87: Kill half of them

Haitang had already sworn an oath.

Everyone else found it inconvenient to say anything more.

Steward Gong sent several more Elders into the Hall of Seeking Talents simultaneously.

Because so many people went in, they were not quickly beaten out this time.

However, they did not last more than a few seconds.

In the end, they were all sent flying out one by one.

Each one spat out fresh blood.

Although they were not severely injured, their spirits were listless.

The Zhang family members looked at each other in dismay.

They had originally thought they could easily flatten the Yang family.

Yet, the reality made them furious.

This time, they had not even reached the Yang family yet, and they had already been blocked outside.

What should they do now?

Could it be that the Yang family could not be wiped out?

Was it really going to be a stumble?

How could a mere, tiny Tian Yuan City have so many experts?

Zhang Zitian stepped forward and shouted inside.

"I do not know what sacred figures are inside. Could you come out and meet us?"

The old voice from inside sounded again.

"You want me to come out? Very well, defeat me first."

"If you do not have that ability, I advise you to roll back to the Zhang family and have your Family Head or Grand Elder and others come forward."

"With just you people, I do not think you even have the qualifications to step into the Hall of Seeking Talents."

"That Steward of the Zhang family, you seem to be the strongest among them."

"They are all useless; you come in and trade a few blows with me."

"If you can defeat me, it will not be too late to go to the Yang family."

"However, even if you defeat me, you still cannot wipe out the Yang family."

"Experts in the Yang family like me are as numerous as the hairs on an ox."

"For you people to wipe out the Yang family, it would be a stroke of good fortune if you were not wiped out by them instead."

The Zhang family members were furious.

Zhang Ao Xuan, who was nearby, suggested that since they were no match for this person in a one-on-one fight, they should attack in a group.

Steward Gong thought this method was feasible and led the Zhang family crowd to swarm into the Hall of Seeking Talents.

A great battle was about to break out.

Zhong Mingyi had already set up various mechanisms and traps inside the Hall of Seeking Talents.

This place had already become a mountain of knives and a sea of fire, a place of death for the Zhang family.

As soon as this group swarmed in, several experts were entangled by the people inside the Hall of Seeking Talents.

The remaining people triggered the mechanisms and died miserably on the spot.

There were many people in the Hall of Seeking Talents, and many experts as well; both sides fought extremely fiercely.

People were constantly flying out of the Hall of Seeking Talents, crashing onto the ground not far away or into the crowd.

The people who were thrown out stopped breathing within moments.

The surrounding people were so scared that they retreated one after another, amazed by the spectacle.

Although they could not see the situation inside, they could sense the massive energy and bursts of screams from within.

Suddenly, with a huge roar, the entire Hall of Seeking Talents was blown into dust.

Everyone saw that above the collapsed Hall of Seeking Talents, over a hundred people were engaged in fierce combat.

Zhong Mingyi, holding the Dragon Abyss Nine Dynasties Sword, was evenly matched with Zhang Zitian.

Looking at the people from the Hall of Seeking Talents who had died miserably on the spot, Zhong Mingyi lamented the strength of the Zhang family.

Glancing at the old man fighting fiercely with Steward Gong, Zhong Mingyi shouted loudly, "Retreat, return to the Yang family. There is no need to entangle with them."

As the words fell, Zhong Mingyi swept out with the Dragon Abyss Nine Dynasties Sword in his hand.

A massive surge of Sword Qi forced back several people from the Zhang family.

Immediately, he arrived in front of the old man, grabbed his hand, and ran toward the Yang family.

The others from the Hall of Seeking Talents also moved upon hearing the signal.

In a short while, only the Zhang family members remained.

The surrounding people looked at the corpses covering the ground and then at the standing Zhang family members, sighing endlessly.

Originally, over a hundred experts from the Zhang family had come, but now only fifty or so remained; all the others had died on the spot.

As for the people from the Hall of Seeking Talents, they also suffered heavy casualties.

However, the main few people had all returned to the Yang family.

Everyone was silent, not knowing if the remaining Zhang family members would dare to go to the Yang family.

Even if they went, everyone knew clearly that with just these few people, they probably would not gain any advantage even if they went to the Yang family.

Steward Gong's eyes were fierce, and he felt deep regret in his heart.

If he had known this, he should have asked the Family Head to send more people.

He truly had not expected that a tiny Yang family could recruit so many experts.

Among them were many familiar faces; these were all former enemies of the Zhang family, and many were people whose clans had been wiped out by the Zhang family.

After pondering for a moment, Steward Gong said to Zhang Ao Xuan, "You must hurry back to the Zhang family and inform the Family Head about the situation here."

"This place not only has Yang family experts but also many enemies of the Zhang family. Tell the Family Head to send reinforcements immediately."

Subsequently, he led the remaining Zhang family members and marched aggressively toward the Yang family.

In front of the Yang family, a large crowd of onlookers had already gathered.

At this moment, the Yang family's main gate was wide open, with not a single person from the Yang family outside, and the inside was empty, appearing as if there was no one there.

However, it was filled with heavy Killing Intent, which vaguely made people shudder.

When the Zhang family members arrived in front of the Yang family gate, looking at the empty entrance, a sense of fear arose in their hearts.

Haitang nodded slightly, her tone flippant, "The Yang family dares to leave the main gate wide open; this is the way to welcome guests. They must be extremely welcoming to the Zhang family."

"I wonder if you all dare to enter the belly of the mansion and see for yourselves?"

"What is there to fear?"

Steward Gong took a large step and rushed in first, with the others following closely behind.

As soon as they stepped inside the Yang family, they were greeted by a wave of arrows.

The arrows were coated with deadly poison.

Immediately after, there were all kinds of mechanisms and traps.

Before they had even seen any people from the Yang family, the Zhang family members had already suffered heavy casualties.

By the time they finally saw the people from the Yang family, Steward Gong looked at the people around him and saw that there were very few left.

Only Zhang Zitian, Zhang Yanchen, and a few other young people and Elders remained; everyone else had died in battle.

He looked around somewhat blankly, and finally his gaze fixed on Zhong Mingyi and Yang Ming.

Between these two was the old man carrying the stone statue.

And the Yang Family Head had not appeared from beginning to end.

He could not help but look up to the sky and howl, "Hahaha, good, good, good. I really underestimated you Yang family, and I really underestimated the Yang Family Head."

"Fighting until this moment, the Family Head still has not appeared; he truly is an extraordinary figure."

"Even if I die today, it will have been worth it. However, you do not need to be smug. My Zhang family will definitely raze this place to the ground and leave no living thing behind."

The old man carrying the stone statue gave a sinister smile, "When death is imminent, what is the use of saying these arrogant words?"

"Today, you will all be buried here. However, we are kind-hearted, and we have words to pass on to the Zhang family, so we can let two people live and leave."

"I wonder who you will let go back to deliver the message?"

Steward Gong did not even think about it and directly called Zhang Zitian and Zhang Yanchen out, "You two go back and deliver the message."

Zhang Zitian and Zhang Yanchen were unwilling; letting them go back to deliver the message was equivalent to surrendering.

How could they, as Zhang family members, be deserters? Even if they died, they could not bear such infamy.

The two shook their heads in unison and fell to their knees with a thud, "We would rather die than return to the Zhang family."

"You must go back."