Chu Chen sized up the soldiers with a cold laugh, "With just you few, you think you can apprehend me?"
"I'll say it one last time, get lost!" The soldiers exchanged glances, feeling the chilling killing intent emanating from Chu Chen.
Despite their apprehension, the leading officer spoke with resolve, "If you insist on being stubborn, don't blame us for being impolite!"
"Impolite?" Chu Chen grinned, then his figure flickered, appearing instantly before the officer and grabbing his throat.
Lifting him up, he sneered, "Since you're seeking death, I'll grant it to you!"
"Ugh..." The officer's face turned pale with fear, his breathing difficult. He struggled desperately but to no avail.
It was then that he truly understood Chu Chen's terrifying power, far beyond his ability to resist!
"Sir, you cannot kill me!" the officer gasped, "Marquis Wu'an is a Duke of the current dynasty. If you kill me, Marquis Wu'an will never let you go!"
Chu Chen sneered, "You think I'm afraid of him?"
As his words fell, Chu Chen's right arm suddenly exerted force. With a crisp crack, he snapped the officer's throat, blood splattering.
"You... you actually killed Captain Liu!" The other soldiers were petrified, their faces etched with terror, as if they had encountered a demon.
"Thump!" The remaining soldiers collapsed to the ground, their faces ashen, trembling uncontrollably.
"Noisy!" Chu Chen's gaze was icy as he waved his hand through the air.
A sharp palm strike whistled out, striking their cheeks fiercely, causing them to spit blood and their faces to cave in, becoming a blurry mess.
"Spare us, great hero, spare us..." The remaining soldiers crawled and begged for mercy, their military pride forgotten in their desperate struggle for survival.
"What's your name?" Chu Chen asked coldly.
"Your subordinate... your subordinate is Zhao Hu." The soldier stammered fearfully, reporting his name with a tremor.
"Remember, I am someone you can never afford to provoke!" Chu Chen threw down the sentence and left without looking back.
Zhao Hu and the others lay on the ground, their faces contorted in pain, clutching their throbbing cheeks, a mixture of terror and shock making them tremble all over.
"Chu Chen?" Qin Yunhai frowned, "I feel like I've heard this name somewhere before."
"Reporting to His Lordship, your subordinate has just received news that the City Lord's mansion held a banquet last night, inviting heroes from all directions. Chu Chen was also on the guest list." a man in brocade robes reported respectfully.
"Oh? So it's him?" Qin Yunhai suddenly understood, and sneered, "I should have guessed long ago that he was the trash of the Chu family. How could such a person possess such terrifying speed and strength?"
Qin Yunhai stared coldly at Chu Chen's disappearing back, a glint of cold light in his eyes, "Daring to cause trouble in the capital, this matter is not so easily concluded!"
He dispatched a group of guards to secretly monitor Chu Chen's movements, while simultaneously sending people to investigate the Chu family.
At the Drunken Wind Pavilion tavern, in an elegant private room.
Liu Meng'er sat by the window, her pretty face flushed, her beautiful eyes gazing at the street scene outside, her heart inexplicably restless.
"Knock, knock, knock~" A knock sounded at the door.
"Come in," Liu Meng'er replied.
The door opened, and Liu Yi stepped into the private room. His gaze fell upon Liu Meng'er, and a gentle smile appeared on his face as he asked with concern, "Meng'er, you don't look well. Are you feeling unwell?"
Liu Meng'er's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she said faintly, "It's nothing."
Liu Yi's expression darkened, a flicker of anger in his eyes. He asked sternly, "Meng'er, what exactly is wrong? I just saw that Chu Chen fellow come to the tavern. Is what he said true?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Meng'er's delicate body trembled slightly. She had already vaguely guessed the answer, and her beautiful eyes gradually dimmed as she said, "You know already?"
Liu Yi took a deep breath, trying to control his emotions, and roared, "I knew he was no good! You must not be deceived by him, he just wants to use you!"
"Heh, he's not a bad person. On the contrary, you are the one who harmed our Liu family!" Liu Meng'er suddenly calmed down, her beautiful eyes staring directly at Liu Yi.
"Nonsense!" Liu Yi roared, his voice filled with rage, "I was framed! Chu Tianxiong, his father, slandered me. I didn't kill your mother, believe me!"
"I don't care if you killed my mother or not. For years, you kept my mother confined in the woodshed, making her bear all the blame. You let others trample and insult her. You are not fit to be a human!" Liu Meng'er gritted her teeth.
Her eyes turned crimson, her heart filled with immense grief. She had never imagined that her own father would commit such a beastly act.
"I know you hate me, but I really didn't kill your mother! I'm sorry to your mother, and I'm sorry to you!" Liu Yi's voice was dejected, tears flowing uncontrollably.
At this moment, Chu Chen was unaware of the Liu family's affairs. Otherwise, he would have been enraged, for Liu Meng'er was Chu Chen's reverse scale.
Chu Chen ran all the way and soon arrived at Marquis Wu'an's mansion.
"Kid, you've finally come to die?"
As soon as Chu Chen arrived at Marquis Wu'an's mansion, two guards in silver armor stared at him coldly, their eyes filled with mockery.
"Get lost!" Chu Chen shouted, his eyes flashing with a fierce killing intent.
"Oh ho, quite temperamental!" the guards chuckled mockingly, "This is Marquis Wu'an's mansion, it's not your place to run wild here!"
Chu Chen's expression turned grim. He stomped his foot, cracking the ground, and his figure turned into an afterimage, charging towards the two guards, his fist raised to strike.
The two guards didn't even have time to react before their bodies were sent flying like cannonballs, overturning seven or eight tables and chairs. Chu Chen's attack speed was too fast to evade.
"Bastard! How dare you attack the guards of Marquis Wu'an's mansion!" A furious roar echoed throughout the entire mansion, followed by hundreds of soldiers rushing out and quickly surrounding him.
Chu Chen scanned his surroundings and said indifferently, "Where is Marquis Wu'an? Tell him to get out here!"
"Looking for His Lordship?" A soldier was stunned, then sneered, "I'll tell you, you can't escape today!"
"I advise you to kneel down and kowtow three times and admit your mistake, and perhaps I'll consider sparing your life." another soldier said with a sinister grin.
"Bang!" Chu Chen, too lazy to waste more words, kicked the man in the abdomen. The man's stomach immediately caved in, and with a scream, he fell to the ground.
The other soldiers drew their swords and pointed at Chu Chen, angrily shouting, "Scoundrel, how dare you lay hands on someone!"
"Take him down!" the soldier roared ferociously, and they all swarmed forward, swinging their long sabers.
"Scram!" Chu Chen roared, and a powerful spiritual energy fluctuation was released from his body, shaking the soldiers and sending them flying backward, landing on the ground in a sorry state, groaning.
Chu Chen's gaze slowly swept over the surrounding soldiers, and he snorted, "If you dare to block me again, I'll kill you all!"