Chapter 184: The Yuan Family

In the dead of night, Lady Murong Xiaoya's face was as pale as snow, her eyes like a frozen pool; her originally black hair had long since turned crimson, strands brushing her cheek, while killing intent rose in the wind like towering waves.

Seeing this, the old man in the brocade robe flashed a hint of surprise in his eyes, but his hand did not pause; instead, he drove more martial true qi to lock and trap Lady Murong Xiaoya's entire body, intending to finish off this escaped fish of the Lady Murong family with a single palm strike.

At the same time, Lady Murong Xiaoya remained expressionless, directly ignoring the old man in the brocade robe's attack.

A molten-gold vortex lit up in her pupils; wind and fire coiled around her body. The palm strike launched by the old man in the brocade robe crashed down, slamming the ruins beneath her several feet into the ground, revealing a massive palm imprint pit.

Yet the palm imprint ran straight through her entire body, inflicting not the slightest injury upon her.

At that moment, Lady Murong Xiaoya stood upon the void, her gaze quietly fixed on the old man in the brocade robe and the others, and she spoke in a voice utterly devoid of fluctuation:

"Tonight, I will make all of you bury yourselves with the Lady Murong family."

Having spoken, she raised her right hand and loosely clenched it; in an instant, everyone, including the old man in the brocade robe, felt their hearts suddenly tighten.

The next moment, fear suddenly appeared on everyone's faces.

Crack! Boom!

At that very same instant, everyone's hearts instantly shattered, then turned into clouds of blood mist that floated out from their hollow chests.

In the night, the fear that had just appeared on the faces of everyone, including the old man in the brocade robe, froze on their expressions as the life force within their bodies rapidly faded.

The old man in the brocade robe looked at Lady Murong Xiaoya in midair with disbelief; even to the end, he could not understand how this Lady Murong family remnant, whom he could have easily crushed with a single palm, could snatch his life in an instant, and he had not even the slightest chance to fight back.

At that moment, Lady Murong Xiaoya stepped out from the void; in an instant, she had already arrived before the old man in the brocade robe and the others.

She directly ignored the people before her; visibly, the clouds of blood mist floating in the air turned into threads of refined blood, quickly flowing into her heart.

And as Lady Murong Xiaoya absorbed the refined blood, her own aura grew ever stronger.

Then, with a casual wave of her hand, a thread of crimson-gold flame flashed past before her and vanished.

In an instant, the corpses of the old man in the brocade robe and the others were completely incinerated, turning to ash that rustled down from the sky, leaving not even a bone behind.

After doing all this, Lady Murong Xiaoya turned her head to look toward the direction outside the Lady Murong Fu; by then, Li Musheng and the others had already departed in a carriage, heading for the Tianjin Wei branch office.

Inside the carriage, Li Musheng seemed to sense something; however, he merely leaned against the soft pillow within the carriage and let out a light sigh.

At that moment, Lady Murong Xiaoya withdrew her gaze; standing in midair beneath the night, her wide robes fluttered in the night wind.

Her figure was as light as a willow, her appearance delicate and captivating; her eyes slowly swept around the entire provincial capital, yet they were filled with endless killing intent.

In just one night, she was no longer the socially anxious Miss who would blush even when speaking.

A wound that could never heal remained in her heart, while her mind was filled with an overwhelming, unextinguishable hatred.

At this moment, Lady Murong Xiaoya's entire aura made strangers keep their distance; only slaughter remained in her eyes. She vowed to kill every member of the Four Great Families and Han Chuiyuan!

And the next moment, she suddenly transformed into a streak of light and vanished in an instant from above the Lady Murong Fu.

The Yuan family residence of the Four Great Families of Shengzhou Provincial Capital.

After the destruction of the Lady Murong family, the Yuan family also suffered heavy losses; many family members and injured martial experts were present, and at this moment, nearly all the doctors and physicians from the Yuan family's own medical hall had gathered in the residence to treat the family's wounded.

At the same time, the Yuan family head, along with the clan elders and some core high-ranking members, were discussing follow-up matters in the family council hall and deciding how to divide the Lady Murong family's assets among the other three great families.

"With Bai Li Changfeng dead, the Four Great Families should naturally take the Yuan family as their leader; this time, we should receive at least thirty percent of the Lady Murong family's assets."

A clan elder with one arm severed, wrapped in blood-stained bandages, spoke in a deep voice.

After the slaughter, the killing intent within him had not yet subsided; as he spoke, his aura was fierce, as if, should the other three great families refuse, he would rise immediately and destroy the other families himself.

The Yuan family head slowly shook his head and said:

"Besides the Bai Li family, I expect the Zhu and Cen families also share the same thoughts as my cousin; however, we have already suffered heavy losses and can no longer slaughter each other, for that would only allow other martial forces to take advantage of our weakness."

Upon hearing this, the Yuan family ancestor, seated at the head and absorbing the true qi of heaven and earth like a whale drinking from an ox's trough to restore himself, slowly opened his eyes and spoke:

"The Lady Murong family, as the number one martial family of Shengzhou, is such a colossal entity; even if the Four Great Families split the inheritance equally, it would surpass our accumulated wealth of past decades, so there is no need to ruin our harmony over this."

"Moreover, what the family head said is reasonable; above the entire martial world of Shengzhou lies the unreachable Luoshen Peak. Although we have paid annual tribute every year and remained at peace, now that our Four Great Families have suffered great damage, there is no guarantee the other side does not harbor designs on Shengzhou Provincial Capital."

Once these words were spoken, the Yuan family members fell silent; not only because the Yuan family ancestor had spoken, but because they were not fools and naturally knew how to choose in the current situation.

The Yuan family truly cannot afford any more turmoil; resting and recuperating to restore their strength is the correct path.

"Ancestor, is your injury serious?"

At that moment, the Yuan family head looked at the Yuan family ancestor and asked with concern.

Upon hearing this, the other party waved his hand and said:

"The secret method Lady Murong Hong used at the end was indeed formidable, but ultimately it was not his own strength; we merely suffered minor injuries before easily killing him."

"In fact, before setting out, my greatest worry was those two old men of the Lady Murong family, but I did not expect those two old men to have already perished at some unknown time."

As he spoke, the Yuan family ancestor let out a cold sneer and said:

"Had we known this earlier, we should have taken down the Lady Murong family sooner, letting them put on airs and stubbornly hold out for so long in vain."

The Yuan family head nodded in agreement and said:

"To speak honestly, this time we owe much to Bai Li Changfeng; if he had not insisted on dragging us to besiege and exterminate the Lady Murong family, we would not have known when we would have uncovered the Lady Murong family's true strength."

Upon hearing this, the Yuan family ancestor's eyes shifted, and he said:

"Come to think of it, that expert who killed Bai Li Changfeng with a single finger seems to have some connection to the Lady Murong family..."

However, before he could finish speaking, the Yuan family head waved his hand and said:

"Ancestor, rest assured; according to Han Chuiyuan, that group comes from the Great Li court and will most likely not interfere in martial disputes. Moreover, even if the other party wishes to avenge the Lady Murong family, they must consider the consequences of facing our Four Great Families."

The Yuan family ancestor nodded lightly and did not say anything more.

(End of this chapter)