That very day, Wanyan Tianxiong’s son—and Wanyan Zhu’s father—Wanyan Kangqian, led a group of men and charged aggressively into the An Residence!
“An Family!”
“You murdered the young master of the Wanyan Family—hand over the killer immediately!”
The gate guards of the An Family tried to stop them, but were severely injured on the spot!
Instantly, the entire An Residence was alarmed. People rushed out in waves, and at the front was the An Family’s old steward, An Fu.
“Wanyan Family, have you lost your minds?!”
“You dare to storm into our An Family like this? Do you want to start a war?!”
An Fu’s hair and beard bristled like an enraged old lion.
But Wanyan Kangqian revealed the matter of Wanyan Zhu’s missing corpse and roared, “It was clearly your An Family that killed my son and destroyed the body! Our Patriarch has already spoken!”
“If your An Family hands over the murderer, then fine. If not—our Patriarch will flatten the entire An Family!”
Wanyan Patriarch!
Hearing that name, An Fu’s expression grew heavy.
Wanyan Tianxiong was no ordinary Martial Saint. Rumor had it he was already at the half-step Martial God Realm—a terrifying level of strength in Great Chu.
“You bastards!”
“Your young master dies, and you immediately blame it on us? You think the An Family fears the Wanyan Family?!”
“You may have your patriarch, but we have my elder sister!”
At that moment, a sharp voice rang out, and An Beixue appeared in white robes like snow.
Beside her stood Ning Chen, dressed in elegant green robes like jade.
Truth be told, both Ning Chen and An Beixue had anticipated this visit from the Wanyan Family. But neither of them panicked.
Ning Chen had full confidence in his Nether Lotus Demon Flame. After all, once it purified the body, not even ashes remained.
You claim I killed him? Where’s your proof?
As for An Beixue, she had full confidence in her sister, An Nanjing.
Wanyan Tianxiong might be a half-step Martial God, but her sister was a true Martial God.
Why would the An Family fear the Wanyan Family?
“You’re lying!”
Wanyan Kangqian glared at An Beixue. “Several days ago, you and Ning Chen went on a spring outing by the Yushu River and clashed with my son. After that, he vanished without a trace. And you dare say the An Family didn’t kill him?!”
“Second Miss, you…” An Fu’s eyes showed surprise, but An Beixue signaled him to wait and snapped coldly, “Ridiculous! Yes, Wanyan Zhu did have a conflict with me that day, but does that prove the An Family killed him?”
Hearing that, Wanyan Kangqian was furious. “Nonsense! My son had a 2nd stage Martial Saint guarding him. That guard is also missing!”
“In the entire Great Chu Imperial City, who else but the An Family could silently take down a Martial Saint?”
To this, An Beixue sneered again. “What a joke!”
“So just because the An Family is strong, now every time a Martial Saint dies, it must be our fault?”
She had no intention of continuing this farce and gave a direct order.
“Uncle Fu, throw these troublemakers out!”
Boom!
At her command, a powerful Martial Saint aura erupted from An Fu’s body!
“A 3rd stage Martial Saint? We’re not leaving today—what can you do?”
Wanyan Kangqian’s body trembled, and a 5th stage Martial Saint aura surged forth!
Behind him, another elder also unleashed a Martial Saint aura.
With the two of them combined, An Fu’s momentum was instantly suppressed. Even An Beixue and the others present felt the pressure bearing down on them.
“Hmm?!”
Ning Chen, who had been quiet all this time, furrowed his brow. Just as he was about to let Shadow Ghost step in to handle things…
“How dare you act unruly at the Martial God Residence—do you have a death wish?!”
Suddenly, two overwhelming high-level Martial Saint auras erupted from deep within the An Residence. With a gust of wind, two figures appeared in a flash!
One man, one woman—the man looked rugged, the woman fierce and valiant. Both wore military armor, radiating iron-blooded killing intent!
They were the Martial Saints An Nanjing had dispatched to protect the An Family—Generals Chu Kui and Liu Ying!
“General Chu Kui! General Liu Ying!”
“If they dare cause trouble in the An Residence again—kill them without mercy!”
This time, An Beixue fully displayed her authority as the An Family’s Second Mistress!
At her command, Chu Kui and Liu Ying, alongside An Fu, unleashed their full Martial Saint power in unison!
“Fine, fine!!”
“You’ll regret this! This matter isn’t over!!”
Faced with the pressure of three Martial Saints—two of them high-level—Wanyan Kangqian’s face paled. He didn’t dare go wild any further.
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But even though the Wanyan Family had left, the An Residence did not relax.
An Fu immediately turned to An Beixue. “Second Miss, what’s going on? Does Wanyan Zhu’s death have anything to do with you?”
Faced with his question, An Beixue knew she couldn’t hide it. She nodded and recounted what happened during the spring outing.
“What?!”
“Wanyan Zhu tried to force himself on you?!”
“That bastard deserved to die!”
An Fu was furious, and even Generals Chu Kui and Liu Ying were enraged.
After all, the two of them had been assigned by An Nanjing to protect An Beixue. Yet she’d almost been violated under their watch. That was a massive dereliction of duty!
“That mysterious man saved Second Miss again… In that case, it must have been him who killed Wanyan Zhu and that Martial Saint guard, then destroyed the evidence!”
An Fu quickly pieced together the truth—but that didn’t make him feel any better.
In fact, his expression grew even more grim.
“Second Miss, Wanyan Zhu may have deserved to die, but that mysterious man likely has no idea what kind of disaster he’s brought upon us!”
“Wanyan Zhu was the Wanyan Patriarch’s most beloved grandson. With his death, the Wanyan Family will never let this go!”
“It’s very possible Wanyan Tianxiong really will do as Wanyan Kangqian said—and personally strike against us!”
Whoosh!
An Beixue’s face turned serious, and even Ning Chen furrowed his brows. Back then, in the heat of the moment, he hadn’t thought much and killed Wanyan Zhu on the spot. In hindsight, it might’ve been a bit reckless.
An Fu continued.
“Rumor has it that Wanyan Tianxiong was already at the half-step Martial God Realm years ago. Apart from the Eldest Miss, no one in the An Family could match him!”
“So, to avoid the Wanyan Family’s retaliation, Second Miss, you should quickly send a letter to the Eldest Miss and inform her about everything!”
“Alright!”
Realizing the gravity of the situation, An Beixue immediately wrote a letter and sent it to the military camp.
At the same time…
Back at the Wanyan Family, when Wanyan Kangqian returned with his people in utter disgrace and reported everything—
The already furious Wanyan Tianxiong shot to his feet!
Killing intent erupted from his entire body.
“Those bastards!! If they won’t hand over someone to pay for my grandson’s life—then I’ll wipe out the entire An Family myself!!”