It was still dark, and dawn had not yet arrived. In the meeting room of the Li family, the head of the Chen family gathered his confidants to discuss important matters.
Three days ago, Li Hu, the eldest brother of the Li family, had issued the final ultimatum.
If you want Master Ren Dan to treat the old man, you must agree to his two conditions.
The first condition was to quit the position of the head of the family and let Li Hu take his place. Li Hu promised to give him a position as the elder of the Li family in the future, a position second only to the first person and above ten thousand people.
The second condition was to betroth his daughter Li Qing to Master Ren Dan to be his dual cultivation partner.
These two conditions are extremely difficult for the head of the Chen family.
How could he give up the position of the head of the Li family so easily? How could his daughter's happiness be used as a condition for achieving his goal
In the past few days, he has held several meetings of various sizes, but there is still no proper solution.
What’s worse is that the old man’s condition is getting worse and worse. He is almost on his last breath and it seems like he will pass away at any time.
It’s not that the head of the Chen family hasn’t tried hard. On the contrary, he has thought of many ways in the past few days.
He invited three fourth-level alchemists from the Alchemist Guild in Luoye City, but none of them could cure the old man.
Even in the neighboring cities, the head of the Chen family sent people to invite them. However, the Li family was only a force in Luoye City after all, and the neighboring cities didn't care about the outsider, the head of the Chen family.
At this moment, the only four people, all injured, rushed into the patriarch's meeting room in a panic.
"What's going on?" Upon seeing this, the head of the Chen family's face darkened.
"Wei Yi, what happened to you?" Li Qing asked with a frown. I remember that I asked Wei Yi and the others to guard around Master Chen Dan, so why are these four people in such a mess now? Could it be that...
For a moment, Li Qing didn't dare to think further.
"Master, Miss!" Wei wiped the blood off his face and shouted anxiously, "Oh no! Master Li attacked Master Chen!"
"What?" Everyone present heard this and their faces darkened. They shouted, "Wei Yi, don't talk nonsense!"
"This is absolutely true!" Wei Yi shouted, "The leader of those three assassins is Ye Luo, who works under Master Li."
"Wei Yi, calm down and talk slowly." The head of the Chen family was calm and waved his hand for everyone to be quiet.
So, Wei Yi and the other three took a deep breath and slowly told each of the things that had happened before.
After listening to Wei Yi and the other three's retelling, everyone understood the whole story.
"How ridiculous!" Upon hearing this, everyone's faces changed drastically. He started to behave like this before he even became the Patriarch. When he sits on the throne of the Patriarch of the Li Family, how can they live a peaceful life
"Wei Yi, what about Chen Feng? Is he injured?" Li Qing called out nervously, her voice trembling a little.
At this moment, Li Qing suddenly found that she was deeply worried about Chen Feng.
"Don't worry, Miss, Master Chen!" Wei Yi said comfortingly, "Master Chen has great magical powers, so I think there shouldn't be any problems.
Li Qing obviously breathed a sigh of relief, but before he could completely let go of the breath, Wei Yi spoke again: "Miss, it's just that when we escaped, we encountered many obstacles. Master Li's men seemed to have surrounded Master Chen Dan's house. The four of us fought hard to escape.
"How can this be possible, Father? Let's go see Master Chen!" Li Qing begged anxiously.
"How can this be possible!" Before the head of the Chen family could speak, the other subordinates shouted anxiously: "Miss, the head of the family is in an emergency now, how can we still be distracted by Master Chen?"
"Yes, Miss, please three or four!" Another person also whispered: "An alchemist who has not even passed the assessment of the Alchemist Union is dead, so what? Right now, the master's plan is more important!"
"Bullshit!" Li Qing couldn't help but swear: "I brought Master Chen in, I have the responsibility to ensure his safety!"
As she spoke, the little girl was about to rush out the door.
At this moment, Uncle Hei suddenly moved and pressed down Li Qing's shoulders, preventing her from taking another step.
"Qing'er, please be patient." The head of the Chen family said in a deep voice: "Although Master Chen Dan wants to save him, he can't just rush forward like this. I have a feeling that this matter is not simple."
"Father, what did you say?" Li Qing exclaimed in surprise.
"Qing'er, you are still too young. You only see the surface of many things." The head of the Chen family sighed and said, "Since Li Hu has sent people to guard the area around Master Chen's residence, he must be paying attention to the situation there all the time. How big is the Li family? When passing on the message, it can be done in a breath. In this case, will Li Hu allow Wei Yi and others to escape safely?"
"Master, we are loyal to you!" Upon hearing this, Wei Yi and others all knelt on the ground and shouted.
"Who said you betrayed me?" Patriarch Chen said calmly, "Stand up, you are just pawns in Li Hu's hands."
"Yes, patriarch." Wei Yi and the other three stood up dejectedly and retreated behind Li Qing.
"Haha, if I'm right, Li Hu and his men are demonstrating to me!" The Chen family head sneered, "You want to use an alchemist under my daughter to humiliate me and laugh at me, Chen Feihong, for not being able to hire a decent alchemist? How ridiculous!"
"Let's go, let's all go to Chen Feng and settle accounts with Li Hu. Heizi, go to Qingbo Cave and invite a few guest elders to come out."
"Yes, patriarch!" Uncle Hei bowed and retreated, disappearing from everyone's sight in the blink of an eye.
"Let's go." Patriarch Chen waved his hand, his face full of carefreeness: "Even if I don't become the Patriarch, so what? I have invited several guest elders. I believe they dare not ignore the life and death of the old man after they get the position of Patriarch. If Master Ren Dan can't treat him at that time, the first people the guest elders will not let go are Li Hu and others!"
As he was speaking, the head of the Chen family had already stepped out. Upon seeing this, the others understood what the head of the family was planning, and they sighed and followed silently.
The sky outside gradually brightened, and the first ray of morning sunlight slowly shone down, bringing a hint of coolness in the morning.
The group of people walked towards Chen Feng's residence in a mighty manner. The atmosphere was depressing. Only Chen Feihong, the head of the Li family, who was in the lead, had a carefree smile on his face.
At this moment, the long-simmering tension in the Li family finally began to erupt. All members of the Li family understood in their hearts that the final clash between the Li family head and the Li family's direct lineage had finally begun!