“Alright then, we’ll collect the property after a week,” Hou Ping said.
Chen Hao then led his men and left the place. After witnessing the unfortunate event of the Long Family, the guests dared not stay there any longer; they left the place in haste.
“Father, why did you have to sign the agreement? Why? What’s the big deal? We’ll just fight with them. We’re not afraid to lose our lives!” the middle-aged man cried and shouted.
Smack! Master Long slapped the middle-aged man’s face heavily.
“You idiot! Do you want to destroy the whole Long Family?” Master Long’s lips twitched and a look of cold fury flashed across his eyes.
“We’ve lost to the siblings of the Chen Family this time! We have been secretly plotting against them all these years, but their influence was way too powerful!” Master Long clenched his fists tightly.
“Father, everything is gone! We don’t have anything left!”
Master Long nodded his head. “Yes, everything is gone! But, we, the Long Family—which has a long legacy extending over a few centuries—will never vanish from the history of China easily, because we still have a trump card!”
“Trump card?”
Master Long nodded. “Have all of you… ever heard of the Mo Family from Yan Jing?”
“The Mo Family?”
All the members of the Long Family shook their heads.
“Yes, the Mo Family. They are the most mysterious family in China! They are also the only family which has the ability to resist the Chen Family!” Master Long narrowed his eyes and said, “Decades ago, the Long Family was still on good terms with the Mo Family. But, the Long Family completely severed the connection with the Mo Family after the occurrence of an incident.”
“Father, what was the incident?” a person asked.
“Well, it happened years ago when the son of the Mo Family’s Second Elder, Mo Changkong visited the Long Family. Being a Hidden Tribe, the Mo Family seldom involved themselves in businesses of the world of reality. However, Mo Changkong was different—he loved the materialistic aspect of the world! And he was an extremely ambitious man. He threatened the Long Family to make us compromise with him, while he would become our greatest support. So, the people of the Long Family would become his pawns, who would follow his orders completely. In return, of course, he would assist us in becoming a powerful and wealthy world-class family!” Master Long explained.
“What a brilliant plan he has! In that case, although the Long Family would eventually become a world-class wealthy family, it would be the same as us working for him and being his puppets!” the eldest son of the Long Family scoffed.
“Yeah, in this case, the Long Family would belong to the Mo Family. Even though we did become a powerful world-class family, we still lose our ancestors’ legacy and property to the Mo Family! So of course, I rejected his offer!”
“So, what happened next? I’m sure an ambitious man like Mo Changkong would not have allowed us to reject his offer easily, would he?” a member of the Long Family asked.
“Well, of course he wouldn’t. Twenty five years ago, Mo Changkong sought vengeance on the Long Family. Shan, do you still remember the incident where Shaoshuang got attacked not long after he was born, which led to his retardedness today?”
“Of course I remembered! I wanted to investigate the incident but you refused to let me do it! Until now, it is still an unsolved mystery!”
“Well, it was Mo Changkong’s work. The Long Family would be destroyed quicker if you continued your investigation. Mo Changkong did it as a warning for the Long Family!” Master Long continued.
The second eldest grandson of the Long Family was always absent from social events in the family, because he was mentally handicapped.
“Speaking of Shaoshuang, where did he go?” Master Long asked.
“The Second Mistress took him for a walk.”
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