Someone dragged the corpses of Chen Xiangshang and Chen Beilie away, like dragging dead dogs.
Then, twenty-four robust young men stepped forward with synchronized strides, just as the steward was about to commence the mourning ritual.
Xue An waved his hand, stopping him, and then turned to signal the newly arrived Fire Phoenix Special Forces personnel.
"Come over here and lift the coffin!"
"Yes!" Fire Phoenix’s captain Cheng Hao took the lead, with all the members of the Fire Phoenix advancing to support the coffin.
"Start the procession!" Xue An called out softly.
The coffin was lifted from the ground and then Xue An personally assisted with the coffin.
"Let’s go! Escort the old master on his final journey!"
With this command,
a path opened up with a roar before them.
Chen Rushi knelt down by the roadside, already crying hysterically.
As the members of the Fire Phoenix carried the coffin past her, Chen Rushi bowed deeply.
"Grandfather, may you have a good journey!"
This mournful cry moved everyone present.
And when the coffin exited the Chen Family’s main gate, all the prominent families finally snapped out of their initial shock and couldn’t help but gasp in unison.
"My heavens, am I seeing this right? The Fire Phoenix people are actually carrying the coffin?" someone said in shock.
It was well known that the Fire Phoenix Special Forces held a highly revered status among the citizens of the Hua Clan, akin to that of war deities.
Moreover, members of the Fire Phoenix all possessed at least the cultivation level of Loose Immortals, with many being immortals of longevity, and the highest-ranking among them even breaking through to Golden Immortal status.
Such high-level cultivators, no matter where they go, are revered by thousands, and now they were carrying the coffin for Chen Xiu. What an honor it must be?
"Didn’t you see that even Mr. Xue was personally assisting with the coffin? This... Old Master Chen surely died with utmost honor and mourning!" another person exclaimed with envy.
"Indeed! Mr. Xue has given the Chen Family great face!"
Everyone sighed in admiration.
At this moment someone shouted, "What are you standing around for? Hurry up and escort the old master on his final journey!"
This woke the dreamers, and the prominent families of Zhongdu scrambled out, not wanting to fall behind others.
Because even a fool could see that from this point on, the Chen Family was set to soar to great heights, surpassing its former glory.
Chen Rushi was publicly taken as an apprentice by Xue An, adding luster to the late Chen Xiu.
This clearly signaled to everyone.
The Chen Family, I, Xue An, have protected!
With this, who would dare not to show respect?
Thus, a rare spectacle appeared in Zhongdu today.
In the front was an imposing funeral procession, and behind it gathered more and more of Zhongdu’s prominent families.
Even many who had not come to mourn earlier rushed over upon hearing the news.
Although Mr. Xue would not care about these matters,
if one’s own family missed out on this grand occasion, it could lead to being ostracized by other prominent families, which would result in significant loss.
And the Zhongdu citizens who spontaneously came to pay their respects were also astonished.
"Heavens, it’s actually Mr. Xue personally assisting with the coffin!"
"Hiss! Even those carrying the coffin are from Fire Phoenix!"
"Look, nearly all of Zhongdu’s prominent families have come! The Chen Family’s influence has truly reached the sky!"
From the Chen Family to the cemetery, the distance was quite long.
Yet the crowd along the way grew larger and larger.
But everyone spontaneously cleared a path.
The coffin passed through, and wherever it went, the crowd showed their utmost respect.
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