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Chapter 332: Ninth Lord's Mind Penetrating Blade, Fang Zong's Show of Power (Part 1)
Chapter 332: Ninth Lord's Mind Penetrating Blade, Fang Zong's Show of Power (Part 1)
Dong Fang Sansan furrowed her brows in deep thought.
Soon, she made up her mind, "Let's escalate the killing and reveal the Mind Penetrating Blade!"
Then, she began writing, quickly drafting a letter.
She gave a direct order, "Call Yang Luoyu over."
"Yes!"
In no time, Yang Luoyu rushed in, "Ninth Lord."
Dong Fang Sansan immediately commanded, "Go to the headquarters of the Only Me Sect and deliver the share of the Crystal Mine to Vice Sect Master Yan Nan. Also, take this letter with you."
"Yes!"
Yang Luoyu agreed without hesitation. After receiving the letter, he went to the warehouse to retrieve the crystals, not hesitating for a moment despite the dangerous mission ahead.
He didn't even consider the potential risks.
Yang Luoyu departed.
Dong Fang Sansan immediately issued orders to the headquarters hall, "Starting now, begin brewing an undercurrent. It must be done in such a way that when the time comes to stir up the wave, it will instantly have a shocking effect on the world!"
"Yes!"
...
On the Guardian Continent, people gradually started discussing certain matters.
Moreover, these clandestine discussions, purely among the common folk, began to spread outward.
"Do you know who the most powerful young experts in the Demon Sect are?"
"I know, like Feng Yun Xingyue and others... Anyway, they are quite formidable."
"Do you know about our young experts?"
"I know a bit, but I have no idea who's stronger and who's weaker."
"It's said that a ranking will be released."
"Then, our Guardian side will definitely take the top two spots, maybe even sweep the top three. Those in the Demon Sect are just a bunch of useless..."
"I feel the same..."
"Be careful with your words! The high command hasn't spoken, and you're spreading rumors!"
"I won't dare, I won't dare..."
"..."
Initially, these discussions were whispered secretly, as no one dared to bring them up openly. However, the topic was too compelling...
Then, official regulations were issued: discussing it was strictly prohibited! But in the folk circles of the martial world, these regulations only fueled more fervent debates, and they even created their own rankings...
Anyway, everyone was whispering in each other's ears.
...
The Ninth Lord issued another order, emphasizing his determination to annihilate the Night Demons.
This drove Zhao Zong Chang wild.
"Night Demons must be eliminated!"
"Go and find the Night Demons!"
Experts from the Southeast Headquarters were also dispatched to urge them.
In this fine-meshed net, the families from the headquarters of the Only Me Sect started falling into the trap one after another.
In just half a month, over two hundred and thirty Demon Sect demons were killed across the Seventeen Continents.
Countless pieces of devastating news flew to the headquarters of the Only Me Sect like snowflakes.
This put the families at the headquarters on edge.
The children over there were like caged chickens, easily plucked out and executed at any moment. Who wouldn't be worried? Especially the mothers, who went crazy every day.
"Bring my son back!"
"You useless drunk, all you do is drink every day! Your son is in danger, and you're still drinking? I'll make you drink!"
Then, the sound of smashing and banging filled the air...
"Go and ask! All you know is playing Mahjong!"
Boom...
The Mahjong table was overturned, and the men's faces were filled with anger, but they dared not speak.
...
The women drove their husbands to the brink of breakdown every day.
But there was nothing they could do; devastating news arrived daily, and people were dying. Their children were over there, so how could the mothers not be anxious? Every time they saw a white banner suddenly hung up in someone's house, the mothers' eyes would turn red, and they would cry hysterically. The dead child was about the same age as my son, and they were all over there..."
It was truly heart-wrenching.
The men were driven crazy by their wives every day, to the point where they couldn't even enter the bedroom.
Under this intense internal and external pressure, the men's anxiety and desperation gradually turned into action.
Since it was action, there were naturally targets.
After all, some people were doing very well over there... like that person, who had sent a letter during the Hai Wuliang incident, and they were all safe!
So, many family members brought gifts to the Zhao, Zheng, Zhou, and Wu families, among others, to offer bribes.
As a result, the less favored members of these families suddenly became popular.
"Brother Zheng, I heard Yunqi is over there... Hehe, they are making waves, and now, our child is also there, oh, the situation is difficult... It's truly heart-wrenching, and compared to Yunqi and the others, there's no comparison... But a life is at stake, so... Could you ask Yunqi to help think of a way? Hehe, there will be a heavy reward!"
"Brother Zhao, it's said that Wu Shang and Wubai are over there... Hehe, Brother Zhao is so lucky, having two sons making waves. I really envy you... And now, our child is also..."
"Brother Wu, Lianlian is over there... Please, for the sake of our ancestors' friendship, pass a message to Lianlian... I really have no choice, so please help. I... I can't even enter my own home."
"..."
It must be said that parents' love knows no bounds.
Every day, the less favored members of these families were besieged by visitors like a bustling market, and they couldn't bear the pressure.
Zhao Wushang and the others received countless messages from their families, all asking for favors.
Zhao Wushang and the others held an emergency meeting that night.
"No way! Absolutely not!"
"We can't let them in!"
"We're about to achieve great success. If we let in so many unstable factors, and something goes wrong, we won't be able to bear the anger of the Starlight Commander, let alone our ruined futures!"
"Even if nothing happens, we can't let them come and take the credit. Why should they? Those twenty-seven people already make me very unhappy."
"The families back home have no idea what's happening here. They're pleading and it's so annoying!"
...
It must be said that the twenty-seven people who came later have been treated like little lambs by these six hundred people. All the dirty and tiring work falls on them, and they even enjoy it.
Because... the merits and future prospects are within reach.
Even these twenty-seven people are unwilling to let others join.
"On what grounds!"
"What do you mean by saying I'm doing the hard work on behalf of others? I'm happy to do it!"
"What do you mean by saying I can also vent my anger on the newcomers? I don't like scolding people; I prefer being scolded."
"It's not okay to have so many people coming to a good place I've finally found."
"If everyone succeeds, won't the stronger families back home squeeze out my position when we return?"
"Exactly, exactly. We must be cautious."
After some discussion, the members of the escort bureau reached a consensus.
They sent letters back home: "It's not that we don't want to help, but the situation here is already established. The Sect Leader of Yi Xin Jiao, Yin Jiao, has already reported the entire situation to headquarters, and we're just waiting for their inspection."
"In this situation, Yin Jiao specifically instructed the Commander to stop accepting new members. If something happens because of accepting more people, all previous efforts will be in vain. This impact is too great, as you know, the people on our side have such temperaments..."
"The Starlight Commander has also given us strict orders..."
"This place is already overcrowded. A small escort bureau with seven hundred escort leaders and only three hundred escort warriors, and a pitiful eighty-five porters... It's completely imbalanced!"
"If more people join... over a thousand leaders? This... Isn't this asking to be investigated?"
"The escort bureau is already quite established. If it gets any bigger, it's like building a small city within the White Cloud Continent. In this situation, you elders should consider this... This won't work. After all, this is the territory of the Guardians."
"My child is just a small fry here... You're giving me too much credit."
"..."
In any case, it was all rejections.
Upon receiving this news, those who made the request received this response.
"There's really no other way. The child has no control over the situation here..."
"We understand, long live understanding!"
Seeing that their requests were not granted, some of the family heads became furious and started making threats.
"Brother Zheng, how did the Starlight Commander's Heaven's Escort Bureau come into being? There's no need to elaborate on that. You've shifted the blame onto Hai Wu Liang, and everyone has accepted it. But can you deny that the rise of the bureau's branch is somewhat unsavory?"
"Hehe, it's clear as day. If they hadn't done anything, how could they have become a cooperative partner of the Guardian Pavilion and even a model? How much of their own blood is involved in this? Can't we speak plainly?"
"Exactly, Brother Wu. Think it through. Many families are involved, and many have died."
These threats angered the Zheng and Wu families and others.
"Becoming a cooperative partner and a model means our children are capable and can get things done. What does this have to do with those who died?"
"As for those who died at the hands of Hai Wu Liang, or the Night Demons, we've already avenged them. Why are you unrelated people bringing up old accounts? If we take this to the Supreme Leader, I have my reasons!"
"I've never seen anyone avenge a death twice!"
"The real culprit hasn't denied it, and the aggrieved party has already vented their anger. Why are you unrelated people stirring up trouble again? Isn't this provoking us?"
"Do you think we're fools?"
"How dare you slander us!"
"Our children are well-behaved!"
"What are your intentions?"
"..."
Thus, the noble families began quarreling.
The matter gradually escalated, reaching the ears of the families who had lost loved ones. Some went to stir up trouble.
"It must have been those people from Heaven's Escort Bureau who reported it..."
"Otherwise, how could they have become a cooperative partner of the Guardian Pavilion and even a model? It's clear as day."
"We can't bear this. Our children didn't die for nothing..."
But facing these provocations, the families who had lost loved ones showed no interest.
"We've already avenged them... The Night Demons are the culprits..."
"I understand what you're implying. To become a model, one must have unsavory methods, and there is indeed a lot of blood on their hands."
"But what does that have to do with my son? My son was killed by the Guardian Pavilion, or by Hai Wu Liang, or because of the reports. Isn't it the same either way?"
"Why stir up trouble? We've already avenged them. What more can we do? Even if there's solid evidence that they were killed by those people, what can we do? They have six or seven hundred families united. Are you helping us or harming us by making us fight against them?"
"You're provoking us to go against six or seven hundred families at the same time? Why don't you go yourselves? Oh, your son hasn't died yet? Why hasn't your son died yet?"
"Get out, get out!"
"You want your own children to stay safe and have a good future, so you're pushing us whose children have died to take the risks for you? What a great plan!"
"Get out, I'm severing ties with you! Your intentions are despicable! Truly despicable!"
"I curse that your son will die tomorrow! Go take your revenge!"
...
This was the greatest effect of the Starlight Commander's original plan.
Firstly, there were deaths in the seventeen continents of the Southeast, but compared to the total number, how many died in the White Cloud Continent? Secondly, many had already died before the establishment of Heaven's Escort Bureau."
How can you blame me for that?
The most crucial point is that the dead are all from the side branches of the family.
If you want the family to join forces with other families and gain some benefits or have a feast, that's fine.
But the blame has already been placed on Hai Wuliang and the leader of the Night Demon Sect, and your revenge is already complete.
The family has received its benefits, and the feast is over.
Now, after all this time, you still want the family to help you seek revenge, and that too against six or seven hundred families at once? How can a side branch have such audacity? Are you willing to sacrifice the entire family for the sake of your neglected side-branch children?
Revenge? Go to hell!
Didn't thousands of families already unite to avenge your child a while ago? Why are you still relentless and unyielding after losing a child?
This is the power of human nature.
What?
You're saying that a while ago, the Night Demon killed so many direct descendants without causing a family uprising, but now the side branches are revolting?
Are you stupid?
In the Incubation to Immortality Plan, it has always been a strict rule that revenge is not allowed for those who die.
Do you dare to revolt?
Do you really think that the several Vice Sect Leaders and their numerous high-level experts in the Cloud Sword Spectrum are vegetarians? Your small family dares to revolt, and they can wipe you out in minutes.
Even if you want to seek revenge on the Night Demon, you have to do it secretly and not make a big fuss. If someone finds out and reports it, you'll still be held accountable.
Take the Li family, for example.
As for the current uprising of the side branches... this is different from the deaths in the Incubation to Immortality Plan!
Because this time, there's no rule prohibiting revenge.
Moreover, Hai Wuliang has stepped forward—our children can die in the Incubation to Immortality Plan or at the hands of the Guardian Pavilion, sacrificing themselves for the sect. But why should they die at the hands of Hai Wuliang?
It's only natural for everyone to revolt and vent their anger.
Even the anger over the deaths in the Incubation to Immortality Plan is directed at Hai Wuliang.
Is there a problem?
No problem!
This is the direction of human nature!
That night, when the Starlit Commander arrived at Heaven's Escort Bureau, Zhao Wushang and the others reported the matter.
"No, no!"
The Starlit Commander shook his head like a rattle drum, "Now that our reputation is out there, the headquarters inspection team has already set off. If we bring in a large number of people here, what kind of joke is this? If something goes wrong... it's not just a matter of losing all our previous efforts, but we'll all be in trouble together."
"If you want to joke with your own lives and futures, I'll play along. Anyway, I'm usually not around, and you're the ones steering the ship. Even if something happens, I, Starlit, can hide well enough. As for you, hehe, good luck to you all."
The Starlit Commander's words made everyone more determined.
"But the family is urging us every day..."
"Are you stupid? Of course, the family is urging us every day. They don't want to offend anyone; they're trying to be good. We just need to hold our ground. In this vast land, who's in charge? Isn't it up to us?"
Indeed, Tian Wanqing was a ruthless man.
Tian Wanqing clenched his teeth and offered a suggestion, "Damn it, they're all coming to plead because these guys are still alive. If they were dead, who would come to plead? Let's just sell them off and be done with it!"
"In that case, let's finish what we started and avoid further trouble for ourselves!"
Zheng Yunqi, Zhao Wushang, and the others were all stunned and turned to look at Tian Wanqing, a man who usually wore white and had a somewhat handsome appearance, as if they were seeing a heavenly being.
He actually said such a ruthless and crazy thing.
He was truly... a talent.
Tian Wanqing usually wore a snow-white outfit, standing about 1.7 meters tall. He often carried a jade flute with a green hue on his waist and had given himself the nickname 'White-Clad Jade Flute'. He was quite flamboyant.
But this was the first time such a cruel plan had come from his mouth.
When these words fell into the ears of the other small demon leaders, they all had a sudden realization.
They all felt the same way: Yes, the reason those guys have caused us so much trouble and pressure is that they're still alive.
If they were dead, wouldn't everything be fine?
One by one, they couldn't help but look thoughtful.
The Starlit Commander sat on his throne with his legs crossed, sipping tea, and let them discuss, refusing to offer any opinions.
"Commander, look..."
"Don't ask me. Make your own decision."
The Starlit Commander immediately waved his hand, indicating that he would not get involved in this mess.
He wanted to distance himself first.
So Zheng Yunqi and the others decided to discuss it further that evening.
"Commander, now that our escort bureau is strong and robust, isn't it a bit monotonous to only offer bodyguard services?"
Zheng Yunqi asked.
Obviously, these guys had tasted success and wanted to expand their business scope.
"Forbidden!"
The Starlit Commander's head swelled with anger, "Now and in the future, we'll only do this one thing! We'll never expand into a second business."
"Why?"
"You ask why?"
The Starlit Commander couldn't contain his anger, "If you guys pull out later, leaving so many problems behind, where am I supposed to find people to fix them?"
"But if we only focus on the escort bureau, anyone with cultivation and martial arts skills can do the job. If you guys start something else... isn't that just setting me up to be killed after you leave? No matter how powerful the Yi Xin Jiao is, they can't compare to the comprehensive talents of so many families!"
"Stop coming up with bad ideas!"
"Yes, sir."
...
The next day.
Fang Zong was assigning tasks.
Suddenly, the Guardian Pavilion sounded the assembly signal.
Confused, everyone went out to take a look. They saw the Pavilion Master and Deputy Pavilion Master present, while on the other side stood a group of people wearing white clothes with black belts.
(End of Chapter)
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