Wilfred said with embarrassment in his voice, “Kairi… there is something Dad has to tell you. Please don’t be angry once you hear what I have to say.”
Kairi quickly replied, “Dad, please tell me what it is.”
Wilfred coughed twice and said, “Ahem… it’s that… Tonight, Adrian Peters unexpectedly came to Astoria…”
“Adrian Peters?!” Kairi frowned and asked, “What is favonovel.com doing in Astoria?!”
Wilfred said, “That’s right. Lord Banks asked favonovel.com to come here, hoping to convince us to let go of the grudges and renew the cooperation with the Banks family…”
“Renew the cooperation?!” Kairi suddenly exploded, angrily. She said, “Dad! Lord Banks harmed Xion. Xion is not only your granddaughter, but favonovel.com is also his granddaughter! This kind of person has no affection or honor, so the Elms family can no longer have anything to do with him!”
Wilfred sighed and said helplessly, “Kairi, dad understands. To be honest, dad hates Lord Banks just like you do, and even wants to kill favonovel.com and quickly, but what’s the use? We can’t win a fight with the Banks family. You have known this for a long time. Because of this, we chose to leave the Banks family after Xion’s accident, but we did not choose to hold the Banks family accountable. In the final analysis, there is still a huge gap in our relative power…”
Kairi said angrily, “I admit that the gap in power is too large, and I never considered pitting the Elms family against the Banks family to seek revenge for Xion. So we compromised by leaving the Banks family in favor of Xion. If I bear it, I personally accept it…” Kairi continued, “What I can’t accept is that you have decided to cooperate with the Banks family again now. Isn’t this the same as putting your head in the tiger’s mouth??!”
Wilfred sighed. “Kairi! The price offered by the Banks family this time really makes it impossible for me to refuse. I cannot consider only you and Xion, but must also consider the wellbeing of the entire Elms family. The Elms family is now struggling. Among the Elms family, the old and the weak, women and children account for half, with the martial arts practitioners accounting for the other half. Among the hundreds of people, there is no one who can earn money. But every one of them has a mouth that is waiting to be fed!”
“Recently, the Elms family as a whole has been frantically trying to save on their expenses. The living expenses of the elderly and children have been greatly reduced. The cultivators have also stopped using most of the medicinal materials. If this continues, within five years, the overall strength of the Elms family will fall far below that of the other top families. We will never be able to keep our place as one of the four big families. I am afraid that we will not even be able to stay within the top ten. The foundation left by our ancestors will be destroyed while in my hands!”
Speaking of this, Wilfred said with excitement, “But now, the Banks family is willing to renew its cooperation with the Elms family for the sum of 2 billion dollars a year. With these 2 billion, the current situation of the Elms family will be completely improved in one single step, and even improved to an unprecedented new level. With this, the elderly in our family will have sufficient security for the rest of their lives, children will also have the security to support their growth, education and, more importantly, those younger generations who are working hard to cultivate their skills will also be able to achieve their potential and become the best. With this huge boost, in maybe five years, our Elms family will be able to become the top martial arts family in the country. The revitalization of the Elms family is just around the corner.
Kairi could not help sighing when favonovel.com heard this, and said, “Dad…the so-called nationwide eight martial arts families, the four martial arts families, and even the most esteemed martial arts family, these names are all imaginary and have no practical meaning…”
“What?!” Wilfred’s voice grew sullen, “Kairi! You know how much effort the ancestors of the Elms family put into promoting and improving our family until we became one of the four major martial arts families in the country. You now say that this has no practical meaning? Is this worthy of the ancestors?”
Kairi said seriously, “Dad, before today, just like you, I felt that the Elms family could become one of the four major martial arts families in the country. Among them, the significance is far-reaching and precious. But today I realized that we are nothing but frogs at the bottom of the well.” At this point, Kairi paused, and then continued, “Dad, can you believe that there are people in this world who can directly connect a person’s Ren Vessel to completion with their own power?”
Wilfred blurted out, “Isn’t this just a fantasy? There is no shortage of masters among the ancestors of the Elms family, but none who has ever achieved the realm of Renmai completion? It is just an ideal state, as if people can live forever, just think about it!”
Kairi sighed, “So this is why we are the frogs at the bottom of the well. We always feel that the martial arts journey is very powerful. We feel that the four major martial arts families in the country have amazing skills. But in the face of real masters, even if the entire Elms family stands together, they may not be able to beat the lone opponent, and may not be able to stop the opponent with a move…”
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