"Clatter..."
In just a few breaths, a large group of people swarmed in.
Each of these individuals possessed a majestic bearing, their auras as solid as an abyss, not to be underestimated.
The weakest among them were half-step Grandmasters.
The strongest, their auras even more potent than Tang Wentian's.
There were as many as three such presences!
Numerous experts arrived in succession, some speeding, some soaring, some flashing...
They exuded an aura akin to ten thousand horses silenced and a thousand armies charging, an unstoppable and unconquerable might that instilled fear even before they met.
This was the true strength of the inner clan Tang family!
"Surround Bai Zihe, don't let him escape!"
Tang Wentian, flanking from the rear, cut off Bai Zihe's retreat and simultaneously issued orders to the arriving reinforcements.
He advanced step by step towards Bai Zihe.
His face was as cold as frost, his eyes as deep and tranquil as water, revealing his inner fury.
The man in black robes, witnessing this scene,
had a glint of a smile in his exposed eyes.
He then quietly departed.
"Bai Zihe..."
Tang Wentian stopped ten Zhang away from Bai Zihe, his clouded eyes reflecting Bai Zihe's figure, constricting: "I said..."
"You dared to kill Tang Fei, and today will be your death!"
"Even if the Buddha were reborn, or Jesus descended, they could not save you!"
He spoke each word deliberately, clearly, filled with boundless resentment and fury.
The others who had emerged also saw Tang Fei's corpse, their faces changing drastically.
"How audacious!"
"To dare kill a member of the Tang family at our doorstep..."
"Bai Zihe, if you are not torn to shreds, your bones ground, and your body hung from the Tang family's gate for seven days and nights, it will not suffice to quell my hatred!"
The speaker was the Tang family's Grand Elder, Tang Moxuan.
He was also the most powerful presence among them!
At this moment,
his eyebrows and beard trembled, evident of his overwhelming rage.
"Bai Zihe deserves to die!"
"This scion dared to kill our Tang family's kin, his limbs must be severed, his head displayed, as a warning to all, to deter the world!"
"Kill—"
A group of people immediately surrounded him.
Bai Zihe met their gazes with cold eyes.
These people...
were strong, but he remained unfazed!
"You want my head..."
Bai Zihe's gaze swept over everyone, devoid of any fear: "Then come and take it!"
"I only fear that you..."
"Will not only fail to take my head, but will also meet your end here!"
His voice was remarkably clear.
But his tone was supremely arrogant!
"Swish!"
The many Tang family experts were instantly enraged, closing in from all directions, like a surging tide, a force sweeping across the world.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
"Crack, creak, creak!"
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
At this moment, a rumbling sound came from afar.
Everyone couldn't help but look up.
And gasp in unison.
On the horizon,
armored vehicles, filled with soldiers carrying rocket launchers, crushed everything in their path, sweeping forward.
Beside them were countless experts, their auras unleashed, like fierce tigers roaring at the sky, like gluttonous beasts devouring the sun, like phoenixes bathing in fire... truly a spectacle of immense power.
Among them, there were several figures Bai Zihe knew very well.
Minister of the War Department, Qian Yuanshan.
Grand Elder Dongfang Tuo!
Second Elder Xu Changsheng!
And so on.
Qian Yuanshan knew Bai Zihe too well.
Once he sets his mind on something...
not nine oxen, but even nine Ferraris, could not pull him back.
This was something he had witnessed with Elder Lu Wushuang.
Therefore,
when he heard that Bai Zihe intended to pursue Tang Fei for a thousand miles, he immediately rushed towards this location.
Fortunately, he arrived just in the nick of time.
This contingent...
might not match the individual strength of the Tang family's inner clan experts.
However, with their numbers and the immense destructive power of modern weaponry, even the Tang family would have to weigh the consequences of a confrontation.
If they provoked the War Department...
and a single tactical missile was fired at Tang Valley.
It was likely that everyone in the Tang family would be grateful for the rocket delivery.
Within moments,
the main force of the War Department arrived behind Bai Zihe.
Now, the situation was peculiar.
It was as if Bai Zihe and the War Department were surrounding Tang Wentian and the Tang family.
Or, as if Tang Wentian and the Tang family elite were surrounding Bai Zihe.
Qian Yuanshan surveyed everyone and spoke loudly, "Elder Tang Moxuan, Elder Tang Wentian, for my sake, please refrain from taking further action against Bai Zihe."
Tang Moxuan's face immediately turned extremely cold.
He scanned the War Department experts and soldiers present, his eyes almost dripping with fury.
"Bai Zihe killed a Tang family disciple at our doorstep..."
Tang Moxuan's gaze fell upon Qian Yuanshan, filled with anger and a questioning tone: "You ask me not to pursue him..."
"Does that mean my Tang family disciples deserve to die?"
As his words fell,
a chilling aura swept towards Qian Yuanshan, intending to assert dominance.
"Swish—"
Several elders, led by Dongfang Tuo, immediately blocked this aura for him.
Though strained, they managed to prevent him from being publicly humiliated.
"Grand Elder."
Qian Yuanshan, naturally aware of his intentions, looked considerably displeased, his voice deepening to an icy tone: "If you dare to lay a hand on Bai Zihe..."
"The Tang family, with its millennia of inheritance, might very well face annihilation today!"
Upon hearing this,
the Tang family members, far from showing any fear, instead scoffed.
"Our Tang family... annihilation?"
"Hahaha... what a monumental joke!"
"I'd like to know who has the audacity to make our Tang family cease to exist!"
"..."
Each one spoke with arrogance, defiance, or challenge.
There was no fear.
Qian Yuanshan seemed to have anticipated their reaction.
He smiled faintly and stepped forward.
Tang Moxuan's eyes narrowed, but he made no move.
Qian Yuanshan... a mere mid-level Grandmaster, he did not even consider him a threat.
Even if Qian Yuanshan launched a surprise attack, he doubted it would be enough to overcome him.
Therefore, he was welcome to come forth without any reservations.
A few seconds later,
Qian Yuanshan approached Tang Moxuan and whispered something in his ear.
Tang Moxuan's nonchalant expression instantly turned extremely serious.
The light in his eyes flickered,
as if he had just heard the most terrifying news in the world.
After speaking, Qian Yuanshan retreated on his own, then turned back, gazing at Tang Moxuan, and asked with a half-smile, "Elder Tang, what do you think..."
Tang Moxuan's face shifted between anger and concern.
His gaze occasionally fell upon Bai Zihe, clearly lost in thought.
After a moment, he took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Minister Qian, as long as Bai Zihe leaves the capital within a month, my Tang family promises not to harm him."
A month...
This was a considerable amount of time.
Qian Yuanshan immediately agreed, "Then it's settled!"
"Settled!"
At once,
Qian Yuanshan led Bai Zihe away from the vicinity of Tang Valley.
On the way, Bai Zihe suddenly stopped.
"What exactly did you say to the Tang family's Grand Elder just now?"