Chapter 70: Family Crisis
Hearing the bad news, Li Yu's hand shook, and he only heard the head of the family say: "When the Tuoba family betrayed, Hongxin was on the battlefield. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ infoβ
"At that time, he fought against the third-order brute beast with Uncle Jingyao, and the mongrel Tuoba Zhou suddenly made a sneak attack, beating Uncle Jingyao to death, and at the critical moment, Hongxin blocked a knife for the ancestor. β
"Hongxin died under the knife that pierced the heart, if it wasn't for his desperate rescue, Uncle Jingyao would have died under that knife. β
Li Yu clenched his fists, Li Hongxin was one of the best people in the Li family to him, but he died in the hands of Tuoba Zhou, a traitor, which can be regarded as a blood feud.
He let out a long roar: "I will definitely cut off the head of the old dog of Tuoba Zhou to pay tribute to Uncle Xin's spirit in the sky!"
Li Hongye's generous palm pressed on Li Yu's shoulder: "I think the same way, after I break through the innate realm, I must bloody the Tuoba family and avenge the countless heroes of my Li family." β
In the battle of Heavenly Mandate City, the Li family suffered heavy losses, and at least seventy percent of the clansmen of Li Hongye's generation died in battle, like Li Hongxin, Li Hongxing and others all died in battle, and they were all the backbone of the family.
"Brother Yu, you are really fine, I will say that you are blessed with a great life, and you will definitely be able to escape from Heavenly Destiny City. Li Yu was about to ask about the situation of the head of the family, Li Tai'an, but he didn't expect this guy to run over.
When he saw Li Yu and the head of the family, he hurriedly came over to say hello, so as not to worry about him.
"Brother Yu, you don't know how thrilling the battle of Heavenly Destiny City is, I also rushed to the battlefield at the last moment, but at that time the defenders also began to retreat, so I also retreated in a daze. β
"It's a pity that I never managed to confront the barbarian, I didn't cut off the barbarian's head, and it was not easy to brag to my grandson in the future. β
Li Tai'an is not really heartless, he just said this to let Li Yu dilute the grief of the death of relatives and friends.
Li Yu slapped him with a smile: "You went to the battlefield, and it is already a blessing that you are not missing arms and legs." β
With Li Tai'an's gags, the haze in Li Yu's heart was dispelled a lot.
At this time, the reinforcements of Chuning County had already received the personnel of Heavenly Mandate City and began to lead people to withdraw to the county seat.
After some statistics, the county officials were shocked in their hearts, the casualties in Heavenly Mandate City were too heavy.
There were nearly 400,000 civilians in the vicinity of Heavenly Mandate City, and that was the scale that had only been reached after years of migration and multiplication.
But after experiencing the crazy slaughter of the barbarians, there are less than 30,000 civilians who can withdraw with the defenders of Heavenly Mandate City, which is simply one in ten steps.
Even more heavy than the civilian casualties were the warriors, who took the initiative to be the queen of the civilian palace during the retreat, and were besieged by the barbarians.
The barbarians consciously besieged and killed the warriors with combat power, and would rather let go of some civilians than kill and injure more warriors, that is, they wanted to quickly eliminate the living forces of the Heavenly Mandate City.
There were more than 25,000 martial artists registered in the Heavenly Mandate City Martial Arts Hall, which were martial artists above the third level of body refinement, and they already had considerable combat power, and they were also the minimum standard for recruiting sergeants in the army.
But after retreating, there were less than 5,000 surviving warriors, and the proportion of casualties was amazing.
There were originally sixty or seventy families of all sizes in the City of Heavenly Destiny, but after the First World War, more than forty families were destroyed.
To be able to establish a family, there is at least one Qi Sense Realm martial artist in the clan, so many families have been destroyed, and there are countless Qi Sense Realm martial artists who have died in battle.
There are also countless martial arts cheats that have fallen into the hands of the barbarians, which is also a big loss.
After returning to the county seat of Chuning, the people and warriors who had retired from the Mandate of Heaven City were placed in the southeast corner of the county, which was the area left for development in the county, just enough for the people of the Mandate of Heaven to live.
After arranging the family members, Li Hongye called Li Yu into a room, which was the most comfortable room in the courtyard where the Li family lived.
Seeing the white-haired man lying on the sickbed, Li Yu immediately recognized it, this was Li Jingyao, and the only innate master of the Li family.
As a congenital master, Li Jingyao has a lifespan of at least two hundred years, and now he is only in his early eighties, so he should have maintained his middle-aged appearance.
But due to his serious injury, his origin was severely damaged, Li Jingyao aged rapidly, and now he is like an old man who is dying, and he may pass away at any time.
"Jingyao Ancestor!" Li Yu bowed and saluted, but was stopped by the head of the family.
"Uncle Jingyao has always been an informal character, and this time it was Uncle Jing who specially mentioned it, so I brought you to his room. β
Li Yu silently looked at the pillar of the clan who was seriously injured, and the white-haired old man said slowly: "Yu'er, you are the most outstanding back of my Li family. β
"After I die, the Li family will rely on Hongye and you to support me. β
Li Yu had also heard Li Hongye mention it before, Li Jingyao was attacked by Tuoba Zhou, and his heart and lungs were pierced, hurting the source of life.
If it weren't for the vitality of the innate master, Li Jingyao would definitely not be able to hold on to now.
But after all, this is a fatal injury, if nothing else, the ancestor of the clan will not last more than three days and will die of exhaustion.
Seeing Li Yu and Li Hongye's sad faces, Li Jingyao coughed twice: "You don't have to be sad, people always die, it's just sooner or later." β
"I'm also mentally prepared for this, but after my death, my Li family doesn't have a master of the Innate Realm, I'm afraid it will fall into a crisis. β
"The barbarians have invaded on a large scale, and the Great Chu Kingdom will soon fall into war, and without the innate masters, it will be difficult to maintain the family incense. β
"It's like the forty-three big and small families that were destroyed when the Heavenly Mandate City was breached!"
Li Hongye couldn't help but feel concerned, the innate master can be a thousand people, as long as there is a peak state of the innate master support, it is enough for a family to stand tall in ordinary wars.
Many families in Heavenly Mandate City were wiped out because of the lack of a mainstay innate master in the family.
As soon as they were surrounded and suppressed by the barbarian soldiers, they were exterminated one after another, and no one survived.
"So Hongye, you must break through to the innate realm as soon as possible, so that I can leave with confidence. β
"And Yu'er, you are the hope of the next generation of our Li family, and the rise of the Li family depends on you. β
Li Jingyao seemed to be explaining what was going on, and he finally whispered: "If the Li family is cut off in my hands, then I will be an unforgivable sinner." β
"If Brother Tianhao is still here, how can my Li family fall to this step......
Heavenly Mandate City is the base of the Li family, and the Li family has a lot of minerals, medicine gardens and industries near Heavenly Mandate City, and now that they have withdrawn from Heavenly Mandate City, the Li family's power has been hit hard.
Coupled with the casualties, if Li Jingyao dies, the Li family will be reduced to an ordinary family, and it may be destroyed in the war at any time.
After withdrawing from the room, Li Hongye patted Li Yu on the shoulder: "Yu'er, after the Heavenly Mandate City is captured, the barbarians may invade Chuning County City and Longteng City at any time. β
"With the blood stains of hundreds of thousands of people in Heavenly Mandate City, the barbarians can summon more brute beasts, and the county city of Chuning is not safe. β
"I am responsible for protecting the family, and the hope of the family lies in you. β
Li Yu couldn't help but say: "Family master, I want to live and die with the Li family." β
Some people in the Li family did have a certain amount of malice towards Li Yu before, but most of them still cared about Li Yu very much, which made him feel the warmth of the family.
Li Hongye shook his head and said, "Yu'er, although you can confront the martial artists of the Qi Sense Realm, in the face of the general trend, your strength alone is still too weak. β
"You should save yourself, in half a month, the selection of the martial arts academy will begin, you must pass the selection and enter a certain martial academy, so that you can get out of the danger of Chuning County. β