A Rabble and the Du Household's Goal
Cuckoo County City was the stronghold of the "True Spirit Cuckoo" Du Household. When Kong Wenxuan and his coercive forces entered the county, they found that all the doors of the houses and shops in the market were closed, and there was not a single person to be seen on the streets.
Only in the center of the county town, there were a dozen Second Tier "Feather Boat" flying in the air, with cultivators from the "Cuckoo" Du Household standing on those "Feather Boat". Behind them, there were various birds and beasts, numbering five or six hundred, silent, solemn, and full of murderous aura.
When Kong Wenxuan saw the hundreds of flying birds and beasts, he immediately recalled the rumors about the Du Household's third legion, the "Beast-Taming Legion," which now seemed to be true.
By openly displaying these hundreds of flying beasts and tamed creatures, directly confronting the powerful servant Lineage who were pressuring them to abdicate, could the Du Household be considered to have played their cards without any regard for consequences?
"Has the Du Household been forced into a corner and has no choice but to reveal their cards? Or does the Du Household have a backup plan they are confident in, so they are not afraid to reveal their cards?"
Kong Wenxuan looked at the birds and beasts, his mind racing, and he couldn't help but make guesses.
Meanwhile, the group of servant cultivators who had forced the Du Lineage to abdicate were all in high spirits when they entered "Cuckoo County City," clamoring for the Du Household to release their Divine Ability and give them their freedom, and even clamoring for the Du Household to train them. But now, seeing the hundreds of flying beasts lined up behind the Du Household cultivators, they all fell silent and showed fear on their faces.
The force that was forcing the emperor to abdicate was only there for a brief encounter, and the Du Household had already shattered and dispersed their high morale.
Are you trying to rebel?
At this moment, a figure stepped out from the leading "Feather Boat." It was an old man with a pale face and white hair, but with a sharp and spirited demeanor. He was none other than Du Yuxian, the patriarch of the "True Spirit Cuckoo" Du Household. He addressed the crowd with a deep shout.
Faced with the Lineage's questioning, most of the forty-odd servant Lineage and hundreds of cultivators who had come to force him to abdicate lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at him, and remained silent.
"My lord..." At this moment, the Feng Household patriarch, known as the "Hummingbird," led his Lineage out of the force that had been pressuring the Du Household family, knelt down in front of them, and proclaimed, "It is these ungrateful bastards who, believing the rumors, attempted to force the Du Household to abdicate!"
"Our Feng Household, following our master's instructions, brought these ungrateful scoundrels to the county town. Now we hand them over to you, sir, and our master to deal with!"
At the same time, four or five more cultivators from servant Lineage, also led by their patriarchs, rushed out of the coup and knelt before the Du Household's "Feather Boat," all shouting:
"Sir, we are simply following the master's orders..."
"Please, sir, punish these traitors!"
Upon seeing this, Kong Wenxuan was also somewhat dumbfounded. "No wonder the coup forces were so easily united this time. It seems that in addition to the powerful reinforcements brought in by the ' Shrike ' Lao Household, the ' Fire Crow ' Lineage, an ' Eighth-Grade True Spirit ' Ya Household, which gave most of the servant cultivator Lineage confidence; the more important reason is that this grand spectacle of servant cultivator Lineage gathering and coupling was simply arranged by the Du Household with the help of others."
Since the Du Household arranged this situation as if it were a convenient arrangement, the current situation is clearly not that the "Cuckoo"Du Household has reached a dead end, but rather that the Du Household has another plan waiting for them.
Now that they have entered this "Cuckoo County City," they have probably fallen into the trap set by the "Cuckoo" Du Household.
Kong Wenxuan and clan chief Kong Changgeng exchanged a glance, and then couldn't help but take a step back, wanting to get closer to the city gate.
Even the head of the "Shrike" Lao Household, who was in charge of orchestrating this coup, couldn't help but change color and look uneasy as he turned to look at the "Fire Crow" Ya Household.
Meanwhile, aboard the "Cuckoo Feather Boat," which led the way in the air, Du Yuxian, the Lineage, nodded solemnly and waved his hand at the patriarch of the Feng Household and the others, saying, "The Du Household will naturally remember your contributions. Now, step down."
"Yes, thank you, sir!"
The Feng Household patriarch and others dared not say more, bowed in gratitude, and stepped aside.
On the "Cuckoo Feather Boat," Du Yuxian, the Lineage, looked up at the "Fire Crow" Ya Household members in the coup and said with a smile, "Fellow Daoists of the ' Fire Crow Ya Household, you've come this far, why don't you come out and greet them?"
Seeing this, the five members of the "Fire Crow" Ya Household exchanged glances, then released a "Fire Crow Feather Boat Feather Boat," boarded it, and flew into the air to face the Du Household family. The red-haired man leading the group looked at the Lineage and said in a deep voice, "Du Yuxian, so you're saying that all this grand preparations by your Du Household were for us?"
Du Yuxian, the Lineage, looked at the Ya Household members and said with a smile, "Of course! These rabble are nothing more than spoils for the Du Household. Why would the Du Household take them so seriously?"
"Only you, the Fire Crow Ya Household Clan, Eighth-Grade True Spirit Lineage, are worthy of our careful handling and serious consideration!"
"It seems you knew all along that the ' Fire Crow ' Ya Household would be sending people?" the leader of the Ya Household asked with a slightly somber expression.
"Hehe..." Du Yuxian, the Lineage, chuckled in a deep voice and said, "I don't need to know that your Ya Household will send anyone, because it's very easy to invite people from your ' Fire Crow ' Ya Household!"
"As long as these families say a few words to the Shrike Lao Household, whether intentionally or unintentionally, the Lao Household family will naturally invite you over."
Du Yuxian, the Lineage, pointed to the Feng Household ("Hummingbird") and several other Lineage that had sought refuge with them, and continued:
"Besides, I already knew that the ' Shrike ' Lao Household had long been in cahoots with your ' Fire Crow ' Ya Household. You wouldn't have suspected anything if they invited you here through the ' Shrike ' Lao Household!"
"What audacity!" Among the five members of the "Fire Crow" Ya Household, the red-haired leader couldn't help but nod in praise. He then looked at the Lineage and said in a deep voice, "However, since you know that our ' Fire Crow ' Ya Household is an ' Eighth-Grade True Spirit ' Lineage, you still dare to plot against us?"
"Haha..." Du Yuxian, the Lineage, laughed loudly upon hearing this, "If we dare not plot against a ' Eighth-Grade True Spirit ' Lineage, how can our Du Household possibly strive for the ' Eighth-Grade True Spirit ' position?"
"Back then, our Du Household's position as a ' Ninth-Grade True Spirit ' was achieved by treading on the bloodlines and corpses of another ' Ninth-Grade True Spirit ' Lineage. This is the path to heaven for our ' Cuckoo True Spirit ' Du Household!"
"Today is just going through the motions again!"
"Very well!" The leader of the "Fire Crow" Ya Household, his face solemn, looked at the Lineage and said in a deep voice, "Today, I want to see how your Du Household will ascend to the position of ' Eighth-Grade True Spirit ' by stepping over our blood and corpses!"
"Then watch closely!" Du Yuxian, the Lineage, said, and brilliant spiritual light rose up in the "Cuckoo County City" and on the three surrounding mountain peaks. These spiritual lights intertwined in the air.
Chirp!
A sharp bird cry rang out, and the figure of the "Cuckoo True Spirit" appeared and flew across the sky above the county town, flapping its wings.
The next moment, as the great formation was activated, the mountains and the county town trembled together, as if the world had turned upside down and space had been reversed.
When Kong Wenxuan and the others could see their surroundings again, they were no longer in "Cuckoo County City," but in a secret realm— the Cuckoo Secret Realm!