Swallowing the Stars: Time Simulation

Chapter 83 Power

Kyoto Base City, Xingwang Residential Area, inside an extremely spacious and luxurious hall.

The floor was made of silver-white marble, and there was a round mahogany table surrounded by five exquisite mahogany chairs.

Five elderly men were sitting in those five chairs.

These five people are the true power holders of the Wang family in Kyoto, and the leader among them is Wang Junhong, who just spoke with Yang Wu on the phone.

The other four were all pale-faced, and one of them even had beads of sweat on his forehead.

"Tell me, what should we do?" Wang Junhong's eyes were filled with murderous intent.

Since Wang Junhong became the invincible war god, the Wang family's status in the HR Alliance has been constantly increasing, and it is not much inferior to the most core families.

If Wang Junhong could take another step forward and win over one or two more retainers, he might be able to become the chairman of the HR Alliance.

But all of this is predicated on... not provoking the existence of a councilor!

Even if Wang Junhong offended an ordinary councilor, he wouldn't be too afraid. Although ordinary councilors were stronger than him, with the protection of the Black God Set, even those powerful councilors would find it difficult to kill him.

However, Yang Wu and the other five council leaders were different. Each of them possessed the strength to kill him, and even with the Black God Set, it would be useless. Therefore, Wang Junhong simply could not afford to offend them.

"I trust you all; I've always entrusted you with handling family matters. But what have you done?"

Wang Junhong's voice was full of anger: "Xingzhi is the eldest brother's grandson. Although the eldest brother expelled Zitao from the family in a fit of anger, they are still blood relatives. Now that Xingzhi has been recognized by his ancestors, you still allow others to scheme against him. You are really disappointing me!"

And most importantly, what about Xingzhi's relationship with the Fifth Speaker? Couldn't you find out anything about that?

"Second Brother!" Wang Junyang, the patriarch of the Wang family, finally spoke. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "That Phantom Squad only went to the wilderness with the Fifth Speaker a few times, for a total of less than a few months. They probably don't have much of a relationship!"

The fact that Wang Zihao put a bounty on Wang Zhi was actually with Wang Junyang's tacit approval; otherwise, he wouldn't have told his grandson about Wang Zhi's return to his ancestral home. However, at that time, Yang Wu was just an ordinary martial artist.

He truly hadn't expected that Yang Wu would actually soar to such heights after that assassination attempt. Such a speed of cultivation was unbelievable; even Hong and Lei Shen couldn't compare.

It's likely that in just a few years, the Fifth Speaker will become the world's strongest person.

If he had known all this earlier, he would never have allowed Wang Zihao to put a bounty on Wang Zhi. However, now that things have already happened, he can only try his best to exonerate Wang Zihao and the others. He can't really abandon his own child, can he?

"Hmph!" Wang Junhong snorted coldly, angrily saying, "Third brother, you're still clinging to wishful thinking! How do you know the Fifth Speaker and the Phantom Squad have no connection? If they really had no connection, why didn't the Fifth Speaker separate from the Phantom Squad after defeating 'Drinking Demon Blade' Fang Qing? At that time, you should have taken this matter seriously and treated Xingzhi well!"

Wang Junyang and the other elders dared not utter a sound. They were also secretly wondering about it. Wang Junhong also knew that Yang Wu had joined the Phantom Squad.

"Now that such a huge problem has arisen, and even the Fifth Speaker has personally called me, if this is not handled properly, my Wang family will be in deep trouble!" Wang Junhong was furious at this moment.

He was indeed somewhat terrified and uneasy. With Yang Wu's current power, dealing with him alone might be troublesome. However, dealing with the Wang family would be a piece of cake.

Yang Wu doesn't even need to do anything himself. As long as he reveals his intention to deal with the Wang family, many people will definitely take care of it. Even the other families in the HR Alliance would probably be willing to reduce the nine core families to eight.

Thinking of this, Wang Junyang's eyes grew even colder; he had already made his decision.

"In order for our family to continue to survive, we, the Wang family, must satisfy the Fifth Speaker this time!" Wang Junhong said very seriously.

"right!"

"We must satisfy the Fifth Speaker!"

The surrounding elders nodded hurriedly. Among these people, even the weakest was a mid-level War God, and naturally they were all members of the War God Palace.

That is why these people were so aware of how terrifying Yang Wu was.

"Who exactly put a bounty on Xingzhi's head back then?" Wang Junhong asked.

The other elders all looked at the clan leader, Wang Junyang.

To outsiders, Wang Zihao's initial plan seemed flawless. But these individuals were the true power holders of the Wang family, making it incredibly easy for them to investigate.

The elders were only pretending not to know because of the clan leader, Wang Junyang.

"Third brother, is that you?" Wang Junhong frowned.

"It wasn't me!" Wang Junyang shook his head, then sighed and said, "It was Zihao who put a bounty on it!"

"That beast!" Wang Junhong cursed angrily, "Xingzhi is his nephew!"

"Zihao was just confused for a moment!" Wang Junyang said with a wry smile.

The other elders inwardly scoffed at these words. Clearly, it was about the identity of the heir, yet they claimed it was a moment of confusion.

However, they were just being sour grapes. Although they were the heads of the Wang family, because they were from a collateral branch, the position of patriarch could never be theirs.

Why did Zihao put a reward on Xingzhi? Where did the money for the reward come from? Who else is helping him behind the scenes?

"These things must all be recorded, and whoever it is, must be severely punished!" Wang Junhong finally calmed down.

"It's all the fault of the family heir. Once this matter is resolved, it's time to replace the clan leader! Young people, young people! Hmm, Xingzhi is a good choice!"

Thinking of this, Wang Junhong immediately stood up and ordered, "Investigate this matter thoroughly, arrest everyone who should be arrested, and then convene a family meeting to re-determine the candidate for clan leader!"

"Yes!" the elders replied hastily, while Wang Junyang looked ashen-faced.

……

In a luxurious villa, a young man dressed in fine clothes sat comfortably, while two beautiful women served him, peeling fruit for him and feeding him, and giving him massages.

This young man was none other than Wang Xing'an, the eldest son of the Wang family.

"Young master, young master, something terrible has happened!" A thin young man rushed in, shouting anxiously.

"You bastard! What brings you to barge in like this? If it's nothing important, you'll lose your life!" Wang Xing'an shouted.

This was Wang Xing'an's private space, and no one else was allowed to enter. Moreover, the skinny young man before him was merely one of his lackeys, not even a martial artist; he could be dealt with as he pleased.

"Young master, something terrible has happened at home! Your father just called and said that they have sent people to arrest you and that you need to go to your mother's place immediately!" the thin young man shouted hurriedly.

"What?" Wang Xing'an's expression changed drastically.

His mother, Qiu Wenjun, was a high-ranking figure in the military. If his father asked him to go to his mother's place, wouldn't that mean that even the Wang family couldn't suppress the matter he had committed this time?

Wang Xing'an carefully recalled what he had done recently. Although he had done a lot of bad things, he hadn't offended any important figures.

"Then let's go quickly!" Wang Xing'an was not one to hesitate. Although he didn't know what had happened, he pushed the two beauties aside, went out, called his bodyguards, and rushed to the military base where his mother, Qiu Wenjun, was located.

Boom!

As soon as Wang Xing'an stepped out of the villa, accompanied by the roar of engines, he was surrounded by the Wang family's special operations team.

"Wang Xing'an, by order of the family, surrender immediately!"

……

That very afternoon, a massive arrest operation was launched across the entire Wang family in Kyoto. Everyone involved in dealing with Wang Zhi, regardless of their status, was arrested.

Meanwhile, Wang Zhi and Zheng Tao, who were in Kyoto base city, were also respectfully invited into the Wang family home...

That evening, Yang Wu received another call from Wang Junhong.

During the phone call, Wang Junhong informed Yang Wu that the people who had put a bounty on Wang Zhi were Wang Zihao and his son Wang Xing'an. Now, the two of them had been imprisoned by the Wang family, and everyone else who had dealt with Wang Zhi had also been punished accordingly.

As for Wang Zhi, he became the new patriarch of the Wang family.

Subsequently, Yang Wu received a thank-you call from Wang Zhi.

Wang Zhi truly didn't expect this matter to alarm Yang Wu; he was unaware that Chu Tian had come to find Yang Wu.

During the phone call, Yang Wu recommended Wang Zijin, with whom he had a good relationship, to the other party. After chatting for a few more minutes, he hung up the phone.

Whether it's Wang Zhi, Wang Zijin, or even Wang Junhong, they are all minor matters to Yang Wu now.

Now that the matter had been resolved, Yang Wu naturally stopped thinking about it.

In the days that followed, Yang Wu resumed his arduous training and occasionally sparred with Hong and Lei Shen.

(End of this chapter)