Chapter 973
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Chapter 973 Inexplicable Anger
“So that’s how it is… By the way, I heard that within East Island, many people view our Northern Capital Martial Arts Association as the culprit behind the extermination of two major families… Is this really the case?” After thinking for a moment, Zheng Ze asked.
Saito Hajime’s eyes flickered slightly as he said, “Master Zheng, please rest assured on this point. Our Tenin organization’s Lord Fujiwara has already communicated with Lord Huaixu. Regardless of how other forces on the island view this matter, our Tenin organization firmly stands on your side.”
“How much weight do your Tenin organization’s words carry?” Fang Yu asked.
Saito Hajime looked at Fang Yu, his expression becoming serious, and said, “The Tenin organization is the most authoritative organization on East Island! Even the royal family cannot deny our decisions!”
“I see, then we can rest easy,” Fang Yu smiled and turned to look out the window.
Saito Hajime glanced at Fang Yu, lowered his head, with confusion in his eyes.
…
The Yagi family’s location was quite remote. As the car reached the latter half of the journey, the road became bumpy and extremely difficult to traverse.
Thus, it took a full two and a half hours to arrive at the entrance of the village where the Yagi family resided.
By now, it was already eleven in the morning.
When Fang Yu’s group got out of the car, they could see twenty to thirty sedans parked around.
“There are indeed quite a few people,” Fang Yu thought.
Zheng Ze looked toward the interior of the village, his expression changing, his eyes filled with shock.
Fang Yu turned his head and also looked toward the interior of the village.
What met his eyes was a large expanse of blackness.
Anyone unaware would surely think there had been some kind of oil spill accident.
The ground was covered with black liquid. If uninformed, one would never associate it with blood.
But everyone present knew that this was the characteristic of the Great Serpent lineage’s blood.
Black, yet containing sacred power.
Looking ahead, one could see that not only the ground, but also the remnants of collapsed houses, and even the rock walls on the inner side of the valley behind, were stained with these black bloodstains!
Even though the scene had been processed and several days had passed, one could still smell a thick scent of blood.
Behind Fang Yu, the four attendants were pale-faced, strongly resisting the feeling of nausea.
“Master Zheng, shall we go in?” Saito Hajime, whose face didn’t look too good either, asked.
“We spent more than two hours to get here, of course we have to go in, otherwise wouldn’t it be a complete waste of time?” Fang Yu said as he walked straight ahead.
“You four wait here,” Zheng Ze instructed the four attendants and quickly followed.
Saito Hajime watched the backs of the two, slightly narrowing his eyes, and followed as well.
Inside the village, people wearing different attire were standing in various places.
Judging from the attire, there were indeed several different forces present.
The arrival of Fang Yu’s group attracted quite a few gazes from around.
“That’s Saito Hajime from the Tenin organization!”
“Who are those two beside him?”
“One of them is wearing a white robe… haven’t seen him before.”
Low discussions came from around.
Fang Yu ignored these discussions and observed the surroundings.
From the large amount of splattered blood around, one could see how tragic the situation was at that time.
“How many people were in the Yagi family in total?” Fang Yu turned to ask Saito Hajime.
“A total of five hundred and thirty-seven people,” Saito Hajime answered.
“Confirmed all dead?” Fang Yu asked again.
Saito Hajime showed a strange expression, shook his head, and said, “Cannot confirm… the scene at that time was too tragic, countless dismembered limbs and fragments, chilling to the bone.”
Again, dismembered limbs and blood everywhere.
This method of killing was indeed similar to the two incidents in the Northern Capital.
“How was the overall strength of the Yagi family?” Fang Yu continued to ask.
Saito Hajime thought for a moment and said, “The overall strength of the four Great Serpent families is quite similar, all belonging to top-tier families on East Island… Therefore, to exterminate the entire Yagi family in one night would be difficult to achieve with individual strength alone… That’s why there are many speculations that the culprit is a team.”
“As long as one’s strength is sufficient, killing more than five hundred people isn’t too difficult a task,” Fang Yu said calmly.
Hearing these words, Saito Hajime’s expression changed slightly.
Especially since Fang Yu said this in such a casual manner.
“There shouldn’t be warriors of that level on East Island,” Saito Hajime said.
“The scene at the Kamimura family should be similar to here, right?” Fang Yu changed the subject and asked.
“…Yes,” Saito Hajime came back to his senses and answered, “Similarly, there was blood and dismembered limbs everywhere, so we determined that the culprit is the same person… or the same team.”
“It’s been two or three days already, is there really no information about the culprit?” Fang Yu asked.
“No clues at all. Apart from the tragic scene, no traces were left behind,” Saito Hajime answered.
After speaking, Saito Hajime sized up Fang Yu, the confusion in his eyes growing stronger.
This is just an assistant, why does he have so many questions?
This makes Zheng Ze seem more like the assistant.
Fang Yu didn’t speak.
For a top-tier warrior to come here and exterminate the Yagi family, and then leave without a trace, there are many methods.
Trying to investigate afterward is extremely difficult.
To know this person’s identity, one would need to be prepared in advance.
But oddly, after exterminating two families of the Great Serpent lineage, this person suddenly stopped.
Otherwise, they could have ambushed the other two Great Serpent families.
“Saito Hajime!”
Just as Fang Yu was pondering, a voice filled with resentment came from ahead.
Fang Yu came back to his senses and looked forward.
A group of people was approaching.
Leading them were two middle-aged men.
Judging from their attire, the two were wearing blue and purple robes respectively, clearly not from the same family.
Saito Hajime’s expression changed slightly when he saw these two approaching.
“The one on the left is Matsuo Futoshi from the Matsuo family, and the one on the right is Udagawa Kawato from the Udagawa family,” Saito Hajime quietly introduced to Fang Yu.
So they’re from the other two families of the Great Serpent lineage.
Fang Yu narrowed his eyes slightly and stood in place.
The two men walked up aggressively.
“Saito Hajime, have your Tenin found any clues yet!?” Matsuo Futoshi, wearing the blue robe, demanded.
“We’ve been searching continuously, but there are no clues yet,” Saito Hajime answered.
“No clues!? Your Tenin organization is good at other things, but can’t find a single clue about this family extermination?” Matsuo Futoshi glared at Saito Hajime and said.
Faced with Matsuo Futoshi’s questioning, Saito Hajime remained calm and said, “If you have the ability, you can find clues yourself. Why place your hopes on us?”
“You…” Matsuo Futoshi’s face turned ashen, about to speak.
At this moment, Udagawa Kawato beside him spoke up.
“Who are these two?”
Saito Hajime glanced at Zheng Ze and answered, “These two are from the Northern Capital Martial Arts Association. This is Master Zheng Ze, and the other is Master Zheng’s assistant. They have come to help us understand the matter of the Yagi family’s extermination.”
“Northern Capital Martial Arts Association!?”
Hearing this name, both Matsuo Futoshi and Udagawa Kawato’s expressions changed.
Matsuo Futoshi’s face contorted with anger, “You still dare to come here!?”
“Mr. Matsuo, this Master Zheng is the chief disciple of Lord Huaixu of the Northern Capital Martial Arts Association. He holds an extremely high position in the Association,” Saito Hajime said calmly, warning him.
“So what!?” Matsuo Futoshi glared at Zheng Ze and said, “Just because he’s Huaixu’s disciple, we have to be cowards!?”
“That’s certainly not necessary,” Fang Yu smiled and said.
“Who are you?” Matsuo Futoshi looked at Fang Yu and asked coldly.
“As introduced earlier, I’m Zheng Ze’s assistant. You can call me A-Yu or Xiao Yu,” Fang Yu smiled.
“Mere assistant, you dare to participate in our conversation!?” Matsuo Futoshi said with a ferocious expression.
“As an assistant, talking with you two is just right. Master Zheng Ze is Lord Huaixu’s chief disciple. Wouldn’t it be beneath his dignity to speak with you?” Fang Yu revealed a slight smile and said.
“You… you dare to say our status is equal to that of an assistant? We are from the Four Great Serpent Families! Possessing the most noble bloodline…” Matsuo Futoshi was so angry he raised his hand, pointing at Fang Yu.
“Enough, calm down,” Udagawa Kawato beside him frowned and spoke up.
