As everyone rushed back toward Hanshan City, Wang Wen, the prefect of Hanshan City, had already received a message from North Watch City. He also learned that Lu Shuangxing, the governor of You Province, had entered Hanshan Prefecture from Youguan Prefecture and would reach Hanshan City before long.
Inside the Wang Family residence in Hanshan City, Wang Wen slumped in his chair, grief-stricken, tears trailing from the corners of his eyes.
"They're gone. They're all gone. Father and Grandfather are both dead. The Wang Family is gone. My Wang Family is finished."
After sitting there for a long time, Wang Wen seemed to have aged considerably. Though he was still in his prime, he was filled with the air of death. Yet his eyes seemed to hold endless hatred as he gritted his teeth and said,
"Zhu Wushi, Cheng Shifei, the sons of the Wang Family will never let you go! Never!"
As he spoke those final words, Wang Wen's rage overwhelmed his heart, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. His twisted face resembled a vicious ghost as his furious roar echoed through the room.
His father had died at Cheng Shifei's hands, and his grandfather had died at Zhu Wushi's hands. The entire Wang Family had nearly been slaughtered clean.
The sons of the Wang Family would never let them go. But then, as if recalling something, Wang Wen suddenly said anxiously,
"Wang Chuan, go! Hurry and send word to Teng. Tell him not to return to the Wang Family in Hanshan Prefecture. No—tell him not to return to Dagan at all."
He sighed heavily.
"Tell him not to return to Dagan. Let him settle down over there instead. That would be good. Rebuild another Wang Family and carry on our family line."
Without the strength of