Chapter 1610
After driving Warron away, Fade turned around and looked at the two Zhu family members.
"Keeran, Leena, are you alright?"
"We''re alright. Thank you for your help, Mr. Chen." Keeran shook his head and bowed to Fade to
thank him. However, at this moment, his face was very pale. Obviously, he was in a bad mood.
Seeing this, Fade could not help but ask, "Keeran, is the Zhu family in trouble? If there is anything I
can help you with, feel free to ask."
"This..." Keeran hesitated.
Harmon said, "Brother Zhu, given our rtionship, you can tell us anything. If there''s something that
needs to be said, then just say it. Let''s all think of a way together. Perhaps we might be able to
solve it."
Keeran sighed, nodded, and began to tell the story.
Fade and the others listened and soon figured out the problem.
The Zhu family was a weak family of the hidden family. Three years ago, after the death of the Zhu
family''s Martial Grand Master, Old Master Zhu, the Zhu family''s strength had been greatly reduced.
They went from being a weak family to being among thest in the hidden family.
The Zhu family was weak, so it was naturally coveted by other families. They tried their best to
upy their properties and resources. Over the past three years, although Keeran had tried his
best to maintain it, the Zhu family''s properties had been reduced by about half.
This was still the result of having the Council of Elders. If not for them, the Zhu family would have
been split up by the other families when Old Master Zhu died of illness.
Although they managed to maintain their strength, the situation of the Zhu family could be said to
have reached the point of danger. This was especially the case for the election.
A new rule had been set up for this election. On top of participating in the selection of the chairman,
there was also a new tournament for the younger generation. Each family from a secret sect had to
select two young disciples under thirty years old to participate in the tournament.
In the battle, the results were determined ording to the oue of the match. However, after the
twopetitors of each family were both eliminated, the score put together would be the final score
of that family.
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In the end, when all the juniors finishedpeting in the ring, they would list out all the scores of
the various families and calcte the percentage of their scores. In the end, the profit distribution of
the hidden families would be ording to this percentage.
For instance, if the Zhu family was able to obtain two points, out of a total score of two hundred,
their total score would be 1%. Of the hidden family''s overall assets, the Zhu family would get 1%.
But in reality, given the Zhu family''s current situation, it was almost impossible for them to obtain a
1% share of the profit. In the end, they would most likely have zero points. They would not be able
to gain any benefits from the hidden family.
It must be known that although the benefits of the hidden aristocratic families were basically divided
based on their strength, as a whole, the Council of Elders would still be partial and support the
smaller families.
However, ording to this brand new rule, if the benefits were to be reallocated, the result would be
that the stronger would get stronger, and the weaker would get weaker. A small family like the Zhu
family might not be able to gain any profit, and ultimately be eliminated.
Taking advantage of the Zhu family''s worries, Warron took the initiative toe to them and
proposed a cooperation with Keeran.
His suggestion was that the Pei family would send a member to join the younger generation of the
Zhu family in the tournament to help them obtain points. Their request was for Leena to marry
Warron as a concubine.
Keeran only had one daughter, Leena. Of course, he didn''t want to do wrong by his daughter, but he
didn''t dare to refuse the Pei family directly, so he had been looking for an excuse to dy it.
The Pei family could not wait any longer. Warron came to them on his own initiative, and that was
what led to the scene that just happened.
If it wasn''t for Fade''s help, the Zhu family would probably have been destroyed by the Pei n
before the election.
However, although the family had been temporarily preserved, once the election was over, the fate
of the Zhu family would still be hard to change, and it would ultimately lead to their destruction.
This was also the reason why Keeran''s face was clouded with worry.
Romeo and Harmon were also filled with worry. They really wanted to help, but there was nothing
they could do.
Just as the atmosphere in the living room was beginning to grow tense, Fade''s eyes suddenly lit up
and he said, "Zhu family, just now you said that the Pei family''s proposal was for them to send
people to help you by participating in thepetition."
"Yes, the Pei family said that they could send ate-stage Earth Level martial artist to help us,"
Keeran replied.
Hearing this, Fade said, "If that''s the case, then it means that the rules allow outsiders to help the
families."
"This is indeed not forbidden ording to the rules," said Keeran. "However, we, the hidden
families, will all participate in thepetition. We will definitely put our own battle results before
anything else."
"Even if there are powerful experts in the family, they will not lend them to other families. After all, in
thispetition, almost all the hidden families are enemies. Helping other families stand out is, in
some sense, going against their own family. Therefore, no family is willing to lend out their own
people."
Fade nodded and said, "If that''s the case, what do you think of me?"
"Mr. Chen, you..." Keeran was stunned for a moment.
Fade replied, "I''m here to represent the Zhu family to participate in the Challenge Tournament."
"l-ls this true? Mr. Chen, are you really willing to..." Keeran had naturally heard of Fade''s name
before as he was a young Martial Arts Master. In addition, he saw Fade fight Warron just now, so he
had no doubt about his strength. Therefore, at this moment, there was only disbelief left on his face.
Fade nodded and said to him, "I''m not kidding. I''m serious."
"Th- That''s great. Your help, Mr. Chen, is the blessing of the hundred- year- old Zhu family!" Keeran
was very excited.
Leena was also excited. She pped her hands and said, "Fade, thank you."
He smiled and said, "It''s nothing. Anyway, I''m going to confront those families sooner orter."
Thinking of this, Fade''s eyes narrowed, and the faces of the Peis, the Chiangs, and even the Lins
faintly appeared before him.
After the matter was confirmed, Keeran then exined the rules and various meanings of the arena
battle to Fade in detail. At the same time, the Zhu family''s representatives were reregistered.
A few days passed in the blink of an eye, and it was soon time for the arena battle to begin.
On this day, the entire mountain valley of the hidden family was filled with noise and excitement.
Each and every one of them was beaming as they walked out of their houses and gathered in the
center of the mountain valley.