My strength increases by one percent every day; I can destroy stars with my bare hands.

Over the next few days, officials kept coming to Li Xuancang seeking his protection.

Except for a few officials who could not refuse, Li Xuancang refused all of them.

Inside the Iron Fist Sect, Tie Shanhe and some other gang forces gathered.

"Gentlemen, after this period of investigation, we have found that the Pei family has suffered heavy losses and has no strong figures to protect them. We can plunder and escape Anzhou City."

Upon hearing Tie Shanhe's words, everyone's eyes burned with greed.

The most adept thing about gangsters is to seize by force and plunder; they let strength speak for itself.

Now that the Yunzhou army is about to arrive, they have no choice but to flee Anzhou because they do not want to submit to the Prince of Fu's mansion.

The group planned to flee to the Qilian Mountains and rebuild their business there.

To abandon everything and start over requires a lot of money and resources, so we need to plunder before leaving.

They look down on ordinary forces; only top-tier forces like the Pei family catch their eye.

"In that case, what are we waiting for? Let's make our move!"

"The Yunzhou army is about to arrive. Delay could lead to unforeseen circumstances. We must act swiftly and decisively."

"First, arrange for our disciples to leave Anzhou City. Once we have succeeded, we will flee overnight."

"..."

Everyone was eager and impatient.

"The women of the Pei family are of noble birth; I'd like to see how they differ from other women."

Some people, with lewd expressions, set their sights on the women of the Pei household.

They didn't dare to act recklessly in the past.

Now that Anzhou is in chaos, they have no more scruples and want to do whatever they want.

"Remember, there must be no delay, lest the army arrive and alert Li Xuancang, we will all die."

Tieshanhe did not stop these lecherous men; in fact, they were easier to control.

However, he still warned that they must not waste any time.

After Pei Hongwen and his companions returned to their residence, everyone in the clan learned that Li Xuancang had rejected Pei Hongwen's request, and the discontent within the residence could no longer be suppressed.

The clansmen harbored resentment, and if it weren't for Old Master Pei's suppression, the Pei family would have already fallen into chaos.

In the dead of night, a group of masked men dressed in black stealthily approached the Pei residence under the cover of darkness.

"The patrol team just left and won't be back for an hour. Let's hurry."

After observing for a long time, the group knew exactly when the patrol team left, and an hour was enough for them to empty the Pei residence.

Despite everyone's meticulous planning, no one anticipated that Pei Hongwen would go to the military camp to request Li Xuancang to send troops for protection.

Although Li Xuancang did not send troops, he increased the number of people patrolling the surrounding area, changing the interval from one hour to half an hour.

"Damn it! Why do we have to stand guard here all night?"

"We risk our lives, only to be implicated by them in the end. What kind of logic is this?"

"I quit. I'm leaving the family tomorrow."

"..."

The Pei family has fallen into decline, and these clansmen are dissatisfied and have begun to consider leaving the family.

Some of the women in the Pei household had already gone to sleep, but Pei Hongwen was restless and couldn't fall asleep no matter what he did.

"what!"

Suddenly, a piercing scream tore through the night sky, startling the anxious Pei family members awake.

"Oh no, there are enemies."

"Get up quickly, a thief has broken in."

"Stop them quickly!"

"..."

A group of men in black suddenly stormed into the Pei residence, catching everyone off guard.

All the servants and maids of the Pei household came out of the room and picked up their weapons.

"Miss, a thief is attacking! You must hide!"

Pei Qingyuan and Wan Cui also heard the commotion. The sounds of fighting outside sent chills down their spines and made their limbs go weak.

"Yuan'er".

Supported by her maid, Madam Pei approached Pei Qingyuan and said anxiously, "Quick, let's hide in the secret room first."

The Pei family has a secret room, which comes in handy at this moment.

The mother and daughter joined Pei Hongwen, Pei's grandfather, and some female relatives, and quickly hid in a secret room.

"what!"

"puff!"

"Well!"

"..."

Screams echoed throughout the Pei residence. The Pei family members, servants, and guards were no match for the men in black and were slaughtered in moments.

"Haha, little beauty, I'm here."

Some men in black seized the women of the Pei family and immediately attempted to commit lewd acts to satisfy their lust.

"No, don't come any closer..."

These women were too weak to even kill a chicken; how could they possibly be a match for the martial arts masters? All their resistance was in vain.

"Hurry up and find the treasure."

Some men have no interest in women; they are only interested in robbing money and treasures to leave.

The entire Pei residence was massacred, with severed limbs and blood flowing everywhere.

"Wait, why haven't we found Pei Hongwen and his family?"

Not finding Pei Hongwen and the others, the man in black frowned.

"Forget it, let's just take the things with us and not cause any more trouble."

Time was of the essence, and no one dared to delay, so they ransacked the Pei residence.

"The patrol is back, get out of here."

The person on lookout shouted to the crowd.

Things took an unexpected turn, and only half an hour later, the patrol team arrived again.

The group had already searched most of the Pei residence and were approaching the secret room when they heard the patrol team approaching, so they immediately stopped searching.

"Do not engage the patrol team, leave immediately."

The patrol team in front of them was naturally not taken seriously by the group, but fearing that it would attract Li Xuancang, they immediately fled.

By the time the patrol approached, everyone had already disappeared into the darkness of the night.

"The smell of blood is so strong, something's happened."

The stench of blood wafted from the Pei residence, and the patrol team's expression changed as they followed the scent to the Pei residence.

The soldiers rushed into the Pei residence and witnessed a horrific scene.

The mansion was littered with corpses, and there were signs of fighting and blood everywhere.

Almost all of the more than one hundred people in the Pei family were killed; not a single person survived.

"The Pei family has been wiped out."

The group searched but found no survivors.

The men in black were ruthless and cruel; the women they had violated were not spared either, and were brutally murdered by them.

"Search everywhere and report this matter to Lord Li immediately."

The Prefect was a high-ranking official in the prefecture, but now his entire family has been wiped out—this is an utterly devastating event.

The soldiers dared not delay and immediately sent someone to report to Li Xuancang.

Inside the secret room, Pei Hongwen and the others trembled with fear, their nerves on edge.

"The fighting has stopped. Have the bandits left?"

With the sounds of fighting no longer audible, everyone's tense nerves began to relax.

"Be careful, this could be a thief's plot. Don't go out."

Old Master Pei was extremely cautious, worried that the thieves had deliberately stopped their actions to lure them into a trap.

"What Uncle says is very true; we cannot go out."

Pei Hongwen echoed his opinion, saying that it was not a good time to put oneself in danger.

Once caught, their fate is predictable.

Li Xuancang had already gone to sleep, and Nangong Zhan would not have come to report anything else.

The Pei family was wiped out, and the impact of this event was too great, so Nangong Zhan could only wake Li Xuancang.

"My lord, the Pei family has been wiped out."

Nangong Zhan's words were astonishing, and Li Xuancang was taken aback.

Pei Hongwen had just come to request military protection, and now the Pei family had been wiped out, which was completely beyond his expectations.