Chapter 1957: A Shocking Shock Chapter 1957: A Shocking Shock Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation âGrandfather, I am your fourth-generation grandsonââŹÂŚâ The noise persisted.
Maddox Johnstoneâs voice boomed like thunder.
âSilence!
Since youâre all here, that saves me the trouble.
Step forward when I call your name!â âHarshil Johnstone!â Hearing this name cut deep into Maddox.
This was his third uncle!
How could someone so close to him be so misguided?
He had made such a terrible mistake.
A middle-aged man with strong energy and vitality emerged.ĂÂ His cultivation was not low, and he appeared refreshed.ĂÂ He called out like an elder, âMaddox, itâs been a long time.â âThird Uncle, Maddox will see you off.
Donât hold it against me.â Maddox clenched his teeth.
As soon as these words left his mouth.
The entire scene fell into a deathly silence.
What was he implying?
âMaddox, youââŹÂŚâ Harshil was stunned.
âSeventy years ago, for a Blue Sea Spirit Pearl, you masked your face and slaughtered a merchant group, killing all eighty-nine people.
Sixty-eight years ago, for the Azure Dragon Shop in Preston, you wiped out all twenty-one members of Ivan Iavaroneâs family and seized their property and shopsâŚâ One dirty deed after another was revealed in public.
Harshil fell silent.ĂÂ His gaze slowly shifted from Maddox to someone in the back.
Braydon Neal stood quietly in the distance.
âI understand.
Letâs finish this!â Harshil said with a miserable smile.
Swoosh!
Maddox drew his sword and beheaded him.
Harshilâs head hit the ground, his eyes filled with resolve and a fierce killing intent.
He shouted, âCody Johnstone!â âMaddox!â A young man with vigorous energy and a long life force stepped forward, still youthful in appearance.
He emerged from the crowd, having already foreseen his fate, smiling brightly.
âItâs been years since we last met.
Look at my cultivationââŹâIâve reached the path-returning realm.
I didnât disgrace you, did I?â âFool!â Maddox slapped him hard.ĂÂ He looked at his younger cousin, who had grown up with him.ĂÂ They had been close since childhood.ĂÂ How had it come to this?
Codyâs face reddened from the slap, but he didnât get angry.
Instead, he spoke softly, âThe Northern King must have found out.
No one can protect us now.â âBut, Maddox, sometimes there are things you have to do.
When ill winds blow, if you donât join them, they ostracize you, distrust you, and may even kill you to keep secrets buried.â His words were filled with unwillingness and helplessness.
âFool!â Maddox was furious.
âIf your heart is still righteous, who would dare to kill you?â âBrother, they really would.â Cody closed his eyes and stretched out his neck, ready to accept his death.
âWho are they?â Maddoxâs expression darkened.
âWho is behind this?â âYouâll find out sooner or later.â Cody said no more, accepting his fate.
âEveryone, come out.
No need to do a roll call.
The Johnstone family is brave.
If you committed the crime, you face the consequences.â âSelig Johnstone!â âGreer Johnstone!â âBristol JohnstoneââŹÂŚâ Nearly a hundred of the Johnstone familyâs disciples stepped forward.
Two of them were Maddoxâs younger cousins, ones who had witnessed the Northern Armyâs rise to power.
How had things gone so wrong?
The book in Maddoxâs hand turned to dust.
With a wave of his hand, he crushed their minds and killed them all.
There was no room for negotiation.
The evil they had done was too numerous to record.
Only death could repay the debt.
But it wasnât just the Johnstone family.
Behind the hundreds of generals in the Northern Army were hundreds of families.
Braydon had already seen through the evil they had committed.
No one could protect them.
Maddox had been the first to act, stunning everyone.
The gathered noble disciples were in shock, realizing something was terribly wrong.
Lucian Cross emerged from the crowd and looked at the old man, Ilyas Cross.
âGrandfather, there are things I must do,â he said hoarsely.
âWhat are you doing?â Ilyasâs voice trembled.ĂÂ At his age, the thing he cherished most was the Cross familyâs descendants.
It was a joy to see the Cross family thriving.
And with a descendent serving the Northern Army as a regimental commander, the Cross family had been sailing smoothly in Preston.
So what was Lucian planning to do?
âDillon Cross!â He held the book in her hand and called coldly.
âLucian, youââŹÂŚâ A man with graying sideburns slowly stepped forward from the crowd.
He was Ilyasâs eldest son.
Lucianâs uncle.
And today, this man had to die.
The sins he had committed were the most horrifying.
âUncle, Iâll see you off today.
Donât hate me,â Lucian said softly.
There was no need to list his crimes.
The Northern Army would never wrong anyone.
The information had been personally investigated by Luther Carden, and it was conclusive.
The commander had reviewed it himself.
Lucian and the others knew well the methods of the Northern Army.
Nothing had been overlooked.
His cold sword was drawn, pointing diagonally toward the sky.
âLucian, what are you doing?â Ilyas asked, his voice trembling.
âCanât we sit down as a family and talk?â âGrandfather, Iâm afraid you donât know the evil that Uncle and the others are responsible for, do you?â Lucian gripped his cold sword tightly, unable to act.
This old man really didnât know.
In the Cross family, he had been pampered by his descendants, unaware of the sins they committed under his watch.
The Cross family had become a refuge for filth.
If they didnât cleanse the house today, they would face extermination in the future.
Even ancient aristocratic families had perished over time.
What were these so-called noble families now?
Ignoring his grandfatherâs objections, Lucian swung his blade, and Dillonâs head hit the ground.
The Cross family disciples were in shock, filled with fear as they knelt before the elderly Ilyas, trembling.
âGrandfather, save us!â âGrandfather, weâre all Cross family members!
Uncle Lucian wants to kill us!â âHelp us, Grandfather!â Those who knelt knew the wrongs they had committed.
âLucian!â Ilyas was consumed by grief.
âGrandfather, the Cross family brought this upon themselves.
Even if the commander orders our extermination, I wonât ask for mercy.â Lucianâs body surged with killing intent.ĂÂ He turned and shouted coldly, âLyell Cross, are you going to step forward and confess, or shall I help you?â âLucian, itâs come to this.
What more is there to say?â A young man stepped forward.
He was one of the few who didnât kneel and beg for mercy.
At least he had some courage.
Lucian shouted angrily, âTen years ago, you slaughtered the shops in Lamar, killing 42 people and plundering everything.
In the years that followed, you robbed 42 more shops in Lamar.
In one night, every shop in Lamar fled, all because of you.â The major crimes were all documented.
This was their own doing.
If it were just minor offenses, a few reckless sons of wealthy families, Braydon wouldnât recall the generals of the Northern Army.
For a hedonistic son, whether they were disciplined or punished wouldnât matter.
But they had gone too far.
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