Chapter 64: Still Looking Like a Human

Chapter 64: Still Looking Like a Human

【New Child of Luck, Long Chen, detected! Yin-Yang Realm, Sixth Layer! Possesses the Sword Heart Physique, True Disciple of the Tianya Sword Pavilion Master, beloved of Shangguan Si, extremely patient and forbearing personality.】

【Child of Luck Long Chen has developed killing intent toward the host. Reward: 30,000 Villain Points granted to the host!】

Qin Xuan harvested the Villain Points with a clear conscience and, feigning ignorance, asked, "Who is this?"

Shangguan Si turned her head, looking at Long Chen with dissatisfaction, "This is Long Chen, a True Disciple of the Tianya Sword Pavilion Master. He is the bodyguard my father hired for me."

The Shangguan Family was currently facing a situation where everyone kicked them while they were down, and their status had plummeted.

Clansmen with the Innate Nether Eyes were frequently going missing within the Family.

Recently, even her own younger sister had been abducted by unknown perpetrators.

Her father was truly at his wit's end and had no choice but to spend a fortune to hire Long Chen as her bodyguard.

It was both an affirmation of Long Chen's strength and a desire to win over the Sword Pavilion behind him.

He wanted those who harbored designs against her to weigh the gravity of the Tianya Sword Pavilion!

Long Chen furrowed his brows, staring at Qin Xuan, and coldly said, "Stay away from Little Si. Do not harbor any improper thoughts. Otherwise, do not blame my zixiao sword for being ruthless!"

Qin Xuan looked at Shangguan Si with a bitter smile, saying helplessly, "I feel like I've become the villain persecuting the Shangguan Family."

Slap!

Shangguan Si raised her hand and slapped Long Chen directly across the face, shouting angrily, "You are not allowed to be rude to Young Master Qin!"

Qin Xuan had come for the sake of her Shangguan Family; how could she tolerate such humiliation from Long Chen?

Long Chen clutched his cheek, his gaze lingering on Qin Xuan with naked killing intent.

【Child of Luck Long Chen's emotions are fluctuating violently; killing intent is rising. Reward: 20,000 Villain Points granted to the host!】

Qin Xuan's eyes lit up, and he thought, 'Holy crap,' before saying, "So that's what kind of 'forbearance' this is!"

No wonder his forbearing personality had to be emphasized.

There was even the adjective 'extremely' attached to it.

To be slapped in public by Shangguan Si and still shift the anger onto him.

A confirmed simp!

Thud—

In the midst of the tense atmosphere, a dull thud sounded. A young man was kicked like a sandbag, slamming into the wall, sticking there for a few seconds before slowly sliding down.

When Shangguan Si saw the face of the injured youth, her beautiful eyes widened in panic, "Cousin Yuan!"

It was her cousin, Shangguan Yuan, who was being beaten to the brink of death.

She rushed forward in a panic, but Long Chen held out his scabbard, blocking Shangguan Si's path, and said in a deep voice, "Do not act rashly. Beware of a trap!"

Slap!

Qin Xuan jumped up and slapped Long Chen hard across the face, making Long Chen's head buzz. He pointed at his nose and cursed, "Didn't you see that a member of the Shangguan Family is about to be beaten to death? You, as a bodyguard, are just going to stand by and watch?!"

While Long Chen was furious, several elegant young men dressed in gold and purple walked out from around the corner.

Among them was Chen Yuan, who had lost an arm at the Yaochi Sacred Land.

Now, under the treatment of the Chen Family, his severed arm had regrown, and his cultivation had been boosted to the Supernatural Realm.

However, compared to before, he was now nothing more than a medicine jar; his cultivation had plummeted, and his strength was not even one-thousandth of what it had been!

He stared at Qin Xuan with venomous eyes, baring his teeth at the culprit, "Six days. I have waited for you for six whole days, Qin Xuan. You finally came to the Imperial Capital! I have waited for you so miserably!"

He stepped on Shangguan Yuan's bruised and swollen face, grinning hideously, "Didn't you boast about avenging Senior Brother Shangguan? Didn't you claim you would wash away the shame of the Shangguan Family? Now, a member of the Shangguan Family is under my foot. Do you dare to save him?"

"Cousin Yuan!"

Shangguan Si was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, but Long Chen still stood in front of her, not letting her move an inch forward.

"Cousin, don't worry about me!" Shangguan Yuan coughed up blood and blamed himself, "It's my own fault for falling into their trap!"

Long Chen was secretly delighted. His gaze toward Shangguan Si carried an 'I told you so' air of enlightenment as he said bluntly, "Little Si, I was right. This is a trap. Once we intervene and get involved, we will be stuck in a quagmire and unable to pull ourselves out!"

Seeing that his plan had been exposed, Chen Yuan stopped pretending. He pressed his foot onto Shangguan Yuan's face and ground it forcefully against the ground, subjecting him to the utmost humiliation.

He looked up at Qin Xuan and smiled cruelly, "This kid is too useless. I used a courtesan to tease him, and he immediately stripped and tried to force himself on her. His behavior is rape."

"Now, I am beating him, hitting him, and even killing him, all in the name of enforcing the law for the Lieyang Guards. Qin Xuan, are you very dissatisfied? Very angry? Too bad, you can't do anything about it!"

"This is just the beginning. Later, there will be more members of the Shangguan Family who will suffer humiliation because of your arrival and be trampled fiercely under my feet."

"Hehe, I really like how you look, with no one to rely on, loathed and spurned by others! Your helpless appearance is something I'm looking forward to!"

Long Chen turned his head and glared at Qin Xuan, "If it weren't for you, things wouldn't have developed to this point!"

Slap!

Qin Xuan backhanded him with a resounding slap and glared back, "A real bodyguard would have already drawn his sword to fight by now, instead of starting infighting with me at a time like this!"

He turned around and locked eyes on Chen Yuan, stepping forward like a tiger descending from the mountain.

Ten zhang away, yet it felt as close as if it were right in front of him!

"Mountain-Shaking Fist!"

Qin Xuan threw a punch, and a violent wind howled.

This fist technique was something Leng Li had been forced to teach him. It was said to have been created by some Ancestral Master of the fist path and was extremely difficult to learn, yet he had comprehended it to Major Achievement in just a few hours.

The power of a single punch was enough to shatter a thousand-zhang high peak.

Thud—

The punch landed squarely on his chest. Boosted by Medicinal Pills, Chen Yuan was only in the Supernatural Realm, and his chest cavity collapsed rapidly, his ribs shattered completely.

Like a sandbag, he was blasted over a hundred zhang away, crashing through several houses in succession.

"Qin Xuan, you have a lot of nerve!"

"How dare you commit violence in the Imperial Capital!"

"You are challenging the Imperial might! You are courting death!"

"..."

The young masters from noble families who had come with Chen Yuan were all dumbfounded when they saw this scene.

They wouldn't even dare to dream that someone would dare to attack so openly in the Imperial Capital!

The Lieyang Guards, who had already been lying in ambush nearby, saw this scene, their eyes widening, their armor clanking.

Dozens of Supernatural Realm Lieyang Guards clad in grim armor quickly closed in on the location.

The standard-issue Treasure Artifact spears in their hands were aimed in unison at Qin Xuan, gleaming with cold, sharp light. They roared in unison, "Qin Xuan, you have injured someone in public. You are under arrest! Do not resist, or you will face certain death!"

Long Chen, holding his zixiao sword, walked out of the corner with Shangguan Si. He scanned the area and sneered, "I said it before: a person blinded by arrogance, possessing courage but no strategy."

"This is a trap, just waiting for Qin Xuan to fall for it."

"I knew this guy was stupid, but I didn't expect him to be stupid to this extent, actively throwing himself into the trap!"

Shangguan Si was burning with anxiety. She turned back to glare at Long Chen, who was still making snide remarks, and shouted in uncontrollable anger, "That's still better than you!"

"At least it's a thousand times better than you, who just watched as Cousin Yuan was humiliated and refused to take action!"

"At least I know that Qin Xuan is a righteous man who came to wash away the shame of my Shangguan Family!"

On the Vermilion Bird Imperial Street, more and more pedestrians gathered, pointing and whispering.

"This young man is finished."

"To attack someone in public and cause such severe injury—this kind of crime will likely be punished by execution!"

"Especially since the Dragon Blood Secret Realm is opening; the laws of the Imperial Capital are at their strictest right now, serving as a warning to others."

"He will definitely die!"

Families from outside stopped to watch and discuss the event.

Qin Xuan gazed into the distance, his heart as calm as an ancient well.

Looking around at the approaching Lieyang Guards, he pondered for a moment and came to a decision.

A few days were more than enough for his groundwork to take effect.

Since no one had stepped forward yet, there was only one possibility.

This matter hadn't caused enough of a stir yet.

Then he would make it even bigger; he would start by sacrificing a noble Family scion to the heavens!

Hum, hum, hum!

Qin Xuan raised his hand and summoned the ancient prison-suppressing tower!

This top-tier Sacred Artifact transformed into a heavy block of meteorite iron, spinning as it smashed toward Chen Yuan.

"No, don't!"

Chen Yuan covered his face with his hands and screamed in terror.

Bang!

The ancient prison-suppressing tower fell without any obstruction.

Chen Yuan, who had previously been quite well-proportioned, now just barely looked human.

A bit here, a bit there.

He had been smashed into a pulp of flesh by the ancient prison-suppressing tower in front of everyone!