262: Where are you going?

Not long after Chen Heng left, Hong Feng and Hong Lie, along with the Hong Family disciples, stealthily approached.

"My goodness..."

Hong Feng stared dumbfounded at the Tianfang Divine Tree, now reduced to dust, and rubbed his eyes.

"I remember that although the Xue Family wasn't a particularly powerful Noble Family, they shouldn't have been annihilated so quickly..."

Hong Feng patted his chest and sighed.

"I don't know about anything else, but Old Ghost Xue's Incarnation as the Tianfang Divine Tree was blasted apart in less than three breaths."

Hong Lie shook his head and led the Hong Family disciples into the now flattened Xue Residence to clean up the aftermath.

"Even I would have found it difficult to escape alive if I faced Old Ghost Xue's Tianfang Divine Tree. Gang Leader Chen is truly..."

Recalling the memory of being crushed by Chen Heng a month ago, Hong Lie couldn't help but shiver.

"I guessed that Gang Leader Chen was strong, but I didn't expect him to be this terrifying."

"It seems Old Ghost Xue had just transformed into the Tianfang Divine Tree and died before he could even use Tianfang Duopo."

Hong Feng sighed, sniffled twice, and followed into the ruins.

"With Gang Leader Chen here, the Second Prince's bid for the Dragon Vein is practically a done deal."

"I just don't know if Gang Leader Chen is a match for Your Majesty, especially with the millennium Dragon Vein's blessing..."

In a teahouse far from the Xue Residence, the spy sent by the Cui Family trembled, unable to hold his teacup steady.

"How is this possible..."

His vantage point offered a clear view, and he had witnessed the entire process of Chen Heng annihilating the Xue Family.

That man used only one punch after entering!

One punch!

The Xue Family, which had dominated Heming City for over three hundred years, was reduced to dust just like that.

From then on, there would be no more Xue Family or Tianfang Divine Tree in this world!

"No, I must go back and report immediately. This person is too dangerous."

Dropping the teacup in his hand, the spy nervously prepared to leave the teahouse.

But as he reached the ground floor, a robust figure blocked his path.

"Move aside..." The arrogance stemming from Noble and powerful clans immediately surfaced, and the spy reached out, intending to slap the person blocking his way.

"Where do you think you're going?" A voice with a hint of mockery sounded above his head, and the spy shivered, looking up.

He was fine without looking, but a single glance almost made him wet himself.

"I smelled that scent on you from a long way off. Your surname is Cui, right?"

Chen Heng grabbed the Cui Family spy's head and dragged him back upstairs.

"Shopkeeper, I've booked the second floor." Casually pulling out a hundred-tael silver note and throwing it over, Chen Heng carried the Cui Family spy upstairs.

Behind him followed a familiar figure.

Yagyu Han.

"Alright, sir! The second floor is booked!"

Tucking the hundred-tael silver note into his pocket, the Shopkeeper of the teahouse immediately began clearing the area with a joyful skip.

On the second floor of the teahouse, Chen Heng threw the Cui Family spy, whose limbs had been broken, onto a seat and casually took the tea from the Shopkeeper's hand.

The Shopkeeper was also sensible; after glancing at the Cui Family spy, he covered both his eyes.

"Big Brother, where have you been all this time? Why didn't you tell your brothers when you returned?"

Yagyu Han chattered like a child beside Chen Heng.

He had been truly worried; after such a long time in Heming City without any news of Chen Heng, he almost thought Chen Heng had vanished.

"I went out for a trip and handled a small matter." Taking a sip of tea to moisten his throat, Chen Heng said casually.

"Then I must quickly inform Hall Master Qi and the others. They are probably staying in the capital of the Jade Fan Kingdom right now."

"?" Chen Heng was stunned; this was the only surprising news he had received so far.

"When did they go?"

"It's been almost three months, right? They left right after you disappeared, Big Brother."

Yagyu Han recalled; the timing was roughly accurate.

It had also been about three months since Chen Heng left home, which meant Qi Longhu was in the capital the day he carried away the entire national treasury.

"..." Perhaps he was in a hurry that day and didn't notice.

"Alright, you tell Big Brother Qi and the others to come back quickly."

"Okay." Yagyu Han nodded, and the topic was dropped.

"Now it's your turn." A benevolent smile appeared on Chen Heng's face.

That is, if one ignored the fact that the spy's arms and legs had been crushed into pulp.

"I, I am a Cui Family disciple, you can't do this to me!" The Cui Family spy's face was covered in snot and tears.

For him, having all four limbs broken was not a major injury, but the pressure this man exerted on him was simply too immense.

This feeling of being stared at by a Vicious Beast was far more painful than having all his limbs severed.

"Cui Yunyu, Cui Yunwu, ah." Chen Heng suddenly understood. No wonder this kid had that particular smell about him.

He could find him with his eyes closed.

"Don't worry, I won't kill you." Chen Heng gently patted the Cui Family spy's face.

"You go back and tell your Cui Family that I'll come for a visit when I have time."

"But before I let you go, you need to answer a few questions for me."

Chen Heng looked at the spy with what he thought was a very kind smile, afraid of scaring him to death.

But in the Cui Family spy's eyes, this smile was that of a life-claiming ghost, ready to punch him to death at any moment.

Under the intimidating smile of Chen Heng, the subsequent questioning went very smoothly.

The Cui Family spy didn't hesitate at all when answering the questions, directly spilling all their secrets.

From this kid, Chen Heng learned that he had been monitoring Heming City ever since Cui Yunyu and Cui Yunwu were killed.

Patriarch Cui had always believed that if Cui Yunyu and Cui Yunwu were killed by an Extreme Martial Artist, then the next unlucky one would definitely be the Xue Family.

He hadn't guessed wrong, except for a slight difference in timing.

Chen Heng also learned some internal news about the Noble and powerful clans from the Cui Family spy.

For example, the ranking of strength.

Apart from the top-tier Hèlián Royal Family, the Gu Liang Family ranked first, followed by the Bian Family, and then the Ying Family.

Their Cui Family could only Rank seventh, and the Xue Family was merely a noob Noble Family at the very bottom.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have been relegated to a remote corner like Heming City.

The Hong Family, however, was completely different; they were militarily powerful, especially the Hong Family army formation.

Three thousand men could hold off a hundred thousand troops.

This was why they were stationed in Zhenxi City to guard the border.

The top three Noble and powerful clans were all on the list, which made Chen Heng quite satisfied.

The more powerful the Noble Family, the more Optimization opportunities they could provide, and Chen Heng wished they were as strong as possible.

"By the way, what do you call the Realm?" Chen Heng suddenly remembered the System's term for the Demon Person Rank and wondered if it was the same as theirs.

"Realm?" The Cui Family spy was momentarily stunned, then understood what Chen Heng was asking.

"We don't have a Realm; we only judge superiority by the number of Anomalies consumed."

"But there are specific designations. Apart from the top ten Noble Families, the rest are divided into four Ranks: Heaven, Earth, Xuan, and Huang."