Mountain Patrol Military Officer-Chapter 325 - 279: Colonel of the Ninth Arrives! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 325: Chapter 279: Colonel of the Ninth Arrives! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

The following morning, as dawn broke with a ray of sunlight, Jingguan City suddenly burst into commotion.

Accompanied by the arrival of a set of invitations in the early morning, delivered to the gates of the Four Sects and Seven Families, they stirred up an immense uproar.

During this sensitive period, the Liu Family had unexpectedly undergone a change of leadership!

Among Jingguan City’s top powers, divided into the Four Sects and Eight Families, along with twelve other forces, even the weakest among them had four to five Colonels stationed, while the strongest boasted close to ten Colonels—with rumors that among them were Old Immortals in closed-door cultivation.

The Liu Family, one of the Eight Families, held influence over Hemingzhou in Northern City, ranking middle to lower among the twelve powers.

If the Government Administrative Office was the king of Jiannan Road, then the Four Sects and Eight Families were the scholar-bureaucrats; although they often had friction over resource contention, when it came to the interests of the Noble families, they always presented a united front against the outside world.

Now, with Ninth Mountain’s Colonel making a strong return, with his actions over the past two days—domineering to the extreme, capturing many people—he had given rise to the scent that this Ninth Colonel intended to wield the knife against the Noble families, heralding the approach of a storm.

At this highly sensitive moment, the change of leadership within the Liu Family, one of the Eight Families, sent out a very unfavorable signal.

The capture of the Liu Family Patriarch by the Ninth Colonel, and the rapid ascension of the Second Branch of Liu Family as the new Family Head, in conjunction with the rumors about the Yun Family the day before, hinted at something that made many family leaders’ faces twitch.

"I have to see what exactly Liu Tianming is up to," someone said with furiously twitching eyelids, barely able to contain their rage.

Before long, Northern City and the surroundings of Heming Lake became exceptionally lively.

Exotic Beasts appeared, each family’s carriages cutting through the water, creating white waves as they sped toward Lake Heart Island.

And outside Heming Lake, as many people witnessed this scene, they engaged in fervent discussion, and word spread like wildfire.

Whereas at the Liu household, bloodshed was rampant in the deep of the last night, with incessant screams, today presented a scene marked by jubilation.

It was as if nothing had happened the previous day.

However, if one would examine closely, they might notice a hint of crimson between the courtyard’s columns and in the cracks of the floorboards.

Beneath the merry atmosphere, a trace of eeriness lingered.

The Liu Family’s conference hall was built on a hot spring located in the center of Lake Heart Island, above a Spiritual Spring that exclusively produced Seven-star fish, which contained Essence Qi, rumored to be beneficial even to Profound Body—though scarce in number, extremely precious, and fundamental to the Liu Family’s foundation.

At this time, in the great hall, Liu Tianming sat at the head, dressed in a golden-embroidered white python robe, with jubilant faces from the Third Branch and silent figures from the Fifth Branch seated in two lines to his left and right, while a member from the Fourth Branch was unaccounted for.

The rest were leaders from second and third-tier families who mostly had good relationships with or were dependent on the Liu Family, receiving the news at the earliest.

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There were a good seven or eight of them.

These people didn’t care who the Family Head of the Liu Family was, as long as their interests remained intact.

And naturally, they made no mention of the existence of the Liu Family’s main branch.

"Congratulations to the Liu Family Master!"

"It seems that under Brother Tianming’s leadership, the Liu Family will prosper even more, haha."

"..."

All of them said trivial and insubstantial things.

After all, lifting others is part of the ritual, and the figure at the head of the table—Liu Tianming, who normally had a somber demeanor—became amiable as today’s protagonist.

It was then that a voice from a Liu Family servant sang out from outside.

"The Qian family..!"

Followed by an angry shout.

"Out of the way!"

Subsequently, a few sounds of breaking air were heard, and then, several figures landed in unison in front of the doorway to the Liu Family’s ceremonial hall.

Powerful Colonel energies surged out.

Eight people in total.

Four families and seven surnames, now eight families have arrived.

Most with angry brows, unfriendly faces, some with drooping eyes, it’s unclear what they’re thinking, such as the head of the Murong Family, and the Xia Family’s Second Master.

"Liu Tianming!"

Someone yelled angrily, a burly middle-aged man with a protruding belly from the Qian family. This family, running banks and dealing in spiritual materials, has amassed immeasurable wealth across much of Shu land, and his small eyes now sparkled with a cold light.

Then, with cold horizontal brows, he glanced at the people from minor families sitting on both sides, without any courtesy.

"Get out!"

The family masters from the second and third-tier families seated in the hall stiffened, their expressions turning ugly.

They too were Heavenly Pass figures; this man surnamed Qian was too overbearing, treating them with such disrespect.

Frustrated internally, but faced with the representatives of the Four Sects and Eight Families, they could only clench the armrests tightly, stood up, apologized to Liu Tianming, and then left.

Liu Tianming had anticipated some reaction from the other families, but didn’t expect such disrespect, the corners of his eyebrows instantly darkened.

"Sirs, have you come to embarrass me, Liu?"

The person from the Qian family led the way in, his face filled with a murderous aura, "Where is my sister?"

No wonder this man came in such a fury; the lady of the main Liu branch was his sister.

Thus, the families were interlinked with countless threads, and even with usual friction, they would not entirely fall out.

Yet, Liu Tianming’s expression remained unchanged,

"My elder brother has been captured; I sought the Nine Colonels, and they said he committed offenses. So I advised my sister-in-law to take people and leave Jingguan City to take refuge, to be cautious. Any problems with that?"

"The Liu Family cannot be without a head for a day, so I have taken up the responsibility."

At these words, the man surnamed Qian laughed angrily, speaking harshly: "She went to take refuge, when did she go, why does the Qian family not know about that? You are all old foxes. Liu Tianming, you’ve gone too far this time, defying human relations, unscrupulous, from today onwards, there is no place for you in Jingguan City."

As he spoke, the man surnamed Qian’s aura surged, his angry brows raised, and his body blurred into a shadow, striking heavily towards Liu Tianming at the head of the table.

Instantly, a windstorm swirled and the tables and chairs around were smashed by the violent Qi.

Just then, Liu Tianming, sitting at the head, with his face set fiercely, flicked his fingers resting on the armrest.

Multiple hair-thin strands of Five-Colored Thunder crackled forth; in the next second, they shot towards Fatty Qian.

There was a loud "Boom".

The Five-Colored Thunder struck the man surnamed Qian, sending him flying.

The representatives of the four families and seven surnames who followed him in saw this and their expressions changed subtly. They reached out to hold him, but the immense force and tingling sensation transmitted made them all step back several paces, leaving visible footprints on the floor of the living room.

The faces of the nine who entered changed.

And the Fatty Qian, struck by the thunder, curled like a cooked shrimp, the corners of his mouth showing a trace of blood, stared in shock and anger at Liu Tianming, who still sat in his seat calmly, gnashing his teeth:

"When did you get so powerful?"

"That Thunder is definitely not a power of Heavenly Pass!"

"You conspired with that Ninth Mountain’s Colonel; he must have orchestrated all this, right?"

Upon this statement, the faces of everyone present shifted in unison.

Their eyes became wary.

And just then, outside the Liu Mansion, a handsome young man clad in silver Feiyu Clothes approached.

He arrived at the gate of the Liu Mansion and presented a Token to the welcoming servant.

Then, his mouth moved slightly.

The servant immediately fell to his knees, then his mouth trembled.

He took one