Caisangzi slowly moved closer. "Lu Chengwen, stop messing around."
Lu Chengwen's Iron Staff sank into the Destruction Pearl with a crack. "Who's messing around with you?"
Song Sheng Chaoying said, "Lu Chengwen, I advise you to calm down. Mutual destruction... doesn't count as a win for you either."
Lu Chengwen burst out laughing. "I've got it figured out. We can't win this fight today at all! In that case, I'll pack you all up and take you with me. That counts as a profit for me."
King Tiechi said, "Chengwen! I came here to help!"
Lu Chengwen said, "Adoptive father, there's a saying. I wonder if you've heard it before."
"What saying?"
"How can a true man remain long in lowly submission beneath another?"
"Holy shit!"
Tang Wanli cried.
"Chengwen, don't be rash! Think about your family!"
"My family?"
"That's right! You have parents who love you very much, don't you?"
Lu Chengwen lowered his head. "Yes."
"And you have a wife who loves you very much too, don't you?"
"Yes."
"She's pregnant. Don't you want to see your child?"
Lu Chengwen raised his head. "I dream of it."
"Exactly! Your life is so young! So precious! Your future is so full of hope!"
"I understand."
"Right! So you should..."
"Take those bastards from the Elder Council with me, so he can never hurt my family again!"
"Go screw your damn uncle!"
Caisangzi did not dare make any rash moves either. "Lu Chengwen, if anything happens to the Dean, the Jiang Family and the Elder Council really won't rest until one side is dead!"
Lu Chengwen looked at Caisangzi. "Is there any other way out now?"
Song Sheng Chaoying sighed. "Caisangzi, pull back."
"What?!"
"Tell everyone to withdraw."
Song Sheng Chaoying said, "It looks like the Destruction Pearl can't be