Boom!
Seeing Zhao Quan being slapped away by Chen Nan like a fly, everyone's scalps tingled.
Zhao Quan was, after all, a hall master of the Azure Dragon Society, possessing formidable strength. He had even reached the realm of a Grandmaster, undoubtedly at the apex of martial prowess in the jianghu. Yet, to see such a super-expert so easily slapped away by Chen Nan defied belief. Even witnessing it firsthand, they struggled to accept it.
"Daddy, you hit well, hit harder," exclaimed Li Xiang, who had been untied, but upon seeing his mother's icy glare, he promptly shut his mouth. He had forgotten again that he shouldn't call Chen Nan "Daddy" in front of his mother.
"You little bastard, do you want to die?" The word "Daddy" again enraged Li Chen. Just as he was about to make a move, Li Yao stepped in front of him. "Brother, don't make me look down on you!"
Li Chen's anger flared. "Get lost, what does me disciplining my own son have to do with you?"
Li Yao said in a low voice, "Li Xiang is indeed your son, but you can't scold him as you please. Besides, this is the Azure Dragon Club. If you were to scold a child here, what would become of the Azure Dragon Society's reputation?" He added, "Enough is enough. I don't want us brothers to fall out."
At this moment, Zhao Quan, who had been sent flying, sprang up like a carp. His face contorted with rage, like a maddened lion. "Congratulations, you've opened the door to hell." He hadn't expected Chen Nan's strength to be so immense. However, in his view, being slapped away by Chen Nan was ultimately due to carelessness.
"Does hell have a door?" Chen Nan frowned, then shook his head. "I don't know if hell has a door. If it does, and if I were to go, King Yama would surely appear personally to welcome me."
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Everyone was utterly bewildered. King Yama personally welcoming him? What the hell! Was he that arrogant?
Li Xiang's young voice piped up, "Chen Daddy is an immortal. King Yama will definitely welcome him personally."
"Shut up!" Wang Mengqi's face was ashen. Any goodwill she had developed towards Chen Nan evaporated. She could grudgingly accept her son calling Chen Nan "Daddy," but she couldn't stand Chen Nan instilling notions of gods and ghosts in him. This would ruin his life.
"Mommy, I'm not lying," Li Xiang said nervously. "Chen Daddy is really not an ordinary person, and neither am I." He continued, "Do you know who I was in my past life? I was Nezha."
"Yes."
"I once caused trouble at sea."
"And I pulled out the dragon sinew of the Crown Prince of the East Sea!"
Wang Mengqi was furious. Her son was only eight years old, and Chen Nan was filling his head with such ideas. It was unforgivable.
"Damn it, you've watched too many myths!" Li Chen roared. "If you're Nezha, then I'm the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King. I don't believe I can't deal with you, you little brat!"
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"I'll send you to see King Yama right now!" Zhao Quan roared, grabbing a fire extinguisher beside him and advancing towards Chen Nan like a murderous god.
"Yes, kill him! Let him know the consequences of violating the Azure Dragon Club's rules," Li Chen egged him on excitedly. Merely crippling Chen Nan's limbs wouldn't satisfy his hatred; only killing Chen Nan would quell his rage.
When Zhao Quan was still five meters away, his figure instantly accelerated, like a leopard, swinging the fire extinguisher at Chen Nan. "Die for meβ" Before he could finish, his pupils constricted violently. He was shocked to find that Chen Nan had vanished before his eyes. This sent a chill down his spine.
The next second, Chen Nan appeared in front of him like a ghost.
"Not good!" Zhao Quan didn't understand why Chen Nan was so fast, but an ominous premonition arose in his heart. This man's strength was far more terrifying than he had imagined. Before he could react, Chen Nan's palm landed on his chest. It seemed like a soft, gentle palm, but as it struck him, he felt an overwhelming force erupt within his chest. The force surged into his body, wreaking havoc in his blood vessels.
*Poof!*
Zhao Quan felt like a kite with a broken string, arcing through the air before crashing heavily onto the ground. Upon landing, he vomited black, congealed blood. His face was flushed red, his eyes filled with terror, and he weakly stammered, "You... Who exactly are you? What did you do to me? Why can't I muster any strength... Wah..."
"Nothing much, just crippled your cultivation. That's all!" Chen Nan said casually, flicking the cigarette butt in his hand into an ashtray several meters away with unerring accuracy.
"What? You actually crippled a Grandmaster?" Li Chen shrieked. "Impossible, absolutely impossible. The number of Grandmasters in this world is so scarce, it's practically nonexistent. These are top-tier experts. How could you so easily cripple Manager Zhao's cultivation?" He found it hard to accept. After all, Grandmasters were considered invincible in this world.
"Chen, even if you crippled me, you're dead today!" Zhao Quan said, his face contorted with rage. "No one can assault someone in the Azure Dragon Club and walk away. No exceptions!" He then glared at Li Yao. "Manager Li, Chen Nan has seriously injured me. As the manager of the Azure Dragon Club, you can't just stand by and do nothing, can you?"
Li Yao looked troubled. He cherished his job, which provided him with a high income and social status. However, he didn't want to fall out with Chen Nan. Even if Chen Nan had violated the rules, he understood right from wrong! But thinking of Chen Nan's formidable strength, he felt no fear. He cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Chen, please forgive me!" After all, he wasn't a match for Chen Nan, so putting on a show was the least he could do.
Just then, a cold voice echoed from the entrance. "What's going on here?"
Everyone turned their gazes to the direction of the sound. Two burly figures strode in side by side. Both appeared to be around forty years old, with lean, upright physiques like sharp swords. Their eyes were deep, radiating a piercing cold light.
Seeing these two, Li Chen's eyes lit up. He recognized them as Zhang Qiancheng and Liu Baoqing, the head managers of the Azure Dragon Society, and the most powerful individuals within it. Their arrival filled him with excitement. He blurted out, "Manager Zhang, Manager Liu, you've arrived just in time!"
"This dog-like Chen Nan has ignored the rules of the Azure Dragon Club, not only injuring me but also crippling Manager Zhao's cultivation."
"You must teach him a lesson!"
"Let him know that the Azure Dragon Club is not a place he can run wild."
Zhang Qiancheng's eyes gleamed with a playful smile. "He's our boss's man. What's wrong with violating the club's rules?"