The crowd whispered amongst themselves, looking at this person with newfound respect, a sense of admiration rising within them.
At this moment, Li Tianyu was already beaten black and blue, his face bruised and swollen.
"You, you don't come any closer. Do you know who I am? My father is Li Tianba!"
Li Tianyu shouted in panic.
"Oh, so you're from the Li family."
"How dare you! I am a direct descendant of the Li family. If you dare to touch me even slightly, my father will never let you go!"
Li Tianyu blustered, his courage failing him.
"So what?"
Suddenly, Li Tianyu's pupils contracted. He saw Chu Chen raise his sword again, the blade glinting with cold light.
"If you kill me, Li Tianba won't let you go, and neither will the Li family!"
He roared, desperately trying to escape.
However, he had forgotten how he had humiliated the other party just moments ago.
*Swish—*
The long sword descended. Li Tianyu's eyes widened, and a hint of crimson appeared on his throat.
"Ugh..."
Li Tianyu looked down and saw blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, staining his chest.
His body swayed twice before he fell forward stiffly.
"Young Master!"
The crowd cried out in shock. They hadn't expected this person to actually dare to kill Li Tianyu.
"You dare to kill the Young Master? Our family head will absolutely not let you go. He is a Grandmaster of martial arts!"
"That's right! You're dead, you're dead. Just wait for death, only death awaits you!"
"..."
The crowd threatened him fiercely.
"Noisy."
He uttered two indifferent words, and the retainers around Li Tianyu were immediately cleaved to death.
"What?! You dare to kill people?" Li Tianyu exclaimed in shock, looking at the corpses on the ground, his mind completely bewildered.
"Noisy."
Another word, as if carrying a strong killing intent, sent shivers down their spines.
"You dare to touch me? Do you know who my father is?" Li Tianyu shouted belligerently.
"Noisy."
Li Tianyu's ear was grabbed, forcing him to lift his head and look at Chu Chen, whose face was calm.
"Do you know that you are dead?"
*Bang!*
Li Tianyu's body was thrown to the ground. His entire head was dizzy, his bones ached, and sharp pain pierced through him.
*Crack!*
A crisp sound was heard, followed by a shrill scream. Li Tianyu's leg was broken.
"Ah! You broke my leg! Do you know who I am?
My father is Li Tianba! You're finished! You're completely finished!"
"Noisy."
*Crack!*
The other leg was also broken.
"I... I was wrong... Let me go... Please, let me go, I'll never dare again...
Wuwuwu..." Li Tianyu knelt on the ground, crying and begging, tears streaming down his face.
"You are indeed very noisy."
*Crack!*
Li Tianyu's other leg snapped.
His screams echoed through the street, incredibly piercing.
Passing martial artists stopped in their tracks, their faces stunned by the scene.
They stared in disbelief at the young man in white.
"Has this world gone mad?! Someone dares to cause trouble in the Imperial City?!"
They found it unbelievable, unable to accept what they were seeing.
After all, the Li family's influence was immense. Even the City Lord of Shenfeng City treated them with deference. Who dared to provoke them?
"Who is this kid? How can he be so audacious?"
Someone who recognized Li Tianyu asked in confusion.
His companion shook his head, "Never heard of him."
"He's probably from out of town, otherwise, why would he dare to act in the Imperial City?"
Chu Chen looked indifferently at the onlookers.
"Alas, Li Tianyu's arrogant and conceited nature led him to offend the wrong person. How pitiful."
The people around sighed. They were accustomed to such events. Every few days, they would hear similar news.
Li Tianyu, relying on his background, had committed all sorts of wicked deeds and acted with impunity. Today, he had finally hit a wall.
"You useless wretch, hurry up and hand over the money!"
Li Tianyu's patience finally snapped. He roared in anger, his eyes red, wishing he could tear the person in front of him to pieces.
"Wealth is an external object. I've already given it to her."
He glanced indifferently at Li Tianyu, then turned his head to look at the beautiful woman beside him.
"And you? How much money do you want? I'll compensate you."
He took out a bag of gold coins and handed it to the woman.
"Thank you, young master, thank you, young master." The woman was extremely excited and thanked him profusely.
Holding the glittering gold, she almost wept with joy.
"Hmph, you think you can get away with this?"
"Let me tell you, our Li family will not let you go!"
Chu Chen glanced at him indifferently and then walked away directly.
"Bastard! Stop! Do you know who I am? Our Li family is an affiliated family of the Great Luo Sacred Sect!
We even have a先天武尊 (Xiantian Wuzun - Innate Martial Venerable) guarding our family!"
"If you let me go, I can let bygones be bygones!"
Li Tianyu roared in anger, wishing he could skin Chu Chen alive and grind his bones to dust!
"Noisy!"
Chu Chen's cold voice fell. Li Tianyu suffered another severe blow, half of his body collapsing.
He spat blood, his face contorted with fear and pain.
"Save me!" Li Tianyu spoke with difficulty, but his mouth was leaking air, and he couldn't speak clearly.
He felt like he was about to die, but this sense of mortal danger lingered.
Finally, his vision grew dim, his consciousness gradually blurred, until he fainted.
*Bang!*
Li Tianyu's body fell to the ground, his breath completely gone, clearly dead.
This sudden turn of events was shocking and incomprehensible.
"You are too cruel, you actually killed Li Tianyu directly!"
"Li Tianyu, his father, is a peak ninth-level Martial Ancestor!"
"This kid is dead for sure. The Li family will definitely seek revenge!"
The neighbors chattered, expressing their regret over Li Tianyu's death.
Chu Chen frowned slightly. He ignored the onlookers' condemnation and instead walked towards the shop.
"This young sir... Aren't you afraid of the Li family?" the vendor asked tremblingly.
"The Li family?"
"Yes..."
"They are not worthy of being called the Li family." He cast a indifferent glance at the vendor.
Then, he pushed open the door and entered, closing the shop. He left behind a stunned vendor and the crowd of onlookers.
...
Li Manor, in a luxurious and spacious courtyard.
"Young Master, Young Master."
A guard rushed into the house to report, his face filled with urgency.
"What is it? Why the rush? What kind of behavior is this?"
Li Tianba, who was drinking tea, raised an eyebrow and reprimanded him with displeasure.
"Young Master, please go and see. The Second Young Master has been attacked on the street!"
"Attacked? Which scoundrel has the guts of a bear?"
Li Tianba was furious. He stood up abruptly and rushed out in anger.
He was very anxious because this matter involved Li Tianyu, and he dared not be negligent.
At the same time, various areas of the Li family mansion were bustling.
"How could Tianyu be attacked on the street? Who did it?"
"This matter must be investigated thoroughly. Who dares to cause trouble on our Li family's territory? Are they tired of living?"
Chu Chen's name instantly caused a huge uproar. Many people rushed to the scene of the incident, wanting to see what had happened.
"Isn't that brother Tianyu?" "What a coincidence?"
"Huh, brother Tianyu doesn't seem right."