Chapter 97 - 91: Dogs Also Choose Their Masters

Chapter 97: Chapter 91: Dogs Also Choose Their Masters

He paused, his eyes narrowing.

"If you become a dog for the Li Family, you’ll be a dog for life. When you die, no one will even bother to bury you."

"What do you mean by that, Boss?" the skinny one leaned in.

Smiling Tiger explained, "The Lu Family’s foundation is shallow. They want to become a century-old Major Clan like the Li Family and the Liu Family.

In the family’s early stages, they’re bound to treat talented people with respect."

"Whether it’s for show or because they genuinely need people, the Lu Family has to do this.

And this..."

He pointed to himself, then to the burly man and the skinny one.

"Is our chance to rise above the rest."

After a pause, Smiling Tiger continued:

"You have to understand, back when the Li Family and the Liu Family weren’t at their current scale,

they treated people like us extremely well too."

"Arrogance is something that only grows after you’ve built a solid foundation."

Smiling Tiger sneered.

"Once they’ve made it, once they’re men of status, they start looking down on us mud-caked commoners.

But the Lu Family isn’t there yet. They need people, lots and lots of people.

The clean and the not-so-clean—they’ll take them all."

His underlings only half-understood.

The tall underling scratched the back of his head and said:

"So, if the Lu Family becomes like the Li Family and the Liu Family in the future, will we be treated like dogs again?"

Smiling Tiger glanced at his naive underling and suddenly burst out laughing.

He clapped the man on the shoulder, the impacts echoing with a THUMP THUMP. "You’re really thinking long-term!"

Then, Smiling Tiger asked, "You want to know if it’ll turn out like you said? First, you have to live long enough to see it."

After a pause, Smiling Tiger continued, "The Li Family has been around for one hundred and twenty years.

The Liu Family, for one hundred and fifteen. They are both century-old Noble Families."

"The Lu Family has only been around for thirty years."

"Go on, do the math. Figure out how old you’ll be when the Lu Family becomes a century-old Noble Family."

Hearing Smiling Tiger’s words, the tall underling immediately started counting on his fingers.

Looking at his underling, Smiling Tiger was so exasperated he smacked him on the back of the head again.

"What the hell are you calculating for! You won’t live that long!"

Smiling Tiger cursed with a laugh.

"In this day and age, you’re lucky if you live past forty!

And you’re thinking about seventy years from now?

In your dreams!"

After saying that, Smiling Tiger added, "With all this spare time, you should be focusing on your Cultivation!

Look at Black Bear, and then look at yourself.

What kind of life did Black Bear have when he was with me?

How much did I invest in you?

I gave you the best meat to eat, the best herbs to soak in, the best masters to teach you how to fight!

Look at Black Bear now, and then look at yourself."

The thought of Black Bear made his heart ache with regret:

’All my good stuff, really fed to the dogs.

Black Bear has only been with Director Lu for a month or so, and what realm is he at now?

Now look at you!’

The underling hung his head from the scolding, not daring to make a sound.

The skinny monkey standing beside them tried to smooth things over. "Calm down, Boss. But Boss, do you really think the Lu Family can succeed?"

"Whether they succeed or not isn’t our concern,"

Smiling Tiger said slowly.

"All we need to know is that if we cling to the Lu Family right now, we have a chance to be treated like human beings.

If we cling to the Li Family, we’ll only ever be dogs."

He turned and walked toward the village, his voice drifting back.

"Let’s go. Pack up and stay alert these next few days.

The Li Family took a huge loss; they won’t let this go.

Even though we’re small fries, we have to be careful not to be used as pawns."

The two underlings exchanged a look and hurried to follow him.

...

The black Ford sedan bumped along the dirt road.

Lu Jing’an leaned back in the rear seat, resting with his eyes closed.

"Young Master, should we head straight home?" Chen Xuan asked from the front seat, turning his head.

"Yes, let’s go straight home," Lu Jing’an replied.

’Absolute Guardian needs a day to cool down.’

’During this time, I’ll have no protection.’

’Staying at home is the safest option.’

’And I can use this time at home.’

’To do some Refining on my Divine Soul and repair the Monkey Gong while I’m at it.’

Lu Jing’an knew that the Li Family and Liu Family’s plan had failed this time.

They would definitely accelerate their efforts to push him into going out to exterminate demons.

Although Lu Jing’an didn’t know what moves they would make,

as long as the Monkey Gong was repaired, he could handle whatever they threw at him with ease.