In the Zhao family's council hall, all members of the Zhao family were kneeling, their faces filled with humiliation and resentment.
This was a day of shame for their Zhao family!
Li Xiaotian watched the Zhao family with cold eyes, a hint of mockery flashing in them. These ants, even now, still wore expressions of humiliation and resentment, not yet awakened. Did they really think Li Xiaotian dared not annihilate the Zhao family?
At this moment, Fang Yuan had been rescued and was taking care of Ye Qingmei and her daughter. Upon seeing the scene in the hall, she was stunned for a long time, her heart filled with shock.
Initially, Fang Yuan thought that she and Li Xiaotian's family were doomed. Yet, now Li Xiaotian had made a powerful appearance, and the Zhao family was collectively kneeling.
This was beyond Fang Yuan's comprehension, especially since it was happening on the Zhao family's own territory.
Li Xiaotian walked up to Zhao Lu. She had already regained consciousness and was looking at Li Xiaotian with malicious eyes.
"Was it you who made that call? Inviting me to the Zhao family. Here I am," Li Xiaotian said calmly.
"Li Xiaotian, don't get ahead of yourself. War God Long Batian will be here soon. By then, I will make you kneel before me and confess your crimes!" Zhao Lu gritted her teeth, her heart filled with hatred for Li Xiaotian.
A hint of disdain flickered in Li Xiaotian's eyes. He continued to ask, "Did you lay hands on my daughter?"
"Yes! I wish I had smashed her to death back then!" Zhao Lu said through gritted teeth.
"Hmph!" Li Xiaotian's expression turned cold. He kicked Zhao Lu’s arm directly.
With a "crack," Zhao Lu's arm snapped, and blood gushed out.
"Ah!!" Zhao Lu screamed, disbelief written all over her face.
"You dare to touch my daughter? This is your punishment!" Li Xiaotian said coldly.
"Li Xiaotian, you bastard! You bastard!!" Zhao Lu yelled frantically, as if driven mad. She had been planning to marry into a top aristocratic family and become a high-society lady. Now, Li Xiaotian had broken her arm, effectively shattering her dream of marrying into a top family.
The other Zhao family members looked on with resentment, but none dared to say anything, fearing they might be implicated.
Li Xiaotian slowly approached the Zhao family patriarch, looking down at him. He spoke unhurriedly.
"Zhao family, first you forced my wife into your clan genealogy, then you stole her company. After I disciplined you once, you showed no remorse and instead escalated to kidnapping my wife. Do you know your crimes?"
The Zhao family patriarch's face turned red, his heart filled with humiliation. His Zhao family was a renowned aristocratic family in the capital, and he himself was the head of the Zhao family and a prominent figure in the capital. Yet now, Li Xiaotian had forced him to kneel and confess his crimes!
This unprecedented humiliation made him wish he could kill himself immediately. It was simply too much.
"Li Xiaotian! What wrong has the Zhao family done? Forcing that unfilial daughter into the Zhao clan genealogy was her honor. You, on the other hand, trespassed into my Zhao family and acted arrogantly. You are the one who is guilty!" the Zhao patriarch gritted out.
"Heh, you don't feel convinced? Do you think my suppression of you by force is nothing? Do you think it's a disgrace that someone with no background like me has made your Zhao family bow?" Li Xiaotian mocked, then continued.
"A bunch of ants!"
Upon hearing this, the Zhao family members all showed anger. However, Li Xiaotian's next words changed everyone's expression.
"Long Yi, cripple one hand of every Zhao family member! I want the Zhao family to be a laughingstock in the capital forever!"
"What? How dare you!!" The Zhao family patriarch's eyes widened.
"Li Xiaotian, I am Ye Qingmei's father. Do you dare to lay a hand on me? Everyone here is Ye Qingmei's family. Do you dare to touch us?" Zhao Tianlong roared, his expression struggling. If he wasn't worried about becoming crippled, he wouldn't have uttered the name of that unfilial daughter, Ye Qingmei.
Li Xiaotian glanced at him coldly and said in an icy tone.
"You've added to your crimes. Both your hands will be broken! As for the others, it's one thing, but you dared to lay hands on your own daughter. You are worse than an animal!"
"How dare you!!" Zhao Tianlong was immediately shocked. Added to his crimes? How could this be? Would he become a cripple from now on?
Long Yi walked towards Zhao Tianlong with a cold smile. Zhao Tianlong panicked at the sight.
"Don't come over! I am Ye Qingmei's father, don't come over!!" Zhao Tianlong shouted, then looked at Li Xiaotian and quickly said.
"Li Xiaotian, you can't do this. I am Qingmei's father, and I am your father too!"
"Shut up! If you speak any more nonsense, I will kill you right now!" Li Xiaotian roared, interrupting Zhao Tianlong.
Zhao Tianlong immediately avoided his gaze, trembling with fear.
"Ah!" Zhao Tianlong let out a scream as Long Yi brutally snapped both his hands.
At the same time, the other members of the Dragon King Hall also began to act, moving towards the Zhao family members.
Li Xiaotian left with his wife and daughter in his arms. Fang Yuan followed closely behind, the screams and curses of the Zhao family echoing behind them.
Fang Yuan's face was pale, and her body trembled constantly. Her mind was blank, devoid of any thought.
"Aunt Fang." Li Xiaotian's voice reached her ears.
"Yes, Xiaotian, speak." Fang Yuan quickly regained her senses, her expression somewhat fearful.
"No matter what you think in your heart, whether it's good intentions or worry, I hope that a situation like today will not happen again!"
Li Xiaotian said coldly. He understood Ye Qingmei's personality. It was impossible for her to leave the hotel and take their child without informing him.
"As for the enemies I face, you don't need to worry. Some things are not suitable for you to know. You just need to know that the families that seem insurmountable to you are like ants to me!"
After speaking, Li Xiaotian left with his wife and daughter. Fang Yuan stood frozen, her heart in disarray. She knew that Li Xiaotian's words were actually blaming her for acting on her own initiative, but wasn't she doing it for their own good?
"Alas! Young people." Fang Yuan sighed. Her son-in-law was too young. The Zhao, Zhang, and Li families were all top aristocratic families in the capital, with millennia of history and terrifying strength.
Did her son-in-law think he was arrogant just because he could temporarily suppress the Zhao family with his martial prowess? Thousand-year-old families were all more formidable than the next. Even the Zhao family would not easily fall into decline. Instead, Li Xiaotian had made a deadly enemy of the Zhao family, and his future days would likely be difficult.
Fang Yuan was filled with worry. Hearing the screams of the Zhao family members behind her, her face paled slightly, and then she followed Li Xiaotian as he left.
More than ten minutes later, Long Yi and the others also emerged from the hall. Inside the hall, all the Zhao family members lay on the ground, groaning and clutching their arms.
The Zhao family members were now filled with fear and hatred for Li Xiaotian, and also resentment towards Long Batian, who had not yet arrived.