A peak Thirteenth-Level cultivator, extinguished with a single flick of the hand!

A Fourteenth-Level master? The stage of Ten Thousand Phenomena Senluo? But this guy doesn't look a day over thirty. This... this... Could he really be Lord Yang?

HUM!

At this thought, Yang Qian's face turned deathly pale, his mouth suddenly dry. He could not fathom why Lord Yang would be involved with the Qin Family. Is this why Qin Lie has been silent all this time?

"Are you here to capture Qin Qiu?" Chen Yang asked, standing before Yang Qian with his eyelids half-closed, his gaze indifferent.

"Lord Yang, I was blind just now, please forgive me!" Yang Qian took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "The insignificant Qin Family isn't worth you standing up for them. I, Yang Qian, also enjoy making friends. Even though you killed my brother, I've heard that Yang Jin was the one who went after Qin Qiu first, so he deserved what he got!"

"As the saying goes, 'it takes a fight to make a friend.' From now on, we are friends. You, Lord Yang, will be an honored guest of my Golden Summit Yang Family. What do you say?"

SLAP!

Before Yang Qian, a peak Twelfth-Level master, could react, Chen Yang slapped him. Five clear finger marks instantly appeared on his handsome face.

"You…" Yang Qian clutched his face, his eyes red and swelling with rage.

"So now you admit your brother was wrong first? Why didn't you say so earlier?" Chen Yang asked.

Yang Qian was speechless.

"Sir, I have no grudge against you. Are you bullying my Yang Family, thinking we're defenseless?" Yang Qian gritted his teeth and said indignantly. "Even if you're going to hit me, you have to give me a reason!"

The implication was clear: it was one thing for Lord Yang to kill his brother, but to bully him here without reason was going too far.

BOOM!

With a slight twitch of Chen Yang's fingers, the seemingly imposing Yang Qian instantly crumpled.

"You want a reason?"

SLAP!

Chen Yang delivered another slap that sent Yang Qian's head spinning. "Qin Qiu is my woman. Is that reason enough?"

Yang Qian was speechless. His legs went weak, and he nearly collapsed.

He had originally thought Lord Yang was supporting Qin Lie for some unknown reason. If that were the case, there might still be room for negotiation. But now...

His Yang Family had long since declared they would use Qin Qiu for a blood sacrifice. He never could have imagined... that Qin Qiu was Lord Yang's woman!

"Do you need any other reasons?"

SLAP!

Have I run into a ghost?!

Yang Qian slumped to the ground, gasping for breath, barely clinging to life.

"My woman, and you want to use her for a blood sacrifice? Do you believe I can't flip your entire Golden Summit Yang Family on its head with one hand?"

Chen Yang rarely swore in public; he was truly furious.

Yang Qian struggled to lift his head. Chen Yang's eyes narrowed, shooting out a cold light as he looked down on him, his killing intent palpable.

In the past, he, the proud son of the Golden Summit Family and a peak Twelfth-Level master, was always respected by all. He stood at the pinnacle. But today, he was being beaten like a dog. The most unacceptable part was that his opponent was clearly much younger than him, yet he was utterly powerless to fight back. The humiliation!

But…

"Lord Yang might be powerful, but my Yang Family's eighty thousand Personal Guards are about to besiege the city. Do you think you can stop them?" Yang Qian clutched his chest, teetering on the brink of death as he struggled to speak. "Stop now, and there's still room for negotiation. Otherwise…"

Yes, Lord Yang's personal combat prowess is immense! Five years ago, wielding an iron sword, he single-handedly tore through the entire Dragon Brilliance List. But in the end, that's just personal strength. How long could he possibly last against the eighty thousand Personal Guards of the Yang Family? To put it bluntly, if each one of them spat on him, they could drown him. He may be the strongest of his generation, but he'll have to back down when faced with tens of thousands of Personal Guards. You, Lord Yang, are still powerless against my Golden Summit Yang Family!

A look of smugness spread across Yang Qian's miserable face, as if he could already see Lord Yang being forced to take the easy way out and negotiate with him nicely.

Chen Yang slowly lit a cigarette. He squatted down and blew a stream of smoke in Yang Qian's face. With a meaningful chuckle that only the two of them could hear, he said, "What if I told you that the one hundred thousand Martial Guards on the Lingjin River are mine?"

"And I also command another seven hundred thousand Martial Guards, stationed at Hanyun Valley."

Yang Qian was speechless.

All at once, the previously triumphant Mr. Yang's chest heaved violently. His expression froze as he stared at Chen Yang with wide eyes, trying to find any trace of a lie on his face, but he found none.

"How is this possible?!"

Could he be... the one guarding Hanyun Valley? The Nine Gates Admiral, the Zhennan Prince?

Yang Qian's breathing grew heavy. He was utterly dumbstruck. Overwhelmed by emotion, his face turned a dark purple, and he suddenly coughed up a large mouthful of blood. The man before him remained as calm as a still well, as if he had just mentioned something completely insignificant.

Could it really be him?

"If we're really comparing numbers, I, Chen Yang, have never feared anyone," Chen Yang said, patting Yang Qian's shoulder as he casually stood up.

Yang Qian fell backward, dead. His eyes remained wide open in shock. The shocking reversal from what seemed like a sure victory was too much to bear, even for a normal person.

"Lord... Lord Yang…" Having witnessed the entire exchange, Qin Lie saw Chen Yang look his way. He quickly cupped his fists in salute, but whether from shock or nervousness, he couldn't form a single word of greeting.

In his life, he had seen countless outstanding young talents, but not one of them could hold a candle to this man. His power could uproot mountains, his presence overshadows the world!

"The spirit of Old King Qin is still admirable," Chen Yang said lightly.

Caught off guard by the sudden comment, Qin Lie managed a bitter smile. "For many years, the people of Qiyun Road have looked up to me, considering me their backbone. If I were to retreat or submit, I would be disgracing the entire Qiyun Road."

"I cannot, and will not, do such a thing."

"Impressive!" Chen Yang said with genuine admiration.

Merchants usually only care about profit. This Qin Lie is quite the exception.

"As long as your integrity remains, your Qin Family will not fall," Chen Yang continued.

Qin Lie was taken aback at first, then his entire body trembled.

Could his words mean…

Without dwelling on it, he clasped his hands and bowed respectfully to Chen Yang.

"Don't be so quick to thank me," Chen Yang said, staring at Qin Lie with sharp, flashing eyes. "I will visit the Qin Family in a couple of days. There is something I need to discuss with you."

Before Qin Lie could recover, Chen Yang pointed at Yang Qian's body on the ground. "Take him away. In two days, hang him above the city gates."

Qin Lie was speechless.

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