Meng Wan'ning, seeing she couldn't stop me, rushed towards the gate, trying to intercept the Meng family experts. But the people coming out of the gate were even faster.

As Meng Wan'ning reached out to block them, the loud clanging of nine iron rings striking a blade resonated behind her, followed by an explosive surge of saber energy.

"Second Miss, be careful!" Meng Wu hadn't finished shouting when Meng Wan'ning instinctively crouched down. The saber energy I unleashed from mid-air cleaved the Meng family expert in the front into two halves. I then used Meng Wan'ning's shoulders as a springboard, leaping towards the Meng family gate. Da Feng Novel

The Meng family guards surrounding our car hadn't joined the battle initially due to Meng Wan'ning's orders. But when they saw me using Meng Wan'ning as a springboard to attack the gate, they were immediately enraged and charged at me from behind.

Ye Yang's sword light rose as well. Meng Wan'ning only glanced back to see five or six heads flying into the air. Ye Yang's white robes darted through the rain of blood, each sword strike claiming the life of a guard.

With a saber and a sword, Ye Yang and I instantly unleashed a storm of blood inside and outside the gate. In a few short breaths, nearly thirty guards lay dead.

Ye Yang's sword also sheared off a large chunk of Meng Wu's hair, leaving him covered in blood as he retreated backward, protecting Meng Wan'ning.

Seeing that he couldn't stop it any longer, Old Liu simply abandoned the idea of reconciliation. He pulled out a signal gun and fired two shots into the sky.

A pair of black and white paper umbrellas flew swiftly from afar. Nie Xiao Chun and Qin Xin appeared simultaneously beneath the umbrellas, each taking action, grabbing Meng Wan'ning and Meng Wu by the necks. They then stepped on the Meng family wall, lifting the two into the air.

The car that Ye Yang and I arrived in, now without a driver, suddenly started up, crushing the corpses in front of the gate, blocking the Meng family entrance. A black mist instantly filled the car, as if ghosts and gods were lurking within.

Hei Ye Xiao had also been brought here by Old Liu.

Before Old Liu could fire his third signal flare, Yun Chang and the Louzhu (Master) of Yuehai Lou, Jing Henyun, walked side by side to Old Liu's side. Yun Chang said calmly, "The poison is ready. As long as Li Po nods, we can slaughter the entire manor."

Old Liu took a deep breath and said, "Don't rush yet. It hasn't reached that point."

As the two spoke back and forth, I had already fought my way to the center of the courtyard. A middle-aged man in his fifties, leading a large group of experts, rushed out of the Meng family inner courtyard. "Everyone, stop fighting!"

The Meng family sorcerers, who had been fighting us just a moment ago, quickly retreated backward. Ye Yang and I, each wielding blood-stained weapons, turned to face the newcomers.

Judging by the man's festive attire, he must be the master of the Meng family or an elder of Meng Die.

I raised my saber and pointed it at him: "Please enlighten me!"

"Wait!" Meng Wan'ning shouted from afar, "Big brother, he is Li Po. Don't attack yet. There's a misunderstanding."

The man sized me up. "You are Li Po? I am Meng Haoyun, the head of the Meng family. You better give me an explanation. Otherwise, even if you are my son-in-law, you will have to pay the price for the lives of these Meng family members."

Before I could speak, a woman behind Meng Haoyun shouted sharply, "What is there to explain? Capture him immediately!"

Meng Wan'ning shouted, "Sister-in-law, can you be a little less impulsive? How many more people do you want to die in the Meng family?"

The woman ignored Meng Wan'ning and instead shouted to Meng Haoyun, "Meng Haoyun, can you tolerate a son-in-law acting so presumptuously? What about the Meng family's reputation?"

After only a moment's hesitation from Meng Haoyun, the woman waved her hand and said, "Meng family elders, attack together!"

Old Liu clearly heard the woman's voice: "Xiao Chun, take action!"

Nie Xiao Chun raised her hand and threw Meng Wu into the courtyard. She then cupped her hands around her mouth and began to blow softly. Soon, several explosions of gunpowder echoed from the mountains behind the Meng family. Immediately following, a faint scent of apricot blossoms, carrying a hint of sulfur, drifted into the Meng family manor in the midst of the frozen landscape.

Yun Chang shouted from outside the gate, "Li Po, hold on. The Ten Li Apricot Blossom Scent has been activated. Within five minutes, no one in the Meng family will be spared."

Meng Haoyun's expression changed drastically, but the woman jumped out first and shouted, "Capture him for me in three minutes!"

"Stop!" An old man stepped forward, glaring fiercely at Meng Haoyun before slowly saying, "Young friend, in theory, you are the Meng family's son-in-law, and you should be here today to complete the wedding ceremony. Why did you start fighting as soon as you arrived at the Meng family?"

I ignored the old man and continued to point my saber at Meng Haoyun: "Please enlighten me!"

"Haha..." The old man laughed and said, "Good lad, you have guts, you have courage, and you know how to gain the upper hand. But..."

The old man's tone changed, "You killed more than thirty members of my Meng family. It wouldn't be too much for this old man to ask you a question, would it?"

I had been forcing Meng Haoyun to attack in order to buy time. When I first rushed in, the experts of the Meng family who could control the situation hadn't come out yet, which allowed me to gain an advantage.

Now that Meng Haoyun had arrived with a large number of experts, it would be easy for me to be at a disadvantage if I were to fight them head-on. Only by allowing the Ten Li Apricot Blossom Scent to take effect would I be able to seize the initiative.

Since the old man had seen through my intentions, there was no need for me to delay any longer.