledgling; how did he get to Tiandu Mountain? How could there be such a rookie at Tiandu Mountain?"
"Strange, ordinary people shouldn't be able to get in. Even if they're from the Dark Web, they wouldn't easily open the Array's gate."
"There's no spiritual energy fluctuation on him, meaning he hasn't even mastered the cultivation method, an ordinary person who can't even fight a martial artist, maybe he's just awakened a small part of his ability."
"That's useless, it's a setback. How many years must pass before his ability enhances?"
The surrounding discussions made Tang Hao and Tang Xue's faces flush red with embarrassment.
In the midst of these people, the two cousins seemed smaller than ants.
Looking at the kneeling Tang Hao,
Fang Yu couldn't help but roll his eyes and said, "Do you really think I'm so petty and narrow-minded?"
Huh?
Li Mu and Tang Hao didn't understand what Fang Yu was implying.
Fang Yu chuckled:
"Li Mu… you're a member of the Dark Web, so you're my brother! As a brother, not being able to protect your family is my failure as a leader. I won't hold you accountable for your mistakes. But... you must not, from now on, abandon those around you like before. Otherwise, what's your purpose in living?"
Li Mu was taken aback.
He stared at Fang Yu with a bewildered expression.
Fang Yu stood up.
His gaze calmly swept over everyone, saying:
"Since I started in Jiangzhou, I've met many brothers and confidants who shared life and death with me... Over those eight years, I've watched my brothers die one by one and felt the betrayal of brothers firsthand. That's when I realized my own insignificance... So, I wanted to become strong enough to protect those around me, and that's why I joined the Dark Web and became a leader... I once promised my brothers in the Dark Web that as long as I'm there, no harm shall come to them."
Upon hearing this,
Li Mu's eyes reddened, probably recalling the day his parents passed away.
This was the kind of leader he wanted.
"Li Mu, the rules of the Dark Web… clear in rewards and punishments. You're a competent member of the Dark Web. This is your rightful reward..."
Swoosh.
Fang Yu tossed a purple elixir pill.
Li Mu immediately caught it.
Astute observers recognized the pill and exclaimed, "Nine Transformation Qi Condensing Pill! It can directly elevate a martial artist to an eighth-grade primary rank cultivator! That's quite the gesture!"
Even to these high rank cultivators, the pill might seem trivial, but at any time, it was a rare find.
Li Mu's eyes gleamed, and he said excitedly, "Thank you, boss!"
"Don't be in a hurry to thank me! You arbitrarily revealed Dark Web secrets and tried to bring two unrelated strangers in, abusing your position! This crime cannot go unpunished..."
Fang Yu looked sternly at Tang Hao, Tang Xue, and the suddenly unsmiling Li Mu.
"Li Mu, I sentence you to guide these two newcomers properly. Are you willing?"
Upon hearing this,
Li Mu was momentarily confused, his brain struggling to process, staring blankly at Fang Yu, wasn't this a punishment? Why was he suddenly tasked with taking care of them?
Seeing Li Mu's bewildered look, Tang Hao immediately realized, and excitedly said:
"Thank you, boss! Li Mu, aren't you going to quickly thank our boss!?"
With Tang Hao's reminder, Li Mu came to his senses and repeatedly said, "Thank you, boss!"
The two of them stood up, grinning ear to ear, and joined the crowd.
At this moment, Tang Xue felt mixed emotions; looking at the indifferent Fang Yu, she realized... the gap between them was like heaven and earth, she feared she would never stand beside him like those unparalleled women.
At the same time,
the scene was in an uproar, but all with cheerful laughter.
Once the scene quieted down,
holding the Tianyin Zen Staff, the ancestor Jiang Hongxiu cupped her hands and said, "I didn't expect your highness to be so magnanimous, putting so much effort into such a small character."
Small character?
"Clan Leader Jiang, you're wrong. In my eyes, everyone is the same; there are no big or small characters," Fang Yu replied calmly.
"Yes. I've misspoken!"
Jiang Hongxiu was greatly moved.
Unexpectedly, the Dragon Clan's prince was so righteous and sentimental.
At this time,
Fang Yu spoke up, "Today, with everyone here... I'd like to talk about what's been happening in Jiangzhou over these past few days."
Everyone's eyes focused on him.
Fang Yu paused and said, "Currently, nine of the Ten Great Bloodlines' tribes have appeared, except for the Elf Clan... I suspect, during the Secret Realm explosion eight thousand years ago, the Elf Clan was wiped out."
"Wiped out?" Everyone was shocked.
"Yes,"
Fang Yu was reluctant to say, "The Elf Clan is the most resilient among the Ten Great Bloodlines, if the other great clans can survive, there's no reason they'd lose contact. Additionally... from now on, the Ten Great Bloodlines will not be our enemy. My wife, Ye Wenjun, the current Holy Daughter of the True Phoenix Clan, will no longer have any ties with the True Phoenix Clan."
Everyone nodded.
They had all heard about Ye Wenjun.
The True Phoenix Clan brought this upon themselves, there was no one else to blame.
"The second matter, and it is very important. After a Secret Realm explodes, it will continually expand, and collisions with time-based Secret Realms will cause huge explosions. Therefore... we must monitor the changes in Secret Realms constantly, especially nearby time-based Secret Realms."
At this time,
Jiang Ren stood up and said, "Rest assured, Mr. Fang. This is my duty. I have installed surveillance equipment within a ten-mile radius of Tiandu Mountain's Secret Realm. Any changes will be reported and recorded immediately."
"Good!"
Fang Yu looked at Jiang Ren with satisfaction.
"There's also a rather important decision..."
Everyone looked at Fang Yu with anticipation.
Fang Yu continued, "After the Secret Realm explosion, it'll be difficult for the previous world to sustain itself, so... the world will become more dangerous. It's time to enhance the strength of the brothers at Tiandu Mountain. Jiang Ren, arrange for the brothers, brave and confident, to sign up with you for time-based Secret Realms with large conversion ratios!"
"Yes!" Jiang Ren cupped his hands.
"Chen Daotian, Lin Weifeng, Xu Huawen... the three of you..." Fang Yu had just mentioned these names.
He saw in a corner, Chen Daotian with a worn-out expression, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. Beside him, a plump woman clung to his arm with an infatuated look and refused to let go!
This plump girl was Song Gusheng's daughter, Song Wan.
Holding back a laugh, Fang Yu continued, "The three of you are to train in the Secret Realm at the back mountain, the first time you go in, a week in the Secret Realm equals seventy years! I'm giving you..."
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