C256 Too Arrogant!(1)

"Lau Qingfeng, are you going to let us come in and take a look around, or are you planning to resist? We've known each other for years, so I feel obligated to give you a heads-up: choose wisely. If you go with the first option, we'll just take what we came for, and the Lau mansion will remain intact. But if you choose to resist, who knows what will become of the Lau mansion afterward!"

With no more worries holding him back, Yuwen Qianyuan issued his final ultimatum.

Yuwen made it clear: if the Lau family compromised, they might save their people, but their long-standing assets would be divided between the two families. However, if they chose to resist, very few would survive the combined forces of the two families.

In typical family disputes, there would rarely be an option to compromise. But after the Moh Lunhui incident, most of the Lau mansion's top fighters were incapacitated. Even if they were spared, without the support of their family's resources, they'd be barely hanging on.

If it came to a fight, the Lau family, despite its weakened state, was still one of the three major families of Bright Sun City. Taking them down would come at a cost for the other two families. Naturally, they'd prefer to avoid such a confrontation. Even if Uncle Fu returned, it would still be the Lau family's choice to compromise, leaving the Lee and Yuwen families with a way out. That's why Yuwen Qianyuan and the Lee family offered the Lau family a chance to back down.

"Quite the careful choice!" Lau Qingfeng sneered.

Everyone understood that no matter the choice, the downfall of the Lau family was inevitable. Even if they compromised, without any foundation to support them, the Lau mansion could only hang on for a little while longer. Even if the Lee family and the Yuwen family didn't make a move, the Lau mansion would eventually fall apart.

Lau Qingfeng had no choice but to look at Woo Zhengyang. "Woo Zhengyang, even though I didn't treat you and Uncle Fu well in the past, don't forget, this is your mother Lau Feixu's family. Are you really going to stand by and watch the Lau family disappear?"

At this point, Lau Qingfeng dropped all pretense, waiting for Woo Zhengyang's final decision.

"Don't mention my mother. You're not worthy! Neither for me nor for my mother do you have the right to ask for my help."

"Haha... Lau Qingfeng, do you think Zhengyang, my dear nephew, will still be swayed by you? If you don't step aside, we'll have to take action. Once this is over, I still want to invite Zhengyang to my place for a chat!" Yuwen Qianyuan said, exchanging a glance with Lee Minglang, and both families' experts prepared to make their move.

"Wait... we choose the first option!" Even if it meant barely surviving, Lau Qingfeng and his people saw a slim chance of survival. Given their nature, this was expected, so it wasn't much of a surprise.

However, after speaking, Lau Qingfeng shot a resentful look at Woo Zhengyang and said, "Kid, you're ruthless. I just wonder who will last longer, you or the Lau mansion."

As Lau Qingfeng made his decision, Lau Qinghan was about to speak, but Woo Zhengyang stopped him with a smile, saying, "Don't worry, I and the Lau mansion will hold out for a long time!"

"Well said, dear nephew Zhengyang. Knowing when to adapt is the mark of a wise person. Haha... Let's go inside."

Yuwen Qianyuan was already excited, completely missing the underlying meaning in Woo Zhengyang's words. At this point, he wasn't too concerned about Woo Zhengyang.

With a grand gesture from Yuwen Qianyuan, the Yuwen and Lee families moved almost in unison, as if they intended to dig up the Lau family three feet deep.

"Wait... I haven't finished speaking." An untimely voice suddenly broke in.

The voice, of course, belonged to Woo Zhengyang.

"What is it? Do you have something else to say, dear nephew Zhengyang?" Yuwen Qianyuan signaled everyone to stop, puzzled.

"Lau Qingfeng, you're incapable of protecting the Lau mansion and yet you blame me. How can a coward like you still have the face to remain the head of the Lau family?"

"Woo Zhengyang, what do you mean by that?"

"I mean you're not fit to be the head of the Lau family anymore. From today on, my uncle Lau Qinghan will take over as the head!"

"And who do you think you are to decide who leads the Lau family?" Lau Qingfeng shouted in anger.

Before Woo Zhengyang could respond, Yuwen Qianshan suddenly interjected, "Nephew Zhengyang makes a valid point! We, the Yuwen family, fully support Brother Qinghan as the head of the Lau family! I'm sure the Lee family does too."

"Woo Zhengyang, so you came to take advantage of the situation! And you... along with Lau Qinghan, you actually conspired with both families..." Lau Qingfeng was even more furious this time.

He had been mentally prepared for the Lau family's downfall. Even though the family's legacy was crumbling, he had chosen to compromise, believing that with what remained of the Lau family, he could at least scrape by for the rest of his life. But if he lost his position as head of the family, then whatever resources were left at the Lau mansion would no longer be his concern...