The people of Middle State discussed incessantly, and rumors spread all over the place.
Various factions took action secretly, launching attacks on the Duanmu family's industries and businesses to take revenge.
Undercurrents surged in Middle State, and the Duanmu family instantly fell into an abyss of suffering. They were in chaos and in a sorry state.
The Duanmu family was in chaos internally, and everyone was fearful and uneasy. Many rumors spread, and there were even people who secretly fled.
All the elders and deacons were overwrought with work, and they were physically and mentally exhausted.
However, the three destroyed herb gardens had to be restored, and countless industries and businesses had to be maintained. They also had to think of a way to solve the shortage of medicinal herbs.
Yet, these problems were all very thorny and could not be solved in a few days or months.
In addition, the various factions in Middle State took revenge, causing the Duanmu family to be attacked from all sides. Their situation became more and more dangerous, and it was difficult to move forward.
Very soon, the Duanmu family, this enormous mountain, started to fall apart and disintegrate.
Originally, the Duanmu family had Spirit Medicine Pavilions and many shops in the hundreds of cities in Middle State.
In a short three days, the Spirit Medicine Pavilions and shops in the various cities all closed down, and they could no longer operate and trade normally.
Those factions that cooperated with the Duanmu family to operate the pill business were also seriously affected and could not maintain it.
Many small factions that relied on the Duanmu family collapsed and disintegrated.
Those factions that could still struggle at death's door had no choice but to give up on cooperating with the Duanmu family and turn to find new backers to seek a way to survive.
The Duanmu family, this big tree, fell, and they actually fell into the state of monkeys scattering when the tree fell. From an ancient family that countless factions fawned over, they became a rundown family that could not even protect themselves.
Seeing the Duanmu family's encounter and situation, not only were the various wealthy factions deeply moved, the ordinary people also understood that the Duanmu family was finished this time!
The Duanmu family that fell from the clouds to the abyss would have no chance to make a comeback.
There were too many wealthy factions eyeing the Duanmu family and would absolutely not give the Duanmu family time to recover.
Those factions would take the opportunity to ruthlessly trample on the Duanmu family, causing the Duanmu family to fall into a hopeless situation of eternal damnation!
…
Deep into the night, the night was dark.
In the Duanmu residence 100 miles north of Green Wood City, it was supposed to be in a deep sleep and silent.
However, the Duanmu family was still in chaos and anxiety these few days.
Even in the middle of the night, the residence was still brightly lit, and there were flickering figures moving back and forth.
In the depths of the courtyard, there were even sounds of discussion from the female servants and the cries of children, causing the atmosphere to be rather sorrowful.
In the Patriarch's study, Duanmu Huang was sitting on a large chair in front of the table, resting with his eyes closed.
His aura was a little weak, and his face was very ugly. His eyes were bloodshot, and his whole body was emitting a strong evil aura.
It had been an entire four days, and he had almost not slept a wink. In order to stabilize the Duanmu Clan's situation and the people's hearts, he was already exhausted.
At this moment, closing his eyes for a moment was already a rare moment of relaxation.
But even with his eyes closed, his mind was still thinking about the family business, and he couldn't rest at all.
At this moment, a guard commander quickly walked into the study.
He held a secret letter in both hands, bowed, and reported, "Reporting to Patriarch, someone just sent this secret letter and asked this subordinate to deliver it to you personally."
Duanmu Huang opened his eyes. He stretched out his hand and beckoned, and the secret letter was taken into his hand.
He opened the letter and glanced at it. Suddenly, his spirit was shaken. The tiredness and weariness in his eyes were swept away. A bright light flashed in his eyes.
"Leave!"
Duanmu Huang ordered the guard commander to leave the study.
After he lowered his head and finished reading the secret letter, a glimmer of hope appeared in his eyes. He murmured in a low voice, "The Great Lord summoned me for a meeting at this time. He must have heard about the herb garden.
I was just worried about not having a strong helper. The Great Lord's secret letter came at the right time. Maybe our Duanmu Clan will be saved! "
Thinking of this, Duanmu Huang quickly put away the secret letter, got up, and walked out of the study.
He gave a few words of advice to the two elders, then left the Duanmu Residence alone. He turned into a stream of light and flew into the night sky, flying towards the north.
After all, he was a powerful cultivator in the Soul Refining Realm. His flying speed was unbelievably fast. It was not something an ordinary cultivator in the Sky Origin Realm could compare to.
A few hours later, the long night had passed, and dawn was about to arrive.
At this time, Duanmu Huang had already left the Manggu Forest. He stopped on top of a mountain a hundred miles away from Zhongzhou City.
In the mountain range, there was a towering mountain that was thousands of feet high.
On top of the mountain, there was an exquisite and luxurious manor. There were several magnificent palaces and rows of houses and buildings.
"Swoosh!"
Duanmu Huang descended from the sky and landed outside the manor's gate.
At the gate, in addition to a dozen ordinary guards, there was a middle-aged man dressed as a butler waiting quietly.
Seeing Duanmu Huang coming, the middle-aged butler quickly cupped his hands and bowed, leading him into the manor's gate.
The two of them passed through a spacious courtyard, crossed a few corridors, and entered a palace.
The middle-aged butler led Duanmu Huang into the depths of the palace and stopped in front of a secret room.
"Family Head Duanmu, the Great Lord is waiting for you."
The middle-aged butler said in a serious tone and extended his hand to make a "please" gesture.
Duanmu Huang nodded. Without saying anything, he pushed open the stone door of the secret room and walked in.
As soon as he entered the secret room, he saw two figures standing in the dark room.
One of them was tall and wore a long golden robe, a purple cloak, and a crystal mask on his face.
This person exuded a noble and confident aura. He stood with his back to the door of the secret room. He was staring at the array on the wall, thinking about something silently.
Without a doubt, this person was the Great Lord.
The second person in the secret room was a handsome man wearing a blue robe. He had a slim figure and looked more beautiful than a woman.
This person held a string of prayer beads in his left hand and a green jade fan in his right. He was dressed like a gentleman.
Duanmu Huang was not unfamiliar with him. He knew that he was the eldest son of the Murong family, Murong Lingfeng.
When Murong Lingfeng saw that Duanmu Huang had arrived, he hurriedly bowed and said with a slight smile, "Lingfeng greets Uncle."
Duanmu Huang hurriedly collected his thoughts and nodded at him in greeting.
Then, Duanmu Huang cupped his hands and bowed to the Great Lord, "Duanmu Huang greets the Great Lord."
With Duanmu Huang's strength and status, he only needed to be polite to the Great Lord. Of course, he would not be respectful to the Great Lord like his son, Duanmu Yulong.
After all, he represented the Duanmu family and had a cooperative relationship with the Great Lord.
The Great Lord nodded and said in an androgynous voice, "Family Head Duanmu, thank you for coming here personally."
Duanmu Huang cupped his hands and said in a deep voice, "Now is a critical time. Since the Great Lord has something important to discuss, this old man must come personally."
The Great Lord only nodded slightly and did not say anything.
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