The City’s Strongest Son-in-law Chapter 1389 - 1388: Dilemma

Zhou Hongyun also let out a helpless sigh. After choosing to form a契约 with Su Changfeng, his life no longer belonged to himself at all, so even if Su Changfeng ordered him to attack Chenguang Hall, he wouldn’t dare disobey.

"Since that’s the case, then we gamble once. Maybe there’s still a sliver of hope." Zhou Hongyun said.

Situ Feng was silent for a long while. His gaze gradually grew firm as he spoke in a deep voice, "Other people wanting to overthrow Xingluo is probably nothing but a fool’s dream, but if it’s him instead, maybe there really is a chance. Now the only path left in front of us is to properly assist Su Changfeng in toppling Xingluo. Who knows, maybe a miracle really will happen."

The next morning, Situ Feng was already waiting outside early for Su Changfeng and the others, planning to go take a look at Wanhua Mountain.

Su Changfeng also got up early. As he was now, with just a bit of rest he could be full of energy again.

Wanhua Mountain was not far to the east of Fengming Mountain City, so before long, the group arrived.

This place was more or less as Situ Feng had described: mountains and waters, beautiful scenery, like a mortal paradise. If they wanted to establish a Sect, this was undoubtedly the best place.

"Brother Changfeng, this place is really so beautiful." As soon as they arrived, Chen Qingqing was captivated by the scenery here; in their original world, such views were hard to come by.

"It is indeed quite beautiful. A place like this probably isn’t something you can see everywhere even on the Tianyuan Continent." Su Changfeng was very satisfied in his heart as well. If the future could be peaceful and free of worries, he could bring Shen Hanxue, Ye Nianhai and the others to find a hidden paradise away from worldly affairs—how wonderful would that be.

"Mr. Su, if you don’t have any objections, I’ll immediately order people to start constructing the Sect." Situ Feng said to Su Changfeng.

"How long will it take?" Su Changfeng asked.

"A month is enough." Situ Feng replied. For the powerful Situ Family, accomplishing something like this was naturally no effort at all.

"Alright. Since that’s the case, I’ll leave this matter to you. Oh, and spread the word to the outside world that I, Su Changfeng, am going to formally establish a Sect." Su Changfeng instructed.

Since it was unavoidable, Su Changfeng no longer had anything to hide. He might as well announce it to the world and send this message to the Emperor as well.

"Yes." Situ Feng answered.

Soon after, the news that Su Changfeng was going to establish a Sect spread like the wind throughout Xingluo Territory, with Fengming City as the center.

When You Meng heard this news, his expression was unspeakably grave.

Establishing a Sect in Xingluo required prior report to the Emperor. But obviously, Su Changfeng had completely bypassed this step. Such an approach naturally made people suspicious of his intentions.

"Looks like this Su Changfeng is far from simple." Yu Changfeng said with a meaningful smile.

"Speak your mind. No need to beat around the bush." You Meng glared at him and said.

"Establishing a Sect should be to cultivate his own power base." Yu Changfeng said.

You Meng silently nodded.

"With his current strength, does he really need to cultivate his own power base? Don’t tell me you don’t understand what he means." Yu Changfeng said with a smile.

He did not belong to Xingluo. Anything that could plunge Xingluo into chaos was something he was happy to see. No matter what the final outcome would be, he could just sit back and watch the show.

"Don’t forget, the Emperor is virtually invincible within Chenguang Hall. Even we can’t do anything to him." You Meng said.

Yu Changfeng nodded. Of course he knew this. The reason the Emperor could firmly occupy that position was precisely because of this. Moreover, it wasn’t just the Emperor of Xingluo—Dongling’s Emperor was the same.

"Exactly. You also know that the Emperor is only invincible within Chenguang Hall—but what if he leaves Chenguang Hall?" Yu Changfeng said.

"Xingluo is filled with powerful experts. No one can just run wild as they please." You Meng retorted.

"Those thirty experts from the Situ Family—have you still not figured it out? Xingluo indeed is packed with experts, but now that he’s establishing a Sect, he can definitely recruit a batch of experts, and might even nurture a group of his own. Once that happens, wouldn’t he be able to stand against Xingluo?" Yu Changfeng said.

You Meng shook her head. In her eyes, this was simply impossible. After all, to accomplish such a thing required a long stretch of time, and during that period the Emperor had more than enough means to destroy Su Changfeng’s Sect.

"Without sufficient time, he simply can’t do it." You Meng said.

"You’re right. This isn’t something that can be accomplished overnight. But does the Emperor really dare make a move on him lightly? He can’t leave Chenguang Hall, so he has no way to directly intervene in what Su Changfeng does outside. To kill Su Changfeng, the price he’d have to pay might not be something he can bear." Yu Changfeng said.

You Meng let out a long sigh. This matter was indeed very difficult for the Emperor.

Wanting to kill Su Changfeng was nowhere near that simple. If the price he paid for killing him was too disastrous, the Emperor would lose his means of keeping others in check.

One had to know that within Xingluo Territory there were still many Sects and families that were not to be taken lightly by the Emperor.

"Actually, it’s not like there’s no solution." Yu Changfeng suddenly said with a smile.

"What solution?" You Meng looked at Yu Changfeng with curiosity.

"Have you step in. Within Xingluo Territory, you’re probably the only one who can pull this off. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Emperor is already considering contacting you." Yu Changfeng said.

If they wanted to keep losses to a minimum, having You Meng handle it was naturally the best option.

You Meng immediately shook her head and said, "No. I absolutely cannot step in."

Given the current situation, You Meng still couldn’t determine Su Changfeng’s true level. What’s more, she had no way of being certain that her strength was above Su Changfeng’s. Asking her to take the field was simply unrealistic.

"If that’s the case, then the Emperor really is in a difficult position."

Chenguang Hall.

When the Emperor learned that Su Changfeng was going to establish a Sect, his face instantly darkened. Previously he had wanted to recruit Su Changfeng, so even when he learned that Su Changfeng had killed Xingluo’s envoys, he hadn’t pursued the matter. Later, after the great battle in Xinluo City, the Emperor became all the more cautious regarding Su Changfeng.

But he truly hadn’t expected that Su Changfeng would actually go so far as to establish a Sect. Such an action already posed a serious threat to him. If he allowed this matter to continue developing, then in the future Su Changfeng would likely slip completely out of his control.

"This Su Changfeng actually did something like this!" The Emperor said through gritted teeth.

"Emperor, should we kill him?" a subordinate asked.

"Kill him? How could it be that easy? With his strength, what are ordinary experts in front of him? It’s a pity he hasn’t come to Chenguang Hall, otherwise I could personally destroy him." The Emperor said.

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