"Well, Brother Lu's question makes sense. Since this person wearing a ghost mask who claims to be Chu Feng took down the plaques of our four great families overnight and trampled them underfoot in humiliation, it means he's back to avenge the Chu family. But why did he leave the words 'blood debt must be paid in blood' ten days later?"
Qi Changsheng nodded and raised the same question.
"Ten days later, why ten days later? What is ten days later?" Zhao Li asked, his brows furrowed tightly.
Suddenly, Lu Yusheng stood up from his chair, causing the beauty kneeling before him and performing oral favors to suddenly go slack-mouthed.
"I know! I know why the person wearing the ghost mask left the words 'blood debt must be paid in blood' for ten days later..." Lu Yusheng said, his expression shocked, clenching his fists.
Zhao Li, Qi Changsheng, and Wei Qiang, the patriarchs of the other three great families, were also startled.
"Brother Lu, why?"
"Brother Lu, tell us quickly."
"Brother Lu, why did this person wearing the ghost mask leave those ten blood-written words?" The three patriarchs, Zhao, Qi, and Wei, all asked urgently.
Lu Yusheng stared ahead and said coldly, "Ten days from now is the tenth anniversary of the massacre of the Chu family in Dachang City. That is to say, ten years ago, on the very night that falls ten days from now, we broke into the Chu family and killed everyone inside, not even sparing the infants in their swaddling clothes. Not a single living soul was left. We utterly annihilated them and burned down the entire Chu family with a great fire."
"Brother Lu, you, you mean this person wearing the ghost mask, who claims to be Chu Feng, left those ten blood-written words because he intends to slaughter all of us from the four great families on the tenth anniversary of the Chu family's annihilation?" Qi Changsheng asked with a hint of panic in his expression.
"If I'm not mistaken, that's exactly what he means by leaving those ten blood-written words!" Lu Yusheng nodded in reply.
"Damn it, we were able to slaughter over thirty people from the Chu family in one night. Are we afraid of a mere Chu Feng? With him alone, can he be a match for our four great families? As long as he dares to show his face again, he will surely die!" Zhao Li said arrogantly and ferociously, his eyes filled with cold malice.
Wei Qiang nodded and said, "Brother Zhao is right. Today, our four great families, Lu, Zhao, Qi, and Wei, can control both the underworld and the legal world in Dachang City with just one hand. Let alone one Chu Feng, even ten thousand Chu Fengs would not be our match!"
"Brother Lu, you are the head of our four great families. In your opinion, how should we handle this matter?" Qi Changsheng looked at Lu Yusheng and asked.
At this moment, Zhao Li and Wei Qiang exchanged a knowing glance and looked towards Lu Yusheng.
When they annihilated the Chu family back then, the Jiang family from the capital provided the most support to the Lu family, showing them favoritism. Therefore, when they divided the Chu family's assets, the Lu family received the largest share, while the other three families, Zhao, Qi, and Wei, received much less. This resulted in the Lu family being the strongest among the four great families, followed by the Zhao, Qi, and Wei families. The Lu family became the undisputed foremost family in Dachang City, replacing the position once held by the Chu family. Now, Qi Changsheng's question, along with the looks from Zhao Li and Wei Qiang towards Lu Yusheng, implied that since the Lu family gained the most benefits back then, it was only natural for them to take the lead and exert the most effort to eliminate this future threat.
Lu Yusheng was a shrewd man. He understood the intentions of Qi Changsheng, Zhao Li, and Wei Qiang. He was not about to be easily manipulated; naturally, he wanted to drag everyone down with him and tie them all to the same boat to contribute.
"Regardless of whether this man wearing the ghost mask is Chu Feng or not, the fact that he dared to challenge all four of our great families overnight and desecrate our plaques by trampling them underfoot shows that he has some confidence in his own strength. Therefore, we must find him and kill him as quickly as possible, cutting off the roots of the trouble."
"Brother Qi, Brother Zhao, Brother Wei, our four great families must truly unite this time. Deploy all the forces of your respective families and find this man wearing the ghost mask with the utmost speed. Only by killing him can we truly be at peace regarding the Chu family matter!" Lu Yusheng said with a look of shared enmity.
Qi Changsheng, Zhao Li, and Wei Qiang exchanged glances, thinking to themselves that Lu Yusheng was truly a cunning old fox. However, since Lu Yusheng had spoken, and his words made undeniable sense, they had no room to refute him.
"Naturally, our four great families have always been united."
"If our four great families had not been united back then, we wouldn't have been able to annihilate the Chu family overnight and carve up all their assets."
"Our four great families must unite as one, bringing forth the true strength of each of our families, and find and kill the man wearing the ghost mask in Dachang City as quickly as possible. Otherwise, other major figures in both the underworld and the legal world will laugh us to death and call us four incompetent families!" The patriarchs of the Qi, Zhao, and Wei families each spoke a few words.
Lu Yusheng spoke again, "Starting tonight, our four great families will deploy all our forces. We will even dig three feet into the ground to find the man wearing the ghost mask!"
"Brother Lu, should we inform the Jiang family about this situation tonight?" Qi Changsheng asked.
"Let's inform the Jiang family," Zhao Li chimed in.
"The matter of our four great families having their plaques taken down and being humiliated tonight has likely already spread throughout the underworld and the legal world of Dachang City. Even if we don't say anything, the Jiang family will learn of this news very soon," Wei Qiang said after some thought.
Lu Yusheng, however, shook his head and frowned. "Do not tell the Jiang family about tonight's events. The later they know, the better. Because Jiang Huan has already returned to the capital, saying he would come back after a few days of fun. If the Jiang family learns of this news, they will definitely not let Jiang Huan come to Dachang City to risk himself again. And the instigator of the Chu family's annihilation was the Jiang family. We four great families were merely their accomplices. Now that someone is seeking revenge for the Chu family, why should the Jiang family remain aloof?"
"As long as Jiang Huan comes to Dachang City again, then he and our four great families will be in the same danger. That person wearing the ghost mask will certainly not let him off either. By then, the Jiang family will be forced to act, even if they don't want to."
"Yes, that's right. We cannot let the Jiang family remain aloof!" Qi Changsheng agreed.
"How about this: we will strictly control the spread of news about tonight's plaque removal and the blood writing, and we will spread rumors to counter it," Lu Yusheng said after pondering.
"Yes, we will do as Brother Lu says."
"Alright!"
"No problem." The patriarchs of the Qi, Zhao, and Wei families all agreed with Lu Yusheng's proposal.
At this moment, Chu Lingtian was unaware that the four great families were preparing to mobilize all their forces, even to the point of digging three feet into the ground in Dachang City, to find and kill him as quickly as possible. Chu Lingtian, who was sleeping on the sofa in his rented apartment, suddenly felt someone approaching him stealthily in the darkness.