Demon-killing Enlightenment

Mu Yang instantly became extremely alert and listened attentively to the conversation between the father and son of the Yang family.

He was now in a secret room, with no way to go up or down. If the two of them conspired to frame him, he could only kill the father and son in the Yang family's small clan altar.

Through the stone door, Yang Zhong could be heard asking Yang Zhao in disbelief, "Zhao'er, what did you say? Xiao Xin is dead? Why did he die? Why did you two sneak out?"

Yang Zhao knelt on the ground, narrating what happened in a daze, "Dad, there is a Mr. Xu in the Hu family, you know him, right? Half a year ago, Hu Yue introduced Yang Xin and me to Mr. Xu."

"Mr. Xu saw that Xiao Xin and I had some talent, so he agreed to refine a very powerful sword for us two."

Yang Zhong listened to what Yang Zhao said about Mr. Xu, searching his mind for memories. It took him a long time to remember.

There is a blacksmith shop in Yangcheng which is owned by the Hu family. The owner’s surname is Xu.

Seeing that Yang Zhong did not interrupt, Yang Zhao continued, "Just yesterday, Mr. Xu made the sword and asked the two of us to test it. I successfully resisted the backlash of the sword, but Xiao Xin failed..."

At the end of his speech, Yang Zhao's voice became so soft that it could not be heard.

Seeing that Yang Zhao stopped talking, Yang Zhong urged him anxiously, "What happens if you fail? Tell me, what happened?"

"If you fail, you will be reduced to dust," Yang Zhao said in a low voice.

When Yang Zhong heard this, he collapsed on the chair weakly and was unable to speak for a while.

After a long while, Yang Zhong trembled and said, "Zhao'er, do you know that Xiao Xin is your second uncle's only child and your grandfather's most beloved grandson?"

Yang Zhao raised his head and looked at Yang Zhong and said, "Father, I know, but for the sake of the Yang family and Yangcheng, we are both mentally prepared."

"What kind of broken sword can be worth your brother's life?" Yang Zhong roared in a crying voice.

Seeing that Yang Zhong had lost his mind, Yang Zhao stopped kneeling. He stood up and pulled out the blood sword from behind him, circulated his spiritual power, and the blood sword instantly glowed red.

Yang Zhong, with tears streaming down his face, stopped collapsing immediately when he saw the sword in Yang Zhao's hand, and stared at the bloody sword with a dull look.

After looking at it for a long time, Yang Zhong was reluctant to take his eyes away and asked Yang Zhao in a low voice: "Is this the sword that Mr. Xu gave you?"

Seeing that Yang Zhong was interested, Yang Zhao took the opportunity to introduce it. "Yes, father, with it, my strength instantly reaches the Great Perfection of Awakening Qi Realm, and the damage I inflict is no match for even those in the early stage of Presenting Qi Realm."

Yang Zhong's eyes gradually turned red due to the blood, and a hint of a smile appeared on his face.

Yang Zhao looked at Yang Zhong with a greedy look on his face, "Father, the Hu family has been secretly planning this move for a long time. Our Yang family is no match for them. Mr. Xu gave us the sword in the hope that our Yang family will recognize the situation."

Yang Zhong was stunned by what he said, "What do you mean?"

"Father, within ten days the Hu family will find evidence that the Yang family used resentful spirits to kill people. Then the Hu family will force Grandpa to hand over the spiritual stone key to the communication tower. When the Yang and Hu families fight to the death, the Yang family will surely lose."

When Yang Zhong heard this incredible plan, his eyes widened like a cow.

"You, you, you rebellious beast." Yang Zhong's face turned red with anger, and it took him a long time to utter these words to curse Yang Zhao.

Yang Zhao didn't care how Yang Zhong scolded him. He half-knelt with his sword in hand and continued to instigate his father to rebel. "Dad, I have known since I was a child that Grandpa likes my second uncle more. Even Yang Jin, the adopted son, can please the old man more."

"You are the head of the Yang family only because you are the eldest son. But, isn't it City Lord Yang who has the final say on the affairs of the Yang family?" Yang Zhao directly expressed the grievances that Yang Zhong had been feeling for many years.

"And me, the Yang family has always said that I am inferior to Yang Xin in every way. Although they don't say it, I know that the next head of the family will definitely be him, Yang Xin." Yang Zhao also expressed his grievances.

Yang Zhong's blood boiled at Yang Zhao's words, and he was so angry and aggrieved that he couldn't utter a word.

Seeing Yang Zhong wavering, Yang Zhao immediately kowtowed and said, "Dad, I beg you. Master Hu and Brother Yue each hold a blood sword, and there is also Mr. Xu. Our Yang family is definitely no match for them. And, and, the Hu family already knows that the old man was seriously injured half a year ago and has not recovered yet."

Yang Zhong's head buzzed and he almost fell off his chair.

Yang Heng's injury was an absolute secret of the Yang family, even Yang Zhao and Yang Xin didn't know about it. But the Hu family found out.

This seemed to be the last straw that broke the camel's back for Yang Zhong. He was like a deflated ball with no will.

"Dad, Dad, I have no way to retreat at this point. I have no way to defend myself for Xiao Xin's death. Can you bear to watch me being killed by the Yang family's own people?" Yang Zhao continued to speak.

Hearing this, Yang Zhong's eyes brightened again. He slowly looked at Yang Zhao and spoke with great difficulty: "Zhao'er, we have no way out. The Hu family, what do they want?"

Yang Zhao excitedly stood up from the ground and walked quickly to Yang Zhong. Just as he was about to speak, Yang Zhong stopped him with silence.

Mu Yang was extremely shocked to hear this. He really couldn't believe that Yang Zhao was so bold as to come back and instigate his father to rebel. What shocked him even more was that Yang Zhong was persuaded.

Hearing that there was no movement outside the stone gate, Mu Yang quickly retreated back to the small clan altar and continued to pretend to recover his spiritual power.

After a while, Yang Zhong, who had recovered his composure, walked in. He walked to Mu Yang and patted him gently on the shoulder.

Mu Yang pretended to slowly stop practicing and looked at Yang Zhong with a confused look on his face.

Yang Zhong was relieved to see that Mu Yang had really been practicing. He smiled and said, "Mu Yang, the clan leader has something to discuss with you. Please stop practicing and go with me to see the clan leader."

Mu Yang pretended to be unhappy about being interrupted during his practice, but after all, this was the Yang family, so he had no choice but to obey.

When I came outside, it was completely dark.

Walking into the central hall, Mu Yang discovered that all the members of the Yang family were there. It seemed that the Hu family's methods made everyone in the Yang family feel very uncomfortable.

Yang Heng was also puzzled when he saw Yang Zhong bringing Mu Yang back. However, he was in no mood to care about these trivial matters at this critical moment. He forced a nonchalant smile on his face and went to meet Mu Yang.

"Friend Mu Yang, have you recovered your spiritual energy?"

Seeing that Yang Heng did not call him, Mu Yang glanced at Yang Zhong and knew that what he just said was just an excuse. But he could not expose it, so he could only politely say that he had recovered.

After sending Mu Yang there, Yang Zhong went back to his room, using the excuse that he was worried about Yang Zhao and that he was not feeling well.

The only ones left in the central hall were Yang Heng, Yang Lian, Yang Jin and Mu Yang.

Just when Yang Heng wanted to talk to Mu Yang about finding Yang Zhao and Yang Xin, a servant of the Yang family ran in carrying a man covered in blood, followed by another man who was also covered in blood and staggering.

Mu Yang looked carefully and found that the person walking behind was Aunt Liu, and the person carried in by the servant was Yang Jiao.