Chapter 113: All Matters Settled (Third Update)

  Yi Jia Da Tang

  After sensing the gunpowder smell from Yi Ba Tian and Chen Yong, Lu He became the peacemaker again. "Alright, let's not argue anymore. Why don't we let them have a competition? Whoever gets into the top ten will be the ones to enter the ruins in a year. What do you think?"

  Yi Ba Tian thought to himself for a moment, feeling that the proposal was not bad. Who would think that their own family member would lose to the other three families? Moreover, they still had an ace up their sleeve. As long as that kid went in, even if only one person from the Yi family entered, it wouldn't be a big deal. The treasures inside the ancient ruins would still belong to them.

  Thinking of this, Yi Ba Tian sat down and nodded in agreement with Lu He's proposal.

  Chen Yong was even more speechless, he had always been quite obedient to what Lu He said.

  As for another person, that is, Mu Yin Zhu, he just smiled and nodded towards Lu He, indicating his agreement.

  Lu He's mouth corners slightly curled up, he liked this feeling of being in control of everything. Every time his proposal was accepted, over time, he had long considered what he said to be absolutely correct.

  Since all three of them agreed, Lu He smiled and said: "Alright, then let's discuss when this competition will take place."

  Lu He finished speaking, then closed his eyes, leaving the rest of the discussion to the next generation. This time, they were just here to make an appearance. Now, it was just a confrontation between the four family heads.

  It was still Yi Yun, as the host, he said first: "I think this trial can be delayed for a while, so that our four families can let those younger generations prepare well. I think it's set in ten months, how about that?"

  Yi Yun had thought this through beforehand, and although having Yi Chi would make everything foolproof, he still wanted to let his family members gain a bit more, so they could get some benefits. Of course, there was also the intention of keeping an eye on Yi Chi. After all, Yi Yun knew how cunning his son was, and if he got something good and didn't want to hand it over, then they would be powerless. But if someone could keep an eye on this kid, then he wouldn't be able to secretly stash things away. In the end, Yi Yun still prioritized his family's interests over his son's, because in his opinion, only when the family prospered would he and his own people truly benefit, and his son would also gain from it - a single person's gain was far inferior to this.

  So, he really wanted to give the excellent members of his family some time to prepare and fully welcome the trial. In these ten months, the Yi family will also cultivate some people, such as those who have already reached the strength of a nine-star Dou Shi, who are just the focus of cultivation.

  They don't take breakthroughs as easily as their young son, it's not something that comes every few years, so now is the perfect time to make use of it.

  The other three family heads also had similar ideas, all wanting to cultivate those with potential in the clan. They were thinking along the same lines as Yi Yun, and even if he hadn't spoken up, they would have proposed it themselves. Now that Yi Yun had already suggested it, they naturally wouldn't raise any objections and directly agreed to his proposal.

  After the discussion, Yi Yunke didn't mean to keep them for dinner anymore, and directly gave the order to leave. The three families also knew what kind of role they were playing, and now it's not good to say more, so they didn't care about Yi Yunke's attitude problem, and directly bid farewell.

  ......

  After the three people left, Yi Yun rarely went to Yi Chi's residence in person and happened to see Yi Chi drinking tea.

  Yi Chi looked at his father with a puzzled expression and said: "Father, why did you come personally? If you wanted to find me, it would have been enough to just send someone to summon me."

  Yi Yun smiled and sat down, saying: "There's no need for that. When there are outsiders around, I'm the master of the house and you're a member of the Yi family. When there aren't any outsiders, I'm just your father. This time, I came over to take a look at you and also had some things to tell you."

  Yi Chi smiled and poured himself a cup of tea, saying: "Well, Father, what's the hurry to come find me? If I'm not mistaken, those old guys should have just left."

  The old fellow mentioned by Yi Chi was naturally the supreme elder of the other three families. He had always looked down on these three people, and it was these guys who wanted to suppress him in the first place. Fortunately, he had his exchange space, so he wasn't afraid at all. Once he gained power, he would make them suffer, skinning them alive and feeding their juniors with their flesh.

  After thinking for a moment with hatred, Yi Chi looked at his father again.

  Yi Yun took a sip of tea and smiled: "Nothing much, just discussing with them about the selection of people to enter the ruins in a year's time. It's already been settled."

  Yi Chi smiled and said: "Oh, looking at Father's smile all over his face, it must be a good harvest! So, how many places does the Yi family have?"

  This time, Yi Chi really didn't know, he hadn't sent mechanical flies to monitor, how could he have known, of course, he was also clear that the number of people would not be many, at most just a few.

  After hearing Yi Chi's words, Yi Yun also smiled and said: "Not bad, the harvest is very good. Of course, the specific number of people has not been determined yet. We have only decided that after ten months, we will come to a trial, and those who enter the top ten will naturally become the candidates for entering the ruins."

  Yi Chi's eyes lit up, a challenge? Who could compare to him, just a group of small-time fighters, he and they fought hand in hand, as easy as chopping vegetables, it seemed that this one quota was already taken.

  Obviously, Yi Yun also saw Yi Chi's idea, "Hehe, not bad, your quota is definitely available now. I just want more people from the Yi family to go in, so that we can have a better grasp."

  Yi Chi looked at his father and knew in his heart that his father had not expressed his true thoughts.

  How many times do I need to grasp it? Having myself in control, isn't that enough? Isn't it just about monitoring myself, so I can't hide anything? Unfortunately, this father of mine still underestimates me too much. Whatever Yi Chi wants, he always gets it, and if he can't get it, then no one else will either. If you say being overbearing, Yi Chi is getting more and more into that habit. Ever since crossing over, he changes a little every day, but these changes are all developing in a good direction. In this world, it's either you eat people or people eat you. If you're not overbearing enough, not selfish enough, not ruthless enough, then you'll only be bullied. Think about the past, he was too selfless, too weak, and too yielding, which led to his downfall. But in this life, he will absolutely not allow such a thing to happen again.

  Anyone who dares to oppose him, whether god or man, will all die. Without being ruthless, how can you achieve a happy life? Without being ruthless, how can you achieve the highest honor? Without being ruthless, you can't even survive.

  Killing is just a nod, taking action is all that's needed. If those people really want to monitor themselves, then they can make them die without a whole corpse. Whether it's their own people or others, as long as it involves their interests, they are all enemies. For enemies, Yi Chi has only one word: kill!

  People are always changing, and Yi Chi is no exception, but he changes especially fast. He still remembers when he first crossed over to this world, thinking that it was all wrong, from the slave systems to everything else, which he didn't like at all.

  But now he thinks that the slave system is a bit too loose, and it's not enough to just enslave them. They should directly implant some kind of poisonous magic in those people's bodies, so that as soon as they have any thoughts of betrayal or disrespect towards their masters, they will suffer the pain of being cut into pieces. Only this way can the interests of the nobles and those in power be consolidated. Slaves are just slaves, what right do they have to think for themselves?

  Of course, it's not that he became so ruthless all of a sudden. It's just that when dealing with people who aren't close to him, Yi Chi felt this way. As for his own people, there was no need to say anything. He couldn't give away things he needed to use himself to friends and brothers, but at the very least, he could still give away things he didn't need anymore. As for those important things, he wouldn't be so foolish as to arm others first before arming himself - that would just make him a fool.

  Good things are meant to be used by oneself, and only when one has enough can others have a turn. Humans are psychologically dark, and at certain moments, it's impossible to guarantee that the other person won't sacrifice everything for their own sake. Under life-threatening circumstances, who knows what inhumane things they might do? Yi Chi doesn't want to be betrayed, so he also considers whether to exchange skills that control people's hearts or directly control their souls. This way, even if he loses his friends' true intentions, his personal interests will still be preserved. Moreover, controlling isn't about completely erasing the other person's thoughts; Yi Chi can simply exchange a skill that only takes effect when the other person wants to betray him. That way, he'll have both true intentions and self-interests intact - what a win-win situation! However, such skills are definitely expensive; no need to look, Yi Chi already knows.