298: Deposed Zhao family steward, pierced through the scapula

Yunzhou Demon Suppression Division, Foreign Affairs Hall.

Three people were seated there: Shen Commander, and two golden-robed figures.

They were Zhao San and Zhao Si.

"Your Pacification Envoy certainly puts on airs, making us wait for him for so long!" Zhao Si said in a deep voice.

They had been sitting in silence for several hours, and Chu Jiang still hadn't appeared.

As members of the Zhao Family, wherever they went, people would curry favor with them, preparing for their arrival days in advance. But here at the Yunzhou Demon Suppression Division, it was the other way around.

"Please wait a moment, both of you. Lord Pacification Envoy is busy with official duties and will be here shortly!" Shen Commander said awkwardly.

These two had a very powerful background; he could only humor them, otherwise, it would needlessly provoke a formidable enemy for Chu Jiang and the Yunzhou Demon Suppression Division.

"Hmph, he had better be busy with official duties!"

Zhao Si snorted coldly.

Thump!

Thump!

Thump!

A series of footsteps sounded.

Chu Jiang strode into the hall, his gaze sweeping around, and sat down in the main seat.

"Greetings, Lord Pacification Envoy!" Shen Commander stood up and bowed.

Zhao San and Zhao Si's eyes lit up, but their gaze was not on Chu Jiang; instead, it was fixed on Fu Yunxuan, who was accompanying him.

That's right, it was her, almost certainly.

She was truly a beauty; this Physique indeed had no ugly ones.

"If you have something to say, say it quickly. My time is precious; I don't have the leisure to waste it here with you!" Chu Jiang looked down at the two, his voice cold.

"You, Da..." Zhao Si's Face immediately flushed red. This Chu Jiang was too disrespectful; did he not know the weight of the Eight Great Families? Just a slight movement from them could shake the world, yet he dared to be so contemptuous.

Zhao San quickly covered his mouth, stopping him from speaking further. Chu Jiang was a person who responded to soft words but not hard ones; if you were hard, he would be harder.

"Lord Chu, we are here to discuss a great piece of good news with you. With your wisdom, I'm sure you won't miss it!" Zhao San bowed and said.

"Speak!"

Chu Jiang said indifferently.

"We two both come from the Zhao Family, one of the Eight Great Families."

"Three hundred years ago, our Zhao Family produced a super Genius, Zhao Juetian, who possessed the Sacred Fire Dragon Body. In less than fifty years, he advanced to the Ten Realms of Dharma Idol!"

"However, this Physique has a fatal flaw: while extremely rapid before Breakthrough to the Heaven and Earth Realm, he can never Breakthrough to the Heaven and Earth Realm in his entire life!"

"Therefore, after several hundred years, he remains in the Faxiang Realm, unable to advance further!"

"This Physique can only unlock this shackles and fully unleash the potential of the Sacred Fire Dragon Body through Dual Cultivation with the Jade Phoenix Marrow Body, a fusion of Dragon and Phoenix!"

Zhao San said in a deep voice. For hundreds of years, they had been searching for this Physique. During this time, they had found people with very similar Bloodline seven or eight times.

But after Dual Cultivation, the Sacred Fire Dragon Body showed no change at all.

It had to be a hundred percent Phoenix Marrow Body to unlock the shackles.

"What, are you setting your sights on my people?"

Chu Jiang's eyes turned cold. From the two men's gazes and their words, he understood that they were targeting Fu Yunxuan.

However, Fu Yunxuan possessed the Jade Phoenix Marrow Body, this Physique.

Why hadn't he noticed it?

"Lord Chu, why be angry? This is a great Opportunity. If Miss Fu can marry our Da Gongzi, not only will Miss Fu's strength greatly increase, but our Zhao Family will also provide abundant resources to support your rapid rise. Why not?"

"Moreover, Miss Fu's Physique is currently in a dormant state, and our Zhao Family has a way to activate it."

Zhao San continued, cooperating with the Zhao Family was an Opportunity countless people dreamed of. Having explained it to this extent, he didn't believe anyone would refuse.

"What?"

Shen Commander's pupils contracted. These people actually set their sights on Fu Yunxuan, wanting her to marry into a so-called great clan.

Fu Yunxuan, as the daughter of his old friend, he had always treated her as his own daughter.

He knew this girl's thoughts perfectly well; she already had someone in her heart and would not tolerate a second person, it was just that it hadn't been made clear yet.

"What, Shen Commander, you can't bear to part with her?" Zhao San said with a playful smile. He had thoroughly investigated; Fu Yunxuan was picked up by Shen Commander, who had shown her immense kindness. Since Chu Jiang was unapproachable, he could try to break through from here.

If Shen Commander could persuade Fu Yunxuan to agree, what could Chu Jiang say?

"Gentlemen, when I brought Yunxuan back to the Demon Suppression Division, there was no such thing as a Phoenix Marrow Body. Could the detection be wrong?"

Shen Commander said. The Yunzhou Demon Suppression Division could not completely offend the Zhao Family; their influence was too vast. As one of the Eight Great Families, they were not some ordinary force; there were many of their people in the imperial court.

Chu Jiang needed time to develop before he could make them wary.

But he also couldn't sacrifice this girl's life.

The path a person walks should be decided by themselves.

Not to be arbitrarily manipulated by others.

Just as Shen Commander was contemplating a solution that would satisfy both sides.

Chu Jiang's voice echoed through the hall.

"Get out!"

"My people are not commodities for you to trade!"

Chu Jiang stood up, his eyes cold. Sending his female subordinate off for marriage in exchange for a rapid rise in power—unless he had lost his mind.

"Lord Chu, you haven't even asked her own wishes and made a decision on your own. Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

Zhao San's Face also darkened. He had been humble, yet he received no good Face, only disregard.

"Xuan'er, are you willing?"

Chu Jiang turned to look at Fu Yunxuan.

"Unwilling!"

Fu Yunxuan was valiant and spirited, her purple eyes filled with coldness. Her answer was decisive, without any hesitation.

In this life, she would follow her Lord; no one else mattered.

Zhao Si's eyes were spitting fire. Wasn't this Fu Yunxuan just a subordinate of yours, Chu Jiang? Whether she stayed or left wasn't just up to your word. He then lightly shouted, "Damn it, don't be ungrateful! There's no one in this world who can refuse my Zhao Family, you..."

Boom!

But before he could finish speaking, a slap, without any warning, fiercely landed on his old Face. Chu Jiang roared, "Old fool, you think you have Face, do you? Are my people for you to curse?"

Only to hear.

"Crack!" a sound.

"Ah..."

Zhao Si was sent flying with a scream, blood flowing. A whole row of teeth was forcibly knocked out, and his bones made a loud cracking sound.

After spinning a few times in the air above the hall, he was dislocated and had his Achilles tendons severed by a pair of large black hands, falling to the ground.

Boom!

Pfft!

Chu Jiang violently stomped on one arm, crushing it, and blood splattered.

"Little bastard, if you kill this steward, you will be buried with him!" Zhao Si threatened. Having Cultivated until now, when had he ever suffered such humiliation, being slapped and having his limbs crippled?

"Ah!"

Zhao Si was in excruciating pain. His other hand was also completely crushed by a stomp, bone fragments splattering everywhere, staining the ground as he let out a shrill scream.

Shen Commander was also startled by Chu Jiang's sudden action. He wanted to say something but swallowed it back.

Chu Jiang's personality was just like this; he wouldn't care about the other party's influence. Whoever provoked him would pay a heavy price.

He acted without fear.

"Enough, Chu Jiang, stop! Can I interpret your actions as a declaration of war against my Zhao Family?"

Zhao San's Face was extremely grim. Even with his good temperament, he could no longer tolerate this; this person was too arrogant.

"What a joke. Your Zhao Family comes to my Demon Suppression Division to snatch people. Can I interpret that as your Zhao Family declaring war on my Demon Suppression Division?"

Chu Jiang said coldly.

"You..."

Zhao San dared not respond. He naturally wouldn't dare to agree to that statement; such a major matter was not something a mere steward like him could decide.

"Do you think you can protect her? She is now a member of my Zhao Family, and no one can change that!"

Lying on the ground, Zhao Si remained defiant, his Face filled with arrogance. He did not beg for mercy, but like a man of unyielding will, he issued a threat.

They had already reported the news of the Jade Phoenix Marrow Body in Yun Province to their main branch, and a Heaven and Earth Realm expert would definitely be dispatched.

Boom!

Chu Jiang grabbed his thigh, as if holding a fragile scarecrow. The Nine Revolutions Magic Thunder instantly pierced through his entire body, crippling his Cultivation.

Then he violently smashed him against a bronze pillar.

"You dare to put on airs in front of me? I'll show you, I'll show you!"

A thunderous crash.

Large amounts of flesh and blood splattered, leaving him utterly disfigured.

"Pfft..."

"Ah—"

"Lord, I was wrong... wrong... spare my life!"

Zhao Si let out an extreme scream, finally panicking. This guy was truly capable of killing him.

But Chu Jiang ignored him.

He smashed him seven or eight times until he was almost at his last breath, then casually tossed him aside, like a pile of rotten meat rolling away.

Zhao San's Face was extremely ugly at this moment. "You dare to cripple a member of my Zhao Family? You cannot kill me, otherwise, my Zhao Family will never rest until you are dead..."

Seeing Chu Jiang's cold gaze fall upon him, he was chilled to the bone.

"Let's discuss this properly!"

"Slap!"

Chu Jiang delivered another hard slap, sending him flying, then grabbed him by the neck. The Strange Thunder (Mystic Lightning) entered his body, once again crippling his Cultivation.

"Kill you? Do you think that's possible? I want you to experience every cruel torture in the world, your Physical Body sliced into a thousand pieces, your Divine Soul extracted to light lanterns..."

Chu Jiang said coldly.

Zhao San's Face turned green, and he was filled with dread. This guy was too brutal.

His Physical Body was crippled, and even his Divine Soul wouldn't be spared.

Damn it.

Bang!

Chu Jiang slammed him heavily against the bronze pillar. Blood flowed, and bones fractured.

"Take them away, pierce their shoulder blades, and have the Demon Suppression Guard parade them around on horseback every day!"

Chu Jiang clapped his hands and said.

"Your subordinate obeys!"

"Take them!"

Fu Yunxuan responded, waving her jade hand. The Demon Suppression Guard outside the hall took the two gruesome bodies away from the area.