Had he been scammed?
Everyone in the Xu family felt as if they had been caught in a conspiracy. Could it be that everything today was planned by someone?
Xu Jiuzhou nodded and looked around. When he found that he was not nearby, he slowly said,
"Because that shadow guard is something that only Shadow Cutter has!”
"Shadow Cutting?"
Everyone looked at each other. They had never heard of this organization before.
"Shadow Cutting can use shadow energy to turn corpses with special physiques into shadow guards through a special ritual.
These shadow guards have the ability to enter the shadows for a short period of time. They are non-living creatures, so they don't have any aura. They are natural assassins. Maybe you can't understand how strong Shadow Cutter is. Let me put it another way. You've heard of Scarlet Hand, right?”
"Scarlet Hand! Was it that huge assassin organization that spanned across several countries and the Federation? There were countless powerful assassins in there. As long as one had enough wealth, they could even assassinate existences above Morning Star?”
One of the clansmen said in shock. The Scarlet Hand could be said to be a colossus, not something that the aristocratic families in small cities like theirs could compare to.
Xu Jiuzhou nodded and said with a serious expression,"And because they can merge with the shadows, they have a very important position in the Scarlet Hand. Even the upper echelons of the Scarlet Hand, the 13 crimson moons, have powerful figures from Shadow Judgment!”
Xu Jiuzhou said emotionally. If he hadn't happened to know about this when he was traveling, he might have fallen into it today.
Xu Jiuzhou continued," But today, after my brother was injured, the first thing I heard was that someone wanted to use Shadow Cutting to destroy our Xu family!”
When he saw the shadow guard, he was so scared that his legs went weak. Shadow guards were all elite assassins. Even Shadow Cutter needed a lot of rituals to refine them.
Creating a shadow guard required a lot of manpower and financial resources. It could be said to be a treasure of their race. Even elite disciples could only get one shadow guard to nurture.
And this person had three shadow guards serving him, which showed how high his position in Shadow Judgment was!
Could it be a higher-up of Shadow Cutting?
Thinking of this, Xu Jiuzhou's forehead broke out in cold sweat. At the same time, he hated the guy who had sowed discord even more.
He had no idea that Lu Yu's shadow guards were all attached to the skill Shadow Servants. It was an innate ability of the Void Shadow Spider. There was no need for sacrifices, secret techniques, or arcana. He only needed to harvest shadows to continuously create Shadow Servants.
Although the limit was ten, it was much better than Shadow Cutting.
As for Xu Jiuzhou, he didn't feel any heartache for his brother's death because he was brainless and dared to spy on such a big shot.
If they had not acted quickly, the Xu family might have been exterminated.
"Patriarch is indeed far-sighted!"
"Fortunately, my Xu family has you, the head of the family, to control it."
Originally, they thought that Xu Jiuzhou was afraid of causing trouble, so he directly killed his younger brother. Everyone had a stomach full of dissatisfaction and had nowhere to vent.
They had contributed so much to the clan, yet they could be sacrificed so easily. Who would be loyal to the clan then?
However, after listening to the explanation, they all understood that the family head was not afraid of death. Instead, he had seen through the enemy's plot and successfully cut off the seedling before the Xu family was exterminated.
Not only did he make the other party's scheme useless, but he also successfully avoided the possibility of a terrifying large organization becoming enemies. He was simply far-sighted and had the overall situation under control.
After the explanation, Xu Jiuzhou suddenly sighed and squeezed out tears from the corner of his eyes. He said with self-reproach,
"That's it. I'm also very ashamed of my brother's death, so after I return, I'll voluntarily step down from the position of the family head and hand it over to someone more talented.”
His confidant was the first to jump out and say,"
"You mustn't. If it weren't for the master's divine foresight this time, the Xu family would have already suffered!”
The others also echoed,
"That's right, that kid, Xu Le, deserves to die. If he was still alive, I would also beat him to death!”
"This guy almost caused a huge disaster. Now that he can use his death to destroy his scheme, it can be considered a worthy death!”
"In order to prevent the Xu family from facing a behemoth like the Scarlet Hand, the family head endured the pain of putting righteousness above family. Although it is sad, please don't blame yourself.”
“……”
"Then…Alright then!"
Faced with so many persuasions, Xu Jiuzhou couldn't refuse. He could only nod with difficulty and squeeze out a few drops of tears.
But in reality, how could a formidable figure like him be sad over killing a good-for-nothing younger brother, or even give up his position as the family head?
This was just an act. After all, he had killed his own brother. Even if it was to avoid the enemy's plot, such an action was still wrong!
Therefore, Xu Jiuzhou put on a performance to calm the hearts of his clansmen.
Moreover, he was different from the other ambitious people. Not only would he not bear a grudge against such things, but he would also avoid these dangerous people far away. If possible, he would rather never see them again.
Because he knew that as long as he was alive, everything was possible.
Thinking of this, Xu Jiuzhou's expression became serious and he said sternly,"
"In that case, we'll go back and investigate who dared to frame our Xu family. We must make this rat pay the price!”
"Understood!"
The rest of the people responded one after another. They quickened their pace and fled from the night market where dangerous people existed.
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