Free Web NovelChapter 642: Chapter 391: We All Have a Bright Future (3)
This, then, is the Apostle’s vile scheme...
He thought this, suddenly realizing how ridiculous and mild all his past endeavors, including the struggles with his students, were. To a true Apostle, the means and strategies used in conflict are crystal clear...
And Xue Dili, without expending a single soldier, had wiped out the greatest forces of Roland City’s Alben Family and the City Lord’s Mansion. Did that version of himself, who couldn’t push reforms against others’ opposition, really seem radical?
Can I truly still count as radical?
Faust remained silent, not knowing why, but his body shivered.
As the sun sets in the west, this farce is finally nearing its conclusion.
At this moment, Susu sat on the seat symbolizing the Patriarch in the main courtyard of the Alben Family, feeling utterly uncomfortable.
There was no way around it, she was too short, and the chair was as tall as one meter and forty centimeters. She even needed to stand on a small stool just to sit in that main seat.
Below, several blood-drenched figures clutched different heads, saying, "This one is the City Lord’s head!"
"Yours is fake, the one in my hand is the City Lord’s head!"
"You’re all fake; the one I have now is the real one!"
The entire main hall was filled with over ten City Lord heads; they held an indistinguishable, long-rotten head, arguing vehemently, eyes glaring fiercely like facing a mortal enemy.
If it weren’t for Susu’s presence here, they might have continued fighting until only one remained.
At this moment, Xue Dili continued whispering softly in Susu’s ear. Susu stood on the small stool and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I don’t know which is the true head, but tomorrow the main family’s envoy will arrive. They will make the determination; for now, take back your own head until the main family comes to verify."
Once those words were spoken, a tension tightened in everyone’s hearts—many secretly harbored ulterior motives, casually finding a head and claiming it as the City Lord’s, taking advantage of the confusion, even doubting whether the one beside them was the real head.
With nearly everyone harboring selfish intentions, Susu then said, "Father has been murdered, something nobody wished to see. Now, I must become the Patriarch of Roland City’s Alben Family. Who supports, who opposes?"
No one dared oppose at this time. Almost all core members of the Alben Family were slain by the City Lord, leaving only the eldest daughter truly named Alben. Moreover, with the main family arriving tomorrow, they could not possibly dissent.
"Then let us take in Father’s body; tomorrow, under the main family’s witness, we shall bury him together. Also, collect the corpses from the mansion..." Susu began arranging the affairs one by one as Xue Dili instructed her.
The few remaining members of the Alben Family started executing the preparations. They might harbor their own schemes, might have already pondered how to seize the heads of those around them, but for now, they followed orders and left, awaiting the main family’s arrival the next day.
Meanwhile, Susu continued, her words diverging from Xue Dili’s plan this time.
"Today, I fell head over heels for Xue Dili, the leader of the Xiao Organization, and Father’s last wish was for us to marry. Today, before everyone’s eyes, Brother Li becomes the Alben Family’s consort; the wedding will be arranged after the main family’s arrival. From today onwards, seeing Brother Li will be akin to seeing me!"
"Yes, Patriarch!" Those below immediately expressed their loyalty.
At this moment, Xue Dili was full of questions.
"Brother Li, put the ring symbolizing the Alben Family on my hand and kiss the back of my hand." Susu revealed a smile of successful scheming.
Xue Dili: "..."
He wondered if this child was itching for trouble; she had lacked a father’s education since childhood, resulting in her never learning about restraint, so at this moment, she wanted to provoke.
But at the very least outside, Xue Dili gave Susu considerable respect; at this moment, he couldn’t refuse her, or else the entire plan would fall apart.
So under Susu’s expression akin to a little female demon, amidst Xue Dili’s deadpan gaze, he silently approached the main seat, taking out the ring symbolizing the Alben Patriarch.
Susu cooperated fully by extending her ring finger.
Xue Dili: "..."
"In your world, does this matter have finger requirements?" Xue Dili hurriedly asked Faust, the local expert.
Faust at this moment also looked painfully at this seemingly intimate scene of the couple, feeling like a third wheel here, unable to avert his gaze...
"No...any finger can wear it..." Faust immediately shut his eyes, unable to bear it, burning his eyes. He shouldn’t be here; he ought to be underground.
And with Susu’s arrogant extension of her ring finger, the numerous members of the Alben Family watched, forcing Xue Dili into silence as he placed the ring on her finger.
"My consort, now kiss my hand back."
Xue Dili just treated it as kissing a dog, hurriedly pecking the back of the hand.
Thus, everything settled. The City Lord became history, the Alben Family gravely wounded, leaving only the eldest daughter to ally with the Xiao Organization, securing full support and becoming the Patriarch of Roland City’s Alben Family.
Everything was over; we all seemed to have a bright future ahead.
