Lying in Wait
With a loud "bang," Wang Li, along with his two most outstanding cousins from the next generation of the Caishi Wang Household, were hiding in the concealment formation of the Eaglet Cave. The boy saw yet another of his cousins being smashed into a pile of mangled flesh by a yellowish-brown Heaven -Heaven Overturning Seal.
Wang Li's father, still in human form, was shattered on the ground, while the blood-soaked Heaven Overturning Seal continued its rampage without stopping, smashing the flying sword of another Wang Household cultivator nearby.
The longer the battle lasted, the more the scales of victory tipped in favor of Pingrong County.
Wang Li could no longer remember how many of his clansmen were still alive.
But Wang Li remembered that the seniors that Two Instruments Sect had just transferred from the Feng Prefecture Ge Household had almost all had their natal spirits destroyed by this Heaven -Heaven Overturning Seal, which led to the current passive situation of the Caishi Wang Household.
The owner of the Heaven Overturning Seal was a short, bald cultivator with a large head. Wang Li didn't recognize him before, but now he remembered the ugly man's appearance.
"When I have achieved mastery in my cultivation in the future, I will definitely remove the entrails of this villain to offer as a sacrifice to the spirits of my elders in heaven!" Wang Li, and he bit his lips tightly, with bright red blood oozing from the corners of his mouth. Although he was only in his twenties, his face was now covered with murderous intent.
After suffering considerable casualties, the forces gathered in Pingrong County managed to breach the Lineage's carefully constructed defensive formation in just one day and night, at dawn this morning.
The Pingrong County government had gathered nearly a hundred men this time, which was much more than the Caishi Wang Household, and their strength was indeed far superior.
In particular, the several Late Qi Refinement cultivators, led by a short-legged cultivator, invited by the Pingrong County government from the state court, caused numerous casualties among the cultivators of the Caishi Wang Household family.
The powerful reinforcements sent by the Two Instruments Sect this time, due to their previous overconfidence, were also severely injured by this short-legged cultivator due to a careless move.
He is currently hiding in the Wang Household's treasure pavilion to heal his wounds, and it is unknown when he will be able to come out and turn the tide of the battle.
As for the relatives and friends whom the Wang Household invited at great expense, they have already treated them very well.
They held out until the defensive formation was completely breached before they remembered to use various means to escape for their lives.
Unfortunately, the cultivators recruited by Pingrong County were reluctant to part with their Storage Bag and refused to let them go. This forced these cultivators who had come to their aid to stay and continue fighting in order to protect their lives and property.
Fortunately, Zhai Le, who was in charge of supervising the battle, lacked credibility, and his orders were largely ignored. As a result, many cultivators from Pingrong County abandoned the formidable enemy at hand and headed straight for the Wang Household's treasure vault, scripture pavilion, and other places where they could make a fortune.
Otherwise, with the formidable fighting power of the powerful external forces led by the dwarf monk, the Pingrong County side would have already completely wiped out the Caishi Wang Household.
After the "crack" sound, Wang Li saw his close cousin. He only had time to let out a wail before a one-eyed giant grabbed his feet, roared, and tore him in two.
My cousin's organs fell piece by piece onto the lawn, raising only a few specks of dust before being trampled into a bloody pulp by the two sides locked in fierce combat.
The place where his cousin fell was very close to the entrance of the cave where Wang Li was hiding. Even though he knew there was an array between them, Wang Li still felt as if he had been splashed on the face by the bright red liquid.
By this time, hidden in the cave, his eyes were bloodshot, his teeth were clenched so tightly they were grinding, and a bellyful of resentment was pressing on his chest. He wished he could abandon all reason and rush out of the cave to fight the enemy with his people.
A calm voice sounded beside him, pulling him back from his useless anger.
"Open your eyes wide, see clearly! Remember clearly! The blood debt of the Caishi Wang Household will one day be repaid bit by bit from these people and their relatives!" The speaker was Wang Li's second uncle, a leading figure among the contemporary Wang Household cultivators, and the guide who would lead them, the sparks of the Lineage's hopes, toward a new world.
"Let's go, there's no hope. Those few from the Feng Prefecture Ge Household seem to be seriously injured. If we don't leave now, we won't be able to leave at all, and that would truly be letting down all the elders and clansmen outside." The remaining elder also spoke up. He was Wang Li's fifth uncle, and the only Alchemist in the Caishi Wang Household at present.
"Let's go!" Uncle Wang Household said decisively. After taking one last deep look at the tragic scene outside, he led the younger generation along the secret passage opened up by the Wang Household.
"Even a cunning rabbit has three burrows," and the Caishi Wang Household, Qi Refinement -cultivation Lineage with a history of nearly two hundred years, had long ago prepared a backup plan.
This secret passage was started by the Wang Household when Wang Household first ancestor was still alive, and it has been under construction for many years.
Not only are core members of the Lineage, such as the head of the household, aware of this, but also regularly assign knowledgeable individuals to be responsible for its maintenance and repair.
Wang Li and his two cousins followed closely behind Wang Household second uncle, afraid of falling even a step behind.
Following behind Wang Li and the others was Wang Household's fifth uncle. He didn't seem like a pure Alchemist. At this moment, he was holding a golden Law Artifact, its surface gleaming with blood, and he exuded a murderous aura, suggesting that he had taken many lives.
Emerging from the secret passage, before everyone could even catch their breath, Uncle Wang Household instructed them to apply the Divine Movement Talisman again and continue their journey, for it was far from time to relax.
Given the grand scale of the operation by the Pingrong County this time, there's no reason why they wouldn't specifically deploy cultivators to surround and intercept the Wang Household who might try to escape.
"Watch out!" Uncle Wang Household shoved Wang Li hard from behind. The moment Wang Li fell, he saw that the spot where he had been standing had been smashed into a huge crater.
Before Wang Li could even catch his breath, a short, stocky man with a fierce expression lunged at him, his large fist, clad in black boxing gloves, about to smash into his face.
The force of the oncoming punch had already cut several bloody scratches into his fair skin.
With a clang, the gauntlet was blocked by Wang Household's second uncle's crimson-gold shield.
"Ape Demon Cannon Hammer, you're a fellow Daoist from the Chongming Sect! Are you Brother Yuan Jin?! Our two families are related by marriage!" Uncle Wang Household struggled to disarm the newcomer's fist, and looking at the dent on the defensive Law Artifact with some surprise, he changed the vulgar words he was about to utter and immediately started to claim kinship.
This painstaking effort was like casting a spell on a blind man.
Yuan Jin paid no heed to his words. The marriage ties between the two families were too distant, probably over a hundred years old, but the military force of Pingrong County was too close, practically within arm's reach.
He had met this Wang Household's Second Elder a few times, but they were at most nodding acquaintances.
How could they risk their lives to let them go? If Xie Fu found out that these people had escaped along the path assigned to his family, the Chongming Sect would be in a difficult position to explain!
After Yuan Jin's attack, he realized that the Wang Household's Second Elder in front of him was no weakling, especially since there was a cultivator with a golden sword Law Artifact behind him.
It seemed that he couldn't defeat them alone. Thinking of this, Yuan Jin immediately unleashed his Tiger Sha Staff and struck several times, making the Wang Household's Second Elder's crimson shield buzz. Before the latter could figure out whether to attack or defend, he saw Yuan Jin already withdraw.
"Run!" The Wang Household's Second Elder sensed something was wrong. The person who set up the ambush would not have strayed far from his companions, and the other party's accomplices would surely catch up quickly by smelling the scent.
He wasn't afraid of Yuan Jin; he was confident he could defeat him. But right now, he was too busy escaping with his juniors to care about taking other people's lives.
The Wang Household family members quickened their pace; Wang Li and his group were now using extremely expensive high-grade speed- Divine Movement Talisman.
This level of Divine Movement Talisman is already considered a life-saving tool for ordinary Qi Refinement cultivators. Even most late-stage cultivators wouldn't dare to buy it, yet they are now squandering it so as not to slow down their two elders.
They hadn't run far when Wang Li, braving the biting cold wind, followed closely behind his second uncle, not daring to stop for even a moment.
Suddenly, the boy heard the sound of a sharp weapon tearing flesh, and the next second he felt his body lighten, as if he had been lifted up by someone.
"Your mother, you servant!" Wang Li's eyes became muddled, and he heard a curse in his ear, unable to tell whether it was from his second uncle or his fifth uncle.
The ensuing sounds of fighting seemed to deafen him as well, and then everything went dark, and he could no longer hear anything.