If it hadn't been for the Zhang Family's efforts in leveraging their connections to inquire in all directions, they might not even have known how that Family Elder had died or who was responsible.
"Clan Leader, now that the information has been confirmed, the Second Elder was indeed killed by the Fire Divine Jackal raised by Zhou Family's Supreme Elder. What are you and the Supreme Elder still hesitating for? Why don't we go and demand justice?"
"Indeed, the Zhou Family has killed our Zhang Family Elder and taken our Zhang Family's wealth. If our Zhang Family does not respond, how will others view the Zhang Family? And how will the Clan Members within our Family view us, the Elders?"
"I also don't understand, Clan Leader, what you are concerned about. Zhou Family is an outsider, and they should be grateful that we didn't bother them in the past. Now they dare to kill our Zhang Family Elder, if we don't go to their door to demand an explanation, won't our Zhang Family be laughed at?"
In the office hall of the Clan Leader of Zhang Family from Tiantai Mountain, several Foundation Establishment Elders surrounded Clan Leader Zhang Kaida, their emotions running high as they urged him to step forward and seek justice for the fallen Second Elder, Zhang Yunjin.
Just like Zhou Jiarui had expressed his concerns to Zhou Daoyi at the time, when the Fire Divine Jackal made its move to kill Zhang Yunjin, it was still witnessed from a distance by several Foundation Establishment Cultivators who had left the flying ship before and after them.
Although those people did not know who had died at the time, they at least knew that a Foundation Establishment Cultivator had been killed by the Zhou Family's Fire Divine Jackal.
With the Second Elder, Zhang Yunjin, failing to return to the Family, the Zhang Family began to search for information far and wide, and naturally, there were those willing to do them a favor, revealing what they had seen that day.
Moreover, there were no other powers looking for missing Foundation Establishment Cultivators recently, so the situation became completely clear.
Thus, there was the scene of several Zhang Family Foundation Establishment Elders, furious and eager to confront the Zhou Family and demand justice.
However, faced with the angry questioning of the several Elders, Clan Leader of Zhang Family, Zhang Kaida, looked furious and retorted sharply, "Demand justice, you say it as if it's so simple!"
"Even if we know that the Second Elder was killed by the Zhou Family's Fire Divine Jackal, who's willing to testify to that?"
"Besides, it's very likely that the Second Elder was the first to make a move, which makes it hard for us to occupy the moral high ground!"
"The most important point is, the Zhou Family is not what it used to be. Don't forget, two years ago, Senior Mingxia from Green Lotus Temple personally visited the Zhou Family, and the Zhou Family has close ties with the Wang, Mu, and Sun Families—they have fought battles together!"
"Without a solid justifiable reason, and without the support of other forces, our Zhang Family, with only one Purple Mansion Cultivator, on what grounds do we confront another family that has a Purple Mansion Phase Cultivator and a third-order Demon Beast?"
With that said, Zhang Kaida glared fiercely at the few enthusiastic Elders and bellowed furiously, "Do we rely on you several Foundation Establishment Cultivators? Which one of you can resist that Fire Divine Jackal? Who can fight Zhou Daoyi, who once single-handedly used the Dragon Slaying technique to kill three Foundation Establishment Cultivators?"
Fortunately, the soundproofing in the office hall was excellent, or else Zhang Kaida's roar might have been heard by nearly half of the Family's Cultivators.
Being berated like that, the Zhang Family Elders looked at one another, hesitating to speak immediately.
Only after a good while did someone ask with an unwilling expression, "So we just let it go? Did the Second Elder die in vain?"
"Of course, we will not let it go just like that!"
Zhang Kaida responded with a dark expression, speaking in a low tone, "We will hold this grudge in our hearts. When the opportunity arises later, we will make the Zhou Family pay a heavy price!"