Pretending To Be A Boss-Chapter 558 - 17: Li Buqun and the Five Mountains Sword Sects_3

Yune Moru quickly said:

"We of Sky Guardian Fortress do not participate in the competition. As for Lord Li Wanye's Ark Project and becoming the lord of the Ark Fortress, we have no objection."

The Qi Family of the second fortress had already completed the transfer of power and was the first among the three great fortresses to pass on authority to the next generation. Qi Xun was now the lord, and he said nonchalantly:

"Same here."

Song Gengzhao looked at Qi Xun, thinking that if his own son Song Que were still alive, if Song Que's talent remained intact, as the commander-in-chief of the Human Alliance Army and the champion team of the hunting festival, he would certainly qualify to compete with Li Wanye.

He felt as if he had aged ten years in an instant.

Song Que was probably dead, a victim of his own father's foolishness.

Song Gengzhao understood that without Song Que, without that chosen son, the Song Family could not compete with the Li family.

Everything was fate, and he eventually said:

"I of the first fortress have no objections to today's agenda."

Lincoln Fortress, the fifty-first fortress, and other major fortresses all passed the motion unanimously.

The situation was settled.

Just when Li Wanye thought the meeting was coming to a successful conclusion, as everyone awaited the finalisation of the last resolution and the Human World was about to welcome a new era—

An opposing voice emerged.

"Are you all mistaken? Li Wanye, an old wretch with a mess of family relationships, his thirty-ninth fortress is nothing spectacular, merely one layer more than you all, and yet one by one you start crazily fawning over him?"

Li Xiaonian recognized the voice and his breathing quickened slightly.

He knew that the greatest chaos of the meeting was about to begin, as right before the meeting started, he had received a commission from Tang Xian.

To turn a blind eye to the inspection of the sanctuary fortresses by the thirty-ninth fortress.

Li Xiaonian asked for the result, and Tang Xian had given a very serious response.

That response was so shocking that for a moment, Li Xiaonian didn't know how to react.

In the end, he chose to believe Tang Xian.

Helping his father's enemy to deal with his own father was an unforgivable act of betrayal.

Li Xiaonian, convinced that he was unworthy of being a member of the Li family, was prepared to accept any punishment after this.

But he did not regret it too deeply—if the process of creating the Judgement Knights truly involved using humans as material, then his father's creation of so many Judgement Knights amounted to an unprecedented scale of massacre.

He hoped it was a mistake, but now he could only watch silently as the situation unfolded.

All the fortress lords turned to look in the direction of the voice, wanting to know who would openly oppose Li Wanye at the last moment and even mock the other lords.

The source of the voice was Lin Jue.

Having learned of Song Que's return and his intent to undertake a significant task, Lin Jue told Tang Xian that he was willing to be the Bodyguard who would sacrifice his life to protect Song Que.

Thus, today, Lin Jue had wrapped himself tightly with a headscarf. He was playing the role of Zhuo Youcai's bodyguard, namely Zhuo Youcai's cousin, Zhuo Fushuai.

Lin Jue had no complaints about this task, though he did have some doubts about someone's ability to come up with names.

Song Gengzhao still recognized Lin Jue's voice.

Song Gengzhao was incredulous, wondering why the bodyguard by the lord of Sky Guardian was Lin Jue?

The voice was too distinctive, and he was confident that he could not have mistaken it.

He was familiar with Sky Guardian Fortress. His son, Song Que, had gone to Sky Guardian Fortress, leading to the loss of his talent.

Lin Jue continued:

"The Ark Project can proceed, but as its leader, Li Wanye is not fit. If he becomes the lord, my Sky Guardian Fortress won't accept it!"

A stir arose.

Sky Guardian Fortress, ranking in the middle among the two hundred plus fortresses, was a small and obscure fortress daring to challenge Li Wanye?

What kind of power did the Li family hold now?

Li Wanye squinted his eyes, seemingly calm but with a flash of sharpness in his eyes, and smiled:

"Does this mean that Sky Guardian Fortress is also entering the competition?"

"Of course. If your mere thirty-ninth fortress can compete, my Sky Guardian Fortress naturally should not lag behind."

Laughter erupted among the lords, who were aware of Sky Guardian Fortress's strength.

Li Wanye had quietly made several major fortress lords submit; how could he stumble here?

They laughed unabashedly at the arrogance of this Zhuo Fushuai and at the ignorance of Zhuo Youcai sitting quietly by the side.

Moments later, however, it was Li Wanye who clapped his hands and said:

"This is a democratic and fair competition, and everyone should indeed possess Lord Zhuo's spirit. In doing so, we can be without regrets."

"Tsk, look at this hypocritical face. You might as well drop the name Li Wanye and call yourself Li Buqun. It would suit the unification of this fortress just like the merger of the Five Mountain Sword Sects."

Lin Jue's mockery did not spare any face.

Li Zheng was furious:

"Who are you to insult my father!"

Lin Jue sneered:

"What does it matter to you who I am? I used to respect you, Li Zheng, as a man, listed alongside my boss as one of the three young masters of the great families. Look at you now, nothing but a dog!"

These words stunned Li Zheng.

The others present were not fools either; they knew who the young masters of the three great families of Huaxia Fortress were.

Song Gengzhao's expression changed dramatically. With Lin Jue present and mentioning the three families' young masters, he suddenly contemplated a possibility and incredulously stared at the quiet Lord Zhuo sitting beside him.

Qi Xun, lord of the second fortress, arched an eyebrow. He was unhappy about being someone's subordinate in the future.

But now that someone was causing trouble, he was delighted. Hearing the mention of the three families' young masters, he was also taken aback.

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Li Zheng, Song Que, Qi Xun.

The young masters of the three great families of Huaxia Fortress, these three were young, handsome, and extraordinarily talented, and were all seen as the future hopes of Huaxia Fortress.

With Qi Xun present, along with Li Zheng, then following Zhuo Fushuai's assertion—

Could it be that the lord of Sky Guardian Fortress was actually Song Que?

(Today is still a single update, but it's five thousand words, which is a bit of an addition. So, shamelessly asking for a recommendation ticket, perhaps?)