Chapter 173: The Murong Family's Shock

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd in the council hall, who had been debating, immediately fell silent and turned their gazes toward Murong Hong.

It was common knowledge within the Murong family that two ancestors with astonishing martial arts cultivation were still stationed there, and this was one of the reasons the Murong family remained the number one martial arts clan in Sheng Province.

At such a critical moment of survival or extinction, it was naturally necessary to request the two ancestors to act.

Hearing this, Murong Hong scanned the crowd, his expression showing deep contemplation.

Just then, a blurred figure suddenly flashed into the council hall from outside in an instant, stopping before Murong Hong.

The other party wasted no words and immediately reported in a heavy voice:

"Family Head, Bai Li Changfeng is dead!"

As soon as these words were spoken, only the voice of the newcomer echoed throughout the entire hall.

The crowd, who had been looking at Murong Hong, were all momentarily stunned.

Quickly, after reacting, the Murong family members inside the hall suddenly erupted into chaos.

"Bai Li Changfeng is dead? When did this happen?"

"Is the news reliable?"

"Could it be that the Murong family's ancestors acted? But why haven't the ancestors appeared?"

The Murong family members were clearly shocked by such news, but after thinking carefully, most of them expressed doubt.

Although Bai Li Changfeng's martial arts cultivation was indeed lower than Murong Hong's, this did not mean the other party's strength was weak.

On the contrary, the other party's martial arts cultivation was unfathomable; apart from the ancestors of some martial arts clans in the provincial capital acting, even Murong Hong would find it extremely difficult to kill the other party.

Moreover, this siege on the Murong family was led by Bai Li Changfeng, and the other party must have had many martial arts experts around him, including the heads of the other three great martial arts clans.

Under such circumstances, even if the Murong family's ancestors truly acted, it would probably not be easy to kill the other party.

"Is this matter true?"

Murong Hong, whose face was like cold iron, flashed a look of shock and doubt in his eyes, looking at the person before him and asking in a heavy voice.

His voice instantly suppressed the murmurs of everyone in the entire hall.

For a moment, everyone fell silent together, and the council hall became so quiet that the sound of a needle dropping could be heard.

At this time, the man standing before Murong Hong lowered his head and said:

"This news was transmitted back by the Shadow Guards who followed and protected Young Lady Murong through an underground secret passage. That Bai Li Changfeng seemed to have received news and, in order to avenge his son,"

"led a hundred mystic armor heavy cavalry and a group of experts, preparing to surround and kill Young Lady Murong and her party, but..."

Speaking of this, the man paused, then raised his head and said:

"However, the other party only managed to launch one move before being killed by a single finger strike from someone inside the carriage, and not a single one of the several martial arts experts following him survived!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the council hall remained silent, with no one speaking.

However, everyone's eyes clearly showed expressions of shock.

Quickly, Murong Hong's two brothers, along with Murong Zhen, Murong Feng, and others, all turned their gazes toward Murong Hong together.

Clearly, these people all knew that Murong Xiaoya had accompanied Li Musheng and his party out of the mansion, and naturally knew who was likely sitting inside that carriage.

Murong Hong's expression shifted for a while, his gaze sharp as he stared at the man before him, and then asked:

"Do you know who the person inside the carriage was who acted?"

With Hu Rui'an's martial arts cultivation, it was absolutely impossible for him to kill Bai Li Changfeng; therefore, in Murong Hong's view, it was obvious that someone else had acted.

Hearing this, the man shook his head and said:

"The person who acted never revealed themselves from beginning to end; the Shadow Guards in the shadows did not see the other party's true face, but the other party seemed to have a very young voice."

"A young voice?"

Murong Zhen, Murong Feng, and others all frowned, clearly extremely surprised.

Because no matter how one looked at it, there was no young person among Hu Rui'an and his party capable of killing a martial arts expert like Bai Li Changfeng with a single finger.

Or rather, in the entire martial world, it was absolutely impossible for any young person to kill Bai Li Changfeng.

However, Murong Hong at this moment seemed to recall something; he slightly narrowed his eyes, and the expression on his face kept shifting.

Although Murong Xiaoya had not leaked the secrets of Hu Rui'an and his party, regarding the Eighth Imperial Prince of Great Li,"

his extremely socially anxious daughter, who rarely spoke much, had unexpectedly said to him once:

"The Prince is very powerful."

Although at that time Murong Hong only thought Murong Xiaoya was praising the other party's martial arts talent or abilities in other aspects.

But recalling it now, Murong Xiaoya's expression at that time subtly held reverence and deep fear.

And now connecting Murong Xiaoya's words with the matter before him, Murong Hong couldn't help but feel a chilling thought upon careful consideration.

"Could it be him who acted? But... this is too incredible!"

Murong Hong's emotions surged, and just then, his third brother Murong Qing suddenly stood up and said:

"Regardless of who killed Bai Li Changfeng, this matter is undoubtedly huge good news for our Murong family."

"Now that Bai Li Changfeng is dead, the alliance of the four great martial arts clans will become a disorganized mess; the current predicament has basically been resolved by half, and it is even possible that the four families will withdraw immediately."

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd in the council hall suddenly came to their senses, and then their minds gradually became active.

Murong Qing's analysis was not unreasonable; originally, although the Murong family and the four families were in a situation of irreconcilable conflict, it certainly would not have escalated to war so quickly.

Today's events all stemmed from Bai Li Changfeng's revenge due to the grief of losing his son; now that the other party is gone, this matter likely will not happen.

"Father, how should we proceed now? We still need you to make the decision."

At this time, Murong Zhen looked toward Murong Hong, who had remained silent.

Hearing this, Murong Hong collected his emotions, thought for a moment, scanned the crowd, and said:

"Regardless of whether the four families will stop today, we cannot be careless; as my third brother said, we must be prepared to fight to the death at any time."

Then, he said no more, focused on arranging the defense matters of the mansion, and ordered the crowd in the council hall to disperse.

For a moment, only Murong Hong, Murong Zhen, and Murong Feng remained in the entire council hall.

Murong Hong sat in the main seat, while Murong Zhen and Murong Feng stood at the lower positions.

The three father and sons were silent for a while initially; it was Murong Feng who first broke the silence and spoke:

"Now there is no need to worry about our younger sister. With such a formidable martial arts expert among the Eighth Imperial Prince's group, I fear no one in the entire provincial capital city could harm her."

Upon hearing this, Murong Hong's expression shifted slightly; he pondered for a moment and was about to speak.

At that moment, Murong Zhen, who was standing before him, suddenly looked toward Murong Hong and said:

"Father, how long do you intend to conceal the deaths of the two Weilaozu Sect elders?"

(End of this chapter)