You dare to kill me?

Yang Linghu stepped forward and ripped off his mask, asking coldly, "Who are you? Who sent you!"

When Wang Lie opened his eyes and saw two children in their teens, he was instantly furious.

He, a man in his thirties who had cultivated for so many years, had actually fallen into the hands of two brats!

This Yang Family was truly detestable, hiding a cultivator at the First Level of Qi Gathering within their home.

However, he wasn't too panicked at the moment, because in his eyes, Linghu and Lingrui were just two naive children, easy to fool.

Just as he was about to open his mouth to argue, Yang Lingqing walked out of the room and struck first.

"You're Wang Lie, the second-in-command of the Wang Family from White Stone Town."

"Uh..."

Wang Lie was completely stunned by this sudden turn of events, frozen on the spot.

Originally, Yang Lingqing had just wanted to bluff him, as she had only seen a portrait of Wang Lie, not the real person.

Besides Wang Lie, there were also cultivators from various major forces in the surrounding area. Elder Yu had brought her portraits of all of them, and she had memorized each one.

Now, seeing Wang Lie's reaction, he was definitely the one.

Wang Lie's mind was experiencing a system crash.

Three?

Is this real or fake?

Three young cultivators in the Qi Gathering realm, each younger than Wang Weiyang!

What incredible luck had the Yang Family stumbled upon!

The sheer amount of information overwhelmed him, making it impossible to accept for a moment.

Before he could recover, Yang Lingqing grabbed a handful of dirt and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Tiger, go to the mine immediately and call the Old Ancestor back."

"Okay!"

Yang Linghu leaped down the cliff at high speed, rushing towards the location of the Yang Family mine.

Wang Lie was completely dumbfounded. Were these three truly children?

How could he not see even a trace of panic on their faces?

Yang Lingqing and Yang Lingrui guarded him until Yang Guanfeng and Yang Linghu returned from the mine.

At this moment, Yang Guanfeng's expression was terrifyingly grim. He merely glared at Wang Lie, and the latter began to shiver all over.

"Lingqing, let him go."

"Yes, Old Ancestor."

Yang Lingqing released her sorcery, and Wang Lie shakily got to his feet.

"Heh... hehe, greetings, Patriarch Yang!"

"Wang Xiong sent you?" Yang Guanfeng asked.

"No, no, no! This was my own idea. The Patriarch doesn't know about it."

Upon hearing this, Yang Guanfeng's lips curved into a smile.

"Oh? He doesn't know, then this is easily handled."

"It's easily handled. I apologize to you here. I am willing to return to White Stone Town with you to confess and accept punishment!"

Wang Lie said this without realizing the severity of the situation, naively believing that an apology and compensation from the Wang Family would suffice.

He didn't realize that the moment he saw Yang Linghu and Yang Lingqing, he had no chance of leaving the Yang Family alive.

When he noticed that the way the four people in the room were looking at him was off, he finally, belatedly, realized something was wrong.

"Patriarch Yang, you... Ah!!!"

Before he could finish speaking, Yang Guanfeng broke Wang Lie's limbs.

He howled in agony, writhing on the ground in pain.

Yang Guanfeng looked at Yang Lingrui and gave him a look.

Yang Lingrui understood and nodded, then stepped forward with a cold expression, slowly raising his right arm.

Immediately, a sharp Gale Wind began to brew in his palm.

"What!? You dare to kill me?"

"Are you insane! Do you know that my Wang Family has sect backing? You're courting death!"

"If anything happens to me, a single letter can be sent to flatten your Yang Family!"

Wang Lie screamed frantically, but the expressions of the four people around him didn't change; instead, they looked at him as if he were an idiot.

If that's how he's going to talk, then we definitely can't let you go back alive, can we?

Seeing this, Wang Lie truly became scared. He quickly looked at Yang Lingrui again, putting on a ferocious and terrifying expression.

"Little brat, you dare kill me? You'll dream of me every night from now on, and I won't let you go even as a ghost!"

He intended to intimidate Yang Lingrui with his words, but instead, he was met with an even more determined gaze.

"The Yang Family's path to prosperity is about to begin, and I, Yang Lingrui, will be the sharpest blade for the family! If anyone dares to stand in our way, I will kill them! If any ghosts dare to disturb us, I will slay them!"

With that, Yang Lingrui swept his hand down, and a gale wind spun out, directly severing Wang Lie's head.

Wang Lie couldn't understand how someone so young could be so ruthless and kill so easily.

Little did he know, to hone the three of them, Yang Guanfeng had long since taken them to wipe out all the bandits in the Little Pine Mountain area.

Between the three of them, they had already taken over thirty lives. What was one more to them?

"Old Ancestor, how should we handle this person's corpse?" Yang Lingqing asked.

Initially, Yang Guanfeng had intended to take Wang Lie's corpse to White Stone Town to demand an explanation. But on second thought, if they insisted on denying it, he would have no recourse.

If, as Wang Lie claimed, the Wang Family truly had a sect backing them, it would only bring trouble to himself and the Yang Family.

As he pondered, his eyes lit up.

Such a good corpse of a Qi Gathering cultivator couldn't be wasted. It would make excellent fertilizer for the spirit fields!

He decided to simply destroy the evidence and act as if nothing had happened. Could the Wang Family still come looking for them?

With an idea in mind, he said, "Leave the corpse to me. You all worked hard this time, get some rest."

"Yes, Old Ancestor!"

Yang Guanfeng carried Wang Lie's corpse to the spirit field west of the forbidden area.

There were two small formations specifically set up here. Since they were at the Qi Gathering Mid-stage level, they were not affected by the magnetic stone.

Yang Guanfeng searched Wang Lie's body. Unfortunately, the fellow had only brought a dark black magnetic stone with him and nothing else.

After some effort (kneading and crushing), he processed Wang Lie's corpse and then buried it evenly beneath the spirit field.

When he returned to the courtyard, he found Yang Lingqing waiting for him.

"Lingqing, is something the matter?"

"Yes, Old Ancestor."

Saying that, she took out Chen Yang and handed it to Yang Guanfeng.

Yang Guanfeng showed a look of praise, "You're still so thoughtful, knowing to keep this treasure safe."

"Old Ancestor, actually, the alert formation failed when Wang Lie entered."

"Oh?"

Yang Guanfeng, as if understanding something, took out the magnetic stone he had just found on Wang Lie.

With a slight channeling of his spiritual power, the forbidden area's formation began to fluctuate violently.

"So this is how this treasure is used. That's good, he used this to interfere with the formation."

Yang Guanfeng then asked, "Without the formation, how did you discover he had intruded?"

Yang Lingqing pointed at Chen Yang.

"I was in a semi-meditative state, and it was the Spirit Gathering Stone that vibrated and woke me up?"

"What? You're saying it was this Spirit Gathering Stone?"

Yang Guanfeng looked at Chen Yang in disbelief, his eyes full of surprise.

Chen Yang, lying in his palm, thought, That's right, Old Yang, it was me. How about that? Impressive, right?

Yang Guanfeng, of course, couldn't hear Chen Yang's thoughts. He was simply puzzled.

This spiritual treasure was discovered in the secret realm, and Elder Yu personally identified it as a Spirit Gathering Stone, so it shouldn't be wrong.

Could it be that due to the special environment in the secret realm, this stone had gained some other function?

"Alright, I understand. You can go back."

"Yes, Old Ancestor!"

Yang Guanfeng couldn't figure out the secret himself and could only wait to confirm with Elder Yu in White Stone Town tomorrow.

On the Wang Family's side, Wang Xiong and Wang Weiyang stayed up all night, waiting until dawn, but Wang Lie still hadn't returned.

For the first half of the night, they were very optimistic, thinking that once this matter was settled, they would annex the Yang Family's shops.

But as they waited, they felt increasingly uneasy and began to worry.

By the time the sun rose, Wang Xiong's brows were tightly furrowed.

Wang Weiyang stood beside him, thinking of a possible outcome but not daring to voice it.

The two waited for another day, and still, no news came back.

On the third day, Wang Xiong stopped waiting and, with a dark expression, returned to the Wang Family's secret chamber. Wang Weiyang followed him with a panicked look in his eyes.

They both knew that Wang Lie would not be returning.