My low-key cultivation of immortality was discovered by the emperor in my diary.

Chapter 271: It’s your own fault and you won’t survive

The Bai family is large and powerful, and its fame is renowned throughout Wushan.

However, the tribe has a large population and simply does not have enough resources to allocate.

This is why the Bai family had to adopt a strategy of selecting elites in order to cultivate the most outstanding offspring with limited resources. This was a helpless move.

In addition, the Bai family was no exception to the common practice of embezzlement, bribery, and theft among those in charge of security, which were frequently seen in large families.

After the Bai family patriarch emerged from seclusion, he personally inspected the storeroom. He found that few of the valuable items remained, and the remaining stock consisted of many inferior or counterfeit goods.

He sighed and slowly said, "Throughout my life, I have accumulated a private treasury hidden inside a hollow stone. The treasures within were all collected by my own hands and have never been shown to anyone."

"If you're willing to show leniency and spare my life, I'll gladly give you everything in my private treasury."

After saying that, he stared intently at Chu Lengyu, trying to catch a glimpse of wavering in her eyes.

However, Chu Lengyu's expression remained as cold as ever, as if she did not take his suggestion to heart.

Seeing this, the Bai family patriarch felt a chill run down his spine, but he had no choice but to try to move her and fight for a chance to survive.

So he spoke again, his tone earnest: "Everything I have said is true. There is indeed my life's treasure in that private vault. If you do not believe me, I swear to heaven that I have not uttered a single falsehood. I only ask that you have mercy and give me a way out."

He added, "Today's events are nothing but a misunderstanding. If you can be lenient, the Bai family is willing to form an alliance based on generations of friendship and work together to achieve great things. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Lengyu's eyes flashed with a hint of mockery, as if she found the suggestion amusing.

Madam Lan carefully put away the East Sea Pearl, then turned back leisurely and said with a playful tone, "Allies? Patriarch Bai, you are mistaken. In this world, the strong are respected and the weak are subservient; this is an ironclad rule."

These words were spoken to the Bai family patriarch, but they were not solely directed at him.

She gracefully bowed to Chu Lengyu and then said, "Rest assured, Mountain Lord, I will immediately arrange for people to thoroughly investigate the Bai family. All spoils will be yours. As for the Bai family patriarch's private treasury, I will also lead a search party to find it."

When the Palace Master Ju saw that she changed her tune so quickly and immediately took on a lot of work for her, she was quite surprised.

Having known each other for so many years, how could she not know Madam Lan's temperament? She was an extremely shrewd woman who wouldn't act until she saw a clear benefit.

Seeing that Madam Lan was willing to act as a subordinate and behave so humbly and politely was truly unexpected. While the Palace Master Ju sneered inwardly, she was also puzzled.

Chu Lengyu raised her hand to stop her, and said, "The Bai family... no longer needs a thorough investigation."

Madam Lan looked surprised, and the others present also cast puzzled glances at her.

In their view, the Bai family not only deceived them first, but also secretly worshipped a monster like the Bai family ancestor. There must be more conspiracies hidden behind them, so how could they not investigate to the end?

"Mountain Lord, what do you mean by this?" Madam Lan bowed slightly, wanting a clear answer.

Chu Lengyu picked up the teacup on the table, her slender fingers stroking the rim of the cup, and gently blew on it to dissipate the rising steam.

She said slowly, "Because the Bai family has been wiped out."

These words struck like a bolt from the blue, shocking everyone present.

Everyone was stunned, as if they had heard the most absurd thing in the world.

Even the most simple-minded barbarian couldn't believe it and stood there dumbfounded.

"How is that possible?! That's a family of cultivators with a thousand-year-old tradition!" Duanmu Man couldn't help but exclaim, his expression filled with deep shock.

"Yes, the Bai family has a deep foundation and many powerful figures. How could they have been wiped out suddenly?" Jiang Li muttered to herself, unable to convince herself.

Madam Lan and Elder Merlin were so shocked they were speechless, trying to find a trace of joking on Chu Lengyu's face.

"What...what exactly is going on?" asked Palace Master Ju.

She remembered the giant cloud-like hand that had smashed the Hundred Flowers Palace yesterday, and her brows furrowed as suspicion arose in her heart.

The Bai family patriarch grew increasingly wary of Chu Lengyu. The Bai family ancestral home was dozens of miles away from Huai Valley. How could she know that something had happened to the Bai family when she was clearly attending a tea party here?

He asked with some confusion, "Since you knew, why didn't you stop me?"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately understood that it was actually the Bai family patriarch who had gone on a killing spree in his own ancestral home, exterminating his relatives!

With the bizarre abilities and bloodthirsty nature displayed by those vines, killing ordinary innate realm cultivators would be a piece of cake.

Even these renowned experts, if faced with the Bai family patriarch alone, would probably only be able to fight to the death and then flee in disarray.

The power of those vines is terrifying; it's only a matter of time before they wipe out a family or even a town.

Previously, when everyone was fighting against the Bai family patriarch, they all believed that they must not let him escape.

They all knew that while they could still suppress him together, the consequences would be unimaginable if the Bai family patriarch were to escape and devour living beings to grow stronger, like a snowball rolling downhill.

It will probably not be long before he grows into a terrifying being they cannot even imagine, at which point the entire world will be plunged into an unprecedented crisis.

Fortunately, this worst-case scenario has been averted.

Upon suddenly hearing the news of the Bai family's annihilation, they were deeply shocked and remained in shock for a long time.

Those were his blood relatives and descendants; how could he bring himself to do it?

Thinking of this, everyone felt a chill run down their spines.

This patriarch of the Bai family is truly an anomaly among anomalies. His ruthlessness and cruelty have completely exceeded the realm of common sense.

Chu Lengyu's response to this was even simpler.

"Heaven's sins may be forgiven, but self-inflicted sins cannot be escaped."