Chapter 52

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As dusk approached, Xu Ziyang saw the capital city from a distance. By then, she had learned from passersby that it had been nearly four days since she used the beast-summoning talisman to lure away the demonic beasts.

At this time, the capital city had already restored order, and the battlefield had been cleaned up. The city gates were wide open, with people coming and going in a steady stream. This was because other places knew that the capital city had experienced a beast tide, which had now subsided. Therefore, the capital city must have a large number of demonic beast corpses, so many merchants and alchemists and talisman makers rushed to the capital city, hoping to purchase some.

Xu Ziyang strolled into the capital city and headed towards the Xu family. From a distance, she could sense a heavy sorrow hanging over the Xu family. Looking up at the main gate, she saw eight disciples standing there, chests out and heads held high, but their eyes revealed deep sorrow.

Xu Ziyang walked to the gate, and the eight men looked at her in unison. Xu Ziyang had not been with the Xu family for long and mostly stayed in the library or her room for cultivation, so the eight gatekeepers did not recognize her.

Xu Ziyang took out her badge and showed it to the eight disciples. They nodded lightly at her and said nothing. Only the disciple closest to her spoke in a deep voice:

"Little Sister, please go to the central square. Everyone in the family is there now!"

Xu Ziyang was slightly taken aback, not knowing why everyone in the family had gathered at the central square, but she did not ask, seeing the poor mood of the eight disciples. So, she hesitated for a moment, then stepped through the gate and walked towards the central square.

Suddenly, Xu Ziyang remembered the night she left the family for the Mystic Valley, when her uncle Xu Haobo had come to her residence and had a deep conversation with her. In that conversation, she learned that the current city lord's mansion, the Xiao family, and the Wu family had already formed an alliance to deal with her family.

"Could it be that they are preparing to go to war with the city lord's mansion, the Xiao family, and the Wu family?"

In fact, at this time, not only the Xu family, but also the city lord's mansion, the Xiao family, and the Wu family were doing the same thing—holding a memorial service for the disciples who had died in battle. After three days of cleaning up and resting following the beast tide, they reviewed the list of casualties and held memorial services for their fallen disciples simultaneously today.

At this moment, in the central square of the Xu family, the memorial service was nearing its final stage. The Xu family was about to introduce a hero, an idol who could inspire the family's disciples. To maintain the family's enduring prosperity, a spiritual leader was needed. Such a person did not need to have a high cultivation level but must possess a fearless spirit, a spirit of self-sacrifice for the family, and the ability to move all the Xu family disciples. Of course, this person must be a disciple who had already fallen in battle.

Thus, Xu Ziyang, who had faced thousands of demonic beasts in the Mystic Valley, stepped forward, sacrificed herself, and saved everyone by luring the demonic beasts away, became the first choice without a doubt.

At this moment, the family patriarch Xu Haoran was speaking with a solemn face and an impassioned tone:

"Such a person, in the critical moment of the family's survival, when her brothers and sisters were facing extreme danger, and when more than five hundred outstanding disciples of the family were about to be devoured by the demonic beasts, she stepped forward, bravely taking all the dangers upon herself."

On the high platform, Xu Ziyang's parents were also invited to sit on the chairs behind. Hearing the patriarch's words, they shed tears. Xu Haobo, sitting next to them, searched the crowd below with his eyes, sighing inwardly:

"The last time she left the family for the Mystic Valley, Ziyang was still standing below, the hope of the family! Such a genius..."

At this moment, Xu Haoran's voice continued, steady and full of emotion:

"She is our family's pride! She embodies the immortal spirit of our family! She is our fifteen-year-old disciple, Xu Ziyang..."

As Xu Ziyang stepped into the central square, she heard someone shouting her name and was taken aback, looking up at the high platform in confusion.

On the high platform, Xu Haobo was still sighing, his eyes searching the crowd below. Suddenly, his body trembled, his eyes widened in shock, and he almost split his eyelids from the force. He saw a familiar figure at the entrance of the central square.

"Is it her?"

"Is it Ziyang?"

"Am I seeing things?"

Xu Haobo raised his arm, wiped his eyes hard, and focused on the entrance of the square. Yes! It was Xu Ziyang! Standing there, dazed!

"Xu Ziyang!"

Xu Haobo suddenly stood up from his seat and shouted loudly. Xu Haoran, who was speaking on the platform, was taken aback. However, the disciples below, who were already emotionally charged by the patriarch's speech, all raised their arms and shouted in unison:

"Xu Ziyang!"

"Xu Ziyang!"

"..."

Hearing the disciples' shouts, Xu Haoran was very satisfied with Xu Haobo, thinking to himself:

"Second brother really knows how to grasp the timing, immediately stirring up the disciples' emotions!"

However, Xu Haobo ignored the patriarch's thoughts and the disciples' cheers, jumping down from the platform and flying towards Xu Ziyang, who was standing dazed at the entrance of the square.

Everyone on the platform and below was taken aback, their eyes following Xu Haobo. Xu Ziyang's parents were the first to see her, standing up shakily from their seats, choking with emotion: "Yan'er!"

At this moment, Xu Haoran on the platform also saw Xu Ziyang, first shocked, then delighted, and finally sighing with a bitter smile. He had only intended to establish a spiritual leader for the family and to provide a comfortable life for Xu Ziyang's parents, Xu Haoguang and his wife, but he had made a huge mistake!

However, Xu Haoran was still very happy. The loss of a genius was a fatal blow to the family. When he heard that Xu Ziyang had lured the demonic beasts away alone, Xu Haoran was deeply affected, especially when he heard from Xu Haobo that Xu Ziyang was not only a genius in talisman making but also in cultivation. A wave of regret washed over him.

At this moment, seeing Xu Ziyang standing in the square, Xu Haoran was overwhelmed with emotion. A genius in talisman making, a genius in cultivation, and a genius who had safely returned from the demonic beasts in the vast mountains! Xu Haoran looked up to the sky, his eyes brimming with tears, and repeatedly called out in his heart:

"May the ancestors of the Xu family protect us!"

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