Chapter 384: Second Son Daru’s Decision

Chapter 384: Chapter 384: Second Son Daru’s Decision

"Lord Envoy, I beg you to spare the innocent people of the Cage Race! I will go and persuade my father again first thing tomorrow morning. Please, ask the White Wolf King to give the Cage Race a chance."

Hearing Chu Fan’s words, Daru immediately dropped to his knees.

He was different from Enke. He had seen the White Wolf King with his own eyes. He had seen the hundreds of thousands of beasts moving with perfect discipline, and he had seen how those two Mahayana Realm experts had lost their lives before Huo Er.

So, he was already completely intimidated by the White Wolf King.

Besides, he had never been the Clan Leader and didn’t harbor such great ambitions.

"Persuade him? There’s no need for that anymore," Chu Fan said, a murderous glint in his eyes. "Since Enke has made his decision, and even plotted to kill me, do you think I can spare him? Or do you think the White Wolf King is someone who can be so casually defied?"

In truth, Chu Fan had already thought this through.

Enke was taking this perverse course of action, and there was no guarantee the other families wouldn’t do the same.

So he needed to make an example of Enke to intimidate the others. However, he didn’t have the power to actually eliminate Enke himself, so he could only use Daru to create an internal rift first.

The final blow had to succeed. Only then could he intimidate the other Golden Families.

"But Lord Envoy, most of the people in the Cage Race are innocent! The White Wolf King is benevolent. He would never be so ruthless to innocent people," Daru pleaded.

Chu Fan feigned a thoughtful expression. After a long pause, he finally spoke. "I can go and plead on your behalf to His Majesty, the White Wolf King. But you must cooperate with me, or I will be powerless to save your Cage Race. Did you know that Enke has already sent someone to tell Niu Guli about the White Wolf King’s plan to install a new Khan King?"

In reality, Chu Fan was only guessing that Enke had sent someone to inform Niu Guli.

But since Enke had already chosen to defy the White Wolf King, he certainly couldn’t face him with only the Cage Race. He would definitely pull in an accomplice.

And who would this accomplice be? The Qinke Race, of course.

However, upon hearing Chu Fan’s words, Daru grew even more terrified.

’Did Enke really send someone to Han City? If so, he’s truly pushed the Cage Race into a bottomless abyss.’

"Lord Envoy, I will cooperate with you completely! I implore you, you must save our Cage Race!"

"Enke must die!" Chu Fan declared.

"What do you need me to do?" Daru asked.

Chu Fan thought for a moment before saying lightly, "Within five days, you will hang Enke’s head on the South City Gate. Then, following the White Wolf King’s demands, you will purge the Cage Race of all disloyal members and settle accounts with all those who have committed evil over the past century. Only then will I have the confidence to plead for you before the White Wolf King. At that time, I can even petition the White Wolf King to visit Cage City and appoint you as the new Clan Leader to command the Cage Race."

"Lord Envoy, you want me to commit patricide? That is a heinous, treasonous act!" Daru’s face turned pale with fright at Chu Fan’s demand.

"Patricide? Over the years, whether it’s the Qinke Race or any of you Eight Golden Families, how many have committed patricide or killed their own brothers in the struggle for power? What’s more, your father betrayed the White Wolf King. He deserves to die. By killing him, you would be placing righteousness above family. It’s either one person dies or the entire clan. The choice is yours!"

Chu Fan’s tone was cold. He then stood up and said, "I’ll give you five days. At dusk five days from now, if Enke’s head is not hanging from the city wall, then this city will very likely become a city of the dead. Think about it carefully."

Having said this, Chu Fan turned and left without a backward glance, ignoring Daru’s desperate pleas from behind.

After Chu Fan left, Daru collapsed to the ground.

His heart was in turmoil, but he soon made his choice.

’Over the years, how many things has Father done that even I couldn’t stand to watch? The way he treats my older brother’s family and the way he treats me, his second son, are completely different.’

’If that weren’t the case, why would he have sent me to the Hanmo Clan’s wedding banquet? The Cage Race is already on bad terms with the Hanmo and Lindi Clans because of Moqish. Anyone sent from our clan to offer congratulations was bound to be snubbed.’

’Wasn’t it because Father looks down on me?’

’I clearly tried my best to persuade him not to act on impulse and defy the White Wolf King. But did he take my words seriously?’

’No. But what if it had been my older brother who advised him?’

’Because of his stubborn arrogance, he has now thoroughly enraged the White Wolf King, pushing our entire clan into a state of eternal damnation.’

’I can’t just stand by and watch the thousand-year-old legacy of the Cage Race vanish into thin air.’

’Maybe... maybe if I become the Clan Leader, I can truly lead the Cage Race to greater glory?’

’Therefore, my father, Enke, deserves to die!’

’But how can I kill him? He’s always surrounded by his Close Guard, and he has Half-Saints protecting him in secret. If I get close to him and reveal even a hint of killing intent, those two Half-Saints will probably kill me on the spot!’

’The White Wolf King!’

’My father’s perverse actions over the years!’

’This might be my chance.’

Having made a choice, found a motive, and been driven by desire, a person can unleash incredible potential.

Chu Fan’s earlier words—that he would petition the White Wolf King to visit Cage City and appoint Daru as the new Clan Leader—were the true seed that led to Daru’s final decision.

Most people, given a chance to touch power, cannot help but be moved.

The reason so many people just go with the flow and appear utterly mediocre is not because they lack ambition, but because they know they can never attain it, no matter how hard they try.

But once they see even a sliver of hope, they will never give up.

「The next day.」

As Chu Fan walked through the streets and alleys of Cage City, he overheard many citizens discussing matters in hushed tones.

"Did you hear? The White Wolf King led an army of hundreds of thousands of beasts to Vast Sea City. I heard that on that night, many experts from the Southern Domain attacked the Hanmo Clan to steal their Profound Iron Order. If the White Wolf King hadn’t appeared, the Hanmo Clan might have suffered a catastrophe."

"You think I didn’t know that? I heard about it last night! I also heard that to help the Golden Clan and prevent them from being slaughtered by those experts from the Southern Domain over the Profound Iron Orders, the White Wolf King is sending Envoys to collect the Orders from each clan for safekeeping. He’ll return them once this is all over."

"Your information is way out of date! Let me tell you—and don’t you dare tell anyone else—the real reason the White Wolf King is collecting the Profound Iron Orders is because some of the disciples from these Golden Families have been committing evil and treating human life as worthless in their own territories. The White Wolf King is furious, so he’s taking back the Orders to make the Golden Clan members reflect on their actions. If they show proper remorse, the Orders will be returned. But if their attitude is poor and they continue acting as they please, the White Wolf King will choose a new family to control the Profound Iron Order."

"Is that so? I had no idea!"

The man’s voice dropped even lower, almost whispering into the other’s ear. "Let me tell you, since Enke became our Cage Race’s Clan Leader, how many acts has he committed that have angered both heaven and man? If the White Wolf King is settling accounts, he’s definitely going to start with Enke. That’s why Enke doesn’t plan on handing over the Profound Iron Order this time. See how strict the inspections at the city gates are? Enke plans to kill the White Wolf King’s Envoy the moment he arrives in Cage City."

"What?! Doesn’t that mean Enke is defying the White Wolf King’s will? Won’t all of us in the city suffer because of him?"

The man sighed and said worriedly, "Isn’t that the truth? I’m already planning to pack up my family and leave. If Enke’s men really do kill the White Wolf King’s Envoy, just think about the consequences. They say when an Emperor is angered, corpses litter the ground for a thousand miles. What do you think will happen when a Divine Spirit like the White Wolf King gets angry?"