msmithbooks Chapter 2125 Pride in the Bones
Chapter 2125 Pride in the Bones
"Grandpa, what are you doing?"
Zheng Lixian was stunned by his sudden action. It would be fine if he killed other people, but why did he kill his own family members?
Those were all his subordinates that he had trained with great effort!
Zheng Qingcang ignored him, said goodbye to Ling Tian, picked up Zheng Lixian, and disappeared into the dense forest after a few jumps.
Fang Qing collapsed on the ground exhausted, a look of fear flashing across his usually cold face.
Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, he murmured, "I survived..."
"You knew I would save you?"
Ling Tian looked down at the pale face.
Fang Qing shook his head. "I don't know, but in that situation I could only gamble - fortunately, I made the right bet."
No matter why Ling Tian saved him, at least he survived.
Thinking of this, he stood up and bowed to Ling Tian, "Brother Ling, I cannot repay you for saving my life. If you need me in the future, just let me know."
Originally, he was still hesitating whether to give Ling Tian some compensation.
But on second thought, Ling Tian is Qi Zhenhuan's man, and when he goes to the Qi family in the future, he will have everything he wants.
How could I be interested in his trifles?
If I really do that, wouldn't that be an insult to Brother Ling?
Fortunately, Ling Tian didn’t know what he was thinking.
If you knew, you would be heartbroken - insult, insult all you want!
He left almost all of his crystals in the border town, and didn't take much with him, except for some banknotes.
The problem is that he didn't even see the Jucai Bank.
Even if you have silver notes, you can't get crystals.
In other words, he is now poor.
On the other side, Zheng Qingcang took Zheng Lixian and ran for twenty or thirty miles before throwing him on the ground and looking down at him condescendingly.
Zheng Lixian was caught off guard and fell flat on his face.
Just got up.
Snapped!
He was slapped and fell to the ground again.
Zheng Lixian covered his face and looked at his grandfather aggrievedly, "Grandpa, why did you hit me?"
"Beat you?"
Zheng Qingcang's face was grim, "If you weren't my only grandson, I would have slapped you to death long ago!"
Zheng Lixian's face turned pale, knowing that his grandfather was really angry.
He quickly put away his aggrieved expression and knelt on the ground honestly, "Grandpa, I know I was wrong..."
"you do not know."
Zheng Qingcang interrupted him.
"Remember what I told you?"
"You are very smart, which is your advantage, but also your disadvantage!"
"You are smart, so you are proud of it, calculating this and that, but you are not the only smart person in the world."
"You can scheme against others, but others can't scheme against you?"
Hearing this, Zheng Lixian was stunned, and even the grievance in his heart disappeared.
He lowered his head and said sincerely: "Please teach me, Grandpa."
Seeing that he had indeed corrected his attitude, Zheng Qingcang calmed down, but his tone was still stern.
"You should have figured out why I killed your people."
"My grandson has figured it out. If we don't kill them, today's events might be leaked out."
"You are quite self-aware. They are your people, but as long as you cannot guarantee that they are completely loyal to you, you must root them out when necessary!"
"Grandson, remember this."
Zheng Lixian said quickly.
In fact, he had figured it out after he calmed down.
Those people cannot stay.
It’s just that Zheng Qiang died first, and not only was grandpa unwilling to avenge him, he also wanted to win over Ling Tian, and later even helped Ling Tian kill people.
He was so angry that his blood rushed to his head and he lost his mind.
"Very good, then tell me why I chose to help Ling Tian instead of taking action against him?" Zheng Qingcang asked again.
Zheng Lixian thought for a moment and said, "Because compared to the stubborn soil, the favor of the Qi family is more important. Besides, we are not sure that the stubborn soil is with Ling Tian."
"This is one of them." Zheng Qingcang motioned for him to continue.
Zheng Lixian racked his brains but couldn't think of any other reason, so he just shook his head.
Zheng Qingcang sighed, "This is why I said being too smart is not a good thing. You are not cautious enough, and you habitually look down on others and always think of them as weak."
"You should know what the Abyss is like."
"Ling Tian may be the only one who can come up from below."
"Can he be an ordinary person?"
"He was able to kill Zheng Qiang while remaining intact, which means he is much stronger than Zheng Qiang - is he really only at the Micro-level?"
Zheng Lixian wanted to say that Zheng Qiang had lost one of his hands in Wuan City.
Strength is impaired.
Even if Ling Tian's strength was equal to Zheng Qiang's, Zheng Qiang at that time would not be Ling Tian's opponent.
But in the end he shut up.
Zheng Qingcang continued: "Also, if Wan Tu is really in Ling Tian's hands, will he give him any help? For example, to enhance his strength or something like that?"
"Don't rush to deny it. We only know that if we get the stubborn soil, we can control the cage."
“No one knows if there are any other effects.”
"That's a good thing that even the Qi family is eager to get. It can't be that simple."
Zheng Lixian went over his grandfather's words carefully in his mind.
I broke out in a cold sweat instantly.
He understood why his grandfather beat him, he really deserved it.
Even if his grandfather didn't hit him, he would want to slap himself.
He was on the edge of death for so long without realizing it, he deserved to almost die at the hands of others.
Zheng Lixian's face was no longer full of pride. He pondered for a moment and asked, "Grandpa, do you think that stubborn soil will end up in Qi Zhenhuan's hands?"
"No." Zheng Qingcang affirmed.
Zheng Lixian was stunned, "Why not? Does Ling Tian have the guts to embezzle it?"
"Embezzlement?"
Zheng Qingcang smiled, "If you don't tell me, I won't tell you either. As long as he can deal with Fang Qing, no one will know that Wan Tu is in his hands."
"Since no one knows, how can we talk about embezzlement?"
Zheng Lixian was confused. No matter how smart he was, he couldn't understand why Ling Tian did this.
Wouldn't it be more helpful for Qi Zhenhuan to value him more if I gave the stubborn soil to him?
Seeing his bewildered expression, Zheng Qingcang took the initiative to explain: "In our eyes, Qi Zhenhuan is a member of the Qi family who is high above us."
"They would throw us a bone and we would rush over to grab it and wag our tails to please them."
This may sound harsh, but it is true.
In front of the Qi family, they are not even as good as dogs.
"Ling Tian is different. He is a proud man."
"His pride is not your superficial arrogance, it is the pride in his bones."
"I don't know what he thinks of the Qi family."
"But at least in his eyes, Qi Zhenhuan is not qualified."
Zheng Lixian stared at Zheng Qingcang blankly, wanting to ask if your evaluation of Ling Tian was too high.
He is just a bumpkin in a cage, how arrogant can he be?
You know, even an ordinary person in the Qi family can make them envious to death.
If the Qi family did not refuse to accept people from major families, there would be no major families now. That is the place that everyone is trying their best to get into.
Do you still dare to look down on Qi Zhenhuan?
Does he fit too?
But this time Zheng Lixian really learned his lesson. He just thought about it in his mind and didn't say it out loud.
Looking back in the direction of the abyss, he asked, "So we're just going to leave like this?"