The Favored Little Peasant Seizes the Heroine's Script!-Chapter 542 - 474: Severance

After a long silence, Yuan Bao suddenly spoke, "Doesn’t that mean, if my master doesn’t return, Daxia will be a country without a Protector and inevitably be divided by Beili and Great Yin?"

"Yes!"

The Fourth Prince smiled bitterly, "My father the Emperor headed west, intending to see the true world and, in that land, rebuild Daxia."

"As for the other royals, they’ve chosen to live under assumed names and enjoy a lifetime of riches!"

"I stay in the Capital City, making the last struggle!"

"If Mr. Ying returns, the state of Daxia can still be preserved, which would be a thread of hope for Daxia’s people!"

How much of the Fourth Prince’s words were sincere and how much were theatrics, no one knew.

In any case, Yuan Bao was not interested.

Her master was Daxia’s Protector, a member of a martial arts sect from outside.

As the only disciple of her highly skilled master, perhaps in the future she might take on the role of Protector, but right now, she was not the Protector.

Thus, the Fourth Prince’s heartfelt words, laden with a tragic tone, did not resonate with Yuan Bao emotionally.

In fact, Yuan Bao did not hold the Daxia royal family in high regard.

After all, considering what the Empress Dowager did, and Emperor Xia’s betrayal, drugging the Wei Family, and those things the Fourteenth Prince had done, Yuan Bao looked down on Daxia’s royalty.

Anyway, regardless, Yuan Bao was not keen on becoming Daxia’s Protector.

Now, with her highly skilled master gone without a trace, Yuan Bao naturally wouldn’t become this scapegoat.

The Fourth Prince, when seeing Wei Wushang and Yuan Bao, with such honesty and tragedy, indeed hoped to stir Yuan Bao’s sympathy.

Unfortunately, he couldn’t imagine that Yuan Bao wasn’t a mere child; she housed an adult’s soul within. The Fourth Prince’s little schemes couldn’t fool Yuan Bao.

Of course, Yuan Bao had no evidence to prove the Fourth Prince was scheming against her.

But some things don’t require evidence.

"Thank you, Fourth Cousin!"

Wei Wushang also guessed the intention behind the Fourth Prince’s words, but he showed no reaction.

The things Emperor Xia did to the Wei Family were absolutely unforgivable.

If Emperor Xia’s schemes succeeded, then the Wei Family would be completely used up by him, left with nothing.

As the saying goes, if you are unrighteous, I can be unkind!

Wei Wushang and Yuan Bao quietly left the palace, returning to Beishan.

After they delivered the news, the Wei Family was utterly shocked.

They had been fighting and contending here for so long, only to realize they were ants fighting other ants, thinking they won the world, when they only grabbed a discarded well.

"What does everyone think?"

As Family Head, Wei Dingjiang naturally had to ask for others’ opinions.

However, no one answered.

At this moment, the members of the Wei Family hadn’t recovered from the shock, and even if some had, their minds hadn’t fully turned around yet.

"The old man went west himself; we don’t even know if he can cross the Hanhai Desert. Should we follow in his footsteps, or continue living under assumed names in Daxia?"

"Everyone, speak up!"

"Of course, us coming out into the open now is also possible."

"Regardless of whether or not Daxia will perish, with the talents of the Wei Family, finding a position would be easy!"

Wei Dingjiang sat on a stone, looking calmly at the members of the Wei Family present.

Without the old man here and having gone through that ordeal, some rifts formed within the Wei Family’s once firm unity. Wei Dingjiang sensed it; he even felt that if this continued, as Family Head, no one might take him seriously!

In the end, it was all because of his irresponsible mother-in-law and brother-in-law!

Of course, if Wei Dingjiang were to abandon his long-married wife, the Eldest Princess, he might still maintain his status as Family Head.

But if he did that, was he still a man?

His wife was not wrong, just unfortunate enough to have a mad mother and an ungrateful, treacherous brother. Should he target her because of that?

If he truly did anything to his wife, how would he differ from those who divorced Wei Family women and expelled their children when the family encountered trouble?

He, Wei Dingjiang, could not stoop so low as to abandon his wife and children.

"I know you all are dissatisfied with me, my wife, and my son!"

"Let’s do this, I’ll resign from this position as Family Head!"

"You all decide what to do yourselves!"

"In the future, we’ll mind our own business!"

Wei Dingjiang, not having heard a response from his brothers and uncles, could roughly guess their thoughts.

As the saying goes, if our paths diverge, we can’t plan together.

Since it’s destined that we can’t walk the same path, let’s part ways!

"Wushang, go call your mother and your wife, we’re leaving!"

Wei Dingjiang wasn’t one to drag things out.

Since he made the decision, it was with firm resolve.

"Brother, stop!"

Just as Wei Dingjiang called to Wei Wushang, Wei Changye stepped forward, "We don’t have any dissatisfaction with Sister-in-law, just some grievances in our hearts!"

"And then?"

Upon hearing his half-brother’s words, Wei Dingjiang remained expressionless, looking calmly at him.

"Brother, even blood brothers occasionally bicker!"

"How can you choose to divide the family over a little grievance on our part?"

"If you do this, how heartbroken will Father be if he returns?"

These words were quite skillful.

Seemingly reconciling with Wei Dingjiang, they actually placed all the blame on him.

"Well, that’s assuming Father can return!"

"Or that we live to see his return!"

Wei Dingjiang cast an amused glance at Wei Changye, "Old Fourth, from young till now, you’ve always had your little schemes, yet outwardly, you act the nice guy, the moral gentleman."

"Brother, I didn’t!"

"Enough, no need to explain; I’m not foolish!"

Wei Dingjiang sneered, "In the past, with Father at home, no matter how you pretended, I couldn’t be bothered."

"Now, with Father not here, I’m in no mood to play with you!"

"And the rest of you, outwardly showing great respect to me as the eldest, yet inwardly, all thinking you could replace me as the Wei Family leader!"

"In terms of ability, none of you are lacking and all have what it takes!"

"Before, you had no opportunity, but now, I’m giving you this chance!"

"Of course, provided you don’t provoke me!"

"And, let me say this one last time, our family will head west, crossing the endless Hanhai Desert. As for the Wei Family, I won’t care anymore!"

"All of you, do your best!"

With Wei Dingjiang’s words, he truly severed ties with the Wei Family.