Chapter 1804: 24.65 Sixth Violet Star - Preparations

Xie Yun, who fainted, kept dreaming about being eaten alive by a beast king of an unknown shape. When he woke up and opened his eyes in reality, he even screamed while covered in cold sweat.

"Beast King!?" Xie Yun exclaimed as he sat back in shock.

Slap!

"Ow! Who the he—!!!"

However, before he can react someone hits the back of his head leaving him in pain. We were about to scold the person who hit him but stopped when he saw who it was.

Xie Yun holds the bump on the back of his head and calls, "Vega, why are you here? Were you eaten by the beast king as well?"

Sigh~

Looking at the helpless fool of his friend, Vega said, "Even though our nephews are beast kings they are cubs. Is there truly a need for you to be that terrified that you fainted on the spot?"

"If I didn’t bump into you on my way back, the cubs would not go home as well and you will be dragged to the Beastmen Village instead. With that human body of yours, they would have to summon the shamans and your ending might not be good."

"Moreover as an adult how can you get lost when you have a tracking spell?"

Xie Yun still looked a bit out of it, until he recalled what truly happened and looked around his clothes pulling out the talisman which the God of Destruction had given to him. Vega and Heri looked at him strangely and in that talisman that looked like it was doddled by a child.

Vega commented, "What is this? A fake talisman. Is that a doddle?"

"Is that how it looks to your eyes?" Asked Xie Yun.

In his eyes it looked like a high grade talisman with divinity in it. What surprised him, is that the words looked like an embroidered red string to make the words on it. However, he is sure that this talisman is made of paper. It’s completely different to how Vega and Heri see it.

The Killer Pavilion’s Master carefully hid the talisman in his chest pocket. The closer it is to his heart the calmer he feels about their situation.

Heri suddenly said, "If that thing is given to you by Xiao Jing then you should really keep it. That child possessed an ability similar to mine. No, it must be stronger than I have. There is a meaning to all of the actions he makes."

"I understand, Saozi." Xie Yun said and then looked at his sworn brother, Vega.

He said, "Brother, I am going to the Barren Land with the Killer Pavilion and the Long Jia. While I am away can you watch over my pavilion?"

"Tell me when you leave," Vega agreed without hesitation.

With a grin on his face, Xie Yun responded, "I will."

Xie Yun stayed over the night. He greeted the family of Mo before taking his leave. Hezi was kind enough to give him three support type beast eggs that are about to hatch and are good enough for a beast contract. These beasts also possessed the ability for danger detection, terrain radar and antidote. Receiving so many gifts just because he is a friend of the beastman leader’s brother-in-law, Xie Yun was delighted.

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Meanwhile at the Long Clan’s Mansion

At the receiving hall, a butler welcomed the father and son from the Mu Clan, Mu Yao and Mu Liao. The soldiers on the way were all secretly glaring at them. It wasn’t the same as in the past where the soldiers would politely give them a bow and a smile. Even guiding them by telling them directions or giving them a greeting.

The butler said, "You’ve arrived. Follow, the marshal is waiting at the hall."

Now all of that is gone. What replaced it were piercing glare, indifference and hidden hatred. There is no respect or even basic manners given to them. All soldiers and servants in the house had treated them like air. Mu Liao had noticed it before, the people in the Long Jia aren’t that welcoming to them except for the marshal.

However, it wasn’t like this before. At the very least, the current marshal wouldn’t treat them unimportant like right now. Mu Yan upon seeing the reaction of his son is.

The Mu Patriarch asked, "Were you not treated like this the last time you came over?"

"No. At the very, even though they hated our family they wouldn’t openly show just disregard and hatred," Mu Liao answered.

Mu Yao said, "It can only be said that before the marshal didn’t know about the details of what I have done to their family. Now that he knows, he no longer says things about how others treat us."

Mu Liao shut his mouth immediately. This is the sin their family had done. It was something that had already happened and something they can only bear all their lives. To say that he isn’t angry is a lie, however, he can only remember how much the Long Jia had saved their family when they were at their lowest before.

The Long family, especially the old marshal, had chosen to support them as they are just one of the families in the poorest area which the old master had saved before. He had given all of them a chance to change their lives. Among these people his father was the one who had excelled the most in beast taming. Because of that the old marshal had supported him better and more so than the rest.

It is just that when they had returned to that massacre from the ancient forest before, his father’s emotions were disrupted. Adding the fact that his younger sister was kidnapped by the enemy and asked them to betray the old marshal. Even though he and his mother said not to, his father still chose her sister, choosing them over their savior. Which is the greatest mistake of their lives.

It was because of that, that the Long Clan had almost fallen and the old marshal had chosen to abdicate as his enemies wanted. This is a choice made in exchange for them not touching his family for three years. Thankfully, within these three years, Long Tian showed a talent as strong as the old marshal.

Unlike the old marshal’s benevolence, the current marshal leads his people with power and charisma alone. It’s just that he had never accepted anyone from the former families who had betrayed them at their lowest and most of his people came from the common people and low ranked nobles who needed support. They were also asked for a servile contract. That if they betray the Long Clan, the current marshal had the power to kill them.

When the former supporters of the old marshal heard about this, they were all muted. No reaction. No involvement. They chose to back away. However, in exchange for this contract, the Long Clan will give their full support to those beast tamers who had chosen to sign with them. Their numbers aren’t much, however, once they were all trained as elites, in the future those who serve the Long Clan will be a group of powerful beast tamers and they only serve the family and no one else. Moreover, betrayal is not an option as the contract was signed between the two parties.

Now most men from the side of the current marshal all possessed, silver rank beast masters. Some were already about to breakthrough to gold rank like their master Long Tian. They are stronger than the ones who stood beside the old marshal like him.

The butler was guided to the hall where the current marshal is waiting. After knocking and receiving a permission to enter, the butler opened the door to the guests.

"The marshal is inside. Go ahead!" After saying these words, the butler took his leave without looking back. He also showed not even a hint of respect towards them.

It can be said that this old butler was among the oldest servants in the mansion of Long Jia. He used to be welcoming and would always treat Mu Yao as an esteemed guest. He used to smile at them and guide them with utmost respect. Now even that is gone and the old butler is treating him no worse than a stranger.

Mu Liao didn’t know what to say. His father on the other hand didn’t mind it at all.

The Mu Patriarch said, "A’Liao, push me inside."

"Yes, father!" Mu Liao said as he pushed his father’s wheelchair inside the hall.

Now that this old man has lost an arm and a leg, he can hardly walk on his own and it’s more comfortable to sit in a wheelchair to move around. WHen they entered the hall, resources for a long journey were stored in piles. From medicines, to food, to weapons and other basic necessities. Everything was prepared for all participants of this mission.

"Marshal, everything in the list had been prepared. Now we are waiting for the storage devices to arrive. The chosen soldiers who would go with the old marshal and young masters had arrived as well. They are not resting in their rooms and are ready to leave anytime," A silver ranked beast master and the current marshal’s closest aide reported to the marshal.

Marshal Long Tian accepted the list and checked on it. Seeing that everything had been prepared, he still felt it was not enough.

He said, "There is still time. Ask people to double the medicine, especially antidotes and add more water. The Barren Land is no different from a desert. The water sources there are all under the control of the beast kings."

"Yes, Marshal!" The aide said as he saluted and immediately took his leave without even looking at the guests in the room.

Long Tian pinched the center of his eyes and said, "You’re here. Let’s talk about what you owe to our Long Jia."

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