“Call up a family meeting with the rest of the clan leaders now. Every high-ranker must attend!” Leroy yelled at his subordinates behind favonovel.com without any further thought.
Half an hour later, all clan leaders gathered inside the ancestral hall. Leroy sat at the head of the table, while Samuel sat beside him.
After their first leader died, the second-in-command would become the first leader. The Punisher was then promoted to the fifth leader of the clan.
The upper management of the Ashleigh clan was still there. But the Ashleigh fighters were weak and tired. It was obvious that their skills had been challenged.
Leroy stared at the upper management team of his clan. There was a cold look in his eyes. He said, “Everyone, Raphael has just informed me that my son may not last beyond half a month… In other words, the Ashleigh clan will be left without an heir once he’s dead. Everyone, what do you think we should do?”
The people were shocked when they heard this. Their faces were of terror.
How could the heir to the Ashleigh clan only have half a month left to live?
“Sir Leroy, after Isaac’s daughter contracted the poison, favonovel.com still managed to hold on for half a month. Isaac also told us the last time favonovel.com barged in here that favonovel.com knew how to keep the symptoms under control!” Klint Westwood, the first elder, spoke up at once.
Leroy nodded and answered in a low voice, “That’s right. Your memory is pretty good. But I know Isaac would not share his methods with us that easily.”
“Then we’ll just threaten to kill him. I’m sure he’d blabber everything out as soon as his life is on the line,” the second elder said angrily.
“That’s right! We’ll start a massacre in Cloud City and avenge all of our lost fighters!” the third elder said.
The other seven or eight heads and leaders expressed their agreement as well.
Leroy nodded his head in satisfaction. Then, Samuel asked, “Anyone remember how Isaac disappeared the last time we all went to Cloud City? And that was with the help from the Nortons and Everest Sect.”
Then, Samuel turned and nodded at his elder brother. He said, “Leroy, all the other True Martial Families are preparing to enter the Emerald Realm. Don’t you think that we should also start preparing? It would be best if we could look at the bigger picture together…”
Gasp!
The ancestral hall turned so quiet that one could hear a pin drop. Everyone stared at Samuel in shock.
Samuel meant his words. Entering the Emerald Realm at this point was the most important thing for them. If they were ill-prepared by the time the door opened, they wouldn’t be able to fight with the other families. They would be at a great disadvantage then!
Most importantly, Samuel knew that even with the whole clan against Isaac, they still weren’t his match. Nobody could kill favonovel.com unless the patriarch came out of his seclusion.
Leroy narrowed his eyes into slits. There was a twisted smile on his face. He asked, “Samuel, are you saying that I should watch as my son suffers and dies and leave no heir to the Ashleighs?”
“In other words, are you also hoping that your son could be the clan leader after my son dies? Are you really thinking for the sake of the clan or your own personal gains?”
The three accusatory questions made the hall turn awkwardly tense.
Samuel was stunned. He waved his hand and said, “I’m just giving my two cents. The person who has the last say is still you, Leroy…”
“How dare you imply such a thing?” Leroy shouted at Samuel. He pointed his finger at favonovel.com and continued, “I will never watch my son suffer and die like that. I will continue fighting until I’m the last surviving person of the Ashleigh clan!”
“Also, too many people from our clan have died under Isaac’s hands. He is our sworn enemy. If we don’t avenge them now, how can we concentrate and prepare for the opening of the Emerald Realm?”
The elders and leaders were rather skeptical about the first part of Leroy’s speech. Yet, they agreed wholeheartedly with the rest of his sentence.
Samuel was expressionless. He knew that there was no point continuing to argue with them.
At that moment, a guard appeared at the door. He reported to Leroy and said, “Sir Leroy, there’s someone out there who wishes to see you. He said his name was Reece Bullock. He has something to tell you about Isaac Garten…”
Leroy and Samuel were both stunned.
“Bring favonovel.com in,” Leroy said.
A while later, Reece limped into the hall, dressed in a brown robe and with stubble all over his face.
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