Chapter 73: The Chaos of the He Family (Part 3)

A twenty-seven or twenty-eight-year-old martial artist of the Jun rank, two middle-aged men dressed in common clothes, who looked like servants of the young man, were actually martial artists of the Di rank... If Xiao Bei hadn't sensed that these two Di rank martial artists were much weaker than himself, he might have had to temporarily cancel the plan to strike the He Family.

After all, this was a variable.

If these people were allies of the He Family and their strength was comparable to Xiao Bei's, it would be unwise for Xiao Bei to engage in a fight.

However, although these people were considered top-notch experts in the secular world, they were no match for Xiao Bei. Therefore, Xiao Bei continued to proceed according to the original plan.

After all, strength was paramount. These people were not a match for Xiao Bei and thus would not be a variable in his operation.

"Report, report, report..."

In front of the He Family's residence, a soldier from the Chifire Army, a direct military force of the Zhou Family of the Imperial Dynasty, appeared. Or, more accurately, a military leader at the general level.

After several loud shouts, the two Third Rank Xiantian martial artists guarding the He Family's gate immediately moved to intercept him.

"The He Family's grounds cannot be trespassed upon recklessly."

The two guards immediately drew their long swords.

"Humph!"

This military leader was the deputy general whom Wang Yong had called to report to the He Family's head. He was also a Xiantian realm martial artist, though he had just entered the Xiantian realm as a Sheng rank martial artist. After hearing the guards' words, he snorted angrily and raised his arm.

"Step aside, both of you. I have important matters to discuss. You cannot afford to delay me..." With these words, the military leader used his martial energy to push the two guards aside, then moved forward, loudly calling out the name of the current head of the He Family, He Shuo!

He Shuo, whose strength was on par with Xiao Zhan, was a Huang rank martial artist!

Although he was only at the initial stage, he was indeed a Huang rank martial artist!

He was one of the founders of the Chifire Army, though not like Xiao Zhan, who independently founded the Tianlong Army.

However, it could also be said that the He Family, at that time, had enough weight and its own glory!

However, due to the decrease in male descendants, the He Family gradually became a marginal first-class family over the years.

"He Shuo, the head of the He Family, something has happened! He Shuo, the head of the He Family..."

As soon as he entered the He Family's residence, the military leader shouted, causing the people in the He Family who initially wanted to attack him for intruding to gradually realize that the military leader had truly important matters to report to the head of the family, He Shuo.

A person from the He Family recognized this military leader and knew his current status as a deputy general of the Chifire Army and a Sheng rank martial artist.

Therefore, based on these two points, this person from the He Family immediately informed the elder beside him about the deputy general's identity.

Upon hearing this, the elder, knowing the deputy general's identity, did not dare to be negligent. He told the deputy general to wait a moment and immediately took off, heading straight for the courtyard where He Shuo was.

In the quiet courtyard of the He Family's rear garden, He Shuo, an elderly man nearly seventy years old with a hunched back, had disheveled white hair and a deeply wrinkled face, his brows tightly furrowed.

In front of him was a wutong tree in the courtyard, not particularly tall but with many branches.

He Shuo gazed at the wutong tree, muttering to himself, "Why do I feel uneasy? Could it be that He Ling and the others got into trouble?"

After questioning himself, He Shuo replied, "Impossible. After all, He Ling is a Jun rank martial artist. In the Wu Kingdom, apart from Xiao Zhan and a few others, who could be his match... Besides, even if they are experts, they wouldn't bully He Ling out of respect for the He Family. But why do I feel something is wrong?"

Sighing, He Shuo was about to call his servant to summon the youngest brother, He Yuan, who had reached the Sheng rank, to check on what He Ling was doing when he suddenly felt the entire He Family residence become chaotic, filled with the chaotic aura of martial artists.

"He Shuo, the head of the He Family, something has happened, He Shuo, the head of the He Family..."

Such voices drifted over.

Not long after, as He Shuo's face darkened and he was about to fly towards the center of the He Family residence, he encountered the person from the He Family who had come to report.

When He Shuo arrived in front of the military leader at the center of the He Family residence, the deputy general, upon seeing the elderly He Shuo, did not dare to be careless. He immediately saluted and then reported the matter.

At this moment, not far from the entrance of the He Family residence, many people from the He Family had gathered, including almost all of the He Family's strong martial artists, who had quickly assembled amidst the chaos.

However, although the He Family had declined, it still maintained the order of a large family. Therefore, despite the large number of people, it remained quiet and orderly.

When the military leader reported that the Jun rank martial artist He Ling and eleven of the He Family's elite, including He Yong, had all been killed on the street by a masked, muscular man, the silence grew even deeper!

He Shuo's face, like many others in the He Family, had turned completely ashen!

The anger was palpable to anyone!

"Explain the entire situation clearly!"

The hunched He Shuo clenched his fists, his eyes flashing with a fierce light, and he stared intently at the military leader. Although he did not release his imposing aura to oppress the military leader, the deputy general was still trembling from the uncontainable anger in He Shuo's eyes.

"Head of the He Family, I did not see the scene. I arrived at the scene with General Wang Yong... It's not that we were negligent in our duty to protect the capital's safety. The masked, black-robed, muscular man was simply too powerful. His methods were extremely swift and decisive. By the time we arrived, he had already left..."

"Head of the He Family, this is a targeted attack on our He Family. Head of the He Family, I request permission to..." The people of the He Family could no longer contain themselves. Anger clouded their minds, and they all wanted to request permission to seek revenge.

He Shuo ignored these people and pointed directly at the military leader, "Tell me, did his strength really reach the Di rank martial artist level?"

"Yes, according to our investigation after the incident, the masked, black-robed, muscular man was indeed a Di rank martial artist, and he was at the peak of the Di rank."

As soon as the military leader finished speaking, the people of the He Family who had requested permission to act realized why He Shuo had not responded to them. They had been clouded by anger, wanting to pursue a Di rank martial artist!

Their strength, facing a Di rank martial artist, could only end in death, not revenge!

"Di rank martial artist, ha ha, Di rank martial artist, ha ha..."

He Shuo suddenly burst into laughter, as if he had gone mad. When the people around him were confused, He Shuo shouted loudly, "Is this person mocking our He Family's decline, mocking that we, unlike the Zhou and Xiao families, do not have Di rank martial artists, do not have the strength to stand up to him?"

With a wave of his hand, He Shuo's martial energy, that of a Huang rank martial artist, erupted!

"Our He Family, from its glorious and invincible days to its gradual decline, has declined not only due to the scarcity of male descendants but also because the strength of our male descendants has gradually diminished. Apart from me, there are no more Huang rank martial artists, only a few Xiantian realm martial artists... The lack of a Di rank martial artist to lead is the reason our He Family has declined compared to the Xiao and Zhou families."

As his martial energy raged, He Shuo's voice grew louder. Those close to him felt their eardrums vibrate.

He Shuo then infused his voice with power, as if making a grand announcement... "However, from now on, our He Family will once again stand at the pinnacle of the Wu Kingdom's top families, among the top forces in Luzhou, because our He Family also has a Di rank martial artist! We are not inferior to any family, not inferior to any major family... That muscular man is the proof of our He Family's resurgence, the stepping stone!"

After shouting these words, the people near the He Family residence, and even those on the streets a bit further away, almost all heard He Shuo's words. At the same time, whether they were commoners, wandering martial artists, or members of other families, their faces all changed... Because if the He Family also had a Di rank martial artist, the Wu Kingdom would truly undergo a great change!