137: eating soft rice and forcing yourself

Three days later, the Nangong Family's annual power meeting was held within the magnificent yet oppressive Xuanyue Hall.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the conference hall was heavy. The Elders and high-ranking members of the Nangong Family were lined up on both sides, each wearing magnificent silk robes, but the greed and scheming in their eyes intertwined like vipers.

Nangong Yue's plump and beautiful body sat upright in the main seat, but her face carried a trace of fatigue, with dark circles hidden beneath her eyes. Last night, she had once again experienced an attack of cold poison. Although she was only able to sleep peacefully because Lin Chen was there, the all-night entanglement and his greedy demands had drained much of her energy.

Her delicate and haughty face was currently filled with pressure and anger.

Behind her, standing on the left and right, were two figures.

On the left was the cold and sword-like Mu Qingge. She wore a black outfit, her figure slender, and although her long sword was sheathed, its sharp Aura felt like an unsheathed cold light, vigilantly watching the surroundings.

On the right was Lin Chen. He wore one of the Nangong Family's lowest-ranking gray butler uniforms. His figure was tall and straight, his bearing heroic, forming a stark contrast with the well-fed and well-clothed male Cultivators around him. His hands were bound by spirit-suppressing rings, making him look unremarkable, just a "personal plaything" taken in by the Young Miss.

"Nangong Yue! What else do you have to say?"

Nangong Yue's second uncle, Nangong Yunshan, was corpulent and wore a luxurious gold-threaded robe. With a face full of flab and sinister eyes, he stood triumphantly in the center of the hall, pointing at Nangong Yue's stunning face and harshly rebuking her!

"You suffer from the Nine Yin Absolute Veins, a secret known to everyone in the Family! You are fundamentally unable to achieve a Breakthrough to the Late Stage of Dao Integration, let alone control the increasingly vast Family assets! Hand over the Family Head's seal and let me manage it; that is the most responsible course of action for the Family!"

Nangong Yue's full chest heaved violently, and her beautiful eyes burned with anger: "Nangong Yunshan! You are delusional! I am the Family Head!"

"Family Head?" Nangong Yunshan laughed loudly, his corpulent body trembling, his eyes filled with disdain. "A sick weakling who relies on a man's Yang Qi to continue her life is worthy of the Family Head position?"

He turned to the VIP seats nearby. Sitting in the main seat there was a young male Cultivator dressed in luxurious clothing with a lecherous smile on his face. He was the famous Young Lord of the Azure Thunder Sword Sect from the Eastern Profound Domain—Lei Tianba, a powerhouse at the Middle Stage of Dao Integration!

"Niece, Second Uncle has found a way out for you!" Nangong Yunshan bowed fawningly to Lei Tianba, then turned back to Nangong Yue, his tone filled with hypocritical concern:

"As long as you marry Young Lord Lei as a concubine, with the strength of the Azure Thunder Sword Sect, your cold poison will naturally be completely resolved! Second Uncle can also ensure you live a life of wealth and worry-free for the rest of your days! This is your best destination!"

Nangong Yue's delicate body shuddered violently, her snow-white skin instantly flushed red with humiliating anger! Marry Lei Tianba as a concubine? That notorious piece of trash who specializes in toying with women!

"You dare—!" Nangong Yue's haughty voice carried a trace of desperate trembling.

At this moment, Mu Qingge's cold Sword Intent erupted instantly! But just as she was about to draw her sword, the Elder of the Azure Thunder Sword Sect sitting in the VIP seats—a powerhouse at the Late Stage of Dao Integration—narrowed his eyes and released a terrifying Aura, instantly suppressing Mu Qingge's Sword Qi firmly in place!

Mu Qingge's slender body bent slightly, and for the first time, her cold face revealed pain and unwillingness.

Nangong Yue was isolated and helpless, and her beautiful eyes gradually filled with tears of helplessness.

Just at this moment when the humiliation and despair reached their Peak—

A laugh filled with mockery and disdain, like a sharp sword, instantly pierced through the dull and oppressive air inside Xuanyue Hall.

All eyes were focused on the man who had been standing behind Nangong Yue all along, wearing the gray butler uniform—Lin Chen!

Lin Chen stepped out with his strong and powerful legs!

His tall and straight figure instantly blocked the front of Nangong Yue's full and trembling body! His thin butler uniform, under his mountain-like solid physique, now appeared so majestic, so reliable!

"Make my Young Miss a concubine?"

Lin Chen's voice was low and filled with dominance. His deep black eyes stared directly at the Azure Thunder Sword Sect's Young Lord, Lei Tianba, and the contempt in his eyes was as if he were looking at the lowliest ant.

"Your Azure Thunder Sword Sect... what kind of thing are you?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole hall was in an uproar! Nangong Yunshan was so angry his face turned beet red!

"Audacious servant! A piece of trash wearing spirit-suppressing rings dares to be insolent in front of me! Someone, drag him out and beat him to death with clubs!" Nangong Yunshan roared.

Lei Tianba sneered, his lecherous gaze sweeping over Lin Chen and then falling viciously on Nangong Yue behind Lin Chen, full of humiliation.

"Nangong Young Miss, this little Cauldron you took in actually has some wildness. However, wild horses will eventually be tamed!"

Lei Tianba stood up, his Middle Stage of Dao Integration Aura exploding instantly! He stepped forward, filled with mockery and killing intent, rushing straight toward Lin Chen!

"I'll cripple you first, then drag Nangong Yue back to slowly enjoy her!"

Facing the formidable Aura of the Middle Stage of Dao Integration, Lin Chen's imprisoned body was like Sun Wukong pressed under the Five Fingers Mountain, and everyone thought he would be instantly crushed.

However, in Lin Chen's deep black eyes, a domineering spirit that looked down on the world was now burning!

"Trash, get lost."

Deep within his heart, Lin Chen instantly activated the System.

Ding! Does the host wish to consume 10,000 Luck points to redeem a One-Hit Kill Experience Card (Peak of Dao Integration)?

"Redeem!"

Just as Lei Tianba's hideous smile had not yet fully solidified—

Lin Chen's body instantly erupted with a terrifying Aura that surpassed the Laws of the Upper Realm, surpassed the Late Stage of Dao Integration, and approached that of an Immortal Emperor! This power, though only for a brief moment, was enough to shock the heavens and earth, and crush the sun and moon!

That Aura from deep within the Human Emperor Sacred Body made all the Cultivators in Xuanyue Hall, including the Azure Thunder Sword Sect Elder at the Late Stage of Dao Integration, instantly turn pale, as if facing a deity. Their knees went weak, and they collapsed to the ground with a boom!

"This... what is this power!" The Azure Thunder Sword Sect Elder was terrified to the extreme, without even the strength to beg for mercy!

Lin Chen's eyes were cold. His right hand, imprisoned by the spirit-suppressing rings, erupted with the unparalleled power of the Peak of Dao Integration, and he fiercely and mercilessly slapped it toward Lei Tianba's face!

"Slap—!"

An earth-shattering, Soul-shaking slap!

Lei Tianba's Middle Stage of Dao Integration body, without even having time to let out a scream, was instantly sent flying out of Xuanyue Hall by Lin Chen's slap, like a kicked ball!

"Boom—!"

A loud noise! Lei Tianba's arrogant body, as if frozen by a spell, was deeply and perfectly embedded into the hard immortal gold wall of the Nangong Family's outer courtyard!

The whole person was slapped beyond recognition, life or death unknown!

One move! One-hit kill! The entire Xuanyue Hall was silent!

Not a sound was heard! Only the heavy breathing of the crowd and the sound of wildly beating hearts!

Lin Chen's expression was calm. He slowly withdrew his hand, the veins on his arm slightly trembling from the sudden eruption of power just now.

He looked down at Nangong Yunshan, who was scared out of his wits by him, his eyes filled with disdain. Afterward, he elegantly patted his gray butler uniform, as if he had just casually swatted a fly to death.

He turned around slowly, his broad and oppressive back appearing in Nangong Yue's beautiful and stunned gaze!

Nangong Yue's delicate body was trembling violently at this moment due to extreme shock and excitement! Her full chest heaved rapidly! Her beautiful face was filled with an expression of disbelief!

What had she just seen? A Mortal butler whom she regarded as a "Cauldron" and who wore spirit-suppressing rings had actually slapped a Middle Stage of Dao Integration Young Lord of the Azure Thunder Sword Sect, who was strong enough to crush her, and sent him flying!

That briefly erupted, supreme Aura made her cold and haughty heart instantly and completely lose control!

Lin Chen turned back, his deep black eyes, carrying a trace of doting and a strong desire for conquest, falling on Nangong Yue's stunning face.

His large, scorching hand, with irresistible dominance, gently and dotingly stroked her soft hair.

"Young Miss, the fly is swatted."

Lin Chen smiled devilishly, his low, magnetic voice now like the most lethal Gu poison, instantly invading the depths of Nangong Yue's Soul.

"Next... shouldn't we talk about my 'overtime pay'?"

Nangong Yue's body stiffened as if electrocuted, her blushing cheeks completely captured by Lin Chen's doting and dominance at this moment!

Looking at the man in front of her, dressed in a butler uniform yet possessing peerless power, her haughty heart completely fell at this moment.