The next morning, Li Shuxiao groggily woke up. Outside, Xun'er had already finished washing up with Luo Qinghan, while downstairs, Lin Xiao had returned from his morning exercise with Luo Bing and was preparing breakfast.
Stretching on the upper floor, she frowned. Was this man so disciplined? Out for morning exercise so early? Yet, a man so disciplined had no ambition at all? She couldn't understand.
While sending Xun'er to kindergarten, Li Shuxiao's eyes darted, and she immediately said, "Brother-in-law, I'll go too!"
"Alright." Lin Xiao didn't refuse and let Li Shuxiao accompany him to send Luo Bing and Xun'er to kindergarten. It would be good for the two children to get acquainted with Li Shuxiao, as she would likely be staying at home for quite some time.
Xun'er was fine, quickly warming up to Li Shuxiao. However, Lin Xiao felt Luo Bing seemed a bit shy, or rather, wary of this sudden stranger, Li Shuxiao, and didn't appear to like her. The main thing was to get Luo Bing to accept Li Shuxiao's presence.
"Brother-in-law, do you go out for morning exercise every morning, then make breakfast, and after breakfast, send the kids to school?" Li Shuxiao asked curiously. She really wanted to know if Lin Xiao's days were always like this.
"Not entirely," Lin Xiao mused, deciding to tell the truth. "Sometimes, when I haven't finished my morning tasks, I'll ask someone from the family to send them."
"You mean Auntie?"
"Yes, Mom and Dad sometimes help me send them, but as long as I'm home, I do it." Lin Xiao said casually, as there was nothing to hide. Why was Li Shuxiao so curious about even these details?
"Oh..." Li Shuxiao frowned, then asked, "Do you have work in the morning?"
"Not really, more often it's because work from the night hasn't finished, sometimes working through the night, and then I can't make it back, so there's nothing I can do," Lin Xiao said, partly truthfully. It was indeed overtime.
Master Ku was a renowned martial arts master, famous for a long time. He had personally witnessed Master Ku's abilities back then. Ordinary cold weapons in Master Ku's hands were like divine weapons. Even when his well-trained bodyguards tried to use firearms against him, Master Ku could cope. He could even dodge bullets! This kind of master was someone Yuan Heping had spent a lot of money on to maintain. He even provided more security than the bodyguards with special forces backgrounds around him.
"Rest assured, they are merely some juniors, I can handle them naturally," Master Ku said, his hands behind his back. He looked at the Violent Heavenly King with a smile, "Gentlemen, guests are welcome. Today, I will personally host you on behalf of Patriarch Yuan Heping. If the reception is inadequate, please bear with us..."
Upon hearing his words, a flicker of impatience crossed the Violent Heavenly King's face. Then, he simply reached out and grabbed Master Ku's wrist, tossing him aside dozens of meters away with ease!
"What status do you have to try and curry favor with me?" the Violent Heavenly King sneered, spitting lightly. "Calling yourself a master."
At this, Yuan Heping froze. The reassured look on his face hadn't even faded. He stared at everything in disbelief, as if events were unfolding in a direction he couldn't comprehend.
The next second, everyone in the Yuan family was subdued by the Dragon Guards, led by the Divine General White Horse. The Yuan family, too, ceased to exist.
Simultaneously, all the War God Army units, wherever they were in the world, returned to Dragon Country overnight, gathering in the same city. Both domestic and international observers were curious why these eight million War God Army soldiers had suddenly returned, and furthermore, everyone who knew about this incident was wondering what had happened in that city...
"That is... where the Chu family used to be." When someone uttered these words, everyone aware of the War God Army's movements shivered instantly. This meant Chu Feng was enraged. Where the War God pointed, the War God Army would go! They knew that the families who had attacked the Chu family back then were doomed.
...
Overnight, except for the top twenty families, all other families were annihilated. According to Chu Feng's orders, they interrogated the members of these families all night, but they found nothing.
The next morning, Chu Feng watched the rising sun, his eyes narrowed. Old Mo and Violent, along with all the Divine Generals and Dragon Guards, had returned.
"Still nothing?" Chu Feng asked.
"All families confessed to the siege of the Chu family, but none of them knew why they were targeted. They were merely taking a cut of the spoils. As for who instigated it, they were all ignorant," King Mo said, head bowed.
Chu Feng took a deep breath and slowly asked the question that concerned him most: "What about their whereabouts?" To this day, the whereabouts of his five aunts remained unfound. Even with his intelligence network, he couldn't track them, unless... his five aunts were truly dead, and not within the country. Impossible! Their skills were heaven-defying! All his learning was inherited from them, how could they be dead? Even if the hundred families had joined forces to destroy the Chu family, they absolutely couldn't have killed his five aunts.
"Reporting to the War God, no trace found." The Violent Heavenly King only spoke with some trepidation when facing Chu Feng. As he said this, cold sweat began to trickle down his forehead. In his life, he respected no one but Chu Feng, of course, he was defeated by Chu Feng.
Chu Feng fell silent for a moment, this brief silence making the Violent Heavenly King and King Mo's hair stand on end. Therefore, it was reasonable for these families to know nothing. Only the remaining twenty families were the key.
"You've worked hard, go and rest." Finally, Chu Feng spoke. He also understood that if his five aunts possessed their skills, and they wanted to hide, even he, in his current state, would need considerable effort to find them. It was unlikely to be found in a short time.
"Yes." The two exchanged glances and left. Chu Feng glanced at the files in his hand. What could these families know? In his eyes, let alone in the eyes of these slightly larger families, these families were merely cannon fodder. In times of crisis, these people would be used as scapegoats. Therefore, it was reasonable for these families to know nothing. Only the remaining twenty families were the key. He believed that with tonight's deterrence, they would understand very clearly what would happen if they didn't comply.