"Useless!"
"A bunch of useless fools!"
Inside the secret chamber, Li Chenliang's face was as dark as still water.
The commotion outside the city had been so great last night that news of the battle naturally reached him before long.
Surging true energy burst from his body, shredding everything in the secret chamber into pieces.
As the son of the Grand Commandant, a Marquis of Great Jun, and a peak Martial King, Li Chenliang had exceptionally good sources of information.
He had long considered Ji Qingyi his own prize. Over the years, the many lineages and factions in and around the Imperial Capital that coveted her had all been given a warning by the Grand Commandant and his son, through means both open and covert.
Many factions couldn't afford to offend the Grand Commandant, so they abandoned the idea.
The few who failed to read the room had paid a terrible price.
Five years ago, Ji Qingyi had taken advantage of a family examination to leave the Imperial Capital and come to Qing Province, hoping to avoid Li Chenliang.
But in truth, the Grand Commandant and his son knew all about her every move in Qing Province over the years.
In Li Chenliang's eyes, Ji Qingyi and Lu Yang had undoubtedly grown too close.
Given Li Chenliang's temperament, he would have already sent someone to deal with Lu Yang.
It was just that in recent years, he had been on the battlefield in Tianjue Prefecture, fighting the demons that had escaped the Abyss and earning distinction. He hadn't had the time to deal with Lu Yang.
Besides, Lu Yang's status as a Shanhe Envoy had given him some reason for caution.
If Lu Yang had been no more than a rogue martial artist—or even a member of one of the