"Gentlemen, today is the day for you to serve the Zhao family and repay our Zhao family! I tell you, if anyone dares to desert or retreat even a step, I, Zhao Banshan, will make sure their entire family is wiped out! But if you bravely step forward and risk your lives for the Zhao family, the Zhao family will ensure that your descendants enjoy wealth and honor for the rest of your lives, and that you will never have to worry about food or clothing!"

Zhao Banshan, however, was like a wild beast driven to the brink of despair, suddenly letting out a hysterical roar: "Kill them!"

His voice carried a kind of frenzied seduction.

The dozens of elite Zhao family members, who had been kneeling on the ground like lambs to the slaughter, seemed to be injected with some kind of evil power after hearing Zhao Banshan's roar. They instantly stood up like beasts awakening from their slumber.

Their eyes turned bloodshot, as if burning with a mad flame, and they let out low roars. Then, like a surging tide, they frantically attacked Mei Ruohua, Yelü Hong, and the others.

These people were all high-level martial artists. Although their strength had not yet reached the Martial Grandmaster level, their eyes were filled with fanaticism and madness.

Those fanatical eyes seemed to be controlled by some mysterious spell, devoid of self-awareness, leaving only a desire for killing.

Mei Ruohua and Yelü Hong, with their keen eyesight, immediately saw through the deception.

They secretly pondered that these dozens of experts must have had their minds controlled by the Zhao family through some evil means. Now, they were nothing more than a group of killing machines manipulated by the Zhao family. As long as Zhao Banshan gave the order, these people would not hesitate to serve the Zhao family, even if it meant being crushed to pieces.

Just as these dozens of elite experts suddenly attacked, Zhao Banshan and Zhao Tiancheng exchanged a glance, a sly glint in their eyes. Then, taking advantage of the moment when everyone's attention was diverted, they quietly retreated, preparing to slip away.

They knew that if they didn't take this opportunity to escape, they would surely die once Mei Ruohua and the others were free to act.

"Trying to run? Not so easy!"

Mei Ruohua snorted coldly, her voice as sharp and piercing as an ice blade.

With a flick of her longsword, several sharp sword energies shot out like lightning, hurtling towards the elite experts controlled by the Zhao family.

Wherever the sword energy went, blood and flesh flew everywhere, screams echoed, and a large number of the controlled experts fell instantly.

The Second Elder, Yelü Hong, like an enraged lion, led the Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Elders, charging into the enemy ranks like tigers descending a mountain.

The weapons in their hands gleamed coldly, and with each swing, they sent up a spray of blood, reaping the lives of these controlled masters with ease, as if cutting melons and vegetables.

These seemingly aggressive and arrogant fellows were as fragile as paper in front of Mei Ruohua and the elders of the Divine Doctor Valley, utterly vulnerable.

In just a few moments, they all collapsed into pools of blood, lying haphazardly, the ground stained red with blood, and a pungent smell of blood filled the air.

When Zhao Hei, Zhao Yuanbiao, and some core members of the Zhao family saw the patriarch and the old patriarch fleeing, they panicked and scattered like headless flies.

They had only one thought in their minds: to escape this terrifying place as quickly as possible and save their lives.

"Anyone who dares to run, I'll kill them!"

Seeing this, Second Elder Yelü Hong's eyes flashed with a sharp killing intent. He swung his long sword, and several sword energies shot out like meteors, instantly killing several Zhao family experts.

The horrific scene terrified the rest of the Zhao family, leaving them trembling and too scared to run away.

Zhao Banshan and Zhao Tiancheng had only slipped a dozen or so feet away and were secretly glad that they had escaped quickly when they suddenly felt a figure flash before their eyes. Mei Ruohua appeared in front of them like a ghost, blocking their way.

"Master Mei, please have mercy and spare my son and me! If you can spare our lives, all the property and savings of my Zhao family will be given to you with both hands, and we will not keep a single penny!"

Zhao Banshan, the old fellow, was filled with terror. His legs went weak, and he knelt heavily in front of Mei Ruohua again with a thud.

He was a high-level Martial Grandmaster, but at this moment he was slumped on the ground like a lump of mud, his eyes filled with despair and pleading, his hands constantly clasped together, and his forehead was covered with large beads of sweat due to excessive tension.

Seeing his father kneel down, Zhao Tiancheng didn't dare to hesitate for a moment and immediately knelt down with a "thump".

His body trembled slightly, his lips quivered, and he seemed to want to say something but fear choked his throat. He could only look at Mei Ruohua with pleading eyes.

"Hmph, I, Mei Ruohua, will spare the rest of your Zhao family today, but you and your son must die!"

Mei Ruohua's expression was cold and stern. She let out a cold snort, her voice as icy and biting as the north wind in winter.

A resolute glint flashed in her eyes, and with a slight tremor of her longsword, she instantly unleashed two extremely sharp sword energies that swept towards Zhao Banshan and Zhao Tiancheng.

Zhao Banshan and Zhao Tiancheng felt a powerful killing intent rushing towards them, as if the Grim Reaper had already raised his scythe, ready to reap their lives at any moment.

Their faces turned deathly pale instantly, their eyes filled with terror and resentment.

They were not willing to die at Mei Ruohua's hands, so they quickly struggled to their feet and ran away.

However, they were only at the Martial Grandmaster level, while Mei Ruohua's sword energy was like lightning slicing through the sky, how could they possibly dodge it?

"Whoosh!"

Just as Zhao Banshan and Zhao Tiancheng were about to be struck by Mei Ruohua's sword energy and die on the spot, at this critical moment, an unparalleled sword energy, like a meteor from outer space, roared in from a great distance.

This sword energy was powerful and carried a destructive force, directly colliding fiercely with Mei Ruohua's two sword energies.

With a deafening roar, as if struck by lightning, Mei Ruohua's two sword energies were instantly shattered, turning into starlight that dissipated into the air.

Zhao Banshan and Zhao Tiancheng only felt a flash of light before their eyes, and the sword energy that was about to take their lives disappeared without a trace.

They instinctively touched their necks and were surprised to find their heads still intact. Their eyes were filled with relief and confusion at surviving such a close call.

"Who tried to kill my grandfather and father!"

The next moment, a furious voice rang out like thunder, as if it would shatter the entire world.

Immediately afterwards, the three riders rushed over like a whirlwind, the sound of their hooves making the ground tremble slightly.

The person in the middle was a young man in his late twenties.

He stood tall and straight, like a pine tree standing proudly in the wind and snow. His brows and features were very similar to Zhao Tian's, only with a bit more heroic spirit and determination.

This man was Zhao Wu, the eldest son of Zhao Tiancheng, and also the commander of the Demon Suppression Army.

The two men beside him were both elderly, and they were likely experts from the Demon Suppression Army.

Now he is the lover of Li Qionghua, the adopted daughter of Li Wentian, the commander of the Demon Suppression Army. It can be said that he is Li Wentian's son-in-law, and Li Wentian will definitely send the most powerful experts in the army to help him.

Zhao Wu happened to return at that moment.