Chapter 41

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Xiaoruxing had just landed at the city gate when he heard a mournful voice shouting at him. Turning his head, he saw Wu Yue, the leader of the Wu family, who had set out with him. Seeing Wu Yue's disheveled appearance and hearing his shouts, Xiaoruxing immediately understood that Wu Yue must have also been attacked by the demonic beasts. Moreover, hearing Wu Yue's shout, Xiaoruxing became even more certain of his suspicions.

He had always suspected that the demonic beasts had come from the direction of Tongyou Valley. Now, hearing Wu Yue's confirmation, a wave of sorrow and anger surged in his heart. He rushed towards the family head, Xiaorugui, and fell to his knees with a thud, crying out loudly:

"Brother, the Xu family failed to hold Tongyou Valley, causing our Xiao family to suffer greatly!"

Li Wanbao, seeing Wu Yue and Xiaoruxing's disheveled and angry state, and hearing their shouts, recalled the losses his desertion had caused to the various families in Zhongdu City. He wondered if his elder brother would kill him to vent the anger of the three families, and fainted on the spot.

At this moment, Wu Meng and Xiaorugui's gazes simultaneously turned to Li Wanpeng. Although their eyes did not show anger, they did reveal blame. Seeing Wu Meng and Xiaorugui's gazes, Li Wanpeng quickly gave a subtle look and secretly pointed to Xu Haoran's back.

Wu Meng and Xiaorugui immediately understood. Thinking of the Xiao family's thousand-year legacy, the loss of a few disciples was nothing. However, they had intended to use this wave of demonic beasts to weaken the Xu family, but instead, they had also suffered significant losses. No one on the city wall could have imagined that the Xu family disciples in Tongyou Valley had not been harmed at all.

Xu Haoran stood on the city wall, no longer having the energy to deal with Li Wanpeng, Wu Meng, and Xiaorugui. He anxiously looked out towards the city's outskirts. Even after Li Wanbao regained consciousness and Xiaoruxing and Wu Meng understood the reason for the demonic beast attack, they still did not see the Xu family disciples who were supposed to be guarding Tongyou Valley.

Xu Haoran took one last look into the distance, confirming in his heart that his family's disciples must have been wiped out. He slowly closed his eyes in sorrow. Behind him, Li Wanpeng, Xiaorugui, and Wu Meng exchanged glances, each of them also concluding that the Xu family disciples guarding Tongyou Valley were finished. A hint of joy flashed in their eyes.

"Cough, cough!"

Li Wanpeng coughed, trying to get Xu Haoran's attention. However, Xu Haoran, feeling both sorrow and the revelation of the city lord's, Xiao family's, and Wu family's true intentions, decided not to play along. In his heart, he knew that the sudden wave of demonic beasts had delayed the actions of Li Wanpeng, Xiaorugui, and Wu Meng.

With the wave of demonic beasts still ongoing and the three families also suffering losses, the gap in strength had not widened. Before the wave ended, these three families would not dare to act against him. They still needed the Xu family's strength to defend Zhongdu City and repel the demonic beasts.

In other words, even if the Xu family did nothing for Zhongdu City, Li Wanpeng, Xiaorugui, and Wu Meng would not dare to do anything to the Xu family. On one hand, their actions while he was unconscious were unjust. On the other hand, a major battle would likely result in the Xu family's destruction, leaving the city lord's, Xiao family's, and Wu family's forces too weakened to defend Zhongdu City, ultimately leading to the city's fall and the destruction of all its inhabitants.

Having thought everything through, Xu Haoran would not let himself be at a disadvantage and would seek to recover his losses. He deeply understood that this wave of demonic beasts was actually a respite for the Xu family. Whether his family could escape danger depended on how well they utilized this wave. Turning around, he did not even look at Li Wanpeng, Xiaorugui, and Wu Meng, coldly snorted, and said:

"Since the city lord said that the family whose territory the demonic beasts came from would be severely punished, the Xu family will not send troops to defend the city until we receive a reasonable explanation!"

He then shouted to the Xu family disciples on the city wall, "Xu family members, follow me!"

With that, he strode away.

Li Wanpeng's face turned red with anger, and he shouted at Xu Haoran's back:

"Xu family head, are you not afraid that Zhongdu City will be breached by the demonic beasts, leading to a mutual destruction?"

"Then let us all die together!" Xu Haoran's figure gradually faded into the distance, his voice echoing back. All the Xu family disciples, including Xu Haoliang, followed him.

Li Wanpeng's fists clenched tightly, and he shouted, "Xu Haoran, are you not afraid that before the demonic beasts arrive, our three families will destroy your Xu family?"

Xu Haoran suddenly stopped, turned to look at Li Wanpeng on the city wall, and his Foundation Establishment Third Stage aura pressed down on Li Wanpeng. He fiercely shouted:

"Try it if you dare!"

Li Wanpeng's breathing became heavy. He desperately wanted to start a war with the Xu family. Being at the Foundation Establishment Third Stage himself, he was not afraid of Xu Haoran. Moreover, he had the strength to counter the Xu family's patriarch. However, considering the wave of demonic beasts, Li Wanpeng suppressed his anger and calmly said:

"Xu family head, how do you want me to explain this to you?"

"That's your problem! I will wait for your response at the Xu family!"

With that, Xu Haoran did not stay, and he shouted to the Xu family disciples, "Return to the family immediately, go on high alert, and kill anyone and any demonic beast that approaches the Xu family without cause!"

Li Wanpeng, Xiaorugui, and Wu Meng, hearing Xu Haoran's words, were momentarily stunned. They exchanged glances, thinking that Xu Haoran had seen through their intentions and was about to confront them. They looked at Li Wanbao, Xiaoruxing, and Wu Yue, and sighed inwardly:

"Our plan was well thought out, but who would have thought the demonic beasts would come from the official road."

With no other choice, Li Wanpeng, Xiaorugui, and Wu Meng had to temporarily dispatch some disciples from their families to fill the gaps left by the Xu family's departure. They then gathered at the city lord's residence to discuss the situation.

Meanwhile, in the fork of Tongyou Valley, Xu Ziyun and the others had just finished dealing with the last batch of demonic beasts. Each of them collected their share, but due to the large number of demonic beasts and only nineteen of them, they had to painfully discard most of the items, taking only the most important parts.

The entire Tongyou Valley was quiet and empty, with not a single demonic beast in sight. Everyone looked around in confusion, wondering what had happened.

Xu Ziyun stood on a hill, listening to the faint roars of demonic beasts coming from Changri Valley and Luofeng Ridge, a smile flashing in her eyes. Suddenly, she turned sharply, her gaze falling on the dense forest behind her, where a figure was rapidly approaching.

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