Ms. Diviner: The Prodigal Daughter's Return

Chapter 715: 715 kill kill kill!

Who is this person, and why is he also targeting Mu Hanyan? How could he possibly offend such a powerful figure? The Mu Family members were both curious and worried, secretly guessing in their hearts. Yet not one person blamed Mu Hanyan, even the Great Elder, who had the deepest prejudice against her, maintained silence.

If it weren’t for Mu Hanyan’s foresight and early preparations, not only securing the strong support of the Wu Family but also causing the Yuan Family to switch allegiances for her sake, the Mu Family would have collapsed long ago. How could they have the right to blame her?

”Hahaha, everyone, don’t worry. Brother Han Yan has already arranged everything. Even if this old guy comes, it’s in vain.” Mu Cheng laughed heartily.

Those two letters were delivered by his own hands, so he didn’t take this Sword Master Realm expert seriously at all.

Hearing Mu Cheng’s words, the eyes of the people of the Mu Family lit up.

Zhao Yuanji, who had already been in despair, saw a glint of godliness in his eyes when he noticed the two figures approaching from afar.

”Hahaha, Mu Rui’an, no matter how intricate the Mu Family’s plans are, this time, you’ll still face inevitable calamity,” Zhao Yuanji, with spots of blood on his beard, laughed almost insanely.

While others did not know who was coming, he did. This person was none other than the Yue Family Master, Zhu Leifeng, and he was undoubtedly persuaded by Zhao Sinin to come for revenge on behalf of his precious son, Zha Zhenglin.

Fortunately, this time, Zhao Sinin did not disappoint him and succeeded in one thing.

”Gah!” Family Head Zhao’s laughter suddenly stopped, and his eyes widened.

A black figure appeared in the sky like a bolt of black lightning, darting out from the roof of a room in Mu Hanyan’s courtyard, sweeping across the sky with a longsword that cast a myriad of silvery glints, aiming straight at Zhu Leifeng.

A Sword Master! Indeed, another Sword Master Realm expert.

At this point, Zhu Leifeng, who had already assessed the situation in the field, thought no one was a threat to him. He could never have dreamed that, while Mu Rui’an was still weak from recovering, Mu Yunshui was seriously injured, and Mu Hanfeng was tied up in combat and couldn’t extricate himself, the Mu Family actually had another Sword Master Realm expert hidden.

Caught unprepared, Zhu Leifeng felt a tingling sensation on his scalp and hurriedly drew his sword to protect his vitals.

Unfortunately, he was too careless. His hasty sword drawing could not compare to the opponent’s fully-prepared strike, aimed to kill in one blow.

”Shick,” the longsword pierced through his chest.

”What are you...” Zhu Leifeng stared blankly at the sword tip in his chest, looking perplexedly at the black-robed, masked man. He could only see deep contempt in the other’s eyes. Then, a chill spread through his body, and before he could utter the last word, he breathed his last.

Silence fell all around.

Such an esteemed Sword Master Realm expert died just like that, without even having the chance to declare his identity, without even knowing who his opponent was. He died so cluelessly!

The black-robed man sheathed his sword, didn’t even glance at Zhao Sinin, who was pale with fright and trembling beside him, and said to Mu Hanyan, ”All right, there should be no one else to cause trouble now. I’m leaving.”

After speaking, he drifted away, sweeping his robe, not taking a single shred of color with him, leaving behind only eyes that fell to the ground.

”It’s Mu Hanyan again. It’s always Mu Hanyan. How many more contingencies does she have? And what can she do that she can willingly make such Sword Master Realm experts serve her?” For a moment, everyone looked at Mu Hanyan with eyes filled with awe.

”Who are these people? I was the one who killed him, they should be seeking revenge on me, shouldn’t they? Do I really look like a mere follower? I am the City Lord, the City Lord.” Among everyone there, probably only Mu Hanyan heard the resentful and despondent grumblings of Yan Yuchu as he left.

”Stop, stop, I, Xu Gongcheng, swear by my name as Family Head, will henceforth serve the Mu Family. The Xu Family will be under the Mu Family from now on, willing to be servants of the Mu Family generation after generation.” The Xu Family Master suddenly dropped his longsword, knelt on the ground, and shouted loudly.

The longsword of the Yuan Family Patriarch had already reached his chest, but upon hearing these words, he immediately stopped and looked towards Mu Rui’an. In his heart, he certainly wanted to exterminate the Zhao, Zhou, Cao, and Xu families, leaving no room for future troubles. However, since the Xu Family Master had already sworn allegiance to the Mu Family, he couldn’t take matters into his own hands anymore.

He had witnessed the power of the Mu Family with his own eyes and only then understood why Yuan Tianbo had insisted on stopping him, even at the risk of committing a heinous crime. Such a Mu Family, such a Mu Hanyan, indeed, they were not something they could contend with. From now on, whether the Yuan Family would thrive or decline depended entirely on the whims of the Mu Family. He didn’t want to give the Mu Family a reason to hold a grudge against him so soon.

Looking at the trembling tip of the sword at his chest, the face of the Xu Family Master was filled with despair and regret.

It’s over, everything is over. If he had known earlier that the Mu Family had strength, if he had known that Mu Hanyan had made so many arrangements secretly, he would rather have moved his entire family out of Heishi City than face this situation.

Now that things had come to this, he also vaguely realized that no matter whether it was the unexpected appearance of the second-generation elites of the Mu Family, the strong support from the Wu Family, the change of heart of the Yuan Family, or the mysterious expert who left after that final victorious strike, all were orchestrated by Mu Hanyan.

Who would have thought that the playboy whom everybody looked down upon had such capacity?

Regrettably, thinking about this now was too late. Although he had sworn allegiance to the Mu Family, whether the Mu Family would accept them or not was unknown. In other words, not only his life but the lives of the entire Xu Family, from old to young, were now in the hands of Mu Rui’an.

”Spare his life for now,” said Mu Rui’an.

The Xu Family Master relaxed upon hearing this and collapsed on the ground.

Seeing the Family Head pledge allegiance to the Mu Family, the elite members of his household naturally did not hesitate to throw down their longswords and kneel.

The people from the Zhou and Cao families had already been panicking since the death of their own Family Heads. They no longer had the will to fight and also discarded their weapons to surrender.

Soon, only the young members and Death Soldiers of the Zhao Family continued to fight alone.

”Xu Gongcheng, sparing your life is one thing, but you should bring forth something to prove your sincerity in joining the Mu Family,” Mu Hanyan said coldly as he glanced at the lingering Zhao Family members who were still stubbornly resisting.

Xu Gongcheng shuddered, understanding Mu Hanyan’s meaning.

”Kill them!” he gritted his teeth, picked up the longsword, and charged at the Zhao Family members.

Behind him, the surviving elite members of the Xu, Cao, and Zhou families had no choice but to pick up their swords and follow him, raising their weapons against their former allies.

Mu Rui’an, the three elders, even Yuan Family Patriarch, and Wu Longji all gave Mu Hanyan a profound look.

In today’s battle, the Yuan Family had not initially been involved, only coming to support the Mu Family after the fighting broke out, so they could not really be accused of betrayal. However, for the Zhao, Zhou, Cao, and Xu families who truly had stood together through thick and thin, the Xu Family Master and others turning to serve the Mu Family against the Zhao Family was akin to fratricide.

After this, their reputations would surely be in tatters, and even if the Mu Family allowed them a chance to break away and establish their own sects, they would have no place on the Holy Court Continent.

In essence, with a single phrase, Mu Hanyan had completely cut off their retreat. Beyond lifelong service to the Mu Family, they could find no other way out.

Such deep cunning, such shrewd tactics! It was no wonder that he could make such arrangements—truly beyond what his peers could match.