Gu Chen's palm strike was incredibly powerful, startling not only Xiang Linde and his companion, but also the bodyguards inside the house. Several of them rushed into the living room, watching Gu Chen warily.
"Get out of the way!"
Xiang Linde, after all, was a man who had seen many storms. He first composed himself, then looked away from the floor littered with broken table pieces with lingering fear before waving to his men.
"Young Master Gu, you..."
After his men had all left, Xiang Linde looked at Gu Chen and gave a wry smile, "We didn't know you two knew each other before."
"It's nothing." Gu Chen's emotions came and went quickly.
But he quickly regained his composure, sat down, and asked, "Who is it?"
Gu Chen practically spat out those two words through gritted teeth, his voice icy and brimming with murderous intent.
Qianqian possesses the Nine Yin Mystic Physique, a physique that is indeed extremely rare, appearing only once every thousand or ten thousand years. She is a cultivation prodigy, but at the same time, this physique is also the best furnace for some cultivators!
Just like a cultivator absorbing spirit stones, the Nine Yin Qi of the Nine Yin Mystic Physique can allow a cultivator to progress rapidly for a specific cultivation technique!
What angered Gu Chen was that Qianqian was his disciple, a genius he had chosen. For the other party to use Qianqian as a cultivation vessel was a slap in the face to Gu Chen!
He absolutely cannot tolerate this!
"It's the Zhao Family."
It has to be said that Gu Chen's aura just now was truly impressive. Xiang Zexi swallowed hard before speaking, "It's the Zhao Family from the Shangjing."
"The Zhao Family Shangjing?" Gu Chen's eyes narrowed.
Zhao Bo's master?!
I thought the Zhao Family from the Shangjing hadn't bothered Shennong Grass or encountered Zhao Bo because they hadn't come to Zhou City, but I didn't expect that not only did they come, but they also ran into Qianqian.
Clearly, they want the Nine Yin Mystic Physique more than the Shennong Grass!
Gu Chen had helped Zhao Bo modify the Zhao Family's "Undying Divine Skill" in the Shangjing, and knew that it was also a Yin-type cultivation technique!
Therefore, the Nine Yin Mystic Physique is indeed a great tonic for those who cultivate this technique!
"Our Xiang Family has financial ties with the Zhao Family in the Shangjing." Seeing Gu Chen's grim expression and apparent silence, Xiang Zexi hurriedly explained, "So when they approached us for help, we agreed. After all, for us, it was just a small matter..."
"A small matter?"
Gu Chen turned his gaze and coldly swept it over Xiang Zexi.
Xiang Zexi was startled and awkwardly didn't know what to say.
"How many people from the Zhao Family came to the Shangjing?" Gu Chen asked calmly. "And who are they?"
"It's Elder Zhao Pengfei of the Zhao Family," Xiang Zexi said. "They're staying at the Four Seasons Grand Hotel, but I don't know exactly how many there are..."
"Good."
Upon hearing this, Gu Chen immediately stood up.
Xiang Zexi's expression hardened, and he asked, "Young Master Gu, where are you going?"
"Keep the five million on this table. From now on, Li Jing and her daughter will owe you nothing." Gu Chen walked straight out of the Xiang Family's living room without turning his head.
"Grandpa, what should we do?"
With Gu Chen gone, the pressure from before vanished, but Xiang Zexi was still shaken and glanced at Xiang Linde.
"What can we do?" Xiang Linde sighed heavily and said in a deep voice, "Can we possibly stop him?"
"Should we notify the Zhao Family in Shangjing?" Xiang Zexi asked again.
Xiang Linde shook his head and said, "No need."
"Why?" Xiang Zexi asked anxiously, "Although Gu Chen is strong and even wiped out the Zhou Family, the Zhao Family from Shangjing is even more ruthless. They are a martial arts family from Shangjing! Zhou City now a mixed bag, and we can't afford to mess with such a force. Even if we can't stop Gu Chen, it shouldn't be a problem to notify Zhao Pengfei, right?"
"Have you considered that if we inform him, we'll offend Gu Chen? Even if he doesn't care, it might still create a rift between us Xiang Family?" Xiang Linde said gravely. "Our relationship with Gu Chen is already quite good. We even did him a favor at Zhou Xue'er's birthday banquet last time. Since it's a done deal that he's going to find the Zhao Family, whether we inform him or not isn't really important."
"What about the Zhao Family in the Shangjing?" Xiang Zexi asked. "Grandpa, aren't you worried that the Zhao Family will take action against us because of this?"
"Several major events have occurred in Zhou City recently. You only know that many people have come, but you don't know that many martial artists have already left." Xiang Linde said in a deep voice, "I am a doctor, and I can treat the injuries of martial artists. That's why I saved an elder of the Zhao Family back then, which is why we have a certain connection. This time, I heard that those martial artists came for a treasure, but they left before they got it. Do you know why?"
"Why?" Xiang Zexi was taken aback.
"Because someone killed several Grandmaster Realm martial artists, intimidating those martial arts families!!" Xiang Linde's gaze drifted in the direction Gu Chen had left, and he said, enunciating each word clearly, "And that person was a teenager!"
"What?!"
Xiang Zexi was shocked. Although he was not a martial artist, he knew what the Grandmaster Realm represented!
That's the highest level of martial arts in Huaxia!
Xiang Zexi stammered, "Grandpa, you mean... it was Gu Chen who did it?"
"I don't know." Xiang Linde sighed and said, "The younger generation is formidable now, and the martial world is not what it used to be. If it wasn't Gu Chen who did it, it wouldn't affect the Zhao Family or us. But if it was Gu Chen, the Zhao Family probably can't do anything to him in Zhou City! Do you think there's any need for us to notify him?"
"Understood." Xiang Zexi lowered his head and said, "Then I'll go and withdraw the order to take Li Jing and her daughter hostage now."
"Go ahead." Xiang Linde waved his hand, and after Xiang Zexi left, his expression became somewhat solemn, with a hint of regret.
Although he had just comforted Xiang Zexi, he himself was not entirely confident.
The emergence of a young man with extraordinary strength like Gu Chen in Zhou City, who is also a lawless Madman, is a matter of whether it's a blessing or a curse...
But just then, Xiang Zexi, who was halfway there, suddenly stopped and said, "Grandpa, I remember now..."
"What?" Xiang Linde was taken aback when he saw Xiang Zexi's grim expression.
"You sent Xiang Hao to keep Elder Zhao company earlier, and they're still together!"
Xiang Zexi said with a long face, "That kid never carries a cell phone, so even if we wanted to notify him, it would be too late!"
The Four Seasons Grand Hotel is a five-star hotel located in Zhou City.
This all-in-one hotel has an underground bar, a KTV, a casino, and everything else you could want.
Inside the spacious VIP room, dazzling colored lights flashed, and the television played high-energy, disco-like music. On the long glass table, several sexy women were swaying their bodies to the music. They exuded a seductive aura and were extremely alluring. With each sway, they let out a few soft moans, each one capable of arousing the most primal desires in any man.