Chapter 688
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Chapter 688: Making a Move in Public!
As soon as she finished speaking, her palm flipped over and pressed downward!
“Boom!”
At that moment, a surge of true energy blasted upward from below!
Qin Yao’s eyes flickered slightly as she pressed both hands downward.
Faint seven-colored light adorned the ground beneath her feet, blocking the sudden attack of true energy.
A figure flew out from the crowd of family representatives, directly rushing to Qin Yao’s front.
It was Fang Yu.
At this moment, Fang Yu had already returned to his original appearance.
Therefore, when they saw Fang Yu’s face, both Qin Yao in front of him and the group of family representatives below wore expressions of confusion.
Who was this unfamiliar person, and where did he come from?
“Let me introduce myself, my name is Fang Yu,” Fang Yu said with a smile, looking down at Yuan Chenglong and Fu Zhaorong couple, “Some time ago, I met two young masters from the Yuan family in Jiangnan and had some exchanges with them, unfortunately the outcome wasn’t very good.”
Hearing these words, the previously confused Yuan Chenglong and Fu Zhaorong couple’s expressions changed drastically!
Some time ago, they had sent the brothers Yuan Jie and Yuan Wen to Jiangnan to negotiate a business deal with the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce.
But unexpectedly, just a few days ago, they received news that Yuan Jie and Yuan Wen had been severely injured!
Due to the severity of their injuries, Yuan Jie and Yuan Wen were temporarily unable to return to Xidu and could only receive treatment in Jiangnan!
This matter had been temporarily contained, with only a few core members of the Yuan family knowing about it.
After all, if news that the two young masters had been severely beaten spread, it would cause enormous damage to the Yuan family’s reputation and image!
And Yuan Chenglong had been personally investigating this incident over the past two days, preparing for the most extreme retaliation!
During the investigation, the name Fang Yu had appeared in his sight very early on.
According to intelligence from his subordinates, the brothers Yuan Jie and Yuan Wen had been severely beaten by a man named Fang Yu at a birthday banquet at the Ji family!
And now, this Fang Yu had appeared before his eyes!
Why was he here? Why did he publicly attack Qin Yao? How dare he admit his identity openly? What was his purpose?
The sudden situation left Yuan Chenglong unable to react, standing there in a daze.
“You are… yesterday’s…” Qin Yao looked at Fang Yu with furrowed brows.
“Oh? You can actually recognize me?” Fang Yu raised an eyebrow and said, “But it’s good that you know, don’t spread it around, otherwise the hatred I drew for Xie Tianhe would be wasted.”
Qin Yao didn’t speak, looking at Fang Yu with cold eyes, she said, “What do you want to do?”
“I want to ask you, did you take away a girl about ten years old from somewhere?” Fang Yu asked with narrowed eyes.
Qin Yao’s eyes flickered, and she countered, “What business is it of yours?”
“A living, breathing girl disappears without a trace, her life or death unknown… wouldn’t anyone close to her feel worried and sad? Yet you ask what business it is of mine?” Fang Yu’s tone turned cold.
From Qin Yao’s response, Fang Yu could basically confirm that Ling’er was in her hands!
“I don’t care about your purpose, I just want the person,” Fang Yu said coldly. “Return her to me, and I can let you off. Otherwise, I will not only expose your scam publicly… but also tear down this statue and this entire Sand God Temple.”
Hearing the word “scam,” a flash of surprise crossed Qin Yao’s eyes, but she quickly returned to normal.
“You… cannot demand anything from me,” Qin Yao said calmly.
As soon as she finished speaking, Qin Yao’s right palm struck toward Fang Yu’s chest.
A brilliant seven-colored light appeared in her palm.
At the same time, a burst of high-intensity sacred power exploded!
This seemingly gentle palm strike contained extremely powerful force!
If it wasn’t Fang Yu standing before her, even a cultivator at the Huashen stage would be severely injured by this palm strike!
“Bang!”
Fang Yu didn’t dodge at all, allowing the palm to hit him squarely in the chest.
The violent true energy, mixed with sacred power, attempted to enter Fang Yu’s meridians.
Ordinary meridians would likely be shattered instantly.
But Fang Yu’s meridians, having been tempered over a hundred times and enhanced by the essence of the divine dragon and phoenix… were completely unaffected!
The true energy that entered his body was instantly neutralized!
“Tap!”
Fang Yu stood in place and grabbed Qin Yao’s wrist as her right palm struck.
Qin Yao’s expression changed, and she tried to pull her hand back.
But how could she break free from Fang Yu’s strength?
Before Qin Yao could react, Fang Yu gripped her wrist and suddenly pulled her forward!
Qin Yao’s entire body was drawn toward Fang Yu.
“I’ll say it one last time, hand over the person,” Fang Yu leaned close to Qin Yao’s ear and said coldly.
…
On the platform below, seeing the divine maiden Qin Yao entangled by the suddenly appearing Fang Yu, all the family representatives wore shocked expressions.
And Yuan Chenglong and the others looked extremely grim!
Especially Yuan Chenglong!
He was not only concerned about Qin Yao’s safety but also harbored intense hatred toward Fang Yu!
It was this man who had beaten his two precious sons into such a miserable state!
Now, Fang Yu dared to swagger in front of him and even lay hands on another extremely important person to him!
This was no longer just a provocation! It was blatant humiliation!
Fang Yu clearly didn’t take the Yuan family seriously at all!
This was absolutely intolerable!
“Contact the family’s Heavenly-level Protectors immediately! Have them come here as quickly as possible!” Yuan Chenglong said to Fu Zhaorong beside him, his face dark.
“Heavenly-level Protectors… I understand!” Fu Zhaorong immediately responded.
Fu Yousheng and Cheng Tianjiao also notified their families’ elite forces to come to the Sand God Temple.
No matter what, Qin Yao couldn’t be harmed! The Sand God Temple couldn’t be compromised!
“What’s happening today? Why do people with death wishes keep attacking the divine maiden? Isn’t this defying the will of the deity?!”
The onlookers in the distance discussed among themselves.
Although the situation looked somewhat dangerous, they were unwilling to leave.
After all, seeing the legendary divine maiden in action was a rare sight!
Moreover, if this continued, the Sand God might be provoked!
At that time, the divine will might descend and cause those who disrespected the deity to die suddenly!
…
“Your time is running out,” Fang Yu gripped Qin Yao’s wrist, applying slight pressure.
The immense pain made Qin Yao let out a groan.
“That girl is the chosen one. I cannot hand her over,” Qin Yao glared at Fang Yu.
As she spoke, Qin Yao’s left palm erupted with tremendous power, striking fiercely toward Fang Yu’s shoulder!
Fang Yu’s eyes flickered slightly, and his right shoulder moved slightly forward!
But the power of this palm strike still hit him!
“Boom!”
With an explosive sound, Fang Yu felt a slight pain in his shoulder and was inevitably forced back a distance.
However, throughout this process, Fang Yu’s right hand never released Qin Yao’s wrist.
“Not bad, you actually made me feel a bit of pain,” Fang Yu looked at Qin Yao, the corner of his mouth curling upward.
At this moment, the surprise in Qin Yao’s eyes was beyond measure!
Two consecutive strikes had directly hit Fang Yu!
Yet Fang Yu’s reaction was so calm! It was as if those two strikes were merely tickles to him!
For her, this situation was simply incomprehensible!
After years of slumber, her strength had not yet recovered to its peak, but it had recovered more than fifty percent.
And fifty percent of her strength was basically enough to contend with the vast majority of martial artists in today’s martial world.
But the strength of the man before her… seemed to be on a completely different level from other martial artists!
“Well, negotiations have failed,” Fang Yu said calmly. “From now on, I’ll do things my way.”
“Audacious scoundrel, how dare you lay hands on the divine maiden! Your actions will anger the deity! You cannot bear the punishment that the deity will bring down!”
Below, Cheng Tianjiao raised his head and shouted.
“Deity?” Fang Yu laughed coldly, not turning his head, merely raising his left palm!
“Boom!”
His left palm released a surge of true energy, striking directly at the statue behind him!
With Qin Yao controlled by Fang Yu, there was no one left to protect the statue!
“Crash!”
With a tremendous sound, the entire statue exploded!
Seeing this scene, everyone’s eyes widened, their mouths open wide enough to fit an egg!
The Sand God statue, the symbol of divine will… had just been destroyed like that!
“Next, I will show everyone present what this so-called Sand God really is,” Fang Yu’s eyes swept over all the people below, smiling coldly.
