"How dare they be so bold?"
Shui Xiang's expression suddenly turned cold as she asked sternly.
"I'm not sure. The other party came aggressively, saying they would shut down our Jade Stone City, or they would force us to close." The subordinate continued to report.
"Hmph, what big talk. Take me out to see!"
Shui Xiang snorted coldly and immediately followed her subordinate out of the office.
Li Yang also frowned, wondering who dared to cause trouble for Sister Shui in broad daylight.
They soon arrived downstairs. As soon as they got out, they saw a group of fierce-looking people, led by a middle-aged man with a blue dragon carved on his face and wearing a black robe.
Li Yang immediately recognized that this person was not simple. He exuded a strong Gu energy, like a master of Gu poison.
"Hey, who are you people? Did we in Jade Stone City provoke you? How dare you openly come to smash our business!"
Seeing that the customers in the shop had been driven away by this group, Shui Xiang asked with a serious expression.
"Little girl, don't you know who you've offended?"
The middle-aged man walked forward sinisterly, his gaze sweeping over Shui Xiang, then turning to Li Yang, he sneered, "And you, kid. You must be Li Yang, the one who killed many of my disciples before, right?"
"You actually know me. Are you a Gu poison master sent by Situ Jue?" Li Yang roughly guessed his identity and asked coldly.
"You have some insight, kid. Today, I will not only destroy this shop, but I will also take your head back!"
"You killed so many of my disciples before, and today I will seek justice for them. Take your life!"
The middle-aged man's eyes flashed with intense killing intent. With a light stomp of his foot, the people behind him became roaring with anger. They seemed like puppets, becoming ferocious!
Li Yang's brows furrowed. Seeing this dangerous scene, he immediately told Shui Xiang and her people to retreat.
Following that, Li Yang stepped forward and said coldly, "Old man, I've been waiting for you here for a long time. Situ Jue, that insidious fellow, sent you to kill me. He definitely wouldn't have expected that you would die by my hand."
"Don't be arrogant, kid. You will surely die today!"
The middle-aged man roared and instantly controlled the group to charge at Li Yang.
Li Yang's expression was grim. Seeing them rush forward with murderous intent, their palms and bodies all emitted Gu energy. As long as they were touched, they would surely die from poisoning.
Therefore, when facing this group, one must not engage in close combat, otherwise, one would easily suffer the backlash of their Gu energy.
After retreating several steps, Li Yang found an opportunity to counterattack, stopped abruptly, and with a swift, spinning right dodge, his body flashed sideways like lightning, causing everyone to miss.
Before they could react, Li Yang swiftly attacked, unleashing a move called "Sweeping the Thousand Armies." A wave of golden energy surged from the ground, sweeping over all the puppets.
They were hit by the energy wave, and their bodies were sent flying, finally falling to the ground tragically!
Following that, Li Yang quickly pulled out a jade hairpin from the head of a female employee in the shop and flicked it high into the air. Golden light gathered on the hairpin in his palm. The hairpin automatically tracked down each puppet, flicking at their chests, causing a gush of blood to spurt out.
The injured puppets cried out in pain. Initially, black blood spurted from their bodies, but after a while, the blood quickly turned bright red, and their complexions gradually changed from dark blue to normal.
"What's going on? Where are we?"
"What happened here? How did we suddenly appear here?"
All the puppets woke up, and the Gu energy on their bodies had disappeared.
The middle-aged man looked surprised. He quickly used his Gu techniques to control these puppets, but found that they were no longer obeying his commands.
Li Yang smiled faintly and said to these people, "Everyone, please calm down. You were poisoned and used by that guy. He controlled you with Gu techniques to serve him, with the aim of using you to exert the effect of his Gu arts."
"But after being controlled by him, your life and death were also in his hands."
"What? It was this guy? This guy caused us to be poisoned, we can't let him go!"
"That's right, we must take revenge. Let's join forces to eliminate him."
"How dare you poison me, you're dead today."
The group of puppets, having regained their senses and knowing who had harmed them, immediately surged towards the middle-aged man in a clamor.
The middle-aged man's expression turned cold. Seeing these useless puppets betray him, he was instantly filled with rage. His palm spread out with raging flames, gradually turning into a huge fireball, which he pushed towards everyone.
"Ah!"
The moment the charging puppets came into contact with the fireball, their bodies were instantly ignited. Flames soared into the sky, their bodies were quickly burned, and some were even turned into gas.
Seeing the ruthless methods of this Gu poison master, Li Yang's eyes flashed with cold light. He suddenly launched a counterattack, his body transforming into a sharp sword, spinning rapidly and stabbing towards the middle-aged man's vital points.
Whoosh!
As his body approached the middle-aged man, the middle-aged man blocked with his palm, using his own powerful Gu energy to confront the spiritual energy spreading around Li Yang!
The two immense energy waves looked very brilliant and colorful, but everyone around felt immense pressure, their chests feeling constricted and unable to breathe, as if they might suffocate at any moment.
The raw stones in the jade shop also began to shake, and the entire house seemed almost ready to explode.
Boom!
Just as it was on the verge of exploding, Li Yang's body suddenly accelerated its rotation, instantly breaking through the opponent's Gu energy. He shot through the Gu energy and appeared before the middle-aged man. The tip of his sword pierced the middle-aged man's palm, ruthlessly defeating him and sending him flying back ten meters!
As he stabilized himself, he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of black blood!
He looked at Li Yang incredulously, his eyes cold and stern, "You kid are actually so strong. You're not from the martial arts world. There's no true energy like yours in the martial arts world."
"No matter how you guess, today you are my defeated opponent. Situ Jue using you to deal with me was his most wrong choice."
Li Yang returned to his original position and said with a cold smile, "Since you've already witnessed my true power, you won't die unjustly in my hands. Now, I will send you on your final journey."
"Don't, don't kill me!"
The middle-aged man saw Li Yang unleash a Flying Sky Palm, and a single bolt of lightning from his palm could kill him. He trembled all over and quickly said, "As long as you let me go, I'll tell you Situ Jue's conspiracy."
"Is that true?"
Li Yang retracted his spiritual energy at a critical moment, grabbed his throat with one hand, and said coldly, "If you dare to lie to me, I will make you lose your life immediately."