Chapter 20 Living Is More Painful Than Dying! The Foremost Family of Qingcheng

The buzzing in his ears subsided, and only then did Xu Zichuan regain his senses!

His eyes were bloodshot, his expression ferocious, like a rabid jackal.

No matter what, he had never imagined he would take two direct slaps from the other party.

"I will make you die!"

Xu Zichuan roared, and the dark muzzle of his gun instantly aimed at Lu Pan and Ye Wudao.

The atmosphere in the Mo family hall once again became heavy.

"It seems you don't understand human language!" Lu Pan coldly surveyed the many warriors pointing their guns at him, his face stern.

Their guns should be aimed at the jackals who oppressed the common people, at the enemies who defied national prestige, not at the sharp blades of Xu Zichuan, used to bully others by leveraging his power!

Lu Pan ignored the guns in their hands and walked towards Xu Zichuan step by step.

And the moment Xu Zichuan ordered them to fire, Ye Wudao vanished.

Wails echoed around, and Lu Pan advanced over the fallen bodies.

Xu Zichuan finally felt a hint of fear. He pressed his gun against Mo Ziyan's head and roared sternly, "Don't come any closer, or I'll shoot..."

A golden light flashed, and Xu Zichuan's arm stung.

He cried out in pain, and the gun fell into Lu Pan's hand.

Bang bang—

Lu Pan fired two shots, directly shattering Xu Zichuan's kneecaps.

Xu Zichuan screamed twice and collapsed to his knees, the bloody knees emanating a chilling scent of gore...

Everything happened too fast.

From Lu Pan's appearance to Xu Zichuan being shot, it was only a matter of seconds.

The Mo family members were in shock, unable to recover for a long time.

And in Mo Shiyao's eyes, Lu Pan, whom she had previously looked down upon, suddenly appeared incredibly tall!

"Brother Pan..."

Mo Ziyan, due to extreme fright, went weak and almost fell.

Lu Pan quickly reached out to catch her, one arm around her waist, shielding her in his embrace, while the other held the gun steady against Xu Zichuan.

"You think you are worthy of reducing me to ashes?"

Lu Pan's gaze was cold, his tone indifferent. Throughout the ordeal, the Xu family were merely clowns in his eyes.

Had the Xu family not provoked him, he wouldn't have bothered with the insignificant Xu family.

But the Xu family had repeatedly challenged him, crossing his bottom line time and again, forcing his hand!

Xu Zichuan endured the pain of his shattered knees, his eyes splitting with rage, and laughed maniacally, "Heh heh... boy, I have the Qi family behind me, and the Jicheng War Department. If you hurt me, the Qi family won't let you go... the Jicheng War Department won't let you go... I will eventually reduce you to ashes..."

Even now, Xu Zichuan still believed that by invoking the Qi family and the Jicheng War Department, he could awe Lu Pan!

Lu Pan stepped on Xu Zichuan's chest and asked coldly, "The Xuan Shui Jade is not on you, where did you put it?"

"I don't know what Xuan Shui Jade you're talking about!" Xu Zichuan spat through bloody teeth, staring fiercely at Lu Pan.

Mo Shiyao quickly and softly interjected, "It's... it's the jade pendant I gave to Ziqiang back then..."

Xu Zichuan was startled, clearly remembering.

"If you have the guts, kill me... Heh heh, if you kill me, you'll never find the Xuan Shui Jade..."

Xu Zichuan realized the importance of the Xuan Shui Jade to Lu Pan and deliberately refused to speak.

Bang—

Ah!!

Lu Pan shot and crippled Xu Zichuan's right hand, his expression indifferent. "Then I will make a thousand, ten thousand holes in you until you speak!!"

"Don't worry, I won't let you die. I will make you wish you were dead, watching yourself turn into a sieve."

Saying this, Lu Pan fired another shot, crippling Xu Zichuan's left hand.

Ah!!

Xu Zichuan was not made of iron bones, just ordinary flesh and blood.

Lu Pan's words and the pain in his body pushed him to the brink of mental breakdown.

"I'll give you three seconds to consider!" Lu Pan stared at Xu Zichuan, returning his method, "Every three seconds, I will fire a shot!"

"Three..."

"I, I'll talk..."

Xu Zichuan was desperate.

His limbs were crippled, and he lay like a puddle of rotten meat, his eyes filled only with fear and hatred.

"The Xuan Shui Jade... was coveted by an expert of the Qi family... if you want to get it back, you'll have to go to the Qi family yourself..."

Xu Zichuan held onto a sliver of hope, believing that if Lu Pan dared to go to the Qi family, he would surely never return!

He regretted not listening to his wife's advice and bringing an expert from the Qi family out with him!

He hated, hated, hated!

"Oh? Is that so..."

Lu Pan raised an eyebrow, a faint smile appearing. "In that case, you have no more value!"

Hearing Lu Pan's words, Xu Zichuan's eyes widened, filled with fear.

More so, with unwillingness, regret, and despair...

Lu Pan pulled the trigger.

The gunshot echoed through the Mo family hall.

Everyone present felt their hearts clench, an unbearable pain.

"You, you... you killed the son-in-law... Heavens... the sky is falling..."

The four men holding Mo Shiyao looked utterly terrified.

They were personal guards of the Qi family and knew better than anyone how much the eldest daughter of the Qi family cherished this son-in-law!

Now—

He died by Lu Pan's hand, and the Qi family would surely be enraged!!

"The sky is falling?" Lu Pan seemed to hear the greatest joke. "As long as I am in Qingcheng for a day, I am the sky of this Qingcheng!"

Lu Pan tossed the gun aside, looking at the terrified and fainted Xu Zichuan, and chuckled, "Death is too simple. Sometimes, living is more painful than dying."

His previous shot had not killed Xu Zichuan; keeping him alive would be more interesting!

The four men, carrying the barely breathing Xu Zichuan, left in a flurry.

They had arrived arrogantly, and they left like they had lost their parents!

This crisis for the Mo family was resolved by Lu Pan's iron-blooded methods!

The gazes of all the Mo family members towards Lu Pan changed; there was fear, reverence, and gratitude...

It was completely different from when Lu Pan had killed Xu Haishan and Xu Haiyuan.

Because they knew that Xu Zichuan was the most terrifying person in the Xu family!

Yet, Xu Zichuan, who was almost unshakeable in their minds, was trampled underfoot by Lu Pan right before their eyes... as simply as crushing a tiny ant.

They knew that the Xu family was utterly finished. Within a year, they would be removed from the ranks of Qingcheng's affluent and noble families!

Regardless of whether Lu Pan had any background, they no longer dared to underestimate him, feeling only awe and fear!

"Thank... thank you..."

Mo Shiyao was the first to speak, breaking the dead silence in the hall.

To be honest, facing Xu Zichuan, she had felt utterly despairing.

She had feared being taken back to the Xu family to observe mourning for three years, and then living a widow's life guarding the useless Xu Ziqiang for a lifetime.

The thought of that terrifying scenario made her delicate body tremble.

Fortunately, Lu Pan had appeared in time and saved her!

"I did not save you!" Lu Pan had no good feelings towards Mo Shiyao, his voice cold.

From the engagement banquet, he had known that Mo Shiyao was a snobbish, calculating woman who craved power and status.

He had seen many such women!

"In any case, thank you..." Mo Shiyao received a cold shoulder and felt a sting of sadness, but she wasn't angry.

Lu Pan gently patted Mo Ziyan in his embrace and said softly, "Ziyan, it's all over now, you're safe."

Seeing that Mo Ziyan did not respond, Lu Pan realized she had already fallen asleep in his arms due to excessive fright and tension.

"This girl..."

Lu Pan smiled, picked up Mo Ziyan, and headed towards her private chamber.

No one from the Mo family stopped him.

Outside Mo Ziyan's chamber.

Ye Wudao, with a blank expression and radiating killing intent, asked, "Boss, shall we confront the Qi family of Jicheng?"