Chapter 298: No Matter How Skilled in Martial Arts, One Still Fears a Kitchen Knife
“You may leave now…” Tang Xingyan waved his hand, signaling the bodyguard to leave.
After the bodyguard left, Tang Xingyan stood up from his chair, looked around at the people present, and spoke in a heavy tone.
“What do you all think we should do about this?” Although the news of Tang Tianlong’s death was a heavy blow to him, this was clearly not the time to grieve.
As the head of the Tang family, he couldn’t lose his composure at a time . Everything had to be considered in terms of the Tang family’s interests!
“I believe we need to avenge the Elder… Even though the Jiang family is powerful, our Tang family is not to be trifled with!” A middle-aged man stood up from his chair and spoke in a gruff voice.
His name was Tang Yushi, Tang Xingyan’s cousin. They were very close, and Tang Yushi had a fiery temper, naturally agreeing with Tang Xingyan about taking action against the Jiang family.
“I think this matter is unwise. Although our Tang family holds considerable prestige in Lingnan, we can’t possibly contend with the Jiang family.”
“If we rashly take action and displease the Jiang family, we might suffer their retribution.” Another elder stood up, stroking his white beard, and spoke heavily.
Although he was furious about Jiang Che killing their Elder and young master, he hadn’t let anger cloud his judgment.
The disparity between the Tang and Jiang families was clear. The Tang family was no match for the Jiang family.
“Are we just supposed to stand by and do nothing?” Tang Yushi gave the elder a sidelong glance, speaking with dissatisfaction.
He felt their elder had become too complacent over the years, losing his edge! Jiang Che was acting so arrogantly, trampling on them! If they didn’t act now, wouldn’t other families laugh at them?
“We can discuss this further, but we can’t act impulsively, or the consequences could be dire.” The white-bearded elder glanced at Tang Yushi, speaking calmly.
He had come up in the same era as Jiang Jingshan. Others might not know Jiang Jingshan’s methods, but he did. Although Jiang Jingshan didn’t have any martial skills, his abilities and connections were formidable!
The Tang family had many martial artists, but aside from the reclusive elders in the Shattering Void realm, they barely had a handful of Man and Heaven Realm experts.
While the Tang family could dominate Lingnan, they were no match for the Jiang family. No matter how skilled in martial arts, one still fears a kitchen knife.
What good were martial artists when Jiang Jingshan could just bring a few missiles their way? Moreover, Jiang Jingshan was surrounded by powerful experts, many of whom were Man and Heaven realm or even Shattering Void experts, on par with their reclusive elders.
“It seems, Elder, that you’ve grown cowardly over the years, losing your fighting spirit!” Tang Yushi spoke mockingly, clearly displeased with the elder’s view.
“You…” The white-bearded elder’s face turned red with anger.
Tang Yushi’s words showed complete disrespect! In the Tang family, internal power struggles were common. After all, where there were people, there was conflict. Who wouldn’t want to sit in the family head’s seat?
“Enough, there’s no need to argue. I have my own decision.” Seeing the two about to argue, Tang Xingyan frowned and intervened.
“Humph, Family Head, I will take my leave.” The white-bearded elder snorted coldly, cupped his hands to Tang Xingyan, and left.
He could clash with Tang Yushi but not with Tang Xingyan. The latter was the current head of the family, despite the elder’s higher rank.
“Don’t mind him, Cousin.”
“I believe we should retaliate against the Jiang family immediately, to show them that the Tang family isn’t to be trifled with! If we let this slide, how will other families view us?” Tang Yushi spoke passionately, eyes gleaming with fervor.
“Alright, you all leave me for now. I need to think this over.” Tang Xingyan waved his hand impatiently, signaling everyone to leave.
Seeing this, Tang Yushi didn’t press further.
“Cousin, please consider what I said. I will take my leave.”
After everyone left, Tang Xingyan sat back down in his chair. He rubbed his temples, looking extremely frustrated. If he could, he would have taken immediate action against the Jiang family and Jiang Che.
But as the head of the Tang family, he couldn’t act recklessly. Like the elder said, rash actions could harm the Tang family, which couldn’t compare to the Jiang family.
However, as Tang Tianlong’s father, he couldn’t ignore this grudge. Tang Tianlong was his only heir. Jiang Che killing him meant cutting off his lineage!
Naturally, his heart was filled with immense rage!