The crowd watched as the youngest genius of the Jing Family's third generation was eaten alive by the Sin Turtle, silent as cicadas in winter.
Fang Yun swept his gaze over everyone and ordered the Sin Turtle Prison Chariot, "Except for Jing Liren, execute everyone closely related by blood to those just killed."
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
Chains shot into the prison chariot, bound eight people, and executed them all.
Jing Liren clenched his teeth, forcibly suppressing the grief in his heart.
The remaining nine wore complicated expressions. They already understood the two paths before them: choose death, or choose to join Fang Yun.
Standing upon Walking the Blue Clouds, Fang Yun considered for several breaths, then surveyed them and said, "You need not choose now. I will give you another chance to choose later. Before long, either I will return to Sea Frontier City, or they will. When that time comes, you may make your final choice. Until then, however, you must remain in Sea Frontier City."
Everyone was moved. They all understood what Fang Yun meant.
Fang Yun intended to go to the Poison Desert and join the struggle for the Half-Sage Former Residence and the Brush Elder. Barring any surprises, he would certainly encounter the head of the Jing Family and Lei Tingyu. In the end, only the victors would return. If the Jing Family returned in triumph, that meant Fang Yun had lost, and they could choose to support the Jing Family. If Fang Yun won, they could choose him then.
Only now did they feel slightly better, yet they remained helpless. Fang Yun's words sounded pleasant, but if he won, their situation then would be no different from now. His true purpose was to gain control of the Sea-Cliff Ancient Land. Apart from members of the