166: Brother, don't start it!

Chen Qingxuan looked puzzled;

"Young Master Chen is from another province, so you might not understand the laws of our Star River Ruins. One of them is that mass slaughter through complete eradication is not allowed, especially invading someone else's territory to wipe them out. This is the order established by the Three Kingdoms and Eight Capitals, and anyone who dares to violate it commits a grave taboo of the Star River Ruins."

Lin Tang spoke in a low voice.

Chen Qingxuan raised an eyebrow. "Then when we first met, didn't I already commit a grave taboo?"

"Eliminating individual enemies does not fall within the scope of the laws," Lin Tang explained. "But if it's wiping out the entire Du Family, that is the kind of slaughter prohibited by the laws... doing so would bring about the encirclement and judgment of the Star Protection Hall."

The so-called Star Protection Hall is a force jointly formed by the Three Kingdoms and Eight Capitals to maintain order in the Star River Ruins.

Chen Qingxuan laughed at this. "In that case, if two forces form a grudge, won't it be passed down as a Legacy for generations?"

"You could say that." Lin Tang sighed softly. "Perhaps because some of the Eight Capitals don't get along, this law exists primarily to prevent them from going all out in war and destroying each other, which would surely break the existing balance of the Star River Ruins."

"Does no one think it's unreasonable?"

"Of course there are."

Lin Tang gave a bitter smile and said, "But the rules are made by those at the top and serve the interests of the upper-tier powers. Even if some laws seem to benefit ordinary people, they might not be strictly enforced... but the laws that serve the upper-tier powers must absolutely not be touched."

"..."

Chen Qingxuan fell silent.

At this moment, the complexity of the Star River Ruins, or rather the Three Thousand Divine Provinces, somewhat exceeded his expectations.

Each of the three thousand provinces has its own order and laws, so one cannot generalize; one must be cautious everywhere.

A flash of inspiration suddenly struck Chen Qingxuan. "But if there's no evidence that I wiped out the Du Family... even the Star Protection Hall shouldn't be able to do anything, right?"

"Hmm?"

Lin Tang blinked her long eyelashes.

The next moment, she gave Chen Qingxuan a gentle smile. "Young Master Chen, thank you for thinking of the Lin Family. We are very grateful for your intention. Besides, you are already the Lin Family's benefactor; we don't want you to get into trouble for our sake."

"Fine then!"

Chen Qingxuan waved his hand.

Since Lin Tang had said so, he didn't say anything more.

As long as the Du Family didn't provoke him... In the main hall of the Du Family.

Du Bu reported, "Family Head, it seems that young man's relationship with Lin Tang is not shallow. The two of them even toured Dragon City together and visited two newly built statues of the Lin Family."

"Still in the mood for sightseeing?" Du Futian's eyes narrowed slightly as he turned to the Elder beside him. "Have you found out his background?"

"To the Family Head," an Elder stepped forward to report. "We have contacted many forces to investigate, but no one knows where that young man came from. He is likely not from the Cloud Kingdom. Moreover, since they entered the Lin Family these past few days, they have never gone out except for today, making it difficult for us to follow and investigate."

"The Lin Family... just when did they latch onto a power we don't know about?"

Du Futian fell into deep thought.

Before clearly investigating the identities of Chen Qingxuan and the others, out of a Family Head's keenness and experience, he did not dare to strike back recklessly.

As the saying goes, there is always someone better, and there is always a mountain higher.

If they accidentally provoked someone with a terrifying background, the Du Family could not withstand the retaliation from such powers.

At this time, Du Bu had a sudden idea. "Family Head, I have a suggestion."

"Speak."

"Ever since that youth arrived in Dragon City, the Lin Family has put a lot of effort into building many identical statues," Du Bu said slowly. "Although we can't find the reason they're building the statues, we can start with the statues... and use them to test their reaction."

...Back at the Lin Family.

After bidding farewell to Lin Tang, Chen Qingxuan first found his Beloved Disciple and asked her to lure Huang Qingxue away from the room.

Then, he took advantage of the gap to slip into the room.

Inside the room.

Jiang Susu was instantly startled and stood up. "Brother, how did you get in?"

Chen Qingxuan played dumb. "Susu, no one in the Lin Family wants to harm us. Who are you setting up all these temporary Barriers to guard against?"

"I..."

Jiang Susu hesitated to speak;

But as the words reached her lips, seeing Chen Qingxuan's meaningful and mischievous smile, she knew he was teasing her on purpose.

He clearly knew the reason!

Thinking of this, Jiang Susu quickly opened her cherry-like mouth. "Qingxue... mmm-mmph!"

But just as her mouth opened, Chen Qingxuan, who was ten feet away, turned into a wisp of Divine Wind and rushed in front of her with lightning speed—

A French kiss!

Jiang Susu's cries for help were replaced by intermittent soft moans.

Finally getting a moment to breathe, she placed her two jade-like hands against Chen Qingxuan's chest. "Brother... Brother, wait... I'm not ready yet!"

"Were you trying to get ready just now? I think you were trying to call for someone," Chen Qingxuan said, lifting her chin and looking down into those beautiful eyes filled with trepidation, exposing her.

"I..."

Jiang Susu couldn't deny it.

Without waiting for her to think of an excuse to decline, Chen Qingxuan directly picked her up. "Do you want to do it here... or go to Brother's warm little room?"

"I don't want either..."

Jiang Susu puffed out her cheeks, feeling aggrieved and nervous.

Her pair of watery big eyes looked at Chen Qingxuan pitifully. "Brother, why do you only pick on me to bully... Aren't there also Qian You and Qingxue? I have love powder here... How about I help you trick Qingxue?"

"I recorded that!"

Chen Qingxuan gestured with the sound-image stone in his hand and said meaningfully, "Tell me, if Qingxue finds out you helped me give her love powder... will you still be able to hide by her side in the future?"

Jiang Susu's mouth instantly fell open. "You... how could you record something like that... Brother, give it to me quickly!"

"Hey!" Chen Qingxuan tucked away the sound-image stone and teased, "Didn't you teach me this? So that many years from now... I can look back on my past prowess, right?"

"You..."

Jiang Susu was speechless.

Recalling the scenes from her past pride caused a bashful blush to creep onto her pretty face. "I see you just want to bully me... you're just getting revenge... but I've already softened up."

"Tell that to my Divine Power!"

A wicked smile curled at the corner of Chen Qingxuan's mouth.

The next moment, his figure turned into Divine Wind once again, whisking Jiang Susu away from the room.

"Divine Power..."

"Brother, don't activate it!"

Already experienced, Jiang Susu immediately covered Chen Qingxuan's mouth like a startled bird.

She really couldn't take it!

...On the other side.

When Huang Qingxue returned and saw the empty room, she felt a bad premonition.

The next moment, she turned to look at Ji Qianyou. "Where's Susu?"

"Emm..."

Ji Qianyou looked around the room and said blankly, "She doesn't seem to be here."

"What do you mean 'seem'? She's clearly not here." By now, Huang Qingxue had realized what was going on. "Qian You, you lured me away on purpose, didn't you? Did he tell you to do that?"

"Hee-hee!"

Ji Qianyou giggled and didn't deny it.

"You..."

Huang Qingxue didn't know what to say for a moment;

The next moment, she turned around and wanted to rush toward Chen Qingxuan's room, but was pulled back by Ji Qianyou,

"Wait, Qingxue, three people wouldn't be good, would it?"