Chapter 2350 - 2323: Tang Family Conference

The night spread like a curtain; for some people, tonight is a rare night, wrapped in quilts, enjoying the warmth unique to winter, falling into deep sleep, but for others, tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.

Even at eleven o’clock at night, the Shu Tang Family’s home was bright with lights. Nestled in the mountains, under the cover of darkness, the Tang Family home from afar seemed like a dormant beast in the shadows, ready to pounce and consume its prey, instilling fear in anyone who saw it.

In the Tang Family’s conference room, although the air conditioning was on, the room felt anything but warm; it was colder than the outside.

The Tang Family was shrouded in an oppressive atmosphere. In the head seat of the conference room, Tang Fengxing’s eye sockets were slightly sunken his face so gloomy it seemed it could wring out water, extremely intimidating. At the same time, an overwhelming killing intent emanated from him, causing the surrounding temperature to drop to an extreme level.

At this moment, Tang Fengxing’s heart was filled with relentless killing intent and a cold chill. Tomorrow was the fifth day of the month, the day his son and Lu Tianxing would face off in a life-and-death duel.

If it were in the past, Tang Fengxing would’ve been full of confidence about this confrontation, believing that Lu Tianxing would undoubtedly die this time. However, the recent series of events caused Tang Fengxing’s confidence to deflate like a punctured balloon, losing it all, and the self-assured strategy he once had was no more.

Tang Fengxing even felt in his heart that his previous antics were just like those of a clown, always being seen as a joke by others.

Simultaneously, Tang Fengxing had entirely elevated the threat of Lu Tianxing to the highest level. Even though Tang Kongming, a top expert, was in Beijing, his heart still lacked certainty after losing two brothers. If he were to lose a son, he might truly be left without an heir.

At this moment, besides Tang Fengxing, five other people were also present in the conference room. These five individuals appeared extraordinarily competent, exuding a kind of authoritative aura belonging to those in power, but their expressions were all exceedingly grave. Though they didn’t emanate killing intent like Tang Fengxing, their continuously flickering gazes revealed that their hearts were equally filled with murderous intent.

Apart from these five people, there were two black-and-white photos placed on two other chairs, clearly showing Tang Fengxiao and Tang Fengyun, who had died at the hands of Lu Tianxing. The black-and-white photos added to the oppressive atmosphere of the conference room, filled with a terrifying aura that involuntarily gave rise to a chill in the hearts of those present.

The entire study was utterly silent; no one spoke. The heavy atmosphere pressed like a stone on the chest, making breathing seem involuntarily heavier.

As time passed second by second, and unknown how long it had been, a crisp sound suddenly echoed in the previously quiet hall, followed by a flash of flame!

As the sound occurred, almost everyone instinctively turned their gaze to its source, only to see Tang Fengxing, looking icy, light a cigarette for himself.

The smoke swirled around his face, making Tang Fengxing’s already icy expression appear somewhat hideous at this moment, with a bloodthirsty light flickering in his eyes!

Tang Fengxing ignored the five people’s gazes, slowly exhaled a dense cloud of smoke, and said slowly, "Tomorrow is the fifth day. We absolutely cannot afford to lose this battle, nor can we bear to lose it. Do any of you have any views on this matter?"

While speaking, Tang Fengxing’s eyes slowly narrowed into slits, his gaze sweeping slowly across the five people beside him. "You must also know how terrifying Lu Tianxing’s little bastard’s strength is. Originally, I was full of confidence regarding this battle in Beijing, but the prowess Lu Tianxing has shown forces us to be vigilant; we must play our cards right at every step and cannot afford to make any missteps."

Tang Fengxing spoke again, his voice extremely cold, "This time we cannot afford to lose; losing would make our Tang Family the butt of a thorough joke even if we step out of Shu in the future."

The five people remained silent. It wasn’t that they didn’t want to speak, but rather they didn’t know what to say. Times have changed; Lu Tianxing has grown completely, no longer someone who can be crushed with mere words. One wrong move, and they might fall into Lu Tianxing’s trap and suffer significant losses.

At that point, should Tang Fengxing decide to pursue the matter, they would be in deep trouble, hence choosing not to speak up.

But everyone knew that keeping silent was not a solution. Since Tang Fengxing had spoken, they had to respond.

"Family Head, you’re right; we absolutely cannot afford to lose this time. Once we lose, everyone will think that our Tang Family is no match for the Lu Family. By then, everyone will turn to the Lu Family, which would be extremely detrimental for us going forward in Shu," said Tang Zhiwen, who had returned to Shu from Qin Island just yesterday, speaking up immediately.

Sitting beside Tang Zhiwen, Tang Liangcai also spoke at this time, "That’s right, we absolutely cannot lose this battle. But our real concern isn’t with Beijing. The situation in Beijing is settled; we’ve done all we can there. Doing more now would be redundant. In Beijing, we simply need to see who’s more skillful. Urgently, I think we need to watch over Lu Tiankuang and Jiang Liufeng, those two ancient guys; holding them down is our only chance to increase our odds of success greatly."

"Liangcai, you’re right; to win, we must block Lu Tiankuang and Jiang Liufeng. Under no circumstances can we let them appear in Beijing."

Tang Fengxing slowly said, "However, before that, there is another thing we need to do."

"Family Head, what else do we need to do?"

After hearing Tang Fengxing’s words, the five in the conference room couldn’t help but show a hint of confusion. Wasn’t the main issue to block Lu Tiankuang, Jiang Liufeng, and kill Lu Tianxing?

What could be more important than this?

"Provide Lu Tianxing with a platform for him to step into the Late Stage of Mythical," Tang Fengxing slowly said.