Prince Yong looked at Zhao Shu helplessly, and for some reason, he recalled that when he went out to visit a friend in his early years, he unfortunately encountered bandits. The bandits' lines at that time were just like this.
The ladies of the Sun family were terrified, but only he knew that Zhao Shu was just trying to scare them, as if she was playing along. If Old Madam Sun wanted to stall for time, then so be it.
The elite assassins from the Wei and Yang families, who had arrived earlier, hid in the shadows and watched as Zhao Shunu 'harassed' Madam Sun like a demon. They exchanged a glance, and Yang Quan said, "She's definitely not in the courtyard anymore. Let's look elsewhere."
The leader of the Wei family's assassins was named Wei Qing. He was a middle-aged man, tall and strong, and his whole body was covered in a black cloth, with only his sharp eyes showing. He nodded after hearing Yang Quan's words and gestured to the people behind him to separate from Yang Quan and search separately.
But, in the instant he turned around, a poisoned dart flew out of his hand and headed straight for Yang Quan's heart. The two were very close, and by the time Yang Quan reacted, it was too late. He had brought five men with him this time. When the five Yang family assassins saw their leader hit by the dart, they immediately surrounded him and drew their swords to confront the Wei family assassins.
Yang Quan clutched his chest, lost his balance, and collapsed to the ground. "You..."
He only had time to utter one word before he succumbed to the poison and died.
"Wei Qing, what are you doing? Does the Wei family head know?" one of the remaining Yang family assassins asked, pointing at Wei Qing.
Wei Qing stared coldly at him, then gestured for the six assassins following behind him to step forward, "Leave no one alive!"
"Quickly send a message to the master: the Wei family is going to antagonize the Yang family!" The assassin who had spoken earlier quickly realized that his side was no match for the enemy, so he ordered someone to go back and report.
However, Wei Qing was clearly prepared and was not about to let his easy victory slip away. Six assassins quickly surrounded the group, and he personally went to chase after the fleeing Yang family assassins. As the leader of the Wei family assassins, his skills were no less than Yang Quan's. The older generation of Yang Quan was on par with him, but the new Yang Quan was no match for him.
Before long, he caught up with the Yang family assassins who were rushing out of the Sun family compound. He threw a poisoned dart, which struck the assassin in the leg. The dart was highly poisoned, and the Yang family assassin fell off the roof and died on the spot.
Wei Qing stopped and was about to turn back when he noticed a corpse in the bushes not far away. Just in case, he went over to take a look and found that the corpse was Sun Qi, Sun Ganzheng's confidant.
At this moment, Sun Gan was unaware that his trusted confidant Sun Qi was dead. He looked at Sun Yun with anger and fear, and the token he had just taken out of the drawer was already in Sun Yun's hand.
"Grandfather, you didn't expect this, did you?" Sun Yun looked at the token in his hand. "The Heavenly Guards really do exist. They can only be mobilized in cases concerning the survival of the family. I never thought that Grandfather would use the ancestral life-saving talisman just because he's afraid of death. I truly admire you!"
"You rebellious daughter, you've let a wolf into the house! Today I'm going to clean house!" Sun Ganzheng stood straight with a calm expression, showing no sign of panic.
But Sun Yun sneered, "Purge the family? That would require you, Grandfather, to have someone to rely on." With that, she raised the token in her hand and shouted, "I am the legitimate daughter of the fourth branch of the Sun family, not an outsider. Our ancestors did not stipulate that women cannot hold command. All members of the Heavenly Division, listen to my command: withdraw the protection of the eldest branch from this day forward!"
Sun Gan sneered, "You think you can become the head of the family just because you have a token?" He wasn't about to back down either, and shouted at the air, "Why haven't you taken down this traitorous woman who betrayed her ancestors and destroyed her clan yet!"
One was the head of the family, and the other held a token. Sun Mojin, the leader of the Sun family's top-ranking secret guards, turned around and walked in through the window. He knelt between the two and reported, "Master, Sixth Miss, the top-ranking secret guards only obey the head of the Sun family who holds the token."
Previously, they all addressed him as "Master," but now they have changed their address, and Sun Ganzheng has lost his token.
Sun Gan kicked him, angrily saying, "Didn't you see her snatch my token?"
"Sixth Miss is a direct descendant of the Sun family, not an outsider. No woman in the family can be in charge of this rule." Sun Mojin let him kick him, he stood firm as a mountain.
“Grandfather, for the sake of the family's continuation, you should step down.” Sun Yun walked over and personally helped Sun Mojin up. “Even if I hold the token, you are not under my command?”
Sun Mojin was completely covered in a black cloth, with only his eyes showing. He nodded to Sun Yun, then thought for a moment and shook his head.
“I control the Sun family’s accumulated wealth over generations, the Sun family’s large and small warehouses, and hold the lifeline of the Sun family in my hands. You have no money or food, and you do not obey my orders. Who do you obey?” Sun Yun said, and without waiting for Sun Mojin’s reply, he walked up to Sun Ganzheng. “If you do not pass on the family position to me today, I will not hesitate to clean house!”
"How dare you! I am your grandfather!" Sun Ganzheng knew that he could not be weak at this moment. If he was weak, he would definitely lose his position as the head of the family. At this moment, he regretted giving the warehouse key to Sun Yun. One wrong move and the whole game was lost. He did not expect that this rebellious woman would turn the tables on him. So this was her purpose.
At the same time, he deeply resented the rules passed down from his ancestors, and even more so Sun Mojin's inflexibility and adherence to ancestral regulations in everything.
The top-tier secret guards are different from other assassins. Their main duty is to protect the direct descendants of the Sun family. From the moment they are born, each direct descendant of the Sun family will be assigned a top-tier secret guard to protect them for life. The Sun family has been passed down for generations and the number of people has been increasing. Sun Ganzheng himself has more than ten sons, plus his seven or eight brothers, and the branches have spread out. If all the top-tier secret guards were to be recalled, it would be a large number of people.
Each of the top-ranking secret guards assigned to a post will be loyal to their master for life, not the head of the family. However, if the Sun family faces a life-or-death crisis, they can be summoned back with a token to fight the enemy together.
“Yes, you are my grandfather. I cannot kill you, but others can.” After she finished speaking, she gestured for the masked man behind her to step forward. The one who had been following her was no longer a guard, but the masked man who had led her into Sun Ganzheng’s study.
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