klisemfg Chapter 376 The Gambler Who Was Blinded by Losses
Chapter 376 The Gambler Who Was Blinded by Losses
Why would someone eat themselves to death?
The brothers Gao Ming and Gao Qing stepped forward, each holding a cane they had seized while dodging, and walked step by step from among their peers to the front.
"The Wang family, the Lu family, the Lü family—which of them doesn't possess one of the Eight Extraordinary Techniques?"
Gao Qing met the angry glares of the two elders, then calmly turned to look at the brothers who were showing signs of retreating, his words carrying a hint of temptation.
"The Wang family seized the Feng family's [Spirit Binding and Commanding] skill, and relying on the combined power and influence of the four families, they have suffocated the Feng family..."
"The Lu family has secured the [Tongtian Talisman]. Given the combined strength of the four families and the Lu family's reputation, there's no objection from the world of supernatural beings..."
After looking around, Gao Qing and Gao Ming stepped forward again, holding their canes, and approached the two elders. They lowered their posture and spoke in an increasingly loud tone.
"The Lü family has benefited from Senior Duanmu's 'Dual Skills,' and now, with just a junior like Lü Qian, they have astonished everyone."
"We want to ask Father, we want to ask Second Uncle, why shouldn't our Gao family possess one of the Eight Extraordinary Skills?"
Gao Minggao knelt on the ground with his head down, respectfully presenting his cane to the two elders of the Gao family with both hands. His radical words echoed in everyone's ears once again.
"Father, Uncle, and Grandfather, please consider this: the Gao family is one of the four families, so why can't they occupy the [Da Luo Dong Guan]?"
"Is my Gao family unworthy?"
The questions came one after another, building upon each other. The initial, seemingly superficial temptations, through these repeated questions, almost transformed into an invisible hand, stirring the thoughts and ideas of those with a discerning eye.
The Gao family brothers exchanged glances. Some still hesitated, while others' eyes flashed with greed and decisiveness. Gradually, one, two, three...
The Gao brothers who had gathered in the hall, whether out of their own will or because they were swept up by the atmosphere, all followed behind Gao Qing and Gao Ming, bowing to their two elders.
"Please, Father, Uncle, and Grandfather, consider this carefully!"
Looking at the cane placed right in front of them, so close at hand, this seemingly filial and respectful act filled the two elderly members of the Gao family with a deep sense of desolation. They felt forced by their children and grandchildren to become "deaf and mute old men."
"Hehe, great, that's wonderful..."
The two healthy and robust elderly members of the Gao family did not accept the "walking sticks" offered by their children and grandchildren. They swept them aside with a flick of their sleeves, rendering these two props, which were usually used to portray old age and decline, completely meaningless.
The wooden cane struck the floor with a dull thud, like the tolling of a bell, striking the hearts of everyone present.
The elder leading the Gao family laughed in anger without saying a word, but another elder looked down at his children and grandchildren with a cold smile, "You talk a good game, but you don't look like my descendants. You look more like the offspring of that muddle-headed scoundrel Gao Gen."
"Since you've mentioned one thing, why haven't you mentioned the other one? Isn't Xiao Lian's position in the company something you also want to get your hands on?"
"The matter of the Eight Extraordinary Skills can still be explained as a family's pursuit of profit, but it's hard to shake off the stigma of fratricide and power struggles, isn't it?"
The old man's two rhetorical questions instantly tore away the superficial atmosphere of "righteousness and selflessness" on the field, allowing the Gao brothers, who had been burning with greed, to regain their senses for a moment.
Gao Qing and Gao Ming did not respond. They remained kneeling respectfully in place, facing the two elders in silence. The silence of the two leaders also spread among the Gao brothers who followed the crowd.
"Say something! Weren't you quite talkative just now?"
Seeing this silence, the two elders of the Gao family felt their anger, which had subsided somewhat, reignite. "Instead of following the original plan, you let that fool Gao Gen meddle with the two members of the Lü family. Do you think you're so clever?"
"When you saw Lü Qian, and realized that the living immortal was just a young man, you thought he was someone you could fool and hide from?"
"Are you hoping that Gao Gen's actions will provoke the other side's anger, causing them to retaliate against the Gao family and plunge the situation into chaos?"
The atmosphere shifted again as the two elders continued to question them. By the end, the two elders were so angry that they kept sneering. Their initial anger and worry had turned into contempt for the fools. They were too lazy to criticize these brainless idiots anymore.
The two old men looked helplessly at the snow falling outside the hall. The white scenery contrasted sharply with the bustling scene at the Gao family's gate, revealing a sense of decline and decay in the seemingly prosperous Gao family's mansion.
"The Eight Extraordinary Skills are techniques for creating chaos, and are truly meant to disrupt my family; fame, fortune, and achievements arouse envy, and are truly meant to destroy my clan."
The two elderly people, who were once upright and vigorous, suddenly seemed to have aged considerably. They bent over and lowered their bodies, reverting to their old-fashioned mannerisms.
"Father, the Great Luo Cave Observatory wasn't something our family stole. Master Gao Gen said..."
"Slap! Slap!"
"Enough! I don't want to hear my children and grandchildren call an immortal demon an elder."
Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, Gao Ming and Gao Qing finally raised their heads and tried to explain again. However, what greeted them was no longer the old man's rebuttal, but two solid and powerful slaps.
These two blows sent the two men flying off the ground and back into the group of kneeling, begging Gao brothers. The two old men withdrew their hands and coldly watched their panicked children and grandchildren.
"Our family declined a hundred years ago, and we have done our best to protect you, our descendants. Now it seems that we have protected you too well."
"Do I need to remind you uncles and elders how Erzhuang became crippled to this state?"
After the elder from the Gao family finished speaking his accusations with indignation, he sighed, revealing a deep sense of regret amidst his helplessness.
"Gao Gen brought back the Daluo Cave Temple, and the family spared his life. At that time, all the Gao family members thought that the family had obtained a 'treasure'."
"Over the decades, no one in the Gao family has been able to successfully cultivate the Eight Extraordinary Techniques. Even Gao Gen has crippled himself. However, the Gao family members are not afraid of the bizarre and terrifying consequences. Instead, they are even more stubborn in believing that divine objects should be extraordinary and that our talents are not worthy of the Eight Extraordinary Techniques."
"Later, Erzhuang appeared. She was a genius, a one-of-a-kind genius. She possessed innate superpowers and was also able to engage in acquired cultivation..."
Upon hearing these past events, the restless Gao brothers' greedy eyes were filled with the "crazy" memories, and a slight sense of remorse emerged. However, an even deeper greed then filled their eyes.
They were like a group of gamblers who had lost everything, refuting their elders' claims, "Isn't that right?"
"Er Zhuang has mastered it. She can transform her primordial spirit into electromagnetic waves and use the virtual world as a medium to survey reality. There are no secrets in her eyes. Isn't this the all-seeing Great Luo Insight?"
The old man, seemingly having anticipated their rebuttal, showed even greater regret on his face. "You call someone with half a crippled body, confined to a hibernation pod, a user of the Great Luo Cave Observation?"
"That young girl whose life hung by a thread, whose fate was beyond her control, is your niece, Gao Erzhuang!"