Chapter 2258 - 2217: Killing High Profile

Five Elements Sect.

The secluded courtyard behind the grand hall where the Sect Leader resides, Jiangh Churan's Fragrant Boudoir.

Jiangh Churan sat inside her chamber, covering her face with tears.

In the elegant room outside, Jiangh Zifang, Lin Mengchu, and Jiangh Hongtao sat in silence, all displaying expressions of gloom and humiliation.

"That Wang Xiaoqiang will definitely publicize this matter. Now, our Jiangh Family's reputation is completely tarnished." Jiangh Churan sighed, her face filled with shame and resentment.

Lin Mengchu glanced at her husband, saying, "This matter was mishandled by you. In my opinion, that Wang Xiaoqiang is quite impressive. To escape from your hands and Master Lingzhi, such strength has potential. If properly nurtured, he will surely achieve great things in the future. Such a person as a son-in-law, why not? Why insist on putting him to death... Now look what you've done, you've driven him away. A cornered dog will leap over a wall, let alone a living man. Who can control what he says? Now this matter is surely known to everyone outside..."

"Son-in-law?..." Jiangh Zifang glared at his wife and said, "Wang Xiaoqiang, a mere miscellaneous servant disciple, a despicable and shameless person who takes advantage of others, can he really match to be a son-in-law of the Jiangh Family... That would really lower the family's standards, wouldn't it?"

Among the three, Jiangh Hongtao was the angriest, and he grumbled, "I warned you before leaving that Wang Xiaoqiang was up to no good and had designs on my sister, but you wouldn't listen. Now see what happened..."

"No way," Jiangh Zifang slammed his hand heavily on the table, and with a bang, a corner of the gold-etched and silver-engraved table turned to powder.

Then he suddenly stood up and said, "This matter absolutely cannot be left as it is. We must kill Wang Xiaoqiang and expose him for three days for the whole world to know the consequences of offending the Jiangh Family."

"That punishment is too lenient. Killing him is too easy. It would be best to make his life worse than death, and only by exterminating his Nine Clans can we appease the hatred in our hearts," Jiangh Hongtao also suddenly stood up, and looking at Jiangh Zifang, resolutely said, "Father, let me handle this. I must kill that boy myself and avenge my sister..."

Jiangh Zifang glanced at his son and shook his head, saying, "You don't have the strength; you are no match for Wang Xiaoqiang."

"Tao'er, it's too dangerous; you can't go." Lin Mengchu suddenly stood up, glanced at her son, and then turned her gaze to Jiangh Zifang, "Humph, this matter could have easily been resolved peacefully. Why cause such a big fuss when it can be turned into a happy event?"

"A happy event?" Jiangh Zifang bitterly smiled and shook his head, "You want me to marry my daughter to that heartless boy and slap my own face?"

Jiangh Hongtao said, "Father, I've never liked Wang Xiaoqiang, and as it turns out, I was right. That boy is up to no good. Even if we want to compromise and yield, would that boy agree? If he becomes our Jiangh Family's imperial son-in-law, will he be decent? Will he treat Ranran well? Who can guarantee that...?"

Jiangh Zifang and Lin Mengchu were speechless at these words.

Inside Jiangh Churan's chamber, her voice rang out. She cried weakly yet firmly, "I can guarantee it."

Jiangh Hongtao didn't listen to his sister at all, sneering coldly, "I warned you before that Wang Xiaoqiang had designs on you, yet you argued with me. Now you've reaped what you sowed and still refuse to see the truth. It's shameless. I'm telling you, get rid of that bastard in your belly quickly. Our Jiangh Family will not harbor a bastard."

At the mention of Jiangh Churan's unborn child, both Jiangh Zifang and Lin Mengchu gritted their teeth but didn't speak for their daughter, and Lin Mengchu no longer insisted on her own standpoint.

"Fine, Tao'er, I'll leave this matter to you. Tomorrow I'll dispatch warrior disciples to follow you. Go and kill Wang Xiaoqiang, bring his corpse back, and expose it for three days." Jiangh Zifang turned his gaze to his son, solemnly instructing.

Lin Mengchu said, "You want to send your son to his death?"

"Mother, how can you boost the enemy's morale and diminish our own strength?" Jiangh Hongtao retorted defiantly.

"Don't worry, Tao'er will not go alone," Jiangh Zifang said, then turned and left.

The next day...

Jiangh Zifang secretly assigned all the elite disciples to his son Jiangh Hongtao, along with several direct disciples,

Jiangh Zifang did not wish for the matter between his daughter and Wang Xiaoqiang to spread within the Five Elements Sect, so he would not appoint those who weren't trusted aides.

There was no need to mention the direct disciples; they were all trusted individuals of Jiangh Zifang, and their cultivation bases were not weak, ranging from the First Decline of Heavenly Beings to the Third Decline of Heavenly Beings, serving as the backbone of the Five Elements Sect,

As for the elite disciples, they were all personally appointed by Jiangh Zifang and followed his orders. Their cultivation base was above the First Decline of Heavenly Beings, truly elite members of the sect.

Although Wang Xiaoqiang was very strong, Jiangh Ziji was convinced that with these people supporting his son, through their efforts, Wang Xiaoqiang could certainly be eliminated.

After secretly organizing and deploying them, the task was strictly classified as a secret mission, adhering to the principle of confidentiality. Then, led by Jiangh Hongtao, these eighteen individuals quietly left the Five Elements Sect this evening to secretly scout Wang Xiaoqiang's whereabouts.

While Jiangh Hongtao and the others were inquiring about Wang Xiaoqiang's whereabouts, Wang Xiaoqiang was making high-profile appearances in several large cities near the Corpse Yin Mountain Range, roaming daily, engaging in rivalry and confrontation.

His goal was to kill cultivators in the Heavenly Soul Realm and Spirit Realm of Heavenly Beings, then extract their divine souls and spirits for cultivation, to condense his divine sense.

Speaking of killing, although there were no laws during the Ancient Era, Wang Xiaoqiang had a standard of good and evil in his heart. He would not kill good or kind people, only villains.

His high-profile behavior was meant to attract the attention of villains, provoking them to confront him, allowing him to retaliate and kill.

This day, as usual, he released some Spiritual Spring from within his body, pretending to be a One Spirit of Heavenly Beings cultivator, and toured Nanyang City south of the Corpse Yin Mountain Range, accompanied by Little Zhang, Zhou Jingzhe, and Du Lingfei, two stunning beauties.

By noon hour, feeling hungry, they entered a high-end restaurant to eat and drink.

It was mealtime, and the upscale restaurant was bustling, guests filling every seat, not a single vacant spot in the first-floor dining hall.

Upon entering, the four couldn't find a seat, the two women wanted a private room, which Wang Xiaoqiang rejected. Little Zhang suggested trying another restaurant, but Wang Xiaoqiang refused.

Standing there, he glanced around at each table's diners. Then he noticed a table with three burly men — two in the Three Spirits of Heavenly Beings realm and one in the One Soul of Heavenly Beings realm. The men looked uncouth with a martial world rogue demeanor, eating crudely.

As they devoured their meals, their gazes continually wandered over Zhou Jingzhe and Du Lingfei, faces leering with lewd and lascivious expressions. In their eyes, Zhou Jingzhe and Du Lingfei appeared more delectable than the dishes on their table, seemingly wanting to treat them as they would the food.

The three men saw that Wang Xiaoqiang and Little Zhang's cultivation base wasn't high, both at the Spirit Realm of Heavenly Beings, dismissing them entirely, indulging in flaunting-eye gestures towards Zhou Jingzhe and Du Lingfei.

Zhou Jingzhe and Du Lingfei naturally ignored them, responding with looks of disdain.

Witnessing this, Wang Xiaoqiang approached the three big men, directly sat down at their table, and with a clasped hand, smiled, "Haha, gentlemen, there's room here, I'll borrow a seat."

The three burly men looked at him with a strange expression, as if observing a fool.

In their perspective, Wang Xiaoqiang, with such low cultivation, accompanied by such beautiful women, should remain low-key. Especially when encountering individuals with higher cultivation levels who have designs on his women, evading them should be his priority.

Unexpectedly, he actually initiated engagement, giving the impression of voluntarily offering his women to others. Only an idiot would do such a thing.

After giving Wang Xiaoqiang an extremely amused glance, the three burly men dismissed him as if he were a fly, waving him off, saying, "You don't deserve to sit here, scram. The two beauties behind you can stay and dine with us. We'll treat them, no charge for the beauties, hahaha, beautiful ladies, come over quickly..."

Seeing this, Zhou Jingzhe and Du Lingfei's faces showed even greater disgust as they turned away, ignoring them. But Wang Xiaoqiang beckoned them, "Hey, babes, come here and sit."

Zhou Jingzhe and Du Lingfei turned, approached the table, and Wang Xiaoqiang extended his arms, embracing Zhou Jingzhe and Du Lingfei, seating them on his left and right legs, then looked at the three men, "Gentlemen, make some room, I want to dine here with my women."

The three men displayed faces of envy and peculiarity, envious of Wang Xiaoqiang's embrace of two stunning beauties, while puzzled by his lack of fear, not retreating, even demanding they make space. This was outrageous!

"Kid, are you courting death? I don't want to kill anyone while eating, it spoils the appetite. If you don't want to die, scram, leave the women," the One Soul of Heavenly Beings fellow pointed at Wang Xiaoqiang, eyes blazing ferociously.

Wang Xiaoqiang replaced his smile with a stone-faced demeanor, pointed at the big man, "It's you who should leave. Sir, I don't want to kill while eating, ruining the appetite. If you don't want to die, scram."

"Hahahaha, telling us to scram. Boss, has this kid lost his mind, actually telling us to scram?" The two big men viewed Wang Xiaoqiang's orders to their boss to leave with amusement rather than anger, as if witnessing the most absurd event, like a sheep threatening three wolves.