All Eyes Turned Against Them

The Radiance Cult had fought fiercely against the major sects of the martial world, while Chen Yuan had stirred up trouble among them, provoking three of the Seven Alliances of the Realm and the three great aristocratic clans into war. Everyone in Youzhou knew about this.

But knowing was one thing. In their eyes, Youzhou lay in the remote Northern Lands, so the flames of war should never have reached them.

Who would have thought that after Chen Yuan incited the Day-Changing Alliance and the Rivers and Seas Alliance to fight, he would set his sights on the Murong Clan?

Murong Chang rose to his feet and waved a hand, silencing the restless members of the Murong Clan.

"My Murong Clan has kept to the Northern Lands these past years and never meddled in the conflicts of the Central Plains martial world.

"Yet who would have thought that such restraint would only earn us your contempt!"

Murong Chang swept a cold gaze over Chen Yuan and the others. "My Murong Clan is descended from royalty, with thousands of years of foundations. You rabble think you can destroy my Murong Clan? Wishful thinking!

"And Zhang Yunying, an outsider like you—I gave you an opportunity. My Murong Clan allowed you to command over a thousand retainers and wield great influence in Youzhou, yet now you dare betray my Murong Clan? All because of that woman?

"I gave you a chance back then. I offered to marry another woman from a branch family to you, but you refused. And now you have colluded with outsiders to strike against my Murong Clan.

"You ungrateful fool!"

Before Zhang Yunying could speak, Chen Yuan burst into laughter. "They say the Murong Clan acts overbearingly and tyrannically. Today, I have truly seen it.

"You killed another man's