anwhile, news that Chen Yang had acquiesced to the Steward of Biluo Sword Valley and gone to the Xiao Family to atone for his sins had been deliberately spread by the Xiao Family throughout Cangyun City, stirring up a storm of public scorn.
"He really is a coward who fears death and has no principles! He used to be such a renowned figure, but now, just to cling to life, he's truly capable of anything."
"Latest news: Steward Fan of Biluo Sword Valley declared that Chen Yang must cripple his own cultivation and serve him like a dog! It looks like he's going to agree."
From the noble houses to the common street peddlers, everyone was discussing the matter. No one could have imagined that the once-Supre Martial Commander would again stir such enormous waves. This ti, however, the situation had completely spiraled out of control. It seed Chen Yang had no ground left to stand on.
A torrent of insults and accusations enveloped the whole of Cangyun City, spreading from there to the Four Seas and Eight Wastelands. It seed Chen Yang's cowardice and his lack of faith and principles were to be a foregone conclusion.
For many, this situation was a welco developnt, especially for the current head of the Xia Family, Xia Jingyun.
Once eligible for the Elders' Court but ultimately denied entry, Xia Jingyun had thought his life's path was set, destined never to step foot into the Martial Departnt's highest echelon of power. But fortunes can reverse. With Luo Yunhai's successful rise, he saw a glimr of hope once again. Luo Yunhai had already given his guarantee: as soon as Elder Jin Zheng and Elder Wu Xing retired, Xia Jingyun would imdiately be appointed the Second Elder of the Elders' Court.
Therefore, he did everything in his power from behind the scenes, playing the part of a rumor-monger and slinging mud at Chen Yang. Judging by the current public outcry, the effect was far better than he could have ever imagined. He's beco a target of universal condemnation. The nation may be vast, but there's no place left for him. What a magnificent scene!
"Haha..." Tending to the flowers in his courtyard, Xia Jingyun couldn't help but grin. Even in his old age, he was about to flourish once more, radiating with newfound brilliance.
"Grandfather, allow to be the first to congratulate you on fulfilling your wish of entering the Elders' Court," said a young man standing nearby, his grandson, Xia Wenze, with a chuckle. "That forr Great Elder died at just the right ti—how wonderful!"
"His death turned the world on its head. Otherwise, such a grand opportunity would never have fallen to our Xia Family."
"Ahem." Xia Jingyun set down his small trowel and waved his hand. "One should still show so respect for the deceased."
"However..." Xia Jingyun's tone shifted as he grinned. "You do have a point. Haha..."
"I just never thought that the renowned Forr Chief Military Commander would fall so low! Once, his na was known wherever the mountains stood and the sun and moon shone. But look at him now..." Xia Jingyun shook his head, a hint of emotion in his voice. "A person's true nature is only revealed when they face life and death."
"That man is a coward to the core. Otherwise, why would he have scurried off to see Steward Fan of the Biluo Sword Valley today?" Xia Wenze curled his lip in contempt. "Your grandson is ten thousand tis stronger than he is!"
"Of course!" Xia Jingyun nodded in deep agreent. "Just look at whose grandson you are."
He had no sooner spoken than—
BOOM!
The gate to the lavish courtyard exploded inward from a powerful impact. Heavy footsteps thundered in, accompanied by a thick, oppressive killing intent that rolled swiftly toward them.
Xia Jingyun spun around, the smile on his face vanishing. Given his status in Cangyun City, who would dare storm his residence?
"What audacity!" Xia Jingyun roared, his hands clasped behind his back. His fierce eyes bulged like those of a thoroughly provoked tiger, and his murderous aura was unsettling.
Xia Wenze echoed him, shouting, "Who is it? Are you tired of living?"
"Who was it just now calling my Boss a coward? Who claid to be ten thousand tis stronger than him?"
With heavy steps, a burly man over 1.9 ters tall, built like a mobile iron tower, strode forward with a steel blade in hand. He looked to be in his thirties, but the suffocating killing aura he emanated was terrifying. Behind him followed a hundred more n. So were bare-handed, others held iron weapons, but all of them radiated the sa grim, murderous intent.
"Was it you?" the square-faced, brawny man asked, his jowls trembling as he pointed a finger as thick as a carrot at Xia Wenze.
"You... Who are you?" Xia Wenze stamred, his face paling as he instinctively took a few steps back. "Do you know what this place is?"
SLAP!
A palm as large as a fan struck Xia Wenze across the face, leaving five crimson handprints instantly visible. Spitting blood, he collapsed to the ground.
"I am Shen Ling, a seventh-grade Military General of the forr Hanyun Valley Martial Guard!" On his way here, he had t with Ji Ping of the Ten Thousand Martial Guards. The instruction was to make it quick and then withdraw imdiately.
"You..." Xia Jingyun's face darkened. Am I being treated as if I don't exist? The forr Hanyun Valley Martial Guard? After grasping the situation, he sneered with disdain, "A bunch of demobilized n dare cause trouble on my territory?"
Shen Ling ignored him completely. He seized Xia Wenze and demanded coldly, "Tell , what earth-shattering deeds have you done to make you ten thousand tis stronger than my Boss?"
Xia Wenze was speechless.
"You're nothing but a spoiled brat who can't even survive without his family. You have the audacity to compare yourself to my Boss? Do you have no sha?"
"Shaless!"
The furious tirade, like a violent storm, left Xia Wenze completely stunned. This is happening in my own ho!
CRACK.
With a slight clench of his five fingers, Shen Ling snapped Xia Wenze's neck.
Xia Jingyun was dumbfounded. My only grandson... he just snapped his neck, just like that?
"Unconvinced?" Shen Ling flung Xia Wenze's body aside like a piece of trash, his searing gaze fixed on the old man before him.
"You... You will all die today!" Seeing the lifeless body of his grandson, Xia Jingyun's eyes turned blood-red. He enunciated each word with the force of thunder.
"Is that so?" Shen Ling grinned, baring his teeth. "There are another four hundred thousand of us outside, old man. How do you plan to kill us all?"
Xia Jingyun was speechless. "Hmm?!"
THUD, THUD, THUD.
He stumbled back several steps. Did 400,000 people really co? How is that possible?!
"When you were slandering my Boss, calling him a selfish coward who feared death, did you ever imagine this day would co?" Shen Ling demanded, brandishing the iron blade in his hand.
"I..." Xia Jingyun was at a loss for words. Finally, he steeled himself and said, "With my status, if you dare touch , all of you will die!"
"Die? Heh..." Shen Ling laughed as if he'd heard the funniest joke in the world. "You think we care?"
Xia Jingyun's heart trembled violently, and his mind buzzed. This...
WHOOSH.
The iron blade sliced through the air.
「At the sa ti.」
News that a troop of unard Martial Guards had arrived from the Eight Hundred Li riverbank and already leveled the Xia Family estate hit Cangyun City like a depth charge, nearly flipping the entire city on its head.
Four hundred thousand commoners, all demobilized and returned to their fields?
They issued a single declaration: Anyone who dared slander Chen Yang with even half a word would have their entire family dealt with.
This...
The previously bustling Cangyun City fell deathly quiet, as silent as still water.
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