"The City Lord has arrived!"
Outside the Cheng Family residence, a voice rang out from behind the crowd, and the citizens instinctively made way.
Moments later, Chen Zhanjian strode over with a group of soldiers. Three young men and women followed behind him, two of whom were none other than Chen Shuli and Chen Miaoyin.
The other young man was Chen Zhanjian's eldest son, Chen Xing. Though ordinary-looking, he was tall and powerfully built, with broad shoulders and a faint arrogance impossible to conceal between his brows.
"Tsk tsk, so the Cheng Family had a day like this too!"
Chen Xing looked at the Cheng Family members fleeing in every direction and gloated. The moment those Cheng Family members saw Chen Zhanjian, they hastily lowered their heads and quickly vanished into the sea of people.
Throughout Qing Tan City, everyone knew of the tangled grudges between the Cheng Family and the City Lord's Chen Family.
They did not believe Chen Zhanjian had come to lend a hand. He had definitely come to kick them while they were down!
"They were truly incredible," Chen Miaoyin sighed. Naturally, she was referring to Qin Jun and the others.
They had only arrived in Qing Tan City yesterday, yet they had already eradicated the Cheng Family, the tyrants of the city. Was this the power of the strong?
Especially when she thought of Daji's stunningly beautiful face, her desire to seek immortality and grow stronger became even more intense.
"Yes. It seemed the kingdom was about to change," Chen Shuli said with a nod and a sigh.
In the entire Gan Yue Kingdom, there were definitely no more than three people capable of easily defeating Xiahou En. Now, there was one more—Daji.
With Daji at his side, Qin Jun could fully contend with Fifth Prince Qin Yu, who was currently at the height of his power in the royal capital.
Moreover, after speaking with Qin Jun last night, Chen Shuli had come to deeply admire his vast knowledge. In Chen Shuli's opinion, Qin Jun would be wasting his talent if he did not become emperor!
If Qin Jun knew Chen Shuli's assessment of him, he would probably laugh himself silly. Qin Jun was merely a university graduate from Earth.
If Qin Jun had transmigrated after graduating from his senior year of high school, his knowledge would have been even broader!
Language, mathematics, foreign languages, chemistry, physics, biology, history, politics, and more—he had dabbled in all of them!
Ahem!
But if Qin Jun from his high school days had truly transmigrated, he probably would not have been able to bluff Chen Shuli. Back then, he had no social experience, was too weak at handling people and situations, and was nowhere near as shameless as he was now.
While the three siblings were sighing over this, Qin Jun and the other two walked out. Every citizen on the street turned to look at them in unison.
"Greetings, Third Prince!"
Chen Shuli suddenly dropped to his knees in salute, leaving the citizens stunned. The Third Prince?
At that moment, Chen Zhanjian also knelt and shouted loudly, "This subordinate pays respects to the Third Prince! Congratulations to the Third Prince for removing the Cheng Family, this source of calamity, from Qing Tan City!"
Boom!
He really was a prince!
The citizens hurriedly followed suit and knelt. In the Gan Yue Kingdom, princes stood high above all others. Commoners had to kneel upon seeing one, or they would face punishment.
Chen Miaoyin quickly pulled Chen Xing down to kneel with her.
Seeing hundreds of citizens kneeling before him, Qin Jun felt his sense of accomplishment soar!
Chang Qianqian and Chang Hao stared at Qin Jun in shock. During Qin Jun's conversation with Chen Shuli last night, he had not revealed his identity. Nor had he mentioned it during their days together, so the two of them had kept guessing.
Who would have thought he was actually the current Third Prince!
"Wasn't the Third Prince supposed to be usel—" Chang Qianqian could not help asking Chang Hao, but before she finished, she covered her own mouth.
The person in question was right in front of her. She could not say something like that.
Qin Jun ignored them and smiled at Chen Zhanjian and Chen Shuli. "You arrived just in time. The Cheng Family had committed countless evils and has already been eliminated by my subordinates."
He could still say some pretty words. The system had said that the Cheng Family had a bad reputation in Qing Tan City anyway, so he put on the air of a righteous champion.
"The Cheng Family committed countless evils and deserves to have its entire clan executed!" Chen Zhanjian shouted. Then Chen Shuli, standing beside him, took out a bamboo scroll and began to read. "In March of this year, Cheng Jie, the Cheng Family's eldest young master, took a fancy to a commoner girl. Because her parents objected, he ordered his servants to beat them to death..."
"In January of this year, in order to seize a mine belonging to the Li Family, the Cheng Family launched a nighttime attack on the Li Family and slaughtered their entire household..."
"Last December..."
"Last August..."
All the citizens listened silently as Chen Shuli recited their crimes. Every pair of eyes burned with fury, and even Chang Hao and Chang Qianqian fell silent.
Qin Jun clicked his tongue inwardly. The crimes Chen Shuli listed were all major incidents, enough to implicate nine generations of a family. There were probably countless deaths that had not even been mentioned.
At this moment, he felt no guilt. Instead, he felt somewhat displeased.
He should not have been soft-hearted. Not a single member of this rotten family should have been allowed to escape!
Rumble—
Just then, a terrifying explosion suddenly erupted behind Qin Jun. A powerful shockwave whipped up a fierce gale, making his clothes flap violently and sending the citizens sprawling to the ground.
Qin Jun instinctively turned around. A massive mushroom cloud rose from the Cheng Family residence, while dust spiraled through the sky like a long dragon. Splinters and wooden pillars flew through the air, creating an incomparably spectacular sight, as though countless bombs had bombarded the place.
The vast Cheng Family residence had been reduced to ruins, every building within it blown apart.
The scene was like a miracle, deeply shocking the citizens. Even Chen Zhanjian and the others were badly startled.
"Look! An immortal has descended!"
A citizen suddenly shouted. Everyone looked up to see Daji drifting gracefully down against the backdrop of the dust-filled sky, like a celestial maiden descending from the heavens. The Howling Celestial Dog floated behind her in midair. The sight was so beautiful that even Qin Jun was left in awe.
Daji's face and attire truly made her look like an immortal maiden!
"That black dog..." Chen Shuli shuddered as he looked at the Howling Celestial Dog. A dog that could fly was no ordinary canine.
It seemed he had still underestimated Qin Jun.
Under the stunned gazes of hundreds of people, Daji and the Howling Celestial Dog landed beside Qin Jun. Daji smiled enchantingly. "Young Master, I have destroyed the Cheng Family residence."
"Ding! Side Quest, Uproot the Grass and Destroy the Roots: Destroy the Cheng Family, completed! Received 2,000 Experience Points and one Skill Inheritance Opportunity!"
It was finally complete!
Qin Jun could not help letting out a sigh of relief. Though he had not leveled up, he had at least gained a Skill Inheritance Opportunity. From now on, he too would possess combat ability.
With that thought, Qin Jun smiled at Chen Zhanjian. "All right, I'll leave the aftermath to you, City Lord. I still need to continue my journey, so I won't linger any longer!"
After saying that, he signaled Daji and the other two with his eyes. The group headed toward the city gates, and wherever they passed, the citizens respectfully made way.
Watching their departing backs, Chen Zhanjian could not help sighing. "This Third Prince was not as useless as the rumors claimed. It seemed the imperial palace was far deeper than we had imagined..."
"He will win!" Chen Shuli declared confidently. After a pause, he smiled. "Because he has me!"
Though he did not explain, Chen Zhanjian understood what he meant.
Chen Xing scratched his head and asked, "Win what? This Third Prince is very strong. Although I am at the Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer, I feel like I'm no match for him."
Chen Zhanjian rolled his eyes. His eldest son had quite good cultivation talent, but he simply was not clever enough.
"Farewell, Third Prince! Thank you, Third Prince, for ridding the people of this evil!"
A burly man among the citizens suddenly shouted. His voice was filled with grief and indignation; clearly, he had once suffered at the hands of the Cheng Family.
Those words instantly stirred the emotions of the other citizens. They all loudly bade Qin Jun farewell, and some even broke down in wailing tears.
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