Jiang Family High-Level Meeting

At this moment, representatives from the other two major families also arrived and witnessed this scene.

They hadn't expected the Bloodfire Mercenary Group to come looking for trouble with the Jiang Family.

After Zhou Xiang finished his threats, he left with his people. They believed that given the Bloodfire Mercenary Group's strength, the Jiang Family wouldn't dare oppose them.

This was confidence in their own power.

If they could achieve their goal without a fight, it would naturally be a good thing.

They could both kill Jiang Chen and obtain a large sum of spirit stones.

"Patriarch Jiang, what's going on?" At this time, an elder from the Wang Family came over to ask.

Qingyue Town had always maintained a surface harmony, primarily by uniting to resist the Bloodfire Mercenary Group.

Now that the Bloodfire Mercenary Group had come looking for trouble, they naturally wanted to know what was happening.

The Bloodfire Mercenary Group posed too great a threat to the surrounding regions.

If they didn't unite, some towns would definitely fall under the Bloodfire Mercenary Group's control.

At that time, the Bloodfire Mercenary Group's strength would further increase.

"The Bloodfire Mercenary Group is here to settle a score this time. Never mind, this is a private matter between us," Jiang Tian said.

If he mentioned Jiang Chen's involvement, perhaps these two major families would add insult to injury.

The most difficult thing to guess was people's hearts.

They appeared harmonious on the surface, but who knew what their true attitudes were in secret?

"Patriarch Jiang, you shouldn't say that. We three major families of Qingyue Town are like one body. Now that your Jiang Family is in trouble, how can we stand idly by?" an elder from the Zhou Family said.

"Father, this whole thing was caused by Jiang Chen. What's there to hide?" Jiang Hai interjected at this moment.

Now that Jiang Chen had caused trouble for the Jiang Family, Jiang Yunfeng's path to competing for the position of Patriarch would surely have obstacles.

Therefore, Jiang Hai was happy to see Jiang Yunfeng in trouble.

"Hai'er," Jiang Tian scolded.

He was very displeased with Jiang Hai's attitude.

The Bloodfire Mercenary Group was already at their doorstep, and he was still thinking about suppressing fellow clansmen?

He was truly disappointed in Jiang Hai.

Jiang Tian's heart was naturally inclined towards Jiang Chen.

"This matter is not yet settled. We don't know the full story. We'll have to wait for Jiang Chen to return before we know anything," Jiang Tian said.

"Yunfeng, when is Chen'er coming back? Did he mention anything to you?" Jiang Tian looked at Jiang Yunfeng, who was beside him.

"Father, Chen'er said he wanted to enter the Great Desolate Mountain Range for training. As for when he'll return exactly, he didn't say," Jiang Yunfeng replied.

He hadn't known before that Jiang Chen had stirred up such a huge problem.

The Bloodfire Mercenary Group had already come knocking.

"Very well, we need to find a way to deal with the Bloodfire Mercenary Group's retaliation," Jiang Tian said.

"Everyone, I apologize for the embarrassing situation in the Jiang Family today. Some matters are inconvenient to discuss too openly. The Jiang Family will not be entertaining guests today," Jiang Tian said to everyone.

This was a clear dismissal, as he didn't want to discuss too much with the Wang and Zhou families.

He was already troubled enough.

However, they didn't know how powerful Jiang Chen's strength had become, and he wasn't as intimidated by the Bloodfire Mercenary Group anymore.

Seeing Jiang Tian's attitude, the others had nothing more to say and left one after another.

The Jiang Family then closed their doors.

Soon, news of the Jiang Family's affairs spread throughout Qingyue Town.

This was because many onlookers had clearly heard Zhou Xiang's words at the time.

It turned out that Jiang Chen, the Jiang Family's top genius, had killed someone from the Bloodfire Mercenary Group.

Now the Bloodfire Mercenary Group had come to demand the person, giving the Jiang Family three days to hand him over and pay two hundred thousand spirit stones in compensation.

Such a demand was too harsh.

Two hundred thousand spirit stones was a huge sum for the Jiang Family; it could cripple them.

They wanted to kill their top genius and have the Jiang Family pay spirit stones.

If the Bloodfire Mercenary Group were truly allowed to succeed, this incident would undoubtedly become a disgrace to the Jiang Family.

At this moment, a family meeting was convened within the Jiang Family. The attendees were all high-ranking members of the Jiang Family with a certain status and position.

"Everyone, regarding Jiang Chen's matter, what are your thoughts?" Jiang Tian first asked everyone, wanting to hear their opinions.

This was indeed a major event. If handled poorly, the Jiang Family could be wiped out.

No matter which choice they made, it wouldn't be good for the Jiang Family.

"Patriarch, Jiang Chen is incredibly audacious, daring to kill people from the Bloodfire Mercenary Group. You must know that we usually avoid the Bloodfire Mercenary Group, precisely because we fear conflict and trouble," the Great Elder, Jiang Hai, said.

"I suggest we hand Jiang Chen over to appease the other party's anger and compensate them with two hundred thousand spirit stones. This way, we can preserve the peace of the Jiang Family," Jiang Hai continued.

"I agree with the Great Elder's suggestion."

"I agree too."

Some clan members, worried about the Bloodfire Mercenary Group's strength, agreed and decided to compromise.

If they truly went up against the Bloodfire Mercenary Group, the Jiang Family would not be safe.

The gap in strength between the two sides was too vast.

Facing the retaliation of the Bloodfire Mercenary Group, the Wang Family and the Zhou Family might not necessarily help.

Relying on others instead of oneself was simply unrealistic.

"I believe the Great Elder's words are flawed. Jiang Chen is the foremost genius of our Jiang Family, his strength is evident to all of us, and he is the hope of our Jiang Family. Now, the Bloodfire Mercenary Group wants to kill our foremost genius; what's the difference between that and strangling the future of our Jiang Family? I believe we should protect Jiang Chen. At worst, our Jiang Family can flee to a place the Bloodfire Mercenary Group cannot find and start anew. As long as talented clan members emerge, our Jiang Family will have a chance to rise again," someone spoke up.

This time, it was the Second Elder who spoke.

Upon hearing the Second Elder's words, Jiang Tian nodded slightly, feeling that the Second Elder's words resonated more with his own sentiments.

The Jiang Family needed people with backbone.

But it was clear that the Great Elder and his faction lacked this integrity.

They didn't even consider protecting their own clan members, choosing instead to hand them over.

They were already rushing to betray a clan member before they had reached a dead end.

Were these people truly fit to be Patriarch?

Jiang Tian already had an idea in mind.

But the Great Elder, Jiang Hai, was unaware of this.

"Patriarch, I also agree with the Second Elder's words. I believe this matter should be handled with caution, and we cannot compromise with the Bloodfire Mercenary Group. The Bloodfire Mercenary Group has already intercepted our goods before, causing us significant losses, and now they threaten us again. Do they really think our Jiang Family has no one capable? If it comes to war, I, Jiang Yunfeng, am willing to be the vanguard and fight a bloody battle with the Bloodfire Mercenary Group," Jiang Yunfeng stated.

"Jiang Yunfeng, Jiang Chen is your son, so of course, you don't want anything to happen to him. I understand your feelings as a father, but if you want to protect your son, you can't drag our entire Jiang Family down with you, can you? You know the strength of the Bloodfire Mercenary Group, don't you?" the Great Elder, Jiang Hai, said sarcastically from the side.

By saying this, he was clearly trying to put Jiang Yunfeng in a difficult and unjust position.

He was implying that Jiang Yunfeng, in his desire to protect Jiang Chen, was willing to sacrifice the entire Jiang Family.

"You..." Jiang Yunfeng was furious. Jiang Hai's words were truly venomous.