Over The World, Beyond Heaven

Chapter 1096 1096: Crisis Occurring in the Hong Clan

Three days passed...

Bang!

So bad!

"Still haven't found him? What are you guys doing? Why haven't you found him yet? If outsiders found out that our Hong Clan was letting enemies roam inside our house like this, wouldn't we be looked down upon?!" The former Hong Clan Leader became even angrier than before. It had been three days since the enemy had wandered around in his clan, and they still could not find him. In addition, during these three days, many elders were assassinated, and some treasures were also stolen.

"We checked every nook and cranny in the clan, but we did not find anyone suspicious, sir. And during this time, we counted and checked our members both morning and evening, but..."

"There must be no 'but' at all! No matter what, we must find him. And what about the Wu Clan? Is there any news? Did they make any moves or come out of their clan?" The former clan leader really wanted to punish those elders. But because the clan was in unrest, he had to let it go first.

"We've sent our spies to investigate. The people in the Wu Clan did not move at all. They were just hiding within the clan. And for the past three days, they acted as if nothing had happened. Everything looks very normal, sir!" The elder in charge hurriedly reported and lowered his head in fear when he finished.

"They didn't go out and act like nothing happened!? It's so strange. In fact, they should have paid the most attention to this matter, but it turned out that they didn't pay any attention at all. Or are they and someone hidden in our clan related?" The elder could not help but frown, for this matter was very contradictory. Normally, in a situation like this, the Wu Clan should pay close attention and not ignore it. But they were not moving at all. And that made the former clan leader even more worried than before.

Creeeaaak!

Grandpa, sir!

Grandpa, sir!

Hah!?

Suddenly, the hall door opened, and two young men walked in and knelt in front of the former clan leader before paying respects to him.

"Why did you two come back to the clan? Shouldn't you be at Cloud Land Tiger Force? Or has something happened to you over there?" The former clan leader was slightly stunned before he asked worriedly. He knew that his two grandsons had recently joined the Cloud Land Tiger Force, a big force in this area.

"We haven't had any problems at the force, sir. But we've heard news that our Hong Clan is experiencing problems. So, we hurried back here. By the way, where are Father and Uncle? Why haven't we seen them?" the elder grandson replied with a serious and uncomfortable expression before he asked about his father and uncle.

"Your father and uncle are dead!" The former clan leader did not want his two grandsons to know at that time. But since they returned, he had to tell them.

Hah!

Grandpa, what do you say?!

When the two young men heard the former clan leader's answer, their expressions turned as pale as boiled chicken. They could not believe what they were hearing. Because they knew that their father and uncle were very strong.

"Clan Leader and Vice Clan Leader are dead," one of the elders confirmed. Before he continued, "They brought a group of our members to deal with Wu Clan, using the excuse that Wu Clan Leader's three children disappeared after having an issue with the Third Young Master at Cloud Valley City. But it had been many days since the Clan Leader and the Vice Clan Leader hadn't returned. Therefore, we..."

Untrue!

"Are you all kidding me? Father was so strong, how could those Wu Clan scum kill him? Grandpa, you're not kidding me, aren't you? Please tell me it's not true?" Wu Clan's Second Young Master shouted crazily, interrupting the elder who was explaining. He thought it must have been a prank his father had made to tease them.

"It's true! Although it may sound cruel to you, it's true. Hong-Xuan and your Uncle Hong-Xu are dead. You two have to accept it," said the former clan leader. He felt very pained when he saw the hopeless expressions on his two grandsons' faces because they were talented people and the grandchildren he loved the most.

Thump!!!

Father!!!

The two young men instantly collapsed to the ground as if they had lost everything. They just talked to their father through the Deity Sealing Wave a few days ago. But his father was killed, and they never had the chance to see his body one last time.

"Grandpa, why don't we attack the Wu Clan to avenge Father? Why are you staying still like this?" The young man who was the elder brother stared at the former clan leader with pleading eyes. He could not understand why his grandfather did not do anything, even though his father and uncle had been killed, and he also knew who did it.

"It's not that I don't want to avenge your father. But it's because I still don't know how strong the opponents are. The Wu Clan alone wouldn't have the ability to kill your father. There must definitely be someone or many people helping them. Moreover, right now we have an enemy hiding within our clan, but we haven't found him yet. And he has already assassinated many of our elders and robbed us of many treasures in the past three days. So, you two must be careful!"

The former clan leader wanted to quickly avenge his son. But he could not move much because the enemy was still hiding in his house. If he took his men out to deal with the Wu Clan, not only would they not be able to eliminate the Wu Clan, but the rest of the Hong Clan he left behind would probably be killed in his absence.

Hah!

The two young men never thought that such a serious issue could happen to their clan. Because their clan was not a low-level clan with no potential. Although it was not the strongest clan, it was difficult to destroy. But today, they knew that there were still more enemies who could erase their Hong Clan.

"We'll be more careful, sir, Grandpa!" clasping their hands, the two young men immediately replied to their grandfather with serious and firm expressions.

Very good!

"You two must be tired from your travels. Go get some rest first. I'll let someone prepare food for you. Tomorrow we'll discuss what to do next," the former clan leader said, nodding in satisfaction. And he felt much better when he saw that there were still young generations like his two grandchildren who could help the Hong Clan move forward.

Yes, sir, Grandpa!!!

But no one in the Hong Clan knew that a god of death like Zheng-Fu was hiding inside that hall, and had already set his sights on the two young men. To thoroughly exterminate a clan, one had to completely destroy the identities that were its hope. At first, Zheng-Fu thought that everyone in the Hong Clan had been called back. However, there were still two young men who were the most beloved and the most hopeful of the Former Hong Clan Leader. Therefore, if he killed these two young men first, the former clan leader would definitely fall into the trap he had set up.

In the past three days, news of the turmoil within the Hong Clan had become the main topic that people in that district were talking about. Many people wanted to know what really happened to put the Hong Clan in such a crisis. Even though the Hong Clan had three cultivators at the Deity Monarch Stage, moreover, the strongest one was also at the third level. However, the strongest person had disappeared. They were left with only the former clan leader and another person who had not yet been revealed.

But of course, someone had spread rumors that the Hong Clan had offended a strong person. That person had a stronger energy level than Hong-Xuan and the former clan leader. Some people happened to meet that strong person while they were investigating. Fortunately, that strong person did not take any action against them and let them go.

At a tavern in Cloud Valley City...

"What do you think the Hong Clan will be like now?"

"I think the people there are probably restless right now. Because I heard that the Lin Clan and Fei-Xi Clan, their business allies, have severed ties with the Hong Clan. Therefore, the Hong Clan's financial situation is probably not good."

"That's wrong! I heard that it was the Hong Clan who announced the end of its relationship with the two clans first. Because the Hong Clan had sent letters asking for help from those two clans. But they indirectly refused. So, the Hong Clan has immediately ended the alliance."

Sigh!

"That's because the Hong Clan likes to bully the weak and oppress everyone who is helpless. It's appropriate for them to be punished. I want to see the time when their clan collapses!"

Ordinary people all had the same feelings towards the Hong Clan, which was dissatisfaction. Because most Hong Clan's members often used their power to oppress weaker people without caring about how they suffered. Therefore, most people hoped to see the Hong Clan completely destroyed.

Gnash!!!

"You bastards…"

"Don't do it, sir, Young Master! Now you cannot reveal who you are. Otherwise, we might be in danger!"

At a dining table in a dark corner of the tavern, a group of six people sat. One of them who gritted his teeth in dissatisfaction was a young man with a familiar face. Of course, he was the one who chased down Wu-Guan, Wu-Yuan, and Wu-Mei that time. In other words, he was Hong-Xuan's third son who reported that incident to his father and made his father decide to take his men to attack the Wu Clan.

While eating, he heard the conversation of the people in the tavern talking about his Hong Clan. Those words made him extremely furious. He wanted to deal with the people who were speaking at that moment. But because his clan was in a state of decline and chaos, one of his guardians stopped him for fear of causing trouble.

"Leave it for now! Wait for everything to end first, I'll hold everyone who spoke ill of my Hong Clan to account!" The young man gritted his teeth until they almost broke as he spoke. He promised to crush all those who cursed his clan after this clan crisis passed.

"No need for it to be in your hands, sir, Young Master! When it's all over, the five of us will be the ones to wipe out these scums!" the guardian said, along with releasing killing intent. Even though he did not like the young man's personality, the Hong Clan was his clan. Therefore, he could not let the person who insulted his clan survive. But his duty now was to protect the young man's safety. He could not stay away from the young man.

"Very good! When this matter is over, I'll definitely reward you all!" The young man smiled happily with his guardians sent by the clan. That guardian's words made his heart feel a lot better. Even though it did not completely make him go away from his anger. But his rage was lighter than it was just now.

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