Chapter 54 – This Is Not Personal

Volume 3

"Grandpa."

Fang Yuan led Wen Yu through the crowded hall.

Of course, part of the reason they got through so smoothly was that many people recognized Fang Yuan and took the initiative to make way.

Old Master Fang looked at Fang Yuan, then at Wen Yu behind him, who had two Soul Pet hanging from him. He gave a slight nod and spoke in a somewhat aged voice.

"The one behind you must be Young Brother Wen Yu. Come, come sit."

Hearing Old Master Fang's words, Wen Yu nodded, walked straight forward, and sat down beside him.

Old Master Fang studied Wen Yu carefully for a few moments, then said to Fang Yuan beside him, "Go bring Wenwen over."

Fang Yuan nodded in acknowledgment.

A short while later, Fang Yuan returned with his reluctant younger sister in tow.

Old Master Fang looked Wenwen over, then said to Wen Yu, "This is my granddaughter. She's had a bit of a stubborn temper since she was little, but you're both young people. If you talk more often, I think you'll slowly get to know each other."

Clearly, Old Master Fang was doing his utmost to match Wen Yu with his granddaughter.

Wen Yu had to admit that turning someone you wanted to win over into one of your own was definitely the best method.

Unfortunately, that was not why Wen Yu had come today!

…

Wen Yu nodded, which counted as a response to Old Master Fang. But that attitude made Old Master Fang frown, and a few unpleasant thoughts rose in his heart.

After so many years moving through the political arena, if there was one thing Old Master Fang excelled at, it was reading people. On the current Earth, he was absolutely among the very best!

"What is it? Not quite satisfied with my granddaughter?"

Old Master Fang said this to Wen Yu with a smile, while observing Wen Yu's expression even more carefully.

Wen Yu glanced around, then looked at Old Master Fang's unchanged face and slowly shook his head.

"Everyone's here, right? Then I should begin."

After speaking, Wen Yu slowly stood up and took a gift box out of his Spatial Ring.

Wen Yu's voice was very soft, so soft that the people around them did not hear it.

When Fang Yuan saw the gift box, his gaze toward Wen Yu changed at once. Then he slowly gave Wen Yu a thumbs-up.

Clearly, Fang Yuan was somewhat surprised that Wen Yu had been so thoughtful.

Wen Yu slowly brought the gift box before him. Facing Old Master Fang, he said respectfully, "I wish Old Master Fang fortune as vast as the eastern sea and longevity as enduring as the southern mountains."

With that, he took the Spatial Lockdown Device directly out of the box and twisted it open!

An azure Light Curtain instantly enveloped the entire banquet hall, even wrapping the courtyard outside within it!

At the sudden appearance of the blue Light Curtain, the scene fell into a brief silence. Then chaos erupted!

The guests attending this banquet were all "elite figures." Naturally, they understood that the blue Light Curtain before them was absolutely no birthday gift.

"What are you doing?"

Fang Yuan hurried two steps forward and shouted angrily at Wen Yu.

Wen Yu looked at the guests behind him who had descended into chaos, then at the security personnel rushing into the banquet hall. After that, he glanced at Fang Yuan beside him, whose expression had turned ugly, and finally at Old Master Fang in front of him, who remained calm. Only then did he slowly speak.

"This is Commander Lin's birthday gift to Old Master Fang. Of course, I myself can be considered part of the gift as well."

"Also, I have to say one thing. This is not a personal grudge!"

…

As One-Eye and Star rapidly grew in size, an even greater commotion broke out throughout the banquet hall.

The moment the Light Curtain had formed, Wen Yu had already given Star and One-Eye their orders!

Kill every single person inside the Light Curtain!

With the appearance of the two Level 4 Mutant Beast in their full forms, the scene instantly became a bloody mess!

For One-Eye and Star, dealing with these Ordinary People, low-level Class Holders, and security personnel who were not particularly high level was truly effortless.

Wen Yu slowly walked past the dazed Fang Yuan and sat down directly beside the utterly calm Old Master Fang. He picked up a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes lying nearby, lit one, and took a long, satisfied drag.

Perhaps the smell of tobacco made Old Master Fang uncomfortable. He coughed heavily twice, first looking at the bloody slaughterhouse before him, then at Wen Yu sitting beside him and smoking. At last, he gave a faint nod.

"I always knew this day would come… I always knew…"

Wen Yu exhaled a heavy stream of smoke and cut straight to the point.

"So? Aren't you going to bring out whatever life-saving measures you've prepared?"

Among these Aristocratic Families, there had to be some hidden trump cards. Wen Yu knew that much.

Fang Wenhai had also warned him just now to watch out for the Aristocratic Families' backup plans.

Hearing Wen Yu's words, Old Master Fang nodded and pointed directly at the two armor-like ornaments standing in the banquet hall.

"Over there. Those are two Steel Puppets brought out of a Treasure Land. They have the strength of Peak Level 3. But they're of no use, are they?"

Wen Yu nodded.

"Which means there's no point in activating them. Better to leave them to Lin Haifeng and let him make use of their combat power!"

Old Master Fang shook his head and sighed.

"There's nothing else I want to say. In truth, I always knew this day would come. Sooner or later, that was all…"

"I watched Lin Haifeng make his way step by step to where he is now. I understand his thinking very well. At the same time, I agree with it."

"A pity… I couldn't withstand the corruption of power, and I couldn't withstand my family's pleas…"

"This is my home. These are my children…"

The nation and the family-things like that involved far too many layers, especially for someone like Old Master Fang. It was a question he had to think through carefully.

Old Master Fang's choice had been his family. Of course, Wen Yu did not understand what he truly thought deep down, nor did he need to.

In less than two minutes, Wen Yu had finished the cigarette. Slowly rising to his feet, he said to Old Master Fang, "Time to go. I'll try to let you die with some dignity."

Old Master Fang said nothing. He only nodded.

"Wait… wait! Don't kill my grandfather! Wen Yu, our family gave you so much. Isn't that enough for you?"

Behind him, Fang Yuan walked forward trembling and placed himself between Wen Yu and Old Master Fang.

Throb slowly appeared in Wen Yu's right hand. Then he shook his head.

"I told you. This isn't a personal grudge!"

"Bang!!!"

…

Throb's physical damage capability was not particularly strong, but with Wen Yu's Physical Attribute, even Throb was more than enough to produce terrifying lethality against Fang Yuan and Old Master Fang.

So one Gun shot took two lives.

Looking at Fang Yuan and Old Master Fang collapsed on the floor, Wen Yu showed no reaction. He merely walked slowly up to Old Master Fang's corpse, then removed the Spatial Ring from his right hand.

There had to be many, many life-saving items inside. Unfortunately, under the effect of the Spatial Lockdown Device, it could not be opened.

Wen Yu did not intend to open it right now anyway. This was his spoils of war, after all. No matter what, he could not leave it for Lin Haifeng.

Standing up, Wen Yu swept his gaze around the hall.

All the guests and armed personnel in the surrounding area had already been wiped out by One-Eye and Star.

Under the effect of the Spatial Lockdown Device, these people's life-saving trump cards were all locked inside their Spatial Rings. That undoubtedly saved Wen Yu a great deal of trouble.

"Wuu… wuu…"

The sound of muffled sobbing came over. Wen Yu slowly walked toward the large chair where Old Master Fang had originally been sitting.

"Tap. Tap."

His footsteps rang out without pause. With the hearing of a Level 4 Class Holder, Wen Yu could sense the heartbeat of the person hiding behind the chair speeding up bit by bit.

Then Wen Yu arrived before the final Survivor in the banquet hall.

"Hello, Wenwen…"

Hearing Wen Yu's greeting, Wenwen clamped a hand tightly over her mouth as tears streamed endlessly down her face.

Beneath her, a pale-yellow puddle grew larger and larger.

"Don't… kill me…"

Wen Yu slowly shook his head.

"I'm just a simple man of violence. Without killing, I lose the very value of my existence…"

"So, goodbye!"