Tang Family members!
The crowd's gaze towards Ye Xiao was filled with surprise and suspicion.
This young man, he had come alone to trouble the Zhang Family!
Yet, upon recalling the scene that had just unfolded, the guests felt a shiver run down their spines.
Before they could fully comprehend what had happened, Ye Xiao had already struck and killed the two-meter-tall burly man!
"Back then, it was by the decree of the Su Family that we joined forces to expel the Tang Family from Jiangzhou City. You don't seek trouble with the Su Family, but come to trouble us—do you think the Zhang Family is made of mud?"
Zhang Huaizhong's face was grim.
Bullying the weak and fearing the strong was nothing new.
Amidst the guests' astonishment, a servant hurried in from outside the manor, calling out loudly.
"Master Huang has arrived! He presents a pair of jade ruyi as birthday gifts!"
The crowd had yet to recover from the incident with Ye Xiao when they heard this and trembled.
"Master Huang? The same Master Huang who reached the third level of Body Refinement before the age of thirty?!"
"Master Huang has actually come in person to celebrate? Our decision was indeed correct!"
Between astonishment and suspicion, the guests all showed smiles on their faces, and their eyes carried a touch of sympathy when they looked at Ye Xiao.
The strong man slain by Ye Xiao was just approaching the strength of a Martial Artist, but Master Huang was a genuine Martial Artist and had already reached the third level of Body Refinement!
Had Master Huang taken action instead of the strong man earlier, there would have been no need for such commotion to kill the target so easily!
"Hahaha! Old Master Zhang, it's been years since I've seen you, but you're still as hearty as ever!"
A hearty laugh rang out, and a man appeared at the entrance of the manor.
Dressed in a yellow robe, standing with his hands behind his back and a smile on his face, he strode forward leisurely.
As people turned towards the sound, they saw Master Huang moving at a seemingly slow pace, yet it was as though he was shrinking the ground underneath him. Covering a few hundred meters from the manor's entrance, he arrived near Zhang Huaizhong in just a few steps.
"Master Huang, your presence here is truly a rare occasion."
Zhang Huaizhong, no longer willing to waste words with Ye Xiao, greeted Master Huang with a smile.
The arrival of this individual had made him forget all the unpleasantness of just moments ago.
A Body Refinement third-level Martial Artist!
In Jiangzhou City, there were definitely not many who possessed such strength, and even fewer could achieve it at the young age of just over thirty like Master Huang.
His presence signified his recognition of the Zhang Family and told everyone present the tremendous potential of the Zhang Family!
"Hehe, with nothing much to do, I just heard that Old Master Zhang is celebrating his eightieth today, so I came to see how he is doing," said Master Huang with a light smile. He then noticed the broken tables and chairs in the manor and frowned slightly, "What happened here?"
"It's nothing serious, just a whippersnapper causing trouble," Zhang Huaizhong said with an offhand wave and a smile. "Seeing Master Huang today, you seem to have made progress in strength?"
Master Huang glanced at Ye Xiao, who stood with an indifferent expression behind the altar, "I've made some improvements, now stepping into the fourth level of Body Refinement."
"Hiss..."
All of the guests gasped in unison.
Having reached the fourth level of Body Refinement in his early thirties was considered an extraordinary talent in Jiangzhou City!
"Master Huang! This brat just claimed that all of us have to kneel and kowtow to that nonsensical altar to be allowed to leave. Seeing how overbearing he is, might you be interested in teaching him a lesson in how to behave?"
A guest suggested, disliking Ye Xiao's arrogance but not daring to speak out due to his strength. However, with Master Huang's arrival to celebrate the birthday, he now felt emboldened.
"What are you talking about? Who do you think Master Huang is?! A Martial Artist who has reached the fourth level of Body Refinement in his early thirties, who else could you find in Jiangzhou City besides Master Huang?!"
Another guest retorted, his words excessively flattering and sycophantic.
Hearing this, Master Huang smiled slightly, obviously pleased by the remarks, and his gaze involuntarily appraised Ye Xiao.
"Young man, do you know how a person can live a long life?"
A single sentence brought smiles to the faces of the guests.
"Master Huang is going to teach that arrogant whippersnapper a lesson."
"Oh? Then tell me, how should one live a long life?"
Ye Xiao, instead of being angry, chuckled with interest as he watched the haughtily standing Body Refinement Fourth Level Martial Artist.
"To live a long life, one must know when to advance or retreat, and understand what to hold on to or let go of!"
"Today is the old master's eightieth birthday, and I shouldn't stoop to your level, but you've come here to make trouble, which is really inappropriate."
"It's the old master's eightieth birthday, and I don't wish to take a life, so kneel down and kowtow three times to apologize to the old master, and I'll come to take your life tomorrow instead."
As Master Huang spoke, he walked to the edge of the banquet table, casually pointed his index finger, and tapped a tall wine glass.
Bang!
Under the surge of his powerful Qi Force, the entire wine glass almost instantaneously shattered into fragments!
"What a skillful display by Master Huang!"
The guests couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, eyes gleaming with longing.
The downfall of the Tang Family taught everyone in Huaxia a lesson: without strength, all the wealth amounted to empty talk.
Since then, a trend for practicing martial arts arose in Huaxia, with Martial Artists emerging in great numbers.
But to do as Master Huang did, breaking a tall wine glass into pieces with a casual flick of his finger, they had never witnessed before.
It was truly unimaginable what the consequences would be if that finger were to strike a human body.
"You are the first Body Refinement Fourth Level who dares speak to me this way," Ye Xiao laughed, yet his eyes grew a few shades colder.
"You are also the first in his twenties to speak to me like this," Master Huang added a few degrees of chilly smile to his face, swept a glance toward Zhang Huaizhong, and coldly smiled, "Old Master Zhang, it seems that I can't give you face today."
"Haha! Master Huang, you're too modest. You are a guest of honor at the Zhang Family, there's no reason for you to give me face."
Zhang Huaizhong laughed heartily.
He was just afraid Master Huang would really let Ye Xiao go, which would mean he'd lose all his face on his eightieth birthday.
At this moment, the entire estate fell eerily silent, with all the guests' attention converging on Master Huang.
Master Huang, who shattered the wine glass with a single finger, was about to make his move!
The next moment, all the onlookers saw only a blur before Master Huang already appeared in front of Ye Tian, his finger striking out!
Unlike just now, this time, everyone clearly saw everything.
Just as his finger was about to touch Ye Xiao's chest, suddenly a fair hand intercepted it, blocking its path.
Bang!
The dull sound was like two heavy objects colliding in one place, and the force of the impact blew away the tablecloth from a nearby banquet table, along with all the tableware on top of it.
"Is this the strike with which you intended to kill?"
Ye Xiao looked indifferent, glancing at Master Huang, whose eyes seemed about to pop out of their sockets, and spoke lightly.
"You..."
At that moment, Master Huang's face drastically changed, and within an instant, cold sweat had already started to seep from his forehead!
Ye Xiao had simply lifted his palm and easily blocked his full-force strike!
"Surprised? In your eyes, is someone at the mere Body Refinement Fourth Level invincible?"
Ye Xiao smiled faintly.
"That's not how you kill a person."
The next second, an overwhelming killing intent swept over Master Huang's entire body in an instant, as if it were tangible, enveloping him and making frost form on his body!
Ye Xiao at that moment resembled a ferocious beast that had emerged from ancient times. In his eyes, devoid of any hint of emotion, was a gaze that alone made Master Huang's legs tremble!