The Great Elder of the ancient clan was a white-haired old man with wrinkled skin. He had become the Great Elder because he had always handled matters fairly, so everyone trusted him.
It was just that he was getting old these past few years and his health wasn't very good. Thus, unless it was an important matter, he would rarely be disturbed.
When everyone saw him, their expressions became more and more solemn.
The Great Elder supported himself with his walking stick as he walked towards the head of the table and sat down.
"Everyone, sit down."
Those who had stood up involuntarily just now also subconsciously sat upright and still, looking at the Great Elder who was sitting at the head of the table.
"Have you all heard about the Pei family?"
Everyone looked at each other.
They hadn't expected that the Great Elder, who hadn't appeared before, would also be here for this matter.
However, the Great Elder had always valued the interests of the clan the most. Thus, everyone expressed that if the rumors were true, then the Pei family shouldn't take everything for themselves.
But at the end of the day, everyone wanted a piece of the pie.
The Great Elder waved his hand and his voice died down.
"I'm already old. I didn't want to get involved in this kind of matter."
Hearing this, someone immediately said loudly, "Great Elder is fair in handling matters. We still need you to make a decision on this matter."
"Yes, yes! We all believe in you. You won't let everyone suffer a loss. "
Under everyone's repeated persuasion, the Great Elder reluctantly agreed.
However, his first request was for everyone to calm down and for him to negotiate with the Pei family.
If the rumors were true, he planned to ask the Pei family to take out a portion and distribute it to the other families.
Actually, at his age, it was easy for him to distinguish between truth and falsehood.
He said he wanted to negotiate because he didn't want everyone to hurt each other's friendship.
But even so, the Great Elder seemed to have forgotten that regardless of whether the treasure existed or not, it actually belonged to the Huo family.
They were just a bunch of bandits. Now, they had seized the Huo family's belongings without thinking about returning them to their rightful owners.
They were all equally shameless.
.....
On the second day of the 'broken jade' event, the event naturally reached its climax.
The huge bonfire seemed to shoot up into the sky. After two days and one night of breaking jade, it had aroused the greed of all the participants.
Their eyes were scarlet red as they watched one rare treasure after another being thrown into the sea of flames, swallowed by the tongues of flames, and turned into ashes.
No one felt sorry for those treasures that were destroyed for no reason, just like that ancient book.
Even if it had once been entrusted with the deepest affection of a certain owner, in the end, it still became a tool for people to show off.
Lin Mengya and Long Tianhao stood not far away. They looked at the restless crowd calmly like two spectators.
This Ancient race being was starting to rot right from the roots.
If they weren't completely eradicated, sooner or later, they would face a calamity.
She watched all of this quietly, but she did not want to be the savior.
Some fates were predetermined long ago, and no one could change them.
"Heh, you still don't want to give up!"
She heard Long Tianhao's chuckle.
Lin Mengya was interrupted by him. She followed his gaze and looked at the crowd.
Encountering such a scene, an ordinary person's reaction would naturally be to stare at those treasures that were about to be destroyed.
But there were some people who did not look at the treasures. Instead, they were like hunting dogs, constantly shuttling through the crowd, looking for suspicious people.
If they were only looking for people like this, Lin Mengya would just avoid them.
However, these people had captured countless innocent people.
In just a few days, six or seven people had died in the hands of these people, both inside and outside the city.
And on the small hill outside the city, every time they went there, they would take a few people away with all kinds of excuses.
Lin Mengya only found out later that the people who were chasing after Li Wu Shuang were also in this group.
It was just that they were cautious, so Lin Mengya was not able to find out where they came from.
But one thing was for sure, this group of people did not treat ordinary people as human beings.
Baisu saw with her own eyes the corpses that they threw out. Their bodies were already covered with cuts and bruises. They must have suffered inhumane torture when they were alive.
And all of this was because they wanted to fish out the Huo family members who might be hiding.
So, Lin Mengya thought that since she had decided to make trouble for them, she might as well do it to the end!
Around the bonfire, there was already a group of demons dancing wildly.
All the authentic works of the masters of calligraphy and painting were burned to ashes, just to gain a luxurious reputation for themselves.
Until there was only one thing left — that priceless ancient book.
The light of the fire shone on everyone's faces. They were really looking forward to whether that priceless flame would become more intense and hot.
But the ancient book was still not moved.
"Deputy Commander, they still haven't shown up. What should we do?"
In the eyes of the deputy commander, there was a hint of hostility.
He also knew that because of this ancient book, the upper echelons of the ancient clan, including the Elders Guild, were already in a heated argument.
And the commander also told him that only by finding the Huo family members could this situation be smoothly resolved. Otherwise, it would be their fault for not doing their job well and delaying their master's important matters.
But now, they still hadn't shown up.
The more impatient he was, the colder his face became.
"Find them!"
His hoarse voice carried a hint of sternness.
Tonight, he must find those people!
Finally, his sharp eyes were attracted by a couple.
They seemed to be incompatible with the crazy crowd.
Although they were far away, he could feel that the two of them did not seem to be participants in this crazy celebration at all.
He licked his lips and strode toward the couple with his men.
Oh, they really came for her.
Seeing this, Lin Mengya raised her eyebrows.
Since she dared to show up, she was not afraid that they would find trouble with her. Moreover, she did it on purpose.
"Take the two of them away!"
The deputy commander waved his hand, and the next moment, the two of them were completely surrounded by the people he brought.
Long Tianhao's eyes darkened, and he held his wife in his arms.
"Get lost!"
Long Tianhao shouted rudely in a low voice, which made the deputy commander's heart tremble.
When he looked up again, his expression had changed.
This person's internal energy was extremely high, and he was probably a top martial arts master.
A cold light flashed in his eyes.
Among the group of brothers, he was famous for his ruthlessness.
Almost instinctively, he thought that the other party was not easy to deal with, so he took the initiative to attack.
Unexpectedly, his two arm blades didn't even have a chance to make an appearance before they were grabbed by the neck and lifted up.
"You don't have to rush to attack us. Why don't you watch the situation over there?"
The woman's face was covered, and her voice was low and gentle, as if she was not nervous about being besieged.
As she spoke, Long Tianhao threw the man on the ground with disdain.
But the deputy commander saw dozens of people rushing over from outside the crowd.
After seeing these people, the deputy commander suddenly narrowed his eyes.
Why were these people here?
"If I were you, I would stay here and watch the show."
Lin Mengya continued to say calmly.
Long Tianhao, who was standing beside her, just glanced around, and the group of people around him did not dare to act rashly.
She folded her hands on the ground and looked toward the bonfire.
It was the young master of the Pei family, Pei Mingyuan, who had arrived in time with his men.
He impatiently pushed through the crowd, and when he saw the gloomy face of his fourth brother, he almost lost control and directly cursed.
"Pei Mingze, do you still respect me as your big brother? Do you still respect the Pei family? "
This little bastard!
At that time, he called him back and scolded him, and asked him to withdraw from the broken jade immediately. He also had to make it clear that the ancient book was a copy, not an authentic one.
Although this would make the Pei family lose face, it was all the little bastard's fault.
In this way, even if those people were dissatisfied, at least on the surface, they could not find the real fault.
But what about that little bastard?
He said that the book was to lure out the Huo family's escaped fish.
He also said that this would be a great credit to the Pei family.
Bah!
What a damn credit!
The remaining members of the Huo family deserved to die. Most importantly, the Pei family would become the target of public criticism, and those mad dogs would immediately pounce on the Pei family and tear their flesh and blood!
"Big brother, I'm doing this for the Pei family!"
Pei Mingze could not care about anything else.
He had made an agreement with that person.
Once he found the hidden descendants of the Huo family, he would be given great support.
He could not compete with his big brother for the Huo family, but he did not want to be below his big brother.
At the very least, he wanted to be a light weight in the Pei family, so that his big brother could no longer order him around and oppress him!
Moreover, if he could get on the good side of that person, the Pei family would benefit greatly.
Thinking of this, he said to Pei Mingyuan proudly, "Big brother, don't stop me. If father was here, he would also raise both hands to support me!"
"You little bastard! Get your ass over here! "
Pei Mingyuan gritted his teeth, the veins on his forehead bulging.
But Pei Mingze saw that he was about to get a great credit, so how could he let it go?
He even raised the ancient book and said loudly, "This ancient book was something that the Huo Family's patriarch never left his side. Now, I'm going to burn it to liven things up for everyone! "
Pei Mingyuan almost spat out blood.
This wastrel!
He's not burning the ancient book! He's burning the Pei family!
"Fourth Brother, don't mess around. This ancient book was obviously copied. I know you like to mess around. Alright, you can find something else to play with. "
Pei Mingyuan stared at the ancient book, so the people around him did not believe his words.
Actually, Pei Mingze did not know that the ancient book he had chosen was not only related to Old Master Huo's personal belongings, but it was also related to something very important.
It was so important that Patriarch Pei did not even tell his only successor the truth. Instead, he warned him not to lose or damage the ancient book.
Pei Mingyuan also had to keep this matter a secret.
That was why he tried his best to stop Pei Mingze from messing around.
Moreover, his father had vaguely told him that some things in the Huo family could be touched, while others could not. Touching them would be fatal!
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