They were speechless, which perfectly described the current state of the Mo family.
The Mo family's Grand Elder wanted to explain, but didn't know where to start.
Should he admit that the Mo family killed Wu Zhenhai and others, only for Qin Hanchu to escape?
"Alliance Leader, there must be some misunderstanding."
"What evidence does the Wu clan have to prove we killed Wu Zhenhai and the others?" the Grand Elder asked.
The Alliance Leader did not hide anything and replied, "Before Wu Mei died, she sent a message to her mother. The message stated that your Mo family intended to silence her."
Hearing this, the Grand Elder stood frozen in place.
This was equivalent to a witness's testimony, and the Alliance Leader and the others would absolutely not doubt it.
"Perhaps someone from the Qin clan sent this message using Wu Mei's phone, with the intention of framing our Mo family," the Grand Elder quickly retorted.
The Alliance Leader snorted, "What? Panicking? Wu Mei's phone was with her the entire time, and her body was protected by your Mo family. Did the Qin clan manage to get Wu Mei's phone from under your noses?"
"This..."
As the Grand Elder tried to argue further, the Alliance Leader gave him no more chances and coldly stated, "Within one day, send Qin Hanchu to Dragon City to be judged by the Eight Great Ancient Clans. If you fail to comply, you know the consequences."
With that, the Alliance Leader hung up the phone.
The Grand Elder wearily placed the phone on the table.
"Grand Elder, what happened?" Everyone could sense that something serious had occurred, and their expressions were grave.
The Grand Elder recounted the events and then said solemnly, "What do you think? How should we respond?"
"As long as Qin Hanchu doesn't show himself, the Alliance Leader and the others will believe he is in our possession."
"We have no way to prove our innocence."
"The only course of action now is to prepare for battle."
"Activate all technological weapons immediately," the Second Elder said sternly.
"Once we activate the defense plan, won't it be considered declaring war on the Dragon Alliance?" someone worried.
"If we can't hand over Qin Hanchu, we will still face an onslaught from the Dragon Alliance!"
As the Mo family members debated, Qin Hanchu appeared outside the Mo family's city.
Behind him, a hundred people had already gathered.
Elder Wu Mu and Elder Lu Song had also arrived.
"Everyone, stay safe. Retreat immediately once the disturbance begins."
"Elder Lu Song, you must conceal your strength." Qin Hanchu instructed.
"Patriarch, rest assured, I know what to do," Elder Lu Song replied with a smile.
Qin Hanchu nodded, "Go, smear some more dirt on the Mo family so they can never wash it away."
Under Qin Hanchu's command, Elder Lu Song led the hundred people to infiltrate the Mo family's city.
Qin Hanchu stood in place, gazing quietly at the city before him.
His previous plan had been exposed by Wu Mei, and now he had to redeploy.
Fortunately, the Mo family had killed Wu Zhenhai and others, which gave Qin Hanchu a new opportunity.
He had sent people to spread the news of his capture by the Mo family, and now it was time to solidify that rumor.
He had instructed Elder Lu Song to lead the Qin clan experts to attack the Mo family's prison, with the aim of making the Dragon Alliance believe that Qin Hanchu was captured by the Mo family.
If Qin Hanchu was captured, it would be unnatural for the Qin clan not to react.
An hour later, Elder Lu Song, leading the Qin clan's strongmen, began their assault on the Mo family's prison.
A chaotic battle erupted in the darkness!
By the time the Mo family's Grandmaster peak experts arrived, Elder Lu Song had already led his people to escape.
In this battle, the Qin clan lost over ten of their members.
They knew there would be casualties before the operation.
For the resurgence of the Qin clan and for revenge, they viewed death as returning home!
Soon, the news of the Qin clan's attack on the prison reached the Mo family headquarters.
"What? The Qin clan attacked the prison?"
"Damn it, they're trying to frame us!"
"This way, others will believe even more that Qin Hanchu is in our possession."
The Grand Elder immediately realized the situation!
Although he saw through Qin Hanchu's intentions, others would not believe him.
In this battle, the Qin clan had lost over ten people.
Furthermore, it was led by Elder Lu Song, a Grandmaster peak expert.
Concurrently, the Dragon Alliance and the other seven great ancient clans also learned of this news.
Just as Qin Hanchu had predicted, they became more convinced that the Mo family had captured Qin Hanchu.
The next day, the seven clans began to assemble their armies!
Even the Mo family's allied ancient clans had abandoned them.
This mobilization was to pressure the Mo family.
If the Mo family still refused to hand over Qin Hanchu, the next step would be a full-blown war.
The Mo family, helpless, had no choice but to activate their defense plan.
Even if they opened their defenses and allowed the Dragon Alliance to search, the Dragon Alliance would not believe them.
The Mo family's reaction further convinced the Dragon Alliance that the Mo family intended to monopolize the Archaic Medical Scripture.
With a command from the Alliance Leader, the seven-clan allied army advanced towards the Mo family's city.
To avoid being besieged, the Mo family's Grand Elder held a video conference with the Dragon Alliance.
During this meeting, the Mo family's Grand Elder admitted that the Mo family had killed Wu Zhenhai and others to monopolize the treasure.
He desperately explained that Qin Hanchu had broken through the encirclement and was not captured by the Mo family.
Despite the Grand Elder's strenuous explanations, they were of little use.
At this moment, the Mo family was in a situation similar to the Situ family back then.
The Situ family knew nothing about any treasure, but Ancestor Haiyun did not believe them and insisted on eradicating the Situ family.
Now, the Dragon Alliance did not believe the Mo family either, making this battle inevitable.
Besides the Archaic Medical Scripture, the seven great ancient clans had other motives.
They wanted to use this opportunity to eliminate the Mo family and seize their ancestral lands.
Each ancient clan's underground palace was a treasure trove.
Obtaining an underground palace was even more valuable than the Archaic Medical Scripture.
No one knew how many treasures were stored within the underground palaces.
The current Alliance Leader had obtained an opportunity within the Wang family's underground palace, which allowed him to successfully break through his cultivation realm.
Three days later, the civilians within the Mo family's city began to evacuate.
In just two days, the Mo family's city was left with only combat-ready soldiers.
The next day, the great battle finally broke out.
Since they were going to war with the Dragon Alliance, the Mo family naturally had no regard for the Dragon Alliance's restrictions.
As the battle commenced, both sides unleashed artillery fire.
Under the advanced technological weapons, the artillery shells from both sides continuously collided and intercepted each other in the air.
Boom boom!
Buildings in the city turned into ruins under the bombardment.
Soldiers who couldn't evade were blown to pieces by the artillery.
Even peak Grandmasters would perish under the power of artillery fire!
Under the might of technological weapons, the strength of martial artists seemed too fragile.
The artillery bombardment lasted for several hours, leaving the Mo family's city in ruins.
The city was filled with debris and smoke from the explosions.
Amidst the roars of battle, the martial artists of the seven clans began their charge.
An army of over a hundred thousand martial artists flooded into the Mo family's city.
The soldiers of both sides engaged in a bloody battle within the city!
Facing the siege of the seven clans, the Mo family was no match.
What had happened to the Qin clan years ago was now repeating itself with the Mo family.
At this moment, Qin Hanchu had already returned to the Valley of Villains.