Chapter 861
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Chapter 861 The Wang Family’s Reaction
For two consecutive days, the name ‘Fang Yu’ became the most frequently mentioned name in the martial arts world of North Capital.
All major families and sects were assessing Fang Yu’s strength, but ultimately found it difficult to reach a conclusion.
The reports brought back by their spies seemed… a bit too exaggerated.
Defeating a Huashen-stage cultivator from the Wang family with a single punch… it seemed impossible no matter how one thought about it.
If this Fang Yu truly possessed such strength, why had he been unknown before?
After two days of heated discussion, most people chose to believe the initial conspiracy theory.
The person Wang Zhishan and Wang Hetian saw that morning was not the real Fang Yu, but Huai Xu in disguise.
This would explain the extraordinary strength of this person.
But regardless of how fervently the North Capital martial arts world discussed the matter, the Wang family, one of the main parties involved, remained silent.
For a full two days, the Wang family did not issue any statement or show any movement, maintaining an unusual silence.
“The Wang family has been beaten into muteness!”
Many people gloated secretly, cheering inwardly.
For the North Capital martial arts world, the Wang family had been dominant for far too long.
During this time, the Wang family was an existence above all others. Everyone had to bow and lower their heads before them, displaying a respectful demeanor.
But now, someone dared to strike at the Wang family, making them too afraid to utter a sound…
Seeing the Wang family suffer was extremely satisfying.
Of course, no one truly believed that the Wang family would let the matter rest.
This was the Wang family after all!
The Wang family at its peak!
The brief silence was most likely them brewing an even greater storm.
How things would develop remained unknown.
…
In the central area of Wanhe Manor, inside the first-floor hall of the largest building.
Twenty-five branch family heads sat on both sides of the hall.
At the front of the hall, in the seat of honor, sat the current Grand Family Head, Wang Xinghe.
In the hall, there were only twenty-six family heads in total; no one else was qualified to attend this meeting.
“It took two days just to gather everyone for this meeting,” Wang Xinghe said with a gloomy expression.
The discipline in the Wang family was particularly poor these days.
When he, as the Grand Family Head, called for a meeting, these family heads came up with various excuses to delay… it took a full two days for everyone to arrive.
Such efficiency would be unimaginable in large companies or corporations in the secular world.
“Two days have passed since the incident. Due to everyone’s busy schedules, we missed the best opportunity to handle this matter. Over the past two days, public opinion in the North Capital martial arts world has continued to ferment, with various unfavorable comments about the Wang family emerging one after another,” Wang Xinghe said gravely. “Now, I want to ask everyone, how should we handle this?”
None of the family heads spoke, but all turned to look at Wang Hetian and Wang Zhishan.
Their gazes varied, but the meaning was obvious.
These two had caused the trouble, so naturally, they should bear the responsibility.
Wang Xinghe also looked at Wang Hetian and Wang Zhishan, frowning as he said, “Zhishan, Hetian. Things shouldn’t have developed to this point. You should have sought help from the family earlier.”
Wang Xinghe, Wang Hetian, and Wang Zhishan were cousins who had grown up together and had a very good relationship.
Therefore, it was difficult for Wang Xinghe to be more severe with these two.
“Grand Family Head, we didn’t expect…” Recalling Fang Yu, Wang Zhishan’s face was still pale, his heart still palpitating with fear.
“Everyone is very busy. There’s no need to review how strong that Fang Yu or Huai Xu is. Let’s directly think of ways to eliminate the impact,” said a middle-aged man with graying hair and sharp eyes from across the room.
This man was named Wang Mingtong, the most senior among the twenty-six family heads.
At the same time, he was also the one with the best chance of ascending Honor Mountain among the current batch of family heads.
In the eyes of many family heads, his words carried more weight than those of the current Grand Family Head, Wang Xinghe!
Hearing Wang Mingtong speak, everyone immediately looked toward him.
“There are two solutions. First, counterattack. Gather more forces and tear down the North Capital Martial Arts Association. Second, cool down. Do nothing and wait for this incident to cool down,” Wang Mingtong said expressionlessly.
The family heads present looked at each other.
In their view, the second solution was hardly worth considering.
Do nothing and let this matter pass?
Such a submissive approach could not possibly be what the Wang family should do!
Wang Wenshan was a core member of the Wang family, and he was dead! Wang Xiaofeng was a prodigy of the Wang family, and he was severely injured!
For such matters, any family would seek revenge to the death!
Their Wang family could not possibly tolerate this!
If they really did nothing, perhaps with the passage of time, the matter would cool down, but how would the North Capital martial arts world view the Wang family thereafter?
How would they ridicule the Wang family behind their backs!?
“I support the first solution.”
“I also support counterattacking!”
“Of course we must counterattack! How could we possibly back down on such a matter!?”
As soon as Wang Mingtong finished speaking, many excited voices emerged.
Wang Xinghe, hearing the second solution, also frowned deeply and looked at Wang Mingtong.
Including him, many present were puzzled.
The reason Wang Mingtong had a chance to ascend Honor Mountain was precisely because of his iron-blooded methods, which had gained tremendous benefits for the Wang family during his tenure as Grand Family Head, establishing many merits.
With his personality and style of handling matters, how could he possibly propose such a solution?
“Elder Brother Mingtong, may I ask how you are considering this matter?” Wang Xinghe asked.
Wang Mingtong placed both hands on his thighs, sitting straight, and replied, “North Capital has been unstable recently. I personally believe that cooling down this incident is the most appropriate approach.”
“Since the opponent could successively kill Wenshan, severely injure Xiaofeng, and easily defeat the twelve Spirit Realm elites brought by Hetian and Zhishan… such strength cannot be dealt with by normal means.”
“If we counterattack, this matter will only end when one side falls. Of course, compared to the Martial Arts Association, our foundation might be thicker. But we would still need to pay a huge price…”
At this point, Wang Mingtong swept his gaze across the family heads present and said, “Are you willing to have the strength of your respective branches reduced by twenty percent, and the overall strength of the Wang family reduced by more than thirty percent, just to handle this matter?”
Hearing these words, everyone’s expressions changed.
Each branch’s strength reduced by twenty percent, the entire Wang family’s strength reduced by thirty percent.
This number was shocking just to hear.
“It’s just one Huai Xu. Can he really make our Wang family consume so much power?” a family head questioned.
“They… can definitely do it, and perhaps… it won’t be just this much reduction.”
At this moment, Wang Zhishan spoke with a trembling voice.
“Outside, there are rumors that the person that day was Huai Xu and not the real Fang Yu… but I can tell you, that man that day was Fang Yu!” Wang Hetian picked up the conversation, his face showing terror as he said, “One Fang Yu could easily defeat so many Spirit Realm cultivators, plus the already famous Huai Xu… think about it, how great a price would our Wang family need to pay to deal with two such individuals?”
In reality, Wang Hetian and Wang Zhishan’s inner thoughts were… if the Wang family were to go looking for trouble with Fang Yu again, it wouldn’t just be a matter of how much power they would consume…
The entire Wang family might collapse because of this matter!
But they couldn’t possibly say this in front of so many family heads. Saying it… would only displease the other family heads, or even make them think the two were out of their minds.
After hearing Wang Mingtong, Wang Zhishan, and Wang Hetian’s words, the family heads who had initially wanted revenge all fell into deep thought, weighing the pros and cons.
“Let me add something. The Trial Conference and Martial Arts Conference will be held soon… Although officially, the location for the Trial Conference hasn’t been decided yet, I’ve heard… those martial arts sects are all preparing to send their disciples to the soon-to-open Ancient Ruins for trials,” Wang Mingtong spoke again.
“Ancient Ruins? Elder Brother Mingtong, are you referring to… the news previously released by the Sky-Watching Bureau?” Wang Xinghe frowned slightly and asked.
“Yes, I received intelligence… that young man named Long Shi… ascended to the top of the Heaven Ranking after entering the Ancient Ruins and receiving some inheritance,” Wang Mingtong said, his eyes slightly focused.
