Everyone in the Chu Family was terrified and uneasy under the pressure Wu Dongchuang had brought to bear.
They had never expected the Earth Pill Sect to launch a sudden attack.
The Earth Pill Sect's dozen or so retainers led the charge, smashing through all resistance like splitting bamboo and easily breaking into the Chu Family compound. Anyone who resisted was slaughtered.
The Earth Pill Sect martial artists following behind them not only killed but also set fires.
Once the fires started, the entire Chu Family descended into a seething mess, unable to organize any meaningful resistance. Their defeat came like a collapsing mountain.
Although the Chu Family's defeat was already certain, the Earth Pill Sect still needed some time to wipe them out completely.
As soon as the fighting began, word quickly reached the Wu Family.
After all, the Chu Family was still nominally subordinate to the Wu Family.
When Wu Dongchuang received the news, he paced back and forth in his study, unable to decide.
Only after pondering for a full incense stick's worth of time did he finally make his decision: the Chu Family's crimes were unforgivable, but they could not be allowed to perish.
Even if they must be punished, I must be the one to do it. It is not the Earth Pill Sect's place.
With his mind made up, Wu Dongchuang no longer hesitated and immediately summoned his experts.
At the same time, since the matter involving Yu Xian'er had left him unable to sleep anyway, he decided to go in person.
Wu Dongchuang did not bring many people, only a dozen or so, but every one of them was an expert, with even the weakest at third grade.
To ensure he could sufficiently intimidate the Earth Pill Sect, he also brought a fifth-grade