Meanwhile, within the Li Family, Li Qingqing donned armor and gripped a heavy long sword in her hand, but its weight left her unable to move.
Seeing this, the burly man beside her gave a helpless, bitter smile.
"Miss, there's no need. With us here, those people won't harm you in the slightest. The Li Family has not fallen yet—it has not come to the point where you need to take the battlefield yourself."
"You should take proper care of the master instead. The master's condition is extremely poor now, I'm afraid..."
The burly man sighed halfway through his words.
"Stop trying to persuade me. No one from the Li Family is a coward."
Li Qingqing's face was filled with murderous solemnity, and her tone was utterly resolute, leaving no room for refusal.
"Hm? Everyone of the Li Family, follow me to meet the enemy."
Suddenly, the burly man at Li Qingqing's side stirred. His expression turned grave as he charged toward the gates of Li Manor, while countless experts surged out from within the manor.
Before Li Manor, the broad street was utterly empty. The next moment, it was packed with men and women wielding blades and swords.
Their faces were uniformly covered, and the two sides stood locked in confrontation.
"Kill."
There was no needless talk. The two sides began their slaughter, for this was the kind of fight where no words were wasted.
Because those who talked too much died the fastest.
Blades and swords clashed, while everything unfolded under Old Garden's watchful eye.
Figures were constantly sent flying, bodies crashing onto the ground and smashing into the major shops and commoners' homes.
Yet not a single corpse fell before the tavern's entrance.
Even these martial fighters tried their best to avoid the tavern. It had some