However, based on the rumors about the Jiang family that Lin Yao had heard, they would likely choose the last option. People who are constantly scheming and plotting would certainly be very careful about security and reliability. The first two scenarios would be risky if the monitoring system or the person reporting malfunctioned. Only the last option would be more secure.
The buildings not far from the main house were a good observation point. Lin Yao carefully controlled his senses and had Xiao Cao cooperate to investigate. The result was that these courtyards were empty, and even the surveillance equipment could not be found, so it was obviously not in this location.
Light it yourself? Unless it's black powder, Lin Yaocai felt confident in using an open flame to ignite it. Otherwise, he couldn't meet the necessary conditions for many explosives to react. Even if it was black powder, where could he find an open flame in the pitch-black basement?
Lin Yao, who had just opened his eyes, was about to discuss something with Elder Yi Potian when he suddenly noticed that the towering cliffs in the distance looked very out of place under the bright streetlights.
Cliff! That's right, it's a cliff!
The hall was situated at the pass of a valley, flanked by towering cliffs. If there was a best spot for concealment and observation, this was it. Because it was night, the streetlights couldn't reach that location. Even if a Grand Elder, a Heavenly-level expert, rushed up to investigate, he would inevitably attract numerous sniper rifles and rocket-propelled grenades. Moreover, with the abilities of a Heavenly-level expert, a few uses of natural energy would be enough to raze the hall's outer walls to the ground. There was no need for such trouble.
However, no matter how it's handled, the other members of the Yi family will have to pass through the hall to enter the valley, even if it's a ruined hall. In that case, the explosives will definitely work.
"Little Grass, go and check the cliffs on both sides," Lin Yao instructed Little Grass.
"Okay, let's split into two groups and investigate together to avoid wasting time." Lin Yao's anger was growing stronger, and Xiao Cao noticed this and just wanted to end the matter as soon as possible. She didn't like Lin Yao's emotions.
There aren't many places to hide on a cliff, and Lin Yao soon discovered that someone was waiting on the cliff. There was a small box next to the person, and a push-pull switch on the open box was very obvious, which was probably the detonation controller.
"Little Grass, flip that switch." Lin Yao gave the order. He knew that Little Grass was capable of doing this. Unless the other party held the detonator close to their body and used their mid-stage Earth-level or higher true qi for protection, Little Grass could easily exert force at this distance.
With a deafening roar, louder than thunder in the sky, a tremor from the ground struck the Yi family members who had gathered together to await the outcome.
Immediately, fragments flew from the direction of the main residence, accompanied by a huge shockwave, causing everyone to hurriedly activate their internal energy for protection. Fortunately, the distance was relatively far, and the sound traveled much faster than the flying fragments, thus preventing some of the Yi family members from being injured.
As the thick smoke dissipated, the nearby streetlights went out, leaving only distant streetlights illuminating the ruins at the entrance to the valley.
The main hall of the Jiang family mansion disappeared, leaving only a huge crater. The other buildings next to it were in ruins, and the broken walls looked quite intact. The buildings further inwards were obviously made of a huge amount of reinforced concrete and were not greatly affected by the explosion.
"Sir..." Elder Yi Potian opened his mouth wide, looking at Lin Yao with some shock.
Anyone with a modicum of common sense would understand that this explosion was closely related to Lin Yao, very closely related. Even from such a distance, he couldn't help but be awestruck by Lin Yao's abilities once again. Was this man a deity?
"Elder, there probably aren't any more explosives further in, but many members of the Jiang family are carrying weapons, and each of them has more than a dozen grenades. We need to be careful." Lin Yao's tone softened slightly. He felt a surge of satisfaction after blowing up the Jiang family's main hall.
"Alright, let's charge over there right now." Elder Yi Potian was clearly decisive and efficient. He turned around and immediately ordered the Yi family members, "Everyone, watch out for their grenades and firearms. Attack immediately and make the Yi family pay for their blood debt!"
The crowd's emotions reached their peak. Like a pack of roaring lions, they charged towards the Jiang family's main residence.
"Protect Master!" Elder Yi Potian shouted to Yi An, then unleashed his power and soared away, becoming the first to charge forward.
Yi An was about to agree when he suddenly realized that Lin Yao had disappeared. Upon closer inspection, he saw that Lin Yao had rushed over at an even faster speed, which even surpassed that of the Grand Elder Yi Potian. Moreover, he could leap more than ten meters with each step, and his ability to accelerate in mid-air was completely beyond Yi An's comprehension.
The aristocratic families had a strict hierarchical system. When Lin Yao was meditating, only the First Elder Yi Potian and Yi An were by his side. The other disciples stood far behind, so they did not hear their conversation.
Although they had doubts about Lin Yao's speed and the abilities he had previously displayed, they at most thought that this young master was quite capable and did not see any deeper inside story. Even when the firepower in a certain direction disappeared immediately after entering the town, they only found it strange and did not think that it was Lin Yao's doing.
Lin Yao started his journey a little later than the Grand Elder, but they arrived at the ruins almost simultaneously.
In a flash, Lin Yao rushed into the door behind the hall. The building, where the entire wall had disappeared, resembled an open door, welcoming these avengers.
There were no bullets or grenades to greet Lin Yao and Elder Yi Potian, because the Jiang family members, after experiencing the shock of the explosion, were quickly dealt with by Xiao Cao and lay unconscious on the ground.
The same thing continued, except for two men lying on the ground trembling, who were easily dealt with by Yi Potian.
Although someone of Yi Po's level should disdain dealing with such a powerless weakling, decades of blood feud made him set aside such dignity.
What does dignity matter if we can kill more members of the Jiang family? We don't need it! Back then, the Jiang family also bullied the weak, ruthlessly exterminating the Yi family members who were far less capable than them. If it weren't for the martyrs' selfless courage and decisiveness in dying alongside the enemy, the Yi family would have been completely wiped out long ago.
It was precisely because of the Jiang family's attacks and the heroic sacrifices of the Yi family's ancestors who were willing to die alongside their enemies that the spirit of the entire Yi family was elevated, creating the image of the Yi family as desperate outlaws in the minds of all the aristocratic families.
At this moment, Elder Yi Potian had no more doubts. He was certain that Lin Yao possessed extraordinary abilities and could unleash his power from long and extremely long distances.
This kind of power can not only detonate pre-planted bombs, but can also directly poison, knock out, or kill the enemy. This is why the enemy's gunner suddenly fell unconscious when we first entered the town.
With Lin Yao and Elder Yi Potian, both top-tier experts, in the ranks, the Yi family's forces, like a scorching dagger piercing through butter, stormed into the depths of the Jiang family's main residence without any hindrance. Yi An and other Yi family members following behind them simply picked up the pieces, finishing off the unconscious Jiang family members who were rolling and groaning on the ground with a bullet or a knife, completely severing their life force. They also confiscated the grenades and firearms they were equipped with, gradually ensuring that all the Yi family members were armed.
Killing those who are unable to resist is despicable in the martial arts world, but all the Yi family members felt no remorse, because ever since they were old enough to understand, they had known that the Jiang family was their enemy—the kind of mortal enemy. For an enemy with such a deep-seated blood feud, any rules could be disregarded.
Reputation? Does the Yi family need it? They're all already "madmen," so they have to live up to that title.
Treat friends with the warmth of spring, and enemies with the ruthlessness of winter! This is the principle of the Yi family.
The Jiang family's main residence also has a large hall located deep in the valley.
This is the true main hall of the Jiang family, where all the Jiang family members gather and where the family head issues unified orders.
At this moment, more than a hundred people were gathered in the hall. Jiang Xianhua, who was sitting in the position of the family head on a stone platform forty centimeters above the ground, had a grim expression. He really did not expect that the Yi family's strength had reached such a level, and that their speed of progress was so fast from the moment they entered the Jiang family's territory.
The entire forty-man rocket artillery attack team was wiped out, and even after their annihilation, they were unaware of the extent of casualties inflicted on the Yi family by this costly ambush.
Then came the ambush by snipers and heavy machine gunners when entering the outskirts of the town. From the surveillance footage, Jiang Xianhua saw that this ambush had almost no effect on the Yi family, and there were no casualties, while the Jiang family members were killed one by one. The efficiency and reaction of the killing once led Jiang Xianhua to conclude that three Heavenly-level masters had appeared.
Once the other side had fully entered the town, the ubiquitous surveillance system, under the bright lighting, revealed the entire group's situation, leaving Jiang Xianhua utterly shocked.
Two! The Yi family has produced two Heavenly Realm experts! And one of them is quite young!
Although Lin Yao had disguised himself beforehand, Jiang Xianhua could tell at a glance that Lin Yao was young and was certain that he was no more than thirty years old.
Lin Yao might not understand what a thirty-year-old Heavenly-level expert meant, but Jiang Xianhua, the head of a powerful family, felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave after learning the answer. This was the end for the Jiang family!
Jiang Xianhua was more aware than anyone of the blood feud between the Jiang and Yi families, but he had never taken it to heart. This was because the Yi family had completely declined; the entire Yi family only had one mid-stage Earth-level expert, and even the early-stage Earth-level experts were few and far between. The only Heaven-level peak expert capable of threatening the Jiang family, Yi Potian, had been paralyzed and bedridden for five years due to a qi deviation.
Jiang Xianhua, who had been keeping a close eye on the Yi family, knew all this information clearly. If it weren't for the constraints imposed by the military and his superiors, Jiang Xianhua would have already wiped out the entire Yi family, not even sparing a single rat.
The Yi family made great contributions during the founding of the People's Republic of China, a fact known to all prominent families. However, the Yi family has now declined and has no chance of revival. As a result, the Jiang family has emerged, demonstrating its strength and attitude by severely attacking the Yi family. This allowed the Jiang family to quickly rise from among many second-rate families to the ranks of the four great families. Of course, this is also related to the fact that the Jiang family has a top-level expert, Jiang Chengen; otherwise, they would only be among the three great families today.
The recent resurgence of the Yi family had greatly alarmed Jiang Xianhua. The sudden appearance of over a hundred early-stage Earth-level experts, along with numerous mid-stage and top-stage Earth-level experts, and even a peak-stage and Heaven-level expert, made Jiang Xianhua feel a great danger—a danger to the Jiang family. That's why he mobilized a large number of people to investigate. In the end, all suspicions focused on a young man named Lin Yao who appeared in Chengdu.