281: I'll only give you one chance! (Please give me a monthly ticket)

"Who agrees? Who objects?"

Chen Yuan’s gaze was fiery, as he sat high in his seat, his hands resting on the armrests, one finger lightly tapping up and down.

As these words left his mouth, killing intent surged in the hall, and the eight Heavenly Gates’ expressions drastically changed. They swiftly retreated, trying to escape the hall.

But in the next second,

“Bang, bang, bang.”

The doors and windows of the hall slammed shut.

The eight people, some with changed expressions, some with grim faces, all burst forth with their Qi, intending to break through the doors and leave.

"No one is speaking?"

Chen Yuan raised his eyebrows, his tapping finger hitting the armrest of the chair, producing a muffled sound like a beating drum.

Just then, a Seventh-Family Heavenly Gate’s heart was struck as if by a heavy hammer. With a muffled groan, his body immediately flew backward, heavily smashing against the tightly shut door of the hall.

Following that, every time Chen Yuan’s finger tapped the armrest, someone was blasted away by some invisible force.

Within a few breaths, all eight Heavenly Gates were sent flying, completely without resistance.

"Ninth Zhonglang, you go too far! As a Divine Ability user of the Martial Treasury, you, a Zhonglang General, condone Liu Tianming’s fratricide, killing his elder brother and sister-in-law, harming his nephews and nieces, violating human ethics. This is intolerable by the heavens! My sister is his sister-in-law, and she died by his hand! Why should I agree? Do not force my Qian family to expose this matter and make the world laugh at us!"

The leading fat man, surnamed Qian, stood up, gasping for air while clutching his chest, a surge of anger stuck in his throat, making his face flush crimson.

This kind of suppression, being treated like a grandson while having to maintain restraint and patience, made his voice turn into a gnashing of teeth.

He was accustomed to being high and mighty in his daily life, so how could he endure such Qi? But he could only stand on moral ground and engage in verbal sparring.

Chen Yuan, facing the fat man's accusation, remained indifferent, "In the thirty-sixth year of Tianwu, Madam Qian, out of jealousy, because Liu Tiansheng took a liking to a woman in a brothel, sent people to set fire to the entire brothel overnight, burying all the women in it."

"In July of the same year, more than a dozen corpses floated in Crane Cry Lake, all of them her maids. The wronged souls in Crane Cry Lake, haha, I'm afraid many of them are the handiwork of this Madam Qian."

But the fat man, surnamed Qian, said as if it were a matter of course, "They deserved to die!"

"Brothel women, what status do they have? They are merely faded flowers and withered willows. If they are killed, then they are killed."

"Servants are their master's bondservants. If they make a mistake, the master can dispose of them as they please."

"Does This General really want to use these trivial matters to convict my sister? That would be too ridiculous. This General condones this Liu Tianming, so why mention these..."

"How dare you!" With a sharp shout, Cloud Skyborn, beside Chen Yuan, raised his eyebrows fiercely and pressed his hand on the hilt of his saber.

The fat man from the Qian family, however, frowned and stared at Cloud Skyborn with a sinister look. This Yun Family brat, just because he relied on Ninth Zhonglang, dared to yell at him. He made a mental note of this.

With people from the Four Sects and Seven Families all here, he didn't believe it.

The chaos among aristocratic families was not just a matter of a few dozen people in one family, but thousands upon thousands. He was confident that if the aristocratic families truly rebelled, Jinguancheng would surely fall into chaos.

This Ninth Mountain Zhonglang General had just arrived to take charge of Jinguancheng, and with demons lurking outside, he shouldn't be so foolish.

This was his reliance for daring to speak so angrily to Chen Yuan!

But then, he heard,

"Hehehe."

Under everyone's surprised gaze, Chen Yuan actually started to laugh. This laughter made everyone unconsciously shiver with dread.

As for Cloud Skyborn, who was beside him, his hand, which had been resting on the hilt of his saber, dropped down.

When This General laughs, life and death are unpredictable.

He looked at the fat man, surnamed Qian, as if he were looking at a dead man.

The fat man, surnamed Qian, felt his heart skip a beat, his mouth felt somewhat dry, and his feet unconsciously retreated. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something.

But then, a terrifying suction force suddenly appeared out of thin air from in front, pulling him sharply forward. The fat man, surnamed Qian, stumbled violently, almost falling to the ground, and then let out an angry roar. Spiritual light burst from his body as he tried to resist the suction, but no matter how much he struggled, his face contorted in a grimace, he could not resist the surging suction in the slightest.

His obese body was directly dragged across the ground, moving towards the front, making a "shasha" sound on the ground. Half of his side face was instantly ground into a bloody mess, and he let out a pig-like shriek of pain.

Soon, his obese body was dragged to Chen Yuan's feet, and then a hand lifted him by the neck, raising his entire upper body as if he were a dead pig.

Chen Yuan leaned forward from his chair, one hand gripping the fat man's neck, his golden pupils staring into the terrified eyes before him, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, looking eerie and sinister.

"What This General says, is what it is."

"Since you think those people deserved to die, then This General killing you is the same."

At these words, the fat man's pupils immediately widened, and his bloody face showed a struggling expression as he shouted, "You can't kill me!"

"Ninth Zhonglang, my Qian family has cultivated this land for generations. If you kill me, my Qian family will certainly not let it go. All the other families are here; you can silence one person, but can you silence the voices of the multitude?"

"You can't do this!"

Before he could finish his words, a "crack" sound was heard.

The man's neck was twisted completely by Chen Yuan's hand.

The words he was about to utter came to an abrupt halt.

Immediately following this, Chen Yuan's eyes narrowed with ferocity, and crackling Five-Colored Thunder erupted from his hand, pulling a white phantom from the man's head. Then, enveloped in electric light, he struck.

A scream.

This man's Divine Soul was annihilated!

Then, Chen Yuan, holding the corpse with its twisted neck, threw it forward.

With a loud thud.

The hall door opened.

The corpse of the fat man, surnamed Qian, was thus thrown out of the hall.

Outside, there was immediately a gasp, followed by an uproar.

Pairs of eyes tentatively peered into the hall from outside, filled with horror.

Inside the hall, the This General sat at the head, while the other seven Heavenly Gates’ expressions greatly changed, and they stepped back.

Chen Yuan now looked indifferently at the remaining seven Heavenly Gates, his voice chilling, "

You may leave!"

"But you only have one chance!"

As these words came out.

Whooshing sounds of air being torn immediately resounded.

In the hall, four figures immediately fled outwards without hesitation.

Among the remaining three, one's expression flickered rapidly, wavering, but finally, he gritted his teeth and transformed into a streak of spiritual light, leaving.

Only two remained.

The head of the Murong Family family!

The second master of the Xia family!

These two’s expressions were uncertain, but in the end, they chose to remain here.

Eight remained two.

Chen Yuan watched this scene, his eyes narrowing, and he said to the two, "

Good."

"Your two families, send your disciples to the Ninth Mountain!"

After speaking,

Chen Yuan slightly turned his face, "Tiansheng!"

Cloud Skyborn’s expression immediately became stern, and he quickly walked to the front, then knelt on one knee.

"This This General is here!"

"Transmit This General's order, to recruit the Ninth Mountain Army throughout Shu!"

"This General wants to see!"