To be honest, Mu Beichen had some complaints about the Grand Elder. Even in his youth, the Grand Elder had been extreme and stubborn, often self-righteous, and disliked the previous Grand Elder. It was simply that the Mu clan of his generation was too mediocre, lacking any significant talent, otherwise the position of Grand Elder would never have been his.
"Let's talk about punishment later. Let's find the token first." The Supreme Elder really wanted to punish the Third Elder severely, but when he thought of Mu Chengxuan, he suppressed the idea.
He has been in seclusion for many years. If he punishes the third elder, who will support his beloved disciple? What will he use to fight Mu Hanyan?
"How's the search going?" the third elder asked a guard leader quietly.
He also knew that the most urgent task now was to find the order from the Supreme Elder. The longer he delayed, the greater the blow to his prestige would be.
"We've searched more than a dozen houses." The guard leader, who had been paying attention to the movements outside, replied.
"More than a dozen families." The third elder frowned.
Now I know that having a large family and great wealth is not necessarily a good thing. There are too many descendants in the main family. If I search every family one by one, it will probably take several days to finish. Although the results may not come until the end, it is not a solution to continue like this.
"Forget it, let me do it." The Supreme Elder shook his head and said.
He also knew that the longer the time dragged on, the greater the blow to the Third Elder's prestige would be. Moreover, the longer the night, the more troubles there would be. If it dragged on any longer, it would be even worse if any complications arose.
"Grand Elder, are you preparing to... No, absolutely not, Grand Elder." The third elder was slightly startled and said repeatedly.
"You don't have to say anything. The night is long and dreams are many. Let's find the token first." The Supreme Elder waved his hand, bit his tongue, and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood mist, while making a hand gesture with his hands.
The blood mist floated in the air, condensing and not dispersing.
The Grand Elder continued to move, spitting out another mouthful of blood mist, and then another, and another...
In just a moment, the Grand Elder's face had turned pale and haggard, and even his bright eyes had become dim and lifeless.
However, the blood mist in the air condensed into a red rune light and shadow under his hand gesture, with a crystal color revealing it, and it actually had some of the lively rhythm that only divine weapons could have.
Blood Soul Sacrifice! The technique performed by the Supreme Elder was considered a forbidden technique on the Holy Court Continent. However, this forbidden technique was not very powerful. Its only use was to greatly enhance divine consciousness.
After all, the token of the Supreme Elder was not a divine weapon. Even if the Supreme Elders had a sense of each other through a blood bond, it was extremely limited. He could only be sure that the token was still in the Mu Mansion, but he could not sense its exact location.
Only by greatly enhancing his spiritual consciousness through the Blood Soul Sacrifice could he sense the specific location of the token.
However, since this Blood Soul Sacrifice was called a forbidden technique, there was a reason for it. Once performed, it would deplete one's lifespan. A single puff of blood mist would wipe out months of lifespan. The Supreme Elder had just expelled over ten puffs of blood mist, meaning he'd lost five or six years of his lifespan.
"It's all Feng Chen's fault for being incompetent. He has caused the Grand Elder to shorten his lifespan. I, the younger generation, am to blame for this..." The third elder looked at the Grand Elder's miserable face and burst into tears.
"I did all this today for the Mu family. You don't have to blame yourself too much. Just be careful in the future." The Supreme Elder saw the old man crying bitterly, and he felt a little relieved in his heart, so he said comfortingly.
"Feng Chen will remember the teachings of the Supreme Elder and will never dare to be careless again." The third elder said while kowtowing.
"Okay, get up." The Supreme Elder waved his hand and said.
"Grand Elder, is there any news about the token?" Seeing the Third Elder's face full of tears, self-blame and flattery, Mu Beichen felt a pang of nausea and asked.
"Found it, follow me." The Supreme Elder said nothing more and walked out directly. He had suffered too much damage just now, and his steps were obviously a little unsteady.
The leader of the guards hurried forward to support, but was pushed away by the third elder, who hurriedly held the arm of the supreme elder himself.
Seeing his fawning and begging look, not to mention Mu Beichen, even the guard leader showed contempt in his eyes.
Soon, the Supreme Elder brought Mu Beichen, the Third Elder, and a group of guards towards Mu Hanyan's courtyard.
Those five or six years of life were not wasted, and he actually sensed the location of the token.
"Whose yard is that?" The Supreme Elder pointed to Mu Hanyan's courtyard not far away and asked.
Mu Beichen frowned slightly: How did you find this place? Could this be related to Han Yan? How is this possible?
The Third Elder was also slightly startled. He looked at Mu Beichen, and seeing that he didn't say anything, he took the initiative to answer: "That is the residence of the eldest grandson of the patriarch, Mu Hanyan."
Mu Hanyan! The Grand Elder had never thought that this was actually Mu Hanyan's residence.
"Grand Elder, is the token right here?" The Third Elder had guessed something, but was not sure, so he asked.
"Pass the order down, there is no need to search other families and households, just follow me." The Supreme Elder did not say it directly, but the meaning was too obvious.
Although the Supreme Elder had a frosty face at this moment, he was inexplicably happy in his heart: I didn’t expect it, I really didn’t expect it, it would be Mu Hanyan.
Originally, he was still worried that even if the token was found, the Third Elder would be careless and lose the family treasure, and his reputation would plummet, and he would no longer be qualified to compete with Mu Beichen.
Unexpectedly, the situation took a surprising turn and ultimately led to Mu Hanyan's fault. Having indulged his children and grandchildren and not strictly disciplining them, Mu Beichen was now suffering greatly at the hands of his precious grandson.
Even if he didn't say a word, he would be embarrassed to sit in the position of the head of the family again, right? When the third elder took over, there would be no need for him to worry about anything in the future.
At this moment, the Supreme Elder just wanted to laugh wildly, and even the fact that he had just lost a few years of his lifespan didn't matter to him.
"Yes, Grand Elder." The third elder said with a happy face.
It turned out to be Mu Hanyan. Now he was finally out of the picture. If it had been anyone else, he would still be held responsible for the careless loss of the Supreme Elder's Order, but it had to be Mu Beichen's precious grandson. When he was caught red-handed in front of the entire clan, Mu Beichen would be drowned in spit. Who would dare to accuse him?
Soon, all the legitimate descendants of the clan were ordered to come over.
When they first heard that there was no need to search each house or department anymore, they thought they had found the order of the Supreme Elder. However, when they came here, they realized that was not the case.
Looking at the quiet courtyard not far away, and then at the sneers on the faces of the Supreme Elder and the Third Elder, everyone realized something, and their eyes towards Mu Beichen changed slightly.
Mu Beichen's face was gloomy and he said nothing.
He certainly knew why the Grand Elder was making such a big fuss. If he wasn't absolutely sure, the Grand Elder would never do this.
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