Chapter 305 - 305 305 Anxious as if on Pins and Needles

Chapter 305: Chapter 305: Anxious as if on Pins and Needles Chapter 305: Chapter 305: Anxious as if on Pins and Needles “Boom!”

In the Xiao family’s main hall, Xiao Ran slammed his palm on the table, and the terrifying force turned the table into dust.

“Feng Wuchen is simply too bullying!” Xiao Ran raged with fury like thunder, and his terrifying killing intent swept through the hall.

In the hall, the high-ranking members of the Xiao family all had cold, murderous looks in their eyes, their faces gloomy and extremely ugly.

Xiao Mu was already in a state of shock, his face swollen to the extreme, unrecognizable, shaking the hearts of all those who saw it.

“Feng Wuchen publicly humiliated the Xiao family, he simply doesn’t take our Xiao family seriously at all!” The Second Elder said angrily, his old face so gloomy it seemed as if water would drip from it.

“Family Head, it must be Feng Wuchen wanting to retaliate against our Xiao family! He wants to provoke us into making a move and then find an excuse to eliminate us!” a high-ranking member said angrily.

“Father, you’ve seen it too, Feng Wuchen simply doesn’t regard our Xiao family at all!” Xiao Ran angrily said, “He’s not your grandson! He’s an enemy of our Xiao family! Qingqing has already severed ties with us, now it’s too late for regrets.”

“I have let down Feng Wuchen, if not for my heartlessness back then, we wouldn’t have ended up in such a plight, it’s truly retribution,” Xiao Tianchen said with a bitter face, looking much more haggard and old than before, as Feng Wuchen’s glory constantly pained his heart.

Such an extraordinary talent for a grandson, others would cherish it as a treasure, yet he treated it like trash.

Now it was too late for regrets.

“Alas.” Xiao Yuanshan sighed helplessly, saying, “As things have reached this point, we’re powerless to change them. Given Feng Wuchen’s temper, if it weren’t for the sake of Qingqing, I’m afraid Xiao Mu wouldn’t have had the fortune to return alive.”

“Without the Nine Layers Qiankun Tower, there’s nothing to fear from Feng Wuchen! His strength now is at most the peak of the Fourth Layer of the Tianyuan Realm! It will be as easy as turning over a hand for our Xiao family to kill him!” The Third Elder said furiously.

“Hmph! No matter how strong Feng Wuchen is, he won’t be rampant for long! I’m going to the auction now to find Young Master Zhang and request him to take out Feng Wuchen!” Xiao Ran said darkly and angrily.

As the head of the family, Xiao Ran would never allow the Xiao family to be threatened, nor would he tolerate anyone publicly humiliating the Xiao family!

With that said, Xiao Ran immediately got up to head for the auction house.

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“President, Elder, the Shen Dan Master just left the auction house.” In the main hall of the auction house, a guard came forward to report respectfully.

“What? The Shen Dan Master just left?” Chu Changkong’s face changed drastically, and he immediately shouted angrily, “Why didn’t you say so earlier?”

“The Shen Dan Master wouldn’t let us speak, and we didn’t dare to report it. It was only after he left that we dared to report. Moreover, before the Shen Dan Master came to the auction house, he gave Xiao Mu from the Xiao family a severe lesson,” the guard said helplessly.

“The Shen Dan Master left so hurriedly, could it be…” the Shen Dan Master frowned and speculated, completely ignoring the matter of Xiao Mu.

“The Nine Layers Qiankun Tower is in the hands of the Nangong Family. The Shen Dan Master must be going to retrieve the tower,” Mu Caiyi said with certainty.

Zhao Yuncheng frowned deeply, saying, “It seems that a great battle is inevitable.”

“President, are we really going to stand with Feng Wuchen?” Mu Caiyi asked somewhat worriedly, knowing the terror of the Nangong Family as an auctioneer.

“No more words needed. The fear that the Shen Dan Master instills far surpasses your imagination. Although the Nangong Family is strong, the auction house need not fear them. But the terror of the Shen Dan Master is something the auction house can never afford to offend. After the Shen Dan Master cured my fire poison, I have already been able to touch the realm of a Sixth Grade Alchemist, a feeling I haven’t had for so many years,” Chu Changkong said gravely, demonstrating just how wary he was of Feng Wuchen.

“Sixth Grade Alchemist?” Upon hearing these words, everyone’s expressions changed drastically, as that was a powerful Alchemist that countless forces on the mainland would fear.

The Shen Dan Master himself was taken aback, was Chu Changkong planning to surpass him?

If Chu Changkong stepped into the realm of a Sixth Grade Alchemist, the auction house’s status would change dramatically, becoming a major force on the mainland in an instant!

Considering long-term interests, Feng Wuchen undoubtedly possessed greater benefits than the Nangong Family.

Mu Caiyi said no more; indeed, she could not imagine how terrifying Feng Wuchen was.

“President! The Family Head of the Xiao family requests to see Young Master Zhang,” another guard entered the hall to report at this moment.

“Young Master Zhang is in closed-door Artifact Refining, and no one may disturb him lest they anger him! Tell him to go back!” the Shen Dan Master scolded, obviously guessing it was related to Xiao Mu’s incident.

Since it was related to Xiao Mu, and thus related to Feng Wuchen, why would they let Xiao Ran disturb Zhang Junlan?

“The Family Head said it’s imperative to see him, and he’s already outside,” the guard said helplessly, as his position did not give him the authority to stop Xiao Ran.

“The Xiao family is truly overestimating themselves!” the Shen Dan Master said furiously, standing up abruptly.

“Is Feng Wuchen really that terrifying?” Seeing the Shen Dan Master so angry, Mu Caiyi secretly felt alarmed and became even more curious about Feng Wuchen.

During the auction for the Earth Heart Sacred Lotus, Mu Caiyi had been awed by Feng Wuchen’s boldness, leaving a deep impression on her.

“What is so important that it can’t wait?” a faint voice entered the hall.

“Greetings to Young Master Zhang!” Hearing this voice, the Shen Dan Master and the others changed their expressions and quickly knelt down respectfully with one knee.

Zhang Junlan waved his hand and said, “Haven’t I already said? There’s no need for such formalities, you are all my seniors, how could I, a junior, accept such a grand gesture? Besides, we are not at the Zhang family’s residence.”

“Family Head Xiao Ran pays respects to Young Master Zhang!” Seemingly hearing Zhang Junlan’s voice, Xiao Ran burst in directly and knelt on one knee before Zhang Junlan.

“Family Head Xiao, what matter brings you here in such a hurry to see me?” Zhang Junlan looked at Xiao Ran, asking with a faint smile and also gesturing Xiao Ran to stand up.

After thanking him, Xiao Ran stood up and said, “Recently, a prodigy has emerged in Jiuzhou from the Yanhuo Empire, relying on his own formidable strength, he annihilated Zangling Valley, killing countless innocents. Everyone in Jiuzhou is afraid of him, and now he’s come to impose on the Xiao family, publicly humiliating my clan, injuring our younger generation, leaving us no choice but to bite our tongues and endure. I implore Young Master Zhang to lend a hand, to stand for the Xiao family, to eliminate this person!”

Xiao Ran wasn’t wrong in what he said, Feng Wuchen did indeed annihilate Zangling Valley and killed countless innocent cultivators, everyone in Jiuzhou feared him.

But Xiao Ran didn’t mention the cause and effect.

“Zangling Valley is not weak, I have heard that the Patriarch Beiming from the north has reached the Fifth Layer of the Tianyuan Realm, who in the Yanhuo Empire could possibly have the power to annihilate Zangling Valley?” Zhang Junlan said in surprise, though not too familiar with Jiuzhou’s major powers, he still knew something about them.

A small country like the Yanhuo Empire couldn’t possibly possess someone capable of wiping out Zangling Valley.

Zhang Junlan glanced at the Shen Dan Master and Chu Changkong and asked, “Do you know who it is?”

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the Shen Dan Master and Chu Changkong and the others changed, becoming immensely worried.

Feng Wuchen was of the Emperor Realm, extremely fearsome, and they depended on him to eradicate the fire poison, as well as for guidance in alchemy and artifact refining.

If Zhang Junlan were to help Xiao Ran against Feng Wuchen now, with the terrifying strength of the Zhang family, the Shen Dan Master and the others couldn’t guarantee that Feng Wuchen would survive.

“It’s over! No matter how strong the Emperor Realm is, it is no match for the Zhang family, what are we going to do?” The Shen Dan Master was extremely worried.

If Feng Wuchen were to die, they wouldn’t be able to drive out the fire poison from their bodies, and they would have to endure the agony of its torture.

Seeing that the Shen Dan Master and the others didn’t answer, but instead looked very anxious, Zhang Junlan asked again, “You know him? Is there something unspeakable?”

Chu Changkong nodded, managing a bitter smile and said, “We know him.”

“Young Master Zhang, he’s called Feng Wuchen! The premier talent of the Yanhuo Empire!” Seeing that Zhang Junlan seemed ready to intervene, Xiao Ran hastily spoke up.

With the terrifying strength of the Zhang family, and Zhang Junlan’s two followers being at the Eighth Level of the Tianyuan Realm, their involvement would mean certain death for Feng Wuchen.

“Feng Wuchen?” Zhang Junlan was utterly astonished and looked incredulously at Xiao Ran.

“That’s right! It’s Feng Wuchen! The man is lawless, thinks himself above everyone else! If we don’t eliminate him, we in Jiuzhou will never have peace!” Xiao Ran nodded repeatedly, inwardly elated.

“Young Master Zhang, there were reasons for Feng Wuchen to eliminate Zangling Valley…” The Shen Dan Master hurriedly began to explain, not wanting Zhang Junlan to misunderstand and put Feng Wuchen in danger.

But before the Shen Dan Master could finish, Zhang Junlan interrupted and asked Xiao Ran, “Feng Wuchen is in Jiuzhou? Where is he now?”

The faces of the Shen Dan Master and Chu Changkong and the others drastically changed again, filled with shock and panic.

It appeared Zhang Junlan truly intended to champion the Xiao family’s cause, to eliminate Feng Wuchen!

“Emperor Realm, you better escape quickly,” the Shen Dan Master thought in sheer panic, wishing he could appear before Feng Wuchen right away to urge him to flee.

“I had already inquired on my way to the auction, Feng Wuchen has gone to the Nangong Family!” Xiao Ran said jubilantly, smugly pleased with himself.

“Feng Wuchen! I want to see how you die this time! Even if you have extraordinary abilities, you are no match for the Tianyuan Realm Eightfold, let alone the Zhang family! Whatever skills you have mean nothing to an Artifact Refining Family!” Xiao Ran thought maliciously to himself.

“To the Nangong Family!” Zhang Junlan commanded, his heart surging with excitement.

“Yes, Young Master Zhang, please!” Xiao Ran was extremely respectful.

“Young Master Zhang! Young Master Zhang!” The Shen Dan Master still wanted to argue, but Zhang Junlan didn’t stop walking and had already left the great hall.

Chu Changkong caught up, desperately explaining, “Young Master Zhang, there were reasons for Feng Wuchen to destroy Zangling Valley—they captured his father! Young Master Zhang!”

Zhang Junlan didn’t stop at all, even if he heard, he showed no sign of reaction, his every step intent on killing Feng Wuchen.

“President Chu, there’s no need for explanations! Feng Wuchen has killed the innocent, today he will assuredly die!” Xiao Ran said with a cold, triumphant laugh.

“You!” The Shen Dan Master and the others were furious, glaring viciously at Xiao Ran, wishing they could kill Xiao Ran on the spot.

But they had neither the ability to do so—let alone being a match for Xiao Ran, they also dared not act against him in front of Zhang Junlan.

“Let’s go quickly!” Chu Changkong urged, and the top brass of the auction chased after him.

Zhang Junlan intending to deal with Feng Wuchen, this couldn’t be tolerated!

If Feng Wuchen died, the Shen Dan Master and the others would also certainly die tormented by the fire poison, they had no choice but to worry.

It was more than worry; their hearts were about to burst from their chests.