"Ancestor is right, Zhang Xiaopeng is the bloody enemy of my Shen family. I, the Shen family, will never surrender to anyone I surrender to!"
"A man is a real man, his head can be cut off, his blood can bleed, but his spine cannot be bent!"
"Yes, fight him!"
Some of the Shen family men were aroused by Shen Xiongfeng's words. They raised their eyes and roared at Zhang Xiaopou.
But most of the Shen family fell into a dilemma.
They agreed with Shen Huaixu's point of view and did not want to fight with Zhang Xiaozu. Of course, the main reason was because they could not defeat Zhang Xiaozu and did not want to be killed by Zhang Xiaozu. However, they also felt that Shen Xiongfeng was right. If the Shen family asked Zhang Xiaozu If you surrender, you will lose even a little bit of human dignity.
Zhang Xiaozu's eyes glanced back and forth between Shen Xiongfeng and Shen Huaixu, and he wondered in his heart: "There is still one step left, what will we do?"
He could already tell that Shen Xiongfeng and Shen Huaixu were acting.
"Ancestor!"
Shen Huaixu suddenly shouted, suppressed the noisy voices around him, and said loudly: "Zhang Xiaozu is the child of Shen Wenjun, the daughter of my Shen family. He is my nephew of the Shen family. The fight between you and him is actually just a fight. It’s just a private fight within the family.”
Shen Xiongfeng suddenly seemed to have been punched in the chest. His body staggered backwards, and he took several steps back. He stared at Shen Huaixu in disbelief and asked, "What did you say? Yes... yes ...Private fight within the family?”
Shen Huaixu spread his hands and asked, "What if not? Half of the Shen family's blood flows in Zhang Xiaozu's body, and he is a close nephew of the Shen family. Isn't it a private fight within the family? Could it be that there is a clan war?"
"Cough-cough-"
Shen Xiongfeng suddenly coughed violently and coughed up blood.
Shen Huaixu kept talking: "Ancestor, you may not know that Zhang Xiaozu has destroyed the Lingjian Sect and the Daqiong Sect, and his unification of the Nine Provinces is unstoppable. What happened to our Shen family being led by him? Help our family What is there to be ashamed of if your nephew conquers Kyushu? The Shen family no longer has the capital to dominate Kyushu, so why don’t they let their nephew dominate Kyushu?”
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the Shen family changed.
Some people looked at Shen Huaixu in horror, wondering how he could wipe out the family blood feud so lightly, and also openly and openly stated that surrendering to Zhang Xiaopou was natural, and even felt a little proud.
However, those Shen family members who were trapped in ideological battles suddenly found the answer.
Yes, this is a private fight within the family. What does it have to do with us?
If you want to die by yourself, why do you have to drag us along?
The Shen family has always been cold-blooded and ruthless, speaking mostly with strength and power, so its internal cohesion and family honor are actually mediocre. Now that they have found a reasonable reason not to go to war with Zhang Xiaozu, they suddenly feel confident. .
"The head of the family is right. Why do you want to drag us into the funeral with you because of the personal grudge between you and Zhang Xiaozu?"
"That is, you don't discuss with us when you get into trouble, but you think of us when disaster strikes. Isn't it ridiculous?"
"I agree with the head of the family. Personal grudges should not rise to the level of family hatred. The overall situation should be put first."
"I also support the head of the family."
People kept standing up to support Shen Huaixu.
Then there was a quarrel with those who were determined to fight to the death.
The huge square suddenly turned into a noisy vegetable market.
Zhang Xiaozhu looked at Shen Xiongfeng with a half-smile, and said with surprise: "I didn't expect this old guy to be so willing to sacrifice his own reputation and that of other ancestors of the Shen family to resolve the grudge against me and make the blood feud hard." Call it a private fight within the family, so I can find a way for the clan members to surrender to me, so that they won’t be ridiculed too harshly by the Jiuzhou cultivators.”
Of course, he also knew that Shen Xiongfeng was completely afraid of him and made a helpless choice after having no choice.
"enough!"
Shen Xiongfeng suddenly shouted loudly, and the thunder-like sound suppressed all the noise around him.
His back seemed to be hunched a lot, and the wrinkles on his face were so good
Suddenly there were many more images, and the whole person seemed to have aged dozens of years. His body trembled for a while before he stabilized himself, looked around and asked, "Is this what you all think?"
Everyone in the Shen family looked away and did not respond.
There were only a few screams, wanting to avenge the death of one of their relatives at the hands of Zhang Xiaozu, but Shen Huaixu glanced at the crowd, and his loyal confidants immediately understood and stepped forward to stop the howling people. Take it and hold it down.
"I understand, I understand, I understand."
Shen Xiongfeng smiled sadly, then waved his hand, turned around and walked towards the main hall, saying dejectedly as he walked: "I'm old, I'm old, I'm useless, you have the final say, you have the final say."
His steps were staggering and his back was hunched, as if he was really on the verge of death.
Shen Jinbai, who had escaped from the claws of the white tiger at some point, followed Shen Xiongfeng with a desolate look on his face.
Shen Huaixu bowed towards the two old figures who were leaving and shouted, "Farewell, ancestor!"
Then a victorious smile appeared on his lips.
He raised his hand to wipe away the cold sweat on his forehead, turned to look at Zhang Xiaopeng, bowed and said, "The Shen family is willing to listen to Young Master Zhang's orders, and I also ask the Young Master to give a lot of help to the Shen family."
Zhang Xiaozu sneered and said: "Since your ancestor is willing to admit his mistakes and make concessions, although it is through your mouth, it is still very valuable. I will spare you one more time. Next time, your Shen family will be removed from Kyushu."
As soon as Shen Xiongfeng entered the hall, his steps suddenly stopped, then he shook his head with a wry smile and continued walking towards the depths of the hall.
Zhang Xiaozu was telling him that he had seen through his and Shen Huaixu's performance.
Yes, he and Shen Huaixu played the good role and the bad role, they were all acting.
Otherwise, Shen Huaixu wouldn't dare to contradict him even if he had a hundred courages.
Zhang Xiaozu's punch made him realize the reality. In front of Zhang Xiaozu, the Shen family was like fish on the chopping board, ready to be slaughtered.
Is it to exterminate the clan, or is it to bow its head and surrender to Zhang Xiaopeng and live an ignoble existence?
He chose the latter.
Shen Huaixu's sudden confrontation and madness were all his instructions. Some of the words he said were taught by him, and some were said by Shen Huaixu himself. They had only one purpose - to surrender to Zhang Xiaozu and do his best for Zhang Xiaozu at the same time. The Shen family saved their last bit of dignity.
With blood, he swallowed the humiliation and hatred that Zhang Xiaopou had inflicted on the Shen family, and took all the blame on himself, Shen Jinbai, and the dead ancestors of the Shen family, thus finding a way for the clan to step down and let everyone I feel a little better.
But Shen Huaixu's sudden words of "private fighting within the family" defeated his last line of spiritual defense.
The moment he heard these two words coming out of Shen Huaixu's mouth, he was so angry that he almost couldn't help but slap Shen Huaixu on the head, but he had to admit that Shen Huaixu was right.
From a blood feud to a private fight within the family, it can not only allow the clansmen to find some pitiful comfort in surrendering to the enemy, but also retain the last pitiful false face to block Youyou's mouth, so as not to stand in the street without a trace of hair and be raped. He could laugh and insult, but at the same time, he could also play emotional cards to Zhang Xiaopou, asking him to leave a way for the Shen family to survive.
"Ancestor, I'm sorry. We were defeated and can only live in an ignoble existence. Please forgive me that my descendants can't help you avenge your hatred for the time being. Ahem——"
Going downstairs, Shen Xiongfeng bowed deeply in the direction of the ancestral hall. His deep guilt made him cough up a few mouthfuls of blood.
