"Ye Liangchen, I have been waiting for you for a long time."
Chen Mo, with both his hand and sword in a horizontal position, showed no fear even when facing Ye Liangchen at the second realm. His eyes were determined and he regarded death as a return.
Ye Liangchen sought revenge, and everyone in the Chen household was shocked. Apart from Chen Jin, the others did not know who killed them or why until their deaths. However, Chen Mo not only knew his name but also knew that he was seeking revenge and had prepared early. This inevitably piqued his curiosity.
"Do you know me?"
"heard of you. A month ago, my eldest brother Chen Jin offended you at the Feng Ming Pavilion, so you have harbored a grudge against him. If I am not mistaken, not only Chen Jin but possibly the entire Chen family has been wiped out by you."
"Haha, you guessed correctly. So, do you hate me, and do you want to kill me for revenge?"
Chen Mo shook his head, "Although I am a member of the Chen family, I have been mistreated by them since I was young. I have no affection for the Chen family and will not seek revenge for them."
Ye Liangchen was slightly surprised and then laughed, "Your answer surprised me a bit. However, I don't know if you are lying to me to survive. If grass is not completely cut off, it will grow again… I will not feel at ease unless I kill you; and my fairy lady also died in your hands. If I don't kill you, I will never get rid of my resentment."
"You don't believe me, and no amount of explanation will do any good... But the matter of your fairy lady, there was a misunderstanding. She was going to kill me, and I had to retaliate; that's how she died. I can't just stand by and do nothing because she wanted to kill me; Ye Liangchen, imagine someone is trying to kill you—would you show leniency towards her?"
Chen Mo countered.
Ye Liangchen snorted coldly and said, "I don't care about the reasons behind it, it is a fact that you killed the fairy lady. I am a person of emotions, unlike you who are cold-hearted and indifferent to the deaths of your family members; the fairy lady is the most important person to me. She has died, and you must pay for her death."
"It's you, Ye Liangchen, who is heartless and indifferent. You killed more than a hundred people in the Chen family, how many of them were innocent? And outside of the Chen mansion, how many innocent people were also dragged into this by you; Ye Liangchen, we are both not good people. You shouldn't pretend to be noble and solemn for your ugly actions. You acting this way only makes people feel disgusted."
"Painful"
Ye Liangchen immediately became furious, his forehead bulging with veins, and he fiercely swung his sword, narrowly passing by Chen Mo's side and splitting the four-sided courtyard behind him in two.
A thick smoke rose up, and Chen Mo kept his eyes open without blinking. There was still no fear in his eyes, as if he had already seen through it.
"An ordinary mortal, even without spiritual power, you're not qualified to hold a sword and bark wildly in front of me?"
Ye Liangchen coldly shouted, and the killing intent in his eyes became even more intense. He raised his long sword high, ready to finish him off with one strike.
However, at the critical moment, a figure suddenly fell from the sky, wearing a long black robe of Zhenwu Hall, with a yellow phoenix emblazoned on his chest. A Yanying broadsword was hung on his waist. His eyes shone brightly, shielding Chen Mo in front of him.
"I am Li Xiao, the Chief Commander of Zhenwu Hall, sent by the emperor to protect him. Would you perhaps spare his life out of consideration for me and the emperor?"
Li Xiao bowed his hands, bent down, and knelt with respect, saying.
Early on, Long Ao Tian had given him a mission to protect Chen Mo from harm. Therefore, the top fighters of Long Hua who came here to assassinate all returned empty-handed. Later, after Long Hua was imprisoned and Ning Wang rebelled, he had no choice but to go to the front lines to suppress the rebellion. Now that the situation has been stabilized, he hurried back to report the situation, just happened to see Chen Mo in trouble, hesitated for a moment internally and decided to come and ask for mercy.
"General Li Xiao, the Tiger of the Empire?"
Chen Mo furrowed his brow slightly, surprised that Li Xiao would ask for him. In his impression, he had no connections with the Empire's Tiger.
Is it because the Empress repay her debt of gratitude, and she specially sent him to protect her?
"What do you take yourself for? Do I need to give you face?"
Ye Liangchen's face sank, and a terrifying spiritual pressure suddenly emerged. Even the unparalleled strength of Li Xiao, who is known as the Empire's Tiger, was also terrified. In this moment, he was frightened to the point of having his liver and lungs split. The terrifying spiritual pressure was so great that his knees could not bear it, and he fell to the ground suddenly.
"Little friend, spare him when you can."
Another figure descended from the sky.
Chen Mo slightly surprised, and then looked over. He discovered that it was not the old man who came to ask questions last time. He had heard that the old man was brought by Long Ao Tian. He also gave him advice, suggesting that it would be best if he practiced both martial arts and other types of cultivation...
"I am Long Ling from Tianlong Kingdom. Please spare me face."
The elder spoke out in a calm tone.
Chen Mo was startled again. Long Ling was not only the old ancestor of the Tianlong Kingdom but also a strong figure, though only of fourth-level cultivation, he could be considered half a step into the third level. He would have probably already reached the third level if it weren't for his spiritual meridians' limit. Such a strong figure actually came to ask him questions.
"Please spare me face and do not embarrass our ancestor."
At this moment, dozens of people, scatteredly coming from the surrounding wilderness, arrived; these were people who had come to Chen Mo's courtyard door in ordinary times to ask for guidance. They had wanted to become his disciples but were rejected. Since then, they came every day to listen to him teach.
Yesterday, I heard that Chen Mo had returned to his mansion, so today they came to see if he had opened his class. They did not think much of it and were all kneeling down to ask for mercy from Chen Mo.
"Alright, it's truly unexpected that a minor Chen family third son would have such connections... However, if you think these trash can save your life, don't you think you're looking down on me?"
Ye Liangchen's face was gloomy, and his long sword lightly waved, releasing even more terrifying spiritual pressure. Both Long Ling and Li Xiao were suffocated by it, and they spat out blood. Their faces were filled with fear. The people who were kneeling to ask for mercy for Chen Mo were even more so, and some of them fainted from the blood loss, while others died on the spot.
"Thank you all for your support. However, Ye Liangchen is at the second realm. No matter how hard you try, it's futile. One should bear the consequences of one's own actions. I'll handle this matter by myself."
Chen Mo sighed lightly. In the presence of the strong, all efforts of the weak are but jokes. He didn't want others to be dragged into it, and he had sent away everyone at home for that very reason.
Li Xiao had only been ordered by the Empress to protect Chen Mo. If he couldn't, he couldn't do anything. There was no need for him to risk his own life as well.
Long Ling, who was already old, had only achieved such a feat after much effort. Although he had received Chen Mo's guidance, in the face of the threat of death, he still gritted his teeth and backed down.
As for the others who had pleaded for Chen Mo, they were no match for a chicken's strength, and they were only good with their mouths. At this moment, most of them had fainted, and there were hardly any people who could stand up, let alone protect Chen Mo.
"One should bear the consequences of one's own actions. If you want to kill me, go ahead and do so. Don't trouble others any more."
Chen Mo, holding his sword, walked out step by step towards Ye Liangchen.
"You have a decent demeanor, but your strength is lacking. Seeing as so many people have pleaded for you, today I will let you die with some dignity."
