stonecrandall 218. The Hong Family of Zhongzhou
218. The Hong Family of Zhongzhou
Xiao Yan could only awkwardly withdraw his hand from the storage ring, coughing lightly twice to cover his embarrassment.
Just when Xiao Yan was in a predicament, a jade bottle flew into his hand at the right time.
A voice that only Xiao Yan could hear rang in his ears.
"Remember to pay me back double when the time comes."
It was Little Fairy Doctor who came to Xiao Yan's rescue, preventing him from being embarrassed.
Xiao Yan then handed the jade bottle to Han Chong and whispered, "Brother Han, thank you for introducing me to the situation in Zhongzhou. The pills inside should be helpful for your advancement to Dou Wang."
Upon hearing this, Han Chong's body trembled violently, and a look of excitement appeared in his eyes. He had been stuck at the peak of the Dou Ling realm for many years, but he had not been able to break through. He knew that some high-level pills had the miraculous effect of helping people break through, but those pills were all extremely expensive. With his wealth, how could he possibly afford them?
"Mr. Xiao Yan, this gift is too much," Han Chong said, his eyes reddening with emotion. His voice trembled.
Xiao Yan waved his hand casually and said, "You can probably guess that this isn't anything particularly valuable to me."
However, when Xiao Yan said this, he still lacked some confidence.
Upon hearing this, Han Chong carefully put away the small jade bottle, then solemnly bowed to Xiao Yan and said, "Han Chong thanks you for the medicine, sir!"
Just as Xiao Yan was about to reply, his soul power sensed something unusual ahead. He raised an eyebrow and said in a voice only he could hear, "I didn't expect this road to be so lively."
Xiao Yan suddenly asked Han Chong, "Brother Han, you mentioned two major families in Tianbei City before. What is the other one?"
Upon hearing Xiao Yan's question, Han Chong's previously excited expression immediately turned cold, and he replied, "To be honest, the Han family is probably only the second-best family in Tianbei City."
"The other family in Tianbei City is the Hong family. It can be said that they have always been at odds with our Han family. They were evenly matched before. However, in recent years, the Hong family has established a relationship with the Fenglei Pavilion, one of the Four Pavilions. Hong Chen, a young genius from the Hong family, has also become a disciple of the Fenglei Pavilion. Gradually, they have left our Han family behind."
"That Hong Chen was extremely arrogant and domineering, and even said that he wanted to marry the two young ladies."
At this point, Han Chong felt aggrieved and threw a punch in mid-air.
As Han Chong finished speaking, he cautiously glanced at Xiao Yan's expression and tentatively said, "Mr. Xiao Yan, after entering Tianbei City, you might as well rest at the Han family for a while."
Seeing Han Chong's behavior, Xiao Yan smiled. After all, Han Chong was a straightforward and impulsive man, and his thoughts were indeed a bit too direct. However, Xiao Yan did not refuse. He still needed to gather a lot of information, and it would be even better if he could get help from a powerful force.
Just as the Han family's convoy continued to advance towards Tianbei City, several powerful auras suddenly appeared at the end of the road.
One after another, dark figures flashed out from both sides of the road, and at the forefront of the figures were two powerful Dou Huang experts! The Han family's convoy did not have the ability to break through the blockade directly, so it could only stop in front of the blockade.
The two were dressed in light red robes, with an identical red badge on the chest of their robes.
One of the elderly men said to the Han family's convoy, "Miss Han Xue, please come out and meet me."
Han Xue also emerged from the convoy, her already cold expression turning extremely grim as she looked at the two elderly men in the road: "Elders Hong Mu and Hong Lie have both come out. Do the Hong family really dare to attack my Han family's convoy outside Tianbei City?"
"I wouldn't dare." Although Hong Mu spoke politely, his silent fighting spirit had already brought a strong wind that enveloped Han Xue.
"My young master wishes to invite Miss Han Xue to the Hong family for a chat." An undeniable voice rang out at this moment.
"Dream on!" A cold glint flashed in Han Xue's eyes, and with a clench of her jade hand, a long sword appeared in the blink of an eye.
"Stubborn to the end." Seeing Han Xue's resistance, Hong Lie shook his head, a hint of impatience flashing in his eyes. He took a step forward and appeared directly in front of her. With a wave of his hand, a powerful, scorching wind, carrying an oppressive aura, enveloped all of Han Xue's escape routes.
Seeing Hong Lie using all his strength from the very first move, Han Xue's face paled. She then gritted her teeth and unleashed a palm strike of her own.
"Bang!" The force of the impact caused the surrounding people to retreat hastily, and Han Xue's delicate body was like a kite with a broken string, stumbling back more than ten steps before she regained her balance.
Just as Han Xue was being pushed back, a figure silently appeared behind her, gently catching her and dissipating the impact.
It wasn't Xiao Yan or Lin Yan who made the move, but Little Fairy Doctor!
Hong Mu and Hong Lie's pupils shrank suddenly. They hadn't even noticed the appearance of Little Fairy Doctor. When they tried to sense the aura on Little Fairy Doctor with their soul power, they couldn't sense anything at all!
There are only two possibilities: either Little Fairy Doctor possesses something that shields her from their senses, allowing them to block her detection, or her strength far surpasses theirs, making it impossible for them to sense her presence. Little Fairy Doctor's ghostly movements also terrified them.
"Who are you? Please do not interfere with the business of the Hong family of Tianbei City."
Hong Mu said in a deep voice, emphasizing the words "Hong Family of Tianbei City" in an attempt to intimidate Little Fairy Doctor.
Little Fairy Doctor didn't even look up at the two of them, but simply said calmly, "If you don't leave within ten breaths, you die!"
The two elders of the Hong family, Hong Lie, were particularly hot-tempered. Seeing Little Fairy Doctor's casual actions, his expression turned extremely ugly. His iron fists clenched so tightly they cracked, and he looked at Little Fairy Doctor and said in a deep voice to the crowd behind him, "Attack!"
Seeing Hong Lie's current behavior, Xiao Yan couldn't help but shake his head, feeling sorry for the Hong family.
The numerous men in black behind him also obeyed Hong Lie's orders and prepared to charge at the Han family's convoy.
However, the many skilled members of the Hong family had only taken one step when they felt weak all over, their consciousness became scattered, and they collapsed to the ground.
Like a chain reaction, within just three breaths, all the members of the Hong family collapsed!
Hong Lie and Hong Mu stared in shock at their many skilled fighters. They were utterly astonished, but just as they tried to gather their battle qi to act, they felt their bodies become completely empty. Then, their bodies collapsed as if they were no longer under their control, unable to even lift a finger!
Looking at the many Han family experts lying on the ground, Little Fairy Doctor said to Han Xue, "The two leaders are still alive. Leave the rest as they are; there's no need to collect their bodies."
Before taking action, Little Fairy Doctor only transmitted her voice to Xiao Yan once, and Xiao Yan's reply was simple: "Deeply sinful, without exception."