Jaw-Dropping Son-in-Law

Chapter 2019

It's Chu Tianfan! Chu Tianfan has returned!

When that name rang out from within Tang Xian's head, an unprecedented sense of dread washed over him.

His wrinkled face turned ashen, and his expression turned grim.

“W-What's up with you, Mr. Tang? You're frightening me!”

The change in Tang Xian's demeanor alarmed the second elder beside him.

“Ah! Kill me, kill me...”

At that exact moment, Chu Zhengliang, who had been sealed at the peak of Mount Chumen, suddenly let out a devastating roar.

His voice was carried by the cold night winds into the hall.

That bellow that came out of nowhere had the two elders shuddering in fear. The head of the elders himself jumped up and grabbed a blade from the table, looking to slash at the first person who might come at him.

However, very quickly, they realized that they had overreacted.

“M-Mr. Tang. It's the head of the Chu family...” the second elder explained.

That came to the head of elders as some reprieve, but he nonetheless struggled to settle the unease he felt inside.

“For a moment, I thought that he had arrived,” Tang Xian said amidst his lingering fear.

“Who are you referring to?” asked the second elder, confounded.

Looking at him, the head of elders enunciated, word for word, “Chu Tianfan!”

Thud!

The second elder immediately fell off the couch.

There were some people whose name was still capable of driving horror into the hearts of those who heard it long after his passing.

Both of the elders were people who had experienced that major battle from many years ago where Ye Fan single-handedly stormed the Chu Sect, swept away the Supremes from the Chu family, and destroyed the Chu Sect's protective formation firsthand.

Had it not coincided with Chu Yuan's emergence from his retreat, the ancient power they had possessed for centuries might have come to ruin at the hands of that man named Chu Tianfan.

“H-Have you lost your mind, Mr. Tang? Chu Tianfan's dead. He's f*cking dead as a doornail for a d*mn long time. How could the dead possibly come back to life? Unless you mean to tell me that ghosts exist?”

The second elder laughed as he picked himself up off the floor, using humor to mask the panic and fear he felt inside.

What the head of elders had to say afterward, however, shook him to the core.

“Do you still remember what the Fifth Elder said before he passed? Just think about it. Who could have struck such fear within the Fifth Elder? Who possessed the ability to kill him? Who also bore such hatred toward the Chu Sect? Who else could it be, apart from Chu Tianfan?”

The second elder was positively stupefied. With a glazed expression, he regarded the head of elders while quivering. “D-Don't you scare me, Mr. Tang. Did we not witness Chu Tianfan end his own life with our own eyes? How could he possibly still be alive?”

“We've never found his body, even now, haven't we?” the head of elders noted.

What ensued was silence. Dead silence.

Once an idea manifested, one would quickly discover how prior points of contention would seemingly come together to validate that notion.

The death of the Fifth Elder, the fall of the King of India, and the mysterious disappearance of the envoys from the various countries in the earlier period of time all seemed to indicate the emergence of someone both formidable and elusive.

It was thus highly possible that that person could very well be the one who had been pushed over the edge by the entire world; the Hall Master of Dragon God Hall and the Unrivalled Supreme—Chu Tianfan!

Panting vigorously, the second elder was feeling quite overwhelmed.

As logical as Mr. Tang had put it, it can't possibly be. How could he still be alive? Pierced by tens of thousands of swords, Ye Fan could not have survived even if his body was made of steel.

“Of course, all of this is purely my conjecture, so perhaps I had been worrying myself for nothing. Out of caution, though, we should still take care of some loose ends.”

Tang Xian's eyes darkened, and he appeared extremely solemn.

He had a feeling. Should the Chu Sect fail at their enterprise at that time, there could be only one reason一Chu Tianfan.

Hence, in order to avoid such a worst-case scenario, no matter how remote it might be, it was his duty as the Chu Sect's head of elders to ensure that they were fittingly prepared.

“What are you going to do, Mr. Tang? If Chu Tianfan is alive, the few of us are going to be hapless against him. We have to inform Ms. Tang, Old Master, and the head of the Chu family...”

Since that battle at the Chu Sect years ago, the head of the Chu family, Chu Zhengliang, had been imprisoned at the top of Mount Chumen, leading a life worse than death.

His position was vacated as a result.

It was fortunate then that Chu Zhengliang's son, Chu Tianqi, was able to break new heights and make tremendous gains in his own ability, thus able to successfully take over as head of the family, instantly turning him into one of the three most important figures within the Chu Sect.

That was why those three, in the esteem of the followers of the Chu Sect, were thought of as the only ones who would be able to stand against Chu Tianfan.

The head of elders shook his head. “The responsibility of dealing with Chu Tianfan belongs to Ms. Tang and the rest of them, but the business of dealing with Chu Tianfan's subordinates falls to us.”

The eyes of the second elder lit up when he heard that. “Could you be referring to those four Supremes who are presently being detained by the Jones family?”

Tang Xian nodded in earnest. “We can't leave those people alive anymore. Otherwise, if Chu Tianfan is indeed still alive, he might regroup with his former subordinates and march on the Chu Sect once more. I fear seeing a repeat of the calamity of yesteryear!”

The Chu Sect had almost been razed to the ground by Ye Fan many years ago, leaving more than half of the elders dead at his hands, with many of them counted amongst the sect's most extraordinary

elites.

It took them many years and the application of the secret technique provided by Chu Yuan to elevate their strength for them in order for them to recover.

Tang Xian managed to survive by the teeth of his skin the last time, so should there be a repeat of that previous catastrophe, it was a complete unknown whether he would be able to live through it again.

“But Ms. Tang has forbidden us to harm those people, Mr. Tang... It'd be hard for us to answer to her should we take it upon ourselves to move against them,” the second elder said worriedly.

All along, the elders had collectively hoped to be rid of those four Supremes but had been met by the opposition of Tang Yun, who wanted to turn them to the service of the Chu Sect instead.

In spite of the years that passed, those old fools had not relented. They continued to refuse cooperation and had thus remained imprisoned.

“To hell with consequences! Extreme circumstances demand extreme measures. In order to rid ourselves of any potential threats, these people have to die! We can't afford to dally either, so this needs to happen tonight!”

With his mind already set, Tang Xian went on to hand down his instructions on the spot.

His charges were to pass along his orders to the head of the Jones family to have the remaining members of Dragon God Hall executed.

It was already late at night, so the members of the Jones family had long turned in for the day.

Yet, the visitors from the Chu Sect still came and knocked at their door anyway.

“Where is the head of your family? Summon Mr. Jones to us! Mr. Tang has important instructions that must be communicated to him personally!” the envoy from the Chu Sect said solemnly to the subordinates of the Jones family with a decree in hand.

Not daring to defy him, the Joneses swiftly ran along to inform the head of the family, Bill Jones, of the situation.

“What did you say? Someone from the Chu Sect is here with orders for me?”

Bill, awakened from his slumber, frowned reflexively after getting changed.

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“Go and wake Michael, and have him be on the alert immediately to deal with any unexpected incidents that may arise.”

With a worried look on his face, Bill first arranged for his son to be on his guard before he went to greet the envoy from the Chu Sect.

“Mr. Tang has ordered you, Mr. Jones, to execute those four remaining members of Dragon God Hall. Their heads are to be cut off and handed over to me so that I can bring them back to the Chu Sect! Owing to the urgency of the situation, please carry out the order immediately!”

The envoy announced Tang Xian's decision and ordered Bill to follow through on it right away.

Bill's reaction, however, was that of astonishment. “What? Execute the four Supremes? Why? Did Mr. Tang explain his reasons for this? Why the sudden urgency to condemn them to death?”