Chapter 1216: Chapter 1216 Rectifying Chaos
In the Demon Sacred Realm, it’s not impossible for a man to live with a woman’s family, like Chen Song and Yi Rou.
However, in large families, there’s an unwritten rule: direct descendants cannot do this; they should marry and bring their wives into their home, expanding their family line.
Chen Song is from a branch of the Muyin family and doesn’t need to adhere to this rule, but Yun Cheng and Yun Wang are direct descendants of the Panhu family and must follow this rule.
Moreover, Xiao Meng doesn’t want Yun Cheng to suffer injustice; it’s unfair to him.
Yun Cheng hung his head low, silent for a long time, and finally said hoarsely, "Xiao Meng, take care; I’m leaving."
With that, he turned and slowly walked towards the door.
Xiao Meng turned her head, and Yun Cheng’s figure grew increasingly blurry through her tears.
Before meeting Yun Cheng, she never thought of marrying; after meeting Yun Cheng, she never thought of marrying anyone else.
Same family background, similar age, equal strength, matching personalities—everything was perfectly aligned, and there were no external pressures. Everyone believed they would be together, including themselves.
Yet they both forgot that besides all subjective and objective factors, there’s something that can override willpower, called destiny.
The deity of destiny blinks in the sky, and changes occur.
Three days later, Xiao Meng, with the help of Qin Sisi and Ye You, held a succession ceremony, officially becoming the Clan Leader of the Muyin family and ruling Biyun City.
Ru Lin had already arrived in Biyun City and participated in the siege battle. After Xiao Meng became Clan Leader, Ru Lin was appointed grand elderly to assist Xiao Meng in managing Biyun City.
Despite the heavy damage, the Muyin family gradually got back on track with everyone’s joint efforts.
Shuo Yu also returned to Daye City to set things right, investigating the reasons for Shuo Yi and Lie Feng’s betrayal.
He is the eldest son of the Jin Gang family and a top Forging Master in the Demon Sacred Realm, with a vast number of supporters. If not physically disabled, the Clan Leader position should have been his.
People thought he couldn’t speak; upon returning to Daye City, Shuo Yu suddenly could talk. Though slowly and somewhat imperfectly pronounced, he could clearly express his meanings, causing great joy and surprise to the Jin Gang family.
In terms of talent, wisdom, and strength, Shuo Yi is indeed slightly inferior to this brother.
Shuo Yi took about half the fighting force, of course choosing the most loyal soldiers, leaving many in Daye City unhappy with Shuo Yi’s betrayal of Ye You and alignment with Tian Xiaozi.
Under Shuo Yu’s rallying cry, these people quickly defected, gathering around Shuo Yu, demanding a halt to aiding Tian Xiaozi in his battles against other families.
Shuo Yu rescued his father, Wu Fan, whom Shuo Yi had imprisoned. Years ago, Wu Fan encountered Heavenly Tribulation while upgrading, failed to overcome it, suffered a great loss of strength, and had to early on pass the Clan Leader position to his second son, Shuo Yi.
When Shuo Yi decided to align with Tian Xiaozi, knowing Wu Fan would inevitably oppose, he simply took extreme measures, imprisoned Wu Fan, and informed the tribesmen the old Clan Leader had agreed to his decision but was too unwell to meet others.
Upon leaving, Shuo Yi naturally assigned his trusted aides to guard Wu Fan, but they were isolated. Shuo Yu’s arrival united anxious people together, making those few with treacherous intentions insignificant stepping stones.
Wu Fan knew Shuo Yi had imprisoned him, cutting off his contact with the outside world, but he never understood why.
Only upon being rescued by his eldest son Shuo Yu did Wu Fan learn Shuo Yi had actually aligned with Tian Xiaozi, deepening his illness as his already frail body succumbed to anger.
After thorough reflection, Wu Fan deeply regretted his erroneous decision.
Shuo Yi has a sound body but lacks steadfastness, coveting wealth, fearing death, and struggling to uphold righteousness.
Despite his disability, Shuo Yu is pure-hearted, determined, and responsible. If he had been allowed to lead the Jin Gang family, how could today’s calamity have occurred?
Feeling his end near, Wu Fan resolved to correct his mistakes while time remained.
Days later, Wu Fan announced to the world: the former Jin Gang Clan Leader, Shuo Yi, betrayed grace, forgot righteousness, sold out his tribe for glory, and became a traitor to the Jin Gang family—disloyal to his master, disrespectful to his elders. Such a person is unfit for the Clan Leader position, and after discussion within the Jin Gang family, it was unanimously decided to expel him, with Shuo Yu succeeding as Clan Leader.
Simultaneously, Wu Fan spread the word: those soldiers who followed Shuo Yi on military campaigns were granted pardon if they returned to Daye City within a month; otherwise, they would become enemies of the Jin Gang family, whom anyone could slay.
Upon receiving this monumental message, Shuo Yi was besieging Midair City under Tian Xiaozi’s command.
Tian Xiaozi stated that the major families had dispatched troops to support Biyun City, leaving their strongholds vulnerable and tasked Shuo Yi to lead Jin Gang family forces to seize Midair City, while Lian Fu would lead Phantom Spirit family forces to capture Miaoyin City, and he himself would capture Crystal City.
He’d heard that Chief Gelun of the Qing Ming family had gone to Biyun City, leaving the Qing Ming family headless and supposedly easier to deal with.
Shuo Yi confidently arrived in Midair City, neighboring Daye City, with historically good relations. However, Shuo Yi had looked down on the Changkong family, thinking their transient Wind Magic paled in comparison to the robust, mighty Golden Magic.
Yet reality harshly slapped Shuo Yi’s face; Jiu Ge did not dispatch forces for a direct confrontation but instead immediately ordered all Midair City residents to retreat into towns with higher defenses, prohibiting random exits upon receiving news.
Then, Midair City began to experience wind, a relentless "whoosh" whipping up yellow sand, enveloping the entire city in a storm of dust.
The Jin Gang family’s army faced severe disruption, with vision and hearing greatly impaired by the sandstorm, causing them to be stuck, unable to retreat or hide.
The worst was not that—the worst was that in this weather, impeding them, Jin Gang family forces faced constant ambushes.
Changkong family guards hid within the howling wind and sandstorm, unexpectedly emerging and dealing fatal blows to the unprepared Jin Gang family, staining the ground a bloody red.
Experiencing the ambushes repeatedly, Shuo Yi discerned some clues, began organizing counterattacks, and successfully killed some Changkong family assassins. However, regarding casualties, the Jin Gang family still suffered far more than the Changkong family.
