The Huangfu Family’s long-planned operation was completely thwarted by Wang Shouzhe’s shotgun, with a total of fifteen loose cultivators captured or killed.

What made Wang Luotong most furious and yet most interested was still the Murong brothers. She was intrigued by the body technique Xunfeng Wind Flash used by the Murong brothers, so she detained them for interrogation.

As a noble family, naturally, there are rules to follow. Under normal circumstances, noble families are not allowed to arbitrarily harm loose cultivators. If they catch a criminal, they should hand them over to the government office for handling.

However, as a powerful local force, the Wang Family also has the duty and authority to guard one side. If a loose cultivator commits a crime on the family’s territory, even if they are killed, as long as there is evidence, the government office will usually turn a blind eye. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Wang Luotong had dealt with more than one or two loose cultivators, and with Wang Shouzhe’s scientific methods of interrogation, she had become quite skilled in interrogation herself.

Soon, they couldn’t withstand the interrogation and confessed to all crimes.

Once their crimes were confirmed, as long as they remained within the Daqian territory, they wouldn’t be able to take a step without difficulty. After all, Daqian’s Sea Arrest Document would notify each county and guard post.

Subsequently, Wang Luotong used this as leverage to demand they hand over the Xunfeng Wind Flash body technique. She swore in the name of Wang Shouzhe, in front of several clan members and household generals, that as long as they handed over the Xunfeng Wind Flash and were willing to be escorted by the government office out of Longzuo County, they would be pardoned for their crimes.

In the end, the Murong brothers broke down in order to survive.

They revealed a secret hideout of theirs, which contained the Xunfeng Wind Flash body technique and some wealth they had accumulated over the years. The two sides agreed to leave them with a thousand Qian Gold.

Wang Luotong sent people to retrieve the contents of the secret hideout, and after a brief inventory, discovered that in addition to the Xunfeng Wind Flash, there were also various basic cultivation techniques and lower-grade techniques.

Additionally, there was a total accumulation of over three thousand Qian Gold.

After gaining this benefit, Wang Luotong, according to the agreement, left them with five hundred Qian Gold and let the Patrol Camp of the City Guardian’s Mansion take over, sending them to other counties through official channels.

This demonstrated the difference between a noble family with some ambition and loose cultivators. Since Wang Luotong made a sworn promise to them, no matter how angry she was with them, she would not break her oath.

Because once an oath is broken, a second time and a third time will follow. Clan members and household generals will lose faith in you.

Among the other loose cultivators, Wang Luotong picked a few who were particularly evil and killed them directly.

She erected stakes at the border of the Huangfu Ranch and tied their corpses on top.

This was to warn the loose cultivators working for the Huangfu Family to think carefully before acting: is it worth provoking the Wang Family? The remaining loose cultivators, after leaving evidence and testimonies, were uniformly sent to the City Guardian’s Mansion by the Qianma Garrison Commander for official handling.

After obtaining the "Xunfeng Wind Flash" technique, her initial perusal revealed its profound intricacies, comparable to the family-taught ultimate "Willow Catkin Body Technique," clearly a rare "Middle-grade Body Technique."

Do not underestimate the words middle grade; most noble families in Changning Guard do not have a middle-grade technique heritage or may only have one or two body or battle techniques. Even the Ping’an Wang Family does not have an upper-grade heritage of its own.

Moreover, the Xunfeng Wind Flash, in its utilization of body techniques and profound qi force techniques, is completely different from the Willow Catkin Body Technique. Learning an additional middle-grade body technique can make tactics more flexible and varied.

After all, not everyone is suited for the Willow Catkin Body Technique, and it offers clan members another choice.

What Wang Luotong cared most about was a description in the Xunfeng Wind Flash body technique. If a person with the "Xunfeng Wind Element Bloodline" cultivates this technique, it can be twice as effective with half the effort and have greater power.

In the family, there was Wang Zongchang, who had the Xunfeng Wind Element Bloodline. If he learned this body technique, he would undoubtedly be even more formidable.

Therefore, after obtaining the "Xunfeng Wind Flash," Wang Luotong quickly made a copy and immediately invited Ancestor Xiaohan to come and had him send it back to the family as soon as possible.

Thus, the Wang Family gained another excellent middle-grade body technique, adding to their foundation.

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The emergence of the shotgun dismantled Huangfu Family’s disgusting tactics of incessant loose cultivator harassment. No loose cultivator dared to cause trouble at the Qianma Ranch without consideration.

Even if the Huangfu Family had already figured out how to counter the shotgun, it was useless. The loose cultivators were all terrified by the Wang Family’s formidable methods.

Yet at this moment, the Huangfu Family had no way to send clansmen and household generals to directly harass Qianma Town. After all, at this time, the injury of the Huangfu Family’s ancestor was still a significant issue.

If they openly went to war with the Wang Family, not only would the City Guardian’s Mansion not agree, but whether they could handle the Wang Alliance was also a problem.

As a result, the border between Huangfu Ranch and Qianma Town remained calm.

This calm lasted for three whole years!

During these three years, the Huangfu Family focused mainly on how to heal the ancestor’s injury.

This strategy was not wrong, because once the ancestor was healed, the Huangfu Family could completely escape their predicament.

Unfortunately.

Huangfu Huaye’s injuries were extremely complex, making treatment difficult even for profound qi realm cultivators who specialize in medical arts. Moreover, Changchun Ascendant, who was best suited to treat his injuries, had been in seclusion.

Even after the Huangfu Family sought help in various ways, they were ultimately unable to meet the Changchun Ascendant.