Female Novel
Chapter 1203: Negotiations With The Abernathy Family
Chapter 1203: Negotiations with the Abernathy Family
Chris Shelby hurriedly helped the old man up and said, "Please, don't do this. You are HaroldJefferson's father, and I should call you uncle. I can't accept you kneeling to me!"novelbin
Hearing Chris Shelby's words, the old man finally stood up shakily with his help.
"Don't worry, I will definitely save Jefferson Village!" Chris Shelby assured. "By the way, what's thecurrent situation in Jefferson Village?"
The old man sighed, "The old village chief has been captured by them!"
"What? The old village chief has been captured! I'll go rescue him right now!" Harold Jeffersonexclaimed, ready to confront Peterson Abernathy and his men.
Chris Shelby shouted, "Come back here!"
"Mr. Shelby!" Harold Jefferson stopped immediately, looking at Chris Shelby.
Chris Shelby scolded, "Do you think you can rescue the old village chief on your own? You're notgoing to save him; you're going to get yourself killed!"
Harold Jefferson felt aggrieved, "Then what should I do? I can't just watch the old village chiefsuffer!"
Harold Jefferson had a deep bond with the old village chief, Peter Jefferson, who had taught himmartial arts since childhood. Now that he heard Peter Jefferson had been captured, he wasextremely anxious. However, he knew Chris Shelby was right. The enemy was numerous andpowerful. Going alone would be suicide.
Chris Shelby's eyes flashed coldly, "Don't worry, I will rescue the old village chief!"
Hearing Chris Shelby's words, Harold Jefferson felt relieved. He knew what Chris Shelby wascapable of. If Chris Shelby took action, he would surely save the old village chief.
Meanwhile, at Manson Jefferson's grave.
Thousands of excavators were working continuously, almost flattening the entire mountain.
Devil's Frown smiled obsequiously, "Mr. Abernathy, at this rate, we will penetrate MansonJefferson's grave by tomorrow and find the Dragon Emblem scroll."
Peterson Abernathy chuckled proudly. This time, the Abernathy family had come well-prepared withthousands of excavators. He didn't believe they couldn't unearth the Dragon Emblem scroll.
"Father, something's wrong!"
"Father, something's wrong!"
At that moment, Grayson Abernathy came running over in a panic.
"Grayson Abernathy, you are the future head of the Abernathy family. You must act calmly andsteadily," Peterson Abernathy admonished sternly but with a dark expression.
In Peterson Abernathy's eyes, Noah Abernathy was the best candidate for the future head of thefamily. Unfortunately, Noah Abernathy had been killed by Chris Shelby. Now he had to teachGrayson Abernathy from scratch. However, Grayson Abernathy was far inferior to Noah Abernathyin both composure and strength. As a leader, one must remain unflustered even in the face of greatdanger. Acting so rashly was unbecoming of a great leader.
After being reprimanded by his father, Grayson Abernathy became timid.
"Speak up. What happened?" Peterson Abernathy sighed.
Grayson Abernathy stammered, "Father, Chris Shelby is here!"
"What?" Both Peterson Abernathy and Devil's Frown's faces changed instantly upon hearing this.
Peterson Abernathy gritted his teeth, "We rushed as fast as we could, but we didn't expect ChrisShelby to arrive so quickly! This Chris Shelby is a troublemaker; it seems we're in for some trouble."
Peterson Abernathy knew very well who Chris Shelby was. Wherever he went, there was no peace.Originally, they could have calmly unearthed the Dragon Emblem scroll. But now it seemedimpossible because Chris Shelby would never let them obtain it.
At this moment, Devil's Frown suggested, "Mr. Abernathy, there's no need to panic. We can use adelaying tactic and negotiate with Chris Shelby to buy some time."
Peterson Abernathy asked doubtfully, "Will Chris Shelby agree to negotiate? From what I know, healways acts domineeringly."
Chris Shelby was known for his domineering ways. No matter what force he encountered, he wouldcrush them directly. Whether it was Ghost Sect, Hall of Death, or Wind family, they were all flattenedby him. Negotiating with Chris Shelby seemed like a fool's dream.
Devil's Frown smiled faintly, "Mr. Abernathy, don't forget that we have Nathaniel Abernathy as ourtrump card. Although Chris Shelby is formidable, he is no match for Nathaniel Abernathy. So Ibelieve Chris Shelby will negotiate with us."
Hearing this, Peterson Abernathy's eyes lit up. If they could negotiate with Chris Shelby, it would notonly buy them time but also avoid a direct confrontation with him. After all, Chris Shelby's strengthwas too formidable; even Peterson Abernathy wasn't confident in dealing with him.
Peterson Abernathy nodded, "This is a good plan. Then you handle the negotiations with ChrisShelby."
Devil's Frown nodded firmly, "Yes! Mr. Abernathy, rest assured; I will complete the task."
Peterson Abernathy patted Devil's Frown on the shoulder and smiled, "If you succeed in this task,rebuilding Ghost Sect won't be a problem."
"Thank you, Mr. Abernathy!" Devil's Frown was overjoyed.
To rebuild Ghost Sect, Devil's Frown decided to take this risk.
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"Boss, someone from the Abernathy family is here to negotiate."
At Harold Jefferson's house, Tiger reported with a strange expression.
"Oh? Is that so?" Chris Shelby chuckled upon hearing this.
Tiger asked curiously, "Boss, I don't understand why the Abernathy family wants to negotiate withyou. We are already at odds; what is there to negotiate?"
Previously, Chris Shelby had led an attack on the Abernathy family and almost wiped them out.Their relationship could be described as irreconcilable. But now the Abernathy family suddenlywanted to negotiate; Tiger couldn't figure out their scheme.
Chris Shelby smiled faintly, "What other scheme could they have? It's just a delaying tactic. Sincethey want to talk, I'll talk to them and use this opportunity to rescue the old village chief."
He glanced at Tiger and said, "Go tell the Abernathy family that I'm willing to negotiate. The locationwill be at the Jefferson Village ancestral hall."
Whatever scheme Peterson Abernathy had in mind couldn't escape Chris Shelby's sharp eyes.Over the years of battling on various fronts, countless enemy plots had been foiled by him. Themere Abernathy family was not worth fearing!
"Yes!" Tiger didn't waste any time and immediately left.
Watching Tiger's departing figure, Chris Shelby's eyes gleamed sharply. Since the Abernathy familywanted to play games with him, he would play along thoroughly.