620: Chapter 620 Bronze Door Keys? I Have Seven!

As the words fell.

The gate of the mansion suddenly opened.

A tall figure walked out.

It was a man.

He was in his thirties, over 1.9 meters tall, with a build like a tiger or a bear. He wore a black martial arts uniform with the character 'Nan' embroidered in white on the chest.

His face was square, with thick eyebrows and large eyes.

But the most striking thing about him was his hands.

Those large hands had thick knuckles and bulging veins, looking like two iron pincers.

He stood on the steps, looking down at Ye Chen from a height, his gaze as cold as a knife.

"To kick open the gate of my Nan Family, you have quite the nerve."

Ye Chen looked at him: "And you are?"

The man gave a cold snort.

"Nan Family, Nan Batian."

Ye Chen nodded and gave a serious evaluation: "Nice name, very down-to-earth."

Nan Batian's face darkened.

From the darkness behind him, several more people walked out.

There were old and young, men and women, and the aura of each person was not weak.

The lowest was at the Xuan Realm, and the highest, a white-haired old man, had even touched the threshold of the Heaven Realm.

In the Secular World, this was definitely a force to be reckoned with.

But Ye Chen only took one look before withdrawing his gaze.

Too weak.

So weak that he didn't even have the interest to make a move.

"Ye Chen."

A cold voice rang out from the crowd.

Ye Chen looked toward the source.

A Middle-aged Man wearing a gray robe walked out.

His face was like polished jade, he had a three-strand long beard, and a long sword hung at his waist.

Late Golden Core Stage peak!

Ye Chen looked at him and said indifferently: "Are you from the Bai Family?"

The Middle-aged Man was slightly stunned, then smiled.

"As expected of the person who killed several experts of my Bai Family in a row, your eyesight is quite good."

"I am Bai Batang of the Bai Family."

Ye Chen's mouth twitched: "Bai Zhantang? Do you also know the Sunflower Acupoint Hand?"

Bai Zhantang's face turned completely black.

"Ye Chen, enough with your glib tongue!"

"Since you've come today, don't even think about leaving alive!"

As he spoke, he flipped his right hand, and the long sword at his waist left its scabbard. The sword light was like a bolt of silk, blindingly bright under the moonlight.

The tip of the sword pointed directly at Ye Chen.

The sword qi was grim, and the killing intent was chilling.

The people from the Nan Family behind him also drew their weapons one after another, surrounding Ye Chen.

Shi Xiaonian stood behind Ye Chen, looking at the gleaming blades and swords on all sides, her legs beginning to shake again.

But she didn't run.

It wasn't that she didn't want to run.

It was that her legs were shaking so much she couldn't move at all.

Besides, if she ran, who would she ask for her payment???

Ye Chen ignored the blades and spoke indifferently.

"Where is Bai Shanshan?"

Hearing this, Bai Zhantang smiled coldly.

"Where she is isn't important. What's important is that you killed so many experts of the Bai Family, and you need to pay the price first."

After hearing this, Ye Chen nodded in realization.

"Oh, I see."

"You want to seek revenge for those pieces of trash?"

Bai Zhantang's pupils contracted slightly, and the coldness in his eyes grew even thicker.

"Trash?"

"Ye Chen, you certainly talk big."

"Bai Yujing, Zhou Xuanji, Liu Shenfeng... which one of them wasn't an outstanding talent among the One Clan, Three Sects, Five Gates?"

"In your mouth, they've become trash?"

Ye Chen shrugged with an indifferent look: "If they couldn't even take a single strike from me, what are they if not trash?"

Bai Zhantang's face completely sank.

The expressions of the Bai Family disciples behind him weren't much better; their eyes were spitting fire, wishing they could swallow Ye Chen alive.

"Ye Chen, don't you dare be so arrogant!"

A young disciple couldn't help but roar, "You only won by using despicable means. Do you really think you're invincible in the world?"

Ye Chen tilted his head and glanced at him.

"Despicable means?"

"And here I thought you were from a prestigious orthodox sect, yet you don't even dare to admit defeat and instead slap a label of 'despicable' on me? How interesting!"

"Furthermore, even if you want to label me as despicable, you should first clarify one thing."

"It was your Bai Family that broke the rules first."

Bai Zhantang narrowed his eyes, his voice as cold as a wind blowing out of an ice cellar.

"Ye Chen, you killed my Bai Family's guest elders, seized our family treasure, the ink dragon sword, and injured several of our experts, and you're telling me we broke the rules first?"

"Why don't you tell us, what rules did we break?"

Ye Chen looked at him as if looking at an idiot: "You kidnapped my friend and tried to steal my buddha head, and you still think you're in the right?"

Bai Zhantang's expression changed slightly.

Ye Chen continued.

"Your Bai Family is supposedly a top-tier power in the Kunlun Ruins."

"Even though you're at the bottom of the Five Clans, you should still have some sense of shame, shouldn't you?"

"But look at what you've done."

"Kidnapping, theft, backstabbing, bullying with numbers..."

"How is this a prestigious orthodox sect? You're clearly just a bunch of bandits."

Bai Zhantang's face turned pale and then flushed with anger, and the Bai Family disciples behind him grew even more restless.

Dammit!

The dignified Bai Family sounded like nothing in Ye Chen's mouth.

There was even a feeling that they were guilty of every imaginable crime...

It was simply unbelievable!

"Ye Chen, stop your slanderous accusations!"

Bai Zhantang shouted harshly, "The buddha head isn't yours!"

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow and countered with a matter-of-fact tone.

"How is it not mine?"

"I snatched that with my own ability at the auction!"

"And I didn't snatch it from your Bai Family, so on what basis do you say it's not mine?"

Snatched it with his own ability?

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was stunned.

They had seen arrogant people, but never someone this arrogant.

To steal something and then claim with full confidence that it was done through one's own ability?

That's going too far!

Shi Xiaonian stood behind Ye Chen, completely dumbfounded.

My goodness.

This Chief Instructor of the Dragon Group is quite the bandit!

Bai Zhantang stared at Ye Chen with a chilling gaze.

"Ye Chen, stop with the useless talk."

"There's something the Bai Family wants inside that buddha head. Are you sure you want to oppose us to the end?"

Ye Chen looked at him and raised an eyebrow: "Isn't what you want just the key? I've already smashed open the buddha head and taken it out."

Bai Zhantang's face darkened: "What?"

Ye Chen pulled out a bronze key from his robe and waved it under the moonlight.

The key shimmered with a faint bronze luster, its patterns clearly visible, emitting an ancient and mysterious aura.

Bai Zhantang's eyes immediately lit up.

The Bai Family disciples behind him also craned their necks, their eyes filled with greed.

The bronze gate key of the Kunlun Ruins!

That was a real, genuine key!

A supreme treasure that countless forces fought tooth and nail for, yet weren't guaranteed to get even one!

Whoever could obtain one would hold a massive advantage!

How could they not be tempted???

"Hand it over!"

Bai Zhantang shouted sharply.

Ye Chen looked at him and said with a smile.

"I know you're anxious, but don't be anxious just yet."

"Because I haven't finished speaking."

Bai Zhantang's brow furrowed: "What else do you want to say?"

Ye Chen then reached in again, and six more bronze keys were pulled out by him.

"I actually already have seven."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was dead silence.

Everyone stared at the seven bronze keys in Ye Chen's hand, their eyes wide as copper bells.

Under the moonlight.

The seven keys emitted a faint glow, their ancient patterns flickering in the night like seven stars that had slept for a thousand years, all awakening at this moment.

"Sev... seven?"

Nan Batian was the first to snap out of it, his voice trembling, "How... how is this possible?"

The Nan Family disciples behind him erupted into a frenzy.

"My god! There are only nine bronze keys in total, and he got seven by himself?"

"What kind of damn luck is this? Is he using some kind of cheat!"

"Seven keys... if we can get all of them, wouldn't the treasures behind the bronze gate be ours?"

...

The sounds of discussion rose and fell.

Some were shocked, some greedy, some jealous, and some fearful.

Bai Zhantang stood in place, staring fixedly at the keys in Ye Chen's hand, the light of greed in his eyes almost overflowing.

His breathing became rapid.

Seven.

Seven bronze keys.

Their Bai Family had exhausted all their efforts and spent decades, yet hadn't managed to get even one!

And the result?

This guy Ye Chen, only in his early twenties, had actually managed to get seven?

How on earth did this kid do it?

But at this moment, none of that was important.

What mattered was that these seven keys were right in front of him.

Right within his reach.

Bai Zhantang took a deep breath, trying to make his voice sound calmer.

"Ye Chen, if you're sensible, hand over all the keys."

"Our Bai Family isn't unreasonable; we can spare your life."

He paused, then added another sentence.

"Even the matters of you killing our guest elders and seizing our family treasure before can be written off."

"How about it? This condition is generous enough, isn't it?"

The Bai Family disciples behind him nodded one after another, their eyes full of expectation.

In their view, this was already a massive concession.

What was the Bai Family?

One of the Five Clans, Eight Sects, and Thirteen Gates, a top-tier power in the Kunlun Ruins.

To be able to say "spare your life" to a young man in his early twenties was already giving him plenty of face.

Ye Chen should be grateful, obediently hand over the keys, and then scurry off with his tail between his legs.

However.

Ye Chen looked at Bai Zhantang and gave a contemptuous smile.

He reached out his hand and weighed the seven keys in his palm.

Then.

He raised his head, looked at Bai Zhantang, and beckoned with his finger.

"If you want to rob me, just say so. Don't beat around the bush trying to establish some righteous persona for yourself."

"I hate stupid pricks like you the most."