Legend of Mir 2: Seeking the Truth in Marfa

Tuoba Hongye and Xuanyuan Dayi carefully checked it twice and confirmed that it was correct.

"Brother Hongye, your grandson's injuries were indeed caused by the Ice Palace's guardian deity; there are no traces of Taoist priests or mages' attack skills on his body."

Tuoba Hongye was silent for a moment, then said, "Sometimes, you don't need to use any skills to kill someone. In that narrow space, when the Ice Palace Guardian attacks, blocking their retreat can also be a way to kill someone with someone else's knife!"

"Even if those two kids can block the road, can they also block the random stone and the city return stone? From all indications, your grandson's death should be just an accident. The dead cannot be resurrected. Brother Hongye, I am in deep sorrow!"

There was nothing wrong with Xuanyuan Dayi's analysis, but Tuoba Hongye became angrier the more he thought about it.

Do you want him to seek revenge on the Ice Palace's guardian deity? !

"If they hadn't grabbed the first two spots, how could my Li'er have made it to the third level of sponsorship alone? No matter what, the Wen family is not immune to this."

"If you kill them just because someone else snatched the top two spots, how can the Underground Palace Trial be fair? Brother Hongye, please consider the greater good."

"Hmph! I may not kill them, but my grandson cannot die in vain! The Wen family must hand over the skill necklace; a second-rate family is not worthy of owning a divine weapon. This is my bottom line!" Tuoba Hongye stated his demands.

Xuanyuan Dayi wanted to maintain the fairness of the competition, but he was also unwilling to offend Tuoba Hongye for the sake of the Wenren family. He thought for a moment and said:

"If you're willing to invest sufficient resources, I can come forward to discuss the matter of the skill necklace."

"Resources aren't a problem. As long as I get the Skill Necklace, I won't pursue anything else."

"In addition, we have to give an explanation to the Duanmu family." Xuanyuan Dayi said again.

"And your Xuanyuan family? Humph! For the next year, my Tuoba family will not compete for the hidden underground palace map!"

"One year is not enough, it will take at least five years!"

"...Okay! Five years is five years."

"I will give you news as soon as possible. If you have nothing else to do, I have to go and deal with matters related to the underground palace trial." Xuanyuan Dayi served tea and saw the guest off.

Tuoba Hongye didn't hesitate, collected Tuoba Li's body, and flew directly back to the Tuoba Family Square. Tuoba Zhuiying naturally followed behind.

Tuoba Hongye turned around and stared at Tuoba Zhuying.

Tuoba Zhuiying broke out in a cold sweat. If Tuoba Hongye wanted to kill him, he only needed one skill, or even no skills at all, just a simple attack would be enough to kill him.

"I heard from the three mages who escaped that the Xuanyuan and Duanmu families are looking for you during the underground palace trial?"

"Yes! It's true!"

"Because you hired a lot of new people to block the roads?"

"This is a brilliant plan that the young master came up with. But I will never admit it in front of outsiders, even if I die! This is a rumor spread by the Xuanyuan and Duanmu families!" Tuoba Zhuiying said firmly.

"Hmm... Since you're wanted, how do you continue to kill monsters and gain points by yourself?"

"I met Tuoba Shi's team of four. We walked through the parkour map again and returned to the Novice Dungeon. We snatched over ten Demon Dragon-level bosses and killed quite a few members of the Murong family, which allowed us to secure third place. This time, it was all thanks to Tuoba Shi's help. He was already in the top ten, but he later gave up the boss title to me."

"Tuoba Shi..." Tuoba Hongye pondered for a moment and said, "Since you brought back Li'er's body and won third place for the Tuoba family, I forgive you."

"Thank you, clan leader, for your kindness!" Tuoba Zhuiying thanked him very respectfully.

"Go and prepare Li'er's funeral. Reserve a place for the three mages who escaped back, and place them beside Li'er. If you couldn't be loyal in life, you must follow him in death!"

"I will follow the clan leader's orders!" Tuoba Zhuiying bowed and clasped his fists, respectfully seeing Tuoba Hongye off, not daring to move. Only when the footsteps completely faded did he realize with a start that his back was cold; it was soaked with sweat.

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Brook's backpack was full, and he really wanted to go to the auction house. However, Wenren Muyue dragged him to the west side of the imperial city of the Shenlong Empire.

Wenren Muyue had a family scroll back to the city, but Brooke was not a member of the Wenren family. So he and Bruli teleported to the West Market together, and then walked to the Wenren family's mansion.

She knew Brook had a teleportation ring, and that she could move there instantly as long as she told him the coordinates. But she didn't do it. Besides wanting to accompany Brook as a sign of respect, she also wanted to do so because she was afraid he would run away.

As soon as Wenren Muyue left the underground palace, she received a message from her second sister, Wenren Muxue: "After the trial is over, bring Brook home immediately. Don't let him get away!"

The west side of the imperial city was filled with aristocratic residences. All along the way, there were large mansions of high-ranking families, covering vast tracts of land.

"This is the Ximen family's residence. Do you still remember that Ximen Shangli, who competed with us for the leadership of the Fire Dragon in the Dragon Slaying Hall on the 10th floor of the illusion, is from the Ximen family." Wenren Muyue introduced.

"I remember. It turns out the Ximen family is so big! That's amazing. By the way, does the Ximen family have two young men named Ximen Wuque and Ximen Wuhui?" Brook asked.

"Yes. They are both a little older than me. In terms of strength, I am stronger than them. They should have participated in this underground palace trial, but I didn't see them in the rankings. Why, do you know them?"

"I ran into them two days ago in the Novice Dungeon. We've met once, but I wouldn't call them acquaintances. Just asking around."

"Oh~" Wenren Muyue pointed to another large mansion and said, "Look! That's the Murong family's residence. The Murong family is very powerful, with three Rank 7 masters, second only to the three major families in strength. Their direct descendant this generation is named Murong Ziying. He's quite capable and a famously handsome man, much more handsome than you. In this underground palace trial, they originally took third place as a team, but somehow they were surpassed by Tuoba Zhuiying."

Handsome or not, beautiful or not, it really doesn't matter. Whether it's the Marfa Continent or the Dragon Empire, cultivators only care about strength. The Murong family was firmly in third place in the team rankings, but then their points plummeted, probably due to a team member's death, which gave Tuoba Zhuiying the opportunity to overtake.

"The Murong family has three rank 7 masters, what about the three major families?" Brook asked.

"I don't know how many rank 7 masters there are in the three major families; I only know that there are rank 8 masters in the three major families!" Wenren Muyue replied.

"......" Brook was speechless for a moment, then asked, "Then how many rank 7 masters are there in your Wenren family?"

"Um... Originally, my father, my uncle, and my aunt were all rank 7 masters, but... now only my father is left, and he's injured... My father was very strong before he was injured!"

Brooke immediately understood. The Wenren family only had one rank 7 expert, and he was injured, so his strength was compromised. This question made Mu Yue a little embarrassed, so Brooke changed the subject and said:

"Your third brother is Wenren Muyun, a rank 4 cultivator, right? What's his profession?"

"He is a Taoist priest just like you."

"Your second sister is Wenren Muxue, a rank 4 warrior. What about your eldest sister?"

"I don't have an older sister, I only have an older brother."

"Huh?" Brooke was puzzled. "You don't have an older sister, so why do you call Wenren Muxue your second sister? Shouldn't you call her your eldest sister?"

"My father told me to call you that. Actually, my third brother is from my aunt's family, and my eldest brother is from my eldest uncle's family. After my eldest uncle and aunt died in the war, my father raised the four of us together, regardless of closeness, and told me to call my sister "Second Sister." This was also so that the four of us could work together and be of one mind."

Brook nodded. That's what happened.

"What about your elder brother?"

"My eldest brother is Wenren Mufeng, a Rank 5 warrior. He's very hardworking, spending years fighting monsters on the Rank 5 continent and rarely returning home." Wenren Muyue said as she passed another mansion and pointed at it, saying, "This is the Linghu family. They also have only one Rank 7 expert, and they have a good relationship with our family. However, they didn't arrange for any of their direct descendants to participate in this underground palace trial."

“Why not participate?”

"Because their kid is only 14 years old and can't officially become a monk until he's 16. The older one has already reached the fifth level and is teaming up with my eldest brother."

The two walked for a while, and Wenren Muyue finally stopped.

"We're here! This is my home."

A massive mansion stood before me. Its walls, eight yards high and topped with towers and battlements, resembled a castle. Beyond the walls stretched a wide, marble-paved square. Directly ahead, an exquisite screen wall emblazoned with a giant "Fu" character was erected. Beyond it lay the arched gate, above which hung a plaque bearing the inscription: "Fudi Langhuan."