The Domineering King of the Netherworld and His Sweetheart

273. The Rational Warlike Family

Translator: 飞弹

No one would mishear Zhan Ling’s voice, especially the person who was holding him hostage behind him.

It was just the young man whom Feng Xi and King of the Netherworld had seen at the restaurant when they arrived at the Iron Fence that day. Unlike before, the young man’s hypocritical smile on his face had been replaced by a cold expression, and he was holding Zhan Ling at knifepoint.

When they saw this scene, even a fool would understand that this was clearly a premeditated plan.

“What are you doing?” Zhan Chen said with a gloomy expression. There was a sense of strong oppression on his serious face, and his dark eyes looked like the lion’s eyes. He made no effort to repress his fury.

“What am I doing? The life of your dear son is in my hand now. Can’t you realize it, Uncle Zhan Chen?” Zhan Zhen revealed a sinister smile. He had been waiting for this moment for a long time. Now that his plan had succeeded, he finally didn’t have to be subservient to the warlike family anymore, nor did he have to work hard to please the people of the warlike family and the Iron Fence.

“Zhan Zhen, do you know the consequences of doing this?”

Zhan Chen figured out the whole story in a moment. This child had probably been pretending for so many years. He had never regarded himself as a member of the warlike family. Zhan Chen’s sister, the former little princess of the warlike family, went out of her way to give birth to Zhan Zhen. But at the end of the day, it turned out that the warlike family had raised an ungrateful bastard, and the effort of Zhan Chen’s sister was completely ruined by Zhan Zhen.

“The consequences? Haha, old guy, the Ocean World and God and Demon Kingdom have always been at daggers-drawn with each other. Do you really think that after keeping the peace for thousands of years, there will be no hatred between the Ocean World Family and your family? Let me tell you, that’s impossible!” Zhan Zhen originally thought this old man was smart, but it turned out that he was just a whimsical fool too.

“Our warlike family has raised you for decades. Is this your reward for the effort of our family?”

“Humph, to put it mildly, you’re raising me. But in fact, you’ve always been putting me under house arrest. You’ve never trusted me at all. Not only the warlike family, but also everyone in the Iron Fence looks down on me as a member of the Ocean World! Just because I have the bloodline of Ocean World, do you know how much disdain I’ve been treated with every day? Do you know why I tried my best to please you guys? But you have never treated me impartially, and you have even been stingy with a praise for me. In order to make you trust me and let me be freed, I had been living carefully every day and been cautious at every step, just waiting for this moment!”

Ever since the people of the five great nobles in the deep ocean came to him, Zhan Zhen knew that his chance was coming.

“Your thoughts are completely wrong. What do you regard the warlike family as? An old-fashioned and decadent family that only knows interests and schemes? I’m telling you, the mission of our warlike family in life has always been to guard the Iron Fence. Our only goal is to make ourselves stronger. We never need anyone to please others. If you are strong, there will naturally be someone who will respect you and praise you. But what is your mind on? You only know how to please others, how to let yourself be promoted. What do you want the warlike family to praise you for? For your dodgy tactics or calculating mind? Do you know why the warlike family can guard the Iron Fence for tens of thousands of years? Because the people of our warlike family are all brave soldiers, and the warlike family does not need to fight for profit. As long as you become strong, there will naturally be people who respect you. If you want others to treat you well, at least you have to face up to your mentality first.”

What Zhan Chen said was just a reality check for him. Zhan Zhen had never thought that the truth would be like this.

He had been working hard with a grudge against them for so many years, but in the end, someone actually told him that his thoughts were ridiculous, which completely denied his decades of hard work.

“Zhan Zhen, the members of the Ocean World Family have the pride as the ocean beasts. You should have lived in a free Ocean World. You should have been a superior noble in the Ocean World. If it weren’t for the warlike family, you wouldn’t have to stay in the Iron Fence, being treated with disdain. Everything you have today is caused by the warlike family.”

The voice of the man clothed in purple robe rang out slowly, instantly dissipating the disorientation and helplessness that had just appeared in Zhan Zhen’s heart.

That was right. If it weren’t for the warlike family, he wouldn’t have been living a tragic life for decades. He could have been a superior noble of Ocean World. Because of the selfishness of the warlike family, he suffered decades of scorn in the Iron Fence. Thinking of this, Zhan Zhen immediately tightened his grip on the dagger.

“Zhan Chen, don’t think about lying to me again. I won’t be fooled anymore. I can let Zhan Ling go, as long as you declare to capitulate and sign an agreement with Lord Hec’Mo, I will immediately let Zhan Ling go. Otherwise, just prepare to pick up the dead body of your dear son!”

Zhan Ling’s neck were scratched a light wound by Zhan Zhen’s dagger, showing Zhan Zhen’s determination.

He couldn’t repent now, so he could only move forward according to his own wishes, even though there was probably an abyss in front of him.

Hec’Mo was just the name of the man clothed in purple. It was obvious that Zhan Zhen had been bewitched by this person, so he did these monstrous things. At the same time, Zhan Zhen’s words also revealed some information. Everyone knew that the man in purple was called Hec’Mo. And the one whose name with “Hec” was indeed one of the five nobles in the deep ocean. Not only that, those whose names contained “Hec” were also the leader of the five great nobles.

This time, Zhan Chen believed that the five great nobles in the deep ocean wanted to fight against the God and Demon Kingdom, so this time they were perhaps taking the first tentative steps towards the battle.

Who didn’t know that there was a little and naughty scallywag in the Iron Fence? His cultivation level was not high, but it was because he was still very young. According to the age groups of God and Demon Kingdom, Zhan Ling was actually not an adult, and there were some reasons why everyone doted on Zhan Ling.

Just as Zhan Chen said, the warlike family was a very rational military family, and every family member had a very high rationality. Because of this, the family members were all soldiers who were strict with themselves, and there had been no lively person with a sunny disposition in hundreds of years. Even if there was someone like that, his character would have been stifled soon. Now that someone like Zhan Ling who was lively appeared, everyone wanted to let him maintain his sunny disposition, so Zhan Chen and his wife had the title as the severe father and kind mother.

“Dad! Grandpa! Please don’t surrender! You don’t have to care about me!”

Zhan Ling’s eyes were full of firmness. Although he was young, he knew the importance of the Iron Fence very well. If Zhan Zhen wanted the warlike family to surrender and open the gate of the town, even him, the hostage, would not agree, let alone the other members of the family. Zhan Ling believed it was not a big deal to die. And if he really died, he would still be a man in the next world.

“Good! You’re really my good son!” Zhan Chen’s eyes were wet. Although he often worried about his son, but Zhan Ling still inherited the character of the warlike family after all, who wouldn’t let him down.

“Zhan Chen, if you don’t surrender, I will really kill your son!”

Zhan Zhen didn’t expect that this man would not be swayed by it. Zhan Ling was his dearest son. Wasn’t he worried that Zhan Ling would really be killed? Could it be that they were actually pretending in front of him? No, it was impossible. He could clearly feel that the warlike family indeed doted on Zhan Ling. Something must have gone wrong!

Zhan Tian and Zhan Wuji who were floating in the air nodded with satisfaction at the same time. Since Zhan Ling could be brave in the face of danger, he deserved to be their grandson. One couldn’t make an omelet without breaking a few eggs, and only a person who knew this principle was worthy of being the descendant of the warlike family.

The situation of the battle was developing in an unexpected direction.

Even Hec’Mo did not expected it. The bait he had carefully prepared for so long had no effect at all. It seemed that he had indeed underestimated the warlike family. In order to guard the Iron Fence, they could even give up their son or grandson. Although he did not expect it, it aroused his desire to destroy the warlike family. He just felt it more challenging to be like this.

“Zhan Zhen, take him to the giant turtle first. There’s nothing else related to you here,” Hec’Mo glanced at Zhan Zhen who panicked slightly, and his eyes were suppressing the faint disgust for Zhan Zhen.

“Yes.” After Zhan Zhen’s plan of holding Zhan Ling hostage to threaten the warlike family failed, he had been in a state of panic. When he heard this sentence, he knew that Zhan Ling seemed to have other uses for Hec’Mo, so he calmed down and rode the crow beast to the giant turtle.

Although Zhan Chen would not surrender for Zhan Ling’s sake, it did not mean that he was not worried about Zhan Ling. Seeing that Zhan Ling’s life would not be in danger for the time being, Zhan Chen could not help but sigh in relief.

“I have to say that the warlike family is indeed beyond my expectations, but that is not a big deal. I will occupy the Iron Fence as well.”

As Hec’Mo said this, he burst out a violent and terrible aura, stronger than before. With a sinister and ruthless smile on his face, Hec’Mo rushed over to Zhan Chen as quickly as light. Zhan Chen had already taken the precaution against it. Seeing his actions, Zhan Chen was not surprised and he immediately confronted Hec’Mo head-on.

Zhan Ling’s matter was like a small episode, which couldn’t have an influence on the battle at all. Everyone was fighting in a mess again. In order to save Zhan Ling, the members of the warlike family did not show mercy this time. All of them brought all their energy in an attempt to end the huge battle at the fastest speed.

“Boss, let’s go save him!”

Looking at Zhan Ling who was caught on the giant turtle by Zhan Zhen, Feng Xi felt that Zhan Ling was not so annoying and even admired him for the first time.

King of the Netherworld noticed that Feng Xi didn’t use a questioning tone, so he nodded knowingly. Since the sweetheart had said it, it would be fine to help the warlike family. After all, it was just a piece of cake, “Xiao Xi, do you want to save him on your own or let me do it?”

“No, I’ll do it myself,” Feng Xi rubbed his chin and suddenly snickered, as if he had come up with some good ideas.

King of the Netherworld shook his head with amusement. He could probably guess what his sweetheart was thinking. It was one thing to save him, but how to save him was another thing, “Be careful, don’t do it with bravado.”

“Don’t worry, Boss. Zhan Zhen is no match for me.”

King of the Netherworld knew it. But he was just used to advising Feng Xi. After all, he didn’t forget that his sweetheart was a person that made people feel uneasy.