Mountain Patrol Military Officer-Chapter 332 - 285: Killings at the Li Family’s Martial Storage (Request for Monthly Ticket)

Chapter 332: Chapter 285: Killings at the Li Family’s Martial Storage (Request for Monthly Ticket)

"The senior speaks the truth. The Nine Colonels are now forcing our Qian family to resist. Several families are currently discussing countermeasures. We implore the senior to take action. My Qian family will surely offer a generous reward!" The tall man dressed in blue, with a fierce look on his face, clenched his fists in salute.

"A generous reward?"

"Heh heh!"

The Old Master chuckled, lifting his eyes slightly.

"One Colonel has pressured you so-called noble families to the point you’re unable to lift your heads. What can I expect your Qian family to do?"

"A true noble family is like a clan of dragons, weathering dynasties’ rise and fall, storms, and shakes, remaining unyielding for a thousand years. In my eyes, what you are having is but a child’s scuffle. With just a few moves from this Colonel, you can’t even fend off?"

The old man spoke with grandiosity, his laughter carrying a tone of lofty indifference and condescension, much like how the Qian Family Head had treated that pitiful young man earlier.

The elder was named Li Boya, of the Central Plains Li Family Ancestral Hall. A clan elder and the eldest son’s soul lamp had been extinguished, inciting the Li family’s wrath. Hence, he came to this place.

Not long ago, information from the Court had come from Shu, revealing that the Ten Evils imprisoned over a thousand years ago were about to appear. With the convergence of Heaven and Earth’s luck, a Luck Spirit Root or other such natural treasures could descend. The Li family sent people to investigate, their first envoy, a house servant, was brazenly executed by The Overseers, later the eldest son personally arrived. A Ten Thousand Miles Talisman was sent, suggesting the Ninth Mountain’s Colonel might have obtained a Luck Spirit Root. Thereafter, everything was known.

Previously, the whereabouts of that Colonel of the Ninth Mountain were unknown, whether alive or dead, and the deaths of the eldest son and the clan elder became uncertain. Thus, he made contact with the local families and sent people to investigate. The Qian family was chosen for their extensive information network established through banks in various prefectures along Jiannan Road.

However, as Chen Yuan returned from the Demon Battlefield, everything seemed clear, and the Qian family lost its usefulness!

Whether it was related or not, Li Boya surmised that the elder son’s death had something to do with the Ninth Mountain’s Colonel.

If it were not for the Li Family Master, General Sima, who was currently engaged in a major undertaking in the Northern Sea and had taken most of the experts with him, by now, the Li family might have arrived in full force, overturning the place inside out, and could have captured the Colonel of Ninth Mountain on the spot for Soul Drawing and Refining as a warning to others.

Yet, in the Northern Sea, the fighting was fierce because the Spring Eye, known as the forbidden place of mankind, had suddenly opened, with a dead Dragon’s Nest emerging. Many hidden great Divine Ability Users rushed to the Northern Sea to seek the True Dragon relics.

Rumors say that remnants and Dragon Essence of a deceased True Dragon were there, these Heaven and Earth True Spirits, comparable to Land Immortals, were irresistible to Martial Arts Practitioners. Intense fighting broke out between the Human Clan’s great Divine Ability Users and the Northern Sea Devil Race over the relics of the Dragon’s Nest and treasures, turning the Northern Sea into a cauldron of blood. The Li family was involved and could spare no efforts elsewhere.

And the Qian Family Head, upon hearing the mockery and refusal in this Martial Vault elder’s words, his expression changed, uncertain, yet dared not erupt, only emphatically clenching his teeth.

"The senior’s admonishment is correct, but the senior also has a grudge against the Nine Colonels. Why not take action on this occasion? My Qian family, along with the other families, may not have the heritage of a thousand-year-old noble family, but we are not as weak as the senior described."

With that, a surge of momentum emanated, "Not to conceal from the senior, among the Four Sects and Eight Families, two seniors in seclusion have broken through and ascended to Martial Vault rankings. Moreover, two families have already contacted external powerhouses like the senior, intending to take advantage of Mr. Chen’s moment of triumph..."

The Qian Family Head’s eyes flashed with a sharp light, making a snapping gesture with his hands.

Unexpectedly, Li Boya remained unmoved, slowly stood up, looking down at the broken bowl in his hand, twirling it and raising his gray eyebrows with a sneer.

"Didn’t the news from Chuanzhong Pass reach you not long ago? The Colonel of the Ninth Mountain, upon his return from the Demon Battlefield, successively slew three Great Martial Vault Demons in Chuanzhong Pass and upon arrival, also killed a Martial Vault from Eight-Points Mountain."

"The strength of such a person is such that even I have to plan in the long term. How could you speculate at will?" The Li Family Martial Vault said, glancing at the trembling-faced Qian Family Head, then let out a laugh:

"Moreover, all these things you’re telling me are probably just to trick me into taking action, aren’t they? As for those old monsters among the Four Sects and Eight Families, well, those external powerhouses likely don’t have the time to bother with you all, heh."

Li Boya was fully aware of the intentions of those external powerhouses coming here, and how these people wouldn’t meddle in this affair and offend the formidable Ninth Mountain’s Colonel without sufficient benefit and provocation.

And this benefit, given the strength of these families, was something they couldn’t produce to move those individuals.

Thus, he made such a statement.

As expected, it hit the mark and the Qian Family Head’s face visibly darkened.

Li Boya’s words were correct; several families felt the pressure from the Nine Colonels and were anxious to make a move, currently contacting external powerhouses in secret, but to no avail so far.

Just as he grew despondent, a strange and ambiguous chuckle came from the senior in front of him,

"I am preoccupied and cannot take direct action, but I can teach you families how to attract those external powerhouses to come to your aid and eliminate him."

Immediately, the Qian Family Head’s demeanor brightened. He bowed deeply, more so than before, "Please save us, senior!"