The sky fell into silence, everyone glaring at Heber with raging anger in their eyes.

"Madam, are you alright?"

You Xuan glanced at Gong Lin behind him, sighing lightly.

No one would blame Gong Lin for this. In the situation just now, even if Gong Lin hadn't left, Jiang Minglong wouldn't have escaped. It was Jiang Minglong who forced Gong Lin to leave; otherwise, Gong Lin's death would have been in vain!

"I'm fine!"

Gong Lin's face was pale, a result of Soul Burning. After a brief pause, Gong Lin glanced at Heber and Jiang Minglong and quietly sent a voice transmission to You Xuan.

You Xuan's expression suddenly changed, turning his head to stare intently at Gong Lin.

Gong Lin nodded heavily.

You Xuan took a deep breath, a look of realization flashing in his eyes. He glanced at Jiang Minglong and sent a voice transmission to Elder Wei and Long Dingtian.

Long Dingtian and others were visibly shaken, giving You Xuan a look before all eyes turned to Jiang Minglong.

Jiang Minglong seemed to understand why they were looking at him, smiling lightly as he nodded.

"What are you talking about? What? Are you planning to rescue him? Go ahead, try it!"

Gong Lin's strength was too weak. Heber detected the Soul Force during the voice transmission, and combined with You Xuan and others' unusual behavior, Heber confirmed they were up to something. With a cold expression, he viciously clamped Jiang Minglong's neck, speaking coldly, "If you dare to act rashly, Jiang Chen's father will die because of you!"

"Don't act rashly; we won't move until the Young Master arrives!"

You Xuan spoke with a gloomy expression.

The air grew silent again, everyone fixated on Heber.

Time slowly passed in the standoff between both sides.

The entire Yichen Island knew that enemies had infiltrated the island, mixed in with a new batch of Southern Federation students. Suddenly, all Southern Federation students, whether old or new, including this year's entire batch of new Elixir students, were isolated and detained.

Mr. Jiang's fiancée was taken hostage in his own stronghold, and it was Mr. Jiang's father who risked his life to save her. This was a harsh slap in the face to the guardians of Yichen Island, leaving all the remaining experts on the island feeling a fiery shame.

Mr. Jiang trusted us to train and guard this place, yet such an incident happened under the protection of so many experts. All the experts were fuming with rage and equally felt utterly humiliated.

As more people became aware, more and more people gathered in the sky. All the Saint Realm experts on Yichen Island flew into the air, surrounding Heber in three layers of tight entrapment from all directions, completely sealing him off.

Everyone watched Heber in the center with intense murderous intent.

Heber gradually lost his composure, feeling as if the surrounding air disappeared, filled only with icy, piercing killing intent. The intense pressure mounted in his heart.

"What's happening?"

Just when Heber couldn't bear it anymore, a puzzled voice rang from the outer circle. Due to the dense crowd, outsiders couldn't see the situation inside.

"Mr. Jiang!"

"Young Master!"

"Mr. Jiang is back!"

Everyone turned towards the direction of the voice. The crowd in that direction immediately moved aside, opening a clear path to the center.

As the crowd parted, Jiang Chen immediately saw Heber gripping Jiang Minglong's throat, his expression turning cold.

Swish!

With a swift movement, Jiang Chen appeared five meters in front of Heber, looking at him icily before scanning You Xuan and the Divine Infant Realm experts.

Elder Wei and the others all showed deep guilt, bowing their heads deeply.

Yan Hu, bringing Ye Jingyi and Yè Yùwǎn to Gong Lin, then flashed beside Jiang Chen.

Heber was shocked, staring dumbfoundedly at Jiang Chen in front of him.

Unification Realm Peak? He's at the Unification Realm Peak!

A guy at the Unification Realm Peak being the world's number one? And a single look made so many Divine Infant Realm experts bow their heads?

Holy crap! What qualifies this guy...?

"Young Master."

You Xuan flashed to Jiang Chen's side, quickly recounting the situation in a low voice.

"Mr. Jiang, I'm sorry, it's my fault, please punish me!"

Fa'erxi came to Jiang Chen full of remorse, bowing deeply without any regard for the powerful enemy at the Divine Infant Realm just five meters away.

"Mr. Fa'erxi, you indeed made a mistake. When bringing students in the future, please investigate their backgrounds thoroughly. This is the core of the World Martial Alliance; don't bring in people with unclear identities."

Jiang Chen spoke calmly.

Fa'erxi was taken aback, looking at Jiang Chen in surprise.

"Alright, I'll handle this. Mr. Fa'erxi, due to your mistake, the herbs sent this time from the Southern Federation Region will be confiscated and not exchanged for elixirs, do you accept?"

Jiang Chen spoke again.

"Ah?"

Fa'erxi didn't react, staring dumbly at Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen raised his hand, gesturing to Yan Hu who had followed.

Yan Hu stepped forward, pulling Fa'erxi aside by the arm.

"Lin Lin, well done!"

Jiang Chen glanced at Gong Lin in the distance, smiling lightly, "Just a bit silly."

Gong Lin looked at Jiang Minglong, then worriedly at Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen turned to Jiang Minglong, smiling lightly, "Dad, a heroic father-in-law heroically saving the daughter-in-law, that'll definitely trend online!"

"Should I appear more dashing then?"

Jiang Minglong replied with a light smile, a hint of crimson showing in his mouth.

Jiang Chen's pupils contracted, instantly understanding everything.

"Hey, hey, hey!"

Heber couldn't hold back, crying out loudly, "Kid, are you mistaken? Your father is in my hands, his life is in my hands, aren't you anxious at all?"

"Except for the Divine Infant Realm experts, everyone else can disperse!"

Jiang Chen didn't respond to Heber, glancing around and calling out with Spiritual Power.

Everyone paused, and then those below the Divine Infant Realm dispersed. The Semi Divine Infant Realm experts all stopped a thousand meters away, while the Saint Realm experts landed on the ground, looking up at the sky.

"Anxious?"

Only then did Jiang Chen look at Heber, speaking lightly, "I wish I could kill you right now, then have a drink with my dad."

"You, you, you're anxious?"

Heber looked at Jiang Chen dumbfounded, slightly bewildered.

"If I was angry or roaring, wouldn't that be what you want? Why should I let you have your way?"

Jiang Chen looked at Heber indifferently, "Besides, you've taken my dad hostage, stayed here without leaving, and said you wanted to wait for me to return. Clearly, you have something to discuss with me. Before talks break down, my dad is certainly safe, so even if I'm anxious, I can control it!"

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