Chapter 2064 - 50: Walking Together
"But the dangers that lie ahead will depend on you."
"The storms outside will be far more dangerous than here."
"I hope that the next time I see you, Young Master Ao, you will have become much stronger!"
The grey‑robed old man patted Ao Cangsheng on the shoulder, then suddenly spoke solemnly.
Hearing the grey‑robed old man’s words, Ao Cangsheng nodded gravely. "Don’t worry, Elder. As a descendant of the Water Dragon King, I definitely won’t betray his expectations!"
"Excellent!"
The grey‑robed old man gave a faint smile, then turned his head to look at Wang Taibei.
"Rest assured, sir. From today on, Wudang will give its full support to Young Master Ao, so that the aquatic clans may rise again!"
Seeing the look in the grey‑robed old man’s eyes, Wang Taibei, standing in the middle, understood his meaning and immediately spoke out in front of everyone.
Once those words were spoken, all the Elders of Five Taoist Hall expressed their willingness to follow Ao Cangsheng unto death.
Hearing this, the grey‑robed old man smiled in satisfaction and left together with the group.
Not long after the grey‑robed old man departed, a Disciple came over to Ao Cangsheng.
"My lord, there are some people who wish to see Young Master Ao."
After saluting, the Disciple bowed to Wang Taibei.
"Who?"
Wang Taibei asked.
"It is the Li Family’s Seventh Elder, Li Wuyu!"
The Disciple replied respectfully.
"Out of Energy already, is he?"
Hearing that name, Ao Cangsheng’s eyes couldn’t help but narrow.
"You want to see him?"
Wang Taibei looked at Ao Cangsheng and asked.
Before this, he already knew about the grudge between Ao Cangsheng and the Li Family.
Now that the Li Family had surely learned of Ao Cangsheng’s name, this family suddenly coming to pay a visit was no surprise.
"Let him in."
Ao Cangsheng rubbed his chin as he spoke.
After a while, Li Wuyu appeared in Ao Cangsheng’s hall.
Along with Li Wuyu were eight beauties and several youths.
"What business do you have?"
Ao Cangsheng sat in the main hall, his expression gloomy when he saw Li Wuyu come in.
Li Wuyu gave a strained smile. Although there were empty chairs on both sides of the hall, he did not dare to sit. Instead, he remained standing there and said, "Young Master Ao, sir, I came to your door today to offer you my apology."
"Atonement?"
Ao Cangsheng pretended to be confused, frowning as if puzzled.
Li Wuyu said, "Some time ago, there were certain misunderstandings between the Li Family and Young Master Ao.
"Although I know that this misunderstanding arose entirely from the fault of my family members, because of face I delayed my apology..."
"So why are you free to come today?"
Ao Cangsheng lifted his eyelids slightly. His tone was anything but pleasant.
Li Wuyu gave a dry laugh and said, "To speak frankly, during this period I’ve been searching for treasures, and I’ve brought them to you today."
"Because those things are quite valuable, we only managed to find them today."
"To show my family’s sincerity, I not only brought these items, but also carefully selected a few beauties to serve by Young Master Ao’s side, hoping Young Master Ao will accept them."
"They say beauties belong with heroes. Only a handsome young man like you is worthy of enjoying these beauties."
Li Wuyu lightly flicked his right hand. The eight beauties behind him immediately smiled and saluted Ao Cangsheng.
"And them?"
Ao Cangsheng swept his gaze around, then suddenly looked at the other youths.
Seeing those youths, Li Wuyu’s face sank slightly as he said, "Young Master Ao, these fellows, because of the clash they had with you last time, I specially brought them here to present to you!"
Finished speaking, Li Wuyu glared at the youths and shouted, "Kneel!"
"Thump—"
Immediately afterward, under Li Wuyu’s harsh intimidation, the youths knelt down in front of Ao Cangsheng.
"If you’re unwilling to bring Li Fu out of Qianye City, then send all the Bosses who took part in that encirclement to Wudang."
"Moreover, the ones who bullied and humiliated me back then must also be sent here."
Ao Cangsheng spoke coldly.
"Young Master Ao, to speak honestly, the backbone of our Li residence has already died, and there aren’t many left merely wounded."
"Even if Li Fu survives, I fear he will never recover."
"So..."
"So you refuse to accept my terms? Fine, fine! Since you can’t accept my terms, you can take your people and leave now."
"Your appointment is worth a fortune. My life is worth nothing."
"In that case, I’ll settle the debt myself. I want to see what methods your Li Fu has."
Ao Cangsheng let out a cold laugh, his attitude extremely hard.
As soon as he spoke, Yu Chang’s heart suddenly leapt.
He had come today to reconcile with Ao Cangsheng. Yet now, he had ended up infuriating Ao Cangsheng.
At present, Ao Cangsheng was a well‑known name in Qianye City. As a Fifth Level Weapon Refiner, in short, there would be many powerful figures in Qianye City willing to stand behind him.
At that time, when Ao Cangsheng wanted to deal with their Li residence, he would likely not need to lift a hand himself. Those people would quickly settle the matter for Ao Cangsheng.
Thinking of this, Elder Yu Chang couldn’t help but tremble.
He could almost foresee that once Ao Cangsheng gave the word, by then their Li residence would be thrown into utter chaos.
Frowning in deep thought for a long while, in the end Elder Yu Chang still gritted his teeth and said, "To soothe your anger, Young Master Ao, of course your conditions will be accepted."
"Rest assured, I will personally handle these people and give you a satisfactory answer."
"If there’s nothing else, I won’t intrude any longer!"
As soon as Elder Yu finished speaking, Ao Cangsheng impatiently dismissed the guest.
With a stern face, Elder Yu returned to the Li residence. At this time, his mood was foul.
He had thought that with these treasures and beauties today, he could persuade Ao Cangsheng to let them off.
Unexpectedly, Ao Cangsheng was so vengeful. He would rather forgo these treasures than let Li Fu escape his blood‑debt.
"Master, are you alright?"
As Elder Yu Chang was brooding, the steward suddenly frowned and asked.
Elder Yu let out another sigh, then furrowed his brows. "Go summon all the Elders and Deacons, and have them gather in the council hall."
The steward nodded. "I’ll see to it at once."
After a while, nearly twenty people had gathered inside the Li residence’s council hall.
Among these people, aside from the remaining Elders of the Li residence, the rest were all Deacons of the estate.
As the most prestigious Elder of the Li residence, Elder Yu Chang naturally sat at the head.
Suddenly summoned to the council hall, the Elders and Deacons at once grew worried.
To their knowledge, Elder Yu had gone to Five Taoist Hall specifically today.
These people were all sharp‑minded. They naturally understood that if Elder Yu’s actions lay within his control, it would mean the purpose of this trip had already been achieved.
However, what they feared was that both the treasures and beauties Elder Yu had taken with him had been brought back intact.
Thus, as long as these Elders and Deacons weren’t fools, they could naturally guess seven or eight parts of the truth.
At this moment, when they saw Elder Yu Chang’s deeply worried expression, their hearts instantly sank.
"I went to Five Taoist Hall today. You should know why I went there?"
After brooding for half a day, Elder Yu slowly spoke.
His gaze was icy, devoid of the slightest trace of expression as it swept across everyone present, leaving their hearts feeling hollow.
"We do!"
Everyone’s eyes flickered, and some of them replied.
"You’ve also seen that everything I brought with me, completely undamaged, has been brought back, haven’t you?"
Elder Yu asked again.
"We have!"
The Elders and Deacons answered once more.
Only this time, they could sense a crisis from Elder Yu’s tone.
"Since you all know what I went to do and what I took, I won’t beat around the bush with you."
"As long as the blood‑debt remains unpaid, Ao Cangsheng will not accept any apology or compensation."
"He gave me two paths. One is to deal with all those who once clashed with him—those who humiliated and bullied that young man."
"The second is that he will personally come to our gates for revenge."
"Right now, Ao Cangsheng has already become a renowned Fifth Level Weapon Refiner in Qianye City. You can imagine how much Energy he can mobilize."
"Don’t speak of the Li residence lacking any true Dragon‑level experts; even if we had them, they would not be able to contend with Ao Cangsheng."