Before dawn, it is always the darkest moment.
The moon gradually sets, the first light has yet to rise, and everything in the world seems to be engulfed in darkness, as if returning to the period of chaos.
Five hundred Dragon Tooth Guards, clad in black cloaks, swiftly flew through the air, approaching the location of the Le Family from all directions. On the ground, Sheng Yuli led a team, masked, silently approaching, surrounding the Le Family’s periphery in the dark.
Although in the collaboration agreement, Mu Qingge did not require this.
Yet Sheng Xuan still believed that if it was to be done, it should be done thoroughly. Mu Qingge’s people were responsible for the massacre, while the Sheng Family’s people were tasked with capturing any who slipped through, and would silently retreat afterward, just as quietly and undetected.
You He and Hua Yue followed Mu Qingge’s instructions, carrying already concocted powder, and arrived at the north city of Yu Shui City.
Tonight, the wind blew from the north.
You He picked up a leaf, tossed it into the air, and the north wind blew the leaf drifting forward.
Confirming the wind direction, she revealed a charming smile.
Hua Yue poured the powder into a vessel, and You He lit a fire stick, tossing it onto the powder.
Soon, a faint, colorless, odorless blue smoke rose from the vessel, carried by the north wind, drifting throughout Yu Shui City, seeping into every corner.
You He and Hua Yue quickly stepped back, lighting another pack of powder.
Under the covert care of the Sheng Family, the two of them lit a total of ten packs of powder from the north city tower.
These powders, uniquely crafted by Mu Qingge, were modified from the powder used last time to subdue the Quyu. This dosage was enough to put everyone in Yu Shui City into a deeper sleep, ensuring they would not be awakened by the sounds of slaughter in the dead of night.
When they awaken, everything would have changed!
The ones Mu Qingge intended to deal with were naturally the other families. She didn’t want someone to suddenly intervene while she was in the heat of the battle.
So, aside from the Sheng Family, for the outskirts of the other four families, she took extra care, letting Xie Ya, Yin Chen, Bai Xi, and Yuanyuan each deploy to ignite the powder.
After completing their task, they automatically merged with the Dragon Tooth Guards, beginning the hunt of the Le Family, without needing to return to her side.
Because at this moment, there was still someone wrapped in a cloak by her side.
Standing on the eaves not far from the Le Family, the person beside Mu Qingge asked, "How much longer do we have to wait? It’s almost dawn."
The urgency of the person beside her did not faze Mu Qingge. She leisurely said, "Elder, there’s no need to hurry. Everything is under my control, just wait a moment."
The cloaked individual let out a cold huff of impatience.
Hiding their gaze under the cloak, the person discreetly observed Mu Qingge beside them. He really couldn’t fathom why the Family Head would collaborate with such a young lad.
In his experience, lads this young usually were all talk and unreliable in action.
The smoke from the burning powder gradually enveloped the whole of Yu Shui City, drifting into various places, including the Le Family. The Dragon Tooth Guards lay in wait, watching the wisps of smoke drift into the Le Family, waiting for Mu Qingge’s ’attack’ command.
The Sheng Family Elder of the Silver Realm First Layer, concealed beneath the cloak, at this moment looked at the smoke amassing in the darkness, a hint of doubt in his eyes.
Before he could figure it out, an elixir appeared before his eyes.
Looking intently, he found that the person holding the elixir was surprisingly the red-clad lad beside him.
He frowned, not reaching out to take the elixir.
Mu Qingge curled her lips, explaining, "These smoke have a sleep-inducing effect, and this elixir can ward off its disturbance. If you take it, it won’t affect your performance, Elder."
The Sheng Family Elder’s eyes narrowed slightly, somewhat shocked as he looked at Mu Qingge.
He was half-believing, half-doubting her words.
Unable to resist, he said, "If you’re so capable, why not just knock out the Le Family’s people? Then you could take their lives unnoticed. Why bother collaborating with our Sheng Family?"
Mu Qingge raised an eyebrow at him, smiling neither humble nor arrogant, "Elder, you really think highly of me. To use medicine to knock out all of Yu Shui City’s people, to truly do it unnoticed, I don’t have that capability. I can only make the whole city sleep more soundly, through the night until dawn. As for the Le Family members, the ensuing scent of blood will surely rouse them, especially those with higher cultivation; they’ll be less affected by the sedative. That’s when I’ll rely on the Elder."
Her words carried a touch of sincerity.
Although the Sheng Family Elder was still somewhat doubtful, he reached out to take the elixir.
However, he did not immediately consume it and instead asked, "Is this elixir made by you? Is it safe to take? No side effects?"
His inquiry caught Mu Qingge by surprise, but she quickly regained her composure.
The old man from the Medicine Tower once mentioned in his letter to her, that in the Middle Ancient Realm, all alchemists carry a ’license.’ Elixirs crafted by unlicensed alchemists are generally deemed unsafe to consume.
Moreover, he had once given me such a ’license’.
To dispel the suspicions of the Sheng Family elder, Mu Qingge took out the badge given by the old man of the Medicine Tower and threw it to the Sheng Family elder.
The Sheng Family elder raised his hand to catch it, his gaze falling on the badge in his hand.
Instantly, his eyes narrowed, turning into shock.
After digesting this information, his expression suddenly became respectful, and he returned the badge to Mu Qingge with both hands, his tone no longer as arrogant as before. "So, a distinguished guest from the East Continent Alchemy Academy, my apologies."
East Continent Alchemy Academy? Mu Qingge raised her brow inwardly.
This was the second time she had heard this name. The old man from the Medicine Tower had told her that after arriving in the Middle Ancient Realm, she must go to the East Continent within five years and enter the Alchemy Academy to win the championship at the Alchemy Conference.
And now, the badge in her hand unexpectedly had a connection with the East Continent Alchemy Academy?
Silently putting the badge away, Mu Qingge was too lazy to explain the misunderstanding of the Sheng Family elder.
With this identification, the doubts in the Sheng Family elder’s eyes were completely eliminated, and he swallowed the elixir in his hand directly, decisively.
Seeing this scene, a thought suddenly arose in Mu Qingge’s mind.
Even if it was a poison lethal enough to rot one’s guts, the Sheng Family elder would probably eat it without hesitation.
Of course, what he trusted wasn’t her, but the East Continent Alchemy Academy!
Mu Qingge shifted her gaze from the Sheng Family elder to the direction of the Le Family. The entire fortress of the Le Family seemed to grow even more silent than before.
Even the spirit beasts they raised lay on the ground, lost in a sweet dream.
Calculating the time in her mind, Mu Qingge raised her brows and made an attack gesture in the dark.
The elder of the Sheng Family looked at Mu Qingge’s gesture in surprise, yet before he could understand it, he heard hundreds of piercing sounds appearing around him, all of which were rushing towards the Le Family’s fortress.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—!
With his eyesight, he could clearly see those fallen bodies in the dark.
Hundreds of dark shadows, like death claiming lives silently at night, used their blades to sever throats, releasing the blood within.
The Dragon Tooth Guards advanced from all directions, killing one person with each step, gradually, a faint scent of blood began to emerge in the air above the Le Family.
The guards responsible for watching the gates, as well as the spirit beasts, without exception, became offerings to the Dragon Tooth Guards.
The skilled killing techniques and the clever, tacit cooperation left the Sheng Family elder flabbergasted. Such a well-trained team was unheard of not only in the Sheng Family but in other families as well!
Once again, he raised his assessment of Mu Qingge.
’As expected of a noble guest from the East Continent! The Le Family really met their doom provoking such a formidable character!’ The Sheng Family elder mourned inwardly for the Le Family.
Earlier, he had complained about the Family Head collaborating with a young nobody, thinking it was a lamentable decision. But now, how was it a lamentable decision? It was absolutely ingenious!
"Elder, let’s go." Suddenly, Mu Qingge extended an invitation.
The Sheng Family elder nodded blankly, following Mu Qingge as she leaped along the eaves, entering the Le Family’s domain.
Here, the scent of blood was stronger, having already been cleared by the Dragon Tooth Guards.
Bodies lay motionlessly on the ground, and the Sheng Family elder realized that these people likely didn’t even know what happened until they died, having been killed in their sleep.
Mu Qingge strolled ahead leisurely as if walking through her own garden.
The Dragon Tooth Guards advanced even further into the Underworld, continuing the slaughter, using the lives and blood of the Le Family to pave a path for Mu Qingge.
The Sheng Family elder followed behind Mu Qingge, his face full of shock as he ’admired’ the scene before him.
The Le Family, one of the five clans of Yu Shui City, a rival in strength to the Sheng Family, was gradually being wiped out? Even witnessing it firsthand, the Sheng Family elder still felt everything was too unreal to believe it was happening.
Yet, he kept telling himself over and over that everything in front of him was real.
Gradually, a sense of fear arose in his heart.
He looked at the upright figure walking in front of him, dressed in a red outfit that looked sinister and enchanting in the night, as if stained by the blood on the ground.
The Le Family was dealt with so easily... If it were the Sheng Family, would it also be unable to escape his schemes?
The Sheng Family elder’s eyes widened, a realization dawning in his heart.
’With this individual, one can only befriend, not oppose!’
"Night... night raid..." a terrified voice suddenly broke the silence of the Le Family.
Mu Qingge and the Sheng Family Elder simultaneously looked up to see a disheveled Le Family member standing fearfully at the door.
However, before he could completely react, a cold light flashed toward him, too fast to avoid, striking his forehead directly.
His body stiffened, and with just a warning sound, he lost his life.
A sleeve arrow was inserted into his forehead, the arrow’s tail still trembling gently.
Mu Qingge looked back and saw a Dragon Tooth Guard lowering his arm.
With a slight smile, Mu Qingge didn’t say much.
The Le Family finally stirred.
The exclamation just made with a life awakened the sleeping Le Family members. Those dark rooms began to light up, with shadows moving inside, seemingly dressing and preparing.
The Sheng Family Elder looked at Mu Qingge and asked, "The Le Family has been alerted." By which he seemed to ask Mu Qingge what to do next.
Mu Qingge raised an eyebrow at him, smiling faintly, "Elder, do you think my men can only assassinate?"
As if in response to her words, the Dragon Tooth Guards, who had been lurking in the shadows hunting, charged toward the illuminated rooms like tigers released from their cages.
They kicked open the doors and rushed inside, with the sound of clashing weapons following, and blood splattering on the windows.
Before long, the Dragon Tooth Guards returned, rushing toward other rooms.
And some Le Family members who rushed out of the rooms were directly killed by the Dragon Tooth Guards guarding the door, with no chance to counterattack.
The Dragon Tooth Guards harbored resentment towards the Le Family.
Because what the Le Family did to the Mu Family was equally unforgivable to them. So, Mu Qingge’s massacre of the Le Family only unleashed their internal beastly nature for a mad slaughter.
For a time, killing resumed, no longer a secret reaping of lives but direct slaughter.
The Sheng Family Elder watched, dumbfounded. Assassination, open slaughter, both like fierce beasts of a military force—how are they trained? And what kind of person is this Young Master Mu to command such a force!
"Elder, it’s up to you now." As the Sheng Family Elder was shocked, Mu Qingge suddenly looked at him and said.
The Sheng Family Elder was stunned, not comprehending Mu Qingge’s meaning, when a loud roar came from the depths of the Le Family.
"Where did this thief come from, daring to cause chaos in my Le Family! Killing my Le Family members!"
"Le Ying!" The Sheng Family Elder’s eyes narrowed, immediately recognizing the voice’s owner.
The five families of Yu Shui City had been feuding for a long time, and this Sheng Family Elder had faced Le Ying many times in his youth, forming an unbreakable vendetta.
At this moment, hearing his old opponent’s voice, a trace of ruthlessness flickered in his eyes, understanding the implication of Mu Qingge’s words.
He snorted coldly, saying to Mu Qingge, "Young Master Mu, rest assured. I will slaughter this Le Ying old dog tonight!" With that, he leapt into the depths of the Le Family.
As he left, four beams of light appeared beside Mu Qingge, being the returning Xie Ya, Bai Xi, Yin Chen, and Yuanyuan.
Mu Qingge’s lips curled into a cold smile, "Kill!"
With the order, the four beams of light surged into the Le Family, commencing a frenzy of slaughter.
Their targets were the bloodline of the Le family’s disciples and the family heads.
The combat strength of Bai Xi, Yin Chen, and Yuanyuan was incomparable to ordinary humans. Especially Yuanyuan, who silently released the Eight Desolations Void Flame, instantly turning a person into nothingness, completely unprepared.
Mu Qingge felt that after Yuanyuan entered the Middle Ancient Realm, its power seemed to have increased significantly. At least, the power of the released Bone Demon Flame and Eight Desolations Void Flame was not comparable to that in Linchuan.
Xie Ya, being the Princess of the Exiled Clan, naturally did not lack in skills.
The four of them were definitely enough to strike hard at the Le Family members. Besides, there were still the Dragon Tooth Guards.
Bang bang bang—!
A sudden outbreak of intense fighting emerged from the depths of the Le Family.
Mu Qingge looked up to see two masses of light colliding and retreating into the distance.
Mu Qingge’s lips curled into a smile, seemingly indicating that the Sheng Family Elder had been drawn out by Le Ying.
She flicked her wrist, and a silver light flashed as the Linglong Spear appeared in her hand, stirring the ground dust and lifting the hem of her clothes.
With the Linglong Spear in hand, she walked step by step deeper into the Le Family.
...
On the periphery of the Le Family, Sheng Yuli stood guard with his men, feeling both nervous and excited.
Soon, he heard the sound of explosions above the Le Family.
Looking up, he saw his family’s elder fighting with Le Ying of the Le Family. He immediately summoned some men and whispered a few words in their ears.
Those six people split into three groups, heading to the Wan Family, Tan Family, and Jiang Family.
Should any movement occur within these three families, or if they were startled awake, they would at least know first and relay the information back.
"Young Master, should we continue waiting?" someone beside Sheng Yuli asked.
Sheng Yuli nodded, "Guard every exit carefully. If any Le Family member appears, no matter who, kill without mercy!" Before coming, his father had reminded him, "If you do not eliminate them entirely, they will rise like weeds in spring." If he showed mercy, the situation might become the Sheng Family’s fate in a few years.
So, he must be ruthless and merciless!
Not for himself but for the Sheng Family!
Yu Shui City slumbered, while the Le Family engaged in a brutal slaughter.
This killing came without warning, catching the Le Family members off guard. They went to sleep with expectations of ranking but lost their lives before dawn.
"Who are you! Why do you come to destroy my Le Family!" The Le Family head glared at Mu Qingge, who appeared before him, with eyes full of wrath.
Blood dripped from the tip of the Linglong Spear.
That blood belonged to the Le Family.
The bloodline resonance pained the Le Family head’s heart.
His eyes were filled with hatred, wishing to tear Mu Qingge apart. However, Mu Qingge’s clear eyes were filled with a cold gleam.
She came for revenge, to eliminate root and branch.
Yet he had no idea who she was!
"Not long ago, at your meeting, didn’t you plot how to find and exterminate my clan, torturing us properly?" Mu Qingge sneered.
The Le Family head shuddered, his pupils contracting as he exclaimed, "It’s you! You came from Linchuan!"
He was shocked! Completely shocked!
He couldn’t fathom how the person before him knew the details of the family discussion; he was only shaken by her words. She was the culprit causing several Le Family deaths in Linchuan, and now she had tracked them to the Middle Ancient Realm and the Le Family!
How is this possible!?
Impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
He was still so young! How could someone from the Linchuan Realm have such formidable skills? How did he manage in just a few years!?
While the Le Family head remained in shock, the first encounter with her enveloped him with a dazzling spear technique, moving with the speed of lightning.
The Le Family head and Mu Qingge clashed, their forms melding into indistinct light and shadow, engaging in a fierce battle.
Blade clashes and currents of air filled the space as their deadly dance continued, both opponents deeply embroiled in the combat.
Meanwhile, Le family members who burst out of rooms found themselves dispatched by the bloodthirsty Dragon Tooth Guards with immediate and lethal efficiency.
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In the other families, everything was still quiet, with everyone lost in their dreams.


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