Free Web NovelJiang Xiong, the Old Master of the Jiang family, was currently leading his two children slowly into the Zhao Family Residence.
"Father, you just said. Is the news that two Starships completely annihilated the interstellar pirate fleet true?" Jiang Ziwen, Jiang Shasha's younger brother, asked in a low voice.
Jiang Shasha, who was standing nearby, had an extremely troubled expression. She bit her lip lightly, as if she was deep in thought.
"The battlefield is on Dragon Tail Star. We have collateral relatives on Dragon Tail Star, so the news is absolutely true.
The wreckage of those interstellar pirate Starships is still drifting outside Dragon Tail Star," Jiang Xiong said in a deep voice.
"Sister, were those two Starships both Zhao Chen's? Where did Zhao Chen get such awesome Starships?" Jiang Ziwen asked curiously.
Jiang Shasha recalled the images of the two Starships her father had shown her earlier; one of them was precisely the Aircraft Carrier Starship suspended 20,000 kilometers above their heads.
"One is called Blizzard Zero, and Zhao Chen used it to win the Starship duel at the North Star Starship Military Academy.
I haven't seen the other Aircraft Carrier Starship, and I don't know anything about it," Jiang Shasha said quietly.
Suddenly, a strong smell of blood assailed them.
Just as they wondered where the smell of blood in the Zhao Family Residence came from, the scene before their eyes made all three of them widen their pupils.
Stone pillars stood erect in the Zhao family courtyard, and each pillar had a person tied to it. Some were alive, some were half-dead, and some were already corpses that had breathed their last.
They all knew the identities of these people.
They recognized two of them, one dead and one alive, even more clearly.
The Patriarch of the Bao Family and the Patriarch of the Cui Family, two of the three major families in the Owl Dragon Star System!
Passing through this'stone pillar forest,' Jiang Xiong and his two children arrived before the Zhao family members.
Jiang Shasha looked at the man in front of her.
Stranger...
Although his appearance was familiar, his eyes, expression, and the aura around him...
made her feel that the Zhao Chen she had known for over twenty years was completely different from the Zhao Chen in front of her.
"Jiang Xiong of the Jiang family, leading my children Jiang Ziwen and Jiang Shasha. We have come to pay our respects to Baron," Jiang Xiong saluted Zhao Chen first.
Jiang Ziwen and Jiang Shasha also followed suit.
"Uncle Jiang Xiong came very early," Zhao Chen said with a smile, looking at Jiang Xiong.
"As soon as I received the Baron's message, I rushed over immediately, daring not to delay," Jiang Xiong said, bowing his head, looking humble and honest.
"Do you know about the rebellion of the Bao Family and the Cui Family?" Zhao Chen went straight to his main objective.
Jiang Ziwen and Jiang Shasha's hearts sank; they felt as if a knife was held to their throats.
"I know," Jiang Xiong said.
"Then did you participate?" Zhao Chen asked calmly.
"No," Jiang Xiong said.
"If you didn't participate, what were you doing during this period?" Zhao Chen stared at Jiang Xiong.
"I only learned about the rebellion of the Bao Family and the Cui Family a month ago, but at that time, Xiaolong Main Star was already controlled by the two of them.
My Starships were also forcibly conscripted by them.
I was unwilling to be associated with them, but I was powerless to stop them, so I could only watch it all happen.
Fortunately, Baron is safe and has resolved the crisis."
Jiang Xiong's tone shifted, and he knelt on one knee: "But I know that as a subordinate, doing nothing in the matter of the Bao Family and Cui Family's betrayal is tantamount to being an accomplice.
I, Jiang Xiong, am willing to accept any punishment from Baron.
I only ask Baron to spare my family's wives, children, and elders!"
Jiang Shasha looked ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ worriedly at her father, then at the unfamiliar man.
"You are not wrong, and I do not blame you for this matter. You and your children should step aside for now; I will hold a noble conference for the Owl Dragon Star System later," Zhao Chen directly changed the subject.
He did not directly punish or deal with the Jiang family regarding this matter.
Time passed bit by bit.
The number of corpses and prisoners in the Zhao family courtyard grew, and the number of noble patriarchs who received the message and came also increased. Everyone who arrived was shocked by the bloody scene in the Zhao family courtyard.
"Everyone is here," Jiang Hong walked to Zhao Chen's side and whispered.
Zhao Chen looked around the Zhao family courtyard. Besides the living and dead people tied to the pillars, all the major and minor nobles in the Owl Dragon Star System had arrived, totaling twenty to thirty people.
Among them, the most powerful was the Jiang family, the only remaining one of the three major families.
"The rebellion of the Bao Family and the Cui Family has been dealt with cleanly.
All those who participated are also tied to those stone pillars," Zhao Chen pointed to the bloody stone pillars.
"I know that many of you used to not respect me as your lord.
You thought I was a good-for-nothing," Zhao Chen spread his hands: "It doesn't matter, I truly don't care about these things. You can say whatever you want about me behind my back.
If you feel that I am not worthy of being your lord, you can certainly choose to leave the Owl Dragon Star System and seek development elsewhere; I, Zhao Chen, will not stop you."
Zhao Chen's expression changed, becoming stern without anger: "But I hate people who act one way to your face and another behind your back. Since they chose this path, they must pay the price for their choice. freewebnσvel.cøm
Jiang Hong."
"Your subordinate is here," Jiang Hong took a step forward.
Zhao Chen took out a list: "For the families on this list, all those who are still alive are to be imprisoned, their leaders executed, and the remaining family members are to be sent to the mining area for indefinite labor."
Everyone present, looking at Zhao Chen's list, showed expressions of fear.
That was a death list.
"As for the families not on the list, you yourselves know how many of you are truly clean.
Before, I didn't care about the little tricks you pulled.
From today onwards, please remember, this Owl Dragon Star System belongs to the Zhao family!
If you are unwilling, then you can get out of here.
Otherwise, I am very worried that one day you too will appear on these stone pillars." Zhao Chen turned around, his back to the crowd: "Alright, the meeting is over."
"Second Grandmother, it's getting late, we should go eat.
I've prepared dinner for you, and I'm sure you'll like it." Zhao Chen smiled as he helped Old Madam Zhao into the main house, completely transformed from the Yama-like Zhao Chen he had just been.
And the crowd left in the courtyard looked at each other.
Someone started moving their feet first, and then one by one, everyone else also lowered their heads and left the Zhao Family Residence.
Inside the Jiang family's shuttle.
"Prepare yourselves, we are migrating our entire clan," Jiang Xiong said in a deep voice.
"Clan migration? Why? We have quite a lot of assets in the Owl Dragon Star System!" Jiang Ziwen exclaimed.
Jiang Xiong sighed and said, "You didn't understand what Zhao Chen meant just now; he was warning us.
If we don't obediently hand over these assets, our Jiang family will become the third Bao Family and Cui Family!
Without assets, we can start over.
What's more, I've already made arrangements in other Galaxies over the years.
As an interstellar merchant, one must understand the principle of a cunning rabbit having three burrows."
"But... do we really have to go? Shasha is Zhao Chen's fiancée, and given the relationship between our two families, we could wholeheartedly support Zhao Chen, and perhaps we could even be second only to one person and above ten thousand in the Owl Dragon Star System!" Jiang Ziwen said, fantasizing.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Shasha lowered her head even further.
Jiang Xiong looked at his daughter and said coldly, "You don't know what your sister did at the North Star Starship Military Academy?
Our bond with the Zhao family ended long ago.
If we had also participated in the rebellion of the Bao Family and the Cui Family this time, Zhao Chen would have tied us to those stone pillars without hesitation.
While we still have a choice, it's best to be sensible and leave here."
Jiang Xiong looked at the direction of the Zhao family through the shuttle's porthole: "A son of the Zhao family has grown up."
