Chapter 76

The battle soon broke out, and the Liu family had gathered all the city guards, clearly preparing to defend the Liu family compound to the death.

At this moment, the four gates of the Liu family compound were already heavily guarded, with over two thousand warriors from the four major families gathered, while the Liu family alone had three thousand warriors.

Of course...

A large portion of these three thousand were Xuanwu Realm warriors, and their overall combat strength was not much stronger than that of the four major families, who had sent out all their elite warriors.

The Liu family had lost many warriors in the Ice Abyss, yet they could still muster so many people, demonstrating the strength of their resources.

At the main gate of the Liu family compound, a thousand warriors surged forward, but before they could even approach the city gate, a barrage of crossbow bolts flew out. The night was dark, the crossbow bolts were too fast, and there were too many warriors outside, leaving no time to dodge. Nearly a hundred warriors at the front were instantly pierced and died on the spot.

"Divine Mechanism Crossbows?"

The patriarch of the Zhao family's eyes turned cold. He had anticipated that the Liu family would have a backup plan, but he did not expect them to have secretly purchased so many Divine Mechanism Crossbows. These were Eighth Rank Human-grade mystic weapons with extraordinary power.

"Zhao Pan, Zhao Li, you lead the way!"

The patriarch of the Zhao family waved his hand, and the other three family patriarchs also gave orders. Over twenty Shenhai Realm warriors immediately burst forward, leading the charge.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

From the back wall of the Liu family compound, countless black crossbow bolts shot out, like the Grim Reaper's chains. However, the twenty Shenhai Realm warriors at the front all took action, their weapons swinging to cover the surroundings. With a series of dull collisions, countless crossbow bolts were deflected, and the warriors of the four families gradually approached the Liu family compound.

"Roar!"

A giant from the Lu family swung a massive iron hammer and struck the red iron gate of the Liu family compound, shattering it with one blow.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Behind the gate, several rows of neatly lined Liu family warriors stood, with the Seventh Elder coldly standing at the back. He waved his hand, and a barrage of crossbow bolts shot out from inside the gate, dense like a heavy rain.

"Hmph!"

The giant from the Lu family swung his iron hammer, deflecting all the crossbow bolts and leading the charge into the Liu family compound.

"Kill!"

The Seventh Elder roared, drawing a long sword and leading countless Liu family warriors to surge forward, blocking the four families' warriors who had rushed in.

The rain grew heavier, and the bloodshed began. The Liu family compound would likely turn into a slaughterhouse after this night.

...

"Kill!"

At the same time, the eastern, northern, and western gates also erupted into bloodshed. The Liu family had set up Divine Mechanism Crossbows at each gate, easily slaying dozens of warriors from the four families in the first round of combat.

Behind the four families, the Shenhai Realm warriors led the charge, breaking through the gates, and the two sides engaged in close combat, beginning the most brutal bloodshed.

The shouts of the warriors, the dull sounds of weapons clashing, the sounds of walls and houses collapsing, and the cries of the wounded warriors echoed continuously.

The entire Wuling City could clearly hear the sounds, but no one dared to come out to watch. They just trembled in fear at home, praying that the war would not affect them.

...

The guest hall was very quiet. There were over twenty guest scholars in the hall, but only a few had quietly fled, while the rest had gone to the western gate to fight.

Lu Li did not join the battle, not because he did not want to, but because he was still in a deep sleep.

Before the battle, Cheng Qu had visited three times, but Lu Li had not woken up, so he had to lead the other guest scholars to the western gate to fight.

Lu Li had been refining Blood Refinement Pills from last night to tonight. He had refined all the Blood Refinement Pills, and in the last session, he had refined twelve at once, falling into a deep sleep immediately afterward.

Outside, the rain was pouring, and the battle was raging, but Lu Ling's face showed no urgency or worry, remaining calm. She was organizing all the books, stacking the ones left by her father, and then throwing them into the furnace one by one.

She had basically finished reading these books, and keeping them had little meaning. She did not want these books to fall into the wrong hands, so she had to burn them.

After all the books were burned, she leaned on her cane and entered the room, seeing that Lu Li was still sound asleep. She was not anxious and sat by the bed, waiting for Lu Li to wake up.

"Bang!"

The door was suddenly kicked open, but Lu Ling's expression did not change. She just raised her hand slightly, aiming the crossbow at the door.

When she saw a familiar guest scholar, she lowered her hand and said calmly, "The western gate is almost overwhelmed?"

The guest scholar nodded, glanced at Lu Li, and said in a flustered manner, "The western gate has six Shenhai Realm warriors from the four families. Miss Yi and the others can't hold on anymore. She sent me to ask Lu Li to join the battle."

Lu Ling shrugged and said, "You can see that my brother is still unconscious. Tell Miss Yi and the others to fight while retreating. Retreat to the guest hall. My brother will wake up sooner when he hears the sounds of battle."

"..."

The guest scholar rolled his eyes. The sounds of battle at the western gate were already so loud that they could be clearly heard here. If Lu Li was still not awake now, how would he wake up later?

Lu Ling waved her hand and said lightly, "Go and convey my message. Tell them to retreat to the guest hall. They will definitely be able to hold their ground."

The guest scholar reluctantly left the room, inwardly cursing. Was Lu Li deliberately pretending to be unconscious to avoid the battle? Eating and using the Liu family's resources, but hiding in a critical moment, Lu Li was indeed a white-eyed wolf...

The guest scholar ran quickly and soon arrived at the western gate.

At this moment, the western gate was like hell, with bodies everywhere. At least two hundred people from both sides were dead or injured, and the small square inside the western gate was already stained red with blood.

Liu Yi did not join the battle, standing at the back of the crowd, her eyes cold as she watched the front. The guest scholar walked to Liu Yi's side and relayed Lu Ling's message.

"Ha ha!"

After hearing it, Liu Yi's eyes showed a hint of mockery. She shook her head and sighed, "Not one of the Liu family, indeed cannot be relied upon..."

When Lu Li refused to join the inner or outer chambers of the Liu family, she should have realized that Lu Li and the Liu family were not on the same page. Lu Li would not fight to the death for the Liu family.

Unconscious? Who would believe that?

Liu Yi came to the western gate to command the battle today, actually to get Lu Li to join. She thought that since she had some favors with Lu Li, he would fight for her sake.

Although Lu Li was in the Xuanwu Realm, he could kill Elders Qi, Bo, and Scar, and Liu Yi estimated his combat strength to be at the mid-Shenhai Realm.

If such a powerful warrior joined the battle, the Liu family's chances of winning at the western gate would increase, even if only slightly. Liu Yi had to try.

Unfortunately, from the start of the battle until now, Lu Li had never come out. Even when she sent someone to invite him, Lu Li was still "unconscious," which made Liu Yi feel hurt and completely disappointed in Lu Li.

"Bang!"

A Liu family warrior was cleaved by Di Ba and flew into the air, landing in front of Liu Yi, dead with his eyes open.

Seeing the Liu family warriors being overwhelmed, Liu Yi sighed inwardly. She had thought Lu Li would join the battle, so she did not request many Shenhai Realm warriors. In contrast, the four families, led by Zhao Rui, had more Shenhai Realm warriors, two more than the Liu family...

"Retreat to the guest hall!"

Liu Yi made up her mind. Since Lu Li's sister had said to retreat to the guest hall, she would do as Lu Ling wished. She wanted to see how Lu Li would continue to hide like a turtle when Zhao Rui and the others attacked the guest hall.

"Kill—"

Zhao Rui and Di Ba led the charge, both exceptionally fierce, attacking with full force.

Lu Li did not join the battle, and they thought he had fled, so they were eager to end the battle quickly and then hunt down Lu Li.