Chapter 265: The Yu Family's Response
"What?! Mount Huazhong has fallen..? An Zheyan, supported by the Li Family, has turned against us..."
Yu Mugao crushed the ink brush in his hand with a loud snap. He raised his head with a gloomy expression, the ferocity of his anger comparable to that of a venomous snake as he glared at the cultivator kneeling on the steps before him. He could barely suppress his rage, yet could not bring himself to curse out loud.
He coughed, tasting blood in his mouth, but forcefully swallowed it back down, unwilling to show weakness before his scheming relatives. He pressed his lips tightly together.
"The Li Family... have they gone mad? Where did they get the nerve to challenge the Yu Family under An Zheyan's banner?"
Yu Mugao immediately grasped the underlying truth. He knew that it was the Li Family leading this assault, and his shock and anger at such a realization was immense.
The Yu Family's dominance over the lake had been maintained for many years, bolstered by disciples from the immortal sect. No other family on the lake dared openly oppose the Yu Family. Though conflicts and covert schemes were rampant, on the surface at least, everyone was courteous enough. Even Fei Wangbai, despite secretly hating the Yu Family, still showed respect to Yu Xiaogui in public.
The An Family had been a vassal territory under the Yu Family. Officially, it remained the An Family, but in reality, it had become a tributary of the Yu Family, a common fact known to all the families that were around the lake.
The Li Family attacking Mount Huazhong under An Zheyan's banner was not just a declaration of war; it was a public slap in the face to the Yu Family, which shocked and infuriated Yu Mugao.
"Damn the Li Family! We could not act for a few years, and now they have grown bold!" Yu Mugao growled, putting on a show for the guest cultivators and his clan members.