A commotion arose around them, and many women whispered to each other, looking at Chu Yan with a hint of adoration in their Phoenix eyes.
"Hehe, don't tell me, Chu Yan looks quite imposing now, quite handsome."
"What's the use of being handsome? I think he spoke so boldly, what will he do if the Qin Family makes trouble for him next? The Qin Family is not to be underestimated; their current status is even higher than the Liu Family's."
Qin Feng's cold eyes opened and closed, piercingly staring at Chu Yan.
If Chu Yan had only engaged in a war of words, he might have been able to endure it, but now the nature of the situation had changed. Chu Yan had hit his subordinate, and as the saying goes, one should look at the owner before beating a dog. Chu Yan clearly didn't put him in his eyes.
"Chu Yan, you are the Liu Family's benefactor, but you have no relation to my Qin Family. Logically, since you hit my subordinate, I should now break your limbs as punishment. However, for Liu Qingcheng's sake, if you apologize now, I can pretend nothing happened, otherwise..."
"Otherwise what?" Without giving Qin Feng a chance to continue his nonsense, Chu Yan directly interrupted, "Are you going to kill me? Do you dare?"
Qin Feng's fists clenched, making creaking sounds. At this moment, a murderous glint flashed in his eyes, and he finally became enraged.
"Hehe, I naturally won't kill you; that would be too easy for you. I will break your limbs and make your life worse than death!"
Boom!
Qin Feng said fiercely, wind rising under his feet. Stars began to flicker from his forehead: one, two, three, four. When the fourth star brightened, his tiger-like body trembled; he had reached Fan Chen Realm Layer 4. He charged at Chu Yan with a tiger-like punch.
Zhao Tu's heart was anxious. He wanted to stop it, but it was too late. Chu Yan and Qin Feng were too close, and Qin Feng's strength was even a bit higher than his.
However, facing such a blow, Chu Yan remained motionless, with a hint of playfulness on his lips. He suddenly spoke lightly.
"What, are you still going to keep watching? If your Qin Family injures me, you should be clear about the consequences!"
Chu Yan was talking to himself, but the next moment, a strong wind swept up outside the Liu Family gate. A Middle-aged man leaped from a distance, his palm shaking, directly dispersing Qin Feng's punch.
"It's a Qin Family member! The Qin Family's Second Elder, Qin Xuan!"
Seeing this Middle-aged man, everyone was slightly startled. At this moment, Zhao Tu's old eyes also widened suddenly. The Qin Family's Second Elder, with five stars in his life body, was a genuine Moving Dust Realm expert.
Most importantly, what did Chu Yan just say? Did he know all along that Qin Xuan was nearby?
Qin Feng was also startled when his punch was suddenly blocked. Then, when he saw Qin Xuan, his brows furrowed tightly.
"Second Uncle, what do you mean by this? He just hit a Qin Family member and spoke wildly, insulting our Qin Family ancestors. Get out of the way, I'm going to kill him!"
"Nizi, shut up!"
A stern look flashed in Qin Xuan's eyes, then he looked at Chu Yan, saying solemnly, "Young Master Chu, it is my Qin Family's fault for not teaching our Disciple properly and offending you. I hope you don't take it to heart!"
"Young Master Chu?" Hearing Qin Xuan's address to Chu Yan, everyone exclaimed. They weren't Silly; they could all see that Qin Xuan was very wary of Chu Yan.
Chu Yan glanced at Qin Xuan: "No matter, ignorance is no sin. But is your Qin Family very rampant now?"
Qin Xuan shivered with fright, then in front of Chu Yan, he actually quickly bowed his waist?
"Young Master Chu, please forgive me!"
Qin Feng, seeing Qin Xuan's obsequious behavior towards Chu Yan from behind, was immediately stunned: "Second Uncle! What are you doing? He clearly hit a Qin Family member, how can you apologize to him?"
"Shut up!" Qin Xuan glared at Qin Feng in a panic: "You immediately apologize to Young Master Chu now! Otherwise, be prepared to accept family punishment when you get home!"
"I...!" Qin Feng's heart was filled with anger, yet he remained motionless.
"Hehe, Qin Second Elder, it seems your nephew doesn't want to apologize. But it doesn't matter, I don't care for such insincere apologies. You can resolve today's matter; he, stay here, and you can leave. I will pretend nothing happened!" Chu Yan said lightly, then he raised his hand and pointed at the Disciple who had previously insulted him.
The Disciple was terrified. He immediately knelt on the ground with a thud. He wasn't Silly; Qin Xuan was a genuine Moving Dust Realm expert, and even he treated Chu Yan with such respect. One could imagine how powerful Chu Yan's true background was.
"Young Master, Young Master, I've followed you for ten years, save me, save me!" The subordinate grabbed Qin Feng's pant leg.
Qin Xuan glanced at the subordinate at this moment. He had originally wanted to plead for him, but the moment he met Chu Yan's gaze and saw the deep killing intent in Chu Yan's eyes, he completely abandoned the idea.
"Feng'er, let's go!"
Qin Xuan grabbed Qin Feng and actually left a subordinate behind at the Liu Family.
Seeing Qin Xuan leave, everyone in the Liu Family was stunned. What exactly had just happened?
If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they would never have believed it was true. The Qin Family had actually suffered a loss at the Liu Family?
Most importantly, it was because of this useless son-in-law?
Chu Yan was very calm, his gaze like a knife as he looked at the Qin Family Disciple. A sharp blade appeared in his hand at some unknown point.
"Do you know? If you had cursed me, I would actually be too lazy to care about you; after all, I've gotten used to being insulted these past years. But you called me a bastard, which is cursing Chu Yan's Mother. In this life, everyone who curses Chu Yan's Mother must die!" Chu Yan said lightly.
"Young Master Chu, spare me! Young Master Chu, spare me!"
"Some things can be forgiven, but some things cannot."
Chu Yan's Sword Qi descended, and blood instantly stained the glazed tiles in front of the Liu Family gate.
Chu Yan directly killed a Qin Family Disciple. This incident immediately spread throughout Tian Yong City, and everyone was shocked by it.
A good-for-nothing had actually forced back Qin Xuan of the Qin Family? This made many people begin to speculate about Chu Yan's true identity.
There were all sorts of theories. Some said Chu Yan was the Prince of Changlong Country, others rumored that Chu Yan was actually the illegitimate son of a certain Immortal Sect Master. In short, people spread rumors, but Chu Yan's true identity remained unknown.
In the Liu Family, Zhao Wu and Zhao Liu followed behind Chu Yan, their eyes gleaming.
"Young Master, you were so handsome just now!"
"Yes, the Qin Family has risen very quickly in recent years, constantly suppressing our Liu Family. It's been so many years since our Liu Family has been able to hold its head high like this." Zhao Liu said excitedly.
Chu Yan smiled: "Now you know how amazing this Young Master is, right? Follow me well from now on, and you'll have all sorts of delicacies!"
"We swear to follow the Young Master to the death!"
Zhao Wu and Zhao Liu now only felt that their spring had come; the surprises Chu Yan brought them were extraordinary.
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But where there is joy, there is naturally sorrow.
At the same time, in the Qin Family, Qin Feng's eyes were bloodshot, filled with intense killing intent.
"Second Uncle, what exactly is going on? He's just a good-for-nothing, why do you treat him with such respect?"
Qin Xuan looked at his nephew and sighed: "Feng'er, remember, Chu Yan himself is not terrifying; he's just a useless Young Master. But behind him is a force that our Qin Family absolutely cannot afford to offend!"
"How terrifying? My Qin Family is a meritorious family of Changlong Country. Our ancestor was even a great feudal official back then. Can the force behind Chu Yan be even larger than Changlong Country?"
"Yes!" Qin Xuan said definitively, then, as if remembering something, he said with great horror: "Feng'er, remember, that force is absolutely untouchable. One could even say that if they wished, they could stomp their foot and turn Changlong Country into ashes overnight."
"Destroy Changlong overnight?" Qin Feng was instantly stunned. His throat seemed to be choked by something, unable to speak. What kind of terrifying force would that be?
"Do you understand now why I stopped you earlier? If they knew that Chu Yan was injured by my Qin Family, you and I might already be lying in a grave." Qin Xuan said with lingering fear: "In short, no matter what, you just need to remember to never harm Chu Yan in front of people. Instead, you must show extreme respect!"
Qin Feng was silent for a moment after hearing Qin Xuan's words, because the implication in Qin Xuan's words was very clear: not in front of people, then what about in the Dark Land? Could it be possible then?
"So, as long as there's no one around, I can..." Qin Feng said, making a throat-slitting gesture.
Qin Xuan frowned slightly, then he smiled: "I didn't say that, but... if he dies an unnatural death, it really has nothing to do with my Qin Family. When that time comes, it will be the Liu Family who has the headache. Without the protection of that force, the three-way balance in Tian Yong City can naturally be broken."
A very strong killing intent flashed in Qin Feng's eyes, and then he became greedy: "Chu Yan! Liu Qingcheng! You forced my hand. Next, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
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Chu Yan was unaware of Qin Feng's thoughts. After forcing back Qin Feng, he returned to his room under the escort of Zhao Wu and Zhao Liu.
At night, Bao'er prepared warm water for Chu Yan and said with a giggle, "Young Master, you were so mighty today!"
"Mighty? You don't know how much more mighty this Young Master can be." Chu Yan gave Bao'er a mischievous smile.
Although Bao'er was young, she understood some things about men and women, so Chu Yan's words made her jade-like face blush instantly.
"Young Master, you're naughty! No wonder everyone outside now calls you a 'refined ruffian'!"
"Refined ruffian?" Chu Yan gave a wry smile. He really hadn't expected to gain such a reputation in Tian Yong City. But he didn't care. After finishing his conversation with Bao'er, he began to bathe.
Because he had given instructions, Bao'er specially added some herbs to the warm water she prepared for him. The prescription was prepared by Chu Yan himself, mostly consisting of herbs that replenish Origin Qi and strengthening flowers for strengthening the body.
Soaking in the medicinal bath, Chu Yan began to circulate his Origin Qi. After a day's time, the Origin Qi in his body had already settled. However, during his confrontation with Qin Feng today, he clearly discovered his shortcomings.
This was because Qin Xuan was nearby and stopped Qin Feng in time; otherwise, he would definitely have taken Qin Feng's punch.
"Fan Chen Realm Layer 3 is still too low. I must quickly improve my strength."