Zhang Family Ancestral Hall.
Bang!
Bang, bang, bang...
A series of explosive cracks rang out almost simultaneously.
The Zhang family elder guarding the ancestral hall abruptly looked up. His eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at the more than ten Soul tablets that had shattered.
"Th-this... The Soul tablets of the Third Elder and the others have all shattered! H-how is this possible?!"
He stood there with his mouth agape, stunned and horrified, as a storm of shock and disbelief surged through his heart.
The next moment, he came to his senses and rushed out of the ancestral hall, hurrying to find Zhang Changtian, the head of the Zhang family.
"Thirteen, why are you back again?"
Seeing the elder rush in with a panicked look, Zhang Changtian asked in surprise.
The elder swallowed hard and said urgently, "Family Head, something terrible has happened. The Third Elder and the others... something's happened to them!"
"Hm?"
Zhang Changtian froze, then abruptly raised his head and looked at the elder. "What happened? What's wrong with the Third Elder and the others?"
The Zhang family elder took a deep breath and said with difficulty, "Family Head, just now, the Soul tablets of the Third Elder and the others... suddenly shattered."
"W-what?!"
Zhang Changtian shot to his feet. Two icy flashes burst from his eyes as he exclaimed in shock, "How is that possible? The Third Elder was at the peak of the Nascent Soul realm. Who could have killed him?"
The Zhang family elder gave a bitter smile. "But the Third Elder and the others' Soul tablets really did shatter!"
After a pause, he continued, "You had only just sent the Third Elder and his men to capture the culprit who killed Yan Xuan and the others. It hasn't even been a quarter