Invincible Copy System
Chapter Summary
Linley certainly wouldn't hold this against him, because many people have said that he is a righteous and principled magician. If you dare to make even the slightest slander against the Magicians' Guild, they won't hesitate to use your entire family's heads to make you realize your mistake. From families that could control an entire city to families with only a few dozen people, all those families have now been wiped out, all because of something they did with the Magicians' Guild.
Aside from the family's head steward, everyone around them looked grim. These were all members of the Shangguan family, used to walking around with their heads held high. But now, with Shangguan Bao dead, the Shangguan family's fortunes had crumbled. If they still wanted to act arrogantly, that was unlikely. That's how the world works; if your family isn't powerful enough, don't expect others to treat you badly. The Shangguan family was now on the decline, and everyone around could see it clearly. If they wanted to continue living as before, that wouldn't be possible. So, these people were all seething with anger, determined to find this ferocious beast and avenge Shangguan, just to vent their frustrations.
Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse. Even if the Shangguan family is not doing well now, such a big incident has happened. The number two in the family has been killed. We must show everyone that the Shangguan family will definitely take revenge. No matter how powerful the enemy is, we must destroy them. Since they dared to attack our number two, we must make a strong statement. If we just let this matter go and let it fade away, then many people will bully the Shangguan family in the future. Among the eight major groups, the Shangguan family is not very good. They are ranked one or two at the bottom. So this time, they must do something impressive and let others know that their family will never let the ferocious beast go.
"Second Master, we have searched the entire area and found more than a dozen squads. But the strength of these squads is such that even if one or two of them have had dealings with you before, their strength is still considerable. Even if you stand still, they can't kill you. Besides, the guards around you are not weak. If we're talking about this, they don't have the ability."
This guy had already screened everyone around him and finally came to this conclusion. Shangguan Qingyun frowned. These people couldn't possibly be the ferocious beasts that killed the second young master. If we're talking about strength, it's probably only Linley's team. But Shangguan Qingyun had already ruled out Linley. Besides the lack of direct evidence, he also didn't want to make enemies of the Mage Guild. The Shangguan family was slowly declining. If they got involved with the Mage Guild, it wouldn't end well. If the Mage Guild knew that the Shangguan family suspected them, they would definitely come knocking. Are those people in the Mage Guild easy to deal with?
"Second Master, please forgive my boldness, but if we're going to deduce things from this perspective, I think it might be related to that magician. No one else has that kind of power; only magic does. We..."
Before the man could finish speaking, the head steward's face darkened. This man was usually very good at reading people, and he immediately swallowed back the rest of his words. If he offended the head steward, he wouldn't have a good life in the future. Although he sent you to investigate, you can't just casually look at the situation. If the Shangguan family were placed on the opposite side of the Mage Guild, do you think the Shangguan family could still bear the consequences? You people wouldn't be able to live a carefree life, you wouldn't even be able to live an ordinary life. The Mage Guild doesn't show any mercy when it comes to doing things, and they've done many things like annihilation.
"Shut your mouth! Do you think you can just say things like that? If this gets out, people outside will amplify the rumor tenfold. Even if the Mage's Guild didn't do it, they'll blame Mr. Linley. Do you think the Mage's Guild will let it go then? They're always causing trouble. If this happens to them, they could wipe us out in no time. We won't even have the strength to resist. Have you forgotten the Wang family in our city? They were incredibly powerful together, practically controlling half the city. But what did they do in the end? The Mage's Guild wiped them out without a word of explanation. Although we're much stronger than the Wang family, we're missing Shangguan Bao now..."
Shangguan Qingyun was telling the truth. Although the people below were indignant, they had to shut their mouths because of their future. The Shangguan family used to be able to do whatever they wanted in this area, but what could they do now? Even if you suspected the Mage Guild, you didn't even dare to have a doubt. That was the power of the Mage Guild. It didn't matter if you had a few doubts, but if the Mage Guild took it seriously, they would definitely make a big fuss. Don't think that the Mage Guild is a kind-hearted person. They never acted reasonably. Not to mention the current Shangguan family, even when Shangguan Bao was still alive, they wouldn't dare to have any dealings with the Mage Guild, whether for good or bad.
Besides, this matter hasn't been truly clarified yet. If you had direct evidence, everything would be much easier. Right now, it's just suspicion without any evidence whatsoever. So, this matter shouldn't be brought up. If it is, we'll be in the wrong, and don't think the Magician King won't come knocking on our door.
Mr. Linley certainly wouldn't hold this against him, because many people have said that he is a righteous and principled magician. But the rest of the people are not like that. Everyone present knows how they act. They are arrogant and domineering, and extremely ruthless. If you dare to make even the slightest slander against the Magicians' Guild, they won't hesitate to use your entire family's heads to make you realize your mistake. They have done this kind of thing many times in history. Besides the incident Shangguan Qingyun mentioned, it has happened in several surrounding cities. From families that could control an entire city to families with only a few dozen people, all those families have now been wiped out, all because of something they did with the Magicians' Guild.