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The middle-aged man who had fallen to the ground quickly rose, clutching his seriously wounded chest, his gaze full of dread as he stared at Zhou Qingruo in front of him...
Yet, despite his appearance, he showed no intention of fighting back!
He gritted his teeth, his cheeks filled with confusion as he said, "Our Yan Family should not have offended you, so why..."
"Indeed, you have not offended me, but you have offended him,"
With that, she glanced at Xu Sheng standing beside her...
Hearing this, the middle-aged man also turned his gaze toward Xu Sheng, and upon seeing the latter's face, he exclaimed in shock, "He... seems to be that wanted man from Tianyuan City??"
Unexpectedly, this guy from outside Central State knew such an important person!
Without any intention of hiding his thoughts, Xu Sheng simply said, "That's correct!"
Upon hearing Xu Sheng's affirmation, the middle-aged man hastily wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, ingratiatingly saying, "So it turns out this man is your acquaintance, what a huge misunderstanding this has been!"
Zhou Qingruo spoke coldly, "Misunderstanding?"
The former choked up, then mustering courage said, "Yes, just a misunderstanding. If we had known he was your acquaintance, how could we possibly have issued a warrant for him? How about this, tomorrow our Yan Family will cancel his warrant!"
Zhou Qingruo's beautiful eyes flickered a few times before she turned to Xu Sheng and said, "Xu Sheng, what do you think?"
The middle-aged man's eyes, fervent with pleading, were fixed on Xu Sheng as he nervously awaited his response!
Xu Sheng pursed his lips slightly, and with a light chuckle said, "If the warrant can be canceled, nothing could be better."
Upon hearing these words, the middle-aged man's face suddenly lit up with joy as he excitedly said, "Good, good, good, I will arrange for the warrant to be canceled right away..."
Canceling a warrant was a minor matter, as long as he did not provoke the woman in front of him!
Her strength could only be described as terrifying!
Just then, Zhou Qingruo said indifferently, "No way!"
The joy on the middle-aged man's face froze, and he asked in confusion, "What do you mean???"
Had she not just asked for that guy's opinion, so why had she changed her mind now?
Xu Sheng was also quite surprised as he looked towards Zhou Qingruo, not understanding her thinking...
Hearing this, Zhou Qingruo said with an icy tone, "I was just asking for his opinion, it doesn't mean I will do it!"
Her decision would not be changed easily!
Upon hearing Zhou Qingruo's flimsy excuse, a twitch formed at the corner of Xu Sheng's mouth as he thought to himself, "So, asking for my opinion was really just asking for the sake of asking??"
Meanwhile, the middle-aged man's eyes narrowed slightly with a hint of threat as he said, "Your strength is indeed great, but don't be too arrogant, our Yan Family..."
But before he could finish, Zhou Qingruo directed her palm towards his neck in an instant...
"Puchi!"
A head drenched in crimson blood was thrown into the air, crashing heavily on the cold ground, as the pungent scent of blood assaulted the senses...
One could vaguely see, from his facial expression, that the middle-aged man had not even had the chance to react before his head was severed...
After losing consciousness, his headless body slumped into a pool of blood, its life rapidly draining away...
Zhou Qingruo said coldly, "Noisy."
Then, her beautiful eyes glowing with a strange red light, she glanced at the fresh blood on her palm and flung it off with disgust...
Being splattered with the blood of such a person felt like an insult!
Seeing this scene, Xu Sheng merely pursed his lips and said, "Actually, you didn't have to kill them, right?"
Zhou Qingruo glanced at him with her beautiful eyes and casually replied, "It's my habit to eradicate troubles at their roots! As for your wanted status, destroying the Yan Family will suffice!"
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Such a clan that ruled Tianyuan City seemed to her as if it could be toppled at a whim...
Just as her words fell, there arose another voice filled with mockery...
"Claiming to exterminate the Yan Family? What grandiosity of speech. I am indeed curious to see who dares utter such words,"
An elder appeared, stepping out from the large hall of the Yan Family. He looked almost fifty, yet his demeanor was one of decrepitude. At first glance, he exuded an imposing aura!
Needless to say, it was the Family Head of the Yan Family!
And those garbed in black robes following him, powerful beings at the Heavenly Immortal Realm, were the Elders of the Yan Family!
For a moment, their momentum seemed overwhelmingly dominant...
Zhou Qingruo's Beautiful Eyes looked at the leader among the elders, her tone growing more solemn...
She spoke, "Yan Family Head, Yan Buxiu."
Xu Sheng nodded slightly...
Understanding she was explaining for his sake, he then briefly assessed the Yan family members...
All the cultivation levels of the Elders standing behind the leading elder were in the Heavenly Immortal Realm, with only the leader's cultivation level inscrutable.
Clearly, the Yan Family's position as the overlord of Tianyuan City was also due to their formidable strength!
A trace of astonishment flickered through the murky eyes of Yan Buxiu, "Oh? You actually know of me! Since that is the case, I shall give you a quick end later!"
Beyond Yan Buxiu, the rest of the Yan Family Elders were focused on something above Zhou Qingruo's cheeks...
One of the Elders drew in a cold breath, his lips quivering as he said, "This... This seems to be that person!"
Another Elder pursed his lips and, clenching his teeth, said, "The strange mask, eyes emitting a red glow, it's definitely her!! To think we would encounter such a terrifying character!"
"Damn it, how did she come to our Yan Family?"
"What do we do now? Her power is far beyond what our Yan Family can withstand!"
Yan Buxiu, upon hearing the soft murmurs of discussion among the Elders around him, couldn't help but frown...
In a hoarse voice, he asked, "What are you discussing?"
After he spoke, one of the Elders leaned close to his ear as if to whisper something...
Once that Elder had finished speaking, a look of shock surfaced on Yan Buxiu's face...
And with it, a hint of fear arose from the depths of his heart...
With this thought in mind, he stared at Zhou Qingruo with a gaze that had changed entirely, speaking softly, "Your Excellency, the words I just said were merely jest. If you wouldn't take offense, I invite you to talk further within our Yan Family hall!"
Xu Sheng, witnessing all this, murmured, "The Yan Family Head's attitude changed so rapidly; could it be that Zhou Qingruo is quite well-known throughout Central State?"
Otherwise, why would these people always display a color of fear on their faces just upon discovering Zhou Qingruo's identity...
Zhou Qingruo coldly refused, "No need, I have not come to the Yan Family as a guest..."
Yan Buxiu asked puzzledly, "Then what have you come for??"
Zhou Qingruo's Beautiful Eyes narrowed, "Didn't you already hear it earlier?"
Upon hearing this, Yan Buxiu seriously reconsidered it, and suddenly, his sullen face whitened dramatically...
Suppressing the palpitations in his heart, he managed a strained smile, "You must be joking, right? I don't believe the Yan Family has done anything to provoke you!"
If it were someone else who had made such a claim, he would have scoffed and taken it as a joke...
But for the person before him, the situation... was entirely different!