Translator: Silavin
“It seems you’re out of options. Men, seize that ugly bastard for me. Those jade stones he’s wearing look quite valuable. They’re yours if you get him. I’ll let him know who’s really in charge here!” Seeing Du Hua’s distorted face, Ye Liangchen appeared smug and delighted. He ignored Du Hua’s threat and pointed directly at him.
The dozen or so Martial Master guards behind him exchanged glances. Their eyes finally rested on the jade stones worn at Du Hua’s waist. They all soon approached Du Hua with malicious intent.
After all, with the three Major Families backing them, what did they have to fear? At worst, they could just leave Spreading Cloud City.
“You… you bastards! You bunch of ants! Whoever dares to touch a hair on my head, I’ll exterminate your nine generations!” Du Hua was now trembling all over, whether from anger or fear. He had completely lost his previous composure and commanding presence.
Looking at the smug face of Ye Liangchen, he was at a loss for words.
Du Hua never imagined that in this backwater place, there would be such an arrogant and ignorant person!
“Brother Ye…” Qin Yichen frowned, then secretly transmitted a message to Ye Liangchen.
After hearing his message, Ye Liangchen was momentarily stunned. A moment later, a smile flashed across his plump face.
“This person is impersonating someone from the Du Family of the Royal City. He’s been going around deceiving others! Not only has he insulted our three Major Families of Spreading Cloud City, but he also doesn’t take all Families of Spreading Cloud City seriously! Everyone, today I, Ye Liangchen, on behalf of all the people of Spreading Cloud City, will teach this fraud a good lesson! Let him know that the people of Spreading Cloud City are brave and cannot be intimidated by just anyone!” Amidst a sea of shocked gazes, Ye Liangchen shouted with righteous indignation, inexplicably tinged with a hint of grief.
As he spoke, Du Hua was already surrounded by over a dozen Martial Masters and two Martial Grandmasters. Before his two guards could break free from Lin Huarong and the others, he had already completely fallen.
“This guy…” Li Yuanfei was stunned for a moment, then his eyes revealed an undisguisable admiration.
Though Ye Liangchen seemed careless, the current predicament was perfectly resolved by his speech. Moreover, he found a dignified reason for himself and incidentally dragged all Families in Spreading Cloud City into the muddy waters.
In fact, Ye Liangchen’s last speech was not meant to convince them, but to remind the onlookers that if they chose to stand by during Du Hua’s ordeal. If the Du Family were to investigate, they would surely be unable to escape being implicated.
This way, the speed at which the news would spread would be slowed down.
“Daring to impersonate someone from the Du Family to threaten us!? Everyone, kill that impostor!”
“Damn it! That bastard was so arrogant! Turns out he’s a fake! I’ve been itching to teach him a lesson! Young Master Ye, finish him off!”
As if a spark had been lit, it instantly became a forest fire. Righteous shouts of murder came from all directions, making Du Hua and Lin Aoqing even more panicked.
They wanted to explain, but their voices were drowned out by the waves of roars.
Amidst these shouts of murder, the guards sent by Ye Liangchen no longer showed any hesitation in their eyes. A series of attacks landing on flesh, quickly turned Du Hua’s arrogant voice into pleas for mercy. Finally, even the sounds of begging had been completely extinguished.
“Master!”
“You bunch of barbarians! Prepare to face the wrath of the Du Family!”
The two guards, entangled with Lin Huarong and the others, were now full of shock and anger. When they saw Du Hua lying on the ground lifeless through the crowd, despair showed in their eyes.
With Du Hua dead, even if they returned, they would certainly not escape misfortune!
*Bang!* In just a moment of distraction, Li Yuanba smashed one of them to pieces, blood spattering the ground.
The other tried to escape but was surrounded and attacked by the crowd, finally dying in vain.
“You’re finished, you’re all finished, hahaha… You even dare to kill Young Master Du, I really can’t help but admire your courage. Just wait, the Du Family will bathe Spreading Cloud City in blood!” Lin Aoqing watched all this in despair, his maniacal laughter spreading. Then, he also struck his own heart meridian with his palm, slowly falling to the ground.
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Nighttime, after the clamour, the Lin Family Mansion had quieted down.
In the Lin Family’s main hall, Lin Huarong, Lin Aotian, Li Yuanfei, Qin Yichen, Ye Liangchen, and a middle-aged man about the same age as Li Yuanfei were seated.
“For today’s matter, I have to thank you, Little Brother.” After resolving the issue with Lin Aoqing, Lin Huarong’s heart was still restless with emotions. Nevertheless, he still gratefully said to Qin Yichen.
Qin Yichen waved his hand, not saying much.
Although he appeared very calm on the surface, he was still worried about the matter with Du Hua.
Although he really did not care about the Du Family in his heart, if the Du Family were to exert their full power, he cruelty had no way to resist.
Seeing Qin Yichen’s solemn face, Lin Huarong and the others exchanged glances, not speaking further to disturb him.
Today’s events seemed to have gone smoothly, but the matter of Du Hua was like a huge rock weighing heavily on their hearts. It made it difficult for them to even breathe.
A Young Master of a Major Family from the Royal City, killed in Spreading Cloud City. They could already imagine what kind of storm they would face when news of this reached the Royal City!
The Du Family of the Royal City was not something that the Lin Family, Li Family, or Ye Family could compare to. The Du Family was deeply rooted in the Royal City, with numerous powerful experts under their command. Even within the Du Family, there were numerous Peak Stage Martial Grandmasters.
The Martial Arts Cultivation Realm was divided into Martial Artist, Martial Master, Martial Grandmaster, and after Martial Grandmaster, there were three levels within the Peak Stage.
People like Li Yuanba and Hei Gui were at the first level of the Peak Stage Martial Grandmaster Realm. In the entire Spreading Cloud region, only Lin Huarong had broken through to the second level of Peak Stage Martial Grandmaster Realm.
From the fact that Lin Huarong could suppress Lin Aoqing, who was at the first level of the Peak Stage, with only about a third of his power, one could see how large the gap between these levels was.
An expert at the third level of the Peak Stage could absolutely sweep through the entire Spreading Cloud City!
“Grandmaster, what should we do next?” Li Yuanfei hesitated, but still asked.
“What else can we do? We’ll face whatever comes…” Ye Liangchen slapped the table, but before he could finish speaking, he saw the middle-aged man glare at him, and he immediately sheepishly shut up.
This middle-aged man was Ye Liangchen’s Father, the Patriarch of the Ye Family, Ye Hongyun.
The fearless Ye Liangchen was truly under Ye Hongyun’s thumb.
After Ye Liangchen shut up, everyone’s gaze turned to Qin Yichen. Clearly, without realising it, Qin Yichen had already become their main pillar of support.