I, a spoiled young master, conquered the Crown Princess right from the start!

"Who is your master?" Chu Feng stopped and asked with a playful look in his eyes.

The middle-aged man in the brocade robe bowed slightly, adopting a very humble posture: "Young master, you will know when you arrive."

"Xiao Feng, be careful, it might be a trap." Chu Qingge gripped the hilt of her sword, her beautiful eyes filled with vigilance.

Chu Feng patted the back of her hand and smiled faintly, "It's alright!"

Chu Feng and his group then followed the middle-aged man through the bustling streets to a vast and lavishly decorated mansion. A single character for "money" was written in a flamboyant, calligraphic style on the plaque.

After passing through the winding corridors, Chu Feng met the person in question in a warm and fragrant hall.

He was a portly man wearing a loose-fitting robe with gold-threaded cloud patterns, and twirling two perfectly round blood jade walnuts in his hands.

Upon seeing Chu Feng enter, his round, shiny face was beaming with smiles, looking just like a freshly steamed meat bun.

"My name is Qian Wanjin, the current head of the Qian family, one of the five great families of Kyushu City. Young Master Chu has come from afar, and I have failed to greet you properly. Please forgive me." The man stood up, his fat body trembling slightly with the movement.

Chu Feng found a seat and sat down, casually picking up a spirit fruit from the table and taking a bite; juice spilled out. "Patriarch Qian, let's not beat around the bush. You went to all this trouble to invite me here; you didn't just come to offer me fruit, did you?"

Qian Wanjin chuckled and sat back in the main seat, his beady green eyes darting over Chu Feng a few times. "Young Master Chu, you have quite the nerve. The highest-level bounty from the Pill Tower is currently posted at the city gate, and assassins and sects throughout the Central Continent are green with envy. Yet you swagger in like that. I admire your composure."

"So? Patriarch Qian is also after those five royal-grade pills?" Chu Qingge asked coldly, and the sword intent suddenly rose in the originally quiet hall.

The Flame Demon Old Monster took another step forward, and the pressure of the Creation Realm surged like a tide, making the teacups on the table vibrate.

Qian Wanjin waved his hand, indicating there was no need to be nervous. He looked at Chu Feng with a wry smile: "Young Master misunderstands. The bounty offered by the Pill Tower is indeed tempting, but I am a businessman. A businessman's intuition tells me that the bounty you have offered is more interesting than that of the Pill Tower. However... I wonder if the conditions you have set out are true or false?"

Chu Feng smiled gently.

Without wasting words, he flipped his hand and a white jade porcelain bottle appeared in his palm.

The moment the stopper was pulled, a rich, almost tangible medicinal fragrance filled the entire hall. The aroma carried a faint, melodious sound, refreshing and invigorating.

"A mid-grade Imperial-level Earth Origin Pill. I made it on a whim the other day when I was bored while traveling." Chu Feng casually tossed the medicine bottle over.

Qian Wanjin took the porcelain bottle and poured out a golden pill the size of a longan, with two flowing red patterns on its surface. His hands were trembling. Although he was not an alchemist, the Qian family had been in the medicinal herb business for many years, so he had some knowledge of this.

"It really is royal grade... and the quality is even purer than what those old guys in the Pill Tower refined!" Qian Wanjin slammed the bottle cap shut, his gaze towards Chu Feng completely changing. If before it was a test, now it was naked fanaticism.

He took a deep breath, his fat body tensing instantly, and bowed to Chu Feng, his tone more solemn than ever before: "The Qian family is willing to submit to you, young master, and join the Great Xia Dynasty. From now on, the Qian family's business and connections in Zhongzhou will be entirely under your command."

This scene stunned Chu Qingge and the others. One of the five great families had actually surrendered so readily?

Just then, a piercing burst of wild laughter came from outside, followed by heavy footsteps that made the ground tremble slightly.

"Qian Wanjin! My patience is running out! Have you thought this through? Are you going to hand over your precious daughter, or are you prepared to send your entire Qian family to hell with you?"

The hall door was violently kicked open, and a middle-aged man in a black robe with a sinister look in his eyes led a group of black-clad experts into the hall.

This person exuded a powerful aura, leaving a shallow footprint on the floor with each step, indicating that his cultivation had reached the half-step Creation Realm.

"Lin Xiaotian!" Qian Wanjin's face darkened, his previous amiable demeanor vanishing, replaced by a resolute expression. "You think I'd sell my daughter for personal gain? You're dreaming!"

Lin Xiaotian snorted coldly, his gaze sweeping across the hall before finally settling on Chu Feng. He was taken aback at first, then a greedy glint flashed in his cold eyes.

"Oh, so that's who gave you the confidence. It's that Chu Feng the Dan Tower has a bounty on." Lin Xiaotian licked his lips, his voice laced with a nauseating excitement. "Qian Wanjin, you've really gone senile. Do you really think this pathetic, homeless dog can protect your Qian family? Ridiculous!"

Chu Feng put down the fruit pit, dusted off the crumbs on his hands, and without looking up, uttered a single word: "Get lost."

Lin Xiaotian's laughter stopped abruptly, like a duck whose neck had been snapped.

He had been a tyrant in Kyushu City for many years, and this was the first time he had ever heard anyone dare to speak to him like that.

"Kid, you probably don't understand the current situation."

Lin Xiaotian took a step forward with a sinister air, the surrounding air seemingly solidifying. "This is Kyushu City, not your backwater Great Xia Dynasty. My Lin family is the true power in this city!"

Immediately, Qian Wanjin introduced himself to Chu Feng, saying, "Young Master, the Lin family is the head of the five major families in Kyushu City, and they are affiliated with the Holy Gate. For some time now, they have been pressuring me to hand over my daughter, even resorting to force to blockade and suppress my Qian family's business. Young Master, if you can protect my daughter, my life is yours!"

"The Holy Gate?" Upon hearing these two words, Chu Qingge's expression turned cold, and a murderous intent flashed across her face.

Lin Xiaotian, however, lost his patience. He waved his hand and said, "Take this brat down! Hand him over to the Pill Tower. Those five royal-grade pills will be enough for my Lin family to enjoy for a hundred years! As for the Qian family, after today, there will be no more Qian family in Kyushu City!"

The black-clad expert behind him suddenly sprang up, a gust of wind howling as he aimed straight for Chu Feng's vitals.

"Old Demon, be quick and don't get their carpet dirty," Chu Feng ordered directly.

The Flame Demon chuckled, his smile appearing particularly sinister in the lamplight. His figure swayed slightly, transforming into a blurry red shadow.

Before anyone could see what he did, a series of dull thuds echoed. The black-clad experts who rushed forward were sent flying the moment they made contact with the red figure, exploding into clouds of blood mist in mid-air before they even had time to scream.

Lin Xiaotian's pupils contracted sharply. He could sense that the red-haired old man's cultivation level was far above his own.

"Creation Realm?!" Lin Xiaotian exclaimed in surprise, instinctively taking a step back.

The Flame Demon Old Monster had no intention of letting him go. He formed his five fingers into claws and grabbed at the void.

A terrifying suction force pulled Lin Xiaotian back. Lin Xiaotian frantically channeled his spiritual power, trying to resist, but found that his strength was as fragile as a joke in the opponent's hands.

"You...you dare to touch me? My Lin family will not let you get away with this!" Lin Xiaotian roared, his face pale.

Chu Feng scoffed, "Kill them!"

Suddenly, the Flame Demon Old Monster twisted his right hand and crushed Lin Xiaotian's throat, then casually threw his body to the ground.

The remaining members of the Lin family were dumbfounded when they saw their patriarch's corpse, and they all immediately fled!

Looking at Lin Xiaotian's corpse, Qian Wanjin took a deep breath and bowed to Chu Feng again: "Thank you, young master."

"Alright, tell me," Chu Feng asked directly, "Why is the Lin family so fixated on your daughter?"

Qian Wanjin remained silent for a moment, then stood up and led Chu Feng and his group deeper into the mansion.

After passing through numerous guards, we finally arrived at a secret room.