Chapter 217
“My terms are simple: from now on, the Liang family will serve you. We can be your knife or the donkey under your whip; we’ll handle all the dirty work for you! You’re really getting a great deal, so just hide under your covers and enjoy... No, I mean, my lord! Please give this old servant a chance!!”
Yu Xunge: … Now she understood how that skill of reversing time had been used up over ninety times.
“I don’t know why you have a grudge against the Liang family, and I have no intention of prying into your secrets. But I do know that you want the blood and misfortune of your enemies to quell your inner fury. What about the loyalty of those enemies?
“You can completely trust our loyalty, because we have no choice but to choose you.
“There’s always a glimmer of hope in every situation. Even if Blue Star faces an invasion from a world with powers that are already mature, there will still be a spark that can help it survive against the odds. My life experience tells me that those who come to me are the brightest sparks that can influence the fate of Blue Star!
“As long as we stand by this person, the curse on the Liang family may finally be lifted, and we won’t all be turned into sea monsters by the curse left behind by Mi Yasi.”
Noticing that Yu Xunge’s expression had not relaxed but instead grew more vigilant, Liang Pozhou hurriedly added:
“Stop, stop, stop! Put away that terrifying imagination!
“You don’t need to worry that we’ll affect your fortune or even steal it. On the contrary, the more we invest in you, the more likely we are to gain your protection!”
He laid all his cards on the table before Yu Xunge; after over ninety time reversals, he had learned his lesson.
All turned into sea monsters? No wonder… So that’s how it is!
During this sensitive period of invasion, if all the Liang family members were discovered to have turned into sea monsters, the only outcome would be total extermination. There wouldn’t be another ending, not even the chance to be sent to Zelan as spies.
They would only serve as a warning to others, showing everyone that betrayal of Blue Star leads to death!
“When will the Liang family be transformed into sea monsters?”
“The curse will begin to awaken after Zelan invades Blue Star. Only by helping the spark can we find a way to delay the curse. If we form close emotional ties and intertwine our fates, there’s even a chance the curse could be lifted.”
As if a pair of great hands had parted the clouds, Yu Xunge finally understood why the Liang family had been entangled with Yu Xunhuan in her past life.
When she barged into the Liang family seeking revenge, she had noticed how Liang Jing and Liang Sha doted on Liang Yuchuan, who was not the type to share anything with others just for power—especially not when that something was a man, not some top-tier artifact or equipment.
With Liang Sha’s intellect, she could have developed the Liang family by cooperating with the Su family, rather than letting her daughter be with Yu Xunhuan.
Given Liang Yuchuan’s temperament, if she wanted power, she would rather train herself to exhaustion than rely on a relationship with Yu Xunhuan to gain strength. That would be an insult to her.
Become friends?
With Su Yitong around, it would be difficult for Liang Yuchuan to establish a friendship with Yu Xunhuan. In her past life, even those brothers couldn’t be too close to Yu Xunhuan. Plus, with Yu Xunhuan’s strange luck and cunning, he must have guessed something. For him, no relationship could compare to that of a husband and wife, and he would need to use the Liang family to balance the Su family, so he would definitely employ some tricks in between.
The entire family fleeing to Zelan?
Let’s not even mention whether the Liang family knew how to get to Zelan in her past life. Even if they did, and even if they somehow managed to obtain the means to migrate the entire family to Zelan, it would be hard to grasp the timing.
If they left too early, before turning into sea monsters, it would be like sheep walking into a tiger’s den. If they left too late, they might be discovered from the player list before even leaving Blue Star, and although Liang Yuchuan was the only descendant, there were still many Liang family members.
Time was running out, and the only path left for Liang Yuchuan was… The Liang family would naturally not allow Liang Yuchuan to have an unclear relationship with a son-in-law, and the best outcome would be to have her and Su Yitong treat Yu Xunhuan as an object to be shared.
So that’s how it is. She was doing it for the entire Liang family. Ha! Such a cold-blooded and cruel person actually cares about her family! Even someone so ruthless would care about their family!!
She recalled how Liang Yuchuan looked terrified whenever Su Yitong called her “Aunt Liang”…
Was she really afraid of Liang Sha? No, no one fears someone who truly loves them. She wasn’t afraid of seeing Liang Sha; she was afraid of Liang Sha seeing her, seeing her unhappiness, seeing her distorted and hideous face!
Yu Xunge could only see Liang Yuchuan’s brutality, but Liang Sha would surely see through the pain hidden beneath that brutality.
No wonder she was always so pent-up and irritable, exploding at the slightest provocation. She hated Yu Xunhuan to death; even if Yu Xunhuan became her son-in-law, she would probably never be able to swallow that anger, and it would only make her more furious—was Yu Xunhuan’s dignity something so valuable?
Moreover, Yu Xunhuan probably enjoyed it.
So that’s how it is… Liang Yuchuan…
Yu Xunge asked, “You said there are two possible endings for you. What’s the other one? Is the person coming also one of those sparks you mentioned?”
“Yes, you are like two sides of fate; when one shines, the other dims. If I were to meet that person, the Liang family could survive the curse, but if the ending is too terrible, it would be a pile of… cough, because they live unhappily, that ending would be a loss for me as their ancestor.”
Liang Pozhou’s heartfelt words showed no signs of deviation; any sentiments that arose in his heart aligned with what he described.
Yu Xunge’s confusion was all cleared up, but she still stood up: “No deal!”
Why should she let the Liang family take advantage of her!
Liang Pozhou urged, “You don’t have to let them know who you are! You can set a restriction that only I know your true identity. I can have the Liang family form a legion and swear allegiance to you in the name of the legion! We’re very useful! We have a strong sense of self-management; you won’t need to invest any resources. As long as you need us, we’ll help you!”
“Do you really dare to think that? Aren’t you afraid I’ll give you a task that sends your whole family to their deaths?”
Liang Pozhou fell silent for a long time before saying, “Do you know what those two endings are?”
“One is that in the end, your exceptionally gifted descendants successfully resolve Mi Yasi’s curse, and the Liang family gains wealth, power, and status, but their lives are filled with regrets and pain.
“The other is that your descendants are scarred, yet their fighting spirit never extinguishes. Their lives are filled with passion and no regrets, and a hundred years later, when people mention the Liang family, you will no longer deserve a name.”
【Chapter 252: Those Who Achieve Great Things Must Be Ruthless】
“I’m willing to pay any price! The location of Mi Yasi’s lair, the relics he left on Blue Star, his weaknesses, the loyalty of the Liang family, and 20% of our annual gold income… Wait, is 20% too much? No! Young friend, don’t shoot! I’m your old servant! 20% is fine! I just ask that you allow the Liang family to follow you!
“Don’t give up immediate benefits for the sake of hatred. Controlling us and making us submit to you is also a form of revenge, isn’t it? It sounds pretty satisfying, doesn’t it, young friend?”
He was practically laying out his utmost sincerity in apology, retreating step by step, leaving Yu Xunge with plenty of room to maneuver.
Just like before, when he made her promise not to take action against the Liang family, but Yu Xunge could devise a way for the Liang family to act against her first, and then she could retaliate without breaking her vow.
Now, having the Liang family follow her meant that if Yu Xunge wanted, she could directly have them provoke enemies they couldn’t handle, using the Liang family to achieve her goals while effortlessly wiping them out.
Liang Pozhou, this old fox, wouldn’t fail to think of such maneuvers.
She didn’t immediately agree to Liang Pozhou’s deal. Instead, she took out a memory gem, covering Liang Pozhou’s head with one hand while also covering his mouth, and with the other hand, she crushed the memory gem, erasing all memories related to the concept of the “Thief God” from his mind.
From that moment on, he wouldn’t remember Yu Xunge or Mi Yasi’s divine gift; that memory would be blank. Even fragments of memories that could lead him to deduce this divine gift would vanish, as all those memories had been extracted into the memory gem.
Yu Xunge looked at the memory gem in her hand, glowing with purple light, and unleashed a current to shatter it, collecting even the powder. Later, she would sprinkle part of it into the sea to feed the fish, toss some into the food box to let it disappear on its own, and keep the last part for when she needed to add it to the scent potion for the fox shadow.
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—“Are you so sure that I can bring the Liang family to that second ending?”
—“Yes, that person has come twice. The first time, they awakened me and made a deal with me. The second time, they brought a dragon.”
Yu Xunge sealed Liang Pozhou back into the food box; she needed some time to think.
Those who achieve great things must be ruthless. It’s not just the small loves and affections that count as feelings; hatred and resentment are also feelings. She understood this principle, but she had to weigh whether her gains were worth her “ruthlessness.”
She had a vague understanding of the concept of the spark. Now, the clues in her hands were increasing, and she had many speculations. The domino effect was likely something that could elevate the entire race’s life level.
If she truly continued down this path, her role in Blue Star was self-evident.
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