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Chapter 672: New Grievances and Old Debts
Chapter 672: New Grievances and Old Debts
The Dragon's Lair is destroyed?
In the Netherworld, as the Dragon Well Master shot out the sixth arrow, everyone around him was suddenly captivated by the spectacle.
Whether it was Er Gou, who was dumbfounded as he watched his own palm, or Meng Family Patriarch, who had suffered an unexpected loss and was seething with anger, or the ghosts of the City of the Wrongly Dead who were being torn apart, or the Meng Family's Ghost Generals who were trembling, or Shenshou Zhao Sanyi and Jiangtou Chen A Bao who had already reached the edge of the city, everyone was startled by the commotion caused by the arrow that flew out of the Netherworld. They felt the overwhelming terror behind them, their bodies stiffened, and they turned back in a daze.
This was the Dragon Well Master's sixth arrow, and it was completely different from the previous five.
If the first arrow had ruined the Zhang Family's prestige, the second had brought unimaginable consequences to Venerable Zhang, the third had unlocked the throne sealed by the Ten Surnames, the fourth had given a direction to the confused No Beef who had been lost for twenty years, and the fifth had served as a warning to the hidden National Master.
Then this sixth arrow was earth-shattering, its momentum far surpassing the combined force of the previous five.
As the arrow flew out of the Netherworld, it was as if a hole had been torn in the Netherworld, allowing endless sinister and eerie energy to pour into the mortal realm, tearing apart the Dragon's Lair, which had gathered the world's destiny, blessings, and fate into one entity.
Even those in the Netherworld, like Hu Ma, witnessed this earth-shattering arrow and saw the illusion that erupted in the mortal realm.
They saw that in the mortal realm, there had always been a Pivot, which kept the world in order despite chaos and the presence of extraordinary individuals and experts. It was as if the world was a chessboard with predetermined rules, and all games had to be played according to the wishes of the Noble Zhang Family.
The ten earth veins controlled the world's destiny, but this destiny was forcibly twisted and channeled into the Dragon's Lair, nurturing a divine object that should not exist in this world, capable of suppressing the world's destiny.
However, this object was directly destroyed by this earth-shattering arrow.
And along with it, the human sacrificial pawn buried by the Noble Zhang beside the Dragon's Lair was also dealt with...
...Of course, that human sacrificial pawn was indeed intriguing, and even the Dragon Well Master looked at it in surprise, as if the old man had some abilities, with the ten doors of harm constantly shifting, and no law could harm him.
...But why would he use his own body to bear the wrath of the Meng Family's Great Ancestor? Even reincarnates wouldn't dare to do that!
...
...
But in the moment of this earth-shattering change, no one paid attention to the unlucky ghost who happened to be standing beside the Dragon's Lair and was affected. They only saw the Dragon's Lair being destroyed, with its destiny steaming as if it were a tangible existence.
All the warlords in the world felt a surge of excitement as the Dragon Throne was unsealed, but the suppression they had endured for twenty years still left them somewhat bewildered.
However, in the instant the Dragon's Lair was destroyed, their confusion vanished, replaced by a distant yet clear calling—an ultimate temptation and their ultimate destination, something that every warlord was destined to pursue!
"That is..."
Hu Ma, though not a member of the Ten Doors of Harm, also witnessed the steaming destiny with this arrow and suddenly felt a surge of excitement, as if he instinctively understood what it was:
"Heavenly Mandate!"
"...
A deep breath was drawn, as if all the body's apertures and even the three souls and seven phantoms had opened up at once.
The Dragon Well Master's arrow had unleashed the Heavenly Mandate!
He couldn't explain it in detail at the moment, as if this world was originally meant to have a Pivot.
Just like the sun, moon, and stars, the rotation of constellations, the rivers and mountains, the cycle of life and death, the various gods, each in their respective positions, everything should have a center, a Pivot, but this Pivot had died early and was imprisoned by the Noble Zhang Family.
But at this moment, it was released by this arrow.
The heavens and earth remained as they were, and the Netherworld was still the Netherworld. This arrow's momentum was vast, carrying the Dragon Well Master's resentment and grudges, and borrowing the Meng Family's Great Ancestor's extreme sinister and malicious energy. But strangely, this arrow's impact was the smallest when it landed in the mortal realm.
Only because, in that moment, the ripples affected the entire world.
...
...
In the mortal realm, at the Noble Zhang Family's mansion, the Zhang Family Patriarch was in the ancestral hall, carefully cleaning each ancestor tablet that had fallen, placing them back in their respective positions, and offering three incense sticks.
Unexpectedly, after he had put back only a third of them, without any signs, all the tablets suddenly cracked open and then became silent.
"Master, good news, good news! All seventeen white orchids have come back to life..."
"The ghost who was knocking at the door just now has disappeared..."
"Master, it's wonderful! The sky has cleared, and the cloud that just drifted by from the north has vanished..."
"...
Outside, a joyous atmosphere filled the air, and as the servants rushed in to deliver the good news, they saw the Noble Zhang Family's patriarch kneeling amidst the scattered ancestor tablets, facing the servant who brought the news, and staring blankly without any reaction.
"Master, you..."
These servants couldn't understand why the patriarch, who had just faced so many misfortunes without a care, was now in such a state.
Even after they tentatively called out a few more times, the Elder of the Noble Zhang Family only gradually came back to his senses, slowly rising and then solemnly picking up the tablets again, but without wiping or offering incense.
Perhaps it was because he knew it was no longer of any significance.
As he placed the tablets, he slowly said, "Among you, who else hasn't signed the slave contract and entered the Zhang family?"
"This..."
The group of servants looked at each other, unsure of what to say. The Noble Zhang Family was of such high prestige that those who served in the inner court were mostly born into the family.
Only one younger servant hurriedly knelt down and said, "Reporting to the Elder, I was bought in and haven't fully learned the rules yet. The steward hasn't let me sign the contract. It's just that with the recent events, the steward allowed me to come in and help..."
He thought he had a chance to take advantage of the Elder's good mood and pleaded, "Please, Elder, grant me entry into the Zhang family to serve. At least then, my descendants will have a bowl of rice to eat!"
"No need..."
The Elder of the Noble Zhang Family slowly waved his hand, showing a hint of weakness, and said, "You may go. Go to the accounting room and collect two hundred taels of silver. The further you go, the better. Don't tell anyone else that you've been inside the Zhang family..."
"Don't kneel, I can't accept this..."
"I'm not blaming you for doing anything wrong. I just think you're lucky... If you truly feel that the Zhang family has treated you well..."
"In the future, if any young miss or young master comes begging for food at your doorstep, please give them something to eat!"
"..."
Everyone was stunned, finding it hard to believe what the Elder was saying.
"Go!"
But the Elder seemed too weary to say more, merely waving his hand weakly, "Do the same for those outside."
"Spread my words!"
"..."
"..."
"How could the Noble Zhang Family do such a foolish thing?"
It wasn't just this Elder of the Zhang family or the released servants who were caught off guard by the sudden arrow and plunged into panic and confusion.
Throughout the world, there were countless families of higher status. Some lived in the mountains, some in cities, some built residences like imperial palaces, some gathered in a few houses, and some even had ancestral halls standing side by side.
As they witnessed all the candles in the ancestral hall of the Noble Zhang family extinguish simultaneously, the elderly guardian of the tomb was momentarily speechless: "Clearly, we were just half a year away from opening the Stone Pavilion..."
Many felt regret, many were perplexed, many were shocked, but even more experienced an indescribable sense of strangeness.
Regardless of their status, whether they were in the open or hiding in the shadows, everyone felt a complex mix of emotions.
It was hard to imagine how the Noble Zhang family could have fallen so suddenly overnight, and at the same time, they were relieved that it wasn't their own family.
"The Noble Zhang family looks down on the skills of the sect, and although they've acquired many things, they've ended up like this..."
Amidst the confusion, someone whispered, "It doesn't seem that surprising, does it?"
"The most crucial thing is..."
Finally, someone voiced the deepest thought in their heart: "This doesn't seem like a bad thing for us, does it?"
"It's not just not a bad thing, it's a huge blessing! With that place destroyed, who else in this world would dare to think they can stand above the Ten Noble Clans?"
"..."
"..."
"It's over, it's over..."
Everyone felt the ripple of this event and couldn't help but let their thoughts wander at that moment.
Amidst the confusion, the Third Young Master of the Zhang family was the quickest to react. His face turned ashen, and he stared intently with his eyes.
Looking at the Dragon Well Master, his gaze held no hatred or resentment, nor any trace of superiority, only deep despair and incomprehension: "Tell me, why did you do this?"
"If you want revenge, if you want to vent your anger, or even if you want to wipe out the Zhang family and throw the world into chaos..."
"I can understand that!"
"After all, you're a malevolent spirit. Nothing you do would surprise anyone!"
"But why did you do this? What are you after? This... this doesn't benefit you..."
"..."
"Chaos in the world, and the Zhang family's destruction?"
On the spirit summoning platform, the Dragon Well Master shot the sixth arrow, and his entire being exuded vitality. He smiled from the heart, looking at the Third Young Master of the Noble Zhang family and said, "What you've said, I've already considered twenty years ago."
"Back then, I could have had peace, but your Zhang family saved me. It was all for the purpose of your family's destruction, not leaving a single puppy alive."
"But that was the goal twenty years ago..."
"..."
A smile remained on his lips, and he heaved a contented sigh before glancing at the Third Young Master and said, "But if I really did that, it wouldn't be a fair deal for you, would it?"
"The lives of everyone in the Noble Zhang family are only enough to repay the debt from twenty years ago. What will you use to repay the new debts and interest from these past twenty years?"
(End of Chapter)
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