Chapter 104

Chapter 104: Dialogue between the Strong, Innate Prohibition

“Wei Xinghe, your two-week deadline has expired. What are your thoughts? Surrender, or cling to that treasure and let your entire Wei family be buried with it?”

The voice, like rumbling thunder, was powerful and unmistakable, uttered by only a truly supreme martial arts master.

The expressions of the Wei family head and the chief steward changed.

Wei Xinghe was the Wei family head’s name.

The Wei family head took a deep breath and spoke in a clear voice, “Enough of the nonsense. If you truly believe, then come forward. If you wish to seize our Wei family’s wealth, it depends on your ability!”

The Wei family head’s response was equally powerful, not inferior to that of the man outside.

He was also an incredibly powerful martial arts master.

“Haha, Wei Xinghe, you are truly stubborn and unyielding. Aren’t you truly afraid of us annihilating everyone in your Wei family?” the voice continued.

“Since you are so confident, why not come in and give it a try!” the Wei family patriarch said without hesitation.

The voice fell silent for a moment, as if surprised that Wei Xinghe would remain so stubborn.

A hush fell, no one daring to join in the exchange between the two top martial arts masters.

After a moment, the voice continued, “Wei Xinghe, you are merely wishful thinking that your Wei family’s ancestor is still alive.

To be honest, your Wei family’s ancestor, whose heart meridians have been pierced by that master’s innate sword energy, cannot possibly survive. If you know what’s good for you, surrender and hand over the treasure. That will leave your Wei family a chance to survive.

Otherwise, beware of the extinction of the Wei family!”

However, the Wei family patriarch remained unmoved.

He said calmly, “In a word, are you going to fight or not? If not, then shut up! You’re just a coward, hiding your true identity, and yet you expect to force the Wei family to surrender with just a few words?”

The voice faltered. He hadn’t expected Wei Xinghe to be so unyielding, unfazed by any threats.

The contempt in his voice filled him with rage, and he felt a urge to fight Wei Xinghe without hesitation.

As a Grandmaster with perfected internal organs, he was no stranger to temper.

However, thinking of the elder’s words, he suppressed his anger.

Instead, he sneered, “Wei Xinghe, just keep on stubbornly humiliating me. You’re so stubborn because you’ve sent your wife and children out of the city, free from worries. But do you really think they can escape to the provincial capital?”

Hearing this, the Wei family patriarch lost his composure.

His face drastically changed, and he shouted angrily, “You are a master-level warrior, a well-known figure, yet you even embarrass women and children. Don’t you think this is beneath you?”

“Hahaha…” the voice laughed arrogantly. “Didn’t you just call me a rat? Now I’m a well-known figure again? Wei Xinghe, guess, by this time tomorrow, will you see the heads of your wife and children placed outside the gate of your Wei Mansion?”

The voice gradually faded, but it stopped.

“Wait a moment!” the Wei family patriarch shouted urgently.

But the voice stopped, and it was unclear whether the person no longer wanted to pay attention to him or had already left.

The Wei family patriarch was left alone, shouting in vain.

“Master, what should we do now?” The chief steward beside him also looked anxious, his heart filled with confusion. “The tunnels in the mansion are extremely deep, and the exits are extremely secret. How could they have discovered them?” “There

are only two reasons. The first is that there’s an insider in the mansion, and An’er and the others’ whereabouts have been leaked.”

The Wei family head took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and thought.

“That’s impossible! I personally arranged for the departure of the Madam and the Young Master. They are protected by the most loyal guards in the mansion. They will never betray our Wei family!” The chief steward said firmly.

“Then there is only one other reason.”

The Wei family head’s face showed a complex expression.

“We all underestimated the power of the Xiantian Realm. We thought that the tunnels could conceal them, but we never imagined that perhaps our arrangements were not able to escape their eyes and ears from the beginning.”

The chief steward fell silent.

If that was the case, then they were truly helpless.

The Xiantian Realm has always been mysterious and unpredictable, and their methods are even more incredible, far beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

Even they were unclear about the true capabilities of beings in the Xiantian realm.

Their ancestors would never reveal these things to them.

“What about the Madam and Young Master? Have they truly fallen into their hands?” the chief steward asked.

“Probably not yet. Otherwise, that person would have used An’er and the others to threaten us long ago. Now they’ve only uttered a few harsh words. It’s obvious that they’ve only noticed An’er and the others, but haven’t caught them yet.”

The head of the Wei family was no ordinary person. Although he had been distracted by the mysterious man’s words, he quickly calmed down and realized something was amiss.

“Then, sir, would you like me to go and support Madam and the others?” the chief steward asked hurriedly.

“No, the mansion still needs you. The Silver Moon Battle Formation must be led by you to unleash its full power. If you leave, its combat power will be reduced by at least half,” the Wei Patriarch said decisively. “Perhaps that’s why that person just now deliberately told us about An’er and the others. They just wanted to transfer you away!”

“But Madam and the others…”

“It all depends on their luck!” The Wei Patriarch sighed. “As members of the Wei family, we should be prepared to sacrifice for the family at any time. If they truly can’t escape, that’s fate.”

The Chief Steward remained silent.

He didn’t quite understand why the master was so determined to defend this ancestral home, willing to fight to the death rather than retreat.

But as a member of the Wei family, his martial arts achievements and honors were all given to him by the Wei family. Since the Patriarch had given the order, he would of course obey until his death.

“Master, perhaps the situation isn’t so dire. Pang Zhan, the guard escorting Madam and the others, is also a powerful Neigu Realm expert. Under his command, along with the Silver Moon Guards, they form the Silver Moon Battle Formation. Even if they encounter a powerful Neigu Great Perfectionist, they can withstand it.

The king has ordered that those in the Xiantian Realm are not to attack those below the Xiantian Realm. As long as the Xiantian Realm opponents don’t take action, Madam and the others may still have a chance of escape.”

After a long silence, the chief steward spoke soothingly.

“That’s all we can hope for now,” the Wei family patriarch sighed.

But he also knew that this hope was likely slim.

While the Silver Moon Battle Formation was powerful, the enemy was also numerous and powerful.

The mysterious figure he had just spoken with was more than Pang Zhan and his men could handle.

Now he could only pray that the enemy chasing An’er and the others didn’t have anyone above the Internal Viscera Great Perfection stage. Otherwise, he shuddered to imagine the decision he would have to make.

In the agonizing wait, the Wei family patriarch endured a difficult night.

The next day, at the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief when nothing unusual happened outside the mansion.

He knew the other party probably hadn’t caught An’er and the others yet.

Otherwise, with the arrogance of the mysterious and powerful man yesterday, how could he have missed such an opportunity to show off his power?

Another day passed, and there was still no movement outside the mansion. The head of the Wei family was relieved.

Knowing that his wife, children and others had probably escaped,

even the chief steward breathed a sigh

of relief. The lady had been very kind to him, and now that he knew she and the young master were probably safe, his heart finally settled down a lot.

For the past two days, the powerful forces within the county have been closely monitoring the Wei Mansion.

The conversation between the Wei family patriarch and the mysterious figure two days ago reverberated throughout the city.

Everyone knew someone was hunting the

Wei family’s wife and son. Everyone wondered if they would see their figures or bodies upon waking up in the morning.

Unexpectedly, two days passed with no sign of their whereabouts.

Not even the mysterious figure had reappeared.

Could it be that the Wei family’s wife and son had escaped?

This thought gripped everyone.

“Zhirui, tell me, did the Wei family’s wife and son escape, or were they captured?”

In the County Magistrate’s Mansion, a handsome middle-aged man with phoenix-like eyes sat at a chess table, twirling a chess piece in his hand. He asked the person sitting across from him.

“If you, the County Magistrate, don’t know, how can I know?”

the man in plain clothes opposite the middle-aged man with phoenix-like eyes said calmly.

“You’re being too modest. Everyone knows that the intelligence from your Tianji Tower is unparalleled. Nothing in the world can escape your notice. Compared to that, a mere county magistrate like me is nothing.”

The middle-aged man with phoenix eyes placed his chess piece somewhere on the board and said with a smile.

“While our Tianji Tower possesses vast intelligence, we never interfere in the conflicts between clans and factions. So, there’s no need to inquire about information from me.” The commoner

-clothed man, his expression remaining calm, also made a move.

“If you won’t interfere, then why are you here now?”

The middle-aged man with phoenix eyes looked slightly indifferent, and he stopped playing chess. He looked at the commoner-clothed man and asked.

“Don’t worry, my reason for coming here has nothing to do with you, and I have no interest in your affairs.”

The commoner-clothed man’s expression remained unchanged.

“Oh, then, what is your reason for coming here?”

Hearing this, the middle-aged man with phoenix eyes felt a slight sense of relief, and a smile returned to his face.

He knew that the person before him never liked to lie. Since he said it had nothing to do with him, then it must be none of his business.

“I came here simply to confirm one thing,” the commoner said.

“The Holy Mountain once had a ban. Warriors above the Xiantian realm were forbidden from attacking those below them without provocation, and were even more forbidden from fighting in crowded areas, causing unnecessary slaughter.”

“I came here to see if anyone dared to disobey this ban.”

The middle-aged man with phoenix eyes turned serious.

The ban the commoner mentioned was unknown to the world.

Only the truly wealthy families and those secluded sects knew of it.

But this didn’t mean it was any less significant.

On the contrary, all who knew of it knew the terrifying power that enacted it.

It was a mysterious force that all forces in the world revered.

“So, this unrest in the county is truly driven by someone in the Xiantian realm?”

the middle-aged man with phoenix eyes asked tentatively.

“Yan Canghai, there’s no need to play dumb here,” the plain-clothed man said calmly. “There’s no need to pretend ignorance of something so obvious as to insult our intelligence.”

“Haha, I’m not sure, after all, the movements of a Xiantian Realm being are beyond the reach of mere post-natal realm beings like us.”

The middle-aged man with the phoenix eyes wasn’t angry, but rather curious.

“Zhirui, tell me, who exactly wanted to kill the Wei family’s ancestor? And what treasures are hidden in this Wei Mansion that would make a dignified Xiantian Realm person lower himself to bully the younger generation?” “

You’re slandering others here, aren’t you afraid that they’ll hear?” the plain-clothed man glanced at him.

The middle-aged man with the phoenix eyes stiffened for a moment, then relaxed again.

He feigned indifference, “With you here, what am I afraid of? How could a dignified Xiantian being really bother with a small fry like me?”

He spoke lightly, but he didn’t dare to pry further.

“You should change your curious nature. If you hadn’t been so inquisitive, you wouldn’t have been banished to this remote place, becoming a mere county magistrate.”

The man in plain clothes picked up another chess piece and placed it on the board.

“Hehe,” the middle-aged man with phoenix eyes chuckled, not daring to speak again.

If it weren’t for the help of his friend, he might not even be the county magistrate he is now.

But his friend’s words put his mind at ease. He

‘d be lying to say he wasn’t stressed out lately.

So many warriors had suddenly poured into the city, some as powerful as he was.

If they truly started a fight in the city, who knows how many civilian casualties would result.

As the county magistrate, he couldn’t escape his responsibility.

Now that his friend was here, whether he could prevent such a war was beyond question.

At least he could testify that it wasn’t his inaction, but his inability.

The schemes of those in the Innate Realm were too great for a mere Inner Visceral Realm cultivator to thwart.

The two men played chess in silence for a while.

Suddenly, the middle-aged man in the phoenix eyes couldn’t help but ask, “Zhirui, tell me one more thing. Is the Wei family’s Xiantian realm ancestor dead or not?”

The man in plain clothes looked up and looked at him quietly.

Although his eyes were not fierce, the middle-aged man in the phoenix eyes felt a chill rising from his heart.

He quickly waved his hand and said, “I won’t ask anymore, I really won’t ask anymore!”

The man in plain clothes looked at him for a while, and the look on the middle-aged man with phoenix eyes frightened him.

Then he suddenly said, “There is one thing I can tell you.”

“What is it?” The middle-aged man with phoenix eyes asked quickly.

“The lady and son of the Wei family have not been caught yet.”

(End of this chapter)