Boom…
After confirming it was Xiao Yu, a vast pressure immediately erupted from within the warship, sealing off the area around Xiao Yu.
Next, the Gongsun family’s forces surged out from the warship in a grand display, completely surrounding Xiao Yu.
“Xiao Yu, you actually dare to show yourself.”
“Where is Chu Feng? Where is that Chu Feng?”
“If you do not reveal Chu Feng’s whereabouts, I will make sure you wish for death.”
The Gongsun family did not attack Xiao Yu right away. Instead, they issued harsh threats. In truth, these were not mere threats. If Xiao Yu failed to give a satisfactory answer, they would definitely follow through.
“Heh…”
Yet facing the Gongsun family’s threats, Xiao Yu showed not a trace of fear on her face. Not only was she unafraid, a smile even curled at the corners of her mouth.
That smile was filled with utter contempt.
“How would I know where Chu Feng is?”
“Instead of worrying about Chu Feng, you should worry about yourselves.”
Xiao Yu’s words carried a clear hint of menace.
“Tell me right now, where is Chu Feng?!!!”
At that moment, a figure stepped out from within the war chariot.
It was the Gongsun family head.
Although the Gongsun family head had already woken up, he looked extremely weak at this time. His face appeared to have aged dozens of years.
After stepping out of the war chariot, he reached out with his hand. A powerful suction force surged forth like an inverted hurricane, rushing toward Xiao Yu to drag her into his grasp.
His expression was ferocious and twisted. If Xiao Yu really fell into his hands, her fate would be unimaginable.
Yet something strange happened. That vast suction force vanished completely the moment it approached Xiao Yu.
It was as if the air itself had swallowed it.
It could not get near Xiao Yu at all.
“How is this possible?”
Seeing this, the Gongsun family realised something was very wrong.
Even the Gongsun family head furrowed his brows tightly, sensing that things were off.
Xiao Yu’s sudden appearance to block their path had already been suspicious.
But because of their deep hatred for Chu Feng, and believing Xiao Yu might just be bluffing, the Gongsun family had still acted.
By now, even the densest among them could see that Xiao Yu had come prepared.
“The Gongsun family really has some nerve.”
Just as the Gongsun family grew worried, space rippled beside Xiao Yu. An elderly figure appeared next to her.
Upon seeing this person, many in the Gongsun family felt their hearts sink. Their faces changed drastically.
“We pay respects to Lord!!!”
The next moment, everyone from the Gongsun family present dropped to their knees in unison, performing a grand kowtow.
Even the Gongsun family head was no exception.
At this point, they were all filled with panic, looking as if doomsday had arrived.
“Heh…”
Yet facing such respectful and clearly terrified members of the Gongsun family, the old man standing beside Xiao Yu let out a cold laugh.
Boom…
Immediately after, the void trembled. A vast killing intent swept outward, instantly covering every single person from the Gongsun family present.
“Lord, spare our lives.”
“We did not know you were acquainted with this young hero.”
“If we had known, even if you lent us courage, we would not have dared show disrespect to this young friend.”
The Gongsun family members felt the killing intent that blanketed the sky and earth. They did not even dare to flee. Instead, they begged for mercy.
It was not that they did not want to escape. They simply knew the old man’s strength left them with no chance of getting away.
Begging for mercy was their only path to survival.
“Heh…”
“You secretly hoarded Summoning Heart Jades. Even if this old man spares you, others will not.”
“Gongsun family, accept your fate. This is the price of your greed.”
The old man said.
“Lord, please listen to my explanation. This young hero must have misunderstood something. Our Gongsun family…”
The Gongsun family head still tried to explain.
Boom…
Before he could finish, a surging pressure rushed forth like invisible waves, instantly engulfing the Gongsun family members.
Argh…
Wherever the pressure passed, miserable screams rang out continuously. The Gongsun family members endured unbearable oppression and torment.
…
An ancient teleportation array stood amid a sea of flowers.
This teleportation array was the very one from which the Gongsun family’s main forces had emerged earlier.
Suddenly, several figures flew out from within the teleportation array.
These were members of the Gongsun family who had just completed their mission and were returning to report.
Because the mission had succeeded, they were all in high spirits, chatting and laughing with excitement.
“This?”
“How could this be?”
But when they looked around, they were first stunned. Then their faces turned deathly pale. They dropped to their knees in terror.
“What exactly happened?”
In an instant, these few Gongsun family members burst into tears.
In their memory, this teleportation array stood in the midst of a vast and beautiful sea of flowers.
Yet now, corpses littered the flower sea. Not only that, massive war chariots had crashed down into the flowers.
Those were the Gongsun family’s war chariots. The dead were all Gongsun family members.
Although these people still had intact bodies, their deaths were gruesome.
Their eyes rolled upward, blood flowed from all seven orifices. Upon closer inspection, every tendon and bone in their bodies had been shattered. Almost every inch of bone had been crushed to pieces.
Because the bodies remained whole, their identities could still be recognised.
This was why these surviving Gongsun family members were so terrified.
Everyone here was an elite or genius of the Gongsun family.
These were clearly the forces that had gone to participate in the marriage recruitment event.
How had they all perished here?
And perished right within the Gongsun family’s own territory?
“The family head, the family head is not here. The family head clearly went too.”
“Perhaps the family head is still alive. Quick, return to the main city first and report this to the family head.”
One person stood up first. Then the others struggled to their feet and rose into the air.
Perhaps because of overwhelming fear, their legs trembled when they tried to fly. Some could not even take off properly.
The one who had spoken first had a stronger mind. He used his own power to drag the others as they flew toward the Gongsun family’s main city.
The Gongsun family’s main city was more like an entire kingdom than a mere city.
Yet before they even got close, these few felt something was terribly wrong.
The usually bustling main city was now deathly silent. As they drew nearer, a thick stench of blood assaulted their noses.
When they entered the city, they cried out in anguish once more.
Inside the main city, corpses lay everywhere as well.
Some could not bear it and fainted on the spot. Others stopped flying and fell to their knees, wailing in grief.
At this point, only one person still retained a shred of clarity.
He headed toward the main hall of the city. But before he could get close, he stopped. It was as if he had lost the power to fly. He plummeted from the sky and crashed to the ground.
He struggled to stand up. Tears already streamed down his face.
“Our Gongsun family is finished. Our Gongsun family is finished. Who could be so ruthless as to exterminate our entire clan!!!”
This person let out a roar.
His voice was filled with heart-wrenching grief and utter despair.
Because he saw, hanging from the top of the main hall building, a corpse.
That corpse belonged to the Gongsun family head.
And on the Gongsun family head’s body hung a blood-soaked sign.
Greedy ones shall suffer the calamity of clan extermination!!!
