Suburbs of Beihe City.
Dark purple clouds obscured the sky, and the soldiers of the Four Symbols Legion were on high alert, confronting countless alien races.
As time went on, more and more different races gathered here.
If so many alien races were to fight, even if they won, it would be a Pyrrhic victory.
"Where are the Qiao family members? Haven't they arrived yet?"
Da Ma Lu's real name is Ma Lehui. He is a company commander in the Tiger Legion. He is standing side by side with Han Feng, his face full of fear.
"It should be soon! Not only the Qiao family, but it's said that people from the other four major families have also arrived! Now is not the time for internal strife! We must first figure out why the Abyss Demons are making such a big fuss!"
Han Feng also felt a chill run down his spine. He had been a member of the Tiger Legion for so long, and this was the first time he had ever seen such a large number of alien races gathered together.
"Captain! The Qiao family is here!" someone whispered from behind.
The Tiger Legion immediately made way for them. Not only the Qiao family, but also the other three major families sent people to appear. The leader of the Qiao family was none other than Qiao Luan.
"Friend from the Abyss Demon Clan, what brings you to our Qiao family?" Qiao Luan asked calmly.
"That's the question I should be asking you!"
The demonic energy emanating from the gray-robed old man suddenly surged.
"I am the fifth elder of the Abyss Demon Clan, Prince An! Your Qiao family truly has audacity to kidnap someone from my Abyss Demon Clan!"
Upon hearing this, the members of the Qiao family exchanged bewildered glances, completely unaware of what had happened.
"Elder Anwang, you must be mistaken. When has my Qiao family ever kidnapped any of your Abyss Demon Clan members?" Qiao Luan asked, frowning.
"Ten days ago, the Eighth and Ninth Elders of my Abyss Demon Clan took the Holy Maiden to the Sacred Lake of Tianshan to carry out a secret mission, but they lost contact with the clan!"
"Before they cut off contact with the clan, I received four words from Lao Ba: Kyoto! The Qiao Family!"
Prince An stared intently at Qiao Luan, his demonic energy surging like a tidal wave.
"According to my investigation, Qiao Chuyang of your Qiao family did indeed lead a large group of people to Tianshan Sacred Lake that day! Are you still going to deny it?"
Qiao Luan's heart skipped a beat. He knew that Qiao Chuyang had taken people to Tianshan Sacred Lake, and the nine dragon-carved stone pillars were brought back from that place.
But how did this get involved with the Abyss Demons? Could it be that the Abyss Demons were also after the Panlong Stone Pillar?
"What's going on!"
Qiao Luan spoke in a low voice to Qiao Suiyue, his face extremely gloomy. The Qiao family absolutely could not bear this blame; once they did, the trouble would be immense!
“Grandpa! It couldn’t possibly be related to us! That day, the Abyss Demons were trying to capture Qiao Suinian. We watched from the shadows the whole time and didn’t interfere at all!” Qiao Suiyue quickly explained.
"Qiao Suinian? It's that Qiao Suinian again? Why did the Abyss Demons capture him?!"
Qiao Luan's face was full of doubt. He didn't really have any feelings for this grandson who suddenly appeared. He just thought he was a lucky kid.
But now that Qiao Suinian has become involved with the Abyss Demon Clan, he has to think deeply about this.
"Qiao family, stop playing dumb with me! If you don't hand over my Abyss Demon Clan's Holy Maiden and two elders today, then let's start a war!"
King An shouted, and all the alien races around him instantly became excited. Their ferocious beast faces revealed savage expressions, as if they were about to rush up and tear everyone in front of them to pieces at any moment.
"Elder Anwang, please calm down! As the head of the Qiao family, I am truly unaware of this matter. Please give me some time to investigate!" Qiao Luan said, cupping his hands in greeting.
Prince An pondered for a moment before speaking.
"Alright! I'll give you fifteen minutes! If you don't have an explanation by then, then prepare for war!"
Prince An's tone was extremely cold, but he dared not make any rash moves for the time being.
Because he didn't know whether An Shengyao and the other two elders were in the enemy's hands, or whether they were still alive.
He came to rescue people, not to seek revenge. Whatever the matter, it can wait until An Shengyao and the other two elders are rescued before settling scores.
Seeing that Prince An had agreed, Qiao Luan also breathed a sigh of relief, and Qiao Suiyue, who was standing next to him, quickly spoke up.
"Grandpa! Since things have come to this, and Qiao Suinian is already a cripple, why not just push him out as the culprit? After all, the Abyss Demons were looking for him anyway!"
Qiao Luan pondered for a moment, then coldly turned his head away.
"Fourth brother, go back to the Qiao family immediately and bring that useless Qiao Suinian to me! And tell him what to do, understand?" Qiao Luan's voice was cold and devoid of any warmth.
Qiao Chuxu froze, naturally understanding what Qiao Luan meant by telling Qiao Suinian what to do.
This means that Qiao Luan listened to Qiao Suiyue's advice and decided to sacrifice the pawn to save the king. Regardless of whether Qiao Suiyue had anything to do with this matter, Qiao Luan was prepared to make Qiao Suiyue take the blame.
"Dad...how about..."
Qiao Chuxu was about to say something when Qiao Luan glared at him, silencing him completely.
"What? Do you want to ruin the entire Qiao family for a cripple? His Heavenly Bone of Great Fortune has already been removed; he's already a cripple! Don't worry, after handing him over to the Abyss Demon Clan, I will definitely arrange a grand funeral for him!"
"Yes...I understand!"
Qiao Chuxu gritted his teeth, not daring to say anything more.
Qiao Luan's attitude was already very clear: he was a useless person to begin with, so why not make the most of him and give the Qiao family one last chance to shine.
Thinking of what he had promised Qiao Suinian that morning, Qiao Chuxu felt a pang of guilt.
I'm sorry!
When he turned around, Qiao Chuxu's expression had turned cold, and he hurried back to the Qiao family home.
"Dad, I'll go with you!"
Qiao Suiyue's face lit up with joy, and she quickly followed.
"Qiao Suinian! You used to look down on me! Now it's your turn to be in big trouble!" Qiao Suiyue thought to herself.
At this moment, Qiao Suinian was still lying on the armchair in the garden without moving. He was just staring blankly at the sky, and no one knew what he was thinking.
The door to the Qiao family's house was pushed open again, and Qiao Chuxu and Qiao Yue walked in.
"Chu Xu, Suiyue, why are you two back again? What's going on outside? Why are the Abyss Demons targeting our Qiao family?"
Ji Jinlan's face was full of worry, and when she saw Qiao Chuxu return, she couldn't help but ask him.
"Don't worry about it, this is no longer something that you or I can decide."
Qiao Chuxu shook his head, took a deep breath, and walked up to Qiao Suinian, his face full of guilt. Qiao Suiyue, standing to the side, wore a gloating expression.
Qiao Suinian lay there quietly with his eyes closed, like a statue. Qiao Chuxu slowly squatted down beside him and spoke with trembling lips.
"Suinian, Dad, I'm sorry! Dad has to break his promise!"
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