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Chapter 123 Lü Bu, you deserve to die
Upon hearing the imperial edict from Lü Bu, the faces of the Cui family patriarch and more than a dozen elders turned extremely grim.

They never expected that the matter concerning the four prefectures in the northwest and the matter concerning Prince Zhou Qian would be investigated by that person in the palace and lead to the Cui family.

The emperor in the palace even issued an edict to exterminate the entire Cui family.

They never expected that the valiant general who led the Divine Martial Guards to surround their Boling Cui family was actually Lü Bu.

Now, the Cui family of Boling is doomed.

Who was Lü Bu?
That was a powerful expert who was half a step into the Celestial Realm.

First, he led three thousand Bingzhou wolf cavalry to wipe out all the rebels in Yanzhou in just three days, thus quelling the rebellion in Yanzhou.

They once again captured Shangyang Prefecture in Daizhou and wiped out the more than 200,000-strong army of the carefree King Zhou Qian.

Then, he used his Heavenly Halberd to kill Li Chengjiao, the leader of the Yellow Heaven Sect, and Cui Laoguai, both of whom were half-step Celestials.

It can be said that the rebellion in the four northern provinces was basically suppressed by Lü Bu alone.

With such a fierce tiger leading the Divine Martial Guard to surround the Cui family of Boling, how could the Cui family of Boling possibly have any chance of survival?
The Cui family patriarch's heart sank to the bottom.

Originally, the Cui family patriarch was thinking that since there were no Grandmasters among these Divine Martial Guards, he would bury all the Divine Martial Guards who dared to attack his Boling Cui family in Boling Prefecture!

But now it seems that, let alone burying these Divine Martial Guards, even the survival of any members of the Cui family of Boling is uncertain.

"General Lü, do you have any evidence for these charges you've made?"

“If there is evidence of guilt, the Cui family of Boling has nothing to say.”

"But if not, then it means that treacherous officials and villains have framed and plotted against my Cui family of Boling."

“My Cui family of Boling does not recognize this.”

"My Cui family of Boling is one of the seven great families of the Great Zhou Dynasty, a prestigious clan. We are not someone that can be falsely accused by just anyone."

"General Lü thinks he can take down the Cui family of Boling with just a few words? Isn't that too frivolous?"

The Cui family patriarch looked at Lü Bu and said in a deep voice.

Regardless of whether Lü Bu has evidence or not, the Cui family absolutely cannot admit to these crimes.

Once they admit it, the Cui family of Boling will truly be plunged into an abyss, with no hope of ever rising again.

Moreover, the Cui family patriarch did not believe that Lü Bu could produce any concrete evidence.

Because they handled the matters of the four northwestern prefectures and the matter of Prince Zhou Qian very cleanly, leaving no substantial evidence behind.

evidence?

deny?

Upon hearing this, Lü Bu looked indifferently at the head of the Cui family; "Your Cui family knows perfectly well what you have done."

"Whether your Cui family acknowledges it or not is not important. What is important is that the Emperor says your Cui family is guilty, so your Cui family is guilty."

"If the Emperor orders the Cui family to die, then the Cui family must die."

"Here's the proof."

Lu Bu's domineering words caused the Cui family patriarch and more than a dozen elders to change their expressions.

At this moment, the Cui family patriarch and his ilk seemed to realize what imperial power truly meant.

Powerful and influential families may have become accustomed to the weakness of imperial power and overlooked its domineering nature.

I think that as long as they do everything without leaving any evidence, it's acceptable.

The imperial court wouldn't do anything to them, nor would it dare to do anything to them.

But at this moment, the Cui family patriarch and the others finally came to their senses and realized that for imperial power, evidence was merely an aid; imperial power was the fundamental source of everything.

If the imperial power orders you to die, you cannot survive even without evidence.

Even if there is evidence, the imperial power will not let you die.

This is imperial power.

Upon hearing Lü Bu's domineering words, the Cui family patriarch retorted sharply, "General Lü, what are you saying? Is the court trying to frame my Boling Cui family and disregard human life?"

“My Cui family of Boling is one of the seven great families of the Great Zhou Dynasty, not some insignificant family.”

"Aren't you afraid of incurring the wrath of all the noble families in the land by falsely accusing my Cui family like this?"

The head of the Cui family looked at Lü Bu and spoke indignantly, as if the Cui family had truly been wronged and innocent.

Lü Bu sneered: "Anyone who dares to be dissatisfied, I, Lü Bu, will wipe them out for the Emperor."

"If the powerful families of the world are dissatisfied, I, Lü Bu, will wipe out all the powerful families and noble clans on behalf of the Emperor."

"However, your Cui family will not see these things."

Lu Bu spoke domineeringly, his face turning cold.

"kill."

"Leave no one behind."

At Lü Bu's command, the sounds of weapons clashing rang out once more, and all of Lü Bu's Divine Warriors rushed out to attack the enemy.

At the same time, Lü Bu swung his halberd once again.

A cold light flashed across.

A large number of the guards and private soldiers who were protecting the Cui family patriarch and more than a dozen elders of the Cui family fell to the ground.

Upon seeing this, the Cui family patriarch and more than a dozen elders' expressions changed, and they hurriedly shouted, "Block them for me!"

“You’ve all heard that the imperial court is going to wipe out our Cui family without a fight.”

"If you don't want to die, if you don't want your clan to be wiped out, then fight to the death to stop the imperial army and prevent them from entering the Cui residence."

"Otherwise, our entire clan will be exterminated by the imperial court."

The head of the Cui family shouted to the guards and private soldiers inside the mansion.

Some of the guards and private soldiers of the Cui family were not members of the Cui clan.

Therefore, the Cui family patriarch had no choice but to point out the serious implications, urging these guards and private soldiers to fight the Divine Martial Guard to the death.

Sure enough, as soon as the Cui family patriarch said this, the Cui family's guards and private soldiers fought desperately against the Divine Martial Guards.

Because they all knew that the Cui family patriarch was right.

If the imperial court intends to exterminate the entire Cui family, then the guards and private soldiers of the Cui household will also be implicated.

Confiscating property and exterminating the entire clan was inevitable.

Since that's the case, then we have no choice but to fight with all our might.

Perhaps there's still a glimmer of hope.

After the Cui family patriarch finished speaking, he retreated into the mansion.

"retreat."

"Let's retreat to the Intermediate Court first."

The Cui family patriarch knew that they were no match for Lü Bu, so they could only retreat to the central courtyard and let the guards and private soldiers in the mansion hold back Lü Bu's imperial army.

As long as we can stall until Cui's private soldiers arrive to rescue us, that will be a victory.

At that time, even if Lü Bu is a half-step Celestial, he will still be killed in the face of the encirclement and killing by the Cui family's many private soldiers and all the experts.

Upon hearing this, the dozen or so elders of the Cui family understood the meaning of the Cui family patriarch and followed him as they leaped back towards the central courtyard.

"Humph."

"Want to run?"

"is it possible?"

Lu Bu took a step forward, and his halberd was thrown out once more.

Streaks of cold light shot towards the Cui family patriarch and the dozen or so Cui family elders who were retreating towards the central courtyard.

"Be careful."

A chilling sense of crisis emerged.

The Cui family patriarch's expression changed, and he concentrated all his strength to strike out with a single palm.

The other dozen or so elders also sensed the danger and did their best to defend against the incoming cold light.

The head of the Cui family and the dozen or so elders of the Cui family, who are able to influence the decisions of the Cui family, are naturally not ordinary people; they are all martial arts masters.

Otherwise, how could he suppress the people under the Cui family? "Pfft."

After a period of turmoil.

The Cui family patriarch was sent flying backward, crashing to the ground. He spat out a mouthful of blood and stared at Lü Bu in shock.

To be honest, the Cui family patriarch did not expect Lu Bu to be so strong; a single halberd beam was enough to severely injure him, a peak Grandmaster.

Is this really the strength of a half-step Celestial?
The Cui family patriarch had seen the strength of a half-step Celestial Being before, but there were almost no ones who could so easily injure a Grandmaster at the peak.

It should be noted that the fact that the head of the Cui family could become the head of the Boling Cui family, one of the seven great families of the Great Zhou Dynasty, shows that his strength is something that cannot be ignored.

Although the Grandmaster Cui family patriarch at his peak is not as powerful as a half-step Celestial, he can still exchange blows with a half-step Celestial for several rounds.

But now, he was seriously injured by Lu Bu's halberd, which shocked the patriarch of the Cui family.

The dozen or so elders of the Cui family were also knocked away and fell to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Half of the elders coughed up blood on the spot and died immediately.

These elders who died directly were the weakest among the dozen or so elders, only at the level of minor grandmasters, not yet having broken through to the level of grandmaster.

Therefore, they were no match for Lu Bu's halberd strike, which was at least half a step into the realm of immortals.

"Lu Bu, you deserve to die."

Seeing that half of the dozen or so elders of the Cui family had died, the Cui family patriarch's face turned extremely cold.

The Cui family of Boling, one of the seven great families of the Great Zhou Dynasty, had never had so many of its elders killed at once.

These are all pillars of the Cui family clan in Boling.

Half of them are dead.

This is equivalent to the collapse of half of the Cui family clan in Boling.

"Damn it indeed."

"How dare a mere court officer like me wreak havoc on the Cui family of Boling? That's quite something."

"Even if you are a half-step Celestial Being, the Cui family of Boling will make sure you can't leave."

At that moment, immediately after the Cui family patriarch finished speaking, four gaunt figures rushed out from the depths of the mansion.

"Ancestor."

Upon seeing the four gaunt figures rushing towards them, the Cui family patriarch and the remaining elders of the Cui family all respectfully greeted them.

It is evident that these four gaunt figures hold a very high seniority in the Cui family, being considered ancient figures within the family.

As these four old members of the Cui family appeared, more figures rushed out from the depths of the mansion.

In the blink of an eye, thousands of figures gathered around the four old men of the Cui family.

At this moment, the Cui family's true strength was fully revealed.

The four elders of the Cui family who rushed over gave the Cui family patriarch a cold look; "As the patriarch of the Cui family, is this how you run the Cui family?"

"We'll hold you accountable as the clan leader after we've dealt with the immediate issues."

After the four elders of the Cui family finished speaking, they looked directly at Lü Bu.

"Do you think that just because you have the strength of a half-step Celestial Being, you can run rampant in my Cui family of Boling?"

"If that's what you think, then you're wrong."

“The Cui family of Boling is not a place where just anyone can run wild.”

"Even if you are a half-step Celestial, it won't work."

The four old men from the Cui family looked at Lü Bu and said coldly.

They seemed to completely disregard Lü Bu, who was practically a celestial being.

It's unclear whether these four old fogies of the Cui family have lived too long and become so arrogant, or whether they genuinely have the ability to disregard Lü Bu.

Faced with the arrogance of the four old men from the Cui family, a cold glint flashed in Lu Bu's eyes.

To be honest, Lu Bu was already arrogant enough, but I never expected there to be someone even more arrogant than him.

This is truly intolerable!

"You four half-dead old codgers, how dare you speak of me, Lü Bu, as a mere half-step Celestial?"

"What gives you such arrogant confidence to dare to challenge me, Lü Bu?"

"Is this the strength of a Grandmaster at the peak?"

"Do you really think that with your thousands of ants, you can stop my halberd?"

As he spoke, Lü Bu swung his halberd directly at the four old men of the Cui family.

"boom……"

Before the four old men of the Cui family could react, they were flung away by Lu Bu's halberd, crashing to the ground and spitting out several mouthfuls of blood.

"Is this what gives you the right to talk back to me, Lü Bu?"

"You ants dare to talk back to me, Lü Bu?"

Lu Bu looked at the four old men of the Cui family who had fallen to the ground and said in a cold, indifferent voice.

Four mere Grandmasters at their peak, the kind who have one foot in the grave, dare to be arrogant in front of Lu Bu.

I really don't know how to write the word death.

The four old men of the Cui family who had fallen to the ground were left speechless by Lü Bu's words.

They originally thought that with the Cui family's resources, what could Lu Bu, a half-step Celestial, do?
They couldn't cause any real trouble for the Cui family of Boling.

But now it seems they were being too naive.

"kill."

"Everyone, make your move."

"Kill this madman who dared to act so arrogantly in my Cui family of Boling at all costs."

Enraged, the four old men of the Cui family roared and rose to attack Lü Bu.

Since they can't defeat each other in a one-on-one fight, they'll have to attack together.

They refused to believe that with the resources and influence of the Cui family of Boling, they couldn't suppress Lü Bu, a mere half-step Celestial Being.

"kill."

The Cui family patriarch uttered a single word, and together with the four elders of the Cui family, they charged towards Lü Bu.

Following closely behind, the elders of the Cui family, along with the thousands of Cui family experts who had just gathered, all attacked Lu Bu.

A half-step Celestial being is strong, but no matter how strong they are, they are still within the mortal body.

A few, dozens, or hundreds of experts might not be able to suppress a half-step Celestial Being, but it's hard to say about those with thousands of powerful foundations.

"Humph."

"What use are there if there are many ants?"

"Today, I, Lü Bu, will use my own strength to suppress your entire Cui family of Boling."

"boom."

The aura of a half-step celestial being erupted in full.

Lu Bu took a step forward and leaped into the air, like a tiger entering a pack of wolves. The halberd in his hand carried unparalleled power, tearing through space and sweeping across all directions.

"puff."

With a single halberd strike, severed limbs flew everywhere, and more than a dozen figures were cut in half at the waist, their blood splattering across the sky.

The Cui family's most skilled members fell one after another; no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't withstand the sharpness of Lü Bu's halberd.

Lu Bu's bravery overwhelmed everyone present, and even when facing the powerful Cui family of Boling, one of the seven great families of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he was completely unfazed.

As time went by, the accumulated wealth of the Cui family of Boling was steadily diminished under the wielding of Lü Bu's halberd.

"die."

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(End of this chapter)