"Grand Elder, I'm ordering you as the head of the family to guard the Mu family's ancestral home and not to take a single step out of it." Seeing the Great Elder's resolute expression, Mu Ruian took out the head of the family's order and said with dignity.
"Master Patriarch, are you just going to watch the foundation built by the Mu family of Black Stone City for thousands of years being destroyed before your eyes? Are you also going to watch the second-generation descendants of each branch being scattered in various properties without helping them?" The Great Elder trembled all over and said with a look of grief and indignation.
"Hmph, he's not from the Black Stone City Mu family anyway. What does the life and death of your descendants have to do with him? The worst that can happen is that he will give up being the head of the family and return to the main family." Mu Yunshui seized the opportunity and started to ridicule again.
After hearing his words, not only the Great Elder, but also Mu Ze and others looked at Mu Ruian with strange eyes.
Could it be that what Mu Yunshui said was true, that the head of the family didn't care about the life and death of the children of the branch family at all, just as they once regarded him as an outsider, he also never considered himself a member of the Mu family in Black Stone City?
"Brother, this time, just listen to the head of the family."
"The head of the family is doing this for our own good, so let's just listen to him." Just when everyone was doubting and suspicious, the second and third elders spoke up.
At this moment, everyone was stunned. If Mu Ruian treated himself as an outsider, it would be fine, but it made no sense for the second and third elders to treat themselves as outsiders as well. You have to know that their own sons were in danger and their lives were uncertain.
"You, you..." The Great Elder looked at his own brothers with completely unfamiliar eyes, as if he had never known them before.
Mu Yunshui was even more confused. Before coming here, didn't he hear the Great Elder say that Mu Ruian was very unpopular in Black Stone City? Why did the other two elders disregard the lives of their own descendants and obey his orders?
Something is not right.
"Haha, no wonder Mu Beichen sent you to Black Stone City. You are indeed more patient than these old guys. This time you will have to put in some more effort." At this moment, a low sneer was heard in the distance, and several old men slowly walked towards them from afar.
Several guards wanted to step forward to stop them, but they were swept aside with a wave of their hands.
"How dare you! Who are you? How dare you call the head of the Mu family by his name?" Mu Yunshui saw that these people were coming aggressively and calling Mu Beichen by his name, so he shouted angrily.
Mu Beichen was the patriarch of the Zong family, Mu Ruian's father, and Mu Hanyan's grandfather. Although Mu Yunshui didn't necessarily have much respect for Mu Beichen, the position of patriarch symbolized the family's honor. Disrespect towards Mu Beichen was a humiliation to every member of the Mu family, and as a tribute, he couldn't ignore it.
Amidst the scolding, Mu Yunshui flew forward and slapped out with his palm, intending to teach the newcomer a lesson.
The old man glanced at Mu Yunshui and slapped him in the face.
"Boom", with a loud noise, Mu Yunshui flew out like a kite with a broken string. His arm was twisted in a weird posture in his sleeves, and was actually broken by the opponent's palm.
There was dead silence all around.
No one had expected that Mu Yuanshui, one of the nine great priests of the clan and a third-level swordsman, would be seriously injured by a single palm strike. They all recognized the man who had done the attack, but they had never imagined that he would be so powerful.
"Zhao family, Zhao Yuanji." The old man looked at Mu Yunshui coldly and said.
Zhao family, what Zhao family? Mu Yunshui looked at Zhao Wuji with cold sweat. Having lived in the capital for a long time, he certainly didn't know about the small Zhao family in Black Stone City. He couldn't imagine that such a small family would have such a master.
Mu Hanyan raised her eyebrows slightly. Zhao Wuji's strength was beyond her expectations. No wonder the Mu family suffered a great loss in the previous life. It turned out that this old guy was so powerful.
For some reason, Mu Hanyan always felt that his strength was a bit strange. The situation between the elders of the Mu family and Zhao Yuanji was somewhat similar to that between her and Miss Zhao Si. They had been fighting since childhood. Logically speaking, if he was promoted to the realm of swordsman and mobilized the power of heaven and earth, the elders of the Mu family should not be unaware of it.
Is there something strange about this?
"Zhao Yuanji, Zhou Xingbang, it turns out that you are the ones behind this." The Great Elder did not expect that Zhao Yuanji would have such strength. He was angry and shocked, pointing at several people and said angrily.
Seeing this situation, Mu Ze and others also realized that all of this was caused by the Zhao family and other major families behind the scenes. They looked at Zhao Yuanji and others with anger on their faces.
"Yes, we did it. The thousand-year-old feud between our families should finally be settled today." Zhao Yuanji said lightly.
"Zhao Yuanji, it's bad enough that you secretly destroyed my Mu family's property, but you actually dared to swagger into my Mu family. Do you really think that there is no one in my Mu family?" The elder had a face full of anger, but he didn't show any fear.
Although Zhao Yuanji's strength far exceeded his understanding, he also knew that he was no match for Zhao Yuanji. However, when the family's survival was at stake, he would never be afraid. For the sake of his family, he was not afraid of death, so what else was there to fear?
Seeing the resolute look on the Great Elder's face, Mu Hanyan still felt respect for him even though she disliked the old man's character.
As far as she knew, the great elder in her previous life was seriously injured in a battle with the Zhao family and passed away shortly afterwards.
"The Mu family will soon be deserted." Zhao Yuanji's expression turned cold. He raised his palm and waved it downwards, shouting, "Kill everyone in the Mu family, leaving no one alive."
As soon as the words fell, the sound of killing shook the sky, and nearly a hundred figures flew in from outside the courtyard wall, swords in their hands flashing, and rushed towards the group of Mu family members.
These people are the death warriors that the Zhao and Zhou families have trained for many years, as well as the powerful swordsmen who were hired at a high price.
The Zhao and Zhou families have been waiting for this day for many years.
Amid screams, several guards who were closest to the enemy fell to the ground under the chaotic sword attacks, blood splattered everywhere, and the strong smell of blood wafted in the wind.
The breath of death permeated the entire Mu Mansion.
The Great Elder's expression suddenly changed. Among these nearly one hundred swordsmen, the vast majority were masters of the eighth and ninth ranks, and some were even strong ones at the level of great swordsmen.
You know, he and the other two elders are only at the level of great swordsmen, and the second-generation disciples are basically scattered across various industries, and their lives and deaths are uncertain at this time. Only the third-generation disciples such as Mu Ze remain at home.
Once the fight started, they, even with Mu Ruian and his son, would not be able to protect the younger generation. Zhao Yuanji's strength was too strong, completely beyond their understanding. Even if Mu Ruian and his son were both strong, they would probably be unable to do anything to him for the time being.
Mu Zijing and other second-generation descendants are likely to be in danger. If Mu Ze and other descendants make trouble again, even if these old guys are lucky enough to survive, the Mu family will be in decline and will be swallowed up sooner or later.
This is more than just cutting off the source of the trouble. It is clearly going to make the Mu family extinct.
"Is the Mu family lineage in Black Stone City going to be extinct?" the Great Elder thought in despair.
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