Misty Rain of the Old Times

As Chen Xuan stood up, the shackles and chains binding his hands and feet clanged and jingled.

Seeing this, Wu Jinxun chuckled and put away his smile, saying, "I originally wanted to have a good chat with you, but now it seems unnecessary. I'll just get straight to the point..."

Before he could finish speaking, two innate masters stepped forward to protect him from behind, while two others beside Chen Xuan placed their hands on his shoulders, intending to press him down.

At the same time, one of them said in a deep voice, "Young master, be careful. This person is suspicious. No, we'd better leave here first."

Wu Jinxun, high above and mighty, thought he had everything under control and didn't sense anything amiss. However, the two innate masters who brought Chen Xuan were terrified because Chen Xuan had been poisoned by the Drunken Breeze, yet he still had the strength to stand up? Moreover, even when the two of them joined forces, they were unable to suppress him, even though they were not using their full strength and were only suppressing him with their own power.

How many innate masters are there in the entire Jing Kingdom? The Wu family has four here, so there must be more. Could it be that your aristocratic families can't produce them all?

It's highly likely that each aristocratic family could field ten or so innate masters, so it seems Wu Laoliu holds a high position in the Wu family, being able to mobilize four...

That said, the foundation of aristocratic families is truly terrifying. No wonder they can be so high and mighty, while the likes of the Five Great Sects, despite having many masters, remain obedient and can only engage in minor skirmishes in the martial arts world.

With that thought flashing through his mind, Chen Xuan glanced around and said, "I was just playing along with you guys before, but now I've lost interest. Has no one told you that it's impolite to put your hand on someone's shoulder?"

"Master, please leave!"

Seeing the situation was not right, the innate master to Chen Xuan's left warned him in a deep voice and attacked without hesitation. His icy true energy surged and circulated within his body, causing the temperature in the entire room to drop sharply and frost to spread rapidly. Ice-blue true energy rose from his body, and his palms turned pale. The icy palm force instantly struck into Chen Xuan's body, intending to kill him, without even having time to ask Wu Jinxun's opinion.

On the other side, the innate master was completely different. His body was filled with surging, fiery true energy, and the fiery true energy around his body was twisting. His palms turned reddish gold, and violent true energy, as if it wanted to burn everything, poured into Chen Xuan's body.

The two attacked simultaneously, one cold and one hot, clearly demonstrating their extensive experience in combined attacks. In an instant, half of the secret room became icy cold, while the other half turned into a scorching furnace.

At the same time, Wu Jinxun's two innate guards reacted. One pulled him and ran towards the door, while the other, radiating a bronze-golden glow, blocked Chen Xuan's path.

To the horror of the two men who attacked Chen Xuan, their full-force strikes, delivered without hesitation, landed on Chen Xuan as if they had vanished into thin air!

How could this be? You must know that if the two of them joined forces without any warning, no master of innate skill in the world would dare to say that he would be unharmed. Even the leaders of famous sects would not dare to directly withstand their combined attack!

But the person they brought remained unmoved. Just who is he?
In their utter terror, before they could even react, they felt a slight tremor in Chen Xuan's shoulder, followed by an unparalleled force that sent them flying backward, crashing twice into the thick metal wall.

Faced with that force, they were utterly powerless to resist. Their bodies were embedded directly into the metal wall, spiderweb-like cracks spreading around them. They were smashed into a pulp and fell silent instantly, dying without even having time to utter a single extra word.

In the blink of an eye, a few soft clanging sounds rang out in the secret room. Without Chen Xuan making any movement, the black iron shackles binding his hands and feet had already shattered.

He immediately stepped forward, appearing in the doorway as if teleported, facing Wu Jinxun who was about to leave but had abruptly stopped. He lightly patted imaginary dust off his shoulder and said, "Yes, there's really no need to waste so much time talking to you."

Without making any unnecessary movements, he killed two innate masters with a shockwave, as if killing two flies were nothing to him, and that was pretty much the case.

For Chen Xuan, there was no difference between a master who had just entered the Innate Realm and one who had been at it for many years.

"Who are you? Is there some misunderstanding? I have no ill intentions and have never thought of hurting you. I just want to cooperate with you. I even planned to give her to you as a gift..." Wu Jinxun said in fear. At this moment, he realized that he had kicked a hornet's nest.

With a calm expression, Chen Xuan raised his hand and waved his sleeve. Wu Jinxun and the guard protecting him were sent flying backward, crashing into the metal wall with lightning speed. The two of them were reduced to a pile of mud, their broken bodies splattered all over the wall.

Lowering his arm, Chen Xuan didn't even glance at it, thinking to himself, "Is this your last words?"

Looking at the last innate master whose body was as if cast in bronze, Chen Xuan said calmly, "Should I do it, or will you do it yourself?"

At the same time, the woman in red who had been clinging to Wu Jinxun just a moment ago immediately knelt down, her full-moon-shaped buttocks raised high, her forehead pressed to the ground, and said in great fear, "Sir, please don't kill me! I'm just a courtesan, I have no choice in this. Young Master Wu, I dare not disobey your orders!" As she spoke, Wu Jinxun's two pretty maids knelt on the ground, trembling. After all, they were servants of a noble family, and they were not stupid. After what had happened, they knew they had no chance of survival. Even if this man didn't kill them, the Wu family would never let them go. They were destined to be buried with Wu Jinxun.

Faced with Chen Xuan's calm gaze, the innate guard, who was skilled in external martial arts, instantly gave up resisting and his body returned to normal. Chen Xuan could kill the others with a wave of his hand, so how could he have the right to resist?
Aside from grandmasters, who else in the world could crush them like ants?
Young Master Wu has brought disaster upon the Wu family. This man is clearly playing around with life. Why did you provoke him? Now it's all too late.

Knowing he had no way out, he shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Thank you for your kindness, sir. I'll do it myself. Over the years, I've done many shady things for the Wu family, but I've also enjoyed the fruits of my labor. I deserve my punishment. However, I must remind you one last thing, sir. Although the Wu family doesn't have any grandmasters, they possess power comparable to grandmasters. The foundation of aristocratic families is beyond our comprehension. Since you've taken action, there's no room for reconciliation. You certainly won't let this go. If you intend to wipe them out completely, please be careful. And if you truly intend to exterminate the Wu family, other aristocratic families will definitely join forces to eliminate you at any cost. There may be disagreements between aristocratic families, but this is their bottom line. They will never allow another family of the same level to be wiped out without doing anything. That's all I have to say. I hope in my next life I'll be more discerning and not stand against you, sir."

After saying this, he sighed and slapped his forehead without hesitation. The slight buzzing sound shattered his brains, and he died instantly. In a way, he was lucky, after all, he was left with a whole body.

Seeing that Chen Xuan remained unmoved, he secretly thought to himself that Chen Xuan was sensible.

As the other party said, he did many shady things for the Wu family, and he deserved his punishment.

These are powerful and prestigious families. On the surface, they are glamorous and maintain their aristocratic style. They often set the rules themselves. But who doesn't have some dirty secrets behind the scenes? It's just that others don't even have the right to question them.

His gaze swept over the filth filling the room, and Chen Xuan looked at the ceiling calmly, saying, "Since we've already started, let's make it clean. Indecisiveness isn't in my nature. You possess power comparable to a Grandmaster, so I hope you won't disappoint me."

Turning his gaze away, Chen Xuan looked at the trembling woman in red before him and smiled, "Miss, there's no need for this. Stop with your little tricks. I know you're professionals, but I have no interest in you. Don't try to seduce me to save your own life. We have no grudge against each other, and I won't kill innocent people indiscriminately."

"Thank you for sparing my life, sir," the woman in red said bitterly, abandoning her alluring pose.

With a slight smirk, Chen Xuan chuckled, "As expected of an artist from the capital, you're quite clever to have caught Wu Laoliu's eye. You didn't push your luck, that's good. Good luck."

When talking to smart people, there's no need to be so blunt. This female artist was chosen by Wu Laoliu, but now that Wu Laoliu is dead, she would have no choice but to die. But she's smart; she didn't ask Chen Xuan for help. With just Chen Xuan wishing her good luck, she knew she probably wouldn't die.

In truth, setting aside the tactics she used with her patrons, she was indeed a pitiful person at times. When others were lusting after her beauty, they would indeed flatter and fawn over her. However, in the eyes of some people, she was nothing more than a plaything. She had no choice in her life and was forced into prostitution. A woman's fate is so tragic...

Ignoring her, Chen Xuan turned to the two maids who looked utterly despairing. He consistently avoided the direction from which others knelt in worship, and calmly said, "Get up. I may not be able to change anything, but every time I can avoid kneeling is a good thing. I wish you good luck."

They wanted to say something, but they couldn't utter a single word, because they understood that their fate was not in their own hands. With Wu Laoliu's death, their fate was already sealed.

How many flowers bloom beautifully in the world, but who really cares about the wild grass covering the mountains and fields?
Turning his gaze away, Chen Xuan couldn't shake the image of Wu Laoliu using the maid as a spittoon. He wasn't actually a person who liked violence, but because of that incident, he had acted so bloodily.

Chen Xuan, who has walked his own natural path, does not force himself to suppress his emotions and always acts according to his heart.

The scene from before flashed through his mind. Chen Xuan said something the girls couldn't understand: "You're right, but that's not something that can be done overnight or by one person alone. I can't do it. I'll only cause damage, but that's ultimately just treating the symptoms, not the root cause. I can treat the symptoms, but what about the root cause? You haven't come since then, have you?"

As Chen Xuan said this, images of Mr. Gao Jingming and Mr. Yushan flashed through his mind.

Then Chen Xuan looked up at the ceiling, then at the three bewildered girls, and thought about taking the things and heading towards the door. Actually, he wanted to just break through the ground and rush out.

But if I did that, I would be quick and decisive, but those three innocent and pitiful people would probably die in the end.

He didn't consider himself a good person, but he wouldn't remain indifferent just because innocent people were implicated by him.

Though it's late tonight, it's only just begun!
As he walked towards the door, he swung his hand and smashed the foot-thick metal door into pieces. The flying fragments instantly killed the people outside.

Although Wu Laoliu and his group are dead, there are still many people underground, but innate masters are not as common as cabbages... (End of this chapter)