Eternal Life Starts as a Hunter-Chapter 310 - 129: A Slaughter Where Everybody Wins

Chapter 310: Chapter 129: A Slaughter Where Everybody Wins

Night falls.

Xue Ning lies quietly in Li Yuan’s arms, their inner garments touching.

Li Yuan feels the temperature on her delicate body slowly drop, but her spirit remains low.

He wraps his hand around Xue Ning’s neck, gently touches her forehead, perceives her state for a moment, then pulls her close again.

"You’re not feverish anymore, but you need to rest well."

"Husband, I... I heard that an elder from the Guo Family came during the day."

"Why are you still worrying about this?"

"Ah..." Lady Xue sighs softly.

Li Yuan doesn’t want her to worry, but he doesn’t want to hide it either, so he tells her everything as it is.

Lady Xue immediately falls silent.

Even though their son has accepted Lady Hall Master as his master, it doesn’t mean she will endlessly help them. Today, an Elder Guo came looking for trouble. If Li Yuan were to directly use the "Jade Token" given by Gu Xuejian to find the Hall Master, the problem could certainly be resolved.

However, favors run out the more you use them; for such a trivial matter to trouble Gu Xuejian, what about afterward?

"Should we try contacting Yan Mu?"

"I asked, Yan Mu received an order from the sect and went out on business. Otherwise, he would have come to me already."

"Isn’t he an Inner Sect Disciple? Shouldn’t he focus on cultivation in the hall? Why is he always going out?"

"Things outside are quite chaotic; even Gu Xuejian often goes out, let alone him."

The two of them fall silent for a moment.

Li Yuan holds his wife tighter, saying, "Go to sleep... Don’t worry, the Guo family won’t act against us."

Lady Xue says, "Though he’s an elder, he seems more like a local bully now.

Offending him is like outsiders offending us in Shanbao County. Even if we don’t retaliate, there are many ways to make him suffer.

What should we do about this?"

Li Yuan laughs heartily, "Sister Xue, don’t say such things lightly.

What do you mean by offending us?

He is an elder, but not the mastermind behind the scenes.

Moreover, he isn’t among the most powerful elders. On this chessboard of the Divine Wood Hall, he’s at most a mere clown.

Offending him is like offending Dugu Qiu in Shanbao County."

Lady Xue chuckles, "You still remember Dugu Qiu?"

Li Yuan says, "Of course I remember, he’s under Yu Chaoyin but lacks capability, probably the most insignificant of all the elders."

Lady Xue gives him a look and says, "He’s almost become a second elder of the sect, that’s different."

Li Yuan says, "If his patriarch could become an elder, would he still come to force a favor from me?

Either someone is giving him bad advice, or he’s hit a dead end, or he’s just foolish.

But in any case, the Guo Family definitely doesn’t get along with most forces within the Divine Wood Hall... Otherwise, they wouldn’t fail to get even half the elders’ support."

Lady Xue asks, "Do you have an idea?"

Li Yuan says, "When Guo Guangdan came today, I realized, outsiders may not know about our relationship with Gu Xuejian, but the disciples within the Divine Wood Hall should be aware of it.

Ping’an is talented, accepted as a Direct Disciple at the age of seven; there must be some big secret about him.

And I, after all, am a Sixth Grade.

In a way, we are strong and have great potential.

I don’t believe among so many people, and so many families in the Divine Wood Hall, it’s only the Guo Family that has set their eyes on us?

Guo Guangdan’s methods, to be honest, I don’t think much of them.

He’s Fifth Grade, but I still don’t see him as a threat.

He doesn’t know my true strength, yet comes abruptly, trying to suppress me, what kind of way is this to do things?

His identity should be the Ancestor of the Guo Family, yet he acts before the troops, doesn’t that defy logic?

Trying to force favors from me, that’s how you make enemies.

After making enemies, does he think he’ll kill me?

Or that I’ll bow down and submit to the Guo Family from then on?

That’s acting without considering the consequences."

Lady Xue sighs softly, "Husband is right.

A person might have all kinds of temperaments, but a force has only one, which is to seek benefit and avoid harm. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Absorbing us would undoubtedly strengthen a force, and as long as it strengthens them, it’s worth their while.

Thus, there must be other forces watching from the sidelines, seeing how you handle Guo Guangdan.

Guo Guangdan certainly won’t act against you himself, to avoid angering Gu Xuejian, but he will stay out of it, letting others deal with you.

If you get bogged down but display strength, naturally other forces will reach out to help, rescuing you from trouble, winning your loyalty.

If you show no strength and humbly sell favors to Guo Guangdan, then... no force will care for you, and might later use your resentment as a weapon."

Li Yuan also sighs, "You really don’t understand your husband’s power."

Lady Xue: "Ah?"

Li Yuan says, "Even Guo Guangdan, I might be able to kill him."

Lady Xue exclaims, "He’s Fifth Grade!"

Li Yuan says, "Killing him is enough."

"But... killing him in the Divine Wood Hall Inner City, where no one can protect, is unnecessary.

Killing such an insignificant person would lead us into endless fleeing, it’s not worth it."

"So..." Lady Xue’s eyes flash, "you want to show your strength, let those watching people see your power, and then make decisions based on their actions.

But, why didn’t you agree to be a Tributor for the Divine Wood Hall at the start?"