In the main hall of the Mo Yang family's ancestral home, the atmosphere was as if it had frozen. The three family elders who had come to the hall all had pale faces, and many of them had beads of sweat on their foreheads.
"Speak, what should we do?" A woman in a silver robe sat in the hall, her brows furrowed with a fierce expression.
She was the current head of the Mo Yang family, Mo Yang Qi.
Since the death of the old ancestor who had created the Mo Yang family's glory, the family had gradually declined. Fortunately, Mo Yang Qi had survived a near-death experience and successfully transformed her body, becoming a 'pseudo-supernatural,' which allowed the Mo Yang family to begin to rise again! Although in the presence of true supernatural beings, a pseudo-supernatural was a joke, in front of ordinary people, a pseudo-supernatural was still very formidable.
They could fly and burrow through the earth, and could only be harmed by supernatural means, with a lifespan of eight hundred years! This was enough to maintain the prosperity of a family.
But the prerequisite was... not to offend supernatural beings!
In the past, the Mo Yang family had always been very cautious, even trying to marry into the top families that had produced true supernatural beings to consolidate their position. But this time...
"I trusted the council of elders! I handed over all the family affairs to you, but what about you?" The woman in the silver robe's voice was full of anger, "Lord Dong Bo Xue Ying could match Xiang Pang Yun at the age of twenty-two, and finally fell into the Black Wind Abyss! Falling into the Black Wind Abyss means certain death? No one has seen his remains, so he must be dead? At that time, you should have treated Lord Dong Bo Xue Ying's parents well!"
The three elders did not dare to speak.
They also muttered to themselves, "You, the head of the family, also knew that Dong Bo Xue Ying and Xiang Pang Yun had perished together!"
"Now we have caused a great disaster! The Mo Yang family has a thousand-year legacy, and if we make even the slightest mistake in our response, our destruction is imminent!" Mo Yang Qi was furious.
She was indeed terrified.
News from Leichao Ya and Dongxiang Lake Alchemy Workshop had already spread, with flying, burrowing, supernatural fighting techniques, and a single glance that made a group of knights, including Silver Moon Knights, fall to the ground... everything indicated that Dong Bo Xue Ying was definitely a true supernatural being!
The threats from Dong Bo Xue Ying had been relayed word for word from Dongxiang Lake.
Mo Yang Qi was also panicked because one of the threats from Dong Bo Xue Ying included, "All those who should be killed must be killed, including the head of your family who issued the order!" Clearly, the original plan was to kill her, the head of the family.
"Fortunately, because of Mo Yang Yu's relationship with our family, he didn't go to extremes." Mo Yang Qi thought, her eyes growing colder.
She had already made her decision!
"In order for the family to continue to survive, at this moment, we must satisfy Lord Dong Bo Xue Ying!" Mo Yang Qi said. Whenever she mentioned Dong Bo Xue Ying, she now added 'Lord' to show respect.
"Yes."
"We must satisfy Lord Dong Bo."
The elders all nodded in agreement.
"Who in the council of elders proposed to severely punish Mo Yang Yu? Who proposed to marry her off?" Mo Yang Qi asked.
Of the three elders present, two of them looked at the cold old man.
The cold old man's face changed.
"Elder Shan, you have lived long enough, it's time to sacrifice for the family," Mo Yang Qi said, her gaze cold.
The cold old man gritted his teeth, his face twisted. "I just suggested marrying Mo Yang Yu off, and I only named her casually... and she violated the family rules, so she had to be punished, I..."
"Hmm? Are you still going to resist?" Mo Yang Qi's eyes showed a murderous intent.
In a thousand-year-old family, with a population in the tens of thousands, the sacrifice of the entire lineage of 'Mo Yang Shan' was a small matter.
"Mo Yang Shan, you are not young, and you have received the family's favor. At this moment, are you still afraid of death?"
"Hmph, you proposed the severe punishment! How can you retreat now?" The other two elders said angrily. The council of elders consisted of a group of elders, like Master Xu Guangqing, who was an external elder. There were only three in the ancestral home, and killing one elder was nothing.
"It was my fault," the cold old man lowered his head.
"Why did you propose to marry Mo Yang Yu off? Who asked you to help behind the scenes? Record it all down, and no one involved in this matter, whether openly or secretly, can be spared!" Mo Yang Qi said calmly. In a large family, internal struggles were intense. There were many direct-line women, so why was Mo Yang Yu chosen? There was naturally a hidden struggle behind the scenes.
"Those who plotted against and harmed Mo Yang Yu and Dong Bo Lie after their capture, no one can be spared, whether they issued the orders or carried them out."
"These are the basics."
"Find a way to appease the anger of the supernatural being, and quickly come up with a plan."
Mo Yang Qi then stood up and gave orders, "Do it quickly, and don't let any of those who should be captured escape!"
...
In a luxurious garden, a middle-aged man in a richly embroidered robe sat comfortably, with a group of beautiful women serving him, peeling fruit and feeding it to him, and massaging him.
He was Mo Yang Chen Bai! He had just turned ninety, but as a Silver Moon Knight, living to 160 or 170 years was normal, and some could live to 200. In terms of lifespan... he was not old.
"Master." A thin young man rushed into the garden, shouting urgently, "Master, Master, something big has happened."
"Rubbish! What could be so important that you dare to barge in here? If it's not important, watch out for your life." Mo Yang Chen Bai's face showed a fierce expression. This was the back garden, where his women stayed, and male servants and guards were absolutely forbidden to enter.
"It's news from the Dongxiang Lake Alchemy Workshop, saying that Dong Bo Xue Ying is already a supernatural being and has rescued his parents. And he has issued a final ultimatum to our Mo Yang family." The thin young man was Mo Yang Chen Bai's lackey. If his master was in trouble, his good days would be over. "Master, we need to think of a way quickly."
Mo Yang Chen Bai's face changed. "Wasn't Dong Bo Xue Ying dead? How did he become a supernatural being? Is the news wrong?"
Boom~
Suddenly, a loud noise came from the sky, and a black alchemy airship appeared high above, with a group of powerful knights and mages standing on it, their gazes cold as they looked down at Mo Yang Chen Bai.
Mo Yang Chen Bai was the most important and strongest of those to be captured, to prevent any accidents, the ancestral home had sent the alchemy airship directly.
"Mo Yang Chen Bai, surrender immediately!" a voice called from above.
...
Starting from that noon, the entire Mo Yang family began a bloody round of arrests and killings. The main culprit, Mo Yang Chen Bai, was executed after being interrogated that evening! Some of the family's elders, though perhaps weak in power, were all shrewd and had contributed to the family, and were kept by the family to provide advice. They were also discussing how to appease the anger of a supernatural being.
After all, even if this matter passed temporarily, if Dong Bo Xue Ying harbored resentment, the Mo Yang family might still face destruction in the future.
So they had to find a way to appease the anger!
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By evening, the sun had set, and it was gradually getting dark.
The master of Longshan Tower, Si An, was looking out from the city gate, watching the horizon.
"Whoosh!" A stream of flame appeared in the distance, then stopped in the sky.
"Lord, and the ones beside him are Dong Bo Lie and Mo Yang Yu?" Si An immediately recognized the three figures in the sky.
In the sky.
Dong Bo Xue Ying and his parents were looking down.
"Twenty years, we're back." Dong Bo Lie and Mo Yang Yu looked down, their hearts surging with emotion.
"Ah, it's the lord."
"The lord is in the sky, and the one beside him... ah, it's the old lord!"
Although twenty years had passed, many of the soldiers and servants had been there since the castle was built and immediately recognized Dong Bo Lie and Mo Yang Yu. The entire castle was soon in an uproar.
"Father, Mother, let's go down." Dong Bo Xue Ying smiled, "I'm sure Uncle Zong and Uncle Tong will be here soon, along with Qing Shi."
Dong Bo Lie and Mo Yang Yu, however, felt a strange nervousness and unease as they approached their hometown.
Whoosh.
The three landed at the main gate of the castle, the drawbridge already lowered, and the gate open. At the gate, Master Si An and a large group of people, including You Tu, were waiting.
"Dong Bo, Ah Yu!" With excited and trembling voices, Zong Ling, Tong San, and Qing Shi appeared at the gate, with Zong Ling and Tong San the most excited.
"Master." Tong San, a muscular lionman, looked at the white-haired Mo Yang Yu and shed tears.
Zong Ling and Tong San rushed forward and embraced Dong Bo Lie and Mo Yang Yu.
"Ah." Zong Ling quickly pulled the somewhat timid Qing Shi, "Dong Bo, Ah Yu, this is Qing Shi."
"Little Stone?" Mo Yang Yu looked at Qing Shi.
When they separated, Dong Bo Xue Ying was already eight years old, and his facial features were similar. But Qing Shi, who was only two years old at the time, had changed a lot as he grew up. Mo Yang Yu was hesitant to recognize him.
Qing Shi also felt a mix of emotions, seeing Uncle Zong and Uncle Tong and his brother excited and happy, but he had no real memory of his parents.
"Little Stone." Mo Yang Yu reached out and held her son, feeling a growing sense of closeness.
"Stone looks a lot like Ah Yu." Dong Bo Lie also smiled.
The parents and younger brother gradually became familiar with each other.
Dong Bo Xue Ying watched, feeling very happy. At this moment, Master Si An walked over and said softly, "Lord."
"Master Si An." Dong Bo Xue Ying looked at him and smiled, "I'm sorry, I was delayed a bit and only returned now."
"Lord, your trip was already very quick. There is one thing I need to tell you," Master Si An said, "The head of the Longshan Tower in Anyang Province, Lord Yi Hong, arrived this afternoon. He is over there."
The head of the Longshan Tower in Anyang Province?
Dong Bo Xue Ying turned to look. Among the large group of people behind Master Si An, there was a lean man with simply tied long hair, who was smiling at Dong Bo Xue Ying and walking over.
With a slight sense.
"Pseudo-supernatural?" Dong Bo Xue Ying made a judgment.
"Greetings, Lord Dong Bo." The lean man smiled, "I am Yi Hong, responsible for the miscellaneous affairs of the Longshan Tower in Anyang Province, essentially running errands for the various supernatural lords. If you have any matters, feel free to command me."