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Chapter 1588 - 1585: Hee Chong Beheaded in the Street!
Hee Chong saw a young outsider daring to commit murder right under his nose and couldn’t help but fly into a rage.
"You arrogant brat, how dare you kill in public when I, an elder, told you to stop? Do you not regard me at all?"
Hearing Hee Chong’s barrage of rebukes, Li Chen frowned slightly.
"Who do you think you are? Why should I regard you?"
Upon hearing Li Chen’s words, Hee Chong was utterly incensed.
The Geng Family was undoubtedly the overlord of Jingguan City. As one of the four Guest Elders, Hee Chong walked with confidence and had never suffered such humiliation, thus was beside himself with anger.
"Arrogant brat, you’re seeking death!"
After a furious roar, Hee Chong’s True Yuan surged violently, revealing the power of the Divinity Transformation Realm in its full splendor.
Witnessing this, everyone present instinctively retreated.
Their gazes towards Li Chen were filled with sympathy.
However, Li Chen, at the center of it all, remained composed.
His eyes narrowed, and he shouted forcefully, "A mere ant dares to flaunt in front of me?"
Before the words left his mouth, Li Chen flicked a finger and unleashed a Sword Intent.
The Sword Intent, as sharp as a long rainbow, instantly pierced through layers of emptiness and slashed towards Hee Chong.
"Splurt!"
The sword fell upon Hee Chong, beheading him on the spot, as blood gushed forth like a fountain, splattering onto the street.
Next, a bloody head traced a flamboyant arc in the air before tumbling down ignominiously.
Its eyes bulged wide, betraying incredulity, clearly showing an unwillingness to die!
"Gasp!"
Witnessing this unimaginable scene, everyone present could not help but draw a sharp breath.
Even though they saw it happen, they couldn’t believe that a ridiculously young boy could kill Hee Chong, a Divinity Transformation Realm expert, with a mere flick. How incredible was that?
Li Chen brushed off his hands and approached the mother and son duo who were already scared stiff.
"Are you both alright?"
Upon hearing Li Chen’s words, the woman finally regained her composure and repeatedly bowed in gratitude to Li Chen.
Li Chen offered a mild smile and replied, "As long as you’re safe. It’s not wise to linger here; you should hurry and leave!"
After expressing their gratitude once more, the mother and son hurried away.
Li Chen watched them until they were out of sight, then turned around to continue forward.
Everyone within his gaze bowed their heads in submission.
Li Chen swaggered away under their awed glances.
...
The Geng Family was the overlord of Jingguan City, and the murder of their Guest Elder Hee Chong was naturally a big event for the city.
Soon, the news spread like wildfire across the city.
The Geng Family’s main hall was soon filled with people.
Family Head Geng Ba had already summoned the other three Guest Elders back to discuss how to handle the situation.
The Geng Family had dominated Jingguan City for centuries. Now, with their steward killed, son beaten, and Guest Elder slain on the street, it was tantamount to a series of face-slapping incidents for the Geng Family.
If they didn’t grind the killer’s bones to dust, their prestige in Jingguan City would undoubtedly plummet.
Some ambitious families might possibly think of them as a paper tiger and dare to challenge their dominance.
Therefore, under any circumstances, this score must be settled!
That night, Geng Ba dispatched all skilled members of the household to search for Li Chen and the whereabouts of Geng Tao and Yun Fang.
The ill-fated lovers Geng Tao and Yun Fang had long abandoned everything, fleeing to distant places.
Though the Geng Family was the city’s overlord, they couldn’t extend their reach to other regions, making it impossible to capture them.
As for Li Chen, he was quite easy to find.
After all, he didn’t even bother hiding and was leisurely strolling through the streets of Jingguan City.
If the Geng Family still couldn’t find him, they’d truly be nothing but useless layabouts.
However, Li Chen’s feat of killing one of the four Guest Elders, Hee Chong, with a mere flick, filled them with fear, making them hesitate to confront him.
Hee Chong was the weakest among the four Guest Elders, but he was nevertheless a powerful expert in the Divinity Transformation Realm.
Even Geng Ba, who had reached the Late-stage Divinity Transformation Realm, had no assurance of eliminating him with a flick.
Thus, they planned to wait until Geng Ba and the other three Guest Elders were gathered together and use the full power of the Geng Family to seek revenge.
Previously, they worried that Li Chen, sensing the situation, might flee.
Later, they realized they had overthought it.
Li Chen had no intention of running away; instead, he found a teahouse and leisurely sipped tea.
Meanwhile, the teahouse’s owner, staff, and patrons had all fled in fear, concerned that the city’s impending turmoil would affect them.
Geng Ba’s wife Du Lan was the most sinister of all.
Unable to capture the despicable duo Geng Tao and Yun Fang and not daring to confront Li Chen, she vented all her wrath on the mother and son previously saved by Li Chen.
No matter how the woman pleaded, Du Lan was unmoved.
Seeing the woman’s child jumping vivaciously and even crying loudly reminded her of her own son Geng Biao, who was crippled by Li Chen, and her nephew Du Jun, who was beheaded on the street.
This inflamed her anger, and evading the guards’ knives, she swung her blade at the boy.
Driven by maternal instinct, the woman promptly shielded her boy.
"Splurt!"
Blood cascaded like a waterfall, staining the night sky!
"Mother, Mother..."
The little boy watched helplessly as his mother collapsed into a puddle of blood, and began to cry mournfully.
"Wretch, if not for you, my nephew Du Jun wouldn’t be dead!"
Roaring like a beast, Du Lan raised her blood-drenched knife and continued to strike the woman.
One blow, two blows, three blows...
Even after being struck dozens of times, the pitiful mother still held her child tightly beneath her, trying to protect him as much as possible.
"Mother, what’s wrong, wake up, wake up..."
The little boy, terrified, cried loudly and desperately shook his mother’s already blood-soaked body.
The mother opened her eyes with difficulty and, in a weak voice, said, "Shitou, don’t cry. Mother can only accompany you this far, you must live on, live on..."
While speaking, she reached out weakly, trying to wipe the tears from her son’s face.
But before she could finish her words, her hand fell limply, devoid of life...