110: The Tang family, filled with regret, was wiped out.

The Tang Family ancestral land in Ningzhou.

The former scene of bustling traffic and crowded guests had long since vanished, replaced by an air of grimness and panic.

The mountain-protecting formation was active day and night, its light flowing across the barrier, yet it could not hide the aura of despair permeating the estate.

Inside the discussion hall, the few remaining core Elders of the Tang Family were ashen-faced. On the main seat, the current Family head, Tang Chenyue, looked as if he had aged a hundred years, his hair turning completely white overnight.

"It's over... it's all over..." an Elder muttered.

"The Heavenly Sword Divine Sect messenger strictly ordered us yesterday to hand over all evidence of dealings with the Demon Domain and restricted us to sealing our mountain gate within ten days to await judgment... This is clearly a precursor to them moving against us!"

"The other families are kicking us while we're down, cutting off all business dealings and resource supplies..."

Every piece of news was like a heavy hammer smashing against the hearts of the Tang Family members.

"It's all because of that beast, Tang Jia Third Young Master!" an Elder roared, his eyes bloodshot.

"If not for him, how could my Tang Family have come to this? I regret not listening to Liu Yunshu back then. How could that old monster who committed Possession ever truly care for our Tang Family?!"

"What's the use of saying this now!"

Tang Chenyue waved his hand tiredly, but a final glimmer of struggle flashed in his eyes.

"Perhaps... there is still a sliver of hope."

"Family Head, you mean..."

"Lu Yu..."

Tang Chenyue slowly spat out the name.

"This matter started because of him. He and Yun Shu... after all, have a history. If he speaks up, perhaps the Heavenly Evolution Immortal Sect's attitude will soften, and other forces will have reservations. Moreover, Yun Shu... she was, in the end, a daughter-in-law of our Tang Family."

"But Yun Shu... I heard she has already left the Tang Family and followed that Lu Yu..."

"The emotional card! Play the emotional card!"

Another Elder said hurriedly.

"Yun Shu is a soft-hearted child. We are her Elders, after all. Though the Third Young Master wasn't her biological son, she raised him! If we beg piteously, she might feel compassion! As long as she convinces Lu Yu, even if it's just to make the Heavenly Evolution Immortal Sect stay neutral, we might still have room to maneuver!"

In their desperate straits, this became the only straw the Tang Family could grasp.

A few days later, Heavenly Evolution Immortal Sect, Dream Bamboo Peak.

Lu Yu was lying on a rocking chair in his small courtyard soaking up the sun, a blade of grass in his mouth, squinting his eyes in great comfort.

After returning to the Sect, he had rested well for a few days. His injuries were mostly recovered, his Sword Heart Illuminating Clarity Realm was stable, and the four swords nurtured within his Grand Void Sword Heart were growing increasingly harmonious in their aura.

His Revered Master, Yun Mengli, had visited him once. She didn't praise his performance in the Secret Realm much, only saying "it's fine as long as you're not dead," but the Medicinal Pills she threw him for healing and consolidating his cultivation were all top-tier goods.

Liu Yunshu sat on a stone bench nearby, peeling a Spirit Fruit for him with elegant and gentle movements.

She was now officially staying on Dream Bamboo Peak. Her status was somewhat subtle, but the entire Sect seemed to have tacitly accepted it, and no one gossiped.

"It's quite lively outside right now."

Liu Yunshu handed him the peeled fruit and said softly, "The Tang Family... is almost finished."

Lu Yu took the fruit, took a bite, and said indistinctly, "They brought it on themselves."

As they were speaking, a Disciple on duty outside the courtyard came to report: "Divine Son, Madam Liu, there are people from the Tang Family outside the mountain gate seeking an audience. They say... they've come to apologize to Madam Liu and beg for a meeting."

Liu Yunshu's hand peeling the fruit paused for a moment.

Lu Yu raised an eyebrow. "Oh? They came quite fast. Shall we see them?"

Liu Yunshu was silent for a moment, then set down the small knife, took a silk handkerchief to wipe her hands, her face expressionless. "Let them in. Some things should be made clear."

Before long, Tang Chenyue, leading two haggard Elders and guided by the duty Disciple, walked into the courtyard with unsteady steps.

The moment he saw Liu Yunshu, Tang Chenyue's old eyes reddened, and he actually knelt down with a thud!

"Yun Shu! Niece-in-law! Uncle... Uncle begs you, save the Tang Family, give the Tang Family a way to live!"

His voice was mournful, tears and snot flowing freely.

The two Elders behind him also knelt down, kowtowing repeatedly.

Liu Yunshu remained seated and unmoving, just quietly watching them. Her calm gaze made Tang Chenyue's heart turn cold.

"Family Head Tang, please stand up. I have long since ceased to be a member of the Tang Family. I cannot accept such a grand gesture from you."

Liu Yunshu's voice was flat, betraying no emotion.

"Yun Shu! I know the Tang Family has wronged you, and that beast Tang Jia Third Young Master deserves ten thousand deaths! We were also deceived by him. Most of the hundreds of people in the Tang Family are innocent!"

"For the sake of our past relationship, for the sake of you once calling me Uncle, please plead for the Tang Family with Divine Son Lu and the Heavenly Evolution Immortal Sect! As long as the Heavenly Evolution Immortal Sect is willing to say a word, the Tang Family might..."

Tang Chenyue moved forward two steps on his knees, old tears streaming down his face.

"Past relationship?"

Liu Yunshu softly repeated the words and suddenly laughed, though her smile carried a hint of chilliness.

"Family Head Tang, are you referring to the relationship when my son was possessed and died tragically, yet you said 'Family interests are higher than personal grudges'? Or the relationship when I wanted to leave the Tang Family, and you sent people to stop me and force me to stay?"

Tang Chenyue's face turned pale, and he was momentarily speechless.

"The Tang Family's arrival at this point today is their own doing."

Liu Yunshu stood up and walked to Lu Yu's side, her tone resolute.

"All ties between me and the Tang Family have long been severed. Whether you live or die has nothing to do with me. Please leave."

"Yun Shu! How can you be so heartless!" an Elder couldn't help but look up and shout.

"We did wrong you regarding the matter of the Third Young Master, but the Family has nurtured you for many years..."

"Nurtured?"

Liu Yunshu interrupted him, her gaze suddenly turning cold.

"I entered the Tang Family because of my marriage contract with Tang Lixuan. I managed the Tang Family's internal affairs and cultivated geniuses, never slacking. The Tang Family didn't give me anything; instead, how many years did I dedicate my heart and soul to the Tang Family? Now you come to tell me the Tang Family nurtured me for many years?"

"If you hadn't sided with him when I came to you to demand the execution of Tang Jia Third Young Master, things wouldn't have ended like this!"

Her final sentence was spoken with absolute finality, leaving no room for negotiation.

Tang Chenyue and the others were completely despondent, slumping to the ground with faces like dead ashes.

Only then did Lu Yu speak up unhurriedly: "Gentlemen, did you hear clearly? If you heard clearly, then please leave. My Heavenly Evolution Immortal Sect acts according to its own laws and will not interfere in the internal affairs of other domains. As for the Tang Family's matter... there will be a public verdict."

This was an explicit statement that he would not intervene.

Tang Chenyue's last sliver of hope shattered, and he was led out of Dream Bamboo Peak by the duty Disciple, looking as if he had lost his soul.

A few days later, the Heavenly Sword Divine Sect launched a lightning-fast purge of the Tang Family's ancestral land.

Anyone of the Tang Family Bloodline was killed without exception.

The resources and wealth accumulated by the Family over hundreds of years were completely divided up.

The Family of the son of destiny, Tang Jia Third Young Master, which should have reached glory under his leadership, vanished overnight, completely becoming a thing of history.

Only a few collateral descendants who were not in the clan at the time or who had left early managed to escape by luck, but they were like stray dogs, unable to ever become a threat again.

[Detected that under the protagonist's influence, the Family of the son of destiny, Tang Jia Third Young Master, has been exterminated. Suppressing Tang Jia Third Young Master!]

[Reward for Protagonist: Cultivation increase!]

[Protagonist successfully plundered Tang Jia Third Young Master's destiny +500, Luck Gold Coins +2000]

In the next moment, Lu Yu's own Realm silently broke through to the seventh level of the Nascent Soul!

Lu Yu felt incomparably comfortable. Suppressing the son of destiny really was the fastest way to get opportunities and treasures!

When the news of the Tang Family's extermination arrived, Liu Yunshu was brewing tea for Lu Yu, her face showing no ripples of emotion.

With the Tang Family's matter settled, Lu Yu's life seemed to return to its normal track.

But he knew that Tang Jia Third Young Master was still alive and likely in the Demon Domain along with Tang San. As long as these two weren't dead, his heart could not be at peace!