Fox Demon: The villain at the beginning

Chapter 403 Betrayal, Scheme

"What do you mean?"

An elder asked tentatively.

"Now, I've set my sights on this Ten Buddha Formation. I want to use it at my Divine Fire Mountain Manor as a mountain-guarding formation to nurture my fellow disciples."

Jin Renfeng laughed,
"Why don't you just hand over this formation and let me study it?"

"what?"

Upon hearing this condition, the Deng family members were taken aback.

The Ten Buddha Formation is a closely guarded secret of the Deng family. Only the family head and nine elders can learn it. Even the direct descendants cannot obtain it.

How could such miraculous skills and techniques be passed on to an outsider?
The head of the Deng family looked grim. He knew the importance of the Ten Buddhas Formation, and therefore dared not agree directly. He cautiously probed, asking...
“That Ten Buddha Formation is a secret technique of my Deng family, concerning the family’s heritage. Could we please choose another one?”

"no!"

Jin Renfeng said calmly,

"You have no choice but to agree."

"Either hand over the formation, or enter the formation to refine it."

"this--"

Hearing the other party's tone, which left no room for refusal, the Deng family patriarch's expression stiffened.

Judging from this, the other party seems determined to get the Ten Buddhas Formation.

According to family rules, such a formation that concerns the family's inheritance must never be revealed.

However, in this situation, if they don't hand over the formation, these old guys will likely be captured and turned to ashes in an instant.

Caught between a rock and a hard place, the head of the Deng family turned to look at Li Jing'an beside him, his eyes filled with pleading.

At this point, the only hope for preserving the family lineage is for the reputable head of the Li family to persuade this lawless demon to change his mind.

However, before he could speak, Li Jing'an turned his head away, pretending he hadn't seen anything.

You're kidding! By showing up to dissuade Jin Renfeng from stopping, he's already taken on a huge responsibility for the Deng family. How could you possibly expect him to use his old face to plead for the Deng family again?

Having understood Elder Li's meaning, the head of the Deng family no longer harbored any illusions.

He pulled a scroll from his bosom and presented it with both hands.

"Since you desire this formation, I cannot refuse you. However, I hope you will not divulge it to others."

"The head of the Deng family said sadly."

Jin Renfeng snatched the scroll and said in an icy tone,
"It's none of your business to interfere with my formation!"

Just kidding. Once something falls into his hands, it's his. Who has the right to point fingers at it?

Upon hearing this, the head of the Deng family looked grief-stricken and sighed repeatedly.

A defeated general is truly like a duckweed in the wind, powerless to control his own destiny.

He couldn't even preserve his own family's traditions. He was arguably the most incompetent patriarch in the history of the Deng family!
The head of the Deng family was filled with regret. If they hadn't provoked this demon, their Deng family wouldn't be in such a predicament.

But who could have imagined beforehand that a mere junior disciple could defeat their entire clan single-handedly?
After examining the scroll twice, Jin Renfeng confirmed that the array patterns inside were of the same origin as the previous Ten Buddhas Array. Satisfied, he then put it into his sleeve.

"You guys were honest this time, and didn't try anything funny!"

Jin Renfeng stood with his hands behind his back and a smile on his face.

The Deng family patriarch and his men chuckled sheepishly. They had almost been killed by his trick once; if he tried again, they would be heading straight to the underworld.

After the Deng family fulfilled all three conditions, Jin Renfeng's anger subsided considerably.

"I can't think of any other conditions for the time being."

"Seeing how honest you are, it's not impossible for me to let you off the hook."

Jin Renfeng smiled and played with the flame in his hand.
"However, you old folks have a history of distorting the truth. What if you break the agreement and become enemies of my Divine Volcano Manor after I leave?"

At this point, Jin Renfeng turned his gaze to the group of people to observe their reactions.

Upon hearing this, the Deng family patriarch and several elders exchanged glances, then stepped forward resolutely, bowed, and said...
"The Deng family is willing to form an alliance with Shenhuoshan Manor."

"From now on, this old man will follow the lead of the Eastern Alliance Leader and obey his orders."

"Oh?"

Jin Renfeng was slightly surprised and asked,

"Are you planning to bring the entire Deng family to our Shenhuo Mountain Manor?"

"That's right!"

The head of the Deng family said without hesitation,
"The entire Deng family is willing to do everything in our power to serve the Eastern Alliance Leader!"

Jin Renfeng looked the other person up and down, and judging from his appearance, he didn't seem to be faking it.

"Your Deng family and the Wang Quan family have a close relationship. Now that you've directly pledged allegiance to my Dongfang family, aren't you afraid the Wang Quan family will find out?"

Jin Renfeng asked tentatively.

Unlike the neutral Mu family, the Deng family is a direct descendant of the Wangquan family. For many years, they have served the Wangquan family and their status within the Wangquan faction is even higher than that of the Xiao family, who do the dirty work.

Now that the Deng family has taken the initiative to turn their attention to Shenhuoshan Manor, they will inevitably offend the Wangquan family, and the connections they have built with the Wangquan family over the years will be nullified.

Even if there was a reason behind his threats, taking such a big risk to switch to Shenhuoshan Manor is really not a rational decision.

What good will knowing do?

The head of the Deng family sighed and shook his head.
"Now, my Deng family has no other choice."

"What do you mean?"

Jin Renfeng became somewhat interested and pressed for more information.

"Let me be frank with you! In fact, the Deng family's actions this time were carried out under the orders of the Wang family."

The head of the Deng family smiled wryly.

The Wang Quan family's orders? How did the Wang Quan family know I would come to the Deng family?
Jin Renfeng's expression turned serious; it seemed that the Wang Quan family had secretly discovered his whereabouts.

"Butler Fei deduced your route and instructed us in advance that if you came to the Deng family, we should do everything in our power to capture and imprison you."

The head of the Deng family continued,
“My Deng family and the Wang Quan family are old friends, and we have always relied on them. In return, we naturally have to solve some of their problems.”

"Therefore, when the Seven Mountains were defeated, I did not hesitate to lead the family elders to besiege you."

That's it!

Jin Renfeng suddenly realized what was going on. He wondered how the Deng family could be so bold as to risk offending their master by ganging up on him.

It turns out that the royal family was backing them up.

"Since you have a close relationship with the royal family, why do you want to pledge allegiance to my Divine Volcano Manor?"

Jin Renfeng was slightly puzzled.
Although the Wangquan family is now in decline, it is still the number one family in the Dao Alliance. In terms of foundation and power, none of the three families of Yang, Li and Dongfang can match it.

In this situation, the Deng family seemed to have absolutely no reason to betray the Wang family.

"I offered my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon shone on the gutter!"

The Deng family patriarch's gaunt face twitched slightly as he slowly spoke.
"These days are different."

"With the power of the Wang family, they must have known about our predicament three days and three nights ago. Their silence is a clear indication of their stance."

"We have probably already been abandoned by the Wangquan family and become pawns in this incident." "In this critical moment, the Wangquan family is so cold-hearted. How can I entrust my family to them?"

Jin Renfeng understood.

Ultimately, it was the Wangquan family's failure to protect the Deng family that made the Deng family head feel betrayed and disheartened, leading him to decide to break away from the Wangquan faction.

The Wang Quan family is very powerful. If the Deng family were to turn against them, they would be isolated and helpless. Under the wrath of the Wang Quan family, they would probably not be able to protect themselves. Therefore, he took the initiative to seek to join the Shenhuoshan Manor.

After all, among the Dao Alliance, only the Shenhuo Mountain Manor faction can stand against the Wang Quan family and protect the Deng family.

Jin Renfeng nodded thoughtfully.

That makes sense. He had been refining these people for three days and three nights, and even the unrelated head of the Li family had found out. With the intelligence capabilities of the Wang Quan family, how could they not know?
The fact that no one has stepped in to stop it suggests that they are pleased with the outcome.

The younger brother worked diligently for the boss, but when problems arose, the boss hid away and watched him die without even offering to protect him. In such a situation, who would still be willing to serve the boss?

Having understood the Deng family head's thoughts, Jin Renfeng smiled.
"In that case, the Deng family is indeed destined to be part of my Divine Volcano Manor!"

He stepped forward and personally helped the head of the Deng family to his feet.

"Our Shenhuoshan Manor is currently lacking allies. If you side with us, Shenhuoshan Manor will treat you with utmost sincerity."

"Let bygones be bygones. As for the troubles of the Wangquan family, my Shenhuo Mountain Manor is willing to take full responsibility."

"I hope that the Deng family and the Shenhuo Mountain Manor will work together to serve the Dao Alliance."

Jin Renfeng was trying hard to make grand promises.

Now that the Deng family has shown signs of pledging allegiance to Shenhuoshan Manor, he naturally has to adopt the appropriate attitude.

Even though he had previously threatened to kill him.

Seeing the young man's attitude change so drastically, the head of the Deng family agreed verbally, but couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

He's so young yet so shameless and ruthless. Given time, I'm afraid no one in the entire Dao Alliance will be his match.

"This time, the Deng family's defeat was not unjust!"

. . . . . .

Royal families—

"Sir, we have news from the Deng family!"

Butler Fei entered the main hall and bowed to the person at the head of the table to report.

"Did that kid kill Deng Zhenshan and the others with his magic?"

Wang Quan Shouzhou put down his teacup and asked a question, his expression filled with anticipation.

No!

Butler Fei shook his head.

"At the last moment, that kid let Deng Zhenshan and those elders go."

"what happened?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Quan Shouzhuo's eyes sharpened as he stared at Steward Fei below him and asked in a cold voice,
"Isn't that kid already enraged? Didn't you say before that he would definitely kill those people from the Deng family?"

Why did you suddenly change your mind?

Butler Fei's face showed distress, and he said in a low voice,
"That kid had almost killed the Deng family members with his refining."

"But at the last moment, Li Jing'an from the Li family suddenly stepped in and stopped the boy."

"In the end, the two sides stopped fighting, and the Deng family was able to escape their predicament."

"Damn it! It's that old scoundrel who's ruining my plans again!"

Wang Quan Shouzhu cursed loudly and smashed the teacup next to him on the ground.

The exquisite tea set was shattered into pieces; the priceless utensil was reduced to nothing.

"I'll settle this score with the Li family sooner or later!!"

Seeing that the head of the family was losing control of his emotions, Butler Fei lowered his head and dared not speak.

After catching his breath, Wang Quan Shouzhuo asked in a cold voice,

"What is the Deng family's reaction now?"

"We've already sent people over to investigate, but the Deng family patriarch refused them all. He wouldn't let our people into Ironstone Valley."

Butler Fei said,

"In my humble opinion, the Deng family is likely to become estranged from our Wang Quan family!"

"What disloyalty and alienation!"

Wang Quan Shouzhuo sneered.
“The Deng family has clearly made up their minds to break away from my royal power camp.”

"The Deng family and the Wang Quan family have a friendship that has lasted for hundreds of years!"

Butler Fei looked shocked.

"How could they betray the royal family so easily?"

"What do you mean it's impossible!"

Wang Quan Shouzhuo said coldly.
“When they were in danger, we didn’t come to their rescue. How could they possibly still be willing to follow our royal family?”

"Even if they didn't leave on their own, I would still be suspicious of their motives."

Although he outwardly appeared indifferent to the Deng family's betrayal, Wang Quan Shouzhuo was filled with increasing regret.

In fact, the Wang Quan family initially intended to rescue the Deng family.

After all, the Deng family is one of the main forces in the Wangquan faction. If they are lost, the Wangquan family's already stretched resources will be further weakened, and they will find it even more difficult to deal with the Yang family and the Dongfang family in the future.

Therefore, whether for their own sake or to protect their own interests, the Deng family, as an ally, had no choice but to provide assistance.

However, after learning that Jin Renfeng was quite ruthless and seemed to intend to wipe out the Deng family, Wang Quan Shouzhu changed his mind and ordered his men to stop the rescue operation and wait and see.

In Wang Quan Shouzhuo's view, if Jin Renfeng only wanted to severely damage the Deng family, then the Wang Quan family would naturally do everything in its power to rescue them in order to preserve its strength.

However, if they intend to kill, then there is no need to take action.

For them, it would be more advantageous and tempting to let Jin Renfeng kill the Deng family.

If the Deng family were to be directly killed, regardless of the reason, everyone in the Dao Alliance would feel insecure.

After all, the Deng family is not weak among the aristocratic families. If you can kill the Deng family today, won't you be able to kill other aristocratic families in the future?

The top families already have overwhelming strength over many other families. With such unbridled suppression of weaker families, which family wouldn't feel fear?

As a result, apart from a few top families, both second-rate and first-rate families will unconsciously distance themselves from Shenhuo Mountain Manor.

Ultimately, Shenhuo Mountain Manor will inevitably be ostracized by many powerful families.

As a result, without the support of their powerful families, the alliance of the three families of Dongfang, Yang, and Li, which was at the height of its power, will inevitably decline and weaken.

After the Deng family's entire army was wiped out, the Wangquan family could immediately step in and make a big fuss about it.

By publicizing the story of the Deng family's demise, they could win over many fearful Daoist families to their own camp, expand their power, and incidentally pin the blame for the Xiao family's destruction on them as well.

Without the support of the powerful families, the future leader of the alliance is almost certain to fall into the hands of the Wang family.

(End of this chapter)