Outside the Cloud Sea Sect ruins, the weather was fine.
Guan Heqing stood behind Gu Xiao and Lu Li, his gaze fixed on Tang Zhi and Tang Shaoqing, who were a few meters away.
His eyes burst forth with divine light, like the blazing sun in the sky. A terrifying aura of bloodlust rushed out, pressing down on Tang Zhi, making him tremble all over, losing his footing, and immediately collapsing onto his knees.
Don't let Guan Heqing's daily amiable smile and cheerful demeanor fool you; back then, he was someone who followed Old Master Jing to slaughter his way through the Outer Battlefield.
In the eyes of the Cosmic Evil Race and the races hostile to Azure Star, Guan Heqing was an absolute terrifying Blood Butcher.
If Tang Zhi reacted like this, Tang Shaoqing, standing next to him, was even worse off.
He was kneeling on the ground, his face pale as paper, his teeth chattering, his legs weak, and he had even lost control of his bladder, emitting an unpleasant smell of urine.
Guan Heqing frowned, raised his hand, and a Spiritual Energy Barrier appeared, isolating the smell so it wouldn't bother the two young ladies.
At this moment, both Tang Zhi and Tang Shaoqing were terrified into idiocy.
What did he just say? The Jing Family?
Which Jing Family?
There is only one Jing Family in the Central District!!!
At this time, many people nearby were drawn over by the commotion.
"What's going on here?"
"It looks like those two girls got something good in the ruins, and these two guys came to force a purchase."
"And then what? Why are the forced buyers kneeling?"
"What else could it be? They hit a steel plate."
"Stop being a Riddler. What exactly happened? Hurry up and tell us."
"Oh, that guy who peed himself said that if you offend him, you can't leave the Central District."
"What? He's the biggest shot in the Central District."
"Aww, I heard he's the most awesome Young Master in the Central District."
"Oh my goodness, he steps on the Four Great Families of the Central District."
"So awesome, he doesn't even put the Jing Family of Tianyuan City in his eyes."
As the news spread further and further, the matter gradually became outrageous.
"Uh, k-k-k..."
As the Chief Steward of the Jing Family, Guan Heqing was naturally familiar to Tang Zhi.
He wanted to say something, but his neck felt as if it was being gripped by an invisible large hand, trapping all his words in his throat.
He wanted to speak but couldn't; he wanted to swallow but couldn't, like a fish tossed onto the shore struggling ceaselessly.
Now, besides fear, Tang Zhi's heart was filled with endless rage—rage directed at Tang Shaoqing.
This is the common person you spoke of? Traveling with the Jing Family's Chief Steward accompanying them, and you called them common people.
Even within the entire Jing Family, how many people command this much respect?
It must be just those few Direct Descendants.
Terrified to his core, he now only wanted to jump up and slap this Scoundrel beside him to death.
But now he was suppressed by Guan Heqing's pressure and bloodlust, making it difficult even to move a finger, let alone jump up and kill the Scoundrel behind him.
As for Tang Shaoqing beside him, his mind had completely frozen; he had offended the Jing Family's Young Miss and said such things.
While killing is indeed prohibited in the Dixia Republic, under such a vast difference in social class, it is not entirely impossible to ruin someone's life.
They only need to employ a few methods, cut off their main source of income, and wait for them to decline. Afterward, they won't even need to lift a finger.
The saying goes that hemp ropes break where they are thinnest; it's not that people in hardship attract bad luck, but simply that their families can no longer withstand the turbulence of life.
Even if it were investigated afterward, at most it would only be classified as commercial competition.
Previously, their plan was that once the Inheritance was secured, they would make Gu Xiao's family "reasonably and legally" go bankrupt, gradually become impoverished, and finally disappear completely.
Conversely, if the Jing Family targeted the Tang Family, they possessed the same capability.
"What's going on? People from the Tang Family, why are you looking for our Girl?"
Just then, a gentle voice sounded, and a handsome young man appeared beside Gu Xiao, reaching out a hand to rub her head.
Hmm, rubbing his own head felt strange.
"Who is that?"
"You don't know? That's the Jing Family's Third Young Master."
"Oh, it's this Young Master. He usually doesn't like attending banquets, so I've only seen him a few times before and now I completely forgot what he looks like."
"To be accompanied by the Chief Steward and stand beside the Jing Family's Third Young Master, that girl's identity must be extraordinary."
"Tsk tsk, the Tang Family has really hit a steel plate this time."
More and more people were drawn to the scene, looking at Tang Zhi and Tang Shaoqing kneeling on the ground, their gazes filled with indifference, pity, and schadenfreude, among other feelings.
"Third Young Master."
Seeing Jing Yuan arrive, Guan Heqing retracted his terrifying pressure, and the force weighing down on Tang Zhi and the other man instantly vanished.
"Third Young Master, this is all a misunderstanding."
Regaining control of his body, Tang Zhi scrambled to his feet and rushed to explain to Jing Yuan.
At this moment, several other figures arrived.
It was Ye Tianying, Xiao Bai, and Liu Zhen. Behind each of them followed a mighty Emperor-level Expert.
Suddenly, four Emperor-level Experts had gathered. Even though none of the four released any aura, Tang Zhi felt an invisible pressure settle upon him, making his face turn pale.
"What's going on?" Xiao Bai turned and asked Jing Yuan.
"Whether it's a misunderstanding is not up to you to decide."
Jing Yuan waved his hand at Xiao Bai, signaling that he would explain later, and then spoke to Tang Zhi.
"It's not a misunderstanding. He was just blatantly threatening me."
Gu Xiao, standing behind Jing Yuan, also spoke directly, sealing the fate of the entire incident.
The faces of the three—Xiao Bai and the others—turned cold. From Liu Zhen, there was a faint roar of a dragon, and terrifying high temperatures radiated from his body, with Scarlet Dragon Scales appearing on his two muscular arms.
Although Liu Zhen appeared somewhat simple and honest in front of Jing Yuan and the others, Fire Dragons are notoriously short-tempered among the Dragon Race. Liu Zhen, having awakened the Fire Dragon bloodline, naturally had his personality slightly affected, though he wouldn't show it in front of Jing Yuan and the others.
"Third Young Master, it truly is a misunderstanding. It's all because of this Scoundrel."
Clearly sensing the change in atmosphere, cold sweat dripped from Tang Zhi. He extended a foot and kicked Tang Shaoqing, jolting him back to his senses.
If Tang Shaoqing weren't still useful and the grandson of his Older Brother, Tang Zhi would truly want to kick him to death.
"Ah, right, Young Master Yuan, this matter..."
"What's wrong? What's wrong? What happened? Why is everyone gathered here?"
Just as Tang Shaoqing was about to defend himself, Yan Lin's voice suddenly arrived.
Seizing the final moments before leaving the ruins, he finally gathered enough spiritual energy to break through.
However, due to the tight schedule, he could only break through after coming out, which is why he arrived a bit late.
"Did this guy provoke Sister Xiao Xiao and Sister Xiao Li?"
Among the group, if anyone knew Tang Shaoqing the best, it was naturally Yan Lin, the frequent nightclub visitor.
Naturally knowing Tang Shaoqing's character, and seeing Gu Xiao and Lu Li here, he subconsciously assumed this guy had done something outrageously lecherous.