Long Teng was rendered speechless by Long Qinglian's verbal onslaught, which in turn fueled his embarrassment and rage.
He stared at Long Qinglian with cold eyes and said indifferently, "Long Qinglian, no matter how eloquently you speak, you cannot change the fact that you brought outsiders to deal with the Long family."
"Our affair is, after all, a family matter."
"But you brought outsiders..."
"You are a sinner to the entire Long family."
Having said this.
Long Teng shifted slightly and roared, "Where are the Long family guards?"
*Clang!*
A large group of people immediately rushed out from behind Long Teng, dense and numbering over a hundred.
Every single one of them.
Walked with an imposing air, their auras as profound and solid as an abyss.
All were top-tier experts!
"Present!"
All of them responded to Long Teng with clasped fists.
Their unified voices mingled like the roar of the Thunder God in the sky, echoing throughout the entire Long family courtyard, making one's ears numb.
A cold arc curved on Long Teng's lips. "Seize the traitor Long Qinglian!"
"Yes!"
All of them immediately strode towards Long Qinglian.
The footsteps of over a hundred experts merged into a sound like ten thousand horses galloping, their momentum terrifying, enough to make one's color drain upon hearing it.
It was truly earth-shattering!
A flicker of panic crossed Long Qinglian's eyes, but it quickly subsided.
In the past...
Any one of these experts would have been a handful for her.
But now...
With Bai Zihuo present, what was there to fear?
Just as she expected.
The next moment.
A sharp whistling sound echoed from behind her.
Simultaneously, streaks of golden light like falling meteors plunged into the crowd, exquisitely beautiful, yet lethally potent.
Each golden streak of light effortlessly claimed the life of an expert.
Over a hundred experts.
In a mere three minutes.
All lay on the ground, drawing more breaths than they exhaled.
They were all dead, not a single one left!
Let alone Long Teng being stunned.
Even Long Qinglian was astonished!
She knew Bai Zihuo was powerful.
But she didn't know he was this outrageously powerful!
These experts.
She recognized many of them.
The weakest were Innate Martial Masters, and the strongest were High-grade Innate Martial Masters.
But before Bai Zihuo...
They were like collapsing walls and broken dogs, utterly incapable of resistance.
Bai Zihuo killed them as easily as slaughtering pigs and dogs, with no difficulty at all.
Most importantly.
Bai Zihuo was also carrying Long Fei with one hand.
Meaning...
He had taken down all these hundred-plus experts with one hand.
Terrifying indeed!
A hundred emotions flickered in Long Qinglian's eyes.
Surprise, shock, dumbfoundedness, disbelief, incredulity...
But most of all, relief.
Relief that she hadn't become his enemy, relief that she was his companion.
Long Teng's face completely darkened.
Those golden needles just now...
If even one had landed on Long Fei, he would have said goodbye to his beloved son forever.
"I don't like fighting."
Bai Zihuo's cold gaze fixed on Long Teng, and he spoke indifferently.
"My purpose for coming here was not to fight."
"I came here..."
Saying this, Bai Zihuo shook Long Fei in his hand. "Only to trade his dog life for a key."
"You know what key."
Bai Zihuo's voice was cold, which displeased Long Teng greatly.
However, with his son in Bai Zihuo's grasp, no matter how displeased he was, Long Teng dared not act out.
"I know."
Long Teng responded coldly, then produced a key, identical to the two in Bai Zihuo's hand. "I can give you the key, but you must guarantee my son's safety."
Bai Zihuo released Long Fei's acupoints.
Long Fei instantly woke up.
Seeing his father before him, tears and urine erupted simultaneously. "Father, save me!"
"Save me!"
"I don't want to die, I don't want to die..."
Long Teng's heart ached terribly. He immediately said to Bai Zihuo, "Come, let's exchange."
To show his sincerity.
He tossed the key over first.
Bai Zihuo, without suspicion, tossed Long Fei over as well.
But after catching the key...
In an instant, Bai Zihuo's expression changed.
He channeled his internal energy into the key and felt no elemental power emanating from it.
This key was fake!
"You dare to trick me?"
Bai Zihuo's cold eyes narrowed, chilling the air.
"Hahahaha—"
Long Teng burst into laughter, his laughter exceptionally rampant!
"Bai Zihuo."
"You are truly foolish to an extreme."
"Did you really think I would give you the key?"
Saying this.
Long Teng produced another key and dangled it in his hand. "The real key is here!"
"How about that, aren't you furious?"
"To discover this now..."
"It's too late!"
"Hahaha—"
Bai Zihuo was indeed furious.
In all his years, this was the first time he had been deceived.
He was about to make a move.
But at that moment.
An extremely terrifying aura emanated from behind.
It was the Long family's Grand Ancestor, who had emerged from seclusion and led people to surround Bai Zihuo, Long Qinglian, and the others to the point where not a single drop of water could leak through!
Let alone people.
Even a mosquito flying out would have to endure three forceful slaps first!
The Long family's Ancestor walked forward step by step.
With each step, he landed on a peculiar node, causing his imposing aura to surge. Within just three to five steps, he was as towering as a mountain and as profound as an abyss.
He stopped three Zhang away from Bai Zihuo, standing tall and proud.
"I am Long Xiaotian."
"Renowned for many years, ranked among the top ten powerhouses in Jiangdong Province."
"I do not wish to fight with a junior like you."
"Kneel before me yourself, and kowtow forty-nine times to each of the Long family members, and I might..."
Before he could finish speaking, Bai Zihuo interrupted him with a mocking laugh.
"Old man, your time is short. Every word you speak is one less word you have."
Bai Zihuo stared directly at Long Xiaotian, a hint of disdain in his eyes. "If you want to fight, fight. Why so much nonsense?"
"Presumptuous!"
Long Xiaotian, considering himself a Grandmaster and above everyone else.
Was utterly offended by Bai Zihuo's audacity, his face turning ashen. "You are impetuous. You shall be struck thirty times on the mouth, as a form of punishment!"
As the words fell.
He leaped into the air, like an eagle soaring in the ninth heaven, a roc spreading its wings.
Just this aura...
Was enough to make countless people tremble.
A cold smile appeared on Long Teng's face.
Once the Old Ancestor made a move...
Bai Zihuo would be crying!
Long Fei, having recovered, also showed excitement.
His day had been too bitter.
His acupoints sealed by Bai Zihuo, without food or drink, and constantly fearing he might be killed on the spot...
This torment and suffering were utterly inhuman!
At this moment.
Each member of the Long family stared intently at Bai Zihuo, eagerly awaiting the moment he would be beaten.
Seeing Long Xiaotian attack, Bai Zihuo showed no anger.
But just as Long Xiaotian's large hand was about to strike him, he suddenly leaned back, narrowly evading the blow at the last possible moment.
Long Teng and the other Long family members, though they saw Bai Zihuo evade,
Felt that his evasion was extremely precarious. If he had been unlucky just now, he might have been crushed into a pulp by the Old Ancestor's palm!
They became extremely excited.
The next two moves were similar.
Long Xiaotian attacked fiercely, and Bai Zihuo narrowly dodged, being on the defensive throughout.
Long Teng could not help but burst into wild laughter.
"Bai Zihuo, weren't you incredibly arrogant?"
"Why are you so pathetic in front of the Old Ancestor?"
"I see you are nothing special!"
"Hahaha—"
However.
Before his laughter could subside.
Bai Zihuo's cold voice instantly echoed throughout the entire venue.
"I, Bai Zihuo, do not enjoy fighting and generally let others have three moves."
"Now that three moves have passed..."
"It's my turn!"