Chapter 245 - 240: Who Can Block Your Path
The Second Elder’s face froze, and he said, "Tian Yu, what do you mean by that?"
Tian Yu said coldly, "The Eldest Young Master and Fourth Young Master are already dead. This matter has come to an end. We Tian Family have lost the bet, but this is limited to this one loss. Though it’s a heavy blow to the Tian Family, it won’t bring us to ruin!
But it is different for the Liu Family. They have a life-and-death feud with Sixth Young Master Mo Beiyan. If Mo Beiyan takes the throne, there will be no place left for the Liu Family to stand in Yunxi Land. So of course, they’ll risk everything to stop Mo Beiyan from rising. But what does this have to do with our Tian Family? To take the Tian Family along to help the Liu Family survive their mortal crisis—is your brain addled by a donkey’s kick?"
Being so humiliated by a junior, the Second Elder couldn’t keep his composure and said in a low voice, "What do you know? Do you have any idea how much effort our Tian Family spent on the Fourth Young Master?
And now, just because of Mo Beiyan, it has all been wasted. How can we let him take power? Do you know that three of our Tian Family’s Fifth Realm Great Cultivators, two have died in the Xuanhu Sect, and the Patriarch is dead too? Last night, Gu Zhan even killed Tian Yun in public! Our Tian Family..."
"Silence!"
Tian Yu shouted angrily, "Different stands, vying for the top is just a high-stakes gamble between two sides, only the winner matters, who cares for grudges? If all the Noble Families of the world acted like this, which of those top Noble Families and Clans hasn’t been mortal foes with the Royal Family at some point? Where would the thousand-year heritage be? They would have rebelled long ago, back when Great Xia was founded a thousand years ago!
Besides, now that Mo Beiyan is taking charge, this is the Tian Family’s opportunity. Mo Beiyan has no great backing, only Pingyang Prefecture as his base, which strictly speaking still belongs to Gu Zhan,
Both are rising, but with no foundation. If our Tian Family helps them at this moment, it’s like offering fuel in a snowstorm—the profits to be gained are the greatest. If Mo Beiyan takes the lead, he will surely inherit the soon-to-be-revealed Super First-class Family, the Mo Family. And Gu Zhan’s talent is so great that even I can’t compare,
The two complement each other. Mo Beiyan will take over the Mo Family—with the Mo Family’s power and status in the Beidou Bang, plus Gu Zhan’s strength—their rise will be unstoppable. The Beidou Bang has gone through three generations. The Dragon King is already stepping to the side; the second generation has no outstanding figure, so it will surely transition directly to the third generation. And among the third generation, is there anyone who can challenge Gu Zhan?
The situation is so clear, yet you’re still so unwise—you want to ally with the Liu Family against Gu Zhan? This isn’t ignorance; it’s stupidity without self-awareness. The Liu Family is at their wits’ end, fighting to the death. Why get involved with them?"
The Second Elder’s expression was nasty, his wrinkled face full of rage. "You have no idea what sort Gu Zhan is—he’s just an untrustworthy traitor with no sense of honor or righteousness! He not only killed Tian Yun publicly, even today’s Xuanhu Sect bloodbath is connected to him. And you think of pledging yourself to him? Tian Yu, though you are famed as a genius of your time, you have no backbone. Let me tell you: if you want to be spineless, that’s your business. As long as I’m here, the Tian Family will never..."
"Cheng!"
In an instant, a flash of sword light swept through the hall, slitting the Second Elder’s throat. Blood sprayed out, his eyes widened in disbelief as he slowly collapsed.
Tian Yu’s face was frosty. Holding his long sword, he said coldly, "You stubborn old thing. In the old days, the Tian Family was far greater than the Liu Family, but all because of you old goats being indecisive and self-important, we’ve been suppressed by the Liu Family for decades. And now, you would still drag the Tian Family down! Truly, you deserve to die."
As he spoke,
Tian Yu dragged his long sword towards the Tian Family’s senior members, his voice icy: "Who else wants to doom the Tian Family to ruin?"
In an instant, the hall felt suffocatingly oppressive.
Tian Yu said, full of killing intent, "I, Tian Yu, have trained with the sword since the age of three, and until today, it has all been for one purpose—to restore the Tian Family. Today, in such turbulent times, one misstep and all is lost. If any of you dare to act rashly at this moment, my sword, Tian Yu’s sword, will show no mercy for kin. The Tian Family can lose no more!"
In the hall, all were silent.
After a while, a middle-aged man clasped his hands and asked, "What do you plan to do?"
Tian Yu said coldly, "Whatever the Liu Family does, we do the opposite. They want to stop the Sixth Young Master and Gu Zhan, so we will support them with all our might. Remember this:
In the struggle for the throne,
Noble Families have no grudges, only winners or losers!"
...
At the gates of Canglan City.
Horses pounded in formation. Six hundred Embroidered Uniform Guards galloped ahead, the dense thunder of hooves ringing on the stone-paved long street, overwhelming in force. The Embroidered Uniform Guards wore identical Flying Fish Robes, each holding a Brocade Spring Saber, surging with killing aura.
At the very front of the procession,
Mo Beiyan wore white mourning cloth on his head, holding a spirit tablet in his arms—the memorial tablet of Lady Bai, mistress of the Mo Mansion!
Down the long street, people appeared in droves,
All were in heated discussion,
There were many in Canglan City who knew some of the inside story,
The Dragon King’s true wife was not the current Lady Liu of the City Lord’s Mansion, but the little-known Lady Bai.
For a time, the avenue was in an uproar.
Mo Beiyan walked forward step by step,
Far ahead, Gu Zhan approached, holding a Horizontal Saber, cupped his fists towards the Token, and said softly, "Come, today let your honored mother enter the Mo Family Ancestral Hall."
Mo Beiyan said in a deep voice, "Thank you, Brother Gu."
Gu Zhan patted Mo Beiyan’s shoulder, mounted his horse, drew the Horizontal Saber with a "Cheng," pointed the blade skyward, and shouted, "Beidou Bang’s Kaiyang Sub-Branch, escorting the spirit tablet of Canglan City’s Lady of the City, to the Ancestral Hall!"
"Shua, shua, shua..."
In an instant, six hundred Embroidered Uniform Guards drew their sabers,
Six hundred Brocade Spring Sabers pointed skyward,
"Respectfully escort the spirit tablet of Canglan City’s Lady of the City, to the Ancestral Hall!"
Six hundred voices roared in unison,
Their momentum soaring, echoing across wilds and city,
Six hundred riders set out together in a mighty host.
Tears streamed from the corners of Mo Beiyan’s eyes as he walked slowly ahead!
Canglan City was in upheaval,
Everyone knew that the City Lord’s Mansion currently housed a Lady of the City—and she was from the First-class Liu Family. All were guessing what response the Liu Family and the First Lady would make.
Sure enough, while all were pondering and speculating,
Up ahead, the long street thundered with hoofbeats as a tightly packed government army appeared, blocking off several main streets at once.
The leading Commander held a proclamation and declared, "By order of the Elder Council: Sixth Young Master Mo Beiyan, without command, is forbidden to enter the city. Withdraw outside the city at once!"
Next, the Commander produced another proclamation and declared loudly, "By order of the Elder Council: Kaiyang Sub-Branch Leader Gu Zhan is suspected of collusion with the Demon Dao, and of assassinating the Eldest and Fourth Young Masters. He is ordered to report at once to the Law Enforcement Hall for questioning!"
After reading aloud,
The Commander rode up to Mo Beiyan, looked him over, and said in a low voice, "Sixth Young Master, acknowledge the order." With that, he turned to Gu Zhan and said coldly, "Squad Leader Gu, you as well, accept the order!"
Mo Beiyan remained silent.
Gu Zhan glanced at the Commander, tightened his reins, and rode to Mo Beiyan’s side, calmly saying:
"Brother Mo, continue forward.
Today, as long as I, Gu Zhan, am here,
who dares stop you, even for half a step?"