With My System, I Can Even Tame Gods

Chapter 1167: Locked up

Over the next few days, the entire atmosphere of the Deng Family changed.

It was no longer as relaxed as it was before, there was a tense feeling that filled the air that had never been there before.

But it was clear that the Deng Family was going to change.

As for whether this change would be for the better or not…well, only time would tell.

After all, there was no telling what the future of the Deng Family would actually be.

However, the incident with Deng Xuan was enough to put a mark on the reputation of the Deng Family.

That was because the ones that he had cooperated with were from the four righteous sects.

As a member of the Deng Family and a member of the Heavenly Demon Sect, to cooperate with the four righteous sects like this…it was no different from betraying the Heavenly Demon Sect.

In a normal sect, this kind of betrayal would not be forgiven that easily.

In a demonic sect, the punishment that would come from this would be even worse.

If it wasn’t for the fact that there was Deng Ying who was at the head of the Deng Family, then the situation would have been much worse. If it wasn’t for Deng Ying weathering the storm, then the Deng Family might have been completely destroyed by the Heavenly Demon Sect regardless of what excuse they gave.

But even with Deng Ying taking the brunt of the punishment from the Heavenly Demon Sect, it wasn’t as if he could endure everything. The Deng Family still suffered in terms of reputation and business because of this.

There were many different families that cut off their cooperation with the Deng Family after hearing what happened, out of fear that they would be caught up in all of this.

As such, the Deng Family lost 10% of their overall business.

It was only 10%, but for a large family like the Deng Family, this was not a small amount of resources.

At the same time, the Deng Family also shed some of their weight on their own.

It was all because Deng Ying had ordered his children to cut off some of their connections.

These were connections that could be considered risky for the Deng Family since these were families that were either connected to dangerous things or they were families that wanted to use the Deng Family.

Regardless of what it was, it was better that the Deng Family didn’t have these connections.

That was why Deng Ying ordered the members of the Deng Family to cut off those relations, even if they didn’t seem willing. Since it was Deng Ying who gave the order, it was only natural that they would have no choice but to follow his orders.

With this, it could be said that the Deng Family was going on a cleanse to cut off the parts of themselves that weren’t needed. With these parts cut off, there was no doubt that the Deng Family would be healthier in the future.

However, cutting these parts off did hurt the Deng Family in the end.

It made the Deng Family trimmer and made their finances a bit more tight.

That was why the Deng Family had shut themselves off during this time.

But even though the Deng Family had shut themselves off, it didn’t seem like they were cutting ties with Lin Fan and Mu Bao Bao. With the way that Deng Ying called for Mu Bao Bao all the time, it was clear that he wanted to build a closer relationship with her.

Or it was better to say that he wanted to build a closer relationship with Lin Fan who was backed by his two masters.

Lin Fan didn’t say anything since this was what he had planned on doing in the first place.

If he could bring the infighting in Mu Bao Bao’s maternal family to a close with his status, he was willing to do this. Though he could see the way that Mu Bao Bao looked at him from time to time.

In the end, when Deng Ying finally finished off his cleanse of the Deng Family…

“I’ve already laid out instructions for the rest of the family, they won’t dare do anything that goes too far during this time.”

This was what Deng Ying said as he looked at Mu Bao Bao and Lin Fan.

Lin Fan and Mu Bao Bao couldn’t help finding it strange that he was saying all of this while looking at them. With the way that he said it, it was almost as if he was reporting this matter to the two of them.

But in the end, Deng Ying didn’t continue looking at them like this.

Instead, Deng Ying turned to look at Deng Yu to say, “Yu’er, I’ll leave the family to you like I’ve done before. However, I will make sure to sweep away everything that stands in your path and allow you to be the family head that you should have been.”

With a sigh, he added, “I’ve been unfair to you all this time. I left you the position to appease your siblings while never fully supporting you. That’s put you in an awkward position where you had to find a way to deal with their scheming and plots. I’ve always put that burden on you because I’ve been too afraid to take charge of my own family.”

Deng Yu revealed an awkward look when he heard this before suddenly saying with a sigh, “Father, I know why you did it. You were looking out for my siblings this entire time. By making me their target, you were hoping that I would be able to quell them for you so that our family could remain intact.”

“Yes, but that’s not fair to you. It’s been hard not just on you, but also Mei’er this entire time.” Deng Ying said with another sigh.

Then with a firm look, he said, “Because of that, we allowed Xuan’er to lead Tong’er and You’er down the wrong path. That is my mistake and I’ll learn from that mistake from now on. Whatever you need to stabilize the family, I will provide for you. I’ve always hindered you from becoming the person that you should have become, that is my failure as a father.”

“Father…” Deng Yu said in a sad voice before his voice suddenly became firm and he said, “Father, I won’t let you down.”

Deng Ying revealed a faint smile as he said, “You never have. You’ve always known what I’ve wanted and have done your best to support me. But I am a failure of a father and I will no longer drag you down. That is why I’ll hand over control of the family to you and head into closed doors.”

The Fire Fist King and the Poison King couldn’t help taking interest in this.

“Are you saying that you’re finally at the final step?”

“You’re going to lock yourself up to try and break through that final step?”

Deng Ying looked at the two of them for a bit before suddenly revealing a faint smile to say, “It seems that I can’t hide it from you. After I took charge of my family, I realized that the chains that have been holding me back have finally loosened. It seems that being bound by my family like that was holding me back from taking that final step.”

The two of them revealed smiles before congratulating him.

“It’s too early to congratulate me. When the time comes, I hope that I will be able to meet the two of you as equals.”

The Fire Fist King and the Poison King both nodded in agreement.

It seemed that there was something between the three of them that happened in the past.

At least it seemed like their relationship was quite good.

From the context, Deng Yu naturally was able to understand what was happening and vowed, “Father, I will take care of everything while you are away. Please just leave things to me and focus on your cultivation without worry.”

“I’m never worried with you in charge.” Deng Ying patted Deng Yu on his shoulder as he said this.

Then he turned to look at Deng Mei’er and Mu Huang.

In particular, his eyes narrowed when he looked at Mu Huang.

“I’ve never been kind to you because I’ve never thought that you were worthy of our Mei’er.”

Mu Huang couldn’t help revealing a bitter smile when he heard this.

It wasn’t as if he didn’t know this already, but for Deng Ying to say it out loud like this…

Well, it really was like a slap to the face.

Deng Mei’er patted Mu Huang’s hands when she heard this, but he just looked at her with a gaze that showed that he was alright before turning back to wait to see what Deng Ying had to say.

Deng Ying didn’t say anything at first, but then he said, “I still don’t think you’re good enough for her, but at least you are a proper man. Keep doing your best to try to be worthy of her.”

Mu Huang revealed another bitter smile, but he gave a nod.

At least this was considered progress.

It wasn’t like before where Deng Ying just completely ignored him and treated him as if he didn’t exist.

Finally, Deng Ying turned to look at Mu Bao Bao and Lin Fan.

“Child, you were wronged the most by our Deng Family. That’s why I feel like I should give you some kind of special compensation.”