Battle Through the Heavens: Soul Travels Through Clouds and Mountains, Becoming a Winning Artist

Chapter 25: Does he like to open champagne at halftime?

"Heh, old dog, having a good time, huh?"

A huge black ruler seemed to fall from the sky, landing between the Xiao family and the elite guards of the Obagarlie families.

"Young Clan Leader! It's the Young Clan Leader!" Xiao Wujiu shouted in surprise.

"Long live! Long live!" The Xiao family's Dou Shi, though almost all of them were injured, still cheered excitedly.

Some people made such large movements that they aggravated their wounds, causing them to grimace in pain.

Xiao Wuqi spat out a mouthful of blood and revealed a relieved smile.

"Waaaaah! Waaaaah!"

Obappaton glared menacingly at Galebi, covering his mouth as if to question him but unable to utter a sound, only muffled sobs.

"Xiao...Xiao Yan?" Jia Liebi took a step back. "Weren't you dead?"

"Are you senile, you old dog?" Xiao Yan sneered, baring his teeth. He went to the Xiao family's Dou Shi members and handed Xiao Wujiu a storage ring. "There are healing medicines inside. Share them with everyone. Leave these scum to us."

"Hey!" Xiao Wujiu nodded vigorously. He took the storage ring and moved closer to Xiao Wuqi, signaling him to arrange for the distribution of the medicine.

"Us?" The third-grade alchemist's face was somewhat pale. "What is your relationship with that person?"

The person he was referring to was naturally Yun Congxin, who had just taken Nalan Yanran away. He couldn't see through Yun Congxin's strength at all and knew that he was someone he couldn't afford to offend.

Xiao Yan glanced at the badge on his chest, but instead of answering his question, he asked in return, "Who are you?"

"I am Liu Qianjin, a third-grade alchemist."

"Liu Qianjin...you are Liu Xi's master?"

"Yes...yes, but young friend, I've come here only to investigate the truth behind my disciple's death. There must be some misunderstanding between us..."

"What misunderstanding! He's the leader! He's the one who organized these two bastards to bully my Xiao family!" Upon hearing this, Xiao Wujiu, who was distributing medicine, suddenly raised his head and shouted.

Liu Qianjin quickly said, "Absolutely not, it's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding..."

"There's no misunderstanding, Liu Xi, I killed him!" Xiao Yan grabbed the Xuan Heavy Ruler and said with a cold smile, "Really, you kill the young one and the old one comes along, they're all the same..."

"Young man, don't go too far in your words and actions. It's better for everyone this way..." Liu Qianjin said with a stern expression.

"A mere third-grade alchemist is not qualified to speak to me like that!" The Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame erupted from Xiao Yan's body as he sneered, "It's a rare treat that everyone has come to my Xiao Family Market today, making this place so lively. Since you all like this place so much, why not just bury me here..."

"Arrogant brat, no matter how strong you are, you're just one person. We have five Grand Dou Masters on our side. It's not certain who will win or lose!" The two-star Grand Dou Master, whose Dou Qi armor was cleaved open by Nalan Yanran's sword, shouted.

"Oh? So you're planning to gang up on us?"

Xiao Zhan walked out of the ruins with a smile. Behind him were three elders of the Xiao family, all of whom were Great Dou Masters.

Further on, there were several high-level Star Masters, their eyes flashing with murderous intent; they were all helpers that Xiao Yan had invited from Black Flame City.

For alchemists, calling for help is a basic skill.

"That girl's aura has vanished... This is... a strange fire? That Xiao family brat arrived so quickly, and with so many helpers... Something's wrong, let's get out of here!"

In the distance, an old man watching the show from an attic using his senses sensed something was wrong. His expression changed drastically, and he quickly gave instructions.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Although he didn't understand what the old man was saying, the burly man obediently stood up as instructed and prepared to leave.

"Foolish! That little brat was able to bring back reinforcements, which means he already knew something was going to happen in Wutan City!" The beautiful woman in palace attire said, turning back as she opened the door. "We've been exposed. When were we exposed?"

"It was never something to hide from the beginning."

Yun Congxin's voice came from outside the door. He stood with his hands behind his back, coldly watching the four people inside.

Yun Congxin stepped into the room, and the beautiful woman in palace attire, who was still in the act of opening the door, froze. Her whole body stiffened, and she couldn't move, as if she were a maid who had opened the door specifically for Yun Congxin.

"ah!"

The strong man was still the most courageous. He used his fighting spirit to create a giant python from water-attribute fighting spirit and lunged at Yun Congxin.

Yun Congxin ignored the menacing python and walked forward, treating the strong man's attack as nothing.

Without a sound, the azure python dissipated into water-attribute battle qi, wetting the beautiful woman's palace dress and the old man's gray robe, but not a single drop of water touched Yun Congxin.

"Insolence! Step back!" Seeing that the burly man was about to make a move, the gray-robed old man's expression changed drastically, and he quickly shouted to stop him.

One attack might be overlooked out of ignorance, but a second one would truly be suicidal...

"Junior Jia Xingmo greets Sect Master Yun." The gray-robed elder bowed, while gesturing with his eyes to the beautiful woman in palace attire to serve tea.

"Hmm..." Yun Congxin sat in the main seat, crossed her legs, and said, "Tell me, whose idea was it?"

"It was my idea, and has nothing to do with anyone else. I beg Sect Master Yun to have mercy and spare their lives. I am willing to bear all the blame and publicly commit suicide in the capital!"

"Old Jia!" The burly man tried to say something, but was silenced by Jia Xingmo's threatening look.

"You?" Yun Congxin sipped her tea, not even looking up, and said, "You're not qualified. You're not ready to take on this task."

The gray-robed old man's expression changed. Just as he began to circulate his battle qi, his body was bound by ropes formed from the wind.

The old man suddenly felt a sense of difficulty, as if the fighting spirit within his body was out of control.

"Entangled by a myriad of winds..." the dwarf murmured softly.

"You know him?" Yun Congxin said while skimming the foam off the teacup with the lid. "If you know him, you should know better. Don't try to commit suicide in front of me."

"If I let you junior cultivators die in front of me, where would I put my face?"

Yun Congxin took another sip and sighed, "It's one thing to be bad at handling things, but to brew tea so poorly... This is the royal family of the Jia Ma Empire, and this is all they've got? Are they really planning to live off their parents forever?"

"Alright, come with me. It's time to cleanse that old fox Jia Xingtian of his wicked schemes..."

After saying that, Yun Congxin poured out the tea and snapped his fingers.

No one noticed when Yun Congxin had activated his fighting spirit. The ropes made of wind seemed to appear out of thin air, binding all four people present.

"Oh, it's X-armor binding, how sophisticated..." Yun Congxin thought with some surprise, looking at the effect of Wan Feng binding the palace-dressed beauty, which was completely different from the effect on others.

"...How come the Yunlan Sect has such unorthodox fighting techniques?"