A Ruthless Man

Everyone in the Feng family froze.

Feng Shentong in particular was completely dumbfounded.

Me? How am I here?

I came a long time ago! You were the one who wouldn't let me in, and you were the one who slapped me flying!

As he stood there in confusion, the Great Elder suddenly seemed to remember something. "I recall now. Your granddaughter was killed."

Just as Feng Shentong was about to speak, the Great Elder asked, "You came to seek revenge?"

Feng Shentong opened his mouth, but with a sweep of his sleeve, the Great Elder cut him off and spoke first. "This matter ends here. Do not pursue it any further."

Feng Shentong: "..."

My granddaughter was killed, and I'm not supposed to pursue it?

The Great Elder grew solemn and said in a deep voice, "Feng Yin gathered a crowd to cause trouble and led people in besieging Ye Qiu. Left with no choice, Ye Qiu acted in legitimate self-defense. He was not at fault... If you feel uneasy about it, give him one hundred million as compensation, and we'll put this matter behind us."

Ye Qiu glanced at the Great Elder, who smiled and nodded at him.

See that?

Once you had value, someone would find excuses for your mistakes and turn wrong into right.

And once your value became great enough, they would not only turn wrong into right—they would also rack their brains to secure benefits for you, drawing you in by another route.

In this world, fairness, justice, right and wrong... were nothing more than matters of profit.

Yet Feng Shentong clearly had no idea just how great that profit was. The Great Elder's words struck him like a thunderbolt.

He was not the only one. Behind him, the Feng family members all stared wide-eyed,