Upheaval in the An Family, An Ruoxuan's Helplessness

"So..."

The Great Elder continued calmly, "An Hefeng, it's not your place to sit in the Steward's position."

His words struck An Hefeng deeply.

"Great Elder, I'm not convinced! I'm clearly more qualified, so why am I called a good-for-nothing? The position of Steward should be given to the most capable person, so why can't I compete for it?"

The Great Elder remained completely calm and did not give a direct answer to the question.

In the eyes of outsiders, An Wushuang, the Eldest Young Master the Treasure Seeking Merchant Guild, is inferior to the second and Third Prince in terms of either Cultivation Level or business acumen.

But no one knew that An Wushuang was the strongest in both aspects.

Over the years, An Wushuang had already recruited another Elder in the An Family besides himself, who was at the Immortal King Cultivation Level. In addition, he himself had also broken through to the Immortal King a few years ago.

As for business, An Wushuang's annual sales profit was more than three times that of the two brothers combined.

However, he prefers to keep a low profile, so he has always kept his talents hidden and has not fully revealed them.

The Great Elder coldly said, "Release An Ruoxuan, and you can live; otherwise, you will die immediately."

After saying that, he turned and left.

An Hefeng was left lying on the ground, his face ashen. He struggled to his feet, his eyes filled with icy killing intent.

Hateful!

Old man, one day I will kill you with my own hands to avenge today's humiliation.

An Hefeng took a deep breath to calm his anger. He turned and left the Treasure Seeking Merchant Guild. The Great Elder had discovered An Ruoxuan's affair, so the plan needed to be revised. He needed to call the Third Elder back to discuss the matter as soon as possible.

The Enforcement Elder immediately asked, "Young master, shall we release An Ruoxuan?"

An Hefeng coldly turned his head and looked at him. "Do you want to die?"

The Great Elder said he would die immediately if he wasn't released, and he was absolutely not joking. If the Great Elder wanted to kill him, even the Lineage couldn't say much.

After all, who is the Great Elder?

Late-stage Immortal King!

He holds a pivotal position within the entire An Family; how could a junior like him compare?

Upon hearing this, the Enforcement Elder scrambled and stumbled towards the secret chamber.

Eastern Suburbs Haishan Forest.

"Third Elder, how have you been?"

A soft laugh rang out, and An Wushuang stood in the void, with two other figures beside him: the Fifth Elder of the An Family and another person of unknown identity.

Below, the corpses of two peak Primordial Golden Immortal lay in pools of blood.

The Third Elder also had a gruesome, penetrating wound in his abdomen, with blood continuously dripping down, making him look extremely pitiful.

His breathing was weak, indicating that he had suffered serious injuries.

Now.

His face was contorted with rage and disbelief.

"How is this possible, An Wushuang? How could you possibly be Early Immortal King? And Fifth Prince, are you going to help him too?"

The Fifth Elder smiled faintly upon hearing this, "Look at what you're saying. I'm not as stupid as you. Why would I choose a piece of trash like An Hefeng?"

Upon hearing this, the Third Elder immediately felt extremely uncomfortable.

In this comparison, the gap between An Hefeng and An Wushuang is indeed quite large.

But he didn't understand. How could An Wushuang be at the Early Immortal King? Wasn't his Cultivation Level lower than An Hefeng's?

Why?

Have we been hiding our true abilities all these years?

What a remarkable temperament it takes to be so patient!

The Fifth Elder had a smug look on his face. He said sarcastically, "Third Elder, when I was Primordial Golden Immortal Cultivation Level, you suppressed me relentlessly. After I broke through to Immortal King, you were afraid that I would affect your position, so you continued to suppress me relentlessly."

Did you foresee your fate today?

"The Great Elder is right, you really are a fool, just a parasite of the Treasure Seeking Merchant Guild. The Third Prince has good business acumen, but what's the use of business? That's why the neutral faction has chosen the Third Prince."

"Because they all know that even if the Third Prince loses in the end, he will still be given important responsibilities, because his abilities are average and he poses very little threat, so supporting him is the most worthwhile thing to do."

"And you, wanting to expand your position in the An Family, actually foolishly supported the Second Young Master. What is that if not stupidity?"

The Fifth Elder spoke with great excitement. He had long wanted revenge. He had been suppressed too badly by the Third Elder in the An Family, and now he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Although both were at the Early Immortal King, his foundation within the An Family was shallow, while the Third Elder had his own small group with considerable strength. Furthermore, another Immortal King in the An Family had become his ally, secretly helping An Hefeng.

"As for why you should support the Eldest Young Master, the Great Elder has already Taking Sides, is there any need to consider this? Or do you think that your Cultivation Level at the Early Immortal King can go toe-to-toe with the Great Elder?"

"What the Eldest Young Master said is quite right. An Hefeng and you are both idiots, thinking you're incredibly smart every day. It almost made me laugh to death."

"If you used your pig brain to properly investigate the Eldest Young Master's deeds, you would have discovered some clues."

"Otherwise, why do you think the Third Young Master has so many supporters? It's because they all recognized the Eldest Young Master's extraordinary abilities, so they chose the Third Young Master for the sake of caution."

"Do you really think you're the only smart person in the world, the only one who knows that Cultivation Level is more important than business acumen?"

The Third Elder's face turned extremely grim. He gritted his teeth and said, "Don't be so smug. If I die, the Family Head will definitely investigate thoroughly, and you will all suffer the consequences."

Hahahaha!

Upon hearing this, the Fifth Elder laughed even more wildly, tears welling up in his eyes.

"Third Elder, you're really driving me crazy with your stupidity."

"You're going to die today, do you really think the Eldest Young Master wants you dead? You've been lining your own pockets in the Treasure Seeking Merchant Guild, how much profit you've embezzled, do you really think the Family Head doesn't know?"

Even at this point, the Third Elder still hadn't realized the problem.

That's just so... stupid.

An Wushuang said calmly, "Alright, why waste time talking to an idiot?"

Upon hearing this, the Fifth Elder said no more, but looked at the Third Elder with disdain.

"Kill them quickly!"

As his command rang out, three terrifyingly powerful auras instantly swept forth, shaking the heavens and the earth, causing all the Demon Beast in the entire Haishan Forest to tremble in fear.

The Third Elder's face was filled with utter despair; at this moment, he finally realized what was happening.

It turns out this whole thing was Conspiracy specifically targeting him.

Ridiculous!

How ridiculous!

He thought he was the mantis and An Ye was the prey, but he didn't expect that An Ye was just the bait, and the oriole was still behind.

This moment.

Despair and regret filled my heart.

"Bang!"

With a terrifying force, the Third Elder was also reduced to ashes.

In the distance, An Ye looked terrified. He never imagined that the usually mediocre Eldest Young Master would be the biggest winner.

An Ye suddenly remembered what An Ruoxuan's father had once told him.

"An Ye, never get involved with power again. With your brains, you might die without even knowing why. Just be a heartless killer."

Now that those words are echoing in his ears again, he feels they are absolutely right.

If his opponent were An Wushuang, he would probably die a terrible death.

The death of the Third Elder had no impact on the Treasure Seeking Merchant Guild's business or influence.

Because the An Family has gained two more Early Immortal King, one of whom is naturally An Wushuang, and the other is the person he subdued.

With things having progressed to this point, the Steward Position is practically a done deal.

It must belong to An Wushuang.

As for An Ruoxuan, no one has cared about her since she was rescued.

As for the order for one billion top-grade Immortal Crystal, it inexplicably became the order that An Wushuang accepted.

The Second Young Master An Hefeng, was assassinated while out and about and died on the spot. The killer has not yet been found.

It was impossible to let the Great Elder handle a junior like An Hefeng, so in the end, An Wushuang had to resolve the situation.

Inside the Treasure Seeking Merchant Guild, in a luxurious private room, An Ruoxuan was wrapped in a blanket, her face filled with terror, her whole body still trembling uncontrollably. She had not yet emerged from the shadow of what had just happened.

Xiao Kui, standing to the side, had red and swollen eyes, clearly indicating she had just been crying.

When I saw how An Ruoxuan was tortured, I felt like the sky had fallen.

After a while, a woman walked into the room. She went to the bedside and gently placed a Space Ring on the floor.

"This contains one million top-grade Immortal Crystal, Miss Ruoxuan. As for that one billion top-grade order, I hope you will keep it a secret from everyone and not mention it to anyone; it was you who received it."

"The Eldest Young Master is merciful; he will not target you, much less kill you to silence you. I hope you will take care of yourself."

An Ruoxuan struggled to lift her head, glanced at the woman, and then helplessly lowered her head, tears welling up in her eyes.

She didn't cry when she was locked in a secret room, and she didn't cry when she was tortured to the point of despair.

But seeing her opportunity taken away, she couldn't hold back anymore.

This is my chance to turn my life around!

But now all of that is gone.

An Ruoxuan's talent is ordinary and cannot be compared with someone like An Wushuang. She is currently only at the Early Primordial Golden Immortal, and the gap is simply too great.

But what can one do when Fate Great Dao has dealt them such a blow?

Even though she was unwilling, she still accepted the Space Ring.

Seeing this, the woman smiled and turned to leave.

"I'm sorry, Senior Su, I'm afraid I won't be able to fulfill my promise and personally deliver the goods to you."

When she left the Xuantian Realm, she confidently declared that she would personally escort her there.

Pity!