Chapter 80 Prelude

  Black night, if it were a huge curtain, would envelop the entire earth.

  Tonight is a bit special, there isn't a single star in the sky, it's pitch black, and there's a gloomy feeling.

  Gu Chen was not at home but with his father in the main hall of Gu's house.

  Gǔ Cāng Qiú gave invitations to several elders, and every elder-level senior came to the hall, except for the Great Elder and Second Elder.

  Everyone was discussing and arguing, many of the elderly who were once respected as great elders or second elders in their family lineage, all came forward to express their disapproval and make their stance clear.

  "The Great Elder and Second Elder are too arrogant, the Clan Leader invited them, but they didn't come. Do they still have the Clan Leader in their eyes?"

  "The Great Elder and Second Elder are really ignorant of the rules! They're openly giving the Clan Leader a hard time!"

  "This is a great disrespect to the clan leader, they are too arrogant."

  ……

  "Everyone, please be quiet." Gu Cangqiong raised his hand slightly and gestured to the crowd. Soon, the hall fell silent.

  "Gentlemen, I invited you all here tonight to tell you that from now on, everyone must be on high alert, especially tonight. The Gu family is facing a crisis."

  The crisis of the Gu family, naturally refers to what Gu Chen said to his father. Based on his speculation, Gu Cangyue has some connection with the Wan family. Today, he went separately to the Liu and Yun families. Recently, there will definitely be a big move, and the most likely one is tonight.

  Although Gu Cang Yue was defeated by Gu Cang Qiong, he had been the number one person in the Gu family for over a decade and had great prestige within the clan. Moreover, he still had the support of the First Elder and Second Elder, so his power was not to be underestimated.

  It's impossible for Gu Cangyun to deal with Gu Cangyue just based on his speculation, even if he had ulterior motives but didn't do anything wrong to the Gu family. Gu Cangyun couldn't possibly frame Gu Cangyue with a false charge.

  This will only make the Gufu people think that the patriarch has a narrow heart and cannot tolerate others.

  So, the best way is to let everyone be on high alert and wait for Gu Cangyue to reveal his true face. At that time, no matter how he is dealt with, there will be no dissent within the clan, nor will it affect Gu Cangyun's reputation.

  Anyone who brings shame to the family will be disowned by all members of the family, regardless of their previous status.

  "Tribe leader, you've just taken over as the tribe leader, and the Gu family is jubilant. The entire Leishui City's various forces have all come to congratulate, and it's a grand celebration. How could there be any crisis?" Someone asked in response to Gu Cangtian's words.

  Gu Cangqiong knew that just saying so wouldn't have any effect, and he didn't want them to be too anxious. He said, "According to reliable information, the Liu family will be hostile towards our clan soon, especially tonight."

  "What? The Liu family dares to? Does he think he's the number one family and wants to turn the world upside down? The Gu family is not afraid of him, if the Liu family dares to come and cause trouble, I'll make sure they can't swallow their own spit."

  "Give them a good lesson..."

  "Let them see the power of the Gu family..."

  ……

  Everyone spoke one after another.

  "Gong Cangqiong said: 'The Liu family's strength should not be underestimated, they are our strong enemy. From tonight on, everyone will sleep in their clothes and remain vigilant. When the invasion alarm sounds, you must come out immediately.'"

  "Yes, Chief..." everyone said in unison.

  After a brief explanation, the crowd dispersed and returned home. As the patriarch of the Gu clan, Gu Cangyun and his son naturally moved to the patriarch's residence near the main hall, while Gu Xian moved elsewhere.

  Back home, Gu Chen said: "Dad, I have a premonition that tonight will be unusual, so let's not sleep."

  "We'll wait for them in the yard, if Gu Cang Yue really doesn't care about the clan rules and colludes with outsiders to invade our own clan, we won't let him off this time. If the Liu family dares to come, we'll definitely teach them a lesson." Gu Cang Tu proposed.

  Gu Chen nodded, but in his heart he said: "It's best if the entire Liu family comes out, I'll make a big kill today and take them all down at once."

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  Le Shui City, the northern city adjacent to the eastern city, a three-story high-rise building, under the night sky on the rooftop, two people were sitting upright, surprisingly, they were the two masters of the Wan family, Wan Tianrui and Wan Tianfeng.

  This is the private residence of Wan Jiuhai, the first law enforcement merchant in Leishui City. In fact, Wan Jiuhai is a collateral descendant of the Wan family in Taicheng, who was assigned to Leishui City to do business and monitor the situation of the three major Xiu Zhen families at any time.

  Hundreds of years ago, the three major families in Leshui City were evenly matched with the Wan family. Later, the strength of the three major families weakened, and the successive heads of the Wan family wanted to drive out the three major families and occupy Leshui City by themselves.

  However, the three major families joined forces and their strength was not weak. The Wan family clashed with the three major families several times and also lost many Xiantian realm cultivators. The plan to annex Lesui City came to nothing, until now, when the Wan family produced a Wan Tianrui, whose cultivation had actually entered the peak of the Xiantian realm, becoming the number one person under the Divine Sea.

  The three major Xiu Zhen families within Le Shui City have internal problems, and Wan Tian Feng naturally remembers the wishes of his ancestors. He designs a plan to let the three major Xiu Zhen families fight each other internally, and finally, the Wan family will take action to eliminate the remaining personnel. This is simply a flawless plan.

  Originally this plan was difficult to implement, but after finding Wan Cangyue as a breakthrough, things went smoothly.

  In Wan Tianfeng's view, Gu Cangyun was likely to have already cultivated the Ninth Layer of the Innate Realm. Letting the Liu and Yun families fight against him would result in heavy losses for the Gu family even if they won, while the defeat of the Liu and Yun families was not a concern at all. At that time, the Wan family could easily take control of the three major families.

  However, things also have a bit of unexpectedness. For example, Yun Jinghong this time didn't know whether he was confused or clever, and actually tightly hugged Gu Cangtou's thigh, not participating in the war. As a result, Wan Jia had to seal off Yun Jia first, deal with Gu and Liu families first, and then come back to deal with Yun Jia.

  Sitting on the top of this three-story building, you can clearly see most areas of Dongcheng and Beicheng. At this moment, although it is night, the whole Leshui City is still brightly lit.

  Wan Tianrui gazed out at the entire Eastern City from the rooftop, saying: "Among the three great families of Gu, Liu, and Yun, the Gu family's geographical location is the best. Although the spiritual energy of the mountain peaks behind it is weak, it is also a land of good fortune. Living here for a long time can also give rise to great auspiciousness... Hmph... Tianfeng, considering the overall plan, you are still stronger. According to your plan, we only need to wait for the Gu and Liu families to start fighting, and then we can reap the benefits as bystanders."

  Wan Tianfeng burst out laughing and glanced at Le Shui City, saying: "My calculations are useful against these foolish cultivators, but in the face of Big Brother's absolute power, they're nothing. No matter how meticulous the plan is, it still relies on Big Brother's divine powers in the end."

  Wan Tianrui smiled and nodded, saying: "As a person, the most important thing is to do your part well, follow the rules, and once you have unrealistic fantasies, things will go wrong. That Gu Cangyue, if he had worked together with Gu Cangyun, done his part well, and devoted himself to the development of the Gu family, would have been a formidable enemy for our Wan family. However, because he did not do his part, the good situation of the Gu family was completely messed up. Liu Huayuan also did not do his part, and sent the Liu family on a path of destruction. Therefore, whether you are an ordinary person or a cultivator, you must do your part well. Ordinary people have their own duties, cultivators have their own duties, and everyone has their own duties to fulfill. Tianfeng, you must remember this."

  Wan Tianfeng looked enlightened and said, "Big brother is right, Tianfeng will remember it in his heart."

  Wan Tianrui is warning Wan Tianfeng not to think that just because he has a little cleverness, he can be unscrupulous and disobedient. The Wan family's true leader is Wan Tianrui, so Wan Tianfeng should not have any wild ambitions. How dare Wan Tianfeng not take the lesson?

  Now the two masters of the Wan family, the six elders, and many second-generation disciples with high cultivation have all arrived at Le Shui City, temporarily staying in this building, just waiting for the war between the Liu and Gu families to start, when they will make a profit as the fisherman who benefits from the oyster and the snipe's struggle, and after the battle is over, they will come out and give everyone a surprise.

  After an unknown period of time, Wan Tian Rui glanced at the pitch-black sky and said: "Finally, it's about to begin..."

  Only to see dozens of escape lights, from the Liu family broke through the air and rose, straight to the ancient house in the east city. Soon, they arrived above the ancient house, and several escape lights rose from the ancient house, facing the people of the Liu family. Finally, everyone fell on the square of the ancient house.

  The sudden tolling of the bell pierced through the darkness and fell into the ears of every ancient family.

  Everyone knew what the bell tolling meant, it was the warning bell for an external enemy invading their ancient home, no one knew how many years it had been since it last rang out. But today, Gu Cangyun reminded everyone, although not a few people didn't take it seriously, most of the members still remembered Gu Cangyun's words and rushed to the square as soon as they heard the bell tolling.

  Soon, dozens of cultivators above the Innate Realm arrived at the square, while those in the Acquired Realm naturally wouldn't come out to send themselves to death.

  The lights of the ancient house had not gone out yet, and the entire square was illuminated clearly. The people of the Gu family were shocked when they saw the members of the Liu family.

  Tribe leader Liu Huayuan, Supreme Elder Liu Xinghen, two pre-heavenly seventh-layer powerhouses, and several pre-heavenly sixth-layer elders, dozens of pre-heavenly cultivators, nearly 99% of the Liu family's strength is gathered here.

  It seems that Liu Huayuan has also made a major decision and wants to defeat Gu's family in one fell swoop.

  Gǔ Qiāng Jǐn was killed, although Gǔ Qiāng Yuè also had a cultivation of the Seventh Layer of the Pre-Heaven Realm, but after the internal struggle within the Gǔ family, what strength could they still muster? In the end, Lè Shuǐ City was still under the control of the Liǔ family, where they said east was east and west was west.

  So, Liu Huayuan decided to mobilize all the elite forces of his family, and this move also gained the support of Liu Xinghen.

  Looking at the people of the Liu family, Gu Chen's heart was delighted. Just right, one net to catch all, the Liu family's remaining Xiantian realm cultivators were less than 10%, and they were also relatively weak Xiantian realm first and second layer cultivators. Catching this part of the Liu family members in one net would leave behind a power that couldn't even compare to some small forces in Lesui City.

  From then on, Leshui City no longer had the Liu family of cultivators.