Cultivation : I'm an Ancient Giant Bear-Chapter 456 - 429: Blood Grown Cold

Thinking of this, Wang Wu sighed, broke the Spirit Seal on the wine jar, and drank more than half in one gulp, then bitterly smiled and said: "Lord Chief Steward, why beat around the bush? Isn’t the new Chief Steward of Dragon Head City after thirty years not my Senior Sister Qin?"

Baiyu’s face was wooden, saying nothing, which was basically an admission.

Undoubtedly, the confrontation between the two factions had intensified over the past seventy to eighty years, so much so that even in a remote and harsh place like Dragon Head City, the struggle had become increasingly fierce.

Because by then, if Senior Sister Qin had Wang Wu’s three thousand Stewards to assist her, the new Steward from the Frost Monarch’s faction would definitely not be a match.

Therefore, they must first eliminate him and his three thousand subordinates.

But the problem now is, does he dare to choose?

If he really dared to flee to the Vermilion Bird Immortal Alliance with his three thousand subordinates for peace, did he really think Senior Sister Qin’s sword wasn’t sharp enough?

Having spent such great efforts to train and place him, if he couldn’t withstand the clash between the two factions at the critical moment, what use was he!

It was already difficult for him to stay uninvolved!

At this moment, Wang Wu suddenly envied Xu Taiping even more, feeling indeed that Xu Taiping was truly formidable. In the six hundred years in the Hidden Origin Association, he remained unscathed, which was not merely being low-key but spectacularly impressive!

The mere thought of the factional strife was truly hair-raising.

He once naively thought he could indeed roam freely in Dragon Head City all his life.

Moreover, he underestimated the Frost Monarch; what kind of existence was he that could be shy from mere words?

Looking at past events, Baiyu directly sent him two Tier Two Foundation Establishment Arrays, clearing all friendship and debt.

Over eighty years ago, he had already begun preparations for the next Chief Steward contention.

Even, even—the Thief Sect switching the Five Qi of the Human World for money laundering!

Could this be a coincidence?

For a moment, Wang Wu felt a sensation spreading across his scalp; he even wanted to emulate Xu Taiping, shedding off his seal and roaming free alone.

Unfortunately, it was too late, too late to manage because he had three thousand subordinates, three thousand dear family and friends.

Now, he stopped speaking anything senseless, directly got up and cupped his hands, "Lord Chief Steward, I wish to choose the former, and I will kill all the related people and destroy all the evidence!" 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

"Alright, you have three years to handle every detail of this matter cleanly."

Baiyu spoke expressionlessly, his gaze turning as cold as a blade.

From this moment, the two sides were enemies.

There was no place in this world for fence-sitters or those who survive by bowing to the wind.

Above the struggle, below the slaughter must be even more intense.

Because circumstances were beyond control!

At this moment, Wang Wu thought of Elder Hui, and only fear remained in his heart!

"Understood!"

Wang Wu cupped his hands again and was about to leave, but Baiyu suddenly spoke, "Finish the wine before you go."

"Understood!"

Wang Wu picked up the half jar of Spirit Wine, made a distant toast to Baiyu, who still looked wooden-faced, with only the wine jar in his hand slightly shaking.

At this scene, Wang Wu felt a complex turmoil in his heart.

As the saying goes, "Persuade you to drink another cup of wine; upon stepping out of this door, we are no longer friends."

However—

Shortly after Wang Wu, heavy-hearted, returned to his cave dwelling, a message from Senior Sister Qin arrived.

"Come out and meet me!"

Goodness!

He dared not delay, quickly went out, but this time, Senior Sister Qin didn’t even enter Dragon Head City but was outside the city, her face like frost, without her usual gentleness.

As soon as they met, Wang Wu felt she wanted to slap him, but she held back in the end; even so, the rebuke was still inevitable!

"I received the information too late; how could you be so unwise! Even lacking basic common sense, haven’t you learned a thing? The Hidden Origin Association uses the Five Qi of the Human World as the base currency for transactions—is it so simple! Foolish as a pig! The grand scheme laid out by Master almost got ruined by you!"

Wang Wu was left trembling with fear, not daring to make a sound!

"Speak, Baiyu must have used this to threaten you, what terms did you agree to with him?"

"Returning to Senior Sister, he said Dragon Head City owed a debt to the Jade Cauldron Immortal Alliance and wanted me to take people to help the Vermilion Bird Immortal Alliance, but I chose to destroy the evidence of the debt and kill all related people, and I ask for Senior Sister’s help!"

"Hmph! At least you’re not entirely stupid! But still naive! I can’t help you with this matter; the only thing I can do is verify the authenticity of this debt, but, don’t you realize, this could very well be a trap Baiyu set for you? If you dared to create a massacre at the Jade Cauldron Immortal Alliance, they could report you to the headquarters for breaching Hidden Origin Association’s neutrality rules, and you’ll still be expelled from the Hidden Origin Association, albeit without a visit to the Great Wilderness Sin Prison."

Senior Sister Qin sneered coldly.

"What should I do, Senior Sister, please guide me to a bright path!" Wang Wu bitterly smiled in his heart; this is what happens when you seek backing.

"The path is simple, and there are two options. First, you could defect to Baiyu, take your three thousand subordinates and become mercenaries for the Vermilion Bird Immortal Alliance, and see if Frost Monarch can protect you?"

"Senior Sister! How could I dare, how could I betray Master, Master’s kindness to me is as deep as a mountain!"

Wang Wu fell to his knees with a thud. What a joke, this Senior Sister is even more vicious than Baiyu.

"Is that so? Then the second option is the only choice. Go and surrender yourself at the Hidden Origin Association Headquarters, confess your crimes, and if you can explain the entire situation clearly, like who instructed you to do it, then perhaps the severity of your punishment can be reduced."

Senior Sister Qin said with deep meaning.

Yet Wang Wu was already dumbstruck and stunned. Of course, he understood that Senior Sister Qin’s suggestion was to drag Baiyu into it and bite back.

Anyway, it doesn’t matter whether Baiyu did it or not. The important thing is, now that this matter has come to light, the Hidden Origin Association Headquarters will definitely come down to investigate. Thus, Baiyu cannot temporarily serve as the Chief of the Dragon Head City branch, giving Senior Sister Qin a greater chance to become Chief!

But, but, this comes at the cost of sacrificing the interests, even the lives, of Wang Wu and his group.

Not to mention whether the fifty thousand strands of Five Qi of the Human World swapped by the Thief Sect for Wang Wu were Frost Monarch’s doing, even if they were, Baiyu has enough power to prove his innocence.

Once Baiyu proves his innocence, Wang Wu will then have an additional charge of slandering Shangguan.

He will thoroughly offend the Frost Monarch camp, without any good outcome.

For what reason!

In this instant, Wang Wu finally somewhat understood why in Elder Hui’s Level 27 Divine Calculation foresight, this Senior Sister Qin would be killed by him!

Really, considering the current situation, it’s indeed forcing him, Wang, to call to heaven for no response, call to earth for no answer.

Besides killing this Senior Sister Qin, is there any other way out for him?

Or, he could join the Frost Monarch camp, but Baiyu’s demand is simple: three thousand people, including him, all have to move to the Vermilion Bird Immortal Alliance, vacate their positions, without the protection of the Hidden Origin Bell, without the status of Hidden Origin Association Steward, Qin Senior Sister could have them killed without them making a sound.

Damn! Why has it come to this? Why are your internal Hidden Origin Association struggles so cruel?

Could it be that in political struggles, one cannot afford to have a soft heart?

"Senior Sister, is there a third option?"

Wang Wu pleaded bitterly, he really doesn’t want to kill her, killing a Hidden Origin Association Eighth-Grade Elder is equally a grave crime, the Frost Monarch also cannot protect him.

Unless he first kills his own three thousand beloved friends and relatives.

Elder Hui, damn his eighty-eight generations of ancestors!

"Junior Brother, I’m very sorry, Senior Sister doesn’t wish to embarrass you, but who told you to do wrong? If you did wrong, you must take responsibility; this principle, you can’t not understand, right?"

Senior Sister Qin’s tone eased, but it only made Wang Wu more desperate.

But he was still trying, he felt he could even reveal some secrets, no, all secrets, he could show Elder Hui his Fire Spirit Pill, prove that he has more potential for cultivation than this Senior Sister Qin, more potential to be a fighter, a workhorse, just don’t throw him into this dead-end cannon fodder situation.

"Senior Sister, I want to see the mentor again, may I?"

"Sorry, you don’t have the qualification to see the mentor, the mentor doesn’t want to see you either! Make the decision soon, either surrender yourself or tomorrow morning, I will personally surrender you, report to the Hidden Origin Association Headquarters that you colluded with the Thief Sect, illegally made and traded the Five Qi of the Human World! You make the decision."

After saying this, Senior Sister Qin left.

Wang Wu knelt there, the past hundred years of comfort finally, at this moment, like a biting cold wind waking him up!

After a long time, Baiyu silently appeared behind him, still holding the jar of Spirit Wine, looked in the direction where Senior Sister Qin left, laughed a few times, shook his head, said nothing, just patted Wang Wu on the shoulder, and left.

Yes, this is an open hand, and also Wang Wu’s dead end.

Although the two camps belong to the Hidden Origin Association, Elder Hui and the Frost Monarch are definitely competing for a more important position.

Wang Wu stayed kneeling outside the city for a long time, kneeling all this while.

Many people watched from the city wall, She Shoujiu heard and came, intending to persuade him, but Wang Wu just waved them off, telling them to go farther, it’s your disaster, but it’s meaningless to say anything now, the fault lies with me!

But no one knew until after Baiyu left, Wang Wu had already used a strand of Top-Grade Fur to replace himself kneeling here.

And his true self had already pursued Senior Sister Qin.

No choice, he is just a small thug who escaped from the Great Wilderness Sin Prison, he lacks vision, his thoughts are not meticulous, he cannot see the inherent development logic of things like Xu Taiping, even the Four Clowns cannot provide advice.

And his power is still so weak, yet this Cultivation Realm is so powerful and abnormal.

What could he do?

This time it truly is his mistake, yet he didn’t subjectively make a mistake, so why can’t he be given a chance to make amends?

Why am I being forced to kill you!

Why?

Wang Wu coldly laughed inside, his blood turning cold, but only the Fire Spirit Pill began to burn intensely.

There’s no alternative left, he’s reached a dead end!

As for whether he can kill this Senior Sister Qin?

Wang Wu doesn’t know, but one thing is certain, because of the existence of the Blood Curse.

Elder Hui can no longer use Level 27 Divine Calculation to foresee this event happening.

At worst, they’ll perish together!