Chapter 5047: Course of action Editor: Misty Cloud Translations "Heaven is set to destroy our Cheng clan!" The clan patriarch murmured, the fighting spirit that had sustained them vanishing in that instant. For they all knew that if it truly was that one, even summoning countless powerful allies would be futile. "Unless she shows mercy, our Cheng clan will face annihilation..." At this realization, the assembly fell silent. After a long pause, the Old Predecessor declared gravely, "There is only one viable course of action left." All eyes turned to him, seeking answers. "What is your strategy, Old Predecessor?" "We shall go to her to beg forgiveness and offer our lives, pleading for a sliver of hope for the future generations of the Cheng family." The family Old Predecessor took a deep breath, rose to his feet, and gazed at them. "This is our only option now. If we wait for her to come here, I fear not a single soul of our family will survive." The several Supreme Beings listened, falling silent for a moment. This course might indeed secure a sliver of hope for their descendants, but for them... it was a dead end. Reaching their age hadn’t been easy! Naturally, they cherished their lives, but was there any other path forward now? "Is there truly no other way?" one of them couldn’t help but ask. The Cheng family patriarch remained silent. Instead, Cheng Wanshan glanced at the Old Predecessor and declared, "I have a plan." Hearing this, all eyes turned to him. "What plan?" Even the Cheng family patriarch turned his gaze toward him, wondering what solution he could possibly propose. Seeing the Old Predecessor looking at him, Cheng Wanshan’s mind stirred. He said, "Didn’t the guards say she brought a young girl and three children? We could capture that girl and the three children. Use them to threaten her into leaving Longnan and never laying a finger on the Cheng family again." "Are you trying to die slowly?" The Cheng family patriarch’s face darkened, his expression turning grim. "If we do that, we’ll be cutting off the very future of our Cheng family descendants." "But Old Predecessor, even if we beg for mercy, do you truly believe she’ll spare our descendants?" Would she truly spare our entire family? If we follow my plan and succeed, our family might yet escape this calamity. None of you elders would have to die." Cheng Wanshan finished, his gaze sweeping over the assembled elders. He knew some among them were swayed. After all, who would choose death over life? "I agree. This plan is worth a try." An elder spoke up, looking at the family Old Predecessor. "Wanshan is right. Even if we go to apologize, would she truly spare the rest of our family? Better to take a chance." "I agree too," another elder chimed in. "I think we should test the waters first," he said, looking at the others. "Didn’t they say she’s at the inn? Let’s go check first! If it doesn’t work, we’ll take the next step." Hearing their words, the Cheng family Old Predecessor sighed and said, "Since you all feel this way, let’s go take a look first! Before that, we should send away the few experts we invited to the manor, lest they get dragged into this." With that, they nodded in agreement and went to make preparations. After seeing off the powerful guests from the manor, they had the guards lead the way to the inn. Meanwhile, Feng Jiu was soaking in the bath at the inn. The three children sat on the first floor, while Mi’er bustled about in the kitchen.