36: With a single word, the enemy was defeated; Qingxue was captivated.

Chu He's words were like the final death sentence, causing Chen Bin to completely break down.

He scrambled to his feet, ignoring the subordinates still kneeling on the ground, and ran out of the courtyard like a dog whose spine had been broken.

He needed to go home! He needed to tell his father!

A devil they absolutely couldn't afford to provoke had arrived in Qingyang City!

Watching Chen Bin's pathetic fleeing figure, Su Mo and Su Qingxue, the father and daughter, remained stunned in the courtyard for a long time.

It was... resolved?

The Second Young Master of the Chen Family, who ran rampant in the Royal Capital and whom no one dared to provoke, was scared away just like that?

Su Mo looked at Chu He, his gaze no longer just respectful, but now filled with deep... awe!

He knew that he had still greatly underestimated the strength and background of this young man before him.

To be able to scare Chen Bin like this, and to treat the Chen Family with such disregard.

Senior Chu's background was likely far greater than he had imagined!

As for Su Qingxue, she looked at Chu He's tall, straight figure, her beautiful eyes shining brightly.

Just now, when Chen Bin appeared, at her most desperate and helpless moment.

This man was like a ray of light, tearing through all the darkness.

He had no unnecessary nonsense, no false comfort.

He simply used the most direct and domineering method to resolve all the problems.

This kind of power, this confidence, this undeniable dominance.

Wasn't this the image of the peerless hero she had always dreamed of?

At this moment, Su Qingxue's heart was completely thrown into chaos.

Her "Exquisite Array Heart," which had remained still and calm due to years of Formation research, violently pounded for a man for the very first time.

Chu He paid no attention to the shock of the father and daughter.

He simply walked back in front of Su Qingxue, looked at her blushing face flushed with excitement, and asked calmly again:

“Now, no one will disturb us.”

“Are you willing to marry me?”

This time, Su Qingxue did not hesitate.

She raised her head, met Chu He's deep gaze, and a beautiful smile bloomed on her face, one that could make a hundred flowers pale in comparison.

Then, she slowly performed a graceful bow toward Chu He.

Her voice was clear and firm.

“Su Qingxue is willing to marry you and be your wife. In this life, I shall only follow you.”

...Half an hour passed quickly.

Just as the atmosphere in the Su Family courtyard had calmed down.

A powerful aura belonging to a Golden Core Stage Cultivator quickly approached from afar!

Su Mo's expression instantly changed.

“It's... it's Chen Tianxiong! He really came!”

His voice was filled with nervousness.

Although he had witnessed Chu He's power, Chen Tianxiong was, after all, a famous Golden Core expert, a prominent figure ranked highly throughout the Royal Capital.

Could Senior Chu truly handle him?

However, Chu He's expression remained calm and composed.

He even poured himself a cup of tea and leisurely savored it.

Soon, a middle-aged figure in black robes with a gloomy face appeared above the Su Family compound.

The newcomer was none other than the Chen Family Head, Chen Tianxiong!

The moment he appeared, the pressure belonging to the Early Golden Core Stage mercilessly crushed down toward the small courtyard below!

He intended to give this brat, who didn't know his own limits and dared to touch his son, a warning!

However, the instant his pressure entered the courtyard's perimeter, it vanished without a trace, like a clay ox sinking into the sea.

Inside the courtyard, that young man was still leisurely drinking tea, not even lifting an eyelid.

It was as if his Golden Core Stage pressure was merely a gentle breeze.

“Hmm?”

Chen Tianxiong's pupils suddenly constricted!

A massive storm raged in his heart!

How was that possible?!

His Golden Core pressure actually had no effect on him whatsoever?

Could it be... a thought he dared not believe surfaced in his mind.

“Who are you, Your Excellency? Why do you wish to oppose my Chen Family?”

Chen Tianxiong forcibly suppressed the shock in his heart, slowly descended into the courtyard, and asked in a gloomy voice.

He dared not be arrogant anymore.

Anyone who could ignore his Golden Core pressure must have strength absolutely not beneath his own!

Only then did Chu He finally put down his teacup, raise his head, and glance at him.

“You are Chen Bin's father?”

Chen Tianxiong's expression instantly became incredibly ugly.

“Your Excellency, my son is young and ignorant. If he has offended you, I, Chen Tianxiong, apologize on his behalf.”

He straightforwardly chose to yield.

“However, the Su Family and my Chen Family had a marriage contract first. For Your Excellency to interfere like this, isn't it perhaps a bit against the rules?”

He still wanted to use 'reason' to pressure the other party.

“Rules?” Chu He smiled upon hearing this.

“In this Cultivation world, the fist is the rule.”

“The Su Family is now under my protection. Su Qingxue is now my woman.”

Chu He stood up and walked step by step toward Chen Tianxiong.

Boom!

A terrifying aura, several times purer and several times more dominant than Chen Tianxiong's, yet also belonging to the Early Golden Core Stage, burst forth from Chu He!

“Right now, my fist is bigger than yours.”

“My rule is the rule.”

Chu He looked at him and said, word by word.

“Do you have an objection?”

The instant he felt Chu He's extremely condensed and unparalleled Golden Core aura, Chen Tianxiong's face turned completely white!

He felt like a small boat in a raging storm, liable to be torn to shreds by the opponent's terrifying aura at any moment!

They were both in the Early Golden Core Stage!

Why... why was the pressure he exerted on him even greater than facing the Nascent Soul Stage Old Ancestor in the Royal Capital?!

What the hell kind of monster was this?!

“N-no objection! Junior... Junior absolutely has no objection!”

Chen Tianxiong's psychological defenses completely collapsed at this moment.

Without hesitation, he bowed deeply toward Chu He.

“It is this Junior who failed to recognize Mount Tai and offended Senior! I hope Senior can be magnanimous and spare our Chen Family this time!”

Behind him, Chen Bin saw his father—the father who was like a god in his heart, omnipotent—bowing so subserviently to a man younger than himself.

His worldview completely shattered.

Chu He looked at him without speaking.

Chen Tianxiong's heart tightened, knowing the other party was waiting for his 'sincerity'.

He gritted his teeth and pulled out a crystal-clear purple card from his Storage Ring.

“Senior! This is our Tianbao Pavilion's Violet Gold VIP Card! Inside... inside it has a balance of two hundred thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones! Consider it... consider it this Junior's offering of respect to you!”

His heart was bleeding from the pain.

Two hundred thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones!

This was nearly half of their Chen Family's liquid assets!

Chu He glanced at the card, and his heart stirred.

He was just worrying about not having enough money for the auction.

When you're sleepy, someone delivers a pillow.

Not bad.

He reached out and accepted the card.

“Seeing as you are so sincere, this matter is settled.”

“Scram.”

“Thank you, Senior! Thank you, Senior!”

Chen Tianxiong felt as if he had been granted a great pardon, and scrambling away, he dragged his terrified son and fled the Su Family like a refugee.

A huge crisis that could have ruined the Su Family was thus effortlessly resolved by Chu He once again.

In the courtyard.

Su Mo looked at Chu He, already too excited to speak.

As for Su Qingxue, she looked at the man, and for the first time, her cold eyes, which usually only lit up for Formations, reflected the image of a person.

Clear and profound.