The second stage of the Three Yang Fire? Wouldnât that be the Samadhi True Fire tribulation?
Even Yang Chen was astonished. According to Xiao Zhiqing, those who could enter this stage were equivalent to Hongmeng cultivators in the Xuan stage. Cultivators like them were scarce, different from those in the Soul Forming stage.
What exactly was their background? How did they manage to summon these two elders within such short notice? Was the Meng clan truly related to Hongmeng?
âStop standing there. Yueâer, bring him in.â Meng Qi sneered and walked into the hotel first with his hands behind his back.
Meng Yue gestured to Yang Chen while smiling mysteriously.
Yang Chen didnât care about it and strolled into the hotel. While they were walking, Yang Chen asked Meng Yue, âYour clan doesnât rule with strength?â
Meng Yue was slightly taken aback, âWhy did you say so?â
âMeng Tian and Meng Wei have higher cultivation than Meng Qi but they still listen to his commands.â Yang Chen was puzzled by this.
Meng Yue understood his question and she chuckled, âMister Yang, youâre really belittling our clan. Iâll be frank, those two elders are from the collateral branches so, in terms of the hierarchy, theyâre inferior to Elder Meng Qi. We have plenty of masters in our clan, far more than those in the collateral branches. I donât think even my grandfather has an idea of the number of elders who are still alive, let alone for a little girl like me.â
âAre you guys trying to frighten me? If thatâs true, you guys should rule the country.â Yang Chen smiled lopsidedly.
Meng Yue shook her head, âWe donât need to intimidate you because we have the power to subdue you. As for our clan, weâve never intruded with the other clansâ business, nor do we intend to assert supremacy.â\nYang Chen almost snorted at her confidence. So ignorant.
At the same time, Yang Chen was impressed with their familyâs honor.
As they walked past the grandeur corridors, Yang Chen could see bodyguards standing guard around the area.
To Yang Chen, it was fascinating to know that the Meng clan had been expanding their force systematically.
These bodyguards had achieved an impressive level of cultivation and some were already in the Houtian stage at a young age. Perhaps in a few more years, they would ascend into the Xiantian stage.
It seemed like the Meng clan had put in a significant amount of effort to deal with him.
Upon entering a meeting hall, Yang Chen finally met the Southern China Gang once again.
Meng Kaiyuan was seated at the front whereas Elder Meng Qi and another elder in a black robe seated on the left.
The elder looked far older than Meng Qi and he had his eyes closed, not even batting an eyelash at Yang Chenâs arrival.
Yang Chen noticed that no one other than Meng Qi dared to stay close to the elder. Somehow, he could sense that the elder was the biggest threat on site.
âYang descendant, we meet again.â Meng Kaiyuan sounded calm.
âSo many people are here to welcome me. Why are we in the meeting hall instead of having dinner?â Yang Chen smiled.
âHmph, stop being pretentious when youâre close to dying.â Meng Zhelong said in disdain.
Yang Chen didnât respond, rushing over to land a kick on Meng Zhelong!
Tables and chairs toppled over and Meng Zhelong was knocked onto the ground!
The rest of them were shocked and their jaws almost dropped.
Was he on drugs?! Why did he attack out of nowhere?!
No one saw this coming so the thought of stopping him didnât occur to them.\nThe elder opened his eyes at the ruckus and he glanced at Yang Chen.
Meng Kaiyuanâs face darkened and he looked at the elder anxiously before yelling at Yang Chen, âWhat are you doing?! Do you really think weâre afraid of you?!â
âNothing. Your grandson has a nasty mouth. You know me, if I wanted to kill him, he would be a pile of meat by now.â Yang Chen said flatly.
Meng Zhelongâs bones were aching and he glared at Yang Chen. Before he could even say anything to him, Meng Kaiyuan cut him off.
âZhelong! Get out of here!â
Meng Zhelong looked at his grandfather with frustration, but he was still forced to leave the hall.
Once it was silent, Meng Kaiyuan spoke, âYang Chen, weâre not doing anything to you now because we wish to have a proper discussion with you. Behave yourself.â
âWhatâs there to talk about? Return your treasure? I didnât take anything and donât even think about asking for an apology.â Yang Chen jumped and sat on the table.
It was obvious that Yang Chen was a rogue and there was no use to reason with him.
Meng Kaiyuanâs eyes twitched and he motioned to Meng Que.
Soon, Zhang Ling and Meng Zhexin were brought into the hall. Fear was still visible in their eyes when they saw Yang Chen.
âIt didnât educate my daughter-in-law well and my grandson provoked you first. You might hold grudges against them. I can have them apologize to you and I promise that weâll never seek revenge anymore,â Meng Kaiyuanâs eyes crinkled, âHow is it? Iâm being very sincere here.â
Yang Chen raised his eyebrows, âI donât care about their apologies because Iâve already lashed out by burning down your ancestral hall.â
Meng Kaiyuanâs facial expression changed, âFine. If thatâs the case, itâs our turn now.â\nWith his commands, Meng Que ushered others to turn on the projector.
Very quickly, a video was played on the screen.
Yang Chen took a closer look at it and his eyebrows were furrowed when he realized what the video was about.
Liu Qingshan and his wife were being held at gunpoint in their villa?!
They were tied up by ropes and their mouths were stuffed with cloth but they didnât dare to move because of the guns pointed at them!
Liu Mingyu and Liu Minghao were lucky enough to get away from this!
With her Houtian cultivation, Liu Mingyu wouldnât have lasted against the bullets and masters from the Meng clan.
âFrom what we know, Liu Qingshan from the Green Dragon Society provided you with the explosives and heâs one of your fathers-in-law. Did I get it wrong?â Meng Kaiyuan enjoyed seeing Yang Chenâs current expression.
Yang Chen took out his handphone and dialed Jiang Xiaobaiâs number.
The moment the call got through, Jiang Xiaobaiâs voice was heard, âMister Yang, I know about the current situation.â
âYou know?! Didnât you tell me that they wouldnât dare to harm other people?!â Yang Chenâs voice deepened.
âMister Yang, I didnât know you have a father-in-law who works in the underworld. Liu Qingshan is involved in many illegal activities, and him being captured doesnât really affect the safety of our society.â
âBullcrap! Even if he has to be captured, the police should do it, not them!â
âIâŚâ Jiang Xiaobai hesitated, âWe didnât receive any orders from the higher-ups, so weâre not allowed to intervene with this matter.â
Yang Chen cursed and hung up the phone, feeling irritated by him.
They must be watching to see how things would unfold. As long as their foundation wasnât being threatened, they would allow anything to happen between him and the Meng clan.\nWithout his cultivation, he couldnât teleport to save them. How could he ever face Liu Mingyu if anything were to happen to her parents?
The Meng clan were delighted to watch him suffer as they enjoyed being in control of things.
âHow do you feel? Youâre too reckless. No one is truly alone in this world. Everyone has their weaknesses, the same goes for you,â Meng Kaiyuan went on, âIf you would cooperate with us, weâll ignore the fact that Liu Qingshan helped you but if you insist on being stubborn, Liu Qingshan will have to pay the price tooâŚâ
Yang Chen contemplated for some time before asking, âHow would you like me to cooperate?â
They smiled at his question, thinking that Yang Chen was prepared to surrender.
âWeâre giving you three options and youâll choose one of them.â Meng Kaiyuan said.
âThe first option, return our treasure, rebuild our ancestral hall and apologize to our ancestors. You shouldâve heard about this before. As for the second optionâŚâ Meng Kaiyuan glanced at his granddaughter and a smile tugged on his lips, âMarry my granddaughter, Meng Yue and be our in-law!â\n
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