Killing Dao Fruit
Chapter 814 - 635: The Great Path Shines to Eradicate Treachery and Evil, Qingtian Gradually Resolves Mortal World’s Affairs

Chapter 814: Chapter 635: The Great Path Shines to Eradicate Treachery and Evil, Qingtian Gradually Resolves Mortal World’s Affairs

The night fell dark.

At the southernmost tip of Qiongzhou, ranked among the top three "Heavenly Character Port" in the entire Red County Shenzhou.

A grand convoy composed of hundreds of ox carts and horse carriages secretly arrived at the docks under the protection of a large group of skilled guards.

Among those disembarking were men and women, old and young alike.

Though most of their expressions were not pleasing, each was dressed in splendid clothes with beautiful jade, possessing an uncommon elegance, clearly a distinguished aristocratic family.

A fleet of ships hoisting black flags was already waiting for them on the shore.

Yet oddly, not a single outsider was seen at the large dock, as if it had been cleared in advance.

Looking at the style of the large ships by the shore, the sailors’ attire, it was clearly a group of Moluo pirates known for their wicked deeds!

That the Great Yan’s aristocratic family was mingling with pirates was truly perplexing.

And the pirate leader, who had been waiting on the shore for some time personally, spoke in a thick Qiongzhou-accented Great Yan official language:

"Uncle, now with the dynasty change, it’s not like before; the family’s face doesn’t work well with the Marine Department managing the port.

We don’t have much time, the whole family must quickly board the ship?

Our Kunling branch will first head to the countries of the Southern Ocean for some trade, and when the storm passes, with the help of the other four branches, there will surely be a day of return to our homeland."

This revealed that they were Flame People pretending to be Moluo pirates.

What business they conducted at sea need not be elaborated.

The leading pair among the arrivals, an elderly man and a young man, with the elder showing a calm expression, but the youth full of resentment, unwilling to abandon everything and flee in disgrace.

Especially to flee to the uncivilized and barren lands of the Southern Ocean countries.

This was yet another attempt to argue with the elder beside him, trying to persuade him to stay:

"Father, our Huang Family has endured through several dynasties without downfall, tracing our lineage back to the ancient Fu Xi’s subordinate Huang Long Master, even related to Emperor Shi’s Ying Family.

Far more distinguished than any Great Yan Dynasty, or King Jing’s ancestors.

Isn’t our family just holding a few mu of land, seizing a few commoner women, wiping out some lowborn families, and promoting some county magistrates and magistrates, with our descendants serving in the Beast Dynasty?

Is there really a need to make such a fuss, forcing the entire direct lineage of the Kunling branch—all several hundred members—to move?

Once the imperial exams resume, how could those hungry rogues compare to our family’s talents?

The court’s dignitaries also include our people, even the Zhou Family needs to cooperate with us to govern the country.

Any court official arriving in our Kunling territory would first need to pay respects to our family.

Power cannot exist in a vacuum; if we leave now, everything we have will be taken over by the Zhang Family and Zheng Family."

The young man’s words were filled with disregard for the New Dynasty.

Also indirectly showing the arrogant confidence of these thousand-year aristocratic families of Red County Shenzhou.

They might not directly rebel in chaotic times but usually would provide money, food, and manpower to support certain ambitious figures, even betting on multiple sides, lifting several flood dragons at once.

Continuing to add stakes as the situation unfolded, eventually earning a merit of following the dragon.

Just like the thousand-year aristocratic Huang Family, divided into five branches: Yunyan Branch, Jiping Branch, Xishan Branch, Yushan Branch, Kunling Branch.

Similar to the Zhuge Family during the Three Kingdoms era, with brothers Dragon, Tiger, and Dog serving separately in Wei, Shu, and Wu Kingdoms, the five branches separately placed bets.

No matter which Hidden Dragon rose to power, it ensured the continued inheritance of their thousand-year aristocratic status.

However, the Kunling branch had poor luck, backing the failed Beast Dynasty.

Many of the family’s disciples had mutated into demons [Clothes and Crowned Beasts], and during the kingdom’s battle at the Heavenly Barrier River, all were burned to ashes by the Dragon Energy.

Truthfully, they really did not think much of the person sitting on the Dragon Chair.

The Red County Shenzhou’s emperors came and went, while they always remained atop others.

While there never existed a true thousand-year dynasty, there were endless thousand-year noble families!

The emperor cannot govern the world alone; he must cooperate with a certain class.

Regardless of who claims the throne, they must rely on them to achieve stable governance.

Even in temporary defeat, they can quickly rise again based on long-accumulated wealth and connections.

Gradually even overpower the emperor, making the entire empire serve their interests as a puppet.

Responding to his son’s complaints as the next family head.

Old Master Huang gazed afar, a halo [Heart Light] rising over his head, employing the Qi Observation Technique as he looked back toward the heart of Shenzhou.

That place was a Dragon Qi Net woven node by node with cities as units, even this "Heavenly Character Port" was no exception.

Speaking slowly, his tone profoundly meaningful:

"Thousand-year aristocratic family? Dignitaries?

That was when there simply were no choices; if there were, the emperor would first eliminate these dignitaries, and those supporting them from behind, us included.

Besides, this King Jing who obtained the Divine Artifact is unlike ordinary vassals coming into power, being a prince from the previous dynasty.

Holding the legitimacy and righteousness, he is completely qualified to settle old scores of the former dynasty!

If my prediction is correct, not only we need to flee, but other four branches and most aristocratic families will eventually have to flee; whether they manage to escape is uncertain.

It’s fortunate our Kunling branch can take a step earlier, timely escaping, you should count yourself lucky."

Old Master Huang was evidently acutely aware of the family’s inevitable doom, their crimes innumerable, beyond record.

The offense alone of exterminating nine familial lines was countless.

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