Chapter 2525 - 2525: Old Chen Again

Facing the crowd's doubts, Wanyan Hongfeng was not much worried.

"Hehe..." Wanyan Hongfeng bitterly smiled and shook his head, saying, "Once those medicines get on you, they immediately enter your bloodstream. Their blood contains this medicine. If I wanted to deal with that Jiao, I had to use this medicine to enhance my strength. But I only carried so much medicine. So, what was I supposed to do in that situation? If I didn't absorb their blood, I wouldn't get the medicine, couldn't enhance my strength, and couldn't kill that Jiao. If the Jiao succeeded in transforming into a dragon, then the next to die would be us. They were already dead at that time, and I... I didn't want to absorb their blood, but for the family, what else could I do?"

While saying this, Wanyan Hongfeng looked at everyone inside the room, tremblingly saying, "Actually, when I killed them, how could my heart not be filled with guilt? When I absorbed their blood, how could my heart not be bleeding? They were my closest relatives, comrades who fought by my side for years, but they died at my hands and were drained of blood by me. My heart... My heart could hardly be better than yours, could it?"

Wanyan Hongfeng's eyes were slightly red, his whole demeanor truly that of an extremely tragic family head. This expression immediately dissipated much of the previous anger within the room, turning hostility towards Wanyan Hongfeng into more reverence. In their view, everything Wanyan Hongfeng did was for the family. His actions, he also deeply suffered, he was in great pain himself.

Therefore, in their hearts, many even felt guilty about previously doubting Wanyan Hongfeng!

The real Wanyan Hongfeng actually had no say at all, it was the Five-Winged God who was speaking. Listening to the Five-Winged God's words, he was almost furious, cursing the Five-Winged God internally, but could change nothing. With what the Five-Winged God said, it was clear that Wanyan Hongfeng knew these Wanyan family members were completely deceived by the Five-Winged God. It seemed in the future, the Wanyan family would fall entirely under the Five-Winged God's control!

"Hongfeng, you did nothing wrong!" The elder in the middle slowly nodded, saying, "Given the situation at that time, anyone would have done the same!"

"Three elders, although I know I did no wrong. However, I... I still cannot forgive myself inside!" Wanyan Hongfeng bowed his head, saying, "Whenever I close my eyes now, I keep thinking of those brothers whose blood was drawn by me. I... I truly don't know how to face them!"

"For the great undertaking of the family, anyone within the family, no matter the sacrifice, must be prepared to make it, this is the greatest rule of our Wanyan family!" The elder in the middle said solemnly, "Everyone with the surname Wanyan knows this and is ready to sacrifice for the family at any time. Their deaths cannot be blamed on anyone; we can only say that they died gloriously for the family's great undertaking!"

"Gloriously died!" The others in the room also shouted, looking at Wanyan Hongfeng with no hostility, rather with added admiration and reverence. Hearing Wanyan Hongfeng's words, everyone felt very inspired, secretly thinking that such a person truly should be the family head.

"Okay, this matter should not be mentioned again in the future!" The elder in the middle looked at Wanyan Hongfeng, saying, "Hongfeng, you are still the family head of the Wanyan family. However, the responsibilities on you now are heavier than ever before. The battle at Mount Wendao resulted in heavy losses, our strength greatly reduced. If we wish to realize our plan, it will be harder than before. Hongfeng, do you have the confidence to lead the family, achieving our millennia-old undertaking?"

Everyone looked at Wanyan Hongfeng, who took a deep breath, his gaze sweeping over everyone present, saying word by word: "Unless I am dead, otherwise, I will always strive for the great undertaking of the family!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the room immediately cheered excitedly. Wanyan Hongfeng continued as the family head, but the trust of everyone towards Wanyan Hongfeng deepened.

No one noticed that at that moment, the corners of Wanyan Hongfeng's mouth curled into a fleeting cold smile—this was the Five-Winged God's cold smile.

"You people are still too naive, playing tricks with this deity master, you are not enough!" The Five-Winged God said secretly in his heart, feeling extremely delighted. It was not easy for his strength to recover, now with so many subordinates working for him, this was the best possible situation for him!

The three elders waved their hands, signaling everyone to stop cheering, and then vacated the seat, allowing Wanyan Hongfeng to sit in the main seat. Wanyan Hongfeng sat in the main seat, his gaze sweeping over the crowd, saying seriously: "The battle at Mount Wendao cost us dearly, short term, we are not suitable to contend with the opponent again. Therefore, I suggest we rest for a while, focusing on finding the Sun Shooting Bow. Once we find the whereabouts of the Sun Shooting Bow, our rest should be about enough, then we can plan to deliver them a fatal blow, and we still have hope for this battle!"

The crowd was very satisfied with Wanyan Hongfeng's proposal, and didn't discuss it at all, just decided swiftly. The Wanyan family also did not stay here, discreetly left Mount Wendao that day to find a place to recuperate. In fact, the Five-Winged God primarily was looking for a place to restore his strength. He now had the strength of only a Single-Winged God, and he knew clearly, this strength was far from enough, he must enhance his strength to deal with any possible occurrences!

The Five-Winged God wanted to restore his strength, using the Heavenly Cluster Clouds was one aspect, he also needed to cultivate himself. When it comes to cultivation, absorbing human blood is the fastest method. Only, this time, the Five-Winged God surely couldn't openly absorb human blood again, he must do it covertly. If he were discovered by the Wanyan family again, there'd be no way to explain.

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At this moment in Mount Wendao, Ye Qing and the others searched throughout Mount Wendao but couldn't find Wendao Stone and Fat Jiao, so they gave up.

However, Ye Qing and the others didn't rush to leave Mount Wendao, instead, they first rested in the mountain. The pythons on the mountain were wounded, especially the giant snake, gravely injured. Ye Qing and the others found ways to bandage these pythons and snakes, ensuring they could recover slowly, only then did they feel somewhat relieved.

In this battle, these snake swarms played a significant role, especially the giant snake, which not only saved Fat Jiao once, but also saved Ye Qing's life. When Ye Qing fell from the sky, this giant snake caught him.

Although these pythons and giant snakes looked terrifying, once Ye Qing became familiar with Fat Jiao, he no longer felt much fear towards these giant snakes and pythons, instead, he had good relations with them.

Despite Fat Jiao's disappearance, these pythons and snakes did not leave Mount Wendao, remaining as if waiting for Fat Jiao's return.

Ye Qing did not know what situation Fat Jiao was in, but as Wendao Stone took Fat Jiao away, Ye Qing was not very worried. Wendao Stone was left by Ancestor Chen Tuan, surely it would not harm Fat Jiao. Ye Qing's only concern was Fat Jiao's current injuries, so severe, he didn't know if it could pull through.

After staying in Mount Wendao for most of the day, Ye Qing and the rest packed everything up and left the mountain.

After bidding farewell to the snake swarm, Ye Qing and the others crossed over the mountain range, walked toward the forest outside. In this forest, after walking for a while, they suddenly spotted a person lying in the distance.

In this battle, many indeed died on Mount Wendao, it was not surprising to see someone, perhaps a corpse from one of the sides.

However, as they got closer, everyone's expressions immediately changed. Especially Ye Qing, suddenly almost stunned—because this person was none other than Old Chen!

"How is this old guy here?" Helian Tiehua looked at Old Chen in surprise, his face full of disbelief.

Ye Qing and the others prepared to enter the mountain, ready for a decisive battle with the Wanyan family, so only Peak Masters were allowed in, others stayed out. Old Chen was left outside as well, hiding with Old Wang Ba and the others. Who would have thought Old Chen actually came to Mount Wendao and fainted here?

"How come he's everywhere?" Wolf Monk also asked in surprise. Last time in Panlong Valley, they went over and encountered Old Chen. This time in Mount Wendao, they saw him again. This old guy gives the impression of being haunting, doesn't he?

"Wasn't he with Old Wang Ba and the others? How did he end up here?" Ding Lianshun also asked in surprise.

Everyone looked at Ye Qing, but Ye Qing himself was puzzled, he didn't know what was going on either. What was this old guy doing? A trip? And why was he lying here? Dead?

Ye Qing ran over, wanting to see if Old Chen was dead. Just as he got up close, he heard Old Chen snoring, almost making Ye Qing spit blood.

Damn, this guy was asleep? Listening to the snoring, it was quite comfortable, wasn't it?

"This old guy, he can sleep here?" Ding Lianshun was dumbfounded, and everyone else was speechless. On the other side, it was a fierce battle with countless casualties, while here he was sleeping soundly?

"Old Chen! Old Chen!" Ye Qing shook Old Chen vigorously, causing him to slowly open his eyes in a daze, he saw the people around, first paused for a moment, then suddenly jumped up in surprise, exclaiming: "The snake! The snake!"

"What snake?" Everyone was surprised, what was Old Chen up to?

"Just the snakes that were besieging me just now!" Old Chen said with wide eyes: "So many snakes, all around, a density packed scene!"