The elder made the call quickly, and it was answered. A hoarse voice came from the phone.
"Is there a situation? You're calling me at this hour, what happened?"
Hearing this, the elder's eyes showed a trace of fear, and he directly said, "Patriarch, we've likely been used. I just investigated Mu Feng's strength, and his power far exceeds the legendary realm."
"He could even kill me like an ant."
"Moreover, I met Mu Feng secretly before, and he felt like Mount Tai pressing down on me, leaving me no room to resist. Mu Feng must have also investigated some of our family's matters."
"Mu Feng is now highly vigilant. If we continue to act against him, it might bring unnecessary trouble, and even disaster to our family."
He spoke with sincerity, without any exaggeration.
At this moment, his gaze towards Mu Feng was filled with pleading.
However, a cold snort came from the phone: "I know you've always been insincere towards me in the family. I didn't take these matters to heart before because I thought you were at least acting for the family's good."
"But now, I didn't expect you to exaggerate things like this."
"Do you really think I have no information about Mu Feng? When those people gave me some information about Mu Feng, I had already studied it carefully and sent someone to test Mu Feng's strength personally."
"You saw the message that came back. Even our family's guardian could escape from Mu Feng with ease. Let alone your strength, you've reached the peak of Grandmaster. If you genuinely wanted to escape, Mu Feng wouldn't have been able to catch you."
"I think you're just unwilling to take any risks. If this matter is successful, the benefits it brings to our family will be incomparable. If you fail to complete the task I've given you this time, you'll have no need to remain as the elder. I will directly cripple you."
After speaking, the line went dead.
A cold smile curved Mu Feng's lips: "It seems your patriarch doesn't trust you at all, and what he said should have made you realize the problem, shouldn't it?"
"Even if I let you go now, if you go back and explain things to him face to face, he probably won't trust you at all."
"It doesn't matter much if you go back."
When the elder heard this, his voice trembled slightly: "But Mu Feng, you must have heard what our patriarch said. This matter is not entirely driven by us."
"Our patriarch also said that we would gain incomparable benefits, and this matter is someone wanting to use our family as a knife."
"If you act against us, it will only let them witness your terrifying strength even more. It will be a huge hassle for you to find them later."
"But if you let me go back, I will do everything I can to persuade our patriarch. I will definitely not cause you any more trouble. Perhaps in the future, we will become your greatest support."
"Even if we are like ants before you, our family can accomplish many things. Things that are inconvenient for you to do, we can do easily due to our long inheritance and deep foundation. For example, our information network."
Mu Feng's smile grew more pronounced: "Perhaps your information network is useful, but I don't need it at all. You might have forgotten my identity."
"The entire Feiying serves me. Are you stronger than Feiying?"
These words left the elder speechless. No matter how powerful their family was, they could not contend with Mu Feng's Feiying.
Feiying was filled with talented individuals, especially those few killing gods, whose mere names could send shivers down one's spine.
Mu Feng said with a half-smile, "Moreover, I don't need my brothers to deal with you. If they were sent to your family, it would likely be a total annihilation."
"Besides, I think using them against you would be like using a cleaver to kill a chicken."
The elder's eyes were filled with pleading: "Please, give our family a chance. Our patriarch definitely doesn't know how powerful you are."
"As long as I go back, I will surely persuade him well and prevent him from having any more wicked thoughts."
Mu Feng shook his head with a smile: "I already told you something before. Our family's guardian, whom I call Xiao Ba, no longer has his own name after joining Feiying; he only has a codename."
"Besides, he is still within my observation period and hasn't officially joined. However, he is not a vicious person; at least, he hasn't stained his hands with blood."
"That's why I gave him a chance. You, however, disagreed. Your hands are already stained with blood, and the people who have died by your hand are likely no less than three digits."
"You won't get another chance."
After speaking, Mu Feng flicked out a wisp of spiritual energy.
The spiritual energy precisely struck the elder's mute acupoint.
The elder wanted to say something more, but before he could open his mouth, he felt an intense, bone-chilling pain throughout his body. The pain felt as if his very soul was being ground in a millstone.
"I estimate that many people begged you for mercy before they died, but how did you act?"
"Every action has its consequence, and destiny dictates all."
"Your Yao family has been passed down for thousands of years, and you've committed countless evil deeds to form your current family tradition. Your retribution might be me."
After speaking, Mu Feng turned and left.
After he left, the people in the hotel looked at each other, not knowing what had happened upstairs, but they vaguely guessed something.
But just as everyone was preparing to go and see,
A group of people in black clothes surged into the entrance of the small hotel. They carried sharp long knives, and their presence exuded an aura of a boundless sea of blood.
Everyone trembled, daring not to move. Cold sweat dripped from their foreheads.
"Take them all away. Anyone who resists will be killed!"
The chilling words carried no emotion.