CHAPTER 588: CHAPTER 588 CONFLICT ERUPTS

"Beating a drowning dog."

"Throwing stones down a well."

"Take advantage of your illness to finish you off."

The Koizumi Family knows that the Chiba Family has nowhere to go now, their only option is to depend on them, so they dare to make such outrageous demands!

They can’t refuse, to refuse is to die!

Chiba Mako pondered for a moment and gritted her teeth, "One hundred billion is not a problem, but what about these other terms?"

"Oh, you mean this one."

Koizumi Konjo realized what she was referring to and then sighed, "As you know, although our Koizumi Family is the brightest and most prosperous among the three major families, our actual combat ability is the weakest."

"The Yagyu Family is targeting you and we are scared too, so borrowing your strength to protect ourselves a bit isn’t too much to ask, right?"

Chiba Mako looked at him with suppressed anger, gritting her teeth, "Borrowing our power is no issue, but why do you need to learn the Beichen One Strike Style’s training methods?"

The training of the Beichen One Strike Style is the core of the Chiba Family, fundamental for their survival.

Any Spirit Master who wants to learn the Beichen One Strike Style must join the Chiba Family, and swear never to betray.

If they break this vow, they would face the Chiba Family’s relentless pursuit!

In short, the Chiba Family could never expose their core family secrets, no matter what. Not even if others covet it!

They could send people to protect the Koizumi Family, but they absolutely would not teach them the training methods.

This is something almost everyone in the Federation knows.

When under the eaves, one has no choice but to bow.

Facing Koizumi Konjo’s unreasonable demands, Chiba Mako was still enduring, if it were someone else, they might have already lost patience and walked away.

However, Koizumi Konjo seemed not to see the seriousness of the issue.

Instead, he continued, feigning ignorance, "As the ancient proverb in Longxia goes, ’Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.’ Our Koizumi family has been frightened for too long; we don’t want to live in fear anymore."

Chiba Mako recognized that Koizumi Konjo was being excessively greedy.

And playing dumb.

Chiba Mako found him disgusting and did not want to waste words with him, she bluntly said, "I can agree to your other demands, but not teaching the training methods."

Koizumi Konjo immediately showed a troubled expression, "That makes it very difficult for me."

"This is my bottom line."

"But that’s my bottom line too."

Chiba Mako’s eyes darkened intensely, sharply retorted, "That’s your bottom line, but mine is the entire Chiba’s bottom line."

"How do you know it’s just my bottom line? It’s also the bottom line for the entire Koizumi family," Koizumi Konjo said with a smile on his face.

Chiba Mako knew that Koizumi was blatantly being unreasonable.

"Mr. Koizumi, you don’t plan to negotiate at all, do you?"

"Miss Mako, I am quite serious."

Chiba Mako’s eyes gradually turned sharp, "Not open to discussion at all?"

"Not at all."

Koizumi Konjo shook his head.

"Hmph!"

Chiba Mako stood up from the cushion, without another word, walked towards the room’s exit.

She had already noticed Koizumi Konjo’s attitude and hesitated to leave because she didn’t want to give up.

But since Koizumi Konjo did not want to talk at all, there was no need for her to continue the confrontation.

However, just as she reached the door, suddenly the two guards at the door stretched out their hands to stop her.

Koizumi Konjo’s defense.

"What do you mean?"

Chiba Mako turned her head.

Koizumi Konjo was still sitting in his place. He pushed the contract on the table towards Chiba Mako with a threatening smile, "Miss Mako, we haven’t signed the agreement yet?"

"Do you want to force the signing?"

"Rape? I wouldn’t dare." Koizumi Konjo hurriedly shook his head, scared.

Although his actions and expressions showed fear, the combination of both didn’t seem like that of a scared person.

Chiba Mako was thoroughly enraged; she no longer wanted to waste time here.

She turned and walked towards the exit.

Those two guards blocked her again!

"Get out of the way!"

Chiba Mako burst out with a commanding aura, instantly knocking the two guards away!

At the same time, a group of people rushed out from around, holding Artifact Spirits, ready to protect Chiba Mako and poised to strike.

Chiba Mako snorted coldly, giving Koizumi Konjo a warning look, thinking he could stop her in her territory was pure folly.

Chiba Mako stepped out the door.

But just as she stepped out, suddenly, around the house, a larger group of people appeared, surrounding Chiba Mako and her guards.

Chiba Mako’s expression changed instantly.

She turned her head to look at Koizumi Konjo.

"Koizumi Konjo, what are you trying to do?"

Koizumi Konjo slowly stood up from his seat, his face showing a playful smile, "What do I want to do? What else can I want to do? Of course, it’s to seriously discuss our cooperation and sign the contract."

"Hmph, your actions don’t seem sincere at all."

"Not sincere? I’m stopping you from leaving, isn’t that serious enough?"

Chiba Mako had seen through Koizumi Konjo and didn’t want to waste words, "Tell your men to move aside, otherwise, you’ll regret it."

"I’ll let you leave after you sign."

Chiba Mako’s eyes narrowed, a cold gleam appearing in them.

"Attack!"

She no longer wanted to talk, Koizumi Konjo’s actions disgusted her.

At her command, her guards immediately charged, attacking the Koizumi Family’s men, only leaving four guards surrounding Chiba Mako from all sides.

Chiba Mako was no pushover; she turned into a katana Artifact Spirit, charging out with her man.

Her man was very powerful, possessing the power of a Fifth Grade Spirit Master; the Koizumi Family’s assassins were no match for him.

In just a few encounters, several assassins fell by her hand.

Moreover, the Chiba Family’s guards weren’t ordinary; they were personally trained and carefully selected by the Chiba Family, making them much stronger than Spirit Masters of the same Realm.

Therefore, although the Koizumi Family had more people, they didn’t gain much advantage under the counterattack from the Chiba Family.

However, the Koizumi Family was well-prepared and had surely considered this.

In an instant, another group of men burst out from the surrounding rooms.

These men also held katanas, but their aura was completely different.

If the previous group was like ordinary foot soldiers, this new group was like battle-hardened veterans.

With their entry into the battlefield, the situation was instantly changed, and the Chiba Family was put at a disadvantage.

Upon seeing these new arrivals, Chiba Mako’s face changed instantly, "It’s the Yagyu Family!"

She turned her head angrily towards Koizumi Konjo, "You actually teamed up with the Yagyu Family to deceive me!!"