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Chapter 129: What Does a Mere Grudge Over a Killed Son Amount To?
Facing death, Luo Mingxuan slowly raised his head.
His gaze fell upon Yang Fan, showing no hysteria, but rather a hint of inexplicable calm.
Having offended Yang Fan and been abandoned by the Family, his path to the Divine Kingdom was completely severed. He had no way back; this poisonous scheme was a step Luo Mingxuan had taken after long planning.
As long as Yang Fan died, no one would trace it back to him. He might even have had the chance to be taken back into the Luo Family.
But things did not go as planned!
The moment he heard that Yang Fan had broken through to Demigod and even counter-killed an alien god, all hope instantly collapsed.
Yang Fan would not let him go. Any further struggle now would just be a joke; it was better to maintain a bit of dignity.
As Yang Fan gave the order, a high-energy beam as thin as a hair descended from the ceiling of the cell in reality.
There was no sound, no struggle.
The moment the beam swept through, Luo Mingxuan's body rapidly decomposed and dissipated from top to bottom, as if being erased.
To deal with a Divine Being, there was no need to invade their Divine Kingdom; destroying their Physical Body in reality was sufficient.
Consciousness returned to reality.
Luo Bing looked at Yang Fan and continued, "How should Luo Mingxuan's parents be handled?"
"As long as you say the word, the Luo Family will fully cooperate."
Yang Fan did not answer immediately, but asked instead, "Are they related to this matter?"
"We've checked the communication records and financial transactions; there is absolutely no connection. This matter was carried out by Luo Mingxuan alone from start to finish," Luo Bing said with certainty.
As her voice fell, the room lapsed into a brief silence.
Yang Fan did not speak, merely looking at Luo Bing quietly. His gaze seemed to be confirming something, or perhaps weighing something.
Luo Bing did not dodge, quietly meeting his gaze.
Yang Fan withdrew his gaze and sighed softly, "Since they are unrelated, then let it be."
"However, I hope the Luo Family can keep those two Elders in check. This matter was not my fault."
After experiencing the incident with Luo Mingxuan, Yang Fan actually preferred to pull the weeds out by the roots.
However, after weighing his options, he chose not to do so.
The Luo Family wouldn't care about Luo Mingxuan's death.
But Luo Xuan and Rao Mingming were different; they were two true gods. Their value to the Luo Family far exceeded that of a single Luo Mingxuan.
More importantly, Yang Fan wasn't sure how much truth there was in Luo Bing's claim of them being 'unrelated,' or if this was a test from the Luo Family.
Did his weight as a 'Human Race Prodigy' truly exceed that of two gods?
Since he wasn't sure, he would take a step back for now.
Regardless, he was currently in Taichu City and had Tang Yue, a Third-Order God, protecting him.
In the short term, he didn't need to worry about them striking back.
As for the future, once he truly stepped into the God Realm, if they still harbored resentment, it wouldn't be too late to act then.
Thinking of this, Yang Fan gradually calmed down.
Some things aren't that they can't be done, but that they shouldn't be done to the extreme.
Killing with a borrowed knife is fine. Using one's influence to suppress others is also fine.
But once you cross that 'threshold,' it's easy for it to backfire.
Actually, Yang Fan was overthinking it, or rather, he hadn't fully realized his own value.
Cultivating in Taichu City and breaking through to Demigod in less than half a year—this kind of talent was enough to make a power like the Luo Family go crazy.
If he really requested to pull the weeds out by the roots, all the gods of the Luo Family would stand on his side.
"Besides this matter," Luo Bing spoke, her tone as steady as possible, "the Family also asked me to transfer one hundred thousand divinity points and an A-grade resource building—a Spiritual Vein."
Speaking of this, a flash of envy couldn't help but cross her eyes.
Resources of this level would tempt even a god.
She knew very well that this was no longer 'nurturing' in the normal sense, but a massive bet.
The investment Yang Fan alone received had already exceeded the total of all the geniuses of this generation in the Luo Family combined.
"The Spiritual Vein is for you," Yang Fan said.
Luo Bing was stunned, as if she had misheard.
"As for the divinity points, you take forty thousand, Luo Rou forty thousand, and my parents ten thousand each."
The air grew quiet for a moment; Luo Bing was completely dumbfounded.
The Spiritual Vein… given to her?
That was an A-grade resource building, a strategic resource that could directly change the cultivation environment of a Divine Kingdom. It couldn't be bought even if one wanted to; the mall simply had no stock.
And forty thousand divinity points was a scale of wealth Luo Bing had never even touched.
If used for her own development, it would be enough to make her leap into the top ranks of Tianshui University.
Her breath hitched slightly, and her gaze fell on Yang Fan, complex to the extreme.
Luo Bing suddenly realized that what Yang Fan was giving her now even exceeded the total investment the Family had made in her over the years.
Deep in her heart, an indescribable emotion slowly welled up.
The slight dissatisfaction she had felt toward her father's 'forced arrangement' quietly loosened at this moment.
In this world, could a man be so generous to his other half?
Luo Bing bit her lip, her eyes heating up slightly. "I don't want to go to school so soon. I'll stay with you for another month."
At this moment, this ice beauty, who was usually as cold as frost, could hardly suppress her emotions.
She was truly moved.
"This man loves me too much; I can't act willfully like before," Luo Bing secretly decided.
Yang Fan was slightly taken aback by her words. He hadn't expected that bestowing some resources he didn't need would be so effective at charming his wife.
The development of the Divine Kingdom required time anyway, and there wouldn't be any risks in the short term.
Returning to Taichu City didn't seem that urgent. "Instead of that, why don't we…"
Yang Fan narrowed his eyes, looking at the large peaks before Luo Bing, suddenly feeling that staying on this Xinghan Vacation Planet for a while longer wouldn't be bad.
The perspective shifted.
Within the Luo Family lands in Yang County, the atmosphere had returned to normal.
Luo Xuan and Rao Mingming were released from their confinement and returned to their residence.
The house was quiet.
Rao Mingming's expression was somewhat dim, her brow carrying an irrepressible fatigue and sorrow.
Luo Xuan, however, just let out a long breath, as if a certain pressure had been lifted, his expression actually relaxing a bit. "That rebellious son Luo Mingxuan… it's good that he's dead!"
Rao Mingming was slightly shocked upon hearing this, looking at Luo Xuan in disbelief.
"We are gods with infinite Lifespan. Without this talented offspring, there will be another," Luo Xuan said, standing with his hands behind his back, his gaze calm.
"Our Divine Kingdoms are the foundation."
Rao Mingming was silent for a moment, then couldn't help but ask, "Then what about Yang Fan?"
Luo Xuan gave a light smile, his tone even more indifferent. "What does a mere grudge over a killed son amount to?"
"Between gods, emotions are never the basis for decisions. Interest is the only standard."
Luo Xuan paused, his gaze deepening. "The Family Head did nothing wrong. If I were in that position, I would have made the same choice. If Yang Fan can grow, he will surely lead the Luo Family a step further, and then everyone will benefit."
Luo Xuan's words were extremely rational, even cold.
It was as if the so-called 'blood ties' were, to him, merely a variable that could be calculated and discarded.
After hearing this, the sorrow in Rao Mingming's heart was gradually suppressed, but she said with some hesitation, "I'm afraid we've already offended Yang Fan. What should we do?"
"If we've offended him, we find a way to resolve it. Yang Fan is in Taichu City, where we can't reach him. But his parents are still in Yang County."
"Starting with them might allow us to ease the relationship."
"In any case, the misunderstanding must be resolved. If handled properly, we might even be able to establish a connection through this."
Luo Xuan reached this point, a hint of anticipation in his voice. "By borrowing Yang Fan's influence, we might be able to take another step forward. In the future, we might even break through to Second-Order… or even Third-Order God."
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