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Chapter 49 Choice
The intersection of Tripitaka Street.

The golden fallen ginkgo leaves covered the entire fork in the road.

The densely packed black-clad city guards separated the Su family and the Mi family from each other by the road. Before, the two families had cursed each other, but after the news of the Mi family's murder came, such voices disappeared. The entire street corner fell into a terrible silence.

Everyone knew that hatred had gotten out of control, and the situation was out of control, just like a fire that was only filled with crackling sounds.

But that kind of fiery silence can turn everything into ashes.

Carriage after carriage arrived.

Gao Shouquan came, people from the nine major sects arrived, and even Lin Hao, the head of the Lin family who had been missing during the turmoil, showed up. In addition, Zhou Gaoyuan, Yue Zhongnan, and Wang Zucheng who had returned from Mijiazhuang - more than a dozen big men representing the ruling power of Yishan City gathered under the ginkgo tree.

The atmosphere was tense and depressing.

"Everyone," in silence, City Lord Zhu Ziming looked around at everyone and sighed, "Speak now. Now that things have come to this, please discuss the rules together..."

However, no one said anything for several minutes after Zhu Ziming finished speaking.

Discuss the charter?

How to negotiate?

The Mi family is prosperous, but the head of the Mi family, Mi Ye, is over fifty years old and has only two sons. The eldest son, Mi Luo, and the second son, Mi Yu. They are his hopes and pride in this life.

It is no exaggeration to say that Mi Ye treated his two sons like he was afraid they would melt in his mouth, and afraid they would fall in his hands. After more than ten years of careful care and dedication, he finally raised them to adulthood. Fortunately, they had good talents and good personalities, and were not spoiled by his overindulgence.

This year's county examination is the time to shine and bring honor to your family!
But now, not only were Mi Luo and Mi Yu slaughtered like chickens, but even the other three most outstanding young men in the clan were also killed.

Mi Ye was over fifty years old when he suddenly died without any descendants. The family fortune that the Mi family had accumulated through decades of hard work and education was cut off at the root. The reason was that they kidnapped the nerdy second young master of the Su family.

Everyone knows that the Su family regards that boy as their lifeblood. But even if your Su Daoshan is more precious, it would be fine to save him, but you actually killed five of them, which is too much...

It was said before that the Su family was weak.

But now it seems that he is so cruel and brutal!

The pain of losing a son coupled with the extreme humiliation would be unbearable for anyone in Mi Ye's position.

Those who knew the inside story heard that the scene in the old courtyard was bloody and tragic. When Mi Ye returned, he collapsed.

After waking up, the head of the Mi family had fallen into a state of madness.

Originally, the dispute between the Su family and the Mi family was a fight to the death. Now, it is a blood feud that is irreconcilable. Even if it is suppressed today, it will eventually explode one day. Once the two families go to war, it will be a disaster for Yishan City.

Not to mention the thousands of people from these two families killing each other, maybe other families will be dragged in by then.

And once the battle in the city was over, and the crazy puppets outside the city made any more noise, or even if they were unlucky enough to encounter the arrival of the You Clan... this was something that no one present could accept. Therefore, everyone understood that Zhu Ziming had called everyone together for only one reason.

Make your choice!

Stay with the Mi family or the Su family?
This will will be the common will of all people. Once the decision is made, the one who is chosen to be abandoned will become the common enemy of all people. This matter will be resolved in an unquestionable way, like a mountain falling on one's head, and no one will be able to resist.

This is also the reason why everyone is stuck here and no one is willing to speak.

In terms of supporters, the Mi family undoubtedly has an absolute advantage. Not to mention the Zhou family, the Yue family, and the Wang family, among the sects, there is also the Leiyun Sect, the leader of the nine sects, and several sects that follow its lead.

More importantly, most of the remaining people also expressed neutrality.

Families like the Zhu family and the Lin family, who did not want the Mi family to take over for their own interests, were forced to remain silent due to some unspeakable factors, let alone others. After counting, the only one who really stood on the side of the Su family was the Mohu Sword Sect!
But unfortunately, in this battle, the Mi family was defeated despite breaking the rules.

You kidnapped someone's child in the city, but were killed in return.

How can you expect others to reach out for you if you can’t get it yourself?
Everyone knows what someone in Kyoto said, but as long as it is not forced down by the imperial decree, the local will and rules will still be given priority - everyone is the maker and beneficiary of the rules, who would cut off their own path?
If a random word from someone could turn a place upside down and cause a noble family to be wiped out, then setting a precedent with the Su family today would only result in everyone being in danger.

No one is a fool.

Even the Leiyun Sect would never do such a thing as to cut itself off from Beijun.

But it was obviously impossible to ask these people to side with the Su family and abandon the Mi family now. Under the ginkgo tree, there was silence.

Not far away, Yue Shifeng and a dozen other young men from aristocratic families were watching, whispering from time to time.

As soon as they received the news of the bloody incident at the Mi family, they had already rushed over. Everyone wanted to know what the final outcome of this bloody conflict would be.

"So, now we can only wait?" Yue Shifeng narrowed his eyes and turned to look at Zhu Xue'an.

Zhu Xuean nodded.

"What are you waiting for?" asked curiously, a confused young man from aristocratic family.

"Of course I'm waiting for that nerd." Zhou Qinghe said with a grim expression and gritted teeth.

Zhou Qinghe is the son of Zhou Gaoyuan, and Mi Luo and Mi Yu's mother, Mrs. Zhou, is Zhou Gaoyuan's sister. Therefore, the three of them are cousins ​​who grew up together, whether studying, practicing martial arts, or hunting hawks and dogs, and their relationship is very deep.

When they heard the news of the death of the Mi brothers, Yue Shifeng and others were sad, but the one who was the most sad and the one who found it hardest to accept was Zhou Qinghe.

He wished that all the major families and sects would discuss the result right now and exterminate the Su family!
But now, he, Yue Shifeng and others all saw clearly that the key to the matter was not others, but that damn nerd!
The situation is very delicate.

On the one hand, even a fool knows that Su Daoshan was rescued by the Su family, and Mi Luo and others were killed by the Su family.

From a certain perspective, this was actually evidence of the Su family's guilt - killing sect disciples and heirs of other families in the city, even if they were a noble family, they could not bear this responsibility. Using this as an excuse, there were too many people under the ginkgo tree who could stand up and uphold justice.

But the Mi family has no evidence.

They can't say publicly that we were the ones who captured Su Daoshan, and because you rescued Su Daoshan, you must be the one who killed Mi Luo, right?

The Mi family couldn't say such stupid things, and no one else could listen to them.

On the other hand, although Su Daoshan was missing, the Mi family discovered it quickly and quickly sealed off the surroundings. Although the murderer and the nerd have not been found yet, one thing is certain - that is, the nerd has not returned to the Su family.

This was the Mi family's only chance - as long as they caught the murderer, Su Daoshan, they could pin the crime directly on the Su family. At that time, they would beat that nerd half to death and bring him up. They would have to make any confession they wanted.
Then it would be "legitimate".

Even though everyone knows that it was the Mi family that attacked the Su family first, provoked and did evil first, kidnapped people first, and broke the rules first, the cruelty of reality lies in the fact that, who made everyone want the Su family to die?
No one held the Mi family accountable for breaking the rules, but when the Su family broke the rules, someone held them accountable.

The truth is that simple.

Therefore, the Mi family has now come out in full force, frantically searching for Su Daoshan's traces. And everyone present is also waiting.

As everyone was thinking about it, they suddenly heard the sound of wheels coming from the north.

Turning his head, he saw a convoy with the Su family emblem speeding over and stopped in front of a small dirt slope where the Su family members gathered in the distance. Su Wan, Su Jingsong, Feng Ting and others who had been standing there came forward to greet them and talked to the people getting off the car.

"It's Madam Su."

"Brothers Su Xianwen and Su Xianyi are here too."

People at the street corner turned their heads to look and talk about it. Because the matter involved both parties, the people from the Su family and the Mi family were not included in the discussion under the ginkgo tree.

"All the Su family members are here," Zhou Qinghe said fiercely, "That's good, we can catch them all in one fell swoop. It will save us from searching for them one by one!"

Under the ginkgo tree, Zhu Ziming sighed slightly, exchanged glances with Gao Shouquan, the commander of the Fiery Army, and stood up, ready to greet them. No matter what the final result is, the old lady of the Su family is still the elder after all.

She showed up now, obviously for her grandson. Maybe she was going to say something, but the current situation made it difficult for her to come.

Just as the two men stood up, suddenly, a city guard messenger came galloping, dismounted, and handed an urgent report to Zhu Ziming.

Zhu Ziming frowned, unfolded it, and was stunned.

He handed the note to Gao Shouquan and Wang Luliang beside him. When they saw it, their faces changed drastically.

"Hey!" Zhu Ziming suddenly laughed out loud, and cast his cold eyes towards Zhou Gaoyuan, the head of the Zhou family, and said word by word: "Zhou Gaoyuan, you are so brave!"

　I drove six or seven hours to get home the day before yesterday. I was stuck yesterday. I have to go to the grave tomorrow, and there are a lot of things to do next. A friend is coming, and I have to go back to my hometown with my parents at the end of the month. I can't guarantee six hours of writing time every day, so the update may not be regular. I will do this in the future, not take leave every time, but report the situation from time to time. I estimate that I can resume stable updates at the beginning of the month.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)