Chen Yang's eyes were sharp as he quietly stared at the two men before him.

Ye Chao's eyes brimmed with tears. He wanted to speak, but his throat suddenly tightened, making it hard to utter a word.

"Governor, we did indeed come here regarding the Martial Association." Faced with such a dire situation, Gao Fan, despite his aristocratic background, had no choice but to lower his proud head. "I assume you've heard about the calamity that befell the Martial Association in Lingjin City. Half of its senior members were slaughtered by that piece of trash."

"The Martial Association is a tool for our families to amass wealth. That damned trash is blatantly smashing our rice bowl. We can't just stand by and watch."

"We brought men this time to finish him once and for all. As for you, Governor, offending you was truly unintentional. We beg you to let us go, seeing as we meant no harm."

He recalled when he, with his head held high, had barged into the Qin Royal Family. Disregarding Qin Lie, he had threatened to annihilate their entire family and brazenly taken Qin Qiu and Qin Mo away. Never could he have imagined it would stir up such trouble.

Two women, and they managed to involve the Zhennan Prince... This...

"Yes, yes, that's right!" Ye Chao nodded repeatedly, chiming in, "Fortunately, things haven't escalated to their worst, and we can offer compensation."

"Whatever you need, Governor, just say the word." With a tear-streaked face, Ye Chao pleaded humbly, "Sir, we truly know we were wrong. Please, have mercy."

"What did you call the person who killed the senior members of the Martial Association?" Chen Yang asked with a hollow smile.

"Worthless trash!" Ye Chao blurted out. "How can we let him live after he dared to smash the rice bowls of us elites?"

"That's right. That worthless trash will be dead very soon," Gao Fan added, grinding his teeth. It was as if he were channeling all his frustration and anger onto this person, his expression dark and cold.

Chen Yang crouched down, patted their shoulders, and said seriously, "I killed them."

Ye Chao: "..."

Gao Fan: "..."

In an instant, a chill ran through their bodies. Their pupils contracted, and they trembled uncontrollably.

Trash? This... This... How could it be him?

Hope vanished from the faces of Gao Fan and Ye Chao, their spirits instantly shattered.

In a flash, a chilling murderous intent swept through the surroundings.

The pervasive cold air made those who were hurriedly exiting the hall feel as if they had fallen into an icy pit. Their legs felt heavy as lead, and they could barely move.

BOOM!

Chen Yang made no move, but to their absolute horror, the bodies of Ye Chao and Gao Fan began to pop and crack incessantly like firecrackers.

They could only watch helplessly, unable to do anything. The appalling sounds and the soul-tearing agony twisted their faces beyond recognition.

They weren't ordinary people, after all, but eleventh-grade Fist Masters.

Terrifying! Utterly terrifying!

"Spare us! Have mercy!" Ye Chao begged hysterically.

Gao Fan couldn't even utter a word.

If this continued, even if they didn't die, their cultivation would be shattered, leaving them completely crippled. Not just mortals, but cripples.

"No, no..."

In just a few breaths, with a single glance...

BANG!

Their foundations were destroyed.

Never in their wildest dreams did they think that the person who had been opposing the Martial Association, killing its members with impunity, was this very magnate!

If they had known beforehand, they wouldn't have dared to utter a single word.

"Sorry, we're sorry! Please, let us live..."

How high and mighty had they been when they stormed the Qin residence and slandered the one who killed the Martial Association's members? And now...

Chen Yang stood up and lit a cigarette. "Even without my title as the Zhennan Prince, forget about you two—even the elders of your families have to behave themselves around me."

"We're sorry, so sorry..."

BOOM!

With a wave of his hand, Chen Yang sent the two eleventh-grade Fist Masters flying like swept-up trash. They landed heavily several meters away.

"Repeat what you just said. I'd like to hear it again." Chen Yang's cold, mesmerizing eyes swept over Ye Chao and Gao Fan.

"No, we wouldn't dare!"

Chen Yang flicked the ash from his cigarette. "Oh, right. I also killed Qi Yin, the Protector of the Martial Association."

BOOM!

For a moment, the two felt as if they'd been struck by lightning on a clear day, their minds going completely blank.

Lord Yang? The same Lord Yang who single-handedly dominated the Dragon Brilliance List is also him?!

In an instant, they felt their strength drain away.

Just how many identities does this magnate have? What in the world is he planning?

Chen Yang lightly tapped his fingertips together. "Shall I call your family elders to come and rescue you?"

Ye Chao clenched his lips, his face ashen.

Dare he? One misstep and his entire clan could be annihilated!

No wonder Lord Yang dared to kill the Martial Association's Protector. It turned out he had this identity as well.

What is despair? At this moment, the two of them profoundly understood its meaning.

"Sir, we were wrong this time, but our crime isn't punishable by death, is it?" Gao Fan pleaded. "Please, sir, grant us a way out. I swear I'll behave from now on and never do anything outrageous again."

"I don't have the time, nor the interest, to wait for you to mend your ways."

Chen Yang knit his brows and stubbed out his cigarette, then lightly stomped his right foot.

BOOM!

The floor shattered. Countless cracks spread outwards in all directions, extending to the walls and creeping up toward the ceiling.

In an instant, the entire hall began to disintegrate.

Chen Yang turned and slowly walked away.

Outside the clubhouse, he met up with the waiting Yang Hu. Qin Qiu and Qin Mo were there as well.

"Chen Yang!" Qin Qiu's delicate face was pale with lingering fear as she rushed toward him.

"It's over." Chen Yang grasped her hand and smiled, then turned to glance at the clubhouse. "But I'm still a bit angry."

Before Qin Qiu could speak, the lavish, two-story clubhouse collapsed with just a rub of Chen Yang's fingers.

BOOM! BOOM!

In the span of a single thought, the entire clubhouse collapsed completely. Stone and debris flew everywhere, kicking up a cloud of dust that blotted out the sky.

Without looking back, Chen Yang held Qin Qiu's hand and slowly walked away.

Qin Mo was utterly dumbfounded, her expression one of pure shock. She knew her brother-in-law was strong, but she never could have imagined he was this powerful.

He demolished a building just like that... Is he even human?

Along the banks of the Lingjin River, the lights were sparse and dim.

Chen Yang and Qin Qiu strolled by the river, with Yang Hu and Qin Mo trailing behind them.

"Chen Yang, I..."

Chen Yang chuckled gently. "Darling, I already know everything. Don't worry, I'm here."

"But..." Qin Qiu couldn't help but worry. After all, the incoming people were from top-tier, powerful families and were not to be underestimated. And Chen Yang, in the end, was just one man. How could she not worry?

"Once they all arrive, I will use my actions to prove to Qin Lie, and to everyone else, that no one is worthy of you, Qin Qiu, except for me." Chen Yang wrapped an arm around Qin Qiu's slender waist. "You're mine, and no one can take you from me."

Qin Qiu clasped her hands together and nodded, her face warming slightly.

Chen Yang gazed at the dark shadows on the Lingjin River.

It's about time you drew your blades.

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