Supreme Warrior in the City

Chapter 858: Chapter 857 Dao Shixun

The Ten Great Families were almost driven mad by what Min’er had said.

The burly man was the first to jump up, roaring, ”That Zhao surname, he has some nerve to say such things. It’s infuriating, I can’t wait any longer, I’m going to gather some men right now and run over to Liuan City to chop him into mincemeat and feed him to my dogs in a cage!”

This burly man was the head of the Zhang Family among the Ten Great Families in Hanxi Province, known for his explosive temper. He raised a pack of vicious dogs that had grown up on raw meat and, when they were halfway grown, began feeding them live chickens and ducks to enhance their ferocity.

The burly man’s favorite thing to do was to unleash his evil dogs and slaves to injure people on the streets. Every year, at least twenty to thirty people died at the jaws of his hounds, earning him a fierce reputation in Hanxi Province and the nickname, the Evil Butcher.

”Butcher, what’s the rush!” An elder sitting not far from him spoke languidly, ”Didn’t they say they are coming to the provincial city? Since that’s the case, why bother making the trip? Waiting for them here to come to their deaths isn’t more fitting?”

”Mr. Huang is right, sitting here waiting for them to deliver themselves to death suits our status as the Ten Great Families better!”

”Not only are those with the Su and the Zhao surnames coming this time, but also people from the other six major families remaining in Liuan City. It looks like we can wipe them all out in one go. After this, there won’t be any family in Liuan City that can make a public appearance. At that point, it seems we will have to make some arrangements for Liuan City!”

The crowd burst into laughter at the prospect of divvying up everything in Liuan City, which they were very eagerly anticipating. After all, who would think they had too many assets? At this moment, if they could exterminate all the major families of Liuan City, it would be time for them to slice up the cake.

At this time, a middle-aged man seated near the door said softly, ”Patriarch Liu, Master Su of Pingnan Province is said to be quite strong. And the Zhao Ping’an beside him, according to this girl, is definitely far stronger than Li Changtian. Plus, they are rumored to have a Myriad Enemy on their side. Should we prepare for this battle?”

Everyone looked towards Liu Shuangcan, who had his eyes closed. He then slowly opened one eye, sweeping his gaze over the crowd, and said coldly, ”Prepare what? To deal with those three, I alone am enough, why would we need to prepare?”

Everyone was first stunned, then burst into cheers, all excitedly flattering Liu Shuangcan.

The middle-aged man nodded slightly, but a faint, unnoticed smirk flickered across his eyes.

And this barely perceptible smirk was precisely what Liu Shuangcan caught. Liu Shuangcan gave the middle-aged man a glance and said coldly, ”Patriarch Tao seems particularly concerned about this Master Su, could it be that Patriarch Tao thinks our ten families united can’t deal with a penniless kid from Pingnan Province?”

This middle-aged man was none other than Dao Shixun, the head of the Tao Family among the Ten Great Families. The Tao Family had previously ranked among the top three within the Ten Great Families. However, two years ago, Dao Shixun’s son had a conflict with one of Liu Shuangcan’s nephews. Unable to bear it any longer, Dao Shixun’s son had injured Liu Shuangcan’s nephew, inviting disaster upon himself.

Liu Shuangcan personally took action, defeated seven experts from the Tao Family, killing three of them. Finally, he forced Dao Shixun to kill his own son in order to put an end to the matter.

Since then, the Tao Family had developed enmity with the Liu Family. Yet, Dao Shixun did not dare to say anything on the surface and always treated the Liu Family with the utmost respect, as if he had completely submitted.

Seeing this, the other families began to bully the Tao Family. In the last two years, the Tao Family’s assets were halved, and their rank among the Ten Great Families plummeted from the top three to the tenth position. Furthermore, they were at constant risk of being replaced by other renowned families within the Ten Great Families, rendering their status essentially meaningless.

Nowadays, members of the Ten Great Families can almost all insult the Tao Family freely. Hearing Liu Shuangcan’s words, everyone turned their gaze towards Dao Shixun and immediately began to curse.

”Dao Shixun, what the hell do you mean? You actually dare to question Patriarch Liu?”

”Boosting the enemy’s morale while eroding our own prestige. Just before the battle, you actually do something like this, what exactly are your intentions?”

”Good job, Dao Shixun. Are you possibly in cahoots with that Su surname, deliberately trying to go against us?”

Facing the accusations of the crowd, Dao Shixun’s expression also turned very ugly. He quickly stood up, bowed, and said, ”Everyone is misunderstanding, I am one of the members of the Ten Great Families, how could I have any connection with Su Yang? I was just taking everyone’s considerations into account, that’s why I wanted to make a suggestion to Patriarch Liu, to get everyone prepared...”

”Shut up!” The elder from before spoke in a cold voice, ”Patriarch Liu is brilliant and his abilities are against the heavens. Even Qi Wu’an of the Qi Family of Wanhu is far from being Patriarch Liu’s match. Do you need to remind Patriarch Liu? Do you think that he lacks the strength or doesn’t know what he’s supposed to do?”

Facing such a heart-piercing comment, Dao Shixun’s face turned even more awkward. These people completely treated the Tao Family like a pushover, and at this moment, no matter what he said, it was all wrong.

”Everyone has misunderstood, I absolutely had no such intent!” Dao Shixun said in a low voice.

”If you had no such intent, then what do you mean? Spell it out clearly!”

”With Patriarch Liu here, is it necessary for you to worry? You clearly do not take Patriarch Liu seriously!”

”Hmph, what is that Su surname worth to be mentioned alongside Patriarch Liu? Patriarch Liu could sneeze and scare him to death, and yet you remind Patriarch Liu to prepare? You are simply insulting Patriarch Liu!”

”With Patriarch Liu here, what preparation is needed? Today, if that Su surname comes here, the best outcome for him is to kneel and beg for mercy. Otherwise, Patriarch Liu will let him know what it means to prefer death over life!”

The crowd burst into laughter, all wearing faces full of pride, as if everything had already been set in stone. At this moment, everyone was tripping over themselves to flatter Liu Shuangcan. With the example of the Tao Family before them, now in the Ten Great Families of Hanxi Province, there were none who were not afraid of Liu Shuangcan.

The people from the Liu Family were all wearing faces full of pride; this was the power of Liu Shuangcan, this was the strength of the Liu Family. Today, after killing Su Yang, Liu Shuangcan’s reputation would resound throughout the Southern Six Provinces. By then, the Liu Family would be able to do whatever they wanted across the entire Southern Six Provinces!

The other great families aside from the Tao Family also saw this, and so they praised Liu Shuangcan to the skies. Because they too hoped to rely on the backing of Liu Shuangcan and the Liu Family to move about in the Southern Six Provinces in the future.

If they left a good impression with Liu Shuangcan at this time, wouldn’t they also be able to use the Liu Family’s name when they traveled the world in the future?