Following Supreme Long Huang's secret message, the four of them swiftly darted into a patch of greenery beside them.

Jiang Chen's mind stirred, and he extended his spiritual sense to probe the surroundings. His brows furrowed slightly as he turned to look at Supreme Long Huang.

"At the top of the building, a Venerable Peak practitioner has sealed the entire building's qi with Heaven and Earth Vital Energy. Inside the building... apart from the third floor, there are no survivors!" Supreme Long Huang transmitted another message.

A grave look flashed across Jiang Chen's eyes. He glanced at the Martial Alliance members patrolling nearby, oblivious to any abnormalities, took a deep breath, and then pointed at Fang Tiancheng and then to the ground, signaling him to stay here.

Fang Tiancheng nodded slightly.

After giving a nod to Supreme Long Huang and Li Tianchong, Jiang Chen gestured that he would go out on his own.

Supreme Long Huang and Li Tianchong were stunned for a moment. Li Tianchong urgently sent a message, "No, Mr. Jiang, this is very dangerous. If that Venerable Peak practitioner makes a move against you..."

Jiang Chen waved his hand dismissively and wrote a line on the ground: "I am of use to them; they won't kill me!"

Having written this, Jiang Chen didn't wait for the two to react. He looked around and, while no one was paying attention to the area, jumped out of the greenbelt and strode toward the central office building.

Admiration flashed in Supreme Long Huang's eyes. He nodded at Li Tianchong, and the two discreetly followed Jiang Chen through the greenbelt and the shadows.

"Mr. Jiang? What are you doing here?" A group of patrolling Martial Alliance members spotted Jiang Chen and asked with surprise.

Jiang Chen replied with a light smile, "I have some matters to discuss with President Qiu. Please continue with your duties; I'll go straight to the office building's conference room to find him!"

"Alright!" The Martial Alliance members, unsuspecting, nodded lightly.

Jiang Chen continued walking toward the office building.

Buzz!

Arriving at the base of the office building, something within Jiang Chen vibrated abruptly as an obscure qi locked onto him.

Taking a stealthy breath, Jiang Chen muttered as if to himself, "What is Qiu Boyuan up to? I, Jiang Chen, am the Family Head of the Jiang Family after all. He doesn't come to visit me, and yet he expects me to come to him personally? What a big show of importance!"

Buzz buzz!

The qi locked onto Jiang Chen fluctuated slightly, then immediately dispersed into the building.

Jiang Chen's eyes darted around, and he stepped into the building's entrance. His Inner Qi quietly surged to its peak, ready to flee at any moment.

As Jiang Chen entered the building, his brows creased slightly as a strong scent of blood rushed into his nostrils.

"What on earth are Qiu Boyuan and the others doing? Are they interrogating someone? Such a strong smell of blood!" Jiang Chen grumbled discontentedly as he reached the elevator and pressed the button.

The scent of blood was something all Martial Artists were acutely sensitive to. Nearly everyone in the entire building was dead; it would have been odd if Jiang Chen hadn't noticed the blood scent.

Fortunately, it seemed that the Chen Family and the others showed some restraint and didn't dare to openly let other people at the Martial Alliance Headquarters know they had killed anyone. There were no bodies or traces of blood in the lobby on the first floor; otherwise, Jiang Chen wouldn't be able to keep up his act!

Third-floor conference room.

The conference room was filled with the scent of blood, not just because four people had died but also because Liu Qingxia, Wang Weijiang, and Duan Yibo were all covered in wounds and blood.

Li Yunfeng's attempts at mediation were futile. The volatile Duan Yibo erupted first, followed by Wang Weijiang and Liu Qingxia, all laying hands on each other. The outcome was clear; they all sustained serious injuries.

"It looks like these three won't compromise. Kill them!" Li Jiutian turned his head to Chen Liangui.

Chen Liangui looked at Li Yunfeng with disappointment and then turned to Qiu Boyuan, "Do you have a way to make them submit?"

Li Yunfeng's gaze shifted, and he turned to look coldly at Qiu Boyuan.

"I..." Qiu Boyuan hesitated for a moment, then said softly, "I can try!"

"Good, then you..." Chen Liangui nodded slightly.

Whoosh!

Li Jiutian suddenly stood up from his chair, a look of pleasant surprise on his face as he exclaimed, "Jiang Chen is here!"

"What?"

"Jiang Chen? The Family Head of the Jiang Family? The one singled out by the higher-ups?!"

Chen Liangui and several others cried out in astonishment.

Qiu Boyuan, Liu Qingxia, and a few others' faces changed instantly, a hint of joy flickering in the depths of their eyes, which then turned into intense worry!

"How could Jiang Chen have come?!"

Li Yunfeng's face darkened as he turned and glared fiercely at Qiu Boyuan.

Qiu Boyuan's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly spun his story with forced calm, "It was I who invited him. I wanted to discuss with him whether he could represent our Martial Alliance in the martial arts tournament."

"Do you think I would believe you? You certainly notified him behind our backs!" Li Yunfeng shouted vehemently.

Chen Liangui had already shown dissatisfaction with him, and it seemed he very much appreciated Qiu Boyuan. Li Yunfeng felt a strong sense of crisis welling inside, and now that an opportunity had presented itself, how could he not take the chance to target Qiu Boyuan fiercely!

"Enough!"

Li Jiutian barked sharply, his gaze meaningful as he looked at Li Yunfeng, "Li Yunfeng, sometimes, don't be too full of yourself. The ancestor has sent a message. Jiang Chen came here alone. Do you think if Qiu Boyuan had informed him, he would dare to come alone?"

"Alone!?" Li Yunfeng exclaimed in surprise.

"What a great opportunity!" Chen Chaohui was overjoyed, and he suddenly released his aura, enveloping the entire building, "He's in the elevator. I'll catch him right away!"

"No! Not catch him, invite him!"

Chen Liangui suddenly spoke up, "Chaohui, remember to be polite. As long as he's sensible and shows no intent to flee, then do not lay a hand on him. Let's have a proper talk with him!"

"Yes!" Chen Chaohui replied, rising swiftly and leaving the conference room.

"Qiu Boyuan! You scoundrel!" Duan Yibo suddenly burst out cursing, "Mr. Jiang has been so good to you; you know it well. Yet, you let him fall into such a desperate situation. Are you still human?! Huh?!"

Bang!

Li Yunfeng suddenly rose to his feet and viciously kicked Duan Yibo in the stomach.

Splat!

Thump!

Duan Yibo spat a mouthful of fresh blood and was sent flying backward, crashing into a corner with a heavy thud.

"Director Duan!"

"Director Duan!"

Liu Qingxia and the others cried out in alarm, hurriedly rushing over to check on Duan Yibo's condition.

"Duan Yibo, were you trying to notify Jiang Chen in such a way to let him escape quickly?"

Li Yunfeng spoke coldly, "Keeping you here is for the Jiang river region, but now that Jiang Chen has delivered himself to our door, and since Jiang Chen has deep connections with the five great Martial Arts Families along the Jiang river, do you think we still need you? Another word and be careful I might kill you!"

"If you kill them, who will subdue the Martial Alliance's Jiang river region? Mr. Jiang does have a close relationship with the Five Great Martial Arts Families, but Martial Arts Families are Martial Arts Families, and our Martial Alliance is the Martial Alliance. Could the Martial Arts Families command our Martial Alliance brothers in the Jiang river region?"

Qiu Boyuan leaped forward, landing in front of Liu Qingxia and the others, and looked coldly at Li Yunfeng, "What are you trying to do? Are you afraid that I will persuade them and threaten your position?"

"You..." Li Yunfeng's face changed, glaring fiercely at Qiu Boyuan.

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