novelraw Chapter 707: Everyone was stunned at 707
Chapter 707: Everyone was stunned at 707
"Great Elder, by the order of the Family Head, I command you to guard the Mu Family ancestral estate and not take half a step outside," seeing the Great Elder’s resolute demeanor, Mu Rui’an took out the Family Leader Token and spoke with a face full of authority."Family Head, are you really going to just watch as the lineage of the Mu Family in Heishi City is destroyed after thousands of years of establishment? And what about the second-generation members of each house scattered across various industries—are you going to ignore them to their deaths?" The Great Elder trembled, speaking with a face filled with grief and indignation.
"Hmph, after all, he is not from the lineage of the Mu Family in Heishi City. What does the life and death of descendants from other houses have to do with him? At worst, he can simply relinquish his position as Family Head and return to the Zong Family," Mu Yunshui seized the opportunity to mock again.
Upon hearing his words, not only the Great Elder, but even Mu Ze and the others looked at Mu Rui’an with strange glances.
Could what Mu Yunshui said be true? Did the Family Head really not care at all about the lives of the Branch Family members, just as they once regarded him as an outsider, and he never considered himself a part of the Mu Family in Heishi City?
"Big brother, let’s listen to the Family Head this time."
"The Family Head is also looking out for our best interests, let’s just follow his lead." Just when everyone was filled with doubt and suspicion, the Second Elder and the Third Elder spoke up.
This stunned everyone—if Mu Rui’an regarded himself as an outsider, that would be one thing, but it wouldn’t make sense for the Second Elder and the Third Elder to also consider themselves outsiders. After all, their own sons were also in grave danger with uncertain fates.
"You, you..." The Great Elder looked at his own brothers with a look of utter unfamiliarity, as if he had never known them.
Mu Yunshui was even more befuddled; hadn’t the Great Elder said before coming that Mu Rui’an was unpopular in Heishi City? Why were the other two elders, disregarding the lives of their own descendants, completely obedient to him?
Something was not quite right.
"Hehe, no wonder Mu Beichen sent you to Heishi City; you indeed have more patience than these old fools. Now, it seems that I will have to go to a bit more trouble," at this moment, a low chuckle sounded from afar, and several elders approached from the distance.
Several guards wanted to step forward to stop them but were swept aside with a wave of the elders’ hands.
"How audacious, who are you to call out the name of the Mu Family Patriarch by name?" Mu Yunshui saw the aggressive approach of these people and their direct mention of Mu Beichen’s name, and he shouted angrily.
Mu Beichen, the very Patriarch of the Zong Family, was also the father of Mu Rui’an and the grandfather of Mu Hanyan. Although Mu Yunshui might not hold that much respect for Mu Beichen in his heart, the Family Head symbolized the honor of the clan. Disrespect towards Mu Beichen was an insult to every disciple of the Mu Family, and as a Tributor, he could not turn a blind eye.
Amidst his shout, Mu Yunshui flew up and struck out with a palm, intending to teach the newcomers a lesson.
The elder glanced at Mu Yunshui and struck out with a palm in response.
"Boom," a thunderous roar echoed, and Mu Yunshui, like a kite with its string cut, was sent flying, his arm twisting in an odd angle within his large sleeve—his arm had been shattered by the opposing palm.
All around, there was dead silence.
No one had expected that one of the Nine Great Tributors of the Zong Family, Mu Yuanshui, a high-ranking Third Stage Sword Master, would be gravely injured by a single palm strike, and the perpetrator was someone they all recognized but never imagined to possess such formidable strength.
"The Zhao Family, Zhao Yuanji," the elder said, looking coldly at Mu Yunshui.
Zhao Family, what Zhao Family? Mu Yunshui watched Zhao Wuji, his cold sweat streaming, having long been a resident of the Capital, of course he wouldn’t know about the small Zhao Family in Heishi City, let alone imagine that such a small family could possess such a strong expert.
Mu Hanyan’s eyebrows slightly raised, even she hadn’t expected Zhao Wuji’s strength, no wonder the Mu Family had suffered great losses in her previous life, it turned out this old fellow actually had such prowess.
For some reason, Mu Hanyan always felt there was something odd about the way he obtained his strength. The situation between several elders of the Mu Family and Zhao Yuanji was somewhat similar to her own with Fourth Miss Zhao, both enduring fights from youth to old age. Logically speaking, if he had ascended to the Sword Master Realm, invoking the Power of Heaven and Earth, the elders of the Mu Family should have been aware, shouldn’t they?
Could there be something fishy about all this?
"Zhao Yuanji, Zhou Xingbang, so it was you two stirring trouble behind the scenes." The Great Elder, also not expecting Zhao Yuanji to have such strength, was both angry and shocked as he pointed at the group and spoke indignantly.
Seeing this situation, Mu Ze and the others also realized that all these matters were the work of the Zhao Family and several other large families acting from the shadows. Looking towards Zhao Yuanji and his cohort, they all wore expressions of fury.
"Indeed, it was us, the millennia-old grudges between our families should finally come to an end today," Zhao Yuanji said calmly.
"Zhao Yuanji, you dare to ruin my Mu Family’s enterprises behind the scenes and even have the audacity to brazenly intrude upon the Mu Residence. Do you really think the Mu Family is defenseless?" The Great Elder was furious, yet not the least bit intimidated.
Although Zhao Yuanji’s strength far surpassed his expectations, and he was clearly no match for Zhao Yuanji, he would not show a trace of fear in the face of his family’s survival. For his family, he feared neither death nor anything else.
Seeing the resolute look on the Great Elder’s face, even if Mu Hanyan didn’t like the old man’s character, she couldn’t help but feel respect in her heart.
To her knowledge, in her previous life, the Great Elder had been gravely injured in the battle with the Zhao Family and passed away soon after.
"The Mu Family will soon be no more," declared Zhao Yuanji with a cold expression, raising his hand and swinging it downward, shouting, "Slaughter the entire Mu Family, leave no one alive."
As his words fell, a murderous crescendo filled the air. Nearly a hundred figures leapt over the walls and into the courtyard, their swords emanating chilling light as they assaulted the Mu Family’s disciples.
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For this day, the Zhao and Zhou families had waited many years.
Amid the screams, several guards who were closest immediately fell under the flurry of swords, their blood spraying, and the thick scent of blood wafted in the wind.
The aroma of death pervaded the entire Mu Residence.
The Great Elder’s face suddenly changed; among the nearly hundred Swordsmen, the vast majority were high-level experts at the Eighth Rank Ninth Rank, with even some in the Realm of Great Swordsmen.
Mind you, both he and the other two elders only had the strength of Great Swordsmen. Unfortunately, the second-generation members were mostly scattered in various businesses, with their fates unknown. Only Mu Ze and other third-generation members remained at home.
Once the battle broke out, relying only on themselves, even if they were joined by Mu Rui’an and his son, they simply couldn’t ensure the younger generations’ safety. Zhao Yuanji’s strength was too formidable, utterly beyond their knowledge; even the capable father and son - Mu Rui’an and his son - would most likely struggle to challenge him in the moment.
With Mu Zijing and other second-generation members likely facing grim prospects, and if anything were to happen to Mu Ze and the younger members, even if the few old men were lucky enough to survive this disaster, the Mu Family would still diminish and be swallowed up by others eventually.
This was more than undermining their foundation; it was clearly setting out to eradicate the Mu Family’s lineage.
"Could it be that the Mu line in Heishi City is destined to end this way?" The Great Elder thought in despair.