Clang!

In the courtyard, a burly man kicked Cunshang Zhengye to the ground, drew his katana from his waist, and said fiercely, "Old man, today you're going to see blood!"

Whoosh!

As soon as his words finished, the katana violently chopped towards Cunshang Zhengye's shoulder.

Hum!

A cold murderous intent burst out from the pile of firewood.

Rustle, rustle, rustle!

The pile of firewood exploded suddenly, and Qingyuan Yingzi, covered in blood, leaped out, holding a scalpel and swiftly rushed toward the burly man.

"Who?"

The burly man was startled and shouted.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

The gleam of the blade appeared, and Ying Zi's figure turned into an afterimage, circling in front of four young men.

"Ah..."

The four young men's eyes widened in disbelief, staring at Ying Zi with shock, hands clutching their necks as blood crimsonly flowed between their fingers.

Thud! Thud!

The burly man and the others fell to the ground one after another, instantly lifeless.

"Grandfather!"

Ying Zi's body wobbled slightly, her complexion turned paler, and she reached out to help Cunshang Zhengye up from the ground.

"Ying Zi, you shouldn't have come out!" Cunshang Zhengye's complexion changed, turning to look at the entrance of the courtyard.

"Haha, Qingyuan Yingzi, you are indeed here!" A loud laugh rang out.

Clang!

The door of the courtyard was kicked open, and two elders walked in from the entrance.

"Ying Zi, they are two Venerables, you are no match for them, get out of here quickly!"

Cunshang Zhengye pulled Ying Zi behind him and looked at the two entering elders with a cold gaze, while glancing at Shen Xiangtian and the others hidden in the bushes from the corner of his eye.

"Leave? Heh heh!"

One of the elders sneered, "None of you are leaving!"

"Cunshang Zhengye, weren't you the number one swordsman under the Venerable once upon a time? Today, we brothers will see for ourselves the prowess of the number one swordsman under the Venerable!" The other elder said mockingly, looking at Cunshang Zhengye.

Ying Zi paused, looking at Cunshang Zhengye in surprise: "The number one swordsman under the Venerable?! Grandfather, this..."

"Those are matters of the past, don't mind them, leave now, I'll handle these two fellows!" Cunshang Zhengye said in a low voice, his expression solemn as he faced the two elders.

Hum!

A powerful aura emanated from Cunshang Zhengye, his whole body emanating an intimidating presence without anger, "It's been fifty years, I have lived in seclusion for fifty years, I didn't expect that I would have to take action again, nor did I expect that my opponents would be you, the Sanzan Association!"

"Cunshang Zhengye, who would have thought that you actually broke through to the Venerable Realm in these fifty years?!"

An elder looked at Cunshang Zhengye with a cold expression, "Years ago, the great deity devoured your Soul Power, leaving you only a sliver to cling on to life; how could you possibly have recovered?"

The other elder's eyes lit up with surprise, excitedly saying, "Yamada, it must be the effect of the Qiong Gouyu, it has to be!"

"Indeed, the Qiong Gouyu!"

Yamada abruptly snapped out of his daze, uttering ecstatically, "Cunshang Zhengye, hand over the Qiong Gouyu immediately!"

Cunshang Zhengye gave the two men a cold look, took a cloth pouch from his pocket, turned around, and handed it to Ying Zi, "Child, this is a family heirloom; it's returned to its rightful owner. Your family has guarded your grandfather for fifty years; today, your grandfather will protect you as you break out!"

Wu wu... Squeak!

A piercing screech of car brakes sounded as a string of Honda business cars stopped at the entrance of the small courtyard.

Click, click, click!

The sound of car doors opening was heard, and dozens of men in suits, led by a glamorous woman, rushed into the courtyard.

"Ying Zi, you are indeed here!"

The woman entered the room, swept her gaze over the two men from the Yamada, corners of her mouth curling up as she looked at Qingyuan Yingzi with surprise and delight.

"Miss Caicaizi, we discovered Qingyuan Yingzi first!" Yamada glanced at Qingyuan Caicaizi and opened his mouth with a heavy tone.

Qingyuan Caicaizi glanced at Yamada and said indifferently, "Mr. Yamada, weren't you aware that the team leader has already assigned the task of capturing Ying Zi to me?"

"Caicaizi, are you trying to steal the credit?" The elder beside Yamada bellowed in anger.

"Mr. Inoue, do you know what your son is doing right now?"

Qingyuan Caicaizi sneered, "He is orchestrating a trap to capture Ying Zi's master, Jiang Chen, Jiang Chen, the Family Head of the Jiang Family of Jincheng. Did he inform you?"

"What? Jiang Chen is in Dujing now?"

"Young Master?!"

"Jiang Chen?!"

The faces of Yamada, Inoue, and Ying Zi simultaneously changed.

"The matter concerning Ying Zi has been explicitly delegated to me by the team leader. Inoue, Kameda, and Fujita are three assisting the team leader in capturing Jiang Chen; it was personally announced by the team leader. Mr. Inoue, if you interfere with my capture operation, I will have no choice but to arrest you as well for the crime of collusion!" Qingyuan Caicaizi's eyes shifted as she spoke coldly.

Humming!

No sooner had Qingyuan Caicaizi's words finished than a powerful aura emerged, and the people behind her burst forth with overwhelming auras, heavily pressing down on the two men from the Yamada.

The auras of five individuals in the Venerable Realm and more than twenty in the Semi Venerable Realm were so imposing that not only the two men from Yamada but also Ying Zi and Cunshang Zhengye's expressions drastically changed!

"You..."

Yamada glared at Qingyuan Caicaizi in anger, his eyes revealing strong resentment.

Swoosh!

Next to him, Inoue suddenly dashed forward, charging straight towards Ying Zi.

"Stop him!"

The expression on Qingyuan Caicaizi's face changed as she shouted loudly.

Swoosh swoosh swoosh!

Behind Qingyuan Caicaizi, three elderly individuals at the Venerable Realm leaped up, two heading towards Inoue and one towards Ying Zi and Cunshang Zhengye.

"Stay right there!"

Yamada roared, leaping forward to intercept the three Venerable Realm elders, channeling his Inner Qi swiftly to strike, engulfing the three Venerable Realm elders under his attack.

"Bastards! You're fighting amongst yourselves! Take them down!" Qingyuan Caicaizi shouted furiously.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

A group of men in black suits sprang into action, ready to take down the two from Yamada.

Yet just then, a cold shout resounded, and a chilling killing intent swept through the entire courtyard. Everyone's movements abruptly halted as they all looked up towards Cunshang Zhengye standing in the center of the courtyard.

"Cunshang Yidao cuts!"

Hum!

A formidable killing intent suddenly rose from Cunshang Zhengye, the cold chill causing everyone to shiver.

Whoosh!

Cunshang Zhengye's right hand gestured in the air, and a white glow appeared. The glow instantly condensed into a Longsword formed of killing intent, slashing ferociously at the approaching Inoue!

"No!"

Inoue cried out in shock, his body pausing as he tried to change direction.

Unfortunately, the sword light was as fast as lightning, swiftly striking Inoue.

Slit!

The sound of the blade entering flesh was heard as a line of blood appeared on Inoue's forehead.

Splat!

Thud!

Blood sprayed from the thin line as Inoue's body suddenly split into two, falling to the ground as two halves of a corpse.

In an instant, the entire scene fell into deathly silence!

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