Chapter 39: The Face of the Five Great Families

"Brother Luo He, as long as you're willing to drink, I'm always ready to join you," Zhu You laughed heartily. "These days, it's quite an honor to be able to drink with you."

What Luo Feng had done, the Eternal True Gods in Huyang City wouldn't dare to do, as they had to consider the forces backing them.

But that didn't stop them from admiring him!

"Come on, let's go." Luo Feng, utterly unconcerned by his recent actions, pulled Zhu You back to their original hall.

Moluosa and Moyu Qingyan followed close behind.

"Heheheh," Moluosa chuckled, walking along in excellent spirits.

"Lord Moluosa, the master just did something so significant, and you're still laughing?" Moyu Qingyan couldn't help but transmit, "The five great families probably won't let this go."

"And what if they don't?" Moluosa retorted, looking at Moyu Qingyan.

Moyu Qingyan's expression grew serious as he transmitted, "There might be a bloodbath."

"It will be *their* bloodbath," Moluosa said, reaching out to ruffle Moyu Qingyan's hair, a joyful smile on his face. He transmitted, "You'll understand one day, kid."

"Their bloodbath?" Moyu Qingyan pondered, trailing behind.

As Luo Feng returned to the hall and resumed drinking, the other guests in Dream Flower Building were utterly stirred up.

Some excitedly debated, while others quickly departed to report the details back to their respective factions. Meanwhile, the thousand or so Void True Gods of the Huyang Guard quietly and discreetly slipped away.

News of the events at Dream Flower Building quickly spread throughout Huyang City, simmering and growing.

Inside the hall at Dream Flower Building, Luo Feng and Zhu You sat facing each other, drinking and chatting, utterly at ease.

"Brother Luo He, what you've done in Huyang City is practically tearing the sky open!" Zhu You exclaimed. "Those Eternal True Gods from the five great families *are* the sky of Huyang City. You killed one of them; they will never let it go easily."

"And what can they do if they don't let it go?" Luo Feng said with a faint smile, raising his wine cup. "I'll be right here in Huyang City, openly. Let's see what methods they'll employ."

Zhu You could tell that Lord Luo He genuinely had no fear of the five great families.

"Impressive," Zhu You murmured. "My Zhu clan would never dare to do something like this."

"You have clan ties, so naturally, you must act with more caution," Luo Feng said with a smile. "I'm just a lone traveler, with only two servants by my side. I have no attachments, so I can act with greater freedom and abandon."

Zhu You nodded. "But Brother Luo He, you must be careful. Even if no one within Huyang City can harm you, they might invite powerful figures from other regions."

"I've already shown considerable deference to the City Lord's Mansion," Luo Feng said, pouring himself more wine. "Tonight, I merely killed the deeply heinous Mei Wuqi and his accomplice, Qian Yuchong. I didn't lay a hand on the other Huyang Guards; I even let them take that Purple Jade Hou. My actions have been quite restrained. Even if this matter reaches the ears of the Chaos Masters, they'll have to commend me."

"Commend you?" Zhu You paused, taken aback.

Luo Feng glanced at him. "This is where you're mistaken. God-Kings and Chaos Masters dwell on high. Their clans have multiplied over endless ages, resulting in countless descendants. They can't even settle all of them within their own territories, so they dispatch large numbers of their kin to other Chaos States."

"For God-Kings and Chaos Masters, they require vast amounts of resources provided by these cities," Luo Feng explained.

"Indeed," Zhu You nodded.

In these massive cities, the living fees submitted by countless True Gods, after covering the operations of the City Lord's Mansion, Huyang Guard, and Huyang Legion, are almost entirely remitted to the God-Kings and Chaos Masters.

"While a single True God pays very little, the cumulative sum from billions of True Gods across the numerous cities of the entire Yu Nation is enormous. This is the resource most highly valued by God-Kings and Chaos Masters," Luo Feng continued. "That's why they enacted laws! They ensure internal safety within cities, making countless True Gods willing to pay their residency fees."

"However, Mei Wuqi massacred hundreds of millions of citizens within the city! If the God-Kings and Chaos Masters were to learn of this, he would be the first one they'd seek to eliminate!"

Luo Feng shook his head. "If I killed Mei Wuqi, the God-Kings and Chaos Masters would only praise me, not punish me. Should they choose to punish me, they would become a laughingstock among the other God-Kings and Chaos Masters of the Yu Nation."

Zhu You's eyes brightened. "Brother Luo He, your insight is exceptional; you truly understand the minds of the God-Kings and Chaos Masters. Indeed, Chaos Masters would not possibly intervene in such a matter."

"The clans of Chaos Masters are immense. If a Chaos Master had to intervene for every minor incident, would that make them their subordinates?" Luo Feng shook his head. "Unless it's an earth-shattering event that truly enrages them, Chaos Masters will not concern themselves with it."

Possessing the legacies of both the Duan Donghe lineage and the Jin God-King lineage, Luo Feng was well aware of some of the operating styles of the God-Kings and Chaos Masters.

For beings at the pinnacle of the Origin Continent, countless descendants are naturally expected to undergo trials and selection! The weak and foolish are culled, while the strong and excellent endure.

Luo Feng was not wrong.

Even if the Chaos Masters of the Mei Wu clan knew that such an event had occurred to a branch of their clan in the distant 'Jiu Jiang Chaos State,' they would openly commend the killing! They might even sternly demand that their clan never commit similar transgressions again.

"Lone travelers like me exist elsewhere as well," Luo Feng stated. "I'd say I'm quite disciplined in my actions."

"Yes, I know of some Eternal True Gods who wantonly kill as they pass through certain cities, with their identities as perpetrators never discovered," Zhu You agreed, nodding.

As they chatted, Luo Feng also mentally diverted his attention to examine the items Mei Wuqi had left behind.

He was most concerned about the secret treasure, 'City of Sin'.

Mei Wuqi had indeed carried the secret treasure 'City of Sin' on his person.

"There are still over 180 million inhabitants within this City of Sin?" Luo Feng's divine power permeated the object, and in an instant, he confirmed the number of living beings. However, the scene within the City of Sin made Luo Feng's heart tremble.

Each of the remaining 180 million inhabitants had endured immense torture; many of their minds were twisted, and their auras had become chaotic and deranged.

The most expensive residences in Huyang City's 'Chaos A-District' were the mansions numbered 1 to 5, which belonged to the five great families.

Chaos A-1 and Chaos A-2 were owned by the two royal clans.

Chaos A-3 belonged to the Moli clan, the strongest in combat.

Chaos A-4 belonged to Marquis Jiu Jiang's 'Jiang clan'. The Jiu Jiang Chaos State was Marquis Jiu Jiang's fiefdom, and even though Huyang City was officially managed by the Yu Nation, Marquis Jiu Jiang was entitled to a significant portion of its resources. Sending some of his kin there also served to supervise these resources.

Chaos A-5 was owned by the Mei Wu clan, a famously powerful Chaos clan throughout the entire Yu Nation, boasting two Chaos Masters within its ranks! The family branch dispatched to Huyang City was influential enough to be listed among the five great families.

At this moment, within the Mei Wu clan's colossal residence, the family's high-ranking members had all gathered.

Eight figures were seated apart.

"Our Mei Wu family's branch in Huyang City had only nine Eternal True Gods in total, and now only eight remain!" exclaimed the black-haired elder who led them, whose body even sprouted some branches and leaves.

"Mei Wuqi was publicly executed! That Luo He utterly disregarded our Mei Wu family; he didn't even use a small universe domain to conceal his actions, killing Mei Wuqi in plain sight of everyone. To dare to insult our Mei Wu family in such a way, he must die!" A high-ranking clan member snarled, his face contorted in rage, eyes blazing with murderous intent.

"Let's summon masters from our ancestral land to eliminate this Luo He."

They were merely a dispatched branch, while in the distant ancestral land lay the true core of the Mei Wu family! Two Chaos Masters and nearly ten thousand Eternal True Gods, cultivated over endless ages of propagation, all resided there.

The true elites of the Mei Wu clan included beings far more powerful than Mo Lixiao.

"Fools! This matter must not be leaked to the ancestral land."

"You came to Huyang City just to indulge in pleasures, you're as foolish as Mei Wuqi! How can we possibly inform the ancestral land of such a matter?"

Several high-ranking clan members immediately rebuked them furiously.

The black-haired elder, who was leading them, also nodded, stating, "Mei Wuqi massacred hundreds of millions of citizens within the city! This is an undeniable, monstrous crime! God-Kings and Chaos Masters have explicitly decreed that the safety of city residents must be ensured. Therefore, today's events absolutely cannot be reported!"

"Many incidents remain minor unless they're escalated. If our ancestors truly learn of this, every single one of us will face punishment."

The eight high-ranking members of the Mei Wu clan understood that they were merely a peripheral branch within the vast Mei Wu family. Should they anger the ancestors, they might all be dispatched to perform arduous labor, and the privileges they enjoyed in Huyang City would fall into the hands of other clan branches.

"We cannot officially pursue this matter. But discreetly, we must make it clear to all of Huyang City that anyone who dares to disgrace the five great families will pay a steep price!"

"We must find a way to deal with him! Even if we can't kill him, we must force him into a desperate hiding, compelled to lurk in the shadows, never daring to show himself openly again."

"If this matter remains unresolved, it's not just our Mei Wu family that will lose face. In the eyes of all the factions in Huyang City... Luo He has disgraced the entire five great families, so the other four great families will also have to contribute."

The eight of them discussed, their fury blazing at this moment. After all, they had been in positions of power for far too long to tolerate such a blatant provocation from an Eternal True God.

Suddenly—

The black-haired elder at the head of the table changed his expression. "This is bad."

"What is it?" the other seven high-ranking family members, who had been deep in discussion, inquired with confusion.

"That Luo He is absolutely insane!" the black-haired elder exclaimed urgently. "He publicly released the hundreds of millions of citizens who survived within Mei Wuqi's 'City of Sin' and placed them right here in Huyang City."