Godly Revival System: I Buy My Killer's Stats-Chapter 43: Gathering of the Family Heads

In the Feng Family Manor,

"What did you say? Young Master Elias has died? How?"

Darius Feng, the Family Head of the Feng Family and the Father of Elias Feng, received the news of his son's death and was shocked before becoming furious.

"Young Master was accompanying one of the groups sent by the family to take care of the Lin Family's Spirit Labourers. The Spirit Labourers' son was a Foundation Establishment Cultivator and in a fit of rage, he killed...the Young Master."

The guard explained everything he knew about Elias' death.

"What?"

Darius was shocked again to hear about the Spirit Labourers' son being a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

"Why the hell did Elias accompany the guards? Wasn't he house-arrested?"

Coming out of the shock, Darius asked the Head Guard of the Family.

"T-this…Young Master said he wanted to contribute to the family and wanted to….."

"Contribute to the Family? All I asked him was to stay put!"

The more Darius thought about it, the more furious he became.

"What is the Lin Family saying? Are they going to hand over that person or what?"

Despite the death of his son, Darius quickly controlled his emotions as he clearly knew his anger would only cloud his ability to make the right decision.

"They are claiming that the person who killed the young master has severed his ties with the Lin Family and left Greenspire Town along with his parents yesterday night right after the incident. No one knows his current whereabouts."

The Head Guard replied about Ethan's whereabouts as unknown.

"Not only did they watch my son getting killed but they even let the killer escape. How could the Lin Family not pay the price?"

Suddenly, Darius chuckled with a strange smile as he ordered, "Summon the Family Heads and let's make the Lin Family pay the price first."

"Yes, Family Head."

The Head Guard hurriedly nodded as he silently thought, 'His enmity with the Lin Family is much greater than the love for his son.'

"What about that cultivator who killed the young master, Family Head?"

The Head Guard could not help but ask about it.

"Why should we worry about that? It is the Lin Family who let him escape. So, it should be their job to catch him."

Darius didn't seem to be much bothered about catching the killer; instead, his goal was to make the Lin Family pay the price.

"I will start working on your orders, Family Head."

Soon, the Head Guard bowed and left the manor, leaving Darius alone in the hall.

'What about losing a wastrel son who couldn't even join a Sect? Gavin and Ronan are the only children I care about anyway.'

…..

Time continued to pass and in a flash, two days passed by as the family heads of all five families of the Emerald Green Plains gathered in the Greenspire Town to discuss the matter regarding the death of the Feng Family's Young Master.

Other than Lin and Feng families, the remaining three well-settled cultivation families in the Emerald Green Plains are Wu Family, Zhao Family, and Han Family.

Other than the five family heads, there was a thin old man sitting at the main seat with an annoyed look on his face.

He didn't belong to any of the five families but he is a Sect Elder of the Greenfire Sect that always helps to settle the issue between the five families.

"Thanks to all the family heads and the Senior for gathering here on such short notice."

Darius first thanked the other family heads before saying, "Since everyone's time is valuable, I will come straight to the point."

"My loving son was brutally killed by a cold-blooded killer recruited by the Lin Family right in front of Elder Merrick. All I want is justice for my son who died unjustly."

If anyone didn't know about Darius personally, they would easily mistake him for someone who loved his son.

However, all the family heads in the meeting hall knew that it was Darius's acting.

Nevertheless, they didn't bother to say it out loud because except for Edwin Lin, the remaining Family Heads had the same goal here.

It was to suppress the Lin Family and even if possible, destroy it completely.

"Family Head Lin, do you have anything to say?"

The three family heads asked Edwin whether he had anything to counter Darius' statements.

"It was the Feng Family that started the attack. They attacked my Family's Spirit Labourers, severed a Spirit Labourer's leg and even killed one."

Edwin knew that the other four families hated the Lin Family and were waiting for a perfect opportunity to suppress it. So, he countered Darius's words in a domineering voice.

On that day, other than Ethan's parents, his Uncle and Aunt were also attacked by the Feng Family Cultivators because Joran had also submitted the Good Quality Silverstem Flowers along with Garrick.

In that attack, Aunt Elva was killed whereas Uncle Joran barely made it out alive.

"What about it? On the other hand, that b*stard has killed more than a dozen cultivators from my Feng Family including my own son."

Darius countered with the number of lives that the Feng Family had lost on that day.

"It is you, Feng Family, who started the fight in the first place and do you want us to fold our hands and watch it?"

Edwin continued with his domineering way of talking, making the remaining Family Heads stay in their places.

"Fine, I will leave the matter of our Feng Family losing more cultivators; however, you shouldn't have killed my son. Don't you agree?"

Darius took a deep breath as he questioned, "When did killing the young masters of other families become justified with reasons like they started it?"

He didn't let Edwin speak as he continued, "Isn't killing the young masters of the family strictly forbidden no matter what the reason is?"

That's right!

Among the rules established by these five families, the number one rule was 'Never kill a young master or young miss of the other families no matter what evil they commit.'

Of course, if a young master or a young miss commits a crime, he or she will be put to trial in front of the five Family Heads and their punishment decided.

It was also the reason why Merrick tried to stop Ethan from killing Elias.

"That's correct, Family Head Lin."

"Your Brother, Elder Merrick, should have stopped Kai or whatever his name is from killing young master Elias."

"Since Elder Merrick could not stop Kai, I hope he will be punished severely."

"Also, the Lin Family should properly compensate the Feng Family and sincerely apologize for killing their young master."

With Darius' strong point, the rest of the Family Heads started speaking one after the other, making Edwin furious.

From beginning to end, the old man from the sect didn't say anything as he only listened quietly.

"You…"

Nevertheless, Edwin Lin suppressed his anger and took a deep breath before asking, "You guys want me to punish my Elder Brother and compensate the Feng Family for their loss?"

"Yes."

The three family heads nodded their heads.

"What compensation do you want?"

Edwin Lin nodded his head and asked Darius about the compensation.

"No matter how valuable your compensation is, it can't replace the loss of my son."

Darius said in a painful tone as he continued, "However, if you give the three villages under your Lin Family's control, I can feel your sincerity."

"What? You want three of my Lin Family villages?"

For a moment, not only Edwin, even the three Family Heads were shocked by Darius' greed.

'Isn't that a little too much?'

The three Family Heads had the same thoughts in their heads; however, they didn't voice out their thoughts and patiently waited to see Edwin's reaction.

"Haha…Darius, you really know how to make me laugh."

Edwin laughed out loud in anger as he looked at the three Family Heads, "Do you also believe that giving away three villages belonging to my Lin Family is an appropriate compensation for the Feng Family?"

"...We can't compare a life with the monetary value."

"It is right."

"I agree with Family Head Darius' words."

The three family heads hesitated a little; however, they still agreed with Darius's words, making Edwin even more furious.

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'What a load of bullshit! When did life become valuable in this dog-eat-dog world?'

The old man who was listening to their words could not help but scoff at their words; however, he still had no intention of joining their conversation.

"..."

As for Edwin Lin, he acted speechless; however, deep down, he thought, 'Everything is going as planned.'

"You…you are all in this together, right?"

Edwin acted like he was burning in rage and before anyone could react, he asked, "If you were in my place, would you give away the three villages under your control?"

"Of course, we would have."

Darius was the first one to reply to Edwin's question as he continued, "What's more, if you had protected my son and put him on a trial as our regular method, I would have compensated you with three villages under my Feng Family."

"What did you say?"

Hearing Darius' words, Edwin was shocked as he asked for confirmation.

"You heard it, right. If only you protected my son and put him on trial in front of all the Family Heads, I would have compensated you with three villages under my Feng Family."

"Elder Wren, did you hear those words?"

Edwin no longer bothered with Darius; instead, he asked the old man from the sect.

"I heard it loud and clear."

The old man sensed something in Edwin's voice; however, he nodded his head.

"Young Master Elias, why don't you come and greet your father and other family heads?"

Once he got the confirmation from the old man, Edwin shouted out loud and soon, a young man entered the meeting hall, shocking everyone in the hall.