The legend begins with becoming a white deer.

"What?!"

The steward's stumbling exclamation reached Su Yanji's ears, and Su Yanji's pupils contracted slightly. He was first taken aback for a moment, then his brows furrowed coldly, and anger surged in his eyes.

The auction is the face of the Wanhua Merchant Guild. Being attacked in public with weapons will not only damage some goods, but also the reputation that the Wanhua Merchant Guild has built up over the world.

Su Yanji gripped the whip handle tightly with her fingertips and gave a stern order: "Pass on my command, all martial artists of the Chamber of Commerce shall immediately guard the front and back gates, and prioritize protecting the warehouse. Anyone who dares to take advantage of the chaos to plunder shall be dealt with without mercy."

The guests below the stage were initially able to maintain their composure. The dignitaries remained seated, displaying their status, and although they looked surprised, they only whispered among themselves and their entourage.

But not long after, deafening shouts of battle came from the direction of the main gate. The sound of metal clashing grew louder and louder, mixed with soldiers’ shouts and screams, and came into the venue like a tide.

Hearing these sounds, everyone's expressions finally changed.

"I have a bad feeling about this. Maybe we should leave first."

"I'm not leaving! I finally won the bid, and I haven't even gotten my things yet!"

"Sir, judging from the noise, there seem to be quite a few people outside. Just to be on the safe side, perhaps we should leave first."

"This is so annoying, such a mishap happened to a perfectly good auction."

"Maybe we should wait a little longer; perhaps the unrest will subside soon."

Some people were discussing it, some decided to leave first, and some decided to wait, but soon things changed abruptly.

Suddenly, dozens of figures leaped out of the shadows behind the platform, each wielding a short steel blade. Their movements were swift and agile, clearly indicating that they had been lying in ambush for some time.

Without saying a word, they rushed into the crowd. Several men in the front row raised their hands, and several fist-sized iron balls flew in arcs and crashed heavily into the crowd.

"Bang—bang—bang—!"

A series of muffled thuds erupted, and thick, grayish-white smoke billowed out instantly, carrying a pungent, acrid smell that made people's eyes water and their vision blur.

This completely shattered the calm in the room.

"What is this thing? Damn it, get out of here!"

"Adult, watch out for the steps, don't fall!"

"Are the soldiers outside just for show? How did they manage to get these people into the venue?"

"What is this smell? Oh, I can't open my eyes!"

"Watch out, there's an assassin!"

In an instant, whether they were planning to leave or waiting, they all abandoned all pretense of decorum, stood up in a panic, and rushed toward the exits on both sides.

The sound of tables and chairs overturning.

The woman's gasp.

The cries of someone falling down mingled together.

People were jostling and pushing each other, and the scene quickly spiraled out of control.

Under the cover of the smoke, those outlaws rushed into the crowd, their blades flashing wildly. Some were there to plunder and loot, while others were simply driven by a thirst for blood.

The guards brought by each family also drew their swords to protect their masters, and the scene was filled with the clash of swords, turning into a complete mess.

Su Yanji stood on the high platform, her black dress fluttering. When she saw a swordsman grinning as he slashed at her, she immediately turned her body slightly to the side, and the long whip at her waist "whooshed" out and precisely wrapped around the other man's wrist.

"snort"

With a twist and a flick of Su Yanji's wrist, the man screamed and flew out, crashing heavily into the dragon-carved pillar before falling to the ground and falling silent.

Below the stage, ten royal guards had already formed a circular formation, firmly protecting King Bilin and his entourage in the center.

"Haha, over here, kill them all!"

"These people look extraordinary; they're mine."

Four desperate outlaws rushed over, oblivious to their own mortality. Upon seeing this, Lin Qin drew her sword, its blade gleaming coldly like water.

"Pfft~~Pfft~~Pfft~~Pfft~~"

In a flash, the sword flashed, and the four men collapsed, clutching their throats, their blood staining the red carpet beneath their feet, before they could even unleash a move.

Yuan Yao's face was deathly pale. She huddled in Queen Ning Shu's arms, clutching her mother's clothes with her small hands, watching the bloodshed with a mixture of fear and determination.

King Bilin frowned, his gaze sweeping over the chaos in the room. Amid his anger, he sensed that something was amiss.

"Strange, there should be at least two squads of guards outside the venue, with sentries at both the front and back gates. How could these people have gotten into the venue so easily?"

Yuan Shuying stood beside King Bilin. Upon hearing this, her eyes flickered slightly, and she deliberately said, "Perhaps the Wanhua Chamber of Commerce is too big and has attracted the attention of their old business enemies. They have specially hired a group of thugs to cause trouble."

"No matter who instigated it, we should not stay here any longer, Your Majesty. Let's leave first." Queen Ning Shu pulled her youngest daughter, Yuan Yao, her voice steady but tinged with urgency.

Upon hearing this, King Bilin nodded and nodded to Lin Qin and the others. Then, the royal guards escorted the four of them toward the side door.

The group had only taken a few steps when a loud crash suddenly came from the blue brick wall on the left.

"Boom—!"

Bricks and stones flew everywhere, and dust filled the air.

A massive, towering figure, carrying rubble and debris, crashed through the wall and flew in, slamming heavily into the crowded throng. Several dignitaries who couldn't dodge in time were immediately struck.

"Ahhhhh"

An obese foreign businessman was hit and suffered broken bones and a severed finger. He was in so much pain that he was sweating profusely, and tears and snot were instantly squeezed out.

"Aaaaah, my finger! Who the hell are you, you bastard, daring to bump into me? I'll make you pay until you're bankrupt!"

The obese foreign businessman cursed in pain, but before he could finish his curse, the figure impatiently swung out a palm strike.

"Pangka"

The loud slap was accompanied by the sound of a neck breaking. The obese foreign businessman was sent flying several meters away on the spot. When he landed, his neck was twisted at an angle, and he died instantly.

The sight was shocking to those around them, who quickly moved away from the burly figure, especially the few dignitaries who had also been hit. They dared not utter a word and fled in terror.

"Whoa~~ Whoa~~ Damn it, how is this possible?"

Yan Lie slowly stood up.

He was over 2.5 meters tall, with broad shoulders and a wide back, standing out like a small mountain among chickens in the crowd.

However, at this moment, Yan Lie had a long gash on his chest, torn open by the deer antlers. The wound was much deeper than the one he had been hit by Qi Ji in the mountains. The edges of the wound were completely rolled up, and blood flowed down his bulging muscles, staining half of his clothes red. He looked very disheveled.

But those eyes alone did not diminish their ferocity in the slightest.

"Yan Lie...that's Yan Lie, one of the Ten Great Evils, the Mountain-Splitting Axe! How could he be here!"

One of the royal guards protecting King Bilin recognized Yan Lie's identity and instinctively cried out in surprise.

"One of the Ten Greatest Villains!"

King Bilin was surprised to hear this, and his heart sank immediately.

Even though he wasn't a member of the martial arts world, he had heard of the Ten Villains, each of whom was a wanted criminal with a bloody record, and whose martial arts skills were so formidable that ordinary martial artists couldn't stop them.

How could such a vicious person suddenly infiltrate the capital and even break into the auction?

Bilin Wang's first thought was that the group of desperados in the arena were all brought by Yan Lie.

Su Yanji had the same thought, and her face looked very pale.

The Ten Villains are known for their lawlessness and whims, acting entirely on a whim and disregarding all the rules of the underworld. With such madmen barging into the auction, things are bound to end badly.

"How did Yan Lie, one of the Ten Great Villains, show up? Does he have a grudge against my Wan Hua Merchant Guild? This is troublesome."

Several screams rang out from the surrounding area. The fat foreign businessman's servant, his eyes red, took advantage of the fact that there were many of them and rushed forward with a knife, wanting to take revenge.

Yan Lie didn't even glance at them. He casually threw a few punches, and the powerful wind from his punches sent the men flying backward like kites with broken strings, their bones broken and them dying on the spot.

"You bunch of trash, get out of here!"

Yan Lie had no time to pay attention to these ants.

His chest was churning with shock, anger, and resentment, almost bursting out of his skull.

Back in the deep mountains, although the white deer was very strong, it was only on par with him.

But the opponent's strength in that collision was two or three times greater than he remembered. Not only did it instantly knock his Mountain-Splitting Axe away, but it also gave him a severe blow afterward.

Yan Lie looked down at the wound on his chest. The burning pain made every breath feel like it was being torn apart, and the antlers seemed to have pierced through his internal organs.

The pain made Yan Lie feel somewhat dazed; he couldn't even remember how many years ago it was when he last suffered such a serious injury.

"Damn beast, I absolutely refuse to believe it."

The excruciating pain did not frighten Yan Lie; instead, a surge of violent rage rose to his head. He licked the blood splattered on the corner of his lips and stared intently at the huge gap in the wall.

A snow-white figure slowly walked in through the gap.

Qi Ji stood atop the broken wall, looking at the chaotic scene inside, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

"What is this place? Why are there so many people inside?"

Qi Ji's gaze swept quickly across the entire scene, and he soon spotted King Bilin and Yuan Yao, who were surrounded by royal guards, and he was slightly surprised.

What are they doing here?

Almost simultaneously, Bilin Wang and the others also saw Qi Ji, and their faces showed some surprise.

"It's the auspicious white deer, the auspicious white deer!"

Someone in the crowd gasped in surprise, their voice a mixture of shock and disbelief, yet also a hint of delight at seeing an auspicious omen.

No sooner had he finished speaking than Yan Lie punched the person who had exclaimed, sending him flying. His body crashed into the wall and slid softly to the ground.

"Get out of my way, don't block my way."

Yan Lie stomped his foot on the ground, and the floor tiles cracked instantly.

He leaped onto the high platform and grabbed the mountain-splitting axe embedded in the tabletop.

"White Deer, again!"

Wielding two axes, Yan Lie exuded a murderous aura. He pushed off with his feet again, charging straight towards Qi Ji with a fierce and fearless spirit.

The people along the way were terrified, scrambling to the sides to escape. Yan Lie's imposing presence forced an empty path through the crowded streets...