Swallowed Star 2: Land of Origin

"Moli Meng has already left Luo He's cave mansion." Commander Moli Xiao sat there, his purple horn-shaped crown like a king's crown, his face somewhat aged, and his eyes calm, "Luo He has just been the target of an assassination. He suspects that it was an assassin sent by us and has rejected the position of 'Deputy Commander of the Huyang Legion'."

"We sent Moli Meng over to explain, already conceding face to Luo He," the Lord of Huyang City frowned slightly, "Offering him the position of Vice Commander of the Huyang Legion is the highest rank we can offer. Higher positions such as the City Lord and Commander are directly appointed by the Royal Capital."

The rank they offered was equivalent to the third highest within Huyang City, and higher? The Five Great Families had no right to appoint such positions privately.

It was their utmost sincerity.

"We gave him a chance to calm down, and he rejected it," a figure with white hair shook his head gently.

"We took the initiative to compromise, and yet he still refused," a figure cloaked in blood-colored scales said with a cold gaze, "Our Five Great Families consist of two Royal Families and three Primal Chaos Families. We suppressed the dissent within our families and took a step back first, but he was unwilling to accept our kindness."

As the leader of the Wu Clan branch that had come to Huyang, Brother Wu naturally bore arrogance. They were willing to step back only because Luo Feng was powerfully strong.

All the leaders of the Five Great Families knew that no matter how significant the background, respect for the opponent's strength was a must.

"We backed down, but this Luo He refuses to," said the leader of the Meiwu Clan, his body adorned with leaves and branches, emanating a rich aura of life, he leisurely said, "We can recognize the big picture, but many eternal true gods among our Five Great Families cannot swallow this affront."

Everyone present understood this point.

As the leaders of the family branches in Huyang City, they were quite competent. However, the many family members under them were quite ordinary; years of indulgence had accustomed these family members to lofty statuses, and they found it even harder to tolerate the defiance of Lord Luo He.

The leaders of the Five Great Families also had to consider the emotions within their families.

"We gave him an opportunity, and he didn't want it! Then let's spend some price and get rid of him," the figure in blood-colored scales spoke indifferently, "Even if we can't kill him, we must make him stay hidden forever, just like Xue Yun, never daring to show his face."

Xue Yun, the leader of the Shi Kingdom's Forces had been hiding all along. If he were to expose himself, he would immediately be attacked by the Five Great Families.

Inside Huyang City, the Five Great Families had the advantage of the terrain, and Xue Yun could only stay hidden.

"Brother Wu, I've said it before, hire an outsider strong enough to eliminate him," the leader of the Meiwu Family also said with a smile, "The lands of the Yu Kingdom are vast and brimming with strong individuals, certainly some are stronger than Xue Yun, stronger than River God Luo He."

"I do not agree with this matter," Commander Moli Xiao stated coldly.

"Moli, you can endure this?" the figure in the blood-colored scales scoffed, "You may endure it, but my Wu Clan cannot."

The Wu Clan, being of a Godly King lineage, naturally had extraordinary pride.

"Xue Yun is the leader of the Shi Kingdom's Forces, our sworn enemy. But Luo He is merely a leisurely eternal true god, there really is no need to drive him into opposing us," Commander Moli Xiao calmly stated, "Even if we do invite an outsider strong enough, you all know very well that it's easy to defeat him, but hard to kill!

If Luo He survives the assassination attempt, he will only harbor deeper hatred towards us. Having a formidable enemy in the shadows all the time... is not something favorable."

"We don't care about the Shi Kingdom, are we afraid of a Luo He?" the figure in the blood-colored scales snorted coldly, "Lord Qumeng, what do you think?"

"We stepped back, he disregarded it. For the sake of stability within the Five Great Families, I think it's time to take action," said the Lord of Huyang City.

Commander Moli Xiao shook his head slightly.

The white-haired figure also said, "I think we should think it over."

"We two have decided, so this matter can be settled," the figure in blood-colored scales stated.

"If the City Lord and Brother Wu agree, then I agree too," the leader of the Meiwu Family said with a smile, "There is no need to argue over this matter anymore."

The Lord of Huyang City was from the Royal Family's Qumeng Clan.

The figure in blood-colored scales, Wu Qulou, was the leader of another Royal Family, the Wu Clan. The stature of these two Royal Families' branches in Huyang City was slightly higher than that of the three great Primal Chaos Families, less tolerant of provocations.

"Then I'll begin preparing for this matter," the leader of the Meiwu Family said, as he also purchased all the information on Lord Luo He from the Flame Wind Pavilion. Since they were going to make a move, naturally, they needed to thoroughly understand the opponent's background.

Information, with time, changes. Therefore, they had to buy the most recent information.

"In the future when there's trouble, they'll only hide behind," Commander Moli Xiao said resignedly. With the two Royal Families making this decision, and the Meiwu Family supporting it, he and the Jiang Family were powerless to stop it.

"Something is strange!" the leader of the Meiwu Family expressed some doubt.

The other four leaders looked at him.

"I tried to purchase the latest information on Lord Luo He from the Flame Wind Pavilion. His information actually costs a full 5000 Cosmic Sands," the leader of the Meiwu Family said somberly, looking at his four companions, "Just one piece of information, selling for so expensive?"

"When he made a move on Qianyu Chong and Meiwu Qi, I bought his information. It only cost 100 Cosmic Sands at that time," the white-haired figure exclaimed in surprise, "Not even a night has passed, and the price of his information has skyrocketed this much?"

"My entire information also only costs 500 Cosmic Sands," Commander Moli Xiao said incredulously, "Xue Yun's entire information, likewise, is 500 Cosmic Sands. But this Lord Luo He... it costs 5000 Cosmic Sands?"

They were well aware that the Flame Wind Pavilion's pricing system was systematic, a complete structure established by the Flame Wind Ancient Country, never arbitrary.

"Try buying it to see what's the situation," the Lord of Huyang City instructed.

Five thousand Cosmic Sands, they did not care about the cost.

What they cared about was... just one piece of information selling for so high, making the leaders of the Five Great Families a bit nervous.

"Alright," the leader of the Meiwu Family immediately purchased the information.

Unable to believe what he saw, the leader of the Meiwu Family said, "The information from the Flame Wind Pavilion states that a very powerful eternal true god 'Ying Cang', just tonight, died within Luo He's cave mansion."

The customers' transaction information with the Flame Wind Pavilion would not be sold by the pavilion.

But through the Karmic Messenger Order, determining Ying Cang's death was a capability of the Flame Wind Pavilion itself.

Any customer holding a Karmic Messenger Order, upon death, the Flame Wind Pavilion could instantly confirm it and even pinpoint the location.

Even without a Karmic Messenger Order, unable to pinpoint the location, as long as there had been an interaction, a karmic connection would arise, the Flame Wind Pavilion could also judge whether the karma existed or not. If it existed, it meant they were alive. If it disappeared, it signified death.

"Ying Cang, he died inside Lord Luo He's cave mansion?" Everyone present turned pale.

"Ying Cang's strength is beyond doubt; he possessed not just one Mechanical Flow Secret Treasure but also deduced several Primal Chaos Realm moves on his own. And his ability to escape is even more formidable," Commander Moli Xiao said. "He once killed a child of the Primal Chaos Overlord in the Shi Kingdom, which enraged the Primal Chaos Overlord greatly.

Elite troops were sent to pursue and assassinate him. It is said he survived several assassination attempts and ultimately managed to flee into our Yu Kingdom."

After all, since there was conflict between the Yu Kingdom and the Shi Kingdom, the elite troops of the Primal Chaos Overlord were reluctant to brazenly continue the assassination within the Yu Kingdom.

The Primal Chaos Overlord had over three hundred children and was already of the mind to toughen, screen, and eliminate them. The death of one didn't warrant a strong pursuit, which was also a reason Ying Cang managed to escape.

If it had been one of those Primal Chaos Overlords with only a few children, killing their child would likely have led to personal pursuit, even enlisting friends' help—that would truly leave nowhere to run.

Even so, the fact that Ying Cang survived made his reputation soar.

"He could survive under the pursuit of the elite troops sent by the Primal Chaos Overlord, yet he died inside Lord Luo He's cave mansion?" The leaders of the Five Great Families felt a chill in their hearts.

...

Luo Feng leisurely sat in a pavilion at the peak of the mountain, drinking. Life wasn't just about cultivation.

After the great battle, all Luo Feng wanted was to relax and reflect on himself.

"Hm?" Luo Feng looked towards the entrance of the cave mansion with curiosity. "Moli Meng left not long ago; why has he returned?"

It was still Moli Meng's Flying Boat.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh.

Three figures flew down: Moli Meng was accompanied by an older man with a similar appearance but thinner and a three-eyed man with a tail of purple-gold scales.

"Commander Moli Xiao and the City Lord are here?" Luo Feng was surprised.

The Commander and the City Lord were the two highest officials in Huyang City.

"Qingyan, go and open the door," Luo Feng instructed from afar.

"Yes." Moyu Qingyan immediately went to open the main door and upon seeing the three figures outside, he couldn't help but be startled: "Commander Moli Xiao and the Lord of Huyang City?"

As the only current doorkeeper in the cave mansion, Moyu Qingyan had already received information from his master and was familiar with all the eternal true gods in Huyang City. With such visitors, he at least could recognize them.

"The master asks you to come in," said Moyu Qingyan, suppressing his nervousness. He, a mere True God, when had he ever interacted with a Commander and a City Lord?

"They don't come out to greet us in person but only send a servant to open the door, it seems there is still some dissatisfaction," the Lord of Huyang City communicated to his companions telepathically.

"If I had his strength, I would be even more dissatisfied!" Commander Moli Xiao sent back through telepathy.

The City Lord and the Commander flew together towards the pavilion on the high mountain, with Moli Meng following behind.

Inside the pavilion.

Luo Feng sat there, drinking, with several wine jars by his side, clearly having consumed quite a bit.

"For both the City Lord and the Commander to come together, you truly honor me," Luo Feng said with a smile that was not quite a smile as he looked at them. "Please, have a seat."

From beginning to end, Luo Feng remained seated.

Thinking of how they condoned Meiwu Qi's massacre of millions of citizens, Luo Feng didn't feel like standing up.

"Lord Luo He," lamented the Lord of Huyang City, "the matter with Meiwu Qi is indeed our fault. As the City Lord, while I have a say within the family, I still can't completely control those eternal true gods within my clan. Your intervention this time was a good thing. It can make them truly fear."

"The Five Great Families should indeed thank Lord Luo He," said Commander Moli Xiao. "We'll still say within the Five Great Families that the Lord did well by acting. If such things are found in the future, you can continue to kill. We believe this will better deter the eternal true gods of the Five Great Families."

Luo Feng was surprised.

The Five Great Families had conceded?

"This is our Five Great Families' way of making amends," the Lord of Huyang City proactively stepped forward with a Jade Vial. "It contains some items to aid in cultivation, we hope it can resolve the enmity between the Lord and our Five Great Families."

Luo Feng, with a sweep of his Divine Power, was somewhat astonished.

Within the Jade Vial was a pond-like pale white liquid, the so-called 'Blood of Ye Beast' from within the Yu Kingdom, well-known for its reputation. Consuming it was like merging with the primal chaos, extremely beneficial for deciphering the Law of Primal Chaos.

Just this one vial, Luo Feng estimated, was worth about a million Cosmic Sand.

"Lord Luo He, we mean what we say. If the eternal true gods of the Five Great Families in Huyang City commit such acts again, please feel free to punish them according to the laws of the Yu Kingdom. We will only support the Lord," Commander Moli Xiao stated.

"You both have me somewhat confused," Luo Feng said. "Before now, more than one person told me that the Five Great Families would not let things go."

Moli Meng beside him felt somewhat embarrassed.

He was the one who had said that, very familiar with the Five Great Families, that they would not let things go.

"Ultimately, this world respects power," said Commander Moli Xiao. "Now, complete information on Lord Luo He costs as much as 5000 Cosmic Sand at the Flame Wind Pavilion. We of the Five Great Families naturally have to respect your strength."

The moment they knew of his strength,

The leaders of the Five Great Families understood one thing.

Within Huyang City, the city owner's mansion and the Shi Kingdom's Forces represented two extremes; they clashed fiercely. Previously, there was one faction within Huyang City that was very transcendent, neither the city owner's mansion nor the Shi Kingdom's Forces dared to disturb it – that was the Flame Wind Pavilion!

Now in Huyang City, standing apart from these two extremes, in addition to the Flame Wind Pavilion, was another, Lord Luo He!

——

Thank you to the new Alliance Hierarch for the reward: Suddenly looking back, that person is in the dim light, loitering passersby02