Chapter 1 The Mo Clan's Troubles

Surrounded by many Mo clan cultivators, Ye Chuxiao and Jin Sanniang were moved to the core area of the Mo clan's base, and then placed under surveillance in a guest room.

In the guest room, Mo Feifan took the initiative to serve tea and apologize, but he seemed very stiff, obviously not good at dealing with people.

"Let's get straight to the point, what troubles have you Mo clan encountered?" Jin Sanniang did not take the teacup, but asked directly.

Seeing that Mo Feifan was still hesitating, she directly intensified her tone and said, "If you don't tell the truth, it will be difficult for us to help. With the people from your Mo clan who are staying at the base now, trying to keep the two of us is simply a joke."

After struggling for a moment, Mo Feifan sighed heavily and said, "This matter must be traced back to eight years ago."

"Eight years ago, the Bai clan reported that someone in the Hedong region was colluding with the Yuanzhi Sect. All the misfortunes were planted at that time."

Cui Yu did not know which force the Bai clan had reported.

According to Cui Yu, the archives recorded the words 'Hedong Tyrants,' without specifying anyone.

"In fact, the Bai clan wanted to report us, the Mo clan!" Mo Feifan said shockingly.

Jin Sanniang didn't seem surprised when she heard this, "So your Mo clan took the initiative to kill all the core members of the Bai clan and throw them on a ship to deter the Six Doors constables who came to investigate?"

Mo Feifan hurriedly said, "No! That's not the case! Our Mo clan did not collude with the Yuanzhi Sect. It's just that some of our subordinates were ignorant and accidentally made a deal with a Yuanzhi Sect disciple, which was seized as a handle by the Bai clan."

"The Bai clan originally wanted to take this opportunity to bite off a large piece of meat from our Mo clan."

"But they never expected that what was originally deliberately left behind as a means to control our Mo clan would bring them real disaster."

"In order to leave room for maneuver, the Bai clan did not specifically name which Hedong noble family was colluding with the Yuanzhi Sect before reporting. Just when our Mo clan received the news and planned to grit our teeth and cut off a piece of meat to feed the Bai clan, they were wiped out overnight."

Speaking of this, Mo Feifan's face showed not joy but deep fear.

"The Hedong Bai clan! That was a noble family that had stood for hundreds of years, even three points stronger than our Mo clan. But overnight, all the core members died, and the clan's land was turned to white ash."

"And eight years later, this nightmare has returned."

"We also know about the ship on the Han River and what happened on the ship..." Mo Feifan said.

It was not surprising that the news leaked.

At that time, Jin Fu summoned all the constables within a few hundred miles to come to support.

There were too many possibilities for these people to leak the news.

"And that's enough to scare you like this?"

"Even to the point of directly dispersing and sending away all the core members?" Ye Chuxiao asked.

Mo Feifan said bitterly, "We have received news that Ma Bao, the governor of Xichuan, was also on that ship. And we and the He family of Xichuan have actually been jointly selling 'Bai Clan Brocade,' with the governor of Xichuan acting as a bridge."

"The assassination of the governor of Xichuan probably means that someone has linked us to the remnants of the Bai family."

"The remnants of the Bai family? Are you talking about those collateral members of the Bai family?" Jin Sanniang asked keenly.

Mo Feifan shook his head and said, "No! It seems that someone, with the identity of a true direct descendant of the Bai family, is spying on the blood case of eight years ago."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of fighting sounds from outside.

The Mo clan's base formation was rotating in the air and on the ground, resisting the impact of a large number of rockets from mid-air.

Pushing open the window and looking out, tens of thousands of *po gang* (armor-piercing) crossbow arrows, carrying fire talismans, shot at the Mo clan's base's protective formation, causing ripples in the formation.

Occasionally, some places would be damaged, allowing the crossbow arrows to fly in, causing a series of violent explosions on the ground.

The entire Mo clan's base was now in chaos.

"*Po gang* crossbow... This is a weapon used by the military to break formations and cities, how is it possible!" Jin Sanniang showed a look of shock for the first time.

Civilian cultivators can hold weapons, but they cannot refine large quantities of heavy armor; they can hold bows and arrows, but they cannot use strong crossbows. This is the iron law of the Da Heng Dynasty. Anyone who violates the iron law is directly challenging the Da Heng imperial court, and there is no room for maneuver.

Because heavy armor and strong crossbows made by specific craftsman cultivators are tools for forcibly attacking and breaking formations and cities, and forming strong armies once they are used in batches.

This thing, taken out alone as a means for cultivators to gamble and fight in daily life, seems useless.

It only shows its power when two armies are fighting or attacking cities.

Therefore, whoever hides more than a certain amount of it is considered treason.

At this time, a large number of *po gang* crossbow arrows were tearing apart the Mo clan's base's defensive formation. Looking at the quantity, if it did not come from the military, it must have been privately cast by heretical sects such as the Yuanzhi Sect, who were against the imperial court.

"This place is not far from Dingchun City. With such a big commotion, the garrison of Dingchun will definitely come," Jin Sanniang said.

Mo Feifan said in despair, "They won't make it! It was like this with the Bai clan. The guards of Dingchun City watched the Bai clan's land go up in flames, and the army guarding the city still didn't arrive at the Bai clan's land until the next morning."

Jin Sanniang said seriously, "Officials are colluding with heretical sect bandits?"

Mo Feifan shook his head and said, "That's not the case. According to the Heavenly Mystery Scholar's later deduction, the demons of the Yuanzhi Sect used a powerful *guiqi* (strange artifact)."

"*Guiqi* are very strange. Under certain circumstances, they possess special force fields that are difficult to offset. The supporting army ran all night on the way to the Bai clan, never stopping, but never reached the Bai clan's land."

*Guiqi*!

This is a powerful artifact that many cultivators deliberately ignore.

They are composed of substances left behind by cultivators of at least the Intent Realm or higher after they die in a state of mental imbalance and madness.

They possess, in a sense, an unsolvable attribute that is close to the laws of heaven and earth.

Once trapped in them, one cannot struggle to escape, but can only find the 'rules' within them and escape by following the rules.

While speaking, the protective formation of the Mo clan's base had begun to collapse completely.

A large number of knights wearing heavy armor, riding demonic horses, holding soul-destroying military sabers, and wearing black masks, rushed into the Mo clan's base.

They ruthlessly waved their blades, leaving no survivors wherever they passed.

Jin Sanniang casually took off the golden badge on her chest and patted it on Ye Chuxiao's chest, "Protect yourself. If you can escape, find a chance to escape and spread the news."

After saying that, she flicked her sleeves, took a big stride, and rushed out.

She did not fly directly into the high sky and use her means in the air.

Instead, she moved close to the ground, holding two scimitars in her hands, and instantly merged into the shadows.

In an instant, roses bloomed in the shadows, and several knights in heavy armor had their throats cut.

Then Jin Sanniang disappeared into the shadows again, leaping and reaping the lives of one knight after another.

Dong!

A drum sounded.

Visible sound waves swept across the entire Mo clan's base.

Jin Sanniang's figure was also forced to appear in the sound waves.