Chapter 1026: 635. Pledge of Allegiance_3
Chen Yu and Li Bingxi are both smart people; they wonât believe in one-sided stories from certain individuals within the Qingâs Family unless the other party has no retreat.
Of course, given their personalities, these tokens of allegiance are probably only a part of it.
They will surely wait until the most critical moment to take action.
The Shadow said, "Itâs comforting to see someone from the Qingâs Family taking action. Theyâve waited so many years; each one scared to death, long forgetting the bloodiness of the Qingâs Family ancestors. The Qingâs Family on the day Qing Zhenâs ancestor treaded the snow up Ginkgo Mountain was the real Qingâs Family. Now, itâs just wearing the shell of the Qingâs Family, barely surviving."
Qing Chen muttered, "Clearly theyâre here to kill you, how can you be so happy?"
"Theyâre not here to kill me, but to kill us," the Shadow explained cheerfully, "Compared to my death, they more wish to see you die."
"Why?" Qing Chen asked, puzzled.
"Someone might have guessed your identity, so theyâre worried the Family Head will continue plotting for you to inherit the Qingâs Family," the Shadow patiently said, "There is something to tell you; outsiders only know the danger of the Shadow Strife, but they donât know that every generation of the Family Headâs son, as long as they participate in the Shadow Strife, doesnât live past 20. Those branch family members are willing to participate in the Shadow Strife and absolutely donât want to see the Qingâs Family become the exclusive property of any one lineage... Donât underestimate the strength of the Qingâs Family branches. Theyâve been surviving under my shadow for nearly ten years and have been planning for ten years. Xiao Chen, people of the Qingâs Family are all wolf cubs; some grow into jackals, some into Wolf Kings."
Qing Chen was stunned for a moment, so after the Shadow Strife began, some people would want to poison the Shadow.
The result was the death of that Ning Xiujie instead.
The Family Headâs son becomes everyoneâs first target when participating in the Shadow Strife, until the Family Headâs son is eliminated, then the real Shadow Strife begins.
Originally, the Shadow should have died too, should have been besieged.
But he stepped into the realm of a Demigod with just one move, and no opponents remained.
So people from each faction could only pinch their noses and accept it, waiting for the Shadow to die.
But now, when they know the Family Head still has a younger son, the branches of Qingâs Family went mad; if they donât take action, theyâll never get their day.
Qing Chen asked, "But... Why couldnât it be done by the Family Head, like Ning Xiujieâs death, or those wanting to kill you in the Qingâs Family this time?"
The Shadow suddenly said seriously, "Xiao Chen, I choose to trust him. Of course, you can trust him as I do, or you can not believe him; itâs all up to you. Be wary of Qing Shiâs father and also of Qing Wenâs mother; those two... are both lunatics."
Qing Chen was silent.
Clearly based on reasoning, the one who could make the Shadow unable to find the murderer, the Family Head has the biggest suspicion.
Worldwide, there are less than five people capable of doing this.
Yet the Shadow does not suspect that Family Head?
No way, Qing Chen admits he canât do it; his biggest suspect now is the Family Head; all investigations will start around the Family Head.
He asked, "But... how could they guess my identity?"
The Shadow said with a smile, "I told them."
Qing Chen: "..."
"How could one catch the cub without entering the tigerâs lair?" the Shadow retorted, "If I donât throw out enough bait, how would they act? If they donât act, how would Chen Yu and Li Bingxi come?"
Standing in the woods, Qing Chen complained, "You could have entered the tigerâs lair yourself, how could you throw me in? Now not only do the Chen Clan, Jindai, and Deer Island want to kill me, even the Qingâs Family wants to kill me. What am I, a public enemy?"
The Shadow said, "Thereâs already so many wanting to kill you, does it matter if the Qingâs Family joins in?"
"You, the glorious Qingâs shadow, donât act cute with an accent after selling your brother... So, are you planning to kill the Demigod?" Qing Chen asked helplessly.
The Shadow shook his head, "I was confident at my peak, now I am not. But I have my plans."
Zhang Mengchan and others were hiding beside them; in such a tense atmosphere, this brother and sister were actually chatting.
You two should show some respect to the cannon fodder, would you?!
The Shadow said, "Continue south; the road to Taboo Land 002 might not be peaceful."
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