Almost at the same time that the white flames of the Chunyu family in Tenglong Peak were extinguished, the people in Mandi County discovered that all the people in the Chunyu family who could speak to them were missing. A commonly believed theory is that they were all killed in the conspiracy.
, otherwise, as long as there are still people from the Chunyu family who survive, they will definitely stand up and maintain the order of Mandi County.
For three full days, no one named Chunyu showed up, which shows the fact that the Chunyu family is really complete.
The people of Mandi County fell into deep sorrow. The Chunyu family is the symbol of Mandi County. For thousands of years, under their governance, it has become increasingly prosperous and stable. Unfortunately, God does not bless the good people and actually brought a disaster to the Chunyu family.
A sudden disaster.
Along with grief, there is also fear. They know clearly that the days of peace are over. Not everyone is as willing to be mediocre as the common people. As long as they are well fed and clothed, they will be satisfied. This world has always been full of ambitious people.
Otherwise, only through turmoil can they take the opportunity to rise to power and gain more power.
Some people who foresaw that the storm was coming and did not want to get involved in the fight immediately moved out of the county as quickly as possible, even if the turmoil had not yet started. Their approach was undoubtedly very wise, but it was only limited to the rich. For
As for the civilians, many of them fled to Mandi County. After living a comfortable life, they are already afraid of the hard life of being homeless.
Besides, the nearby counties and cities may not be stable. Seeing that Mandi County has become a land without one, who doesn’t want to get involved in this big fat piece of meat. You have to leave at least thousands of kilometers away to escape this turmoil, but...
Monsters, bandits, diseases and even plagues on the road may take away their lives.
Therefore, most people in Mandi County would rather gamble and bet with their lives that this war will not break out, and they will continue to stay here.
However, to their disappointment, Mandi County was still divided into several forces and was in danger.
Among all the forces, the one with the strongest power is Jialin, the commander-in-chief of the City Guards. Originally, he took orders directly from the Chunyu family. After the Chunyu family was destroyed, there was no one above him. The power of the City Guards naturally fell into his hands.
The role of the city guard is to maintain law and order, exterminate rebellious parties and horse thieves, and manage almost everything related to force. It is the largest military force in Mandi County.
The commander-in-chief, Jialin, was personally promoted by the Chunyu family, and his character was quite good. In addition, the city guards were a traditional force of the Chunyu family. If unrest was unavoidable and a fight broke out, people would be happy to support it.
The only disadvantage is that the city guard leaders like Jialin are all rough and rough, and they can do just fine in fighting. But when it comes to things like coups, it's a bit difficult to do anything for them.
If he could take over Mandi County with thunderous means as soon as the accident happened, forcefully suppress other superiors, and comply with the people's will, he would probably succeed. But Jialin obviously did not have the courage. After learning that the Chunyu family collapsed
After that, our commander-in-chief was confused and didn't know what to do. In the past, what needed to be done and what to do were all instructions given by the Chunyu family. He just had to complete it in a disciplined manner without thinking so much.
Now, without instructions, Garin was at a loss as to what to do. He had lost the great opportunity to take over Mandy County. By the time he slowly realized, oh, I can make the decision, other fast-moving forces had already taken hold.
heel.
Besides, even if Jialin can really win, he may not be able to manage Mandi County well. Ruling a large county is not that simple. In addition to force, there are many factors such as economy, politics, people's livelihood, diplomacy, etc. Let Jialin
With this kind of governance, Mundy County would probably be in a mess. Problems would arise sooner or later.
Perhaps because of this issue, Chunyu Gang did not ask Jialin to do that before the accident, because he was really not a political person.
Besides, as long as the Temple intervenes and sows dissension, Mandi County will be in chaos sooner or later. The Temple has done many things like this secretly in history. It is very good at it.
Therefore, Mundy County can only resign itself to its fate.
The second force is the nobles of Mandi County. Most of them also have the blood of Chunyu family. However, most of them are the products of joint marriages. Women of Chunyu family also have to get married. Some of them will marry some from Mandi County.
An important figure in a small family is a wife. On the one hand, she is a good match. On the other hand, she can win over the small family and consolidate her own power.
However, the descendants of nobles still use their own surnames. They cannot and cannot be named Chunyu. After all, the recognition of members of any of the eight ancient clans is very strict. Even members of the partial lineage with the surname Chunyu have a higher status than
The cost of direct members is much lower.
Many nobles have gone through several generations, and their bloodline has become very weak. They will not be recognized by Mandi County, and they have no appeal to the military. Of course, the nobles do not think so. They feel that no matter how thin the pure bloodline flowing through them is,
, and it is better than someone who has no blood from the Chunyu family at all. After the Chunyu family is destroyed, this large county will naturally belong to one's own.
As for those city guards, can jokes and vulgarity be tolerated?
The nobles are originally from small families, and they all have their own personal guards and private armies. Although the scale is small, the nobles of Mandi County are a force that cannot be ignored. In addition, most of the nobles are engaged in politics, and they use tricks more than
The city guards were naturally much more powerful. They cleverly won over the merchants and promised favorable conditions. For example, after the reshuffle of Mandi County, merchants' taxes would be halved, land rents would be discounted, and all kinds of conveniences would be provided for their business.
Moreover, the most important thing is that merchants from civilian backgrounds will also have the right to join the political circle from now on.
The status of businessmen on the mainland is rather embarrassing. They are rich and have a higher status than ordinary people, but they are always resisted from joining the political circle. They have no right to speak, so they will naturally be looked down upon by the upper class.
Now, a great opportunity is in front of them. Even if they understand that even if the nobles are in power, they will definitely be provided with the lowest political positions. However, this is already a breakthrough change. At least, in name, their status has been improved.
Quite a few.
With money, what the merchants lacked was a reputation. This temptation made them excited. So they sided with the nobles.
Merchants have no power, but they have money and materials. If this war breaks out, money and materials are very important. If you have enough money, you can even hire a mercenary group to work for you.
These are the two major forces within Mandi County. In fact, it can be regarded as the confrontation between the former military and politicians. As for the third force, it comes from the outside.
The capitals and counties around Mandi County are all eyeing this fertile land. This fertile land is undoubtedly very attractive. If they can take it as their own, they can greatly expand their sphere of influence. However, they all hold a wait-and-see attitude. First of all, although the Chunyu family has collapsed
The two major forces of Mandy County, the City Guards and the Nobles, are still very important. They cannot be swallowed if they want to. If it gets stuck in the throat, it will be unlucky. It is best to let them fight to the death of both sides, and then pick it up later.
It’s not too late for fishermen to reap the benefits.
Secondly, if you take the lead in taking action, you will definitely become the target of other cities and counties that do evil to Mandi County and shoot them first. Everyone knows this truth.
In short, just stay put and wait patiently to see who can endure it better.
In fact, there is another force. However, this force does not intend to capture Mandi County, so it is quite special. This force is the Horse Thief Group. In the chaotic place where the coup occurred, the superiors fight with others in order to preserve their strength.
, will not pay attention to foreign visitors such as horse thieves for the time being, so this is the best time to search.
As a result, waves of horse thieves poured into the small towns and villages affiliated with Mandi County and looted brazenly. This was a disaster for the common people. Without shelter, how could they fight against the well-organized horse thieves? Mandi County suddenly
It was a chaotic mess.
The demise of Chunyu's family and the coup in Mandi County were definitely a major event that shocked the mainland of Cady. Even if the communication here was not very developed, it still spread to every corner of the world a few days later.
After leaving Mandi County, Chun Yuxuan and his party walked north. Gu Yao still had the habit of going to his own information station to learn about the news. When passing through a certain city, he went to the local wine to learn about the news of the past few days.
The latest information. The information network he set up personally was naturally much faster than what was said in the mainland. At that time, this important event had not yet reached the remote areas in the north.
When he learned that the Chunyu family was attacked and destroyed, Gu Yao was shocked. He never expected that a big change would happen in just a few days after leaving the Chunyu family.
Chun Yugang may have expected the arrival of the Dark Scarf. After Chun Yuxuan left with a group of masters who were finally in the family, he dismissed the housekeeper, gardener, maid, cook and other servants, while the guards and the Dark Scarf all died.
He died and was burned to the bone by the eternal flames, so people outside were talking a lot, but they didn't know who did it.
Of course, Gu Yao guessed that it must be the Dark Scarf. Seeing that the Chunyu family had been drained, he took advantage of the situation and uprooted the Chunyu family.
After thinking about it, Gu Yao still felt that he should tell Chun Yuxuan. After all, this matter was too important and it might affect their plans.
So after leaving that city and hitting the road again, Gu Yao pulled Chun Yuxuan aside alone: "Well, I have to talk to you. I just received a piece of news related to your family."
Chun Yuxuan's beautiful face has been covered with a thin layer of white gauze. She is so famous that she may be recognized at any time, so she did this. Many places in the north of the mainland are windy and sandy, and many women who love beauty want to protect their skin.
, are all used to walking around covered in gauze, which is not too strange, there are quite a few along the way.
Hearing Gu Yao's words, Chun Yuxuan's expression suddenly changed, and immediately returned to his natural state: "Is it you or him now?"
She asked this question because there was still a devil's soul hidden in Gu Yao's body.
"It's me, he's asleep temporarily." In the battle in Gu Yao's inner world, the demon's soul was not lightly created, and it also needed time to cultivate, and would not show up easily if nothing happened.
"Tell me, what's the matter?"
"Although it's sad, you will know sooner or later. Before that, you'd better be mentally prepared." Gu Yao said: "Something happened to your family. I just heard about it, but there should be nothing wrong with it.
, they were attacked and I heard there were no survivors.”
Chun Yuxuan's expression changed again, and she didn't say anything for a long time.
"I'm sorry," Gu Yao sighed, and added: "No one knows the inside story yet. Maybe your grandfather has escaped danger."
This is purely a word of comfort. If Chun Yugang was still alive, he would not be able to watch Mandi County being in such chaos without coming forward. If there were no accidents, the situation would definitely be in danger.
Even though it was their first meeting, Gu Yao was still full of respect for the old man and felt a little heavy in his heart. Of course, Chun Yuxuan must be even more sad.
Chun Yuxuan said coldly: "There is no need to comfort me. I know that grandpa has left."
Her reaction was somewhat unexpected to Gu Yao. Chun Yuxuan was a calm person. With her personality, she might not frown even if the sky fell. However, in front of Chun Yugang, she rarely revealed
The gesture of acting like a young son and daughter shows that the relationship between their grandfather and grandson is very deep.
Faced with the destruction of her family and the news of Chun Yugang's death, is it too strange that she was so cold? Even he didn't know what Chun Yuxuan was thinking.
Or maybe Chunyu Gang really didn't die. He just disappeared from the world temporarily. Is this part of Chunyu's family plan?
However, Chun Yuxuan had no reason to curse his grandfather!
Just when Gu Yao was guessing, Chun Yuxuan said again: "It's strange, isn't it? Do you think I am like a cold-blooded animal?"
Gu Yao hurriedly waved his hands and said, "Uh, that's not what I meant!"
The two walked side by side in silence for a while, and the atmosphere was a bit weird and depressing. After a while, Gu Yao coughed twice and said, "Okay, just pretend I didn't..."
Before he finished speaking, he closed his mouth and looked at Chun Yuxuan in surprise.
She was covered with a veil and was obviously wet.
Chun Yuxuan...she is crying.
Gu Yao never thought that this little witch would cry sometimes.
He remembered that since leaving Mandi County, Chun Yuxuan had always been restless physically and mentally along the way, and when he said goodbye to Chun Yugang, he actually felt sad about parting from life and death.
Could it be that she had anticipated the family's disaster?
Gu Yao tentatively said: "Did you know that this would happen?"
Chun Yuxuan was silent for a while, and when she spoke again, her tone was no longer so repulsive: "Yes."
Gu Yao said in disbelief: "In this case, why did you leave the family?"
"Because... this is grandpa's wish!" Chun Yuxuan said: "Maybe you don't know that the Chunyu family has long been an empty shell, and our group is the last group of forces left in the family."
"Uh...where are the other family members?" Gu Yao had long felt that something was strange. The Chunyu family, which ranked second among the eight ancient clans, didn't have such a foundation. It was even far behind the Duanmu family.
Even if many people were killed by the Dark Scarf, they would not wither like this.
However, he soon realized that he had asked a question that should not be asked. This should be a secret of the Chunyu family.
Fortunately, Chun Yuxuan said: "Now you and I have a cooperative relationship, and grandpa regards this cooperation as very important. I don't need to hide it. As early as many years ago, grandpa secretly sent out important people, and
Not sticking to the family."
Gu Yao frowned and said: "Why? Since you are being persecuted by the Dark Scarf, shouldn't you be united together? Wouldn't it be more disadvantageous to be scattered?"
"No, you are wrong!" Chun Yuxuan shook his head and said: "A fixed stronghold can provide protection, but it also exposes our every move to others. The Dark Scarf can easily know the whereabouts of each member. Last time I went to the Demon World,
It took a lot of effort to get rid of those bullshit plasters, but they couldn't do anything they wanted to do.
We are always under the control of others. It is better to disband the family altogether. No matter how powerful the Dark Turban is, we cannot find every Chunyu family member hiding in the mainland. In this way, our identity will be hidden in the dark, we can regain the initiative and move freely. On the surface of the family
The destruction of the world is actually the beginning of a great show of strength!"
After all, Gu Yao was from a reckless background, and his thinking was still far behind those of power players like Chun Yuxuan. He suddenly realized it after hearing the explanation. After thinking about it for a while, he said: "Actually, your grandpa can go with us."
"He won't," Chun Yuxuan's eyes flashed with sadness: "Because that is our home and he doesn't want to leave.
This reason is very simple, but Gu Yao can understand it because he has seen another similar example with his own eyes.
When the Roller Skate City troops defeated Shili Town, Boss Feitan would rather die in the Yuelai Inn than leave.
Home, this term, carries too heavy weight. For some old guys with strong nostalgia, sometimes it even overrides the most important life.
"We are the last group of tribesmen to leave. I have known for a long time that this day will come." Chun Yuxuan said: "When we were parting, my grandfather once told me not to cry or shed tears.
Keep moving forward, don't look back
, because... this is the fate of every member of the Chunyu family! Everyone who walks out of the Chunyu family must go through labor pains. Grandpa has great expectations for me. He definitely doesn’t want to see me in heaven.
You look fragile, do you understand?"
When Chun Yuxuan said this, the moisture on the gauze towel had dried, and she strode forward and joined the team.
Yes, she did it, just like grandpa hoped.
Looking at Chun Yuxuan's thin back, Gu Yao suddenly discovered that in addition to being cunning, ruthless, scheming, and unscrupulous, this little witch was also unexpectedly strong. She would not be like other women who only hope to rely on men.
With his weak shoulders, he single-handedly shouldered the family's burden.
What a complicated woman!
I wish her good luck, and I also wish myself good luck, because the two of them are now on the same boat.
A few days later, we arrived before a great wilderness. Unlike the wilderness, this wilderness called the Ancient Land was said to have existed for thousands of years and was extremely vast. It was said that its end, that is, the end of the continent, had been there since ancient times.
Not a single town is built in the ancient land, because the prehistoric land has the highest density of monsters in the entire Cady continent, and these monsters are highly aggressive and are not suitable for human habitation at all.
However, the destination of Chun Yuxuan's trip, the headquarters of the Nitian Sect, happened to be located in this ghostly place.