Dealing with Jia Lie

Jia Lie'ao stared blankly at the scene before him.

He watched his father, Jia Lie Bi—a Da Dou Shi—being pinned beneath Gu Fang's foot. The color had drained from his face, his strength had scattered, and he had become nothing more than a cripple!

"How could this be? How could my father lose? How could he lose to that brat?

"This is impossible!"

Jia Lie'ao gritted his teeth. He refused to believe it, but the sight before him was reality.

Jia Lie'ao struggled to his feet and glared at Gu Fang as he walked away step by step, his eyes brimming with hatred.

It was the kind of hatred that wished to skin Gu Fang alive and tear out his bones.

"Just wait. You have to die. You must die."

After saying that, Jia Lie'ao ran outside without the slightest hesitation! Before leaving, he did not even spare his father a single glance!

He was afraid...

Afraid that Gu Fang would notice him. Jia Lie'ao knew only too well how important strength was. If he survived but lost his strength, it would be more unbearable than death!

If Gu Fang could deal with his father, then dealing with him...

Would be effortless.

"You deserve to die! You deserve to die! What did you do to me?"

Jia Lie Bi curled up on the ground, fists clenched tightly as he glared at Gu Fang. His eyes were filled with vicious fury, as though he wanted to tear Gu Fang into ten thousand pieces.

"I didn't do much. It's already over!"

Gu Fang turned and walked toward Ya Fei. At the same time, he curled his hand, and an iron rod that had somehow ended up on the ground flew into his grasp.

He hurled it behind him.

With an explosive whistle of wind, it shot toward Jia Lie Bi's head!

Jia Lie Bi watched the iron rod hurtle toward him. The force contained within it was not particularly strong, merely at the level of an ordinary Five-star Battle Master.

In the past, he would not have even regarded such an attack as worth noticing.

But now...

Such an attack was enough to take his life!

"It's over!"

Jia Lie Bi gave a bitter laugh. "I thought that with my Da Dou Shi strength, even if I merely clung to life, I could still lead the family onward. But now...

"I actually fell at the hands of a brat whose milk teeth have barely dried."

Jia Lie Bi could already imagine what would become of the Jia Lie Family without him. Those families that had once been suppressed by them...

Would surely be impatient to carve up his family.

As that thought reached this point, accompanied by a bang...

It was over!

Jia Lie Bi...

Was dead!

Everyone present looked at Jia Lie Bi lying on the ground, his head burst open, red and white staining the earth. They all swallowed hard.

No matter how wildly they imagined it, they had never expected...

Jia Lie Bi, who had dominated Wutan City for so many years, to die here just like that!

He had died at the hands of a youth not yet twenty—perhaps not even eighteen!

Xiao Zhan also looked at Jia Lie Bi's corpse in the middle of the street. After decades of conflict, he had never expected it to end in such a dramatic fashion.

Just a few days ago, they had still been fighting relentlessly over the marketplace.

Yet today, the other man was already headed for the grave.

Everyone was shocked. Then, as if they had discussed it beforehand, they all turned their eyes toward the youth slowly walking toward Ya Fei.

Then they all swallowed again.

This youth...

Absolutely could not be provoked!

Even Jia Lie Bi had died at his hands. At this moment, Gu Fang's combat strength had already placed him among the strongest people in all of Wutan City.

And the power behind him was one that even the Mite'er Family treated with respect.

He could only be made a friend, never an enemy!

Everyone shared the same thought.

Amid the uproar, Gu Fang walked toward Ya Fei step by step. At the same time, he spread out his soul power and smashed it toward Liu Xi beneath the rubble!

Liu Xi had just awakened from his coma.

He was about to spit out some harsh words at Gu Fang when he suddenly felt...

A terrifying soul power, as imposing as a mountain, crashing down upon him. Liu Xi gathered his own soul power to resist, but it was like using a mantis's arm to stop a chariot.

He was completely powerless.

In the end, his soul was crushed, and he set foot upon the road to death.

Sensing Liu Xi's life aura fade away, Gu Fang withdrew his attention and began searching for another person.

Jia Lie'ao!

But...

Jia Lie'ao, who should have been somewhere nearby, had already vanished without a trace.

"He ran?"

Gu Fang paused, recalling the earlier battle...

When Jia Lie Bi had arrived, Jia Lie'ao had clearly been behind him, shouting encouragement and demanding that Gu Fang be torn to pieces. How had he disappeared now?

He had not died earlier, so there was only one possibility...

He had slipped away!

"What a fine son. Your father threw away his life for you, yet you were quick to grease your soles and run."

Gu Fang murmured before arriving before Ya Fei. "It's settled!"

Only after hearing Gu Fang's words did Ya Fei snap out of her shock.

Ya Fei had seen Da Dou Shi experts and Battle Masters. She had even heard of Battle Masters fighting Da Dou Shi experts without being defeated. But even so...

Seeing a Battle Master kill a Da Dou Shi in defiance of the ranks,

And do so in such a crushing manner, still left her utterly dazed!

Moreover, the one who had been killed was a clan head, someone she often dealt with and who was not weak by any means!

What kind of little monster was he?

With that thought in mind, Ya Fei revealed a bewitching smile. "Young Master Gu truly possesses extraordinary talent. Come with me to the Mite'er Auction House, and Ya Fei will personally host a welcoming feast for you."

Ya Fei's seductive voice was loud. It might not have reached everyone present, but...

The mercenaries in the surrounding area heard every word clearly.

For a moment, countless envious gazes fell upon Gu Fang. A stunning beauty like Ya Fei was enough to excite them greatly just by speaking a few words to them.

Yet she was now inviting Gu Fang to a welcoming feast.

What incredible romantic fortune was this!

Hearing Ya Fei's words, Gu Fang lowered his gaze slightly. Then, under the confused stares of the surrounding mercenaries, he gently shook his head. "Miss Ya Fei,

"I'm afraid today won't do. How about another day?"

Ya Fei was also taken aback by Gu Fang's response. Then, with a teasing and bashful tone, she said, "Do you find Ya Fei's hospitality lacking?

"Rest assured, Young Master. Tonight, I will definitely satisfy you."

Ya Fei's tone made the surrounding mercenaries' blood surge. Their faces flushed crimson, and their breathing grew heavier.

When had they ever seen Ya Fei speak to someone like this?

Though Ya Fei always spoke in a seductive manner, she rarely said anything so explicit. Yet today, she was so openly inviting Gu Fang.

Such romantic fortune—if only she would share even a third of it with us!

Fortunately, the mercenaries knew nothing of what had happened in the capital. If they had known...

That Ya Fei had spent a night sleeping in Gu Fang's room and had nearly thrown herself at him,

They would probably have completely lost their minds.

"Thank you for today. Another day, I'll visit the Mittel Auction House, and we can talk then." Gu Fang smiled. Though he did not say it outright, his refusal was unmistakable.

"Then Ya Fei will not force you to stay, Young Master. Should you need anything in the future, the Mite'er Family will spare no effort in providing it."

"Then I won't stand on ceremony when the time comes!"

After saying that, Gu Fang strode toward Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yan!