"Such a domineering statement..."
"They have the capital to back it up, vanquishing nine martial arts Grandmasters in today's battle. Those were Grandmasters of martial arts..."
"Those who offend Qingyun will be punished no matter how far they are... Men should live in this way..."
After Lin Yun and his party had left, people standing outside the Mie family's villa compound were still discussing the recent events. Particularly some martial artists were feverishly excited, their blood boiling.
As chivalry implies breaching prohibitions through martial arts, violent tendencies are inherent within martial artists. Lin Yun's actions and words highly resonated with them.
"Boom——Boom——Boom——"
At that moment, from not far away, columns of fire shot into the sky again, illuminating the vicinity of over a dozen miles as if it were daytime.
"What is that——"
"Super Energy Bomb!"
Many people were shocked as they looked in the direction of the explosion. Some even voiced their surprise.
"That seems to be the direction where Lin Yun and his party left..."
"Could it be that members of the Sky Group launched an attack on them again?"
"No, not only the Sky Group possesses such Super Energy Bombs. Lin Yun and his party also have them. Furthermore, it's not only the direction Lin Yun and his party left, but also the direction some core members of the Mie Family fled..."
"That's right, judging by the distance of the explosions, it should be where some core members of the Mie Family escaped to. They've been away for such a long time..."
"Lin Yun and his party just left, they couldn't possibly have gotten that far..."
"So, this explosion could very possibly be an attack on those core members of the Mie Family? Yes, amongst those people, there is a Grandmaster of martial arts. If that's the case... these Super Energy Bombs are for targeting that Grandmaster..."
"It's very likely that someone from Lin Yun's side has acted. The most important question is, Lin Yun and his party just left, so exactly who took action? Could it be that Lin Yun and his party have other forces arranged nearby?"
"It should be like that. Lin Yun came with nine martial arts Grandmasters. It's impossible for Qingyun Company to only have nine martial arts Grandmasters. For every numerous martial artist, only one martial arts Grandmaster emerges. Since Qingyun Company has nine martial arts Grandmasters, then surely there must be many more martial artists with slightly lower strengths..."
"It's not necessarily martial artists with slightly lower strengths. It could also be martial arts Grandmasters, right? After all, Qingyun Company has already shown nine martial arts Grandmasters. It wouldn't be impossible for them to have one or two more..."
As some people discussed, they gradually came to certain conclusions. These looming realities sent chills down their spines.
First, Qingyun Company's actions were brutal and domineering. Those fleeing members of the Mie Family were being relentlessly pursued. Most likely, they would not be able to escape.
Second, behind Qingyun Company weren't just those nine martial arts Grandmasters. This was an incredibly powerful force. In the future, anyone who dared to harbor intentions against Qingyun Company would be wise to think twice.
Of course, while Qingyun Company had caused quite a stir, it may not have been allowed to stay in Huaxia. But even if the Huaxia government wanted to do something to Qingyun Company, it wouldn't be easy. Either way, this was a force not to be trifled with easily.
...
News from the Mie Family's side reached Lu Family in Capital City immediately.
More than five hundred elite soldiers had been killed and nine martial arts Grandmasters had fallen, five of whom were members of the Sky Group and one was a Grandmaster of the Mid Term Realm of Huajin.
The Mie Family was extinguished, with only a handful of family members managing to escape. Even so, they were still being relentlessly pursued.
A Grandmaster from the Mie Family, the only Grandmaster they had and a strong practitioner of the Mid Term Realm of Huajin who usually kept a low profile, was also killed.
Upon receiving these pieces of information, the top echelons of the Lu Family were in shock.
"How is this possible? It's only been a short while, less than fifteen minutes since we were in contact with the leaders of the Mie Family and nothing had happened then..." A high-ranking member of the Lu Family stated in astonishment.
"Third, the top forces, the profits we gave them while dealing with Qingyun Company, were not distributed without purpose. Last time, the Grandmaster of the Mid Term Realm of Huajin was sent by them. Now, we need their help again..."
Then, the Lu family leader said.
"The top forces, as for the Sky Group, there are some other matters, I've already sent people to contact them. Now, what you need to do is choose some core disciples, and I will have them secretly sent away..."
Lastly, the Lu Family Leader said.
"What?"
"Why do we need to send our Lu family disciples away?"
"Could it be, our Lu family can't withstand the power of Qingyun Company?"
"But this is the Capital City..."
"Didn't you say the officials wouldn't let it go?"
Hearing the words of the Lu Family Leader, the Lu family elites were thrown into chaos again, they expressed their panic accordingly.
"Fear not the expected, but the unexpected. The Mie family's example is right in front of us. They did not do this, even letting all the Mie family disciples gather at their villa, as a result, they were all taken out in one swoop by the enemy. Even those who started to run didn't get far..."
The Lu Family Leader said with a gloomy face.
None of these elites in their family seemed capable of accomplishing anything significant.
They were all good at reaping without sowing.
As for holding the fort singlehandedly, only one or two could possibly do so.
Lu Mingtao...
The Lu Family Leader sighed softly at the thought of the kidnapped Lu Mingtao.
Among the third generation of their Lu family, Lu Mingtao was relatively promising.
Unfortunately...
After so long, those "kidnappers" had not contacted the Lu family again. It was highly probable that something had happened to Lu Mingtao.
One vital point, he strongly suspected that Lu Mingtao's disappearance was the doing of Qingyun Company.
Lu Mingtao and Mie Hai had a peak realm Dark Strength expert with them yet they disappeared without a trace. Unless a Martial Arts Grandmaster took action, it was hard to believe that they could vanish without leaving a trace.
Qingyun Company indeed had many Martial Arts Grandmasters. If they did this, it would be all too easy.
This thought had occurred to him yesterday.
However, in his heart, he had always harboured hope against hope.
As these thoughts crossed his mind, the Lu Family Leader once again sighed inwardly.
Their attempt to deal with the Qingyun Company was really a wrong decision...
At that moment, he felt deep regret, deep, deep regret.
One wrong decision had brought their Lu family to the brink of destruction.
This time, the loss to their Lu family was too great.