"What?"
"A demonic invasion?"
"No way."
Upon hearing the word "demon race," everyone snapped out of their daze.
"My sister and I were drinking on the roof when we heard someone screaming and even sensed a demonic aura."
Ning Hong stated it directly.
Ning Hua was carrying two wine jars and reeked of alcohol.
This earned them their utmost respect.
"Junior Sister Ning really has a huge capacity for alcohol."
"Now is not the time to talk about these things. The most important thing now is to find this monster."
“That’s true. Why don’t we split into two groups? One group can go and find out the cause of this demonic energy, while the other group can go and check out the place where the screams are coming from.”
"good."
Ning Hong nodded in agreement.
But the screams rang out again as soon as they took two steps.
"Something really did happen."
The group looked at each other in bewilderment and quickly ran towards the source of the screams.
As soon as she arrived at the courtyard, Ning Hong couldn't help but close her eyes.
Everyone in the courtyard was dead, and their deaths were extremely gruesome, with blood splattered everywhere.
People from the Jiang family.
An elder of the Jiang family, along with his three disciples.
This time, Jiang Suwan was accompanied by her two elders, the Black and White Elders, from the Jiang family to Sichuan to offer congratulations.
Elder Hei also brought three disciples to broaden their horizons, but unfortunately, they never returned.
"Old Hei, Old Hei—" Elder Bai of the Jiang family squatted down, his hands trembling as he held Elder Hei's severed head. Elder Hei seemed to have died with his eyes wide open in disbelief.
His pupils were wide open.
"Uncle Bai, what happened? How... how was Uncle Hei killed?"
Jiang Suwan stumbled in and saw the bloody scene. She swayed, and Wei Yuanhao quickly supported her. "Suwan? Are you alright?"
This was the first time they had been this close since that night.
"Uncle Bai, Uncle Bai has been murdered?" She pushed Wei Yuanhao away, her voice trembling with emotion, and knelt on the ground. "Who did it? Who did it?"
"It was done by the demons."
"Demons?" Elder Bai looked at the speaker. "Why would demons want to kill Old Hei for no reason?"
"Don't look at me, I'm not quite sure either. It was Senior Brother Ning who told me."
The man was intimidated by Elder Bai's gaze and hurriedly shifted the blame to Ning Hongze.
"Ning family, tell me, what's going on here?" Elder Bai put Elder Hei's head down and stood up.
He stared at Ning Hongze with a sharp look in his eyes.
"My sister and I were drinking on the roof when we heard screams and even sensed a wisp of demonic energy. Therefore, we deduce that demons are lurking around."
"What demons? I think it was you who did it."
Suddenly, someone from the Jiang family shouted.
“Our Jiang family just had a fight with you during the day, so you’re naturally resentful. Besides, even if you didn’t do it, it must be related to you.”
The man looked at Ning Hua.
"Ning Hua is a jinx."
"That's true. Back then, the Pavilion Master of the Dragon Chasing Pavilion said that Ning Hua would bring disaster to all the immortal sects in the future."
"Shut up."
Just as everyone began to discuss these matters, a discordant voice suddenly rang out.
"We already said yesterday that we will no longer call her a jinx. How can cultivators go back on their word?"
As soon as he said that, many people covered their mouths.
I almost forgot, we clearly agreed on this yesterday.
"But she is indeed a jinx. If it weren't for her, how could our Jiang family elders have died?"
“That’s not right, Junior Brother Jiang. Birth, aging, sickness and death are the natural course of life. How can you blame it all on my Senior Sister?” The Ning family member was also unhappy.
"Maybe your elder offended someone, which is why he was killed."
With the Jiang family's arrogant attitude, they've probably offended quite a few people.
It's not surprising that the Jiang family elder was assassinated.
"What did you say? Say it again!" Elder Bai suddenly attacked the Ning family member, but Ning Hong drew her longsword and blocked the attack.
"Elder Bai, it was my Ning family member who spoke inappropriately, but your family members cannot put all the blame on my Hua'er. Elder Hei must have been killed by a demon."
"You're the one saying it, but who can prove it?"
"Elder Bai, we Ning family members never lie."
After Ning Hong said this, everyone else in the room fell silent.
That's true. The Ning family has strict family rules, and Ning family disciples never lie.
"Since you heard the screams, why didn't you come over immediately?"
“That’s the reason.” Ning Hong pointed to Ning Hua beside her. “I’ve already called everyone to come together, and you’ve already pushed all the responsibility onto Hua’er. If the two of us had arrived first, I’m afraid we wouldn’t have been able to explain ourselves even if we were in the right.”
Ning Hong then explained earnestly.
That's true.
Although no one showed it on their faces, everyone present couldn't help but nod in agreement. It was indeed true. When they appeared as a group, they shifted all the blame onto Ning Hua. If it had been just the two of them, they probably would have attacked immediately.
"The most important thing now is to investigate this matter thoroughly. If it is true that demons have infiltrated Sichuan, our Bai family will definitely give you justice."
Before anyone knew it, the Bai family arrived.
Leading them were Bai Ruoya and Shan Qing.
Dan Qing looked somewhat dazed, as if she hadn't fully woken up yet.
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