Langya Aristocratic Family

Hearing these words, a flash of viciousness crossed the lean man's eyes.

He clenched his teeth tightly, squeezing a cold laugh out from between them, "Mu Bai, we admit that we underestimated you, but do you have any idea what kind of power the lineage behind us possesses?"

"It is not something you can imagine! Even if you are a Grandmaster of Martial Arts, you can absolutely not withstand the retaliation of the Langya Aristocratic Family!"

"I advise you to just let us go back, and we will treat everything that happened today as if it never happened."

"Besides, there might still be opportunities for cooperation between the two sides in the future!"

"However, if you dare to kill us here, the Langya Aristocratic Family will definitely not let you off, and your Carefree Prince's Estate will surely be left without a single chicken or dog by us!"

Just as his voice fell, suddenly, a lightning-like afterimage flashed past in an instant.

Before he could even react, Mu Bai's figure had already appeared in front of the lean man like a ghost.

Only to see Mu Bai extend his right hand, pinching the lean man's throat fiercely like an iron pincer, and then with a sudden exertion of his arm, actually lifting the lean man entirely off the ground!

The lean man's complexion turned from swollen purple to a liverish hue, and his limbs thrained wildly as if all their strength had been drained away.

Every struggle was accompanied by intense pain and a sense of suffocation, causing gurgling sounds to continuously issue from his mouth, a sound just like the death rattle before a person dies, making anyone who heard it creeped out.

His terrified gaze met Mu Bai's murderous eyes, what kind of gaze was that!

Cold and ruthless, as if he were facing not a person, but an evil ghost from hell.

For Mu Bai, the family members in this lifetime were his inverse scale, the bottom line that he absolutely could not touch.

The Mu Bai of his past life was a lonely orphan, who had managed to complete his education with the financial aid of kind-hearted people, eventually becoming an internet writer.

Although he found some solace in the world of words, he had never truly felt the warmth of familial affection.

Therefore, the Mu Bai of this lifetime cherished his family members exceptionally; they were the most important people in his life.

You threatened the wrong person... Mu Bai's voice was frighteningly calm, his fingers exerting slight force as traces of true qi condensed at his fingertips, rapid as lightning.

In the blink of an eye, that true qi acted like a sharp dagger, stabbing straight into the lean man's throat.

The lean man's eyes opened wide instantly, his pupils contracting sharply, and endless terror leaked out from his gaze.

He seemed completely unable to comprehend that even after blurting out the famous name of the Langya Aristocratic Family, he still could not escape death.

His throat was snapped by Mu Bai's true qi in an instant, and blood gushed out like a fountain, splashing onto the ground and forming a startling pool of blood.

The next second, the lean man's eyes lost their luster, his body completely ceased breathing, and he slumped limply to the ground, losing all vitality.

After killing the lean man, Mu Bai looked at the corpse before him expressionlessly, without any emotion at all, as though he had merely killed an insignificant ant.

He kicked the lean man's corpse aside nonchalantly, the body emitting a dull thud upon the ground that made one's hair stand on end.

Mu Bai's gaze slowly shifted to the burly man, his eyes filled with murderous intent like a ferocious beast preparing to tear apart its prey.

However, in stark contrast to this cold glare, the corners of his lips curved upward slightly, emitting a contemptuous chuckle.

"Now there's only one of you left," Mu Bai's voice was icy and calm, "Nobody's fighting you for this chance to live anymore. Yet, judging by your appearance, you don't seem to want to cherish this chance. Could it be that you want to end up like him too?" His words revealed a hint of murderous intent.

The burly man was so frightened by Mu Bai's imposing aura that his legs went weak, rendering him completely unable to stand up.

His body trembling, he crawled toward Mu Bai on his hands and knees, finally dropping to his knees with a thud as if he had lost all his strength.

"Spare my life, Young Master!" the burly man cried out, his face covered in terror, "I'll talk right now! We come from the Langya Aristocratic Family, which has remained hidden from the world for a millennium, and we are household servants of Young Master Langya Xing! This time, coming to Xiaoyao City to carry out the mission of assassinating the Carefree Prince was also discussed and decided upon by our Young Master Xing and this Great Yan Emperor."

His voice was filled with fear and despair; he had already realized that the opponent was completely undeterred by threats, and his fate was entirely in Mu Bai's hands.

"The Langya Aristocratic Family?" Mu Bai muttered the name under his breath, a wave of confusion inevitably welling up in his heart.

This was already the second time he had heard this name, yet he knew very little about this so-called Langya Aristocratic Family.

Seeming to sense Mu Bai's perplexity, the burly man at the side hurriedly began to explain, "The Langya Aristocratic Family is one of the hidden aristocratic families! Its influence is extremely massive, and it can be called the actual ruler of a dozen or so surrounding countries!"

"What?!" Hearing this, Mu Bai was so startled he almost cried out.

He stared with wide eyes, looking at the burly man in disbelief as if he had heard the biggest joke under heaven.

You must know that, according to what Mu Bai understood, the territory of the Great Yan Kingdom was already quite vast, boasting as many as fifteen commanderies!

Even compared to the world where he lived in his past life, the territory of Great Yan could still be considered a medium-sized country.

Yet such a vast country, along with a dozen other nations, was actually controlled together by a hidden aristocratic family—this was simply too mind-boggling!

This was undoubtedly a complete subversion of Mu Bai's original understanding.

With such a powerful force, Mu Bai naturally did not believe for a second that there were no Xiantian experts among them.

"What is your Young Master Xing's cultivation level?" Mu Bai looked at the burly man and asked.

The burly man replied without the slightest hesitation, "Young Master Langya Xing is just like you, both at the Great Perfection of Houtian realm of a Grandmaster of Martial Arts."

His tone was extremely certain, as if he knew Young Master Xing's cultivation like the back of his hand.

Hearing this reply, a heavy stone in Mu Bai's heart finally fell to the ground.

He let out a secret sigh of relief, and his originally taut nerves relaxed slightly.

For what he feared most was that the enemy had already broken through to the legendary Xiantian realm, in which case he probably would not have had the slightest chance of winning.

However, since Young Master Xing was just like him and still remained at the stage of the Great Perfection of Houtian, it meant their strengths were comparable, and he still had the strength to fight.