279: Ruthless suppression

What should be done now? Before their schemes could even be implemented, the target himself had already appeared.

Seeing that Duan Zhengchun only had two people with him, Madam Wang felt somewhat relieved.

She didn't believe Duan Zhengchun could have killed the Murong Family's Old Ancestor by himself; moreover, the news sent back at the time mentioned many Masters were present at the scene.

In her view, there must have been help from other Masters. Otherwise, given Duan Zhengchun's age, how could he possibly kill their Murong Family's Old Ancestor?

The Old Ancestor was an Earth Immortal Realm Master, the peak combat power of the Nine Provinces Continent.

Those who reached the Earth Immortal Realm were almost unkillable; after all, if they were outmatched, they could always flee.

If an Earth Immortal Realm Master decided to run, who could be certain of catching them?

Thus, in the many years of the Nine Provinces Continent, the number of Earth Immortal Realm Masters who had been killed could be counted on one's fingers.

Those who truly died were either unable to break through the final shackles and died of old age, or they encountered issues during cultivation and died from Qi Deviation.

Therefore, she did not believe Duan Zhengchun possessed the strength to kill an Earth Immortal Realm Master.

This was also why, upon receiving the news, she hadn't chosen to leave immediately but instead opted to issue a bounty, spending money to hire Masters to kill Duan Zhengchun.

Her greatest trump card was her elder brother's lineage. Her elder brother, Murong Zheng, had several geniuses born into his branch.

Among them, her brother's daughter, Murong Qiudi, was even the fiancée of Xie Xiaofeng, the Third Young Master of Divine Sword Manor, although that was more than ten years ago.

However, no one dared to deny the relationship between Murong Qiudi and Xie Xiaofeng.

Thus, her true source of confidence was her brother's lineage; if Duan Zhengchun dared to touch her, her brother's side would certainly not stand by and watch.

"Duan Zhengchun, you actually dared to come. Are you not afraid that my Murong Family will annihilate you?" Madam Wang looked at Duan Zhengchun with venomous eyes.

Unfortunately, looks couldn't kill; otherwise, Duan Zhengchun would have died countless times already.

"Is this what you're relying on? Just these rotten fish and stinking shrimp? How much do you look down on this Prince?"

"Or are you counting on your brother Murong Zheng's lineage to protect you?"

"I have always been clear about my debts and grudges. I will not let a single person who dares to move against me go."

"Of course, for those who haven't provoked me, I won't do anything to them."

"If Murong Zheng behaves himself, I naturally won't bother with him."

"But if he dares to act up in front of me, I wouldn't mind dealing with him as well."

"Now, let's talk about you all. Who gave you the confidence—you, who don't even have a single Martial Artist at the Heavenly Human Realm—to actually dare to plot against me?" Duan Zhengchun looked at the dozens of Martial Artists present with disdain.

Three Great Grandmasters, ten Grandmasters, and the rest were all Xiantian Realm Martial Artists.

Duan Zhengchun truly had no interest in dealing with these Martial Artists, but then again, he disliked trouble.

Since he was here, he might as well settle it all at once.

Hearing Duan Zhengchun's words, the Xiantian Realm Masters present all felt a surge of fear.

If Duan Zhengchun hadn't appeared earlier, they wouldn't have been so nervous or afraid while playing dirty tricks behind his back.

But now it was different; before their insidious schemes could be used, the man himself had arrived.

They had no confidence in facing Duan Zhengchun head-on.

Thus, at this moment, some people already felt the urge to retreat.

"Um, Prince Duan, don't misunderstand. I'm just passing through, just passing through. I know nothing at all about what they were discussing."

"I'll leave right now, right now."

After the man finished speaking, he turned to leave. However, just as he moved, he saw Duan Zhengchun raise his hand and snap his fingers.

"Bang..."

With a loud blast, that Xiantian Realm Master exploded on the spot, leaving not even a bone behind.

This terrifying scene instantly turned the faces of everyone present pale, followed by a chorus of gasps.

Madam Wang was so frightened by this scene that her legs began to tremble, and she felt an uncontrollable urge to urinate.

"Ah... A devil! He's a devil! He's a devil!"

Someone on the scene had already suffered a mental breakdown from fear and ran away frantically.

Even so, Duan Zhengchun had no intention of letting him go and snapped his fingers again.

The person fleeing met the same fate as the one before, exploding on the spot.

"Alright, who else wants to run? You can try and see if your escape speed is faster than my hand." Duan Zhengchun looked at everyone present with a calm expression.

To dare to plot against me so brazenly and use such insidious and vicious methods—if I didn't use thunderous means to wipe these fellows out...

Who knows if these guys would try to attack my home while I wasn't there.

Duan Zhengchun knew very well that some people appeared to be gentlemen on the surface, but were insidious and vicious in the shadows, specifically using underhanded methods to deal with their enemies.

He wasn't afraid, but in the current situation, the people around him couldn't do what he could.

So, those who needed to be killed must be killed.

He didn't believe that everyone in the Jianghu was unafraid of death.

If there were, then he wouldn't mind directly purging the entire Jianghu.

Moreover, he would do it even more crazily and thoroughly than Zhang Sanfeng had back then. He didn't believe these people wouldn't behave.

"What are you all waiting for? Since we're going to die anyway, we might as well risk it all. Every person who can escape is a win!"

"I don't believe he can kill everyone here!" Madam Wang screamed in panic.

She was truly terrified now. Duan Zhengchun's methods were too horrific; she hadn't felt any fluctuations of Internal Energy from him at all.

People just died like that. Now, she no longer wanted revenge; she only wanted her only Bloodline, Murong Fu, to leave this place alive.

As long as her son was alive, there would eventually be an opportunity for revenge.

"Right, she's correct! Let's attack together; I don't believe he can kill all of us."

"If he does, his reputation in the Jianghu will be completely ruined, proving that he is indeed a Devil Head."

"Attack together! Kill him! If we can't, at least some can escape. It would be best if we could kill him!"

Looking at the crazed appearance of these people, Duan Zhengchun shook his head helplessly.

A brain is a good thing to have, but these fellows in front of him didn't have one. Their IQ wasn't even as high as Madam Wang's.

They were just a bunch of boors. He really didn't know how they had managed to Cultivate to this Realm.

Or perhaps they had cultivated their brains away for the sake of their martial arts?

Could they not see such an obvious attempt to shift the trouble onto others?

Of course, not everyone failed to see through Madam Wang's scheme; those Great Grandmasters had already noticed something was wrong.

Thus, they remained silent, fearing they would attract Duan Zhengchun's attention; if he snapped his fingers at them, they would be sent straight to the afterlife.

Seeing the crowd's righteous indignation, Madam Wang quietly pulled her son Murong Fu and began to retreat.

There was a secret passage in her room leading directly outside Swallows Nest, where a small boat was already prepared.

Once they left Swallows Nest and sought refuge with her elder brother, his intervention would surely be enough to kill Duan Zhengchun.

Madam Wang believed her actions were very discreet, but how could they possibly escape Duan Zhengchun's perception?

"Oh, Madam Wang, where are you going? You've already lit the fire; are you planning to run away?"