The next day, a terrible news spread through Yan Country like wildfire.
The Song Family, the Liu Family, the Bai Family, and the Liang Family, in a single night, seemed to have vanished from the face of the earth.
Except for a very few fringe members, the people of these families all died, and their deaths were as horrifying as mummified corpses, extremely tragic.
If one must say what these families had in common, it was that they all participated in the raid on the Jiangnan Martial Arts Association.
Moreover, many people in Jiangnan City heard yesterday that Chen Fan intended to visit these families, so almost everyone believed Chen Fan was the mastermind behind it.
In bars, teahouses, and private places, people everywhere were discussing this matter.
"It’s too much. The Liu Family was only acting under orders, and their people were killed by him. Did he have to wipe them out completely?"
"Isn’t it? I went to the Bai Family. The scene was horrifying. Describing it as a living hell wouldn’t be an exaggeration."
"What is the Elder Council doing? Such a murderous fiend, and they haven’t eliminated him yet? Do they want to let him continue harming people?"
"Don’t even mention it. As soon as you did, I remembered. It’s said that yesterday, a few small families also suffered a similar fate. It’s just that they didn’t have the name recognition of the Song Family, so not many people know about it."
"What, there’s more?"
Hearing this, someone panicked.
"Isn’t he only targeting those who have crossed him?"
"I don’t know what’s going on."
That person shook his head, "When I first heard the news, I didn’t believe it. But later, I found out it was true. If you don’t believe me, you can check it out. News will come soon."
The room fell silent.
A sense of unease spread among the people.
"That lunatic wouldn’t come after us, would he?"
Finally, someone couldn’t hold back their inner worry and asked. Their family’s power wasn’t strong; having a Celestial Human Realm ancestor was already considered good.
But that man, killing mid-stage Celestial Realm Martial Artists was a breeze for him. An early stage Celestial Realm was nothing but decoration.
If that person really had them in mind.
The Song Family and the Liu Family were their precedents.
"No, right? We have no enmity with him."
"Those few small families had no enmity with him either, yet they still got into trouble."
"In my opinion, instead of speculating here, we should urge the Elder Council to kill that guy quickly. As long as he’s alive, we won’t have any peace of mind."
"Indeed, let’s go find the Elder Council together."
By noon, the Elder Council hall was already full of people.
In the top-floor conference room, four elders were sitting around a table.
Their faces looked grim.
In one night, most of the people from the Song Family, Liu Family, and other families died!
This sort of thing hadn’t happened in almost ten years.
The impact was too egregious!
The key was, they were not fools.
The people outside all thought it was Chen Fan who did it.
However, they knew very clearly that the culprit was someone else.
For example, the Liu Family.
They were on the phone with them yesterday, and they said Chen Fan had already left. How could someone who had left come back and wipe out the Liu Family?
The Bai Family was the same.
They had all made phone calls to ask.
The results were the same.
At this moment, a projection of a person appeared on the wall.
"What’s the matter?"
The figure asked.
It was none other than Su Ming.
"Brother Su, something happened."
Xu Hu quickly said, "Last night, the people from the Song Family and others were all killed."
"What, this actually happened?"
Su Ming was stunned, then snorted coldly and said, "That brat Chen Fan is really bold! It’s one thing to rob their cultivation techniques, but to wipe them out as well? He’s courting death!"
"Brother Su, there’s likely more to this." Zhao Chunyuan said gravely, "When we contacted the families back then, nothing had happened yet. For example, after Chen Fan visited the Song Family, they still sent someone here with a message. If he wanted to silence them, why bother with that?"
"Yes, Brother Su, I also think this matter is not as simple as we think. According to the information, those who were killed had their vitality drained, looking like mummies. To me, this smacks of the work of the Ogre." The elder of the Yan Family also said.
"What?" Su Ming said in surprise, "You think it was them? That’s impossible, right? Do they have the guts?"
"Brother Su, I also think this matter was likely their doing, trying to frame Chen Fan on purpose." The elder of the Qin Family said at this time.
"Really?"
Xu Ming’s face finally turned serious, "Alright, I’ll go ask them shortly, see if it was their doing. If so, they’re pretty bold to do this behind my back."
The people in the room exchanged glances.
"Brother Xu, I have something to say, but I’m not sure if I should." Zhao Chunyuan hesitated.
"Hehe," Xu Ming smiled slightly and said, "Younger Brother Zhao, there’s no need to be so formal with me. Just say it."
"Alright."
Zhao Chunyuan took a deep breath and said, "I think letting those two chase Chen Fan is like driving a tiger to swallow a wolf. One misstep and you let the tiger return to the mountain.
Sure, Chen Fan challenged our Elder Council’s authority and deserved to die. But at least he had some humanity; he only took the cultivation techniques without killing. But those two, they are inhumane, wiping out the Song, Liu, Bai, and Liang families, three to four thousand people in total. Besides that, other families have also suffered. If we say this was Chen Fan’s doing, clearly it doesn’t make sense. Brother Xu, those two have completely lost their sanity."