The Court-Pressuring Party Spirals Out of Control; The Du Household's Methods
After the two members of the Kong Household arrived at the gathering place, everyone waited for about half a day. Then, more than a dozen servant Lineage arrived one after another, bringing the total number of servant Lineage gathered to forty-three. Basically, all the servant Lineage of the Du Household in the entire "Cuckoo County" had sent people over.
The number of Foundation Establishment gathered has exceeded five hundred. Among them, in addition to the five members of the "Fire Crow" Ya Household and Kong Wenxuan, who may be a hidden figure, there are as many as eight Foundation Establishment cultivators who are openly present.
With such strength, they were already capable of forcing the Du Household "Cuckoo" family, to abdicate, not to mention the powerful reinforcements they had brought in, the cultivators from the "Fire Crow"Ya Household Lineage, an "Eighth-Grade True Spirit" family!
Therefore, everyone in the room was full of confidence and high spirits. Some even clamored for the Du Household to apologize, not only to remove the "The Cuckoo Occupies the Magpie's Nest" Bloodline Divine Ability, but also to give each family sufficient compensation.
The only thing that made Kong Wenxuan and the other sober individuals somewhat uneasy was that, despite the fact that they had gathered their respective families here, the Du Household cultivators of the "Cuckoo True Spirit" in the nearby "Cuckoo County City" did not react at all. They neither sent anyone to drive them away nor sent anyone to find out what was going on.
It was as if they were letting them do whatever they wanted here, completely disregarding them.
It should be noted that their settlement is not far from "Cuckoo County City," separated only by a mountain range. On the peak of that mountain range, there is even a "Guardian City" set up by the "Cuckoo True Spirit Du Household," with cultivators and Dao soldiers stationed there to protect "Cuckoo County City."
Therefore, these servant Lineage and cultivators were basically gathering and causing trouble right under the noses of the "Cuckoo True Spirit" Du Household.
The Du Household cultivators could not possibly fail to discover the "Cuckoo True Spirit."
One of the main reasons why the "Shrike" Lao Household and others decided to gather under the nose of the Du Household was that they wanted the Du Household to send someone to take over and negotiate with them if they found anything amiss.
Although they have brought in powerful external support, the "Fire Crow"Ya Household Lineage, an "Eighth-Grade True Spirit" family from a neighboring county, the various allied Lineage are quite confident in their ability to force the Du Household to abdicate.
However, if possible, they still want to negotiate with the Du Household, the "Cuckoo True Spirit," outside of "Cuckoo County City," rather than entering "Cuckoo County City" to force the Du Household to submit.
After all, "Cuckoo County City" is the true base and foundation of the "Cuckoo True Spirit" Du Household, and no one knows how much or what kind of arrangements the Du Household has in "Cuckoo County City".
What if they enter "Cuckoo County City" and fall into a trap set by the Du Household?
Even with strong reinforcements, the "Fire Crow Ya Household" Lineage, an "Eighth-Grade True Spirit" family, no one was absolutely confident that they could take down the Du Household in the Du Household's stronghold, "Cuckoo County City".
However, now that all the servant Lineage have gathered and the atmosphere in the arena has reached its peak, even though the "Cuckoo" Du Household still hasn't reacted, they can no longer sit and wait here.
Otherwise, morale is a fickle thing; it rises once, declines twice, and is eventually exhausted. It will only get lower and lower as we wait. If we wait until the morale of the people has been completely exhausted, then the chance of successfully forcing the Du Household to abdicate, which was originally a sure thing, will probably only be 30% or 40% successful.
Therefore, after consulting with the leader of the "Fire Crow Shrike" Lao Household, the head of the "Shrike" Ya Household gave an order and led a group of servant Lineage cultivators to "Cuckoo County City" on the other side of the mountain range.
As they crossed the mountain range that separated the county town, they discovered that the fortified city built by the Du Household on the mountain peak had been closed, and even its protective formation had been activated, making it impossible for them to see what was inside.
Similarly, no one in the city came out to stop them or inquire about their situation.
This unusual situation undoubtedly made some people uneasy.
"Fellow Daoist Lao," Clan Chief Kong Changgeng couldn't help but suggest to Lao Household, "Shouldn't we send someone to check out the situation in 'Weicheng' first? Or, could we notify the Du Household family in 'Weicheng' and have them inform the Du Household, assess the situation, and then proceed to ' Cuckoo County City '?"
The head of the "Shrike" Lao Household also realized that something was wrong, and a look of hesitation appeared on his face.
However, at this moment, the Feng Household patriarch, known as "Hummingbird," directly objected, saying, "It's obvious that the Du Household is afraid of our numbers and strength, which is why they activated the 'Guardian City's' protective formation and didn't dare send anyone out to see us!"
"What does this mean? It means the Du Household is feeling guilty!"
"Now is the time for us to press our advantage, march directly into the county town, intimidate the Du Household, force Du Household to relinquish their ' The Cuckoo Occupies the Magpie's Nest ' Bloodline Divine Ability, restore our freedom, and demand compensation!"
"Instead of wasting time hesitating and dragging things out here, fearing things might change!"
As he spoke, he turned to the group of servant Lineage and raised his voice, "What do you all say?"
"Yes! The Feng Household patriarch is right!"
"Intimidate the Du Household, dispel my Divine Ability, restore my freedom, and provide compensation!"
With the elders of the "Fire Crow Ya Household" Lineage possessing "Eighth-Grade True Spirit," upholding justice, what do we have to fear from the "Cuckoo" Du Household!
Immediately, four or five voices echoed from various directions among the servants and their Lineage, urging everyone to join in. The atmosphere and spirits were instantly stirred up again, and the crowd pushed and shoved each other as they headed down the mountain towards "Cuckoo County City".
"Clan leader, something seems amiss here!" Seeing this, Kong Wenxuan approached clan leader Kong Changgeng with some concern, saying, "The ' Shrike ' Lao Household, although they were the organizers of the alliance, seems to be losing control of the group now."
"Something is amiss." Clan Chief Kong Changgeng's expression was also grave. "Faced with the collusion and coercion of various servant Lineage, the Du Household shouldn't have remained unresponsive. There's likely a scheme or tactic employed by the Du Household to turn the tables on us."
"Be careful from now on, always have an escape route ready, and don't act rashly. If the situation turns bad, retreat immediately and escape for your lives."
"Anyway, our Kong Household has already successfully Star Inlaying, so we can withdraw at any time."
As clan chief Kong Changgeng spoke, he led Kong Wenxuan at a subtly slower pace, catching up with the rest of the group.
Here, Kong Wenxuan and his companion unexpectedly encountered some acquaintances.
Yan Zhiyu, the patriarch of the "Swift" Yan Household, and the patriarch of the "Sparrow" Ma Household, each led their Lineage and lagged behind the others.
Besides them, there were also five or six other cultivators from servant Lineage who gradually fell behind, creating some distance between themselves and the main force ahead.
Even after entering "Cuckoo County City", the "Shrike" Lao Household and their reinforcements, the "Fire Crow" Ya Household, actually broke away from the main force and fell behind, joining them.
Kong Wenxuan was stunned. "Are there really so many cautious people these days?"