novelraw Chapter 1431 - 725: What Should We Do? (Part 2)
Chapter 1431 - 725: What Should We Do? (Part 2)
However, at this moment, no matter how rude he was or how much he disregarded others, nobody cared anymore. A person who is nearly dead in both political and life terms—what difference does it make how loudly he screams?
There's no need for others to act; once Aquilino's descendants have chosen a new family head in a few days, he'll likely be the first to be exiled by the very Pu City he relied upon.
"Things have come to this, it shouldn't require further questioning."
Fernan looked at Minkler and Seno: "Both families are central in the Seven Cities. Such reckless strife—is there truly no room for compromise?"
Minkler decisively shook his head: "A father's killer cannot coexist under the same sky!"
Seno was equally resolute: "Disgrace my family's name, kill my brother—the Sujano Family absolutely cannot tolerate such infamy and humiliation!"
Others looked at Fernan with a seemingly amused expression.
Mediation?
Is mediation even useful?
Now, who is actually wasting time?
"..."
Fernan remained standing straight, his gaze sweeping over both faces, disappointed and exhausted, "Since it's like this, I represent the Seven Cities as a witness; let the verdict between right or wrong be decided by victory or defeat."
At the massive conference table, both sides signed documents.
Not only both parties, but also participants proxying the blood feud, for duel arbitration.
"Is the Chopra Family prepared?"
Fernan inquired.
Minkler smiled slightly, stepped aside after signing, and at the back, Lou Yanyue, who had been observing left and right, quickly pulled off her hat, sunglasses, and mask, swaggered forward, picked up a pen, and signed her name.
Without any disguise.
Not even pretending, right?
As the Lou family openly appeared in such a setting, tears welled up in the eyes of many, with choked hearts: What will become of our Seven Cities?
Meanwhile, from the other side, deep footsteps sounded, and from behind Seno emerged a burly man, with a stern face, a scraggly beard, and short hair like steel needles, each strand standing upright.
What was more attention-grabbing was the iron sheen revealed beneath his cloak.
Covered from head to toe in heavy armor.
Ji Jue glanced over and instantly recognized that even the armor was a rare Blessed Creation, and the kind imbued with the Blessing Chain!
More importantly, it was the aura emanating from him.
Ruins!
Ruins of Transcend Rank!
Furthermore, its piercing stability surpassed what Ji Jue had seen in Yue Chen during the rally!
Initially marveling at the Lou family's investment, Ji Jue was astonished when the other party appeared, causing voices of surprise to erupt among the Seven Cities crowd: "Kuzobel? You're still alive?!"
Kuzobel cast a sidelong glance at the speaker, coldly chuckled, but said nothing.
"What's the origin of this?" Ji Jue curiously asked.
"Pancheng Blood Rock—Olbarn Kuzobel."
Minkler explained in a low voice: "The island owner in the southern region of the Endless Sea, essentially doing the work of pirates. At his peak, every fleet from the Seven Cities passing by needed to buy his flag for safe passage.
It's said even the Imperial people had trouble dealing with him. Later, he went too far with his exploitation until even his own people couldn't bear it. Rumor has it, he was killed by his own brother..."
"Oh, I think I remember now."
Ji Jue suddenly recalled.
It stood out because he's on the Federation's bounty list... and once ranked quite high!
It's known that bounty lists are sometimes useful, sometimes useless. Especially in the vast Endless Sea, with many nooks and crannies. Someone can pull off a big job and then hide in a secluded place for a couple of years, making it extremely difficult to track them down.
Eventually, these lists are sometimes used as a ranking instead.
For instance, the current number one on the list... ahem, Lu Changsheng. And the old number one for several decades, recently surpassed, Nirvana.
Oops, both of them happen to be me!
Thinking this, Ji Jue burst into laughter and couldn't help but shake his head in disbelief when looking at Kuzobel.
Where did this small fry come from?
Not even in the top hundred.
If you've seen number one, why not pay tribute?
Of course, rank is rank, and capability is capability; they can't be conflated. Ji Jue knows very well how much of Lu Changsheng's reputation is inflated. In terms of misdeeds, it might not even match his opponent's little finger.
Moreover, to offend both the Federation and Empire while still living well and daring to show oneself, there must be some degree of capability in hand.
This is one of those old-guard Transcends carved out from bloodshed, far more experienced and skilled in rank than the newbie Lou Yanyue.
Regrettably, no matter how fierce Kuzobel's aura might have been, how wild and vicious the Ruins aspect seemed, Lou Yanyue didn't even bat an eye.
Inverted indifference.
Pressure?
No pressure at all!
What's your grade, at my level?
Between a wild Chosen One and established family legacy, there's an almost unscalable wall.
Much like the gap between a wild White Deer and the An Family, it's incomprehensible.
The families that can establish themselves in a place filled with Heavenly People like the Federation and Empire all have some lethal methods, and those able to wield power also have inherent depth?
The Tong family has long been low-profile, never flaunting, as the Ether series moves without any sound, light, or electricity effects, focusing solely on 'the autumn breeze stirs before the cicada notices, sending a silent inevitability of demise unknown to its victim.'