Supreme Warrior in the City
Chapter 607 - 606: Where’s the Sincerity?

Chapter 607: Chapter 606: Where’s the Sincerity?

Taking a deep breath, several Family Heads approached the people of Creek Valley Village and bowed deeply, "Fellow villagers, we are truly sorry. The incident in Creek Valley Village was a mistake committed by the Seven Great Families, and we will do our utmost to make amends. We... we will give a hundred billion to all of you, as a small token of our apology!"

The villagers of Creek Valley Village were all at a loss, just honest and ordinary folks. If it weren’t for the intrusion of the Seven Great Families, they would still be living their simple lives.

Now, the Family Heads of the Seven Great Families had come before them to apologize, and put forth a number that they could not even begin to imagine. How could they react?

As they spoke, they were also stealthily observing Su Yang, watching his expressions. A hundred billion was truly not a small amount, but who knew whether it would even catch Su Yang’s eye?

Indeed, a flicker of coldness passed over Su Yang’s face. The color drained from the faces of the several men, and Feng Beiche, leading the group, hurriedly said, "We... we will give one hundred and fifty billion!"

The others felt a pang in their hearts. Although the Seven Great Families were powerful and had made a lot of money with the backing of the River God Sect, one hundred and fifty billion was still a massive number for them.

However, the expression on Su Yang’s face remained icy, as if he was quite dissatisfied.

Panic settled in the hearts of the men. One hundred and fifty billion—a sum the Seven Great Families would have to scrape together by selling off everything they had. And still, Su Yang was not satisfied? How much was he expecting?

"Two hundred billion!" Feng Beiche finally said through gritted teeth, the largest figure the Seven Great Families could offer. To put forward so much money would empty out the Seven Great Families completely, likely forcing them to sell off everything they owned.

Yet, the look on Su Yang’s face remained frosty, as if he was still not pleased.

Feng Beiche was flustered. Just how much money would it take?

"Master Su, this... this truly is our limit..." Feng Beiche said with a trembling voice: "We would have to sell all our businesses, liquidate all our assets, just to gather two hundred billion. We... we are indeed very sincere..."

The others also nodded repeatedly. Wasn’t two hundred billion enough?

Su Yang glanced at them and said coldly, "Do you call this an apology, sincere?"

The crowd was taken aback. Feng Beiche said, "Master Su, this is the utmost we can offer. We are liquidating our assets to provide compensation. Does... does that not count as sincerity?"

"Money is not the key!" Su Yang said coldly: "In apologizing, shouldn’t you kneel? You killed so many of their people, do you not have any remorse?"

It dawned on everyone then. Su Yang didn’t care about the money; it was the fact that they hadn’t kneeled.

The Family Heads exchanged looks, their faces brimming with awkwardness.

As the Family Heads of the Seven Great Families, they could summon the wind and call the rain in Zifeng City, omnipotent. In Zifeng City, others knelt before them; they had never had to kneel before anyone else.

Yet now, Su Yang was demanding that they kneel and plead for mercy, about to leave them utterly humiliated!

Seeing that the Family Heads made no move, Su Yang said calmly, "If you don’t want to kneel, I won’t force you."

Feng Beiche’s face changed, and he was the first to drop to his knees, shouting loudly, "Master Su, we were wrong just now. Our apology lacked sincerity, and for that, we are at fault!"

With Feng Beiche kneeling, what else could the others say? One by one, they also knelt before the villagers of Creek Valley Village and loudly apologized for their wrongs.

Only then did Su Yang nod in satisfaction, speaking coldly, "Very well, since you are willing to apologize, I am willing to give the Seven Great Families a chance. However, the condition for this opportunity is that all those who were involved in the matter must die!"

Although the faces of Feng Beiche and the others turned unsightly, at this point, they could only nod in agreement. If those individuals did not die, the entire Seven Great Families would not be spared. What else could they say?

"But before those people die, you few must go first!" Su Yang looked at Feng Beiche and the others coldly and said sternly, "As Family Heads of the Seven Great Families, you failed to restrain your subordinates, causing such an incident to occur, resulting in the tragedy of Creek Valley Village. You few bear the primary responsibility and your deaths are well deserved!"

The Family Heads were suddenly stunned; they had thought that by kneeling they could escape calamity. Who would have imagined that they themselves would be the first required to die?

Everyone else also turned their gaze towards the Family Heads. They had knelt and apologized, yet Su Yang still sought their deaths. What should these Family Heads do now?

At this moment, Su Yang reached into the dark clouds above, and plucked out a piece of Electric Light, which he then rolled into several orbs in his hand. He casually tossed these orbs down, which hovered in front of Feng Beiche and the others.

The men trembled in fright; these orbs contained thunder and lightning within. If Su Yang wished it, a mere flick of his hand could cause the orbs to explode, blasting them to dust and bone.

"I am giving you an opportunity..." Su Yang said coldly, "Swallow these orbs yourselves and die here. For your families, I will only kill those who directly took part in the Creek Valley Village massacre."

The Family Heads looked at one another. Swallowing these orbs would mean certain death. Was it worth it to die in order to save the lives of other family members? And more to the point, who would willingly choose death?

Meanwhile, those around them watched the Family Heads intently, knowing that if they swallowed the orbs, everyone else might have a chance to live.

But how to make such a choice?

Feng Beiche looked up at Su Yang in the sky, opened his mouth, but ultimately did not dare to say anything.

Sighing deeply, Feng Beiche turned to the people behind him and said loudly, "Feng has served as the Head of the Fong Family for seventeen years, and I thank you all for your support during these years. I have nothing with which to repay you, except to make this final sacrifice for you all. I hope you will heed this lesson and be kind to others in the future. Do not act with cruelty!"

With that, Feng Beiche turned to Su Yang and said loudly, "Master Su, I am willing to swallow this orb, asking only that you spare the innocent of the Fong Family."

Su Yang nodded, and Feng Beiche took a deep breath, stepped forward, and swallowed the orb. Everyone saw a burst of light from Feng Beiche, and his face twisted in agony as he slowly collapsed to the ground.

Many people from the Fong Family quietly wept; Feng Beiche, as the Head of the Fong Family, had indeed fulfilled his duty to the utmost.

The other Family Heads exchanged glances, and finally, another stepped forward and said loudly, "Master Su, I, Wang Yuanshan, am also willing to swallow this orb in the hopes that you will keep your promise and spare the innocent of the Wang Family."

Su Yang nodded, and Wang Yuanshan followed in the footsteps of Feng Beiche, falling to the ground.