Chapter 772: Death Compensation

When the troops from the Mu Family and Xi Feng Tower, led personally by Kai Xin, retrieved all the fallen disciples from the several martial temples in Yangzhou City, the area remained relatively calm due to the disappearance of the Ling Xiao Palace disciples, attracting numerous martial artists to watch.

As time passed, a rumor spread rapidly throughout Yangzhou City!
“Have you heard?” In places where news spread quickly, such as markets and restaurants, people discussed eagerly, “The Mu Family lost over four thousand people this time, yet Kai Xin compensated nearly ten billion in one go—two million taels of silver each…”
“That’s not the whole story.”

In a restaurant, Zhang San, Li Si, and Wang Ma Zi gathered around a table, spitting out peanut shells as they talked, “The Mu Family is extremely wealthy and takes good care of its people. In addition to two million taels of silver each for those who died, each person also received a piece of equipment…”
“Mm-hmm.”
“I heard that dozens of unlucky guys were actually lucky—each got a priceless ‘Life and Death Dream Pill.’ Tsk tsk, those pills are highly sought after by gang leaders to protect themselves, yet Kai Xin gave them to ordinary Mu Family disciples…”
“That’s true courage!”
“That’s right… Otherwise, why would they open up the prison cells of all their branches for the fallen Mu Family disciples to use first? I think it won’t take a month for their strength to recover.”
“I agree.”
“What about the Ling Xiao Palace?”
“…Hey, stop talking. After the main headquarters moved, the Ling Xiao Palace no longer has a foothold in Yangzhou. I heard Qin Yun ordered all its disciples to evacuate Yangzhou and head to nearby cities and branches.”
“The Ling Xiao Palace really suffered a huge setback this time.”
“Exactly,” said someone at the table with a smile. “Tens of thousands of troops, combined with the Yi Pin Tang, and even some foreign experts, still couldn’t completely destroy the Mu Family’s branch in Yangzhou. Instead, they were defeated and forced to abandon their main headquarters, losing tens of thousands of troops…”
“How many exactly?”
“Probably close to thirty thousand…”
“That’s tragic.”
“The Mu Family has completely relieved all its fallen disciples of financial worries. I wonder what the Ling Xiao Palace plans to do.”
“What else can they do?” Some took pleasure in their misfortune. “I heard that woman, Qin Qing, turned ashen-faced after hearing Kai Xin’s announcement at the martial temple and left without saying a word…”

The group at the table exchanged astonished looks.

“Logically, since Qin Qing’s wrong decision led to the drastic decline in Lingxiao Palace’s status and the death of many of its disciples, she should give some explanation and at least compensate for the losses of her disciples.”
“That’s true, but how exactly?” someone asked.
“The Mu family lost 4,000 people this time, while Lingxiao Palace lost nearly 30,000… almost a tenfold difference… Moreover, during the siege of the Mu family, they suffered heavy losses; the Mu family could obtain a batch of equipment automatically, but for every disciple killed in Lingxiao Palace, all their efforts went to waste… What about the losses in the south? There too, tens of thousands were lost… Can Lingxiao Palace afford to compensate for that?”
“Exactly!”
A bearded man clicked his tongue. “The Mu family set the compensation standard at 2 million. Lingxiao Palace is also a top gang. If they really had to compensate according to this standard, they’d go bankrupt! For the 60,000 to 70,000 people who died, they’d need to pay over 100 billion… Add in the equipment, and the figure becomes even larger.”
“But they have to compensate somehow,” another person said.
“Of course!”
“Both sides fought because of gang conflicts, but Lingxiao Palace took the initiative to attack, while the Mu family suffered passively. The Mu family bears all the costs, and Lingxiao Palace doesn’t show any willingness to compensate. I heard that when someone asked Lingxiao Palace’s leaders about compensation, they were scolded by several elders.”
“Huh?”
The crowd showed displeasure.
“As a result, dozens of people left Lingxiao Palace on the spot.”
“…If I were them, I’d leave too. Work hard for them and still get scolded.”
“Isn’t that right?”
…
Lingxiao Palace’s situation was indeed pushed to a very dangerous state by the Mu family.
It wasn’t due to the counterattacks by Yin Hu and others, nor the rescue by Xifeng Tower and a group of Mu family experts, nor because Kai Xin killed a group of Longmen experts.
Although the main headquarters was destroyed, causing pain, Lingxiao Palace still possessed immense strength. United in grief, it could still pose a certain threat and cause trouble to the Mu family.
But what Lingxiao Palace never expected was…
This spirit of unity born from grief was actually caused by Kai Xin’s public remarks, which led to the rapid disintegration of Lingxiao Palace’s internal forces.
Death compensation!
As one of the top gangs, the Mu family publicly announced a high standard for death compensation! They even firmly stated that all compensation would come from gang resources, which seemed reasonable.
All this made many players, still immersed in grief, instinctively turn their attention to leaders like Qin Qing and Qin Yun!

Also one of the top gangs!
They also ruled most cities for a long time, monopolizing countless resources.
If Lingxiao Palace could offer the same death compensation, its disciples would surely devote themselves wholeheartedly to serving the Qin sisters and fighting against the Mu family to the end.
Unfortunately…
Over 100 billion—almost Lingxiao Palace’s total monthly profit!
Now that their territory has been cut in half, it’s uncertain whether they can still maintain such profits. Qin Qing doesn’t even want to discuss this topic.
But!
Among the tens of thousands of disciples who died, some still valued this greatly. After learning of the Mu family’s arrangements, they felt it was only natural for the gang to provide care and compensation for their sacrifices—especially since Lingxiao Palace already had enviable resources and vast funds.
The high-ranking officials’ evasive answers and indifference, along with the elders and palace master’s neglect, made many increasingly dissatisfied!
Rumors spread wider and more wildly. Some even claimed that Lingxiao Palace was on the verge of collapse—how could the Qin sisters possibly hand over a large sum of money to their ordinary disciples and then return to the status quo?
As a result, the gang’s members grew restless; some left the gang. Others criticized the high-ranking officials for embezzling the gang’s funds. To some extent, this issue had a greater impact on people’s morale than the destruction of the main headquarters.
In just half a day after the Mu family established a new branch in Yangzhou, tens of thousands of people left Lingxiao Palace… mostly those who died in this battle.
Compared to the Mu family’s timely support and announcements, Lingxiao Palace’s actions indeed made them very…
But who knows?
If Lingxiao Palace really chose to offer death compensation like the Mu family, they wouldn’t be able to afford the upcoming war!
Because Happy didn’t intend to let the Mu family’s forces participate in the plan to destroy Lingxiao Palace. Once they started offering compensation, it would be like an invisible giant mouth, swallowing Lingxiao Palace even faster.