144: With money and power, one can truly do whatever one wants!

Liu Xianyun departed gracefully!

Only the Waiter was left sighing in fear, the large silver ingots in his hand feeling so hot.

How could the Duan Family be so easily provoked?

Their wine shop was probably in for some trouble!

From the private room where Young Master Duan Tianxiao had been, several hurried footsteps now sounded.

"Let's go, let's go, quickly go to the Duan Family to see."

Several young men descended the stairs with panicked expressions.

They were all Duan Tianxiao's hangers-on, and in Pei Wang City, they relied on the Duan Family.

Today, Duan Tianxiao suffered a loss, and not only did they not help, but they also hid, afraid to show their faces. Their future days would likely not be easy.

"Indeed, they are a bunch of dandies, wasting time, and doing all sorts of evil!"

"Fortunately, that woman is not simple, but with her looks, she will probably attract attention wherever she goes."

"Today it's Duan Tianxiao, tomorrow it might be someone else, or even royalty. Even if she has extraordinary strength, she might still encounter misfortune."

Xue Ziyi shook her head.

As a female Cultivator, she knew best the situation they faced while traveling the Jianghu.

The Great Qi Dynasty alone was vast, with many masters emerging. The hidden masters of various aristocratic families sometimes made even Prodigies from Righteous Path Sects think twice.

To be targeted inadvertently was also a nuisance!

"This world, to begin with, respects the strong!"

"If your cultivation is insufficient, traveling the Jianghu will always lead to various troubles, especially for you girls, you need to be extra careful."

"If unnecessary, it's best not to cause trouble with anyone."

Lu Hongmian, after all, was experienced and knew these Jianghu ways best.

The masters in the Jianghu were not only from aristocratic families and royal clans; encountering them might still offer some retreat.

But once one encountered evil Cultivators, demons, or ghost Cultivators, that was truly worse than death!

The lucky ones became playthings, the unlucky ones would probably become cauldrons, their Divine Souls completely drained!

Xu Muqing and Xue Ziyi nodded, they naturally knew this...

"Get out of the way! Where is that stinking bitch? This Young Master is going to kill her today!!!"

Clatter!

A sound of things being smashed came from downstairs.

That sound was very familiar; wasn't it Duan Tianxiao, who had just left not long ago?

"It's that Duan Family brat, he actually brought people back so quickly?"

This efficiency was truly astonishing.

His arm was broken, and in just the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, he could bring people to trouble that drunken woman. The Duan Family was indeed not simple!

Thump, thump, thump!

Footsteps came, and several figures ascended to the second floor.

"Surround this place for me! I want to see her scream until her throat breaks here today, let her know this Young Master's power!"

Duan Tianxiao's face was very pale, obviously having been treated, yet he had forgotten the pain so quickly.

"Hehehe... Young Master Duan has such refined taste, enjoying himself here indeed has a unique flavor!"

"Hahaha!"

The several burly men who came with Duan Tianxiao couldn't help but burst into laughter.

The arrival of these people made Lu Hongmian and Fang Hong in the private room frown.

Xiaoyao Realm Masters!

And there were three of them right away!

The Duan Family's foundation was not shallow; they could actually invite three Carefree Realm masters!

"Haha, follow me, once this Young Master has enjoyed himself, there will naturally be benefits for you too!"

Duan Tianxiao led the way towards the private room in the corner.

He thought Liu Xianyun was still waiting there, even though the Waiter had already told him that the woman had left.

He didn't believe it!

After smashing things all over the floor, he went up to the second floor.

Bang!

The screen of the private room was directly smashed to smithereens by a burly man, and the private room was empty!

Duan Tianxiao's face flushed red, furious.

"Damn it! That stinking woman actually ran away!"

"This Young Master will not rest until I dig her out of Pei Wang City today!"

Things Duan Tianxiao wanted to do were rarely impossible in Pei Wang City.

Given the relationship between the Duan Family and Prince Pei's Mansion, he had this capability.

A burly man in brocade clothes behind him laughed, "Young Master Duan, there's no need to be angry. Who in Pei Wang City doesn't know that your Duan Family Head is Prince Pei's honored guest?"

"Lord Fu Xiu personally instructed that Young Master Duan's matters must be handled properly, so just give the orders!"

"The three of us will surely satisfy you!"

Hiss!

The words of the burly man in brocade clothes made many Cultivators still drinking on the second floor gasp in cold air!

These people were clearly from Prince Pei's Mansion!

Was the Duan Family really that powerful, to actually have Fu Xiu from Prince Pei's Mansion personally send people to do things for him?

"Is the Duan Family really that strong here?"

"Hehe, you don't know, do you? Duan Hong, the Head of the Duan Family, has a profound background, with businesses spread across Nanyuan and Tianyan Imperial Dynasties!"

"I heard that Prince Pei's Mansion secretly buys grain, military equipment, and most importantly, warhorses from various Imperial Dynasties through their hands!"

"And the salt and iron businesses of Great Qi also pass through the Duan Family, flowing into various Imperial Dynasties. You can imagine the Duan Family's status with Prince Pei."

The whispered discussions from the surrounding private rooms resolved the doubts in everyone's minds.

The sound wasn't small, and Duan Tianxiao and the masters from Prince Pei's Mansion also heard it.

If this were in the past, they would have been more discreet.

But now?

Prince Pei was about to start a rebellion, did he still need to hide?

Absolutely not!

"Hmph, this Young Master doesn't believe she can still leave Pei Wang City, find her for me!"

"Rest assured, Young Master Duan!"

Duan Tianxiao came quickly and left quickly.

Those several masters disdainfully swept a glance at the Cultivators drinking upstairs, then followed Duan Tianxiao and left.

It seemed that Pei Wang City was going to be lively today.

Duan Tianxiao's vindictiveness also opened the eyes of many Cultivators.

With money and power, one could truly do whatever one wanted!

"The Duan Family people are too overbearing and arrogant. A mere Young Master actually flaunts with three Xiaoyao Realm Masters from Prince Pei's Mansion. It seems he truly treats Pei Wang City as Prince Pei's private garden!"

"You still don't understand? As long as the Empress doesn't intervene, isn't Pei Wang City Prince Pei's? Forget about bullying men and women, even murder and arson here, as long as Prince Pei says it's fine, then it's fine!"

"Hmph! Just watch, they won't be arrogant for much longer. Shen Tianxing has been living in the Imperial Garden for so long, with his personality, I'm afraid he won't let the chaos here continue!"

"Lord Shen hasn't appeared for a long time. Masters from the Great Demon Sect and the Great Sect of the Ghost Path have already arrived in Nanyuan Domain. This place is probably about to become a battlefield!"

"Then it depends on whether Lord Shen can still turn the tide single-handedly as before."

Everyone discussed for a few moments, then continued drinking.

Meanwhile, Xu Muqing and the others in the private room all had somewhat grave expressions.

No one had expected that the Duan Family people would have such great capability. The most surprising thing was that Prince Pei had actually started secretly buying soldiers, grain, and military supplies from other Imperial Dynasties long ago!

This... wasn't this clearly planning a rebellion?