Berserk God of War

But even so, Fu Miaoling seemed to wipe her mouth without any fear and then coldly sneered, "Didn’t you just ask me to play a tune? I obediently played as you asked."

As her voice fell, the Old Woman’s face turned cold and said, "Who allowed you to play a stringless tune, who allowed you to play spatial overlapping melodies?"

Sikong Jing, hidden in the dark, of course understood upon hearing this...

It was also Fu Miaoling’s first time playing a stringless tune in public, and as for the Old Woman, she was definitely from the Holy Craftsman You Family. She immediately rushed over from Holy Craftsman Mountain upon discovering Fu Miaoling’s actions to interrogate and scold her.

The Old Woman even appeared a bit flustered.

Clearly, Fu Miaoling’s stringless playing deeply touched a bottom line of the Holy Craftsman You Family.

In response to the Old Woman’s rebuke, Fu Miaoling simply replied calmly, "Didn’t you hear, so many people by the lake were cheering? They love my music so much but can’t hear it clearly, so of course, I had to play a piece for them."

As soon as she finished speaking... smack!

The Old Woman couldn’t help but step forward and slapped Fu Miaoling hard, knocking her to the ground, then said, "Nonsense, don’t think I don’t know what you’re plotting. You’re trying to let outsiders discover the secret of the Mechanical Message Bird, right?"

Fu Miaoling covered her face slightly, then released her hand and stood up casually.

She still smiled and said, "Didn’t you guys pledge allegiance to the Qianwang Holy Tower? Then if I reveal the Mechanical Messenger Bird’s secret, wouldn’t it suit your intentions? That way, you can offer me to the Qianwang Holy Tower and gain..."

Before she finished speaking, the Old Woman interrupted frantically, "Shut up!"

She stared fiercely at Fu Miaoling, then said coldly, "Even if we pledged allegiance to the Qianwang Holy Tower, the secret of the Mechanical Messenger Bird absolutely cannot be revealed to them, or else Holy Craftsman Mountain will lose its great value."

At this point, the Old Woman spoke coldly again, "So you intended to use the Qianwang Holy Tower to support your Fu Family, but you are dreaming and must pay a heavy price for this."

Suddenly, the Old Woman extended three fingers...

"Thirty percent, because of your foolish actions, I will now kill thirty percent of the people in your Fu Family."

The Old Woman’s voice echoed in the lounge, turning the surrounding people’s faces pale with fear.

All the poor people of the Holy Craftsman Fu Family were now in the lounge; if thirty percent of them were directly eliminated, they could very likely be among them, which was why the elderly man with a sallow complexion appeared so flustered after Fu Miaoling’s stringless performance.

Indeed, such behavior thoroughly infuriated the Holy Craftsman You Family...

But this threat still did not scare Fu Miaoling in the slightest.

Clang...

Suddenly, she pressed a dagger against her own neck and faced the Old Woman, "Now, I am the only one in the Fu Family who can make a true Mechanical Messenger Bird. If you dare kill my family, I dare to die in front of you."

Her words were firm and unyielding.

And as she spoke, the Old Woman’s face changed drastically, "You..."

Pausing for a moment, the Old Woman thought of something and began to coldly laugh, "Only you? Ha ha, don’t think we don’t know that your brother has also inherited the secret of the Messenger Bird, and he is in our hands now."

"If you dare to die, your brother will endure all you are enduring now. Do you want to see your brother suffer humiliation?"

Pfft...

However, as soon as she spoke, Fu Miaoling sneered and responded, "Is my brother really in your hands? I’m sorry, I have recently confirmed that my brother is no longer on Holy Craftsman Mountain; he has disappeared."

As the gentle voice faded, the Old Woman’s face changed again.

She then spoke in a mix of shock and anger, "How do you... Nonsense, your brother is in our hands, and if you act out, he will endure endless pain."

She initially intended to say "how did you know" but immediately changed her words.

Obviously, she was trying hard to deny the fact of Fu Miaoling’s brother’s disappearance...

Yet Fu Miaoling continued to sneer without speaking, pressing the dagger more and more against her neck, with blood slowly trickling down her skin.

This immediately threw the Old Woman into panic, and as the dagger pressed deeper...

The Old Woman finally shouted, "Aren’t you afraid that if you die, we’ll wipe out everyone in your Fu Family?"

Her heart was burning with rage to the utmost, never having been pushed into a corner by anyone from the Fu Family like this before.

For three hundred years, they have controlled the Holy Craftsman Fu Family, trying every means to extract the secret of the Mechanical Messenger Bird, yet no matter what methods they used, the Fu Family was adamant.

They also knew, if the secret was handed over, the entire Fu Family would die.

Ten years ago, the Fu Family’s actions became even harsher and more decisive. Perhaps driven to desperation, unable to bear the three hundred years of pressure, they passed the secret down only to Fu Miaoling and her brother in this generation.

All other keepers of the secret committed suicide...

The brother can only inherit the secret after Fu Miaoling’s death, and only possibly.

There is even a fifty percent chance of failure...

In other words, the Fu Family intended for Fu Miaoling alone to make a last stand against the entire Holy Craftsman You Family, so long as she alone remained they could negotiate terms.

They could even threaten with death!

Her brother’s inheritance might fail, so the Holy Craftsman You Family dared not gamble on killing Fu Miaoling.

Hence, the You Family took Fu Miaoling’s brother as a hostage on Holy Craftsman Mountain, forcing Fu Miaoling to obey, while ensuring a glimmer of hope remained, lest they’re left with only Fu Miaoling alive.

But two years ago, Fu Miaoling’s brother suddenly disappeared; no one knows how he vanished.

This made the Holy Craftsman You Family deadly worried.

As for Fu Miaoling, they certainly kept this a tight secret, but how did she learn of it now?

Gazing at the Old Woman’s hideous face, Fu Miaoling gently replied, "To exchange the death of the entire Holy Craftsman Fu Family for your Holy Craftsman You Family’s complete downfall could be seen as dragging fish to death with broken nets, isn’t it a good thing."

"Didn’t you want to pledge allegiance to the Qianwang Holy Tower?"

"Ha ha, without our Holy Craftsman Fu Family’s Mechanical Messenger Bird, your status will plummet."

At this, Fu Miaoling couldn’t help but laugh...

While the Old Woman’s face turned darker, without the Fu Family’s Mechanical Messenger Bird, their Holy Craftsman You Family wouldn’t garner the attention of the Qianwang Holy Tower and would fall from grace.

"Moreover, my brother is missing, perhaps he is still alive?"

"Even if we all die, the inheritance might not be broken, so what do I have to fear?"

Fu Miaoling’s sneers grew louder, and of course, she knew why her brother had disappeared. She found out the day after he disappeared because it was the Qianwang Holy Tower’s doing.

The Qianwang Holy Tower had imprisoned her brother in the Thousand Prison Tower.

So, of course, she knew her brother was still alive, and naturally, she dared to take a gamble.

"Heh heh heh..."

The Old Woman clenched her fist tightly, then her expression suddenly became increasingly fierce, "Very well, very well."

At this point, the Old Woman suddenly opened her mouth and shouted loudly, "Dear guests from afar, I am You Yao, the Third Elder of Holy Craftsman Mountain. Tonight, Holy Craftsman Mountain brings you a thrilling program: the auction of an evening with Shuibo Fairy, Fu Miaoling."