Chapter 78: Wan Tianrui

  With the presence of Wan Tianrui, this meeting was not as relaxed as last time. Everyone looked serious and silent, with Wan Tianrui's gaze sweeping across the room, no one dared to meet his eyes, all lowering their heads.

  Today, Wan Tianrui left the pass and learned about the disappearance of Wan Rensheng and Wan Renqi. The elders had already witnessed Wan Tianrui's boundless anger, and even two old elders were almost choked to death by Wan Tianrui.

  As for several servants around him, they were all slapped by Wan Tianrui with a loud slap, and they were all beaten into meat sauce.

  Although Wan Tianrui did not speak, the elders could also feel the anger in his heart. Whoever's son or daughter goes missing, their mood will not be good.

  "Tell me, when did Jian'er and Qi'er go missing?" Wan Tianrui asked, scanning the crowd with a glance.

  Many elders felt a sharp knife scraping across their necks, cold sweat dripping down their backs, as Wan Tianrui's gaze seemed to solidify into substance.

  Dead silence, no one dared to speak first, fearing that Wan Tianrui would vent his anger on himself. In the Wan family, he had absolute power and prestige, even if he killed an elder, no one dared to say a word of dissent.

  After a while, seeing the elderly bowing their heads and remaining silent, Wan Tianfeng said: "It was just after the New Year last year, when Big Brother had just closed his door for meditation. They heard that Big Brother needed the inner elixir of the roasted tiger to break through to the Divine Sea realm, so they wanted to get the inner elixir of the roasted tiger and present it to Big Brother. So they went with someone to the Eastern Wilderness to search for the roasted tiger... and then there was no news from them again."

  Wan Tian Rui's eyebrows shot up, and he said in a deep voice, "Who did you go with to the Eastern Wastes?"

  Wan Tian Rui didn't explode in anger, Wan Tian Feng secretly let out a breath of relief and said: "At the Fragrant Wine Pavilion, a young man claiming to be from Hei Mu City was asking about Zhi Hu's whereabouts. The two found this young man, but instead of returning home, they brought Wan Si, Wan Qi, and Wan Shi directly to Dong Huang. At that time, there were many people at the Fragrant Wine Pavilion who knew about this matter."

  "What about the young man from Kuroki Castle?" Wan Tianrui's gaze turned stern, "Do you know his whereabouts?"

  Wan Tianfeng took a deep breath and said, "Yes, that young man told a lie. He is not from Blackwood City, but rather from the ancient Gu family of Leshui City, named Gu Chen."

  "Gu Chen?" Wan Tian Rui's expression turned gloomy as he spoke in a cold tone, "Since you know about his connection to the disappearance of Jian Er and Qi Er, why didn't you capture him and interrogate him? If Jian Er and Qi Er have any mishaps, I'll make sure he accompanies them in death, and the entire Gu family will accompany them in burial!"

  Many elders felt that the weather suddenly turned cold, and a chill rose in their hearts. They knew that Wan Tianrui would absolutely keep his word.

  In the face of Wan Tianrui's pressure, only Wan Tianfeng was able to maintain his composure and said: "The three major families of Leshuicheng are united, their strength is not weak. Big brother is in seclusion, we dare not act rashly. Gu Chen went to Donghuang more than half a year ago, I sent You Qiao and You Gen to pursue and capture him, the result..."

  Wan Tian Rui detected the unexpected tone in Wan Tian Feng's voice and shot him a glance, meaning to hurry him up.

  Wan Tianfeng took a deep breath and said, "As a result, both You Qiao and You Gen were killed by someone. Both of them were in the Tianmo True Body state when they were killed. It can be confirmed that the murderer has at least a cultivation level of Xiantian 9th layer. With such a powerful enemy, Big Brother hasn't come out of seclusion yet, and we don't dare to make any rash moves."

  Wan Tian fell silent for a moment before speaking: "Where is that young master from the Gu house now?"

  Wan Tianfeng said: "In the ancient family, the former patriarch of the ancient family, Gu Xian, has retired. The new patriarch is actually Gu Cangtian, Gu Chen's father."

  "Isn't the number one cultivator of the Gu House, the one who is said to be one of the top three cultivators in Leshui City and has reached the seventh layer of the Innate Realm, Gu Cangyue?" Wan Tianrui asked with a frown.

  "According to Wanjiu Hai's message, Gu Cangqiong has been hiding his cultivation and has a realm of Xiantian Seventh Layer. At the Clan Leader Competition Conference, he defeated Gu Cangyue with one move, it is said that with just one finger, he defeated Gu Cangyue, it is very likely that Gu Cangqiong's cultivation is not limited to the Xiantian Seventh Layer realm."

  Wan Tianfeng said, with a somewhat puzzled expression: "Big brother, I think, is Gu Cangyun's cultivation at the Ninth Layer of the Innate Realm? And did You Qiao and You Gen go after his son, only to be killed by him?"

  "Is that Nangong Yun, the young master who married into the Nangong family over a decade ago?" asked Wan Tianrui.

  Wan Tianfeng nodded and said, "It's him."

  "A 20-year-old who just started cultivating, can also enter the Ninth Layer of the Innate Realm in just over a decade? Has your brain been kicked by a donkey?" Wan Tianrui angrily said.

  Wan Tianfeng was shocked in his heart, but still gritted his teeth and said: "My Wan family doesn't have any enemies at the 9th level of Xiantian, but the deaths of You Qiao and You Gen are really suspicious. Gu Cangqiong originally only had a cultivation base of 5th level Xiantian, but I heard that during his battle with Gu Cangyue, he suddenly soared to the 7th level Xiantian cultivation base. It's possible that he still hasn't revealed all of his hidden strength, otherwise how could he defeat Gu Cangyue, who is also at the 7th level Xiantian, with just one finger?"

  "Even if he has the cultivation of the Nine Heavens of the Primordial Realm, if his son is related to the disappearance of Jian'er and Qi'er, then he must die." Wan Tianrui acknowledged Wan Tianfeng's point of view, but his anger grew even stronger, saying: "The insignificant Gu family dares to be an enemy of my Wan family, killing our family elder, I will slaughter the entire Gu family."

  Having said that, Wan Tianrui swept his gaze over the crowd of elders and shouted: "Xiao Jian and Qi'er were lost under your watch. This time, if anyone from the Gu family escapes the bloodbath, you will be the ones to accompany them in death."

  "The great leader can rest assured, we will definitely not let a single person from the Gu family escape." The elderly men hurriedly said in unison.

  Wan Tianfeng said: "Big brother, the three families of Leshui City are united and their strength is not weak. This Gu Cangyun is also unfathomable. If we attack directly, I'm afraid..."

  Wan Tianfeng hadn't finished speaking when Wan Tianrui interrupted him: "Even if he has a cultivation base of the Ninth Layer of the Innate Realm, what can be done? I have already refined the Fifth Layer of the Heavenly Demon True Body. Below the Divine Sea Realm, no one can stop me. A Ninth Layer cultivator of the Innate Realm who dares to be an enemy of my Wan Family will only have a dead end. You'd better not speak too much, I will definitely bathe the entire Gu Family in blood."

  "We'll follow the Eldest Young Master and kill him until none are left." The various elders all voiced their agreement.

  Wan Tianrui nodded slightly, his face still stern, but the elders saw that his anger had dissipated somewhat and were overjoyed.

  "Wan Tianfeng said: 'Big brother, if we directly attack the three families of Lesui City, they will definitely join forces to defend against us. Even if we win, we will have to pay a great price. I have a plan that can make the three families of Lesui City split and create internal chaos. When the time is right, we can launch a surprise attack, not just against the Gu family, but possibly wipe out all three families of Lesui City at once. Then, our Wan family will be able to own two cities.'"

  Wan Tianrui's eyes lit up and he said, "What method?"

  Wan Tianfeng smiled and said, "Gu Cangyue was originally the number one person in the Gu family and one of the top three cultivators in Leshui City. Now that he has been defeated by Gu Cangyun, he must be feeling very stifled and resentful towards Gu Cangyun. This Gu Cangyue has a deep foundation of power in the Gu family and a huge influence. We only need to start with him, and we can make the three major families in Leshui City split apart..."

  Wan Tianrui looked at Wan Tianfeng with appreciation, and Wan Tianfeng whispered something in his ear for a while. Wan Tianrui nodded and said, "Alright, let's have Wan Jiuhai try it first."

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  Leshui City, ancient house.

  Gu Cangyue sat in the courtyard with a listless expression, Da Zhanglao and Er Zhanglao were also present. The courtyard was quiet, all the servants had left.

  "I am not reconciled..." Gu Cangyue raised his head and looked at the sky, muttering.

  The Great Elder said, "What can you do if you're not willing to accept it? Now Gu Cangyun has defeated you on the arena and properly taken over as the tribe leader. Your cultivation is inferior to his, who can you blame?"

  "Big brother, are you just going to let it go like this?" The Second Elder was quite displeased with the tone of the Great Elder.

  "Second Brother, what are you thinking? Are you going to challenge the Ancient Azure again? I'm afraid you can't even withstand his casual strike." The Great Elder said with a bad tone.

  The two elders said: "We have worked hard for so many years, just to let Cang Yue sit in this position of patriarch. Can it be that all these years have been in vain? Cang Hai, Gu Hei, my son and grandson were killed by that little brat Gu Chen, can we just forget about it? Cang Yue, didn't you promise me that after the Patriarch's Assembly, you would take that little bastard's life to avenge Cang Hai and Gu Hei?"

  As the Second Elder said, a hateful gaze gradually shot out of Gu Cang Yue's eyes, saying: "Second Uncle, Gu Hai and Gu He won't die in vain, I will definitely take that little bastard's life. Gu Cang Tong has surpassed me, I have no way to deal with him, but I want to make him extinct, he doesn't have this son with the blood of the Gu family, let's see how he can continue to be the head of the Gu family..."

  "Alright, Cang Yue, as long as you have this idea, Second Uncle will die with you in this one battle. My son is dead, my grandson is dead, and I am willing to sacrifice my old life too." The second elder said seriously.

  "Second elder, Cang Yue," the old man said hastily, "now that Gu Cangyun has rightfully become the clan leader, if you continue to fight him, it's equivalent to fighting the clan leader. You're going against the family. Whether in terms of strength or influence, Gu Cangyun far surpasses you both. You have no chance of winning... and you'll end up harming everyone..."

  At this moment, a servant ran in and several people stopped arguing. The servant said: "First elder, second elder, Gu Dazhong, Wan Jiuhai wants to see you."