Shi Chenghong was still confused. The elder in front of him also sorted out his thoughts and said hurriedly:
"Clan leader, this is the case. The clan has always sent people to observe the Xie family. But yesterday, the Xie family suddenly became much quieter. I was worried, so I sent someone to check it out."
"As soon as I looked, I found that all the people in the Xie family had disappeared. Not only did the family members disappear, but many things in the Xie family, such as the spirit tablets placed in the ancestral hall, seemed to have been moved out. In addition, the Xie family's shop in Yong'an City had already been dealt with, leaving only an empty house."
"According to the clan members' subsequent observations, the Xie family seemed to have started preparing two days ago. However, the family did not notice anything unusual at the time, so they did not investigate carefully..."
Shi Chenghong was a little slow to react after hearing the news, and all the thoughts in his mind disappeared.
Did all the members of the Xie family disappear? Or did they disappear along with the family assets?
No matter how you look at it, it doesn't seem like they are going to support the Chen family or go against the family.
No matter how much benefits the Chen family offers, it is impossible for them to make the Xie family give up everything they have in Yong'an City.
Could it be that there is some reason behind this that the family is unaware of?
After thinking for a while, Shi Chenghong asked again:
"Have you explored the area surrounding Yong'an City? Have you found any traces of the Xie family?"
"No, we have checked Yong'an City, including the nearby villages, and found nothing."
"Let's go and take a look!"
The news was too bizarre to be believed by Shi Chenghong, so he immediately prepared to go over and take a look in person.
When Shi Chenghong took several clansmen away from the family, they did not notice that a man was sitting quietly on the family pavilion above the family hall.
After listening to what the member of the Shi family said, the man snorted lightly, but quickly flew away!
After a while, Shi Chenghong, led by several clansmen, arrived at the gate of the Xie family.
As the patriarch of the family, Shi Chenghong also has the realm of the middle stage of the Innate Realm. After sensing that the Xie family was indeed quiet and there was no danger, Shi Chenghong walked in.
And when Shi Chenghong walked from the Xie family's gate to the Xie family's ancestral hall and even explored the entire Xie family, he finally believed the news just reported by the clan members.
But then came many doubts.
What made the Xie family abandon their long-standing business and even empty out their ancestral hall? And leave Yong'an City?
What could have prompted the Xie family to make this decision must be a crisis concerning the family's life and death.
But there was no danger near Yong'an City. Even though it was thousands of miles away from Yong'an City, the family hadn't heard any news, except for the Zhou family...
Thinking of this, Shi Chenghong was suddenly stunned.
Zhou family!
If this is the case, it is not surprising. However, looking at the empty Xie family home in front of him, Shi Chenghong still admired the Xie family from the bottom of his heart. The Xie family was so courageous that a family of more than a thousand people could disappear just like that.
If it were him, he might not be able to have such courage.
However, the Xie family has been developing in Yong'an City for many years, and I think they have already reserved a retreat route. It is not surprising that they have one or even several secret passages!
This is something that his family lacks. He was considering whether to open up some secret passages within the family as a retreat route after wiping out the Chen family.
This is a big project. Although it is a bit troublesome, it is useful at the critical moment.
After thinking for a moment, Shi Chenghong was suddenly stunned.
etc!
The Xie family left Yong'an City. Doesn't that mean that the Shi family is the only family left in Yong'an City now?
Shi Chenghong, who had figured it out, looked a little excited.
Before, Yong'an City had four major families, and the families were able to develop into what they are today. If only his Shi family was left in Yong'an City, the future of his family would definitely be bright.
This is great news!
Shi Chenghong had a look of joy on his face, but he was not in a hurry to inform the clan members who had just left the family of the good news. As the war was imminent, it would be better for the clan members to concentrate.
Wait until the family returns victoriously and then announce this matter. It will be a double happiness!
From then on, whether it was Yong'an City or the remote mass grave mountain, they all belonged to the family's territory!
As for the blood rice, the family does not need to fulfill its previous promise and distribute it to the Xie family.
With the family's current strength, we will be able to turn Yong'an City into an indestructible fortress of the family!
Thinking about the future development of his family, Shi Chenghong found it difficult to calm down.
But the most important thing right now is to wipe out that small Chen family first!
But he was not worried about this. Apart from Uncle He Zhang, who was a warrior at the Controlling Qi Realm, the family totem was also on Uncle He Zhang!
Of course, it is not a real family totem, but a display of the family totem's divine power. But even so, it is no different from the family totem in person.
Even though the Chen family's sacred tree had some abilities, he didn't think the family would fail if they tried their best.
Now he just needs to wait quietly for good news from his family.
After thinking for a while, Shi Chenghong said to the tribesmen beside him:
"For the time being, ignore the Xie family's territory, including the Xie family's shops. Just pretend that this incident never happened. Got it?"
Although the tribesmen nearby were a little confused, they still nodded in agreement.
Shi Chenghong had more thoughts in his mind.
The Xie family's escape must be related to the Zhou family. Taking over the Xie family's territory now may involve the family as well. It is better to wait for a few days to make sure that the Xie family has escaped and there is no subsequent risk. Then the family can naturally take over all these territories.
Anyway, there is no one left in the Xie family, so there is no need to rush.
It’s just a pity that when the Xie family left, they took away most of the valuable things, not only the ancestral tablets, but even some flowers and plants planted in the ancestral hall seemed to have been dug up with their roots.
However, anything that can be planted in an ancestral hall must be something extraordinary.
Shi Chenghong didn't think any more about it. Being able to take over the Xie family's territory without any effort was already very good for the family.
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"Clan leader, the Shi family has taken action!"
In the ancestral hall, Chen Xingzhen, who was looking at the patterns on the trunk of the family sacred tree with most of the clan members, quickly withdrew his gaze after hearing this, and then said to Chen Tianlei in front of him:
"Come out and tell me."
The two soon arrived outside the ancestral hall, and Chen Tianlei also told the news he had received:
"Chief, according to the spies in Yong'an City, the Shi family has already sent a large number of warriors to the Burial Mountain. The time was probably at the beginning of the day before yesterday!"
"It is reported that the Shi family has sent more than a hundred warriors and several elders this time!"
After Chen Tianlei finished speaking, he stood quietly aside.
In the past few months, the clan leader sent them there not only to guard the shops, but also to plant some people in Yong'an City.
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