Chapter 98
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Chapter 98: Slapping Faces
Inside the private room, silence fell so heavy that one could hear a leaf drop. Even the sounds of breathing and heartbeat seemed to vanish.
Five pairs of eyes fixated intensely on Zhang Yang.
Only Zhang Yang remained calm.
Smiling, he looked first at Liu Feijue, then at Qiu Yuwan, and finally at Long Luanshen. His gaze swept over the three of them like a slap in the face, moving back and forth as if delivering blow after blow, each glance striking like another slap.
This was a true counterattack—a slap in the face.
Yet Zhang Yang still felt it wasn’t enough. He turned to the intelligence officer from Embrace Moon Tower and asked, “Are you sure it was me?”
His words seemed to snap them out of their stupor.
Qiu Yuwan immediately shouted, “Hong Xiu, are you sure it was him?”
Hong Xiu, one of Qiu Yuwan’s three most trusted maids, felt a rare sense of pressure. In her memory, this might have been the first time Qiu Yuwan had ever questioned her.
“Miss, I’m absolutely certain,” Hong Xiu confirmed. “I verified it with Hong Zhao. There’s no mistake—it was him. The timing was just before he arrived at this banquet. It took him only moments to wipe out the Mo family. During that time, some witnesses saw him standing on the rooftop, directing the entire assault, while others saw him kill Mo Zhendao with a single blow.”
Faced with such a definite answer, it was impossible for Qiu Yuwan not to believe it. Deep down, she trusted her aide’s loyalty and capabilities, yet the truth felt surreal—too much of a slap in the face.
“Are you sure?” Long Luanshen still doubted. “You said someone saw him kill Mo Zhendao? With one strike?”
“Yes. Mo Zhendao fought against him, and he killed him with a single blow,” Hong Xiu affirmed.
“That’s impossible!”
Liu Feijue and Long Luanshen spoke in unison.
Even Qiu Yuwan frowned. If this information hadn’t come from her own people, she would have doubted it entirely.
After all, it was Mo Zhendao!
One of the top ten rising stars of the Great Xia Empire, renowned for his extraordinary talent and considered nearly sage-like in potential.
Mo Zhendao’s realm was only slightly lower; otherwise, he would likely rank second among the empire’s top ten rising stars.
And yet, he couldn’t withstand a single strike from Zhang Yang?
“Wait a moment.” Qiu Yuwan’s eyes gleamed with sudden insight as she stared at Zhang Yang and asked, “Are you in the Returning to Origin realm?”
Liu Feijue and Long Luanshen paused in their breathing.
Mo Zhendao was at the third level of the Touching Heaven realm. How could he be killed with a single blow from someone in the Returning to Origin realm?
That was impossible!
Although their families had longer histories and the Great Xia Empire’s foundation was somewhat lacking, the top ten rising stars were universally acknowledged for their incredible talent and combat prowess. At most, they were only slightly inferior in realm to major holy-level powers; otherwise, they were not weak. In fact, the top rising star was believed to be the most outstanding among the new generation of the Southern Region. Who would dare underestimate them?
Zhang Yang said, “You can choose not to believe it; it doesn’t matter to me. Whether it was me or not, as you all mentioned, the Mo family will come looking for me. I’m quite curious to see just how powerful the Mo family truly is.”
Such a response left Qiu Yuwan feeling embarrassed. Zhang Yang was completely dismissive of their shock and disbelief.
“You are very arrogant,” Qiu Yuwan said coldly.
Liu Feijue spoke heavily, “Even if you did do it, so what? You won’t escape the Mo family’s pursuit. Listen! The Mo family’s external forces have already mobilized.”
At that moment, Mo City was in an uproar.
The silence had long been shattered.
The city guards had already mobilized, deploying an army of a hundred thousand, with tens of thousands more stationed to defend the city.
On the streets, soldiers moved swiftly and freely.
The leader of the city guards, a Small Boundless expert, had already led his forces toward the Mo Family Estate.
There was also the Da Xuan Sect, established by the Mo family’s relatives. With the Mo family’s support, they had swallowed up all the smaller sects within and outside Mo City, becoming the Mo family’s strongest allies. They had promptly arrived as well.
And this was only the Mo family’s strength within Mo City.
“You wanted to destroy the Mo family, right? Go ahead,” Liu Feijue sneered.
Qiu Yuwan scoffed, “This is just their outer force. The Mo family’s influence in the Daxia Imperial Capital will soon return as well.”
They all knew the Mo family’s foundation ran deep. Their strength was far greater than what resided within the Mo Family Estate.
Zhang Yang stood up and stretched lazily. “I’m full,” he said. He pushed the golden badge in front of Liu Feijue and added, “From now on, I have nothing to do with the Liu family. As for the Golden Dragon Shield and Underworld Spirit Forbidden Law I helped break, that was merely out of pity for Young Master Liu. I’m leaving.”
And with that, he left.
The room fell into a brief silence.
After a moment, Liu Feijue roared furiously, “You scoundrel! You pity me? I don’t need your pity! What are you even worth!”
He was consumed by rage.
However, the looks in Qiu Yuwan’s and Long Luanshen’s eyes made him even more irritated. Everyone knew that without Zhang Yang, he would never have been able to deal with the Golden Dragon Shield. And now Zhang Yang claimed it was out of pity—wasn’t that the truth?
Veins bulged on Liu Feijue’s forehead as he gritted his teeth, wishing he could tear Zhang Yang apart.
What did “pity” even mean!
Zhang Yang had plundered treasures worth over a billion from him.
The problem was, he couldn’t even say this aloud. If he did, he would only become a bigger laughingstock.
If Zhang Yang had stayed with the Liu family, people might have praised Young Master Liu for his magnanimity and respect for talent. But now that Zhang Yang had left, it had become a complete joke.
Liu Feijue was furious enough to kill. He snapped, “Lou Pingfan!”
“Young Master,” Lou Pingfan bowed.
Liu Feijue ordered coldly, “Expose Zhang Yang’s identity immediately. After they leave, find out where they went. I want to destroy him… no, he’s not even worth my effort. Let the Mo family take care of him!”
Lou Pingfan accepted the order and left.
Liu Feijue’s face turned pale with rage. “I’ll wait for Zhang Yang to come crawling back to me.”
Qiu Yuwan and Long Luanshen nodded in agreement. They felt that today’s confrontation had ended in failure, bringing them shame. Now, they wanted to force Zhang Yang to lower his head and kneel.
Even if they had been the ones who provoked Zhang Yang, he still had to bow his head.
That was their mindset.
They were accustomed to looking down on others. They expected to be admired, obeyed, and feared. No one else’s actions were supposed to surpass their control—this was who they were.
“A mere country bumpkin, insignificant trash, dares to act arrogant in front of us,” Long Luanshen sneered. “Let’s teach him a lesson.”
Qiu Yuwan laughed. “What if he really wipes out the entire Mo family?”
Long Luanshen scoffed. “Impossible.”
“I’m just saying, what if,” Qiu Yuwan teased.
“What if? Then I’ll call him my older brother,” Long Luanshen mocked. “I’m just afraid he doesn’t have the ability and ends up getting himself killed. That would ruin the fun.”
They joked and laughed, still wallowing in self-satisfaction and contempt.
Liu Feijue muttered to himself, “By now, he should be exposed. The Mo family should already have their eyes on him.”
Qiu Yuwan and Long Luanshen looked out the window, eagerly awaiting the next part of the spectacle.
Qiu Yuwan smiled. “From now on, Zhang Yang is the clown. Let’s see how ridiculous this clown’s performance gets.”
The three of them rejoiced.
Their laughter echoed, but before long, Lou Pingfan returned, his expression grave.
“Young Master, bad news—Zhang Yang has disappeared.”
