Kapitel 22: Extermination Of The Hung Family [1]

[Long Tian's Pov]

"Hmm...hmm...~" As I flew back home, I hummed softly, probably because of the good mood I was in after taking care of those pests who dared to steal my hard-earned rewards.

"Huh? Why are my father and the first and second elders coming this way... with such serious expressions?" I muttered, feeling a bit confused.

"Don't tell me they're trying to save their stained image..."

"Oh, young master!" As they closed the distance and arrived before me, the first elder spoke first.

"Hello, First Elder!" I greeted him back, a formality I couldn't skip.

"And... hello, Patriarch and Second Elder." I greeted the other two, who stood with stoic expressions.

"Ah, who's that little fox on your shoulder?" the Second Elder asked, noticing the white, fluffy fox with crimson red eyes perched on me.

"Ah, sh—" I started to reply, but my father interjected, cutting me off. I felt a flicker of annoyance but remained silent as I knew I was weak, so I knew better than to throw tamtrums. It wasn't worth it to get involved in something troublesome right now.

But even if I did continue speaking while ignoring him, he couldn't do anything about it because of the mother of my predecessor.

"Long Tian!" He called me, his expression serious and cold, looking straight into my eyes.

'Don't tell me this old man is about to drag me into whatever mess he's concocting?' I thought, an uneasy feeling settling in my stomach just from his gaze.

"You're coming with us... to exterminate the Hung family, who had the audacity to try to steal and kill you." Patriarch Yang's voice was as cold and unyielding as his expression, like massacre was merely a daily chore for him.

'Ah shit... Here goes my plan of relaxing back in my room!'

I let out a long, deep sigh inwardly. There was no way I could refuse this order; as the young master of this family, I had to comply.

"...Alright, Patriarch! Let's go!" I agreed, trying to mask my reluctance. He nodded in approval, a flicker of satisfaction in his eyes.

Before long, we set out toward the Long family's estate, which was just a few hundred miles away after crossing the forest.

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[Hung Family Estate]

[3rd Pov]

The sun shone brightly over the Hung family estate. Young disciples filled the main training ground, laughing and practicing their cultivation techniques together. They moved around gracefully, enjoying the warmth of the afternoon and the camaraderie among them.

Suddenly, the atmosphere changed. A dark shadow fell over the group as two old men in black robes with golden accents appeared. Their cold eyes scanned the disciples, and a sense of dread filled the air.

Before anyone could react, the old men charged forward. The laughter faded, replaced by cries of alarm. In an instant, the disciples were caught off guard, their smiles vanishing into fear. The attackers moved with brutal speed, striking down the disciples as if they were nothing more than insects beneath their feet.

"W-What the hell!!"

"Wh-who are y—aahhhhhh!!!" The disciples cried out in confusion throughout the main training ground, but before they could even get an answer, the two old men killed them mercilessly.

With each movement, blood sprayed across the ground, soaking the very earth and turning the once lively training ground into a horrific graveyard. The disciples of the Hung family tried to fight back, but their skills were no match for the old men's brutal onslaught. One by one, they fell, their screams filling the air.

"Ahhhhhhh!" "Ghawkkkk!"

"W-whyy—f..fuck?"

"Arghhh!"

...

In the distance, the chaos and the massacre finally reached the ears of the clan's higher-ups. The patriarch and elders, who were deep in discussion, turned pale as the sounds of battle pierced through the walls. Realization dawned on them, and their faces drained of color.

"The Hung family is under attack!"

"Prepare the guards!" Patriarch Zhang shouted in a hurry, rising from his seat. Anger and fear flashed in his eyes. "We must protect our disciples!"

The elders nodded, urgency filling their movements as they rushed to gather weapons, minds racing with thoughts of the massacre happening outside.

...

"Who're y—!!"

"What's the meaning of this, elders of the Long family!!" Patriarch Zhang shouted in anger as he recognized the familiar faces of his rivals from the enemy family.

'How dare they attack us so brazenly?'

"Are you trying to start a war?!"

"Do you know the consequences of starting a war with us?" The first elder of the Hung family said in a fit of anger, his finger clenching tightly while gritting his teeth.

"Hahahaha, you know why we're doing this... you thieves!!"

"And don't talk about consequences... Everybody knows we're superior."

"And no one's ever going to question us, even if we massacre your entire family," the first elder said with an evil laugh as the second elder cut down the last disciple in sight.

"You!!!!" Unable to control his anger, the first elder of the Hung family rushed toward the Long family elder, who mightily looked down on him.

'I won't let them get away with this!' the first elder thought with fury.

"Hoh!... So the Hung family has grown so much that they dare to publicly attack us?" However, before the first elder could reach him, suddenly, the whole Hung family was engulfed in a powerful pressure that forced all the elders to kneel on the ground, their foreheads sweating bullets. Patriarch Zhang remained alert, unaffected by the pressure.

"Y-your talk about that, but you're the one who's attacking us first!!!" The first elder, who had guts made of steel, didn't stay silent as he roared, his eyes deep, crimson-red and was on the verge of popping out from anger.

Even after hearing the first elder of the Hung family's roar, instead of responding, Patriarch Yang suddenly and swiftly took out a black spear covered in red lightning before he threw it toward him.

He moved so fast that the first elder couldn't even see the spear until it was just a millimeter away from him.

"Arghhh!!" Even if he noticed it, the pressure and speed left him unable to react properly before it pierced through his head, straight to his brain, blood leaking out like a waterfall as he fell to the ground with a thud.