I Grind to Martial Saint

"I surrender..."

Cui Jiushan helplessly raised his hands.

The next moment, Li Jin’s spear tip was pressed against his throat.

"You know what’s good for you."

Li Jin snorted coldly.

Cui Jiushan was still of great use to them; he certainly couldn’t be killed right now.

Especially considering the withered old man who had just appeared.

He was a Priest of the Wangling Sect.

This suggested that the Wangling Sect might have been plotting everything that had happened these past few days.

When Han Yuan arrived, he said nothing as he looked at the surrendered Cui Jiushan.

Instead, it was Cui Jiushan who gave a bitter smile.

He knew the reason for his miserable defeat tonight.

It was all because of this young man.

Without him, they would have likely already taken all of Cangshui County Town.

Over at the town gates.

The County Soldiers had also routed the guards from the various families.

This was because Duan Xu and the other Demon Exterminators had been hiding among the County Soldiers, assassinating people from the shadows.

When these family guards saw their own Patriarchs being slain, what will could they have left to resist?

Most of them knelt on the ground and surrendered.

The family guards who were still on the town walls and had not yet dispersed fled in a panic.

"The monk can run, but his temple can’t."

As Han Yuan spoke, he suddenly struck out and broke both of Cui Jiushan’s arms.

Cui Jiushan grunted in pain, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

But he didn’t dare to speak or struggle in the slightest.

"General Li, take your men to raid the Cui Family’s estate. And watch over this Cui Jiushan."

"Chief Constable Zhao, first regroup the Government Officials and constables from the Government Office, then go raid the Li Family’s estate."

"I’ll take my men to the Bai Family."

Han Yuan ordered decisively.

Li Jin and Zhao Junshan were both top-tier figures in Cangshui County Town.

But now, before Han Yuan, they were as obedient as underlings, following his orders to the letter.

After binding Cui Jiushan’s hands and feet, they burst through the gates of Cangshui County Town.

Cangshui County Town was now in a very strange state.

Despite the huge commotion, not a single house was lit.

As far as the eye could see, everything was pitch-black.

It wasn’t that the people of Cangshui County Town were deaf; they were just too terrified to come out.

They had no idea what was happening outside.

All they could do was hide cautiously inside their homes.

Of course, there was no shortage of bold members of the Martial World observing from the shadows.

Many had actually witnessed the great battle outside the town just now.

They all knew in their hearts that this was destined to be a night of bloodshed.

PATTER PATTER~~~

As the night deepened, the rain seemed to have let up a little.

Huang Huai stood under the eaves of a pavilion in his estate, holding an oil-paper umbrella and gazing toward the town gates, his brow slightly furrowed.

He hadn’t slept at all tonight, standing here the entire time, waiting for news from outside the town.

"Huang An... this time... did I make the wrong choice?"

Huang Huai asked softly.

"I don’t know... If it were me, I’m afraid I would have made the same choice as you, Big Brother."

A middle-aged man beside Huang Huai shook his head and replied.

His name was Huang An, Huang Huai’s biological younger brother and one of the Huang Family’s True Qi experts.

"Yes... No matter how you looked at it, Han Yuan had no chance of winning this time."

"So why should I have waded into those muddy waters?"

Huang Huai said softly.

In fact, Han Yuan had sent someone to contact him yesterday.

After all, Huang Huai was, nominally, the Vice Director of the Observatory, as well as the Patriarch of the powerful Huang Family.

But in the end, Huang Huai had refused.

He felt that with the Cui, Bai, and Li families joining forces, and with a shadowy mastermind lurking behind them...

Faced with such power, if the Huang Family got involved, he feared they would be doomed beyond recovery.

Originally, Huang Huai had thought that after his refusal, Han Yuan would recognize the difficulty and back down.

But unexpectedly, he had still made his move tonight.

To maintain neutrality, Huang Huai had remained within the Huang Family estate, only sending a few trusted confidants out to gather information.

"Then why are you asking me this, Big Brother?"

Huang An asked, somewhat puzzled.

"I don’t know... Perhaps I was influenced by Xian’Er."

"I have a feeling that if Xian’Er were still in town, and if she were the one in charge, she might have just gone crazy and sided with Han Yuan."

Huang Huai couldn’t quite articulate the feeling.

"Xian’Er is still young, after all... How could the three great families, united, be so easy to deal with?"

Huang An felt that Huang Huai’s worries were unnecessary.

Han Yuan’s attack on the town had no chance of success whatsoever.

Besides, even if Han Yuan had miraculously succeeded, it wouldn’t have had any impact on their Huang Family.

After all, the Huang Family hadn’t participated in anything.

Just then.

A figure hurried in.

"Patriarch, outside the town, Han Yuan consecutively killed four True Qi experts! In addition, he also killed a mysterious expert and Bai Muxin!"

"The town gates have been breached! The County Soldiers have split into three groups and are heading for the Cui, Bai, and Li family estates!"

This was the very confidant Huang Huai had sent out to gather news.

This news undoubtedly left both Huang Huai and Huang An stunned.

For a moment, the two of them were frozen like wooden statues.

After a moment.

Huang An asked urgently, "Did you see all this with your own eyes? You didn’t just hear it from someone else?"

The confidant gave a bitter smile. "I know it sounds unbelievable."

"But all of this is what I, your humble servant, witnessed with my own eyes. There is not a shred of falsehood in it!"

Hearing this.

Huang An still couldn’t believe it, his face filled with shock. "How is that possible?!"

"What about Cui Jiushan and Li Hongwen?" Huang Huai was still able to maintain some composure.

"Li Hongwen’s whereabouts are unknown... He never appeared from beginning to end."

"As for Cui Jiushan, he was captured alive..."

the confidant quickly reported.

"That damn fatty Cui Jiushan was captured alive?"

Huang An was even more horrified.

’Is Han Yuan really that powerful?’

Huang Huai’s face was also full of bewilderment.

"He is... Han Yuan is terrifyingly strong."

"It’s as if he possesses innate Divine Power. Ordinary True Qi Martial Artists can’t last more than a few moves against him."

the confidant said in a deep voice.

"’The winner is king... the loser, a villain.’"

"I’m afraid that not even this rain will be able to wash away the blood shed in Cangshui County Town tonight."

Huang Huai took a deep breath.

"Big Brother, what should we do now?"

Huang An asked.

"Don’t rush... We’ll continue to bide our time."

"Even though we didn’t help Han Yuan this time... our Huang Family’s relationship with him has always been decent. Nominally, he’s still our retainer."

"I don’t think he’ll go so far as to settle accounts with the Huang Family."

"It’s just that, since we didn’t bet on him this time, there will likely be some lingering resentment."

Huang Huai mused.

"At least we didn’t provoke him."

"Otherwise, our fate would be the same as the Cui, Bai, and Li families."

"After tonight, those three families will likely be history."

Huang An shook his head and sighed emotionally.

"True... But Cangshui County may not quiet down."

"Perhaps we truly need to re-evaluate this Overseas Dragon."

Huang Huai said seriously.

The world was gradually falling into chaos.

Caught in the vortex of the mortal world, no one could truly escape.

"You’re right, Big Brother."

"Perhaps we really do need to have a proper talk with Han Yuan."

Huang An nodded.

"Make a trip to the Lu Family... and deliver a message for me."

Huang Huai whispered a few sentences in Huang An’s ear.

Huang An nodded lightly, and with a few leaps, he disappeared into the pitch-black cluster of buildings.

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