After descending the mountain, my aloof fiancée became completely devoted to me.

The entire room was deathly silent; you could hear a pin drop.

Ma Wang, a renowned master in Jiangcheng, had dominated the martial arts world for many years. His late-stage Ming Jin cultivation was virtually unmatched. Yet, he couldn't even withstand a single move from Lin Ping, crashing into a wall and spitting blood before dying.

Ma Baoguo's pupils constricted, his whole body trembled violently, and his face was no longer filled with the smugness he had shown when entertaining guests. His eyes were filled with extreme fear and rage.

"You...you dared to kill a member of my Ma family in public! Boy, do you know the enormity of the disaster you've committed?!"

He roared furiously, his chest heaving violently, staring intently at Lin Ping, who stood calmly and composed in the center of the field, his heart churning with turmoil.

The surrounding guests gasped in shock, falling silent in fear, their gazes towards Lin Ping completely transformed. They had initially dismissed him as an arrogant, inexperienced troublemaker, but now they realized this young man possessed unfathomable strength and was not someone to be trifled with.

Shen Aoxue stared blankly at that tall and aloof figure, her heart filled with a chaotic mix of emotions.

The absurd and passionate scenes in the hotel last night kept churning in her mind. She never imagined that the man she had casually given money to and mocked as a greyhound would possess such terrifying and all-powerful strength.

Shen Qianxue's face turned deathly pale instantly, her carefully calculated eyes filled with panic.

She had originally planned to use Lin Ping to disrupt the wedding, publicly expose her sister's premarital loss of virginity, ruin Shen Aoxue's reputation, seize the position of president of the Shen Group, and then climb into the Ma family to secure her position as a wealthy heiress. However, the situation has now completely spiraled out of control, with the Ma family's experts falling one after another, and all her schemes have failed.

"Arrogant brat! You killed one of my Ma family's men! Don't even think about leaving Jiangcheng Banquet Hall alive today!" Ma Baoguo gritted his teeth, slammed his hand on the communicator at his waist, and shouted an order, "Immediately summon all the guards and martial artists in the family! Have them all come to the wedding venue and surround and kill this brat!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside the banquet hall. Dozens of Ma family guards dressed in black and holding sharp blades rushed in and instantly surrounded Lin Ping and his group. The cold blades gleamed with a chilling light, and a murderous aura filled the entire hall.

Ma Shaofeng clutched his wrist, pierced by a fork, sweating profusely from the pain. He hid in the back of the crowd, his venomous and fierce gaze fixed on Lin Ping.

"You bastard! How dare you ruin my wedding and injure my body! Today I will grind you to dust! My second uncle is about to emerge from seclusion; he is a Grandmaster-level expert. When he arrives, you, a mere nobody, will still be doomed!"

The moment the words "Grandmaster Realm" were uttered, the crowd erupted in another uproar.

Grandmasters are the top combat force in Jiangcheng, and ordinary forces can hardly reach them in their entire lives. The Ma family has a Grandmaster, so they are naturally very confident.

Upon hearing this, Lin Ping raised an eyebrow indifferently, a lazy and mocking sneer curving his lips. His aura remained calm and undisturbed, showing no sense of crisis from being surrounded. Instead, he casually glanced at Shen Aoxue, whose face was filled with unease.

"Miss Shen, the tenderness of last night is still vivid in my mind, yet you turn your back on us in the blink of an eye, insisting on marrying into the Ma family. Are you really willing to give that up?"

The blunt and bold remark instantly flushed Shen Aoxue's fair cheeks, leaving her both ashamed and annoyed, at a loss for what to do.

She bit her pink lips tightly, her heart filled with conflict and dilemma. On one side was her seriously ill grandfather who was bedridden and in urgent need of treatment, and on the other side was a mysterious man who had suddenly disrupted her life and had even had physical intimacy with her.

"Stop talking nonsense! What happened last night was just an accident. You and I have nothing to do with each other. Today is my wedding day. Please leave quickly and don't cause any more trouble." Shen Aoxue suppressed her panic and spoke in a stiff tone, deliberately creating distance between them.

Shen Qianxue immediately seized the opportunity, stepping forward and feigning righteous indignation as she rebuked, "You are utterly shameless! My sister is a lady from a prestigious family, about to marry the eldest son of the Ma family. She is of noble status; how can you be allowed to slander her like this? If you dare to speak so disrespectfully again, even if the Ma family doesn't take action, I will never let you off the hook!"

Lin Ping glanced sideways at Shen Qianxue, who was putting on an act, a hint of cold killing intent flashing in his eyes.

The person behind the scenes who poisoned Shen Aoxue last night, secretly sent people to take photos of them in bed, and schemed against her own sister at every turn is none other than this vicious woman in front of me.

"Scheming against her own sister, colluding with outsiders, attempting to seize power and kill—Miss Shen's heart is even more wicked than a viper." Lin Ping's voice was not loud, but every word clearly reached everyone's ears.

Shen Qianxue's body stiffened abruptly, her eyes flashing with a guilty conscience as she dared not meet his gaze: "You...you're making false accusations! I've never done any of these things, don't try to frame me!"

"Whether it's a frame-up or not, we'll soon find out." Lin Ping was too lazy to argue with her any further, and turned his gaze back to Ma Baoguo, whose face was contorted with rage. "The Ma family, relying on a Grandmaster who hasn't even fully emerged from seclusion, dares to run rampant in Jiangcheng, forcibly taking a marriage contract and plotting to seize the Shen family's land. Do you really think no one can deal with you?"

Ma Baoguo was suddenly startled. The plot to seize the land vein of the Shen family's old residence was a top family secret, yet this unfamiliar young man knew it all.

"Who exactly are you? How do you know the secrets of the Ma family?!"

"Who I am is not for you to know." Lin Ping stood with his hands behind his back, his aura slowly spreading out. An unparalleled pressure emanating from the young master of the Qilin slowly dissipated, enveloping the entire banquet hall. "Shen Aoxue is my betrothed. Before the wedding, she was forced into this marriage by you and was secretly plotted against. This absurd marriage today has been invalid from beginning to end."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Ping raised his hand and waved it gently.

The dozens of Ma family guards surrounding them felt an immense force rushing towards them. Before they could even swing their weapons, their bodies flew backward one after another like kites with broken strings, crashing heavily to the ground. The sounds of bones shattering echoed, and screams and wails continued endlessly.

In the blink of an eye, all the guards lost their fighting ability, lying on the ground struggling in pain, no longer able to pose the slightest threat.

With a single, simple move, he stunned the entire audience.

The guests were stunned, convinced that the young man before them was a super big shot who had returned from seclusion, and that for the Ma family to contend with him was like throwing an egg against a rock.

Ma Baoguo panicked completely, his legs went weak, and he took several steps back, his face full of disbelief.

Their elite guards, trained over many years, were utterly helpless against the enemy, offering no resistance whatsoever.

"Just how powerful are you?!"

"Much mortal martial arts are nothing but ants and ants." Lin Ping said calmly, taking a step forward slowly, his gaze fixed on Ma Shaofeng. "Forcing others into marriage, attempting to use Shen Aoxue to control the Shen family's land veins, and siding with the Mountain King to commit evil deeds, the Ma family's actions are already deeply sinful."

Upon hearing the words "King of the Mountain Guardian," Ma Shaofeng and Ma Baoguo's expressions changed drastically at the same time.

The Mountain-Suppressing King is a top expert in the Martial Yuan Realm and the biggest backer of the Ma family. This fact is kept extremely secret and outsiders have no way of knowing about it.

"You even know about the Mountain-Suppressing King!" Ma Baoguo's voice trembled, a deep sense of dread rising within him. "My second brother, Ma Baolong, is already a Grandmaster and will arrive at the scene soon. Even if you are quite strong, you are no match for a Grandmaster. You'd better stop now, or you might at least leave with a whole corpse!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the banquet hall doors were violently blasted open by a surge of powerful internal energy.

A middle-aged man dressed in a dark brocade robe, exuding a powerful aura and surrounded by a heavy martial arts aura, slowly walked into the hall. His brows carried the unique arrogance and domineering presence of a grandmaster, and the air around him swirled, creating an overwhelming sense of pressure.

It was Ma Baolong, who had just broken through to the Grandmaster realm and rushed out of seclusion to attend the wedding.

"Brother, what happened? Why is the wedding banquet in such a mess, with so many dead and injured?" Ma Baolong's gaze swept over the corpses and seriously injured guards, his brows furrowing tightly, and a grandmaster's aura instantly swept across the entire scene.

Sensing this powerful force, everyone present held their breath and instinctively retreated, not daring to take a single step closer.

Upon seeing his younger brother arrive, Ma Baoguo felt as if he had grasped a lifeline. He rushed forward, sobbing, "Second brother! You've finally come! This man disrupted the wedding without cause, killed the King of Horses, defeated the guards, and even tried to steal Shen Aoxue, challenging the prestige of the Ma family!"

Ma Baolong followed the gaze to Lin Ping, who was standing in the center. He looked Lin Ping up and down and saw that he was young and dressed plainly, with nothing extraordinary about him. He immediately showed contempt and disdain.

"Where did this brat come from, so arrogant and ignorant, daring to commit violence and injure my people at my Ma family wedding banquet? Today, I will show you just how terrifying the power of a Grandmaster can be."

His tone was arrogant and conceited, showing no regard for Lin Ping. In his view, no matter how capable the younger generation was, they could not possibly cross realms to contend with a Grandmaster.

Upon seeing this, Shen Aoxue's heart tightened, and she subconsciously looked at Lin Ping, her fingertips clenching her skirt tightly.

The Grandmaster was a formidable figure, and she couldn't help but worry that Lin Ping was no match for him and would needlessly fall into danger.

Even Iron Hand and Chasing Wind took a small half-step forward, ready to intervene and protect their master at any moment.

Lin Ping raised his hand to signal the two not to be nervous, his expression still calm and composed. He looked at the aggressive Ma Baolong and said indifferently, "You've just broken through to the Grandmaster level and you're already arrogant. You rely on the Mountain-Suppressing King to cultivate in a cowardly manner. Your meager cultivation is not worth mentioning in my eyes."

"How dare you! You're so young, yet you dare to spout such nonsense!" Ma Baolong was furious. His master-level true energy surged wildly, his arm muscles bulged, and his fists, carrying a fierce wind and the power to split mountains and shatter rocks, slammed straight towards Lin Ping's head.