[Congratulations, your family, with the strength of a single clan, and carrying Li Kuangtu's will, has slain one million members of the Wu Clan. Acquired Trait: Wu Clan Slayer]
[Damage against the Wu Clan increased by 30%.]
Seven days passed in the game world. The Li family members, who had been standing there for a long time, gradually departed from Li Kuangtu's tomb. Li Wei's screen remained fixed on this scene; in the room, he had already closed his eyes tightly.
From the beginning of this game until now, the children of the family had grown up one by one. Without him realizing it, everyone in the family had come to occupy the most important place in his heart.
He glanced at the skill section, and looking at the astronomical number of incense value points, Li Wei shook his head.
They still had many things to do. They had to follow the path Li Kuangtu had left for the family, to build the strongest Li family possible, and to ensure that this land would never again be disturbed by the Wu Clan, or by... anyone!
....
In just half a month.
Order had been restored in Green Valley Town, and there were no more Wu Clan members. It was far more prosperous than it had been thirty years ago. Although the Wu Clan had occupied it for years, the infrastructure had been under constant construction. Now, the people of Green Valley Town could instantly enjoy a better life than thirty years ago; it was truly a case of sweetness after bitterness.
During this war, the people of Green Valley Town also charged out in all directions. Every household hung white mourning banners, but in addition to their grief over the loss of family members, they were also proud of those who had died in battle. They had been defending their land, and their family members' blades had tasted the blood of the Wu Clan!
This land was paved with the flesh and blood of generations of their families. They had no other way to repay this debt. They could only strive to live and thrive on this land, to grow stronger, to continue to inherit the will of their ancestors and their family, and to protect their homeland at all costs!
Fortunately, they had the Li family behind them.
The people of Green Valley Town seemed different from people elsewhere. The Li family had never defended Li Kuangtu, yet after this great battle, they seemed to understand everything.
On this day, Every household in Green Valley Town brought offerings, requesting the Li family to allow them to enter the Silver Iron Forest.
"You..."
The members of the Li family stood at the gate, gazing at this scene, all their eyes red-rimmed.
The mayor of Green Valley Town had died in this war. A young man stepped forward; his name was Liu Bo'er. He had a father named Liu Sigou. His father had died in battle during this war. He inherited his father's will, and in this great battle, he soared through the air on a flying sword, and was also the most formidable talent in Green Valley Town.
"Esteemed sirs."
Liu Bo'er shouted, "We want to pay our respects to Lord Kuangtu!"
"We don't believe that Lord Kuangtu betrayed Green Valley Town and the Li family, as people outside are saying. When my father was alive, he told us that we must wait. We were weak, and we had to wait until the day we were strong enough."
"He said he probably understood. When he heard the Wu Clan was coming, he was also cowardly. The Wu Clan's army was vast and powerful; if he had really resisted, our family would have been wiped out. Later, when the Wu Clan entered our Green Valley Town, I was still young. I saw my father being kicked to the ground by a member of the Wu Clan, and I didn't understand why my father, who was clearly stronger than the Wu clansman, didn't fight back."
"He told me that he wanted to protect this fool, to protect my mother and younger brother."
"Liu Bo'er dares to speak presumptuously. Perhaps my father and Lord Kuangtu were the same kind of people. They were both waiting. That day, when the town's bell rang, I went to find Lord Kuangtu, but I only saw Lady Qingyu. Perhaps..."
"Perhaps he, like my father, waited until that day. Their butcher knives were all aimed at the Wu Clan. They were all the same, all enduring humiliation to protect us all."
Liu Bo'er clenched his fists, "Please, esteemed sirs, allow us to pay our respects to Lord Kuangtu. We are not only paying our respects to him, but also to the family members we have misunderstood all along!"
On this day, a steady stream of people formed an orderly line, proceeding in an organized manner toward the statue deep within the Silver Iron Forest. Incense smoke drifted continuously towards the sky above the Silver Iron Forest, day and night, for a full three months.
In every household in Green Valley Town, a statue was enshrined, depicting a young man charging forth on a donkey.
The members of the Li family gazed upon all of this.
Li Wei was also watching.
Their eyes welled up with tears, their expressions filled with relief. Li Kuangtu had ultimately been too naive; he had miscalculated. He had wanted everyone in the entire Azure Dynasty to believe he was a traitor, but that wasn't the case. At least Green Valley Village, at least the Li family, knew everything he had done.
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