49: The strong man who killed the elder was just a small soldier of the Jun family?

“That must be the Wu Family’s carriage, one of the top three powers in the Upper Realm.”

“Yes, I heard the Young Master of the Wu Family is getting married today, but I haven’t seen the sedan chair…”

“Look, isn’t it right there?”

Someone said, lifting their chin, and everyone looked towards the back of the procession, suddenly understanding.

It turned out the procession was too long, and the red sedan chair was at the back.

The Young Master of the Wu Family, dressed in red, walked at the very front of the procession, radiating an imposing aura. Beneath his luxurious appearance, a unique temperament shone through, as if he were a born leader, drawing everyone’s gaze.

“The Eldest Young Master of the Wu Family is the youngest Supreme in Shi Fang City. The Wu Family will likely gain another Great Emperor in the future.”

“Gu Aoqing is also a favored daughter of heaven. I wonder what kind of agreement led her to marry into the Wu Family.”

“Never mind the agreement. The Heavenly Road has always been a symbol of our Shi Fang City. The Wu Family dares to parade on the Heavenly Road, which means they are not someone we can provoke.”

The onlookers nodded in agreement.

How important was the Heavenly Road? Naturally, only Supreme powers like the Wu Family dared to do such a thing. Of course, the Wu Family thought so too.

Parading through the entire city on the Heavenly Road, how magnificent!

“Young Miss, they all say you are marrying down.” Meanwhile, inside the red sedan chair, two women were conversing.

One of the women looked outside, then turned back to the other and said.

“How would they understand?”

“Rumor has it that the Great Emperor of the Wu Family was severely injured in a previous conflict and has been in seclusion for a hundred years. Rumors are rampant outside. And the Eldest Young Master of the Wu Family suffered Qi Deviation during cultivation, rendering him impotent for life. To cover up these rumors, they naturally rushed to find another Family.”

“But how would the Wu Family know that the Cultivation Technique that caused his Qi Deviation was given by me? They’re just inviting a wolf into their home.”

“As long as it’s confirmed that something truly went wrong with the Great Emperor of the Wu Family, a hundred years from now, the Wu Family will cease to exist.”

Gu Aoqing said calmly from within the sedan chair. Although she was also dressed in red, she showed no sign of being a bride; she didn’t even have a veil.

After all, those in the know understood it was merely a transaction.

The Gu Family’s strength in Shi Fang City was considerable, but the constant intrigue between Families was an everyday occurrence. This was just the beginning of her plan to destroy the Wu Family.

Entering the fray herself, her courage was unmatched.

“Oh! Young Miss, the procession seems to have stopped.” Seeing this, the maid quickly poked her head out to check, while Gu Aoqing leaned her head against the sedan chair, resting.

She was only interested in her grand ambitions.

“Young Miss, Young Miss! It seems someone is blocking the way! Who dares to block the Wu Family’s path?”

The maid chattered, her noise making Gu Aoqing open her eyes. She slightly turned to look outside.

In reality, the Wu Family was blocking someone else’s path. The Heavenly Road stretched through the entire city.

Her Gu Family was in the middle of the Heavenly Road, while the Wu Family was at its end. The Wu Family’s bridal procession directly cut in from the middle, parading on the Heavenly Road back to the Wu Family, showcasing their power.

Now, the group had just emerged from the Gu Family. The front half of the procession had turned onto the Heavenly Road, while they, at the back, were still on another branch road.

“The Wu Family’s power in the Upper Realm is extraordinary. To be able to block the Wu Family’s path… that’s interesting.” Gu Aoqing said, her gaze fixed on the procession ahead, her eyes momentarily lost in thought.

The Wu Family had nearly a thousand people, a magnificent procession, all dressed in luxurious attire. Even the Family Elders had come out. Even other top powers would discreetly avoid disturbing such a parade. How could some fool possibly block their way?

And all of this, in the future, would be hers.

As she thought this, a strange sound suddenly entered her ears. Although she couldn’t clearly see what was happening ahead, if she listened carefully, she could still hear a peculiar conversation.

“Who dares!…?” A loud roar. Gu Aoqing recognized it as her nominal husband. The crucial part was the latter.

“Move.”

Someone said indifferently, their voice authoritative and clear, as if they didn’t want to say a single extra word, merely uttering two simple words.

“Who are you? Don’t you see the Wu Family is getting married today? This road…”

Hearing this, Gu Aoqing’s heart sank. Disregarding her maid’s protests, she got out of the carriage, then stepped aside to look towards the very front.

And what she saw… made her eyes widen in shock.

“!!!?”

Wu Yixiu, the direct descendant of the Wu Family, had cultivated for two hundred years and was already an Immortal Venerable, a paragon among his peers, his strength crushing all others.

But what was she seeing now?

Such a paragon, the future leader of the Wu Family, was actually beheaded in the street just for saying half a word too many!

Gu Aoqing could see her nominal husband’s head flying high, his eyes filled with shock, perhaps still not realizing he was dead.

The strength of the person who struck was unknown. He was merely riding an Immortal Beast she had never seen, dressed in black armor, his long sword sheathed. He glanced sideways at the Wu Family’s procession. This time, he said nothing more.

Instead, he used his eyes to make the Wu Family members move aside.

The Wu Family members, stunned as they watched their Young Master fall, naturally couldn’t stand by. They immediately drew their weapons and attacked.

But the black-armored man didn't even put these people in his eyes. Whether it was the younger generation of the Family or the Family Elders, he struck them down with a single sword. In just a few breaths, over a dozen people fell.

Someone was afraid.

Those of the Wu Family who were on the Heavenly Road scattered and retreated, not daring to speak.

Because she saw four more black-armored men join in. The five mysterious figures possessed heaven-defying strength. Even when the Grand Elder of the Wu Family tried to suppress them, a flash of sword light later, a head flew high into the air.

Too strong… so strong it was suffocating. The Grand Elder of the Wu Family was actually killed with a single sword strike, and the opponent’s expression was calm, without a single wasted word, as if he wasn’t beheading a Clan Elder, but merely a Mortal.

What kind of power was this?

Which Family had meticulously cultivated these five powerhouses?

Gu Aoqing thought in shock, her heart already admiring strength, and she unconsciously walked forward.

But the scene that followed was even more shocking, rendering her unable to move, frozen rigidly in place.

Such powerful black-armored men must be meticulously cultivated powerhouses of some Family. Any one of them would be enough to sweep through any power in Shi Fang City.

But then, more than a dozen more such figures appeared, one after another. To her astonishment, they dismounted their beasts and began… kneeling on the ground like servants, wiping away the bloodstains…?????