"You..."
At the forefront of the crowd, Zheng Wentai trembled, his expression a mixture of shock and anger.
He had initially believed that Jiang Wuming had been intimidated by his son-in-law, Jiang Zhengyi. However, to his surprise, as soon as he and his kin stood up, they were once again ordered to kneel.
"One!"
Xing Tian directly interrupted Zheng Wentai and began counting.
Hearing Xing Tian's count, Zheng Wentai's mouth gaped, as if a fishbone were stuck in his throat. He didn't utter another word, but instead turned his gaze to Xing Tian.
"Two!"
Xing Tian's expression was cold as he spoke again.
"Thump!"
Zheng Wentai's heart trembled, and he knelt on the ground once more.
Though he harbored a thousand grievances and feelings of humiliation, he knew he had to bow his head under the circumstances. He could only lead his clansmen to temporarily avoid Jiang Wuming's might, and then wait for his son-in-law, Jiang Zhengyi, to arrive to settle the score with Jiang Wuming and Xing Tian.
With Zheng Wentai leading the way, the other members of the Zheng family also knelt down again.
However, unlike before, the humiliation on their faces was gone, replaced by intense hatred. They wished Jiang Zhengyi would appear immediately and kill Jiang Wuming and Xing Tian!
Five minutes later, a luxury car drove into the Zheng family manor and stopped at the entrance. Jiang Zhengyi and his wife, Zheng Liying, alighted from the car.
"Dad, Brother, Xiaofei!"
Upon seeing her father, Zheng Wentai, kneeling on the ground, and Zheng Yonggang and Zheng Fei, father and son, lying on the ground covered in blood, Zheng Liying cried out in alarm.
Although she had learned about everything that had happened to the Zheng family over the phone earlier, she was still shocked by the scene before her!
When had the Zheng family ever been so humiliated?
Especially after she married Jiang Zhengyi, the Zheng family had soared, commanding a certain prestige not only in Guishan but even throughout Sujiang City!
And now, someone had broken her brother's and nephew's legs, and made everyone in the Zheng family kneel on the ground?!
"Scoundrels!"
At the same time, Jiang Zhengyi was also greatly startled by the scene, and even more so enraged.
As the son-in-law of the Zheng family, he was considered part of it.
Now that the Zheng family had been so humiliated, he felt as if he had been slapped silently, losing all face!
"Zhengyi, you must stand up for our Zheng family! You must grind these two little beasts into ashes!"
As Jiang Zhengyi seethed with anger, Zheng Yonggang roared with burning hatred.
"Zhengyi, we absolutely cannot let them escape!"
Zheng Wentai no longer pretended, revealing his true intentions and demanding that Jiang Zhengyi stand up for them.
As he spoke, his gaze fell on Xing Tian, who was still standing nearby. He hesitated for a moment, not daring to get up.
Although he was confident that Jiang Zhengyi could make Jiang Wuming and Xing Tian pay a heavy price, he also knew that if he stood up now, Xing Tian would definitely make a move – and Jiang Zhengyi might not be able to stop it in time!
"They must pay a heavy price!"
The other members of the Zheng family, like drowning people grabbing a life-saving straw, gritted their teeth and shouted. But seeing that Zheng Wentai hadn't stood up, they also continued to kneel on the ground.
"You are truly audacious and courting death!"
Hearing the angry shouts of the Zheng family, Jiang Zhengyi's eyes turned cold as he swept his gaze over Jiang Wuming and Xing Tian, his expression exceedingly grim.
"Everything has a cause and effect, but you don't seem to intend to understand the whole story."
Jiang Wuming looked at Jiang Zhengyi with a blank expression and spoke slowly.
"Cause and effect?"
Jiang Zhengyi said coldly, "You have humiliated my father-in-law's family to this extent, and I still need to understand the details? Kneel, surrender, and accept your punishment!"
As the person in charge of the Martial Department in Sujiang, Jiang Zhengyi directly made a pronouncement from a position of authority.
As his words fell, the aura of a Seven-star martial artist instantly erupted from Jiang Zhengyi. If Jiang Wuming and Xing Tian did not surrender, he would act!
One to Three-star martial artists had cultivated their martial arts to the Ming Jin stage.
Four to Six-star martial artists had cultivated their martial arts to the An Jin stage.
Seven to Nine-star martial artists had cultivated their martial arts to the Hua Jin stage.
As a Seven-star martial artist, Jiang Zhengyi was already considered an expert in the secular world. How could he possibly put Jiang Wuming and Xing Tian in his eyes?
"I think it's you who are courting death!"
Hearing Jiang Zhengyi's arrogant words, Xing Tian was instantly enraged.
Since he joined the War Dragon Hall and followed Jiang Wuming on his campaigns, no one had ever dared to speak to Jiang Wuming like this!
"You're seeking death!"
Jiang Zhengyi's expression changed, and he let out an angry roar, lunging directly at Xing Tian.
On one hand, Xing Tian's words had completely enraged him.
On the other hand, Xing Tian was standing next to Zheng Wentai and the others. As long as he crippled or killed Xing Tian, the Zheng family's crisis would be resolved.
"Is that so?"
Jiang Wuming snorted coldly, and his aura also erupted. However, he did not circulate his true qi, merely unleashing an aura equivalent to that of a Nine-star martial artist.
"You... you are a martial arts grandmaster?!"
Jiang Zhengyi's body stopped abruptly, as if a speeding car had slammed on the brakes. He looked at Jiang Wuming with an expression as if he had seen a ghost.
A Nine-star martial artist had cultivated their martial arts to the pinnacle of Hua Jin. They only needed to 'transform Jin into Qi' to cultivate true qi and become a God of War level expert, capable of founding their own sect. Hence, they were also respectfully called martial arts grandmasters.
As the person in charge of the Martial Department in Sujiang, Jiang Zhengyi had met martial arts grandmasters, such as Yan Jun, the head of the Martial Department in Jiangnan Province.
At this moment, the aura emanating from Jiang Wuming was no weaker, and perhaps even stronger, than Yan Jun's!
This was completely beyond Jiang Zhengyi's expectations and stirred up immense waves in his heart!
"How can he be a martial arts grandmaster?!"
At the same time, all the members of the Zheng family, including Zheng Wentai and Zheng Fei, were stunned.
Although they were all laymen in martial arts, they knew that martial arts grandmasters were top experts in the martial arts realm, possessing immense power and distinguished status. Even some major families would show respect to martial arts grandmasters.
"Didn't you want to make a move?"
Jiang Wuming stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the astonished Jiang Zhengyi, indirectly responding.
"Gulp!"
Jiang Zhengyi's Adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed.
What a joke.
He was merely a Seven-star martial artist, and he was going to make a move against a martial arts grandmaster?
That was like plucking feathers from a tiger's head – courting death!
"Although you are a martial arts grandmaster, you cannot violate the regulations of the Dragon Country Martial Department, nor can you be above it!"
After a brief moment of shock, Jiang Zhengyi quickly regained his composure and directly invoked the Dragon Country Martial Department. "In the Dragon Country, no martial artist can be above the Martial Department!"
"So what?"
Jiang Wuming narrowed his eyes and stared at Jiang Zhengyi.
"Either you surrender yourselves and come back with me to accept punishment, or you kill me and be hunted by the Martial Department – I guarantee that no matter where you flee, you will be captured and killed by the Martial Department!"
Having invoked the Martial Department as his powerful backing, Jiang Zhengyi once again threatened Jiang Wuming.
As his words fell, the shock on his face vanished, replaced by an unconcerned look as he gazed at Jiang Wuming, as if to say: Do you dare to touch me?
Swish!
Under the night sky, Jiang Wuming's feet blurred, and he darted towards Jiang Zhengyi.
At this moment, he responded directly with his actions!
He vanished as if he had never appeared!
Yes!
He simply vanished into thin air...
"Slap!"
The next moment.
Just as everyone was searching for Jiang Wuming's figure, a crisp sound echoed at the entrance of the Zheng family manor.
Following the crisp sound, Jiang Zhengyi, who had been so unconcerned moments before, was instantly sent flying backward, blood oozing from the corner of his mouth!
He had been slapped away by Jiang Wuming!
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