At that moment, the three members of the Zhou Family who had left—Zhou Yi, Zhou Ping, and Zhou Chang—looked grim.
“Big Brother, I really can’t stand that brat.”
“So what if you can’t stand him? Can you kill him?”
“We were discovered the moment we showed ourselves. If the Dongfang Family wanted to kill us, do you think we’d have had a chance?”
Zhou Ping and Zhou Chang both shook their heads.
“He mentioned just now that there was someone from our Zhou Family who was pretty skilled and managed to escape.”
“Do you think if the Dongfang Family really wanted him dead, he could have escaped?”
“And he also said one of the Dongfang Family’s Grand Elders had some connection to someone in our Zhou Family.”
“Seems like the Dongfang Family didn’t go all the way. Probably for the sake of saving some face.”
“But Big Brother, he killed our Zhou Family’s people.”
“I know. But think about it—if what he said is true, then it really was our Zhou Family that wronged the Dongfang Family.”
“After the chaos in our family, we weakened. If we were able to form ties with the Dongfang Family, it would’ve helped us develop steadily.”
“But womanizing and playing around shows bad character. Would you want your daughter to marry someone like that?”
“Big Brother, why are you defending them? We’re the ones who suffered.”
“I’m not defending them. I’m just stating the facts. Besides, the Ye Family is involved too. Looks like they’re also aiming for that thing our Zhou Family possesses.”
“Big Brother, that thing…”
“Shut up. First, let’s find the last of our Zhou Family’s bloodline. Otherwise, we really will die out.”
“Big Brother, do you think the Dongfang Family’s marriage proposal was also for that thing? Maybe they told us all this to pit us against the Ye Family and benefit from the conflict.”
“This world is vast. Who isn’t a pawn?”
“Use the bloodline divination technique. Otherwise, we won’t know where he is.”
Zhou Ping nodded. He moved his fingers, producing a drop of blood. A talisman appeared in midair.
As the blood entered the talisman, a faint aura emerged.
“Found him. Seems like he’s in the Fortune Realm.”
“Let’s go. We need to ensure our Zhou Family descendant’s safety first. Then we can think about anything else.”
With that, the three of them tore through space and vanished.
…
In a hidden forest in the Fortune Realm.
Three figures lay on the ground, faces pale and breathing heavily.
Zhou Shian stood up and helped the other two to their feet.
“Are you alright?”
“We’re fine.”
“Brother Zhao Jiu, are you okay?”
“I’m fine. But this was seriously dangerous.”
Zhao Jiu waved his hand as if it were nothing, but a cold light flickered in his eyes.
He, the proud son of the Zhao Family in the Divine Sun Realm, was almost killed. If not for his hidden guardian stepping in, he would’ve died.
“That Yuwen Lingyun… she’s part of the Yuwen Family, right?” Zhao Jiu asked.
Yang Qi nodded. “There’s no hard proof, but this definitely has something to do with her.”
Zhao Jiu stayed silent for a moment.
“Brother Yang, would you accompany me to the Yuwen Family?”
Yang Qi looked at Zhao Jiu and didn’t respond, but his heart was moved. He knew Zhao Jiu was doing this for his sake.
“I’d be honored.”
“Brother Zhou, would you like to come as well?”
Zhou Shian was about to decline when a voice echoed in his mind.
“Shian, you should go. These two are not ordinary people. Befriending them will benefit you.”
“Also, I sense an aura from this Zhao Jiu—he should be from the Divine Sun Realm’s Zhao Family. That family is slightly stronger than the Ye Family.”
“If both brothers invite me, I’d be glad to join you.”
Upon hearing this, the two smiled. They felt Zhou Shian was a good man and worth befriending.
“In that case, let’s go together.”
Just as the words fell, a sword light suddenly shot out from the void.
Pfft!
Zhou Shian coughed up blood, his face going pale, breath ragged.
He looked down at the sword piercing his chest, his gaze filled with confusion.
Yang Qi and Zhao Jiu’s expressions darkened as well.
“Who’s there? Show yourself!” Zhao Jiu growled, glaring at the void.
Two figures stepped out from the void.
Then, two more emerged from the other side.
“You’re with him? Then you must be Zhou Family allies too,” a Ye Family elder said coldly, releasing a powerful aura to suppress them.
Already injured, Yang Qi and Zhao Jiu were overwhelmed by the pressure and immediately lost consciousness.
Zhao Jiu’s guardian stepped out from the shadows, eyes filled with killing intent.
The moment he appeared, the Ye Family elder’s expression changed.
“You dare harm someone from the Divine Sun Realm’s Zhao Family? Bold of you.”
“Ye Family. Feng Family. Good… very good.”
The faces of the four attackers turned ugly.
“Misunderstanding? The Zhao Family will be paying a visit to the Ye Family soon.”
Zhao Jiu’s guardian’s face was grim. With a wave of his sleeve, he took Zhou Shian, Yang Qi, and Zhao Jiu and disappeared.
The Ye Family elder looked miserable. This was serious trouble.
The Feng Family elder, watching all this, fell into deep thought.
“Fellow Daoist Feng…”
“Fellow Daoist Ye, we didn’t make a move. That was your Ye Family’s mess.”
“But our two families are in-laws.”
“Didn’t Ye Yang die?”
The Elder Feng’s words choked the Ye Family elder speechless.
“The Dongfang Family killed your clan head, and you didn’t dare retaliate. Do you think we would?”
“We came only to see what kind of person could cause so many factions to move.”
“We’ll be going now. This is your Ye Family’s problem. We won’t get involved.”
Just as he finished, all four men’s expressions changed drastically, eyes filled with fear.
They realized the void around them had been sealed.
“This is bad. Someone else is here.”
The Elder Feng’s expression grew grave.
“I don’t know which friend is here…”
Before he could finish, his head fell from his shoulders.
The next moment, all four bodies vanished from the world.
A figure appeared in the void. After confirming their deaths, his expression remained utterly calm.
“So the Divine Son really predicted this. There was indeed an ambush.”
“The Divine Son is truly a divine being.”
He tossed a recording stone into the bushes—stained with blood, naturally Zhou Shian’s. After all, the three Zhou experts still had their uses.
“The Zhao Family of the Divine Sun Realm is now involved too. That’s an opportunity.”
…
A few hours later.
The three Zhou Family experts finally emerged from the void, their faces solemn.
“This is the place the bloodline divination pointed to,” Zhou Yi said.
He released his divine sense and walked over to a bush.
Looking down, he found a recording stone stained with blood—the blood of their Zhou Family.
Zhou Yi poured energy into the stone. A scene emerged.
Seeing Zhou Shian being impaled by a sword, the three men’s faces darkened.
“Ye Family… what a fine Ye Family.”