Chapter: 2813
He Yingxiu spoke seriously, “Don’t worry, Mom knows. Let’s not talk right now.” She then picked up the phone and asked, “Dad, why are you calling so late?”
He Hongsheng sounded embarrassed as he replied, “Yingxiu… there’s something I need to tell you. Please don’t be angry when you hear it.”
“Just tell me, Dad,” He Yingxiu urged.
He Hongsheng cleared his throat and said, “Well… tonight, Su Anshun suddenly came to Mocheng…”
“Su Anshun?!” He Yingxiu frowned. “What does he want in Mocheng?”
He Hongsheng continued, “Elder Su asked him to come, hoping to mend things and work with the He family again…”
“Work together again?!” He Yingxiu exploded in anger. “Dad! Su Chengfeng killed Ruo Li. Ruo Li is not only your granddaughter but also his! He has no feelings or remorse. The He family cannot be involved with him anymore!”
He Hongsheng sighed, feeling helpless. “Yingxiu, I understand how you feel. Honestly, I hate Su Chengfeng just as much as you do, and I even want to take revenge on him. But what good would that do? We can’t fight the Su family. You know that. After Ruo Li’s accident, we chose to leave the Su family instead of seeking revenge because of the power difference…”
He Yingxiu interjected angrily, “I get that the power difference is huge, and I never wanted the He family to go against the Su family. That’s why I let it go after Ruo Li’s accident, but…”
He Yingxiu was frustrated. “What I can’t accept is that you’re deciding to work with the Su family again. Isn’t that like seeking skin from a tiger?”
He Hongsheng sighed. “Yingxiu, the offer from the Su family is something I can’t ignore. It’s not just about you and Ruoli; it’s about the entire He family. We’re struggling right now. There are over a hundred people in our family—many of them are elderly, weak, women, and children. The rest are martial artists, but none of them are earning money. Everyone is just waiting to be fed.”
He continued, “The He family has been trying to save money, but we’ve had to cut back on expenses for the elderly and children. Even the supplies for our martial artists have been halved. If this keeps up, in five years, we’ll be far behind other families. We might not even stay in the top ten families. I can’t let the legacy left by our ancestors fall apart on my watch!”
He Hongsheng’s voice grew more passionate. “But now, the Su family wants to partner with us for two billion a year. That money could turn things around for us quickly. It would provide security for our elderly, ensure a good future for our children, and give our younger generation the support they need to train. Maybe in five years, the He family could be stronger than ever.”
He Yingxiu listened to his father, He Hongsheng, talk about the He family’s future. “We will become the top martial arts family in the country soon! The revival of the He family is just around the corner!” he said enthusiastically.
He Yingxiu sighed and replied, “Dad, the so-called eight martial arts families and the four major families are just names. They don’t really mean anything in practice.”
“What?!” He Hongsheng sounded upset. “Yingxiu! Our ancestors worked really hard to elevate the He family to one of the four major martial arts families in the country. Are you saying that doesn’t matter? Is that fair to our ancestors?”
He Yingxiu spoke earnestly, “Dad, until today, I believed, just like you, that the He family could still be one of the four major martial arts families. I thought it was significant and important. But now I see that we are like frogs at the bottom of a well.”
He paused for a moment before continuing, “Can you believe that someone could connect a person’s Ren Vessel to the realm of Dacheng all by themselves?”
He Hongsheng replied quickly, “Isn’t that just a fantasy? Our ancestors had many masters, but who really reached the Renmai Dacheng level? That’s just an ideal, like living forever—it sounds great, but it’s not real!”
He Yingxiu sighed again, “And that’s why I say we are like frogs at the bottom of the well. We think martial arts are so powerful, but in reality, our skills might not be enough to defeat our opponents, and we might not even be able to defend against them with just one move.”