The Wine Shop of Eternity
Chapter 198 The Resolution of a Father
Jiu Shen glanced at Yang Zenke's group battle platform. He used his spiritual perception discreetly to check the cultivation level of their opponents.
In just a few seconds, Jiu Shen could already imagine everything about their opponent. Including their cultivation level, weapons of expertise, etc. And from what Jiu Shen saw, he was confident that Yang Zenke and the others would emerge victorious from their respective battle platforms.
‘Yang Zenke, Han Sen, and the others should have no problem to win in the first half. As for the Sulan disciples, although their cultivation level was almost similar to Yang Zenke's group, their battle experience was practically non-existent, so some of them might have difficulty getting through the first round …’ Jiu Shen's eyes continuously observed the young disciple on the battle platform and he had already guessed who among them would be the last 128. However, this was merely his assumption based on what he saw from his spiritual perception.
A lot can happen in a fight. Not to mention a battle royale like this that involved the best young generation of the Silver Wing Empire. Jiu Shen might be able to deduce the strength of the youths, but he could not guess the final result of the first round. After all, he was neither a seer nor a Messenger.
Jiu Shen then glanced at Liu Mengdi who was silent the entire time.
From the very beginning, he knew that the young man was hiding his strength. Everyone could sense that Liu Mengdi only had the cultivation level of an early stage 3rd rank Crusader realm, but Jiu Shen knew that this person was actually an early stage 5th rank Spirit realm! His strength was on par with the fourth prince, so their talent should be almost on par!
‘The boy really knows how to hide. He even tricked the entire Silver Wing Kingdom into believing that he was just a young master from a noble family. She must have had a reason why she did this.’ Jiu Shen muttered in his heart as he observed Liu Mengdi who was surrounded by many young men looking at him with malicious intent. From the look of their eyes, they wanted to kick Liu Mengdi out of the platform and make it as their stepping stone.
From Jiu Shen's experience, he had somehow guessed Liu Mengdi's reason as to why he had been guarding the facade all along. ‘According to the intel that Ren Shuang gathered, the internal affairs of the Liu Family are unstable. Uncle Liu Mengdi was vying for the position of patriarch, and they were just waiting for the death of their supreme elder before they took it by force. Their supreme elder was already in his twilight and it was only a matter of time before he left this world.Thinking that a child as young as him actually managed to fool everyone! It was a pity that he did not have the highest physique. However, it is fine to let him join my sect ..’
On Liu Mengdi's battle platform, he was at the siege of over a dozen youths. Each of them carried a different weapon, and their eyes revealed their contempt.
Liu Mengdi grinned coldly in his heart, but he put a calm expression on his face during this ordeal.
The youths surrounding him were only 3rd rank Crusaders, and there were even some in 2nd rank Elite Soldiers. It was ridiculous for them to believe that he was just a soft cotton that they could knead casually.
‘I've been waiting for this day to come! I'm tired of insulting everyone! This is the day that I, Liu Mengdi will be known by the entire Silver Wing Kingdom as a young elite!’ Liu Mengdi shouted inside his head. His heart skipped a beat in excitement as he glanced at the group of youths around him.
“Young Master Liu, we apologize in advance for our violation. If you do not want to get hurt, you can jump out of the fighting platform.”
“It's true! We do not wish to offend you Young Master Liu. You are the elite of the Liu Family, so it shouldn't be a problem if we join hands to take you out.” A voice filled with sarcasm echoed.
Liu Mengdi frowned and looked at the young man who had just spoken.
“Hahaha! Hahaha!” Liu Mengdi covered her face with her left palm while laughing out loud.
Everyone was stunned to hear his sudden laughter, but they immediately shook their heads with different types of expressions. Some of them felt pity, regret, disgust, and even happiness.
“It looks like Liu Mengdi has gone crazy after being cornered like this. Sigh!”
“If I had the resources, I would have already become a 4th ranked Knight Crusader! Everything given to him was practically wasted! Hit him!”
“Defeat him! He was simply shaming the prestige of the Liu Family!”
Some people from the crowd voiced their scornful comments. They were not afraid of the Liu Family as they were also from noble families. The Liu family might be one of the three great noble families, but it did not have the power to oppose several noble families simultaneously.
Patriarch of the Liu Family had a dark look when he heard the derogatory remarks aimed at his son. He knew that his son was only hiding power. In fact, he was the one who told Liu Mengdi to hide his cultivation level. The situation of their Liu Family was not good, and the fox tail of his brothers was already visible. Within a few months, they might try to kill him to gain the position of patriarch. Thinking about it made his heart filled with sadness.
He then recalled the things he had talked about with Liu Mengdi the night before the martial arts contest.
“Son, show the world your true strength! And you don't have to worry about retaliation from your uncle. Your father will handle them for you.”
“But dad! If I were to show everyone my true strength, those fellows would definitely feel threatened and they might ignore the supreme elder and kill you! Our plans will fall apart if we do this!”
“Son, I've made up my mind. I planned this a few months ago, and I'm sure I can kill it! Remember, the position as the next patriarch of the Liu Family is only yours .. “
Patriarch of the Liu Family clenched his fists tightly as he looked at his son on his battle platform. He had a proud smile on his face as he looked at Liu Mengdi.
“My son, Liu Mengdi, show them who you really are. Don't worry, I will handle everything in the Liu Family. Even if I die, the position of the next patriarch can only be taken by you. “.