"Haha, Situ brother is joking. How could I be dead? Am I not alive and kicking!"
The person who appeared before Situ Leisheng was none other than Ling Tian!
Imagine the shock when someone presumed dead in a plane crash, shattered to pieces in hardship, suddenly appears before you, alive and kicking!
In fact, Situ Leisheng hadn't doubted that Ling Tian might still be alive. However, he had seen the surveillance video from the capital airport. Through the video, he had watched Ling Tian board that plane, then the plane closed its doors and slowly took off!
This video had basically negated any thoughts of Ling Tian being alive. To think that what he saw with his own eyes was not real!
"You... how..."
Seeing the other person stammering, Ling Tian smiled.
"You must be wondering if I'm dead.
I can answer you clearly, almost!
I had something to attend to at the time, so I got off the plane temporarily. As for the surveillance video you saw, it was just an illusion. Achieving that is no problem for me."
"So that's how it is!" Situ Leisheng looked enlightened. He accepted Ling Tian's explanation.
After all, for a person to escape such a severe plane crash unscathed was too unbelievable.
But as Ling Tian said, creating an illusion to deceive a surveillance video far away was not difficult.
"But why did you hide your tracks!"
"Some people hate me to the bone, especially those who practice unorthodox ways. So I planned to conceal my whereabouts and lurk in the shadows to see who would jump out. I never expected that your Four Great Families would be the ones to jump out and make a move against my fiancée!"
Situ Leisheng's face immediately flushed. He could understand Ling Tian's actions and also felt a bit ashamed of what their Situ family had done this time.
"Ling Tian, I am ashamed to speak of this matter, but I can guarantee with my honor that our Situ family did not benefit from this. This was merely the private action of my foolish brother, Situ Liuguang!
You must believe me!"
Ling Tian smiled and nodded. "Of course, I believe you. Otherwise, I wouldn't be here talking to you; I would have already launched a furious retaliation against your Situ family!"
Situ Leisheng's heart skipped a beat, and he felt a pang of fear. He knew very well that Ling Tian was not just making empty threats; he was fully capable of it!
To think of someone with Ling Tian's abilities lurking in the shadows and stabbing you in the back was simply impossible to defend against!
"Ling Tian, why are you here to see me?"
"Of course, it's about your brother, Situ Liuguang. This guy is a madman!
Moreover, he has set his sights on my wife. I don't think he will let me off.
I will not allow any threat to my wife to continue existing in this world!"
"Ling Tian, it's not that serious. I guarantee you that our Situ family will properly restrain Situ Liuguang and prevent him from harassing you again!"
Situ Leisheng was also helpless. Although he didn't get along with Situ Liuguang at all, they were still brothers. He couldn't just stand by and watch Situ Liuguang be killed!
Ling Tian smiled. "Brother Situ, you know your brother Situ Liuguang better than anyone.
Do you think that guy will be content? If your intervention were effective, would this unpleasant incident have happened?"
"This..." Situ Leisheng was rendered speechless by Ling Tian's retort. Ling Tian's words left him with no room to argue, and he also secretly resented his brother for being so troublesome.
"What do you want!"
"Brother Situ, as far as I know, your brother Situ Liuguang is competing with you for the position of the next family head!
In my opinion, you, Brother Situ, are very suitable for this position. However, if Situ Liuguang were to take that position, it would not only be a disaster for your Situ family but also a catastrophe for the entire martial world!
I can help you to ascend to the position of family head!"
Situ Leisheng's heart trembled. He hadn't expected that Ling Tian would know about the internal squabbles within the Situ family!
"What price do I need to pay?" Situ Leisheng knew very well that there was no free lunch in this world. Free things were often more expensive than those with clear price tags!
"Make Situ Liuguang disappear from this world!"
Situ Leisheng's expression turned somewhat grim. After all, the person before him was discussing the death of his brother.
Although they were cousins and had constant friction since childhood, this matter was still against human ethics!
"Situ Liuguang is my brother after all. Do you think this is appropriate? How could I possibly agree!"
"Brother Situ, you are a smart person. You should know very well that every family head who rises to prominence has to go through storms of blood and rain!
In other words, while you are thinking of protecting your brother, do you think Situ Liuguang thinks the same way? He wishes he could kill you!
Think about it, would you prefer to encounter some accident one day, die or be paralyzed, or have this matter handled by someone else!"
Situ Leisheng fell silent. He knew very well that his brother was absolutely capable of doing what Ling Tian had described.
Ling Tian continued, "Brother Situ, I don't want to be enemies with your Situ family. However, Situ Liuguang's actions have touched my bottom line!
I also know very well that he will not give up. If he is not eliminated from this world, then I can tell you clearly that the entire Situ family will become my enemy!
I can also tell you something: the strength I displayed on Hell Paradise Island was only a small part, and the information you obtained about my sect was also just a fraction!
Whether Situ Liuguang dies or the entire Situ family is buried with that scoundrel Situ Liuguang, the choice is now in your hands!"
Situ Leisheng's heart was in turmoil. As the saying goes, choose the lesser of two evils. Just as Ling Tian said, was it better to have the entire Situ family buried with him, or to sacrifice Situ Liuguang alone to preserve the entire family.
He felt nothing but hatred for his brother; that slight blood tie had long been worn away by over a decade of competition.
Especially the temptation of becoming the family head was too much for Situ Leisheng to resist!
Situ Leisheng also knew very well that if Situ Liuguang were to ascend to that position, he would not fare well in the future, nor would he be able to obtain better resources from the family.
"Deal. But one thing: I don't want to be implicated in Situ Liuguang's death."
"Don't worry, I have many ways to make him die without anyone noticing!"