"Though I have a tiny bit of empty fame and a tiny bit of meager skill."
"I have a lot of people under me!"
"So many mouths are waiting for me to feed them. Sometimes, I truly wish I could carve flesh from my body and stew it into soup for them."
"And sometimes, they simply do not listen to my orders."
"I only took my eyes off them for a little while, and they caused such a huge mess, making a spectacle for you to see, my worthy son-in-law."
"What if something goes wrong when the time comes, and they refuse to obey my orders?"
At these words, Cui Xingye's expression instantly turned cold.
"Third Brother, what do you mean by that?"
"Nothing much. I simply want to make things clear in advance."
"The people under me have grown used to being overbearing. If they can no longer remain here, they may leave the Cui Family."
"I have lived and died alongside them for so many years. I truly cannot bear to abandon them."
"If it truly comes to that, I fear I can only ask the ancestor for a Dao decree and leave the Cui Family with them."
As he spoke, the Eighth Sage King raised his wine cup and drained it in one gulp. The drunkenness in his eyes grew even heavier.
"Third Brother, you must be cautious with such words!"
"If the ancestor were to hear them by accident, you would be in serious trouble."
"Second Brother, trouble is still better than brothers turning their blades on one another."
"Besides, this is not without precedent. The Bo Ling Cui Family is still standing perfectly well."
"Wouldn't you say so?"
Facing the Eighth Sage King's gaze, Cui Xingye said nothing. He merely drank cup after cup.
Seeing