Chapter 5417
Chapter 5417: Which side to choose
Translator: 549690339
“Let’s talk this out, don’t be rash. ” Chu Wenshang quickly agreed. Although it seemed like a deal between him and Chu tianliang, if Chu tianliang died here, he would not be able to live in peace when he returned to Middle Island. Chu tianliang’s father would definitely find trouble with him. Chu tianliang was a ruthless figure who held great financial power. Even an early golden core expert like Chu Wenshang could not afford to offend him.
“Chu Tianlu, if you dare to touch a single hair of mine today, I guarantee that you’ll die without an intact corpse!” Even now, Chu tianliang was still acting tough.
“Hehe, if it wasn’t for my quick reaction, I would have died without an intact corpse.” Chu Tianlu snorted and said coldly,””Originally, I really wanted to give you the spiritual awareness fruits, but now I’ve changed my mind. Even if I die Here today, I’ll take one with me!”
As he spoke, the short knife in his hand had already pierced half an inch into Chu tianliang’s neck. Blood immediately gushed out, and Chu tianliang was so scared that he collapsed. He did not dare to move at all, nor did he dare to speak any nonsense.
“Wait! Don’t be rash! I’ll let you go!” Chu Wenshang quickly advised, but his eyes were paying attention to the surrounding light. He knew very well that in this situation, negotiations would definitely not solve the problem. The only solution was to find a good angle and use shadow steps again. Only then could he regain the initiative.
“Sure, but uncle Wenshang, you don’t have to waste your effort to find a good angle. It’s already scary enough to be hit by your shadow steps once. If you do it again, I might really kill him with a shake of my hand. At that time, will I be the one to blame for his death? you or me?” Chu Tianlu said warily.
“Don’t worry, I won’t do such a stupid thing. Otherwise, I won’t be able to explain it to the master, don’t you think?” Since the other party had exposed him, Chu Wenshang had to give up on this plan and think of other ways.
Chu Wenshang spread out his hands and retreated. Chu Tianlu only heaved a sigh of relief after he had retreated more than twenty steps. This distance had far exceeded the range of the pasted shadow steps. As long as he did not give his opponent an opportunity to take advantage of him, even if Chu Wenshang was an early gold core expert, he would not be able to catch him off guard. As long as he had a chance to react, Chu tianliang would be a dead soul under his blade.
Now that things had developed to this point, Chu Tianlu no longer cared about their Brotherhood, nor did he think about the consequences of killing Chu tianliang here. Right now, survival was his top priority.
On the other hand, Chu Wenshang was very cooperative. After all, if something really happened to Chu tianliang, it would be meaningless even if he could kill Chu Tianlu. At that time, whether it was the head of the Chu clan or Chu tianliang’s father, they would all vent their anger on him. From then on, he would no longer have a place in the Chu clan.
However, it was obvious that Chu Wenshang’s cooperation was only on the surface. He must be planning all kinds of things in his heart, just that he couldn’t find the right opportunity to do so. As long as Chu Tianlu showed even the slightest weakness or flaw, this guy would definitely attack him at the first moment.
Chu Tianlu was well aware of this. In fact, the biggest problem for him now was how to get out of this place.
Under normal circumstances, it would not be difficult to get out of here and climb back to the top of the cliff, at least for experts above the foundation establishment stage. But the problem was that he was threatening Chu tianliang, and Chu Wenshang, an early Jindan stage expert, was watching him like a tiger watching its prey. The whole process had to be done without any flaws, which was really difficult.
Lin Yi was still watching from a distance, not planning to interfere. Since he saw the legendary spiritual fruit, he wouldn’t let it go. He didn’t do things like killing people for treasures, but he wasn’t a gentleman. After all these years in the world of practitioning, Lin Yi had learned to follow the customs of the land. Even if he didn’t have the habit of killing people, stealing treasures was no problem.
However, it was time to watch the show, so there was no need to rush into action.
As a bystander, Lin Yi could more or less tell what was at stake from the conversation just now. Chu Tianlu’s current situation was dangerous, but in his opinion, the solution was very simple.
The key to breaking out of this situation wasn’t strength. In fact, with just the strength of a perfected foundation building cultivator, unless it was a super genius like Ling Tianyou who could challenge those of a higher realm, Chu Tianlu had no chance of winning. The key was awareness.
No matter what happened to Chu Tianlu himself, Lin Yi knew that if he were in Chu Tianlu’s position, he would only be at the peak of Foundation Stage. He wouldn’t hesitate to slit Chu tianliang’s throat in front of Chu Wenshang.
This wasn’t a simple act of impulse, but a well-thought plan. It could be said to be the only feasible way to break the situation.
There were two reasons. The first was to eliminate any future trouble. To Chu Tianlu, killing his cousin Chu tianliang would definitely have some repercussions, but it was still better than keeping him alive. With such a venomous snake staring at him, there would be no end to the trouble. It was better to cut the Gordian knot.
Secondly, if he killed Chu tianliang right now, Chu Wenshang would not fly into a rage and start a massacre. Instead, he might choose to bide his time and even help Chu Tianlu on the spot!
The reason was simple. As long as Chu Wenshang wasn’t an idiot, he should be able to tell the pros and cons of this.
As long as Chu tianliang was dead, no matter what kind of deal he had made with Chu tianliang and his son behind the scenes, it was destined that they would break up. At this time, even if he killed Chu Tianlu, he would not be able to salvage the situation. On the contrary, the two most outstanding young disciples of the Chu clan had died on the snake Island under his eyes. Chu Wenshang would definitely not be able to clear his name even if he jumped into the Yellow River. Even if he did not die, he would be skinned alive.
Therefore, if Chu tianliang were to really die at the hands of Chu Tianlu, the best choice for Chu Wenshang was not to lay his hands on Chu Tianlu. Rather than taking on a strenuous and unrewarding task, he might as well stand on Chu Tianlu’s side and offer him help in times of need.
In this way, the matter had become a private fight between the two cousins. When Chu Wenshang returned, he would at most be blamed for not being properly monitored, but he would not be punished physically. If he was more determined and courageous, he could even stand out and testify against Chu tianliang and his son’s plot. As long as he could survive until Chu Tianlu took over, there was no doubt about his returns.
It wasn’t hard to think of such a simple way to get out of this situation, but it was a pity that even an outsider like Lin Yi could see it clearly. Chu Tianlu couldn’t figure it out so quickly, and he was still thinking about how to force Chu tianliang out.
Let Chu Wenshang go up first? Or should he take Chu tianliang as a hostage and go up first?