As the words fell, Xiao Yunlong and his entourage strode in, directly entering the reception hall.
Qi Dengxian showed no surprise, nor did he panic, as he had long been prepared for their arrival.
"Xiao, I didn't expect you, you brat, to actually dare to show up. You've got some nerve!"
Qi Dengxian slowly stood up and let out a cold roar.
Just then, from the tea room on the left, the two city lord's mansion enforcers with gray hair and beards also glanced over slightly.
However, upon seeing that Xiao Yunlong was merely a young lad not even twenty-five years old, and especially that there were no powerful surges of energy emanating from him, they instantly lost interest.
Instead, Zhuge Wushuang and Tu Fu, who were behind Xiao Yunlong, garnered a bit of attention from these two city lord's mansion enforcers.
In fact, the reason these two enforcers misjudged the situation was not due to excessive arrogance. It was mainly because Xiao Yunlong's current cultivation was too high, and coupled with the Three Thousand Divine Kingdoms technique, which was too peculiar, ordinary martial artists found it extremely difficult to ascertain his specific martial cultivation.
Xiao Yunlong tilted his head slightly as a signal. Jun Bufan and Pan Chaofeng immediately reacted, stepping forward to help Lu Zhenghan up and unlock his handcuffs.
Qi Dengxian watched with cold eyes, making no move to intervene, as his target was Xiao Yunlong, and others were not of great importance to him.
"Qi Dengxian, back then, you were not yet City Lord Chuan. In order to gain the support of the Zhao family, the Baili family, the Ouyang family, and other major influential families to help you ascend to the position of City Lord, you did not hesitate to conspire and scheme with them in secret, and even attacked my Xiao family, killing dozens of my Xiao family members. Do you admit to this matter?"
Xiao Yunlong stood with his hands behind his back in the hall, his voice resonant and sonorous.
Qi Dengxian, upon hearing this, burst into hearty laughter, and after a long while, he snorted coldly, "So what if I did, so what if I didn't? Now that I am the esteemed City Lord, controlling the entire Chuan City, who can do anything to me, let alone you, a stray dog from the Xiao family!"
"You... truly deserve to die!" Xiao Yunlong stared at him coldly, speaking each word.
"Hmph, you think you can contend with me just like that? Do you really think you're invincible after destroying the Zhao and Baili families? You truly don't know the meaning of death!"
As Qi Dengxian spoke in a deep, cold voice, he turned his head towards the tea room on the left.
The two enforcers in the tea room wasted no words. They slowly walked over with their teacups in hand, and at the same time, Commander Wan Litong raised his hand.
Instantly, guards drew their weapons and surrounded them, the scene becoming extremely tense and肅殺 (sù shā - solemn and murderous).
"Your reliance, it wouldn't be these two old men, would it?" Xiao Yunlong sneered.
"The two of us are more than enough. You're young, but your tone is quite arrogant!"
"This old man will cripple your hands first, and then see if you dare to speak so wildly in front of us!"
The two enforcers were instantly enraged. They were, after all, enforcers of the City Lord's mansion, and even the City Lord treated them with respect. How could they tolerate this brash young man looking down on them!
One of them reached out with a claw-like hand, pouncing like a leopard, clearly employing a technique akin to Eagle Claw.
Both of them were Grandmasters of the Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown realm. Under the impetus of their powerful energy, these eagle claws were capable of shattering stone tablets.
Xiao Yunlong stood his ground, unmoving, not even looking at his opponent.
"Old scoundrel, let Grandpa deal with you!"
Tu Fu, with his fiery temper, let out an angry roar. He then charged forward like a Vajra and threw a punch.
He possessed innate divine strength, and after cultivating to the Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown realm, his combat power far surpassed that of martial artists at the same level. Moreover, he had also learned the exquisite martial art of Dragon Subduing and Tiger Taming Fist.
The enforcer was immediately surprised, clearly not expecting such ferocity from the opponent. He dared not confront the eagle claw head-on.
Mid-leap, he swiftly changed direction, evading with his eagle claw hand and changing its trajectory to grab at Tu Fu's ribs from the side.
However, he had still underestimated Tu Fu's strength. While their martial cultivation might be similar, in terms of combat experience and technique, Tu Fu was far superior.
Almost instinctively, Tu Fu employed the Shaolin Great Vajra Finger, pointing a finger at the opponent's hand.
This move completely caught the enforcer off guard. By the time he realized it, it was too late to withdraw his hand.
With a "du" sound!
The enforcer's hand swelled up, his entire arm hanging limply, appearing to be disabled.
But that was far from over. Having landed a blow, Tu Fu unleashed a palm strike with his left hand, employing the Eight Trigram Swimming Dragon Palm.
Fortunately, this enforcer had a couple of seconds to spare. He swiftly retreated backward, avoiding the blow. Otherwise, if this palm had struck his chest, he would likely have met his end on the spot.
After all, a fully charged palm strike from a Grandmaster of the Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown realm was no trifle!
"Good lad, to be so ferocious!"
Seeing this, the other enforcer stamped his foot and lunged forward.
"What, are you trying to gang up on me!"
Zhuge Wushuang sneered upon seeing this, and his figure also shot out, engaging the enforcer in combat within moments.
Witnessing this turn of events, Qi Dengxian clearly lost his composure. He quickly shouted, "Everyone attack, kill them all without mercy!"
At his command, dozens of guards, including Commander Wan Litong, moved simultaneously, surging forward like a tide.
At this moment, Tang Bowen, Jun Bufan, and Pan Chaofeng, the four Grandmaster experts of Hua Jin, also made their move. Jun Bufan alone engaged Wan Litong.
The other two stood on Xiao Yunlong's left and right, blocking the charging guards.
Even at this juncture, Xiao Yunlong still showed no intention of making a move. Firstly, there was no need. Secondly, the current situation was more suitable for his five subordinates to engage in combat and gain experience.
Seeing that over thirty guards, and even Wan Litong, were unable to subdue Xiao Yunlong, and were instead being knocked down one by one by Pan Chaofeng and Jun Bufan.
Qi Dengxian finally began to grow anxious. He abruptly turned to his adjutant and barked, "What's going on with the Qingcheng Sect? Didn't you arrange with them last night that they would come to assist us this morning?"
"This... this I'm not too sure about. I did indeed make arrangements with them, and the Qingcheng Sect Master personally agreed!"
The adjutant was also sweating profusely, and continued, "I'll call them right away to ask!"
However, after calling for a long time, there was still only a busy signal, and no one answered.
"Damn it, at this critical moment, the call won't go through!" the adjutant said anxiously.
"You useless fool, you can't even handle this simple matter!" Qi Dengxian, enraged, kicked the adjutant to the ground.
However, at that very moment, with a bang, the enforcer whose right arm had been crippled by Tu Fu was struck by another punch and sent flying backward, landing on his back with all four limbs flailing.
Following that, Zhuge Wushuang also sent the other enforcer flying with a palm strike, causing him to fall heavily to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
In the blink of an eye, both of these city lord's mansion enforcers had fallen, losing their combat effectiveness.
Furthermore, over thirty guards were almost all sprawled on the ground, some in disarray. Even Wan Litong could only struggle to hold on under Jun Bufan's suppression.
"It's over... we're finished!"
Seeing this, Qi Dengxian's face turned ashen, and cold sweat beaded on his forehead. Without a word, he attempted to flee through a side door.
"To think that a dignified City Lord would try to escape. Wouldn't that be a laughingstock if it got out?"
Xiao Yunlong sneered mockingly. He flicked his right foot, and the saber that had fallen to the ground shot out.
With a flash of blade light, it flew past Qi Dengxian's neck at an almost impossibly close range, and with a "du" sound, it embedded itself in the doorpost, blocking his escape route.
Qi Dengxian's soul was half-scared out of him. His legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground.