The members of the Feng family's eyes were filled with a desperate yearning for life, their gazes fixed intently on Mu Feng.
"Please, give me a chance. I'll do anything you want if it means I can live!" Feng Jiajun pleaded, kneeling before Mu Feng, tears streaming down his face.
Mu Feng smiled thinly and said, "I've already made my intentions crystal clear before."
"I believe you already know how to choose."
"Don't make me repeat myself."
Upon hearing this, Feng Jiajun suddenly realized the implication.
His gaze instinctively shifted to his grandfather.
Old Master Feng's eyes blazed with anger: "What do you intend to do?"
"Grandfather, you are already eighty years old. You've lived long enough. Our entire Feng family, including our servants, numbers several hundred people. We cannot have all of us disgraced just because you wish to cling to life."
"Therefore, I request that you enter the coffin!"
When these words were spoken, the guests present gasped in unison.
No one had anticipated such an outcome.
They widened their eyes, eager to see what decision Old Master Feng would make next.
Old Master Feng's beard trembled with rage as he roared, "Don't you see it yet? Mu Feng has no intention of sparing any of us Feng family members."
"Even if I were to lie in the coffin right now, Mu Feng would absolutely not let you go."
"Our only chance now is to resist, otherwise, everyone in the Feng family is doomed!"
His words garnered no agreement. Instead, the gazes directed at him were filled with a growing eagerness.
In the face of death, even the kindest of hearts would struggle to maintain their noble resolve.
Not to mention, there weren't many decent individuals within the Feng family to begin with.
At this moment, a murderous intent flickered in their eyes.
Feng Jiajun gritted his teeth and said, "Grandfather, I believe Mu Feng."
"With so many guests present, Mu Feng cannot possibly eliminate all of us."
"Since he has already stated that if you enter the coffin, he will spare the rest of our Feng family, your death will essentially be saving all our lives, and we will be eternally grateful to you."
"Besides, today is your eightieth birthday. You have lived long enough."
"Please embrace death!"
The other members of the Feng family also began to speak up.
"Patriarch, our Feng family is at a critical juncture of survival. Do you want to see our Feng family completely wiped out?"
"Exactly, now if you die, the rest of us will be fine."
"Even if we have to live a poor life, we don't want to die!"
"You've always spoken of the family's interests, asking us to do things for the sake of the family. Now, your death can secure our family's peace."
"Must you force all of us to perish with you?"
These countless words caused Old Master Feng's body to tremble violently. The deeds he had committed over the years slowly resurfaced in his mind.
What he regretted even more was taking action against the Mu family seven years ago.
"You are all being unreasonable! This is clearly a ploy to make us slaughter each other!"
"He will absolutely not let you go easily. Don't forget that the Mu family was annihilated back then, and I was one of the participants. Do you think Mu Feng will let you off the hook?"
As his voice fell, Feng Jiajun suddenly leaped up from the ground and grabbed Old Master Feng by the neck.
His expression had become hideously contorted.
"Grandfather, you've lived long enough. I haven't had my fill of this world's pleasures. If I were you, I would have already entered the coffin, instead of dragging all of us down to die together."
"I beg you, just die and stop bringing disaster upon our family."
As he spoke these words, his grip tightened, and the whites of his eyes were almost completely filled with bloodshot veins.
The rest of the Feng family watched silently, their expressions devoid of any pity. Instead, they breathed a collective sigh of relief, as if they were being liberated.
Old Master Feng tried to speak, but no sound came out. He struggled violently, but to no avail.
His heart was filled with regret. If he hadn't done that seven years ago, perhaps Mu Feng wouldn't be targeting him now. Was this divine retribution?
As his struggles ceased, his pupils gradually dilated. He was dead.
Yet, Feng Jiajun continued to choke him, his eyes bulging, his expression twisted with madness.
After finishing his gruesome act, he immediately turned his gaze back to Mu Feng, his expression a mixture of anticipation and trepidation.
"I've done as you asked. I will place my grandfather's body back in the coffin. Please, spare our Feng family!"
The others all fell to their knees, weeping and begging before Mu Feng.
In the face of death, the myriad facets of human nature were laid bare.
Some did not kneel to beg for mercy. They had already completely collapsed in their seats.
For they knew that from this day forward, the Feng family was likely finished.
Once targeted by this man, there would be no room for them to survive.
Mu Feng said indifferently, "I have no interest in knowing about any future developments within the Feng family, but I need to know who followed Old Master Feng to the Mu family seven years ago."
"If you hand over these individuals, then today's matter will be considered past."
Those who heard this exchanged glances with each other. They had no idea who was responsible for the events of years past.
However, one person knew: Feng Yong.
From the beginning until now, he had remained silent, huddled behind the others, precisely to avoid Mu Feng noticing him.
Mu Feng raised an eyebrow: "It seems you all have quite a backbone. Even now, you still wish to conceal them."
These words struck fear into the hearts of the assembled.
Feng Jiajun, in particular, knelt on the ground, banging his head repeatedly until his forehead was red and swollen.
"We truly don't know. If we did, we would certainly hand them over."
"I don't care why you cannot produce the people. The entire Feng family will be annihilated, leaving no one behind. I would rather kill the innocent than let a guilty one escape."
Mu Feng's voice was as cold as a knife. The reason he had chosen to act after three days was primarily to thoroughly investigate the records of all those individuals.
Everyone trembled, their faces contorted with extreme terror.
"This is just an excuse to uproot our Feng family. Otherwise, why did you question my grandfather just now?"