Hmm?

Everyone at the table frowned. It was late at night, and on Tang Lan's birthday, no less. He had just shown up, but it was for someone else? Was this guy completely out of line? A look of displeasure appeared on many faces. Tang Yuan and Tang Lan's brows furrowed deeply.

Jiang Ying, however, was startled. She clearly remembered that this was the same man who had been with Su Ling yesterday. Could it be that the matter has been exposed? The thought sent an ominous premonition spreading through her heart. But... could such a dirt-poor-looking guy really stir up any trouble? He clearly doesn't know where he is. Besides, how could he possibly deal with Mr. Li and his group? I must be overthinking things.

Then, a smirk tugged at the corners of Jiang Ying's lips as she met Chen Yang's indifferent gaze.

"Hmph!"

Tang Feng snatched his hand back and snorted disdainfully. "So you're the one my grandfather praised so highly, some 'great talent'?"

"Since you're not here for my sister's birthday party, I suggest you get the hell out!"

He himself was an exceptionally outstanding individual and the pride of his family. After hearing Tang Yuan's praise for Chen Yang, he felt nothing but extreme disdain and mockery. To choose to retire from martial arts in the prime of his youth? To put it bluntly, isn't that just being a waste of potential? And look at me... I'm only a few years older, yet I'm already a high-ranking Eighth Rank Military General. Once the Martial Department finalizes the title of War God, I'll even be qualified to compete for the position of Nine Gates Admiral.

After making this comparison, Tang Feng's contempt grew even stronger. His lips curled high as he looked at Chen Yang as if staring at a piece of rotten meat swarmed by flies and maggots. It was a sickening, unbearable sight.

"Was it you," Chen Yang asked, his deep and penetrating eyes staring straight at Jiang Ying without glancing at anyone else, "who sent the Li family to capture someone?"

"Who are you? Do I know you?" Jiang Ying shifted her gaze uncomfortably, pursing her lips. "Besides, I have no idea what you're talking about! Mr. Tang, this guy is obviously here to make trouble! Please throw him out!"

Before Tang Feng could speak, Chen Yang took a step forward.

The previously plain and unassuming Chen Yang's entire demeanor suddenly turned frigid. A bone-chilling aura erupted from him, spreading in all directions. It was as if he had become a different person.

Guilt-ridden, Jiang Ying's face went deathly pale. Just as she was about to retort, Chen Yang's outstretched right hand shot out, grabbed her by the hair, and dragged her away from the table.

She staggered a few steps, still reeling. Before she could regain her composure, Chen Yang's open palm struck her squarely across the face.

SLAP.

The abrupt crack sounded almost like the piercing clang of metal.

By the time everyone else recovered from their shock, half of Jiang Ying's face was already severely swollen and turning a bruised purple. Blood streamed from the corner of her mouth.

"Still want to argue?"

Chen Yang grabbed Jiang Ying's head and yanked it back forcefully. His eyes were like drawn swords—sharp and glacial.

"You... you..."

Dazed for a long moment, Jiang Ying finally came to her senses. She stared at Chen Yang with wide, venomous eyes. For years, she had moved in the upper echelons of Cangyun City. In terms of connections, she was in no way inferior to the smaller native families, a fact made clear by her asking Li Chen to take revenge on Su Ling. She had always held her head high, coveted by countless men. Yet today, some unknown mongrel had dragged her by the hair and slapped her in front of everyone?

This colossal humiliation made her want to tear Chen Yang limb from limb.

"You mongrel! If I don't have you made into a Heavenly Lantern today, I, Jiang Ying, swear I'm not human!"

BANG.

Chen Yang shoved her head down with his right hand. Jiang Ying's entire body plunged downward, and her head slammed hard against the floor.

"What the hell do you think you're doing!"

Tang Lan, who was not known for her good temper, absolutely exploded. It was her birthday party, after all. She screamed at Chen Yang, "You had better give me an explanation today!"

"What exactly is going on?" Tang Yuan frowned, though his tone remained relatively calm.

Chen Yang glanced down at Jiang Ying. "You tell them."

"I'll tell you my ass—"

Jiang Ying's eyes looked ready to pop from their sockets. Her hands clawed at the floor, veins bulging on her skin. Through a film of blood, she glared savagely at Chen Yang.

BOOM!

Before she could finish her words, Chen Yang chopped down with his hand. Jiang Ying, her face a mask of murderous rage, suddenly felt an excruciating pain as fresh blood gushed from the top of her head.

"Li Chen and the others are already dead," Chen Yang stated flatly.

Jiang Ying froze.

That was the young master of the Li Family, one of the eight great prestigious families of Cangyun City! He... he was actually killed by him? This... Although she was desperate not to believe it, if nothing had happened to Li Chen and his men, how else would this man have found his way here?

"I... I..."

Dodging the most serious parts, Jiang Ying quickly recounted the course of events. She then turned hysterically to Tang Feng. "Mr. Tang, save me! You have to save me!"

"Hmph!" Tang Yuan's expression was grim. "Is she even human?"

"Jiang Ying, you..." Tang Lan stared at her supposed friend in disbelief. She never would have dreamed that this woman was capable of something so venomous.

"I command you, let her go."

Tang Feng slowly rose to his feet, clasping his hands behind his back and standing tall. Yes, Jiang Ying was in the wrong—horribly so, one might even say she had lost all humanity. But this woman had thoroughly piqued his interest. Therefore, he couldn't just sit back and do nothing.

"Eighth Rank Military General?" Only now did Chen Yang bother to give Tang Feng a proper look.

"That's right!" Tang Feng's face was a mask of arrogance.

SLAP.

Chen Yang struck again. Jiang Ying, who had been struggling to get up, was slammed back to the ground, blood continuing to flow.

Then, Chen Yang fixed his unwavering gaze on Tang Feng, as if to say, "So what if you're an Eighth Rank Military General?"

Tang Feng was speechless.

Everyone else was speechless.

Just who on earth is this person?

「Within the Elders' Court, in a private villa.」

SLAP.

Jin Zheng, dressed in a white robe, smashed the tea table before him with a single blow. "Even if he has stepped down," he said coldly, "he's not someone just anyone can humiliate!"

After Chen Yang had handed over those items, Jin Zheng had people discreetly investigating his whereabouts.

And the result...

Ha!

Jin Zheng paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, his gaze ominous. "A bunch of fools who don't know any better. Do they really take him for a toothless tiger?"

"Send the order down! Dispatch the trusted aides of the Elders' Court. I want to show those ignorant fools that even though he has retired, he is still someone our Martial Department fully supports!"

"Yes!"

A middle-aged man accepted the order and departed.

In an instant, the winds of change swept through more than half of Cangyun City.

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