"No, don't go! Patriarch, you can't leave!" Hu Daotian cried out.
But no matter how he shouted, the Patriarch's figure did not reappear.
Chen Jie's expression turned cold, and he swung his sword.
With a swish, a cold glint embedded itself in Hu Daotian's neck.
"Uh..."
Hu Daotian looked down in disbelief, and then his head slid from his neck.
Chen Jie kicked him away and said sternly, "Anyone here who dares to violate the rules of Peace Villa, Hu Daotian is your example!"
Not far away, Lü Changbu, the president of the Martial Arts Association, and Feng Nian and others watched with surging emotions and immense admiration.
Dominant!
Lü Changbu knew that with his own strength, let alone overpowering many experts, even just dealing with Hu Daotian would be enough to give him a headache.
He suspected that all their Martial Arts Association members combined could only suppress Hu Daotian.
Because Hu Daotian was too strong.
Not to mention everyone present?
Yet Chen Jie killed him with ease, not even batting an eye at the Patriarch of Sorcery.
This was true retribution.
Fortunately, he had given Chen Jie half of Peace Villa's shares earlier, bringing him on board.
Otherwise, with the strength of his Martial Arts Association, maintaining Peace Villa's rules would have been a joke.
"Hmph, what big talk!"
Suddenly, another booming shout was heard.
Three figures emerged from the shadows.
One of them bore a striking resemblance to Gu Bao, but was much older.
The other two were two stern-faced young men.
Chen Jie raised an eyebrow upon seeing the three of them.
Lü Changbu, however, roared, "How dare you! This is Peace Villa, who let you in? Guards, throw them out!"
Feng Nian and Man Niu immediately responded, giving a signal to their subordinates.
Without hesitation, they charged towards the three figures.
At this moment, Lü Changbu had to stand on the same side as Chen Jie, sharing both glory and disgrace.
He could handle some minor matters himself; otherwise, if Chen Jie had to deal with every trivial issue, he would appear too useless.
Therefore, Lü Changbu did this with the intention of showing off his capabilities.
Feng Nian and the others had already reached the middle-aged man.
Before he could speak, the two stern young men beside him roared.
"Trash, we are here out of consideration for you. You don't even kneel to welcome us, and now you want to drive us away? You're seeking death!"
The two immediately shouted in anger and unleashed powerful punches at Feng Nian and the others.
Bang bang!
"What? Xiantian masters?"
Feng Nian and Man Niu's expressions changed drastically.
At the same time, they were utterly shocked.
These two young men were actually Xiantian masters!
It was simply unbelievable.
In all their years, they had never seen such young Xiantian masters.
For a moment, they felt that their lives had been lived in vain.
With a few punches, Feng Nian and Man Niu's subordinates were sent flying, collapsing to the ground.
Even Feng Nian and Man Niu took two punches from the opponents, their blood churning, and they were forced back more than ten steps in pain.
"This is just a lesson for now. If you dare to disrespect us again, don't blame us for being rude!"
The two youths did not continue their pursuit and returned to the side of the middle-aged man.
"Big Brother!"
Gu Bao saw the middle-aged man and finally reacted, calling out.
This man was Gu Bao's elder brother, Gu Chong, and Gu Yue's uncle.
"Uncle, why are you here too?" Gu Yue exclaimed in surprise, but then looked hesitant.
Her uncle had a hot temper and was not suitable to appear, especially since Chen Jie had a marriage engagement with her.
It wouldn't be good if he lost control and killed Chen Jie.
Moreover, the family patriarch had sent her to handle this matter.
"If I didn't come, you wouldn't even know if you were sold! Practicing ancient arts is so important to our Gu family. Why didn't you just snatch it back? Why bother buying it? It's utter nonsense!" Gu Chong said with displeasure.
"Uncle, you don't understand. The owner of Peace Villa has a special identity. He is my..."
"I know, isn't he the kid you're engaged to? Hmph, with the elders absent, he dares to act recklessly. Why should we show him any face? Kill him, and will his master dare to cause trouble for our Gu family?"
"Big Brother, we can handle things here. What are you doing here?" Gu Bao asked.
"Uncle, it's me!" Wen Qiang raised his hand as if seeking praise.
"As a member of the Wen family, I naturally know how important practicing ancient arts is to your Gu family. So I was worried that you two would be too soft-hearted to deal with Chen Jie, so I told Uncle Gu about the situation here!"
He glanced at Gu Yue with a proud look, as if saying, you're welcome, it's all part of my duty.
"You..." Gu Yue was furious, pointing at Wen Qiang.
Wen Qiang had no idea that Gu Yue's mission to retrieve the ancient cultivation method also carried an element of testing her abilities.
If Gu Yue's capabilities were outstanding enough, she might very well manage some of the Gu family's resources.
And Gu Chong, who had a prejudice against women, strongly opposed women like Gu Yue managing family resources.
With him here, how could he claim credit?
"Little Yue, you don't need to thank me. This is all what I should do for you! Don't worry, I know that because of your relationship with Chen Jie, you can't bring yourself to kill him. This is all because of me, and it has nothing to do with you. No one will blame you!"
Wen Qiang chuckled inwardly, putting on a convincing act.
He was pretending to want to deal with Chen Jie but was too embarrassed to act, finding it adorably hypocritical.
However, with his intervention, Chen Jie could die, and he could also curry favor with Gu Yue. It was a win-win situation.
He believed that although Gu Yue would outwardly scold him, she would actually be overjoyed, mentally embracing him and striking various suggestive poses.
This was his charm!
"You two useless things, the Gu family's experts are outside. Anyone who dares not hand over our Gu family's ancient cultivation method will be killed! As an ancient family, you truly disgrace our Gu family!"
Gu Chong gave Gu Bao and Gu Yue no face, his tone extremely contemptuous.
"No, Big Brother, Chen Jie's strength..."
"A weakling, not worth mentioning!" Gu Chong said impolitely.
Gu Bao wore a wry smile.
Gu Chong could indeed say that.
Because his elder brother's strength was far superior to his own, his defeat at Chen Jie's hands did not mean his elder brother would also be defeated.
He had no grounds to refute Gu Chong's statement.
"Chen Jie, did you hear that? If you don't comply, you're just seeking death. I advise you to hand over the ancient cultivation method immediately! And then kneel and apologize to the Gu family in public. This is your only chance to live!"
"Otherwise, hehe..."
Wen Qiang gave Chen Jie a sinister look and said with a smile.
Chen Jie's expression was gloomy.
Wen Qiang had targeted him repeatedly, and how could he let him off?