Outside the Lan family stronghold.
Lan Tianxiong and his wife were somewhat anxious.
It was already the seventh day, and they still hadn't seen Ling Fan and their daughter emerge.
Had something happened?
While Lan Tianxiong could still maintain his composure, Li Huimei was extremely worried.
"What's going on! What happened to Xueyi, why haven't they come out yet! Could something have gone wrong?"
Lan Tianxiong comforted Li Huimei, "Don't scare yourself. With Xiao Fan here, nothing will happen!"
Before them, Liang Hutou stood like an iron tower at the gate, having not moved an inch for seven full days.
Just then.
Suddenly, a noisy and chaotic sound of shouting and killing came from the foot of the mountain where the Lan family stronghold was located.
Judging by the momentum, it was like dark clouds pressing down, breaking through all obstacles and charging towards the Lan family stronghold!
Lan Tianxiong, Li Huimei, and Lan Junjie's expressions changed slightly.
All the Lan family members were also startled, looking at each other, somewhat at a loss!
What had happened?
The Lan family stronghold was so powerful now, with the great master Liang Hutou guarding it, not to mention their son-in-law Ling Fan alone holding an entire city at bay. Who else dared to trouble the Lan family!
This was completely unexpected.
"Quick, go see what's going on!"
Lan Tianxiong hurriedly ordered.
Immediately, some Lan family powerhouses rushed down the mountain.
Liang Hutou, who had been guarding the front of the stronghold like an iron tower, finally opened his single eye.
It was as if a fierce and mighty true one-eyed tiger had opened its eyes, its terrifying spiritual power causing the void to crackle.
As Liang Hutou continued to refine that one-fifth of the Blood Spirit Fruit, his strength became even more formidable.
Lan Tianxiong, Li Huimei, Lan Junjie, and the other Lan family members felt as if they were facing an incredibly terrifying blazing furnace; with the slightest carelessness, they would be crushed into ashes by the rampant and boundless power within Liang Hutou.
They couldn't help but feel a little more at ease.
At this very moment, the shouts from the foot of the mountain shook the heavens, accompanied by continuous screams, rapidly spreading towards the Lan family stronghold on the mountain.
It was almost like a destructive force!
The Lan family powerhouses who had just gone down returned in a panicked state.
As they fled, they shouted, "It's bad, it's bad! The people from Jiangnan City Lord's Mansion are attacking! City Lord Li Yuanzheng has actually come out of seclusion!"
Upon hearing this, all the Lan family members gathered in front of the Lan family stronghold shivered.
Li Yuanzheng himself was leading the powerhouses from the City Lord's Mansion to attack the Lan family stronghold!
This news was like a thunderclap, startling everyone.
Li Yuanzheng, who had suppressed Jiangnan City for decades, whose residual prestige still kept all the forces in Jiangnan City in awe and dared not act rashly even after nearly twenty years of seclusion, had finally emerged!
"What should we do!"
Li Huimei was extremely anxious.
"Xiao Fan must have had something urgent to attend to, otherwise he wouldn't have been absent for so many days. Damn it, why did this Li Yuanzheng choose to attack at this most critical moment!"
Lan Tianxiong also had a face full of anxiety.
"Master Liang, can you go inform Xiao Fan?"
Lan Tianxiong said.
Liang Hutou replied, "Absolutely not! My master has ordered that as long as he does not come out, no one is allowed to disturb him, no one!"
He then said, "Patriarch Lan, don't worry. Although Master is occupied, with this great marshal here, let's see who dares to be presumptuous!"
Lan Tianxiong was overjoyed and said, "Then we will have to trouble Master Liang."
He had just felt the terrifying power like an ocean emanating from Liang Hutou.
Long before going to Xing Sha City, Liang Hutou had reached the peak of the Profound Gang realm with Ling Fan's help, and now he was probably even more formidable!
Just as they had calmed down a little.
Suddenly, a cold laugh echoed, "Heh heh, just a dog of that Ling Fan, how dare you speak so boastfully!"
A dense army appeared outside the formation of the Lan family stronghold.
And the person at the very front, with a thin face, a pale complexion as if he hadn't seen the sun in a long time, and a sharp expression, exuded a terrifying aura. He was the current City Lord of Jiangnan City, Li Yuanzheng, who had been in seclusion for twenty years!
Twenty years ago, he had already reached the late stage of the Profound Gang realm.
After twenty years of absence, no one knew how powerful he had become.
However, judging solely by the aura he now possessed, he was definitely not weak.
Behind Li Yuanzheng, his son Li Qingxuan sat in a wheelchair, being pushed.
This former number one genius of Jiangnan City, and the youngest Profound Gang realm cultivator in Jiangnan City's history, had been crippled by Ling Fan. Now he was unshaven, with a dejected look.
His eyes shot out incredibly venomous light. He could no longer hold back, gritting his teeth and saying, "Where is that bastard Ling Fan, hurry up and get out here! He ruined my martial path, I want him to die a terrible death, and I will make the entire Lan family bury him!"
Li Yuanzheng frowned slightly and reached out to comfort Li Qingxuan. Only then did Li Qingxuan calm down a little and stop being so agitated.
Liang Hutou sneered, "With mere cats and dogs like you, you don't even qualify to see my master. I alone can deal with all of you."
Li Yuanzheng's eyes were sharp. He didn't say anything, but gave Liang Hutou a cold glance.
Then, his gaze fell upon the Vermillion Bird Profound Fire Formation that enveloped the entire Lan family stronghold.
At the very top, a terrifying power poured down, entering the Lan family stronghold.
At this moment, a sinister voice sounded, and Han Qing walked out from the City Lord's Mansion's army.
"City Lord, I can guarantee that the person named Ling is definitely using the power of this formation to do something. Although I don't know what exactly, it must be extremely important, to the point that he cannot get away! As long as this formation is destroyed, perhaps it can also cause that person named Ling to suffer a backlash and die!"
When all the Lan family members saw Han Qing.
Instantly, their eyes widened with fury, and they glared at Han Qing.
Lan Junjie cursed loudly, "Damn it! You scumbag who deserves a thousand cuts, you dare to betray the Lan family, you dare to betray my brother-in-law!"
Lan Tianxiong's vision went black, and he cursed with great pain, "Han Qing, my Lan family treated you well! Although you are only a distant relative of the Lan family, the entire Lan family never treated you as an outsider. You actually did something so treacherous. Has your conscience been eaten by dogs!"
Li Huimei scolded even more fiercely, "You ungrateful wretch, you little bastard! The Lan family raised you for nothing, you damned fellow!"
A flicker of panic flashed in Han Qing's eyes.
But then he hardened his heart and said, "Curse me all you want, I have done wrong to the Lan family! But it's all for my cousin. If I can't have her, I won't let that Ling Fan have her either. I want to destroy her, so she won't belong to anyone!"
"After the Lan family is destroyed, I will die with her! I couldn't have her when I was alive, but I will possess her even in death! Hahaha!"
Han Qing laughed maniacally, as if driven mad.
His madness sent chills down everyone's spine.