A servant suddenly approached, placing a bowl of bird's nest congee on the stone table before Xiao Yunlong, then hurried away.
Xiao Yunlong didn't stand on ceremony and began eating. After practicing the Art of Three Thousand Divine Kingdoms recently, his digestion was very fast, and he often felt hungry.
Jun Taiwei said coldly, "Eat quickly if you want to eat. After you're done, be on your way. It will save me the trouble of doing it myself. A mere brat, still wet behind the ears, dares to challenge my Jun family. You truly won't shed tears until you see the coffin!"
Jun Feifan then remarked, "Great Grandfather, there are five coffins placed in the courtyard. This brat actually sent them over for us..."
Before he could finish speaking, the Third Elder berated him, "You talk too much! Get out of the way!"
Jun Feifan pouted and dared not speak further.
Jun Taiwei had naturally seen the five coffins in the courtyard. He snorted, "Don't worry, these five coffins will be returned as they are. This brat is one. And that 'Buddha Lord'—the coffins were sent by his people, he's another. As for the remaining three, they will be a gift to this Xiao brat's family!"
Xiao Yunlong's expression had completely darkened. This old man's constant talk of killing his family had touched his absolute bottom line.
"With just the two of you old geezers daring to bellow at me, why don't you both attack together? Since you came as a pair, I'll send you off together!"
Xiao Yunlong finished speaking and slowly stood up. At this moment, a sharp killing intent blazed in his eyes.
"You brat are asking for death!"
Jun Taiwei roared, clenching his fist and releasing his full aura.
Instantly, the entire courtyard surged without wind. Surrounding flowers, plants, and trees all trembled. Even the Jun family disciples who were closer stumbled backward.
Jun Taiwei's momentum was immense. He tapped his foot and darted forward like a leopard. In mid-air, he threw a punch directly at Xiao Yunlong's face.
This punch had almost mobilized all the internal energy within him, channeling most of his qi into his fist.
In the darkness, a faint white glow appeared on Jun Taiwei's right fist.
Qi leaving the body—this was the mark of a Grandmaster of Hua Jin. Anyone with some understanding of martial arts knew that channeling qi into one's fist like this could increase its power manifold.
With this punch, even a wall would likely shatter on the spot.
However, Xiao Yunlong remained standing in place with his hands behind his back, his expression as calm as a still pond. Those who didn't know might have thought he was intimidated by Jun Taiwei's unleashed aura.
"This Xiao brat looks like he's been scared stiff. He still dares to fight us. Truly overestimating himself!" Jun Feifan, not far away, sneered.
"Die! With one punch, may your head explode!" Jun Zifang's eyes revealed venom.
In a flash, as Jun Taiwei's fist was about to land, Xiao Yunlong suddenly moved.
With lightning speed, he threw a punch of his own, directly meeting the incoming fist head-on.
The quiet courtyard was suddenly filled with a muffled thunderous boom.
The next moment, with a piercing scream, Jun Taiwei was sent flying back like a kite with a broken string, finally crashing heavily onto the ground.
As he fell, Jun Taiwei spat out a mouthful of blood. He tried to shout, but before he could utter a word, he had already died. His eyes were wide open, his face filled with disbelief, clearly unable to rest in peace.
At this moment, the entire scene was silent. The Jun family members forgot to exclaim or shout; they even forgot to check on him.
Everyone was frozen in place, their faces filled with profound shock, including the elder martial expert from the Jiangdong Martial Alliance who had come to assist.
After all, he was only slightly stronger than Jun Taiwei. Even if he could usually defeat Jun Taiwei by a move or two, he certainly couldn't heavily injure him with a single punch, let alone kill him instantly.
In other words, his own strength was far inferior to that of the short-haired young man in the pavilion.
At this moment, Lu Yu, the elder expert from the Jiangdong Martial Alliance, became terrified and regretful, regretting why he had meddled and come to Sucheng together.
"You wanted to kill me, didn't you? Why are you still standing there and not attacking?"
Xiao Yunlong grinned mockingly, then walked towards him step by step.
However, before he could get close, Lu Yu suddenly knelt down with a thud, kneeling directly before Xiao Yunlong.
"I was wrong, Mr. Xiao. It was my overestimation and my blindness that caused me to offend you. I hope you will be magnanimous and spare me. Truth be told, I'm not familiar with Jun Taiwei. I just happened to be in Sucheng tonight. I'll leave now, what do you say?"
Cold sweat streamed down Lu Yu's face. After all, Jun Taiwei's corpse was still nearby, and his eyes were wide open like those of a dead fish. It was truly terrifying.
Without waiting for Xiao Yunlong to speak, Lu Yu turned and fled.
Xiao Yunlong sneered mockingly, "You've been in the martial world for a long time, yet you don't even understand the most basic rules of the martial world?"
"Martial world rules? What rules? Please enlighten me, Mr. Xiao!" Lu Yu was forced to stop.
"You are not a member of the Jun family, so I have no reason to kill you. If you want to leave, you can, but you must leave something behind. This is the rule of the martial world!" Xiao Yunlong said coldly.
"Understood." Lu Yu sighed. After a slight hesitation, his expression suddenly turned grim. He grabbed his left wrist with his right hand and pulled hard, tearing off his left hand.
Lu Yu let out a piercing scream on the spot. Enduring the intense pain, he pressed several acupoints on his body to stop the bleeding.
"Mr. Xiao, I'll leave my left hand as an apology. Is that acceptable?" Lu Yu gritted his teeth.
"Begone!" Xiao Yunlong snorted indifferently.
Lu Yu did not speak further. Enduring the severe pain, he stumbled away, fleeing desperately. Although losing an arm had saved his life, it was an immense humiliation for him.
Therefore, as he left, the eyes of this Jiangdong Martial Alliance expert, Lu Yu, blazed with boundless rage and killing intent.
"Xiao, you wait for me. Sooner or later, I will make you pay a hundredfold!" Lu Yu thought fiercely in his heart.
Watching this Jiangdong Martial Alliance expert flee like a stray dog, the Jun family's last hope was gone.
Jun Zhengyi suddenly seemed as if his spine had been removed. He collapsed to the ground, his face ashen.
Jun Zifang and Jun Feifan, along with others, were not much better. All the Jun family disciples were silent, and the atmosphere was incredibly oppressive.
Xiao Yunlong scanned the crowd, finally fixing his gaze on Jun Zifang and saying, "As I said, the so-called Great Elder of the Jun family is a joke in front of me. What do you have to say now?"
Jun Zifang cried out with a sobbing voice, "Xiao Yunlong, what do you want? Do you really intend to exterminate us all?"
"Exterminate you all? Not quite!"
Xiao Yunlong shook his head and pointed to the five coffins in the courtyard. "Five coffins. Jun Taiwei is one. There are four left. Jun Zhengyi and Jun Zhengqing take two. The remaining two are for you, Jun Zifang, and Jun Feifan!"
"No, I don't want to die! I'm still young, I'm a big star, and I'm so beautiful. I don't want to die!" Jun Zifang repeatedly shook her head in terror.
"No one in this world wants to die, but the moment you plotted to harm Liu Ruyan, it was destined that you would die!"
Xiao Yunlong stood erect in the courtyard like a javelin, saying word by word, "The four of you are not worthy of dying by my hand. Commit suicide yourselves. I'll give you five minutes. If you're not dead by then, I will wipe out your entire clan. Everyone in the Jun family will die!"
These words caused a huge stir, like a giant stone dropped into the sea, creating immense waves within the Jun family. Many were already terrified.
However, Xiao Yunlong had already turned his back, too lazy to pay them any more attention.
"He actually wants to exterminate our entire Jun family! We might as well fight him to the death, a fight to the bitter end!" Jun Zhengqing gritted his teeth and roared.
The Third Elder shouted, "Fight him? Tell me how we fight! Even Big Brother, such a master, couldn't withstand a single blow from him. And Bai Zhenwei with his thirty-plus subordinates, all armed, were taken down in one exchange. Do you think we can fight him? Let alone a fight to the bitter end, we can't even touch his clothes!"
"Then, are we just going to be lambs led to the slaughter?" Jun Zhengqing was clearly still unwilling.
"What else can you do? I told you all when we returned from the tea house at noon that the opponent's strength was unfathomable and warned you not to provoke him lightly, but you insisted on not listening. Who can you blame for this?" said the Third Elder, Jun Yuanwei.
"Third Elder, you're not the one who's going to die, so it's easy for you to say. I think we should fight..." Jun Feifan roared.
But before he could finish, Jun Zhengyi roared sternly, "Shut up! This disaster that our Jun family faces today was caused by you two scoundrels, Jun Zifang and yourself. Even now, you're still stubborn. Do you want the entire Jun family to perish?"
"Fine, I'll finish you two off first, and then commit suicide!"
Jun Zhengyi said this and strode towards Jun Zifang.
"No... Don't, don't kill me..."
But before she could finish, Jun Zhengyi acted, snapping her neck with his hand.
Jun Zifang never imagined that she would die at the hands of her own kin.
Seeing this, Jun Feifan turned and tried to escape. However, he was caught by Jun Zhengyi just three meters away and was killed with a single palm strike.
"As the family head, I failed to educate the younger generation of our clan. The responsibility lies with me. Only by dying can I atone to the Jun family. Let the family remember today's lesson, especially the younger disciples. Remember, there is always someone better, and never be pampered, arrogant, or reckless!"
After saying this, Jun Zhengyi struck his own forehead with his palm. Jun Zhengqing, who was initially hesitant, gritted his teeth upon seeing this, also committed suicide, and then collapsed to the ground.
Seeing this, Xiao Yunlong immediately turned and left.
However, just as he stepped out of the Jun family gate, he suddenly saw someone.