Chapter 175 - Chapter 175: Chapter 152 Chi Mu_l (1/2)
Chapter 175: Chapter 152 Chi Mu_l
Translator: 549690339
“What’s happening in the Marketplace recently, that it’s become so disorderly?”
Xu Mu called over the guard-in-charge of maintaining order in the Marketplace, asking with a calm expression.
This leading guard was named Lv Lang, a robust middle-aged man with an indomitable aura, his cultivation was at the seventh level of Qi Cultivation.
However, the formidable presence dare not act boldly in front of Xu Mu, Xu Mu’s act of disabling Chief Shouyuan with a single slap had truly frightened many.
“Ancestor! For some unknown reason, there has been a significant increase in offenders in the Market recently. I am incapable of handling it!”
Lv Lang lowered his head, not daring to look at Xu Mu.
While he professed incompetence, there was a slight note of complaint within his words.
This was because it was Xu Mu who had caused Chi Feiyan to initiate a brutal purge of the family.
The two families were not large to begin with. After the purge, there were even fewer people left who could manage the enormous Marketplace.
Xu Mu took a sip of tea before speaking again: “Summon all our family members here!”
Lv Lang wondered within himself, not understanding what Xu Mu planned to do. Did he want to pull people from elsewhere?
Currently, all the positions in the family were understaffed. Pulling people from elsewhere would be like robbing Peter to pay Paul. What good would that do?
However, he dared not question or offer suggestions. He simply nodded in agreement and went to summon everyone.
About an hour later, all the important family members were gathered, a total of 121 people, standing neatly in the training ground.
This training ground was for cultivators to practice skills and occasionally it would be used for family gatherings. It was spacious enough to accommodate four to five hundred people.
Xu Mu’s aura was too imposing, there was no one audacious enough to be absent.
“You all know my name by now, so I’ll spare the unnecessary talk. Starting today, my word is law!” Xu Mu scanned the area with his Divine Intent before opening his mouth to speak.
His voice was soft but it clearly reached everyone’s ears.
There was a slight disturbance at the scene, but it quickly subsided. Xu Mu was too intimidating; he dared to disable Chi Shouyuan, none of them wanted to provoke him.
That’s why those in power like to make an example out of someone, it is indeed effective.
If not for the previous incident of him disabling Chi Shouyuan that served as a primer, people with guts would have stood up to contradict him at this point.
There were many people in this world who were audacious, but not many of them were fearless of death.
No fool would oppose under the circumstances that they were certain of death.
However, Xu Mu’s next words were quite provocative. Knowing they shouldn’t provoke him, people were still enraged and stood up.
Xu Mu declared the change of surname!
Starting today, everyone in the Xu Family will change their surname to Xu!
Changing names was easy, but changing surnames was a big deal, even in their previous life, and even more so in this world. Xu Mu was trying to completely put out the lineage of the two families. This was indeed worse than killing them.
“Ancestor, you can kill me! But it is impossible for me to change my surname!”
“And me!”
“If the Family Head of the Chi family knew about this, he would not agree either!”
Suddenly, seven or eight people stood up. All of them were at the Late Stage of Qi Cultivation, including Lv Lang, the captain of the guard. They were all f illed with righteous indignation.
Though these individuals temporarily yielded to Xu Mu’s strength, they regarded this submission as vassalage. If they ever had a chance, they could reestablish their families and become independent.
However, if they were to change their surnames as well, after two generations they would be completely assimilated.
Besides their insistence on their own bloodline, they held a little bit of hope that Xu Mu would change his mind.
The family originally had few people, and there were very few at the Late Stage of Qi Cultivation. If they were to lose these few, the family would be completely paralyzed.
“Is there anyone else who opposes?”
Xu Mu’s voice remained calm.
No one spoke.
“Rest assured, I will not kill any of you!”
After he finished saying this, about forty or fifty people suddenly stood up. This made the first few people who had stood up feel even bolder as they all dared to look directly at Xu Mu.
That the law does not punish numerous offenders, unless Xu Mu wanted to start from scratch, he would have to give up on the idea of changing their surnames.
If he forcefully expels them, not only will the newly established Xu family be finished, but the entire Marketplace will also descend into chaos.
A sense of victory inexplicably rose in some people’s hearts.