Chapter 9: Speak Nicely

The entire venue fell into silence, so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.

The Liu and Ouyang families were done for, all because of Ye Chen.

Initially, they thought Ye Chen was just arrogant. But at this moment, as they looked at the bodies of all the Spirit Martial experts from the Liu and Ouyang families, who dared to still think of Ye Chen as just arrogant?

To destroy two families so effortlessly, as if he hadn't even exerted his full strength.

His limit of strength, who knew how high it was.

Once a nobody, now he was astounding everyone.

"How could this happen, how could this happen..."

Ouyang Qian looked at her father's demise, the destruction of the Liu family, and she was starting to become incoherent.

The Ye Chen she once considered a waste, how could he be so terrifying?

Killing Liu Qing, annihilating the Liu family, and the Ouyang family also couldn't escape the calamity.

Her engagement banquet shouldn't have turned out like this.

"You decide your own fate." At this moment, Ye Chen looked at Ouyang Qian, his voice calm.

But Ouyang Qian trembled all over.

"You, you want to kill me?" Ouyang Qian looked at Ye Chen with madness in her eyes.

"Don't force me to take action." Ye Chen responded.

"Ye Chen, you've killed so many people, and you even killed the third prince's guards. There's no place for you in the Xuantian Empire anymore. You will die miserably." Ouyang Qian snarled.

"Miserably?" Ye Chen furrowed his brows slightly. Indeed, wasn't the previous owner of this body, didn't he die miserably?

He walked towards Ouyang Qian, who retreated in fear, but her speed couldn't match Ye Chen's.

Smack!

With a light sound, Ye Chen raised his hand and delivered a slap, directly causing Ouyang Qian to spit out blood.

"Can't you speak nicely? Given your current situation, do you still have the right to say that I'll die miserably?" Ye Chen looked at Ouyang Qian, his face devoid of any emotion.

"You..."

Smack!

Without warning, Ye Chen slapped Ouyang Qian again.

"I didn't want to lay a hand on you, because you're not worth it. But this slap is for his trust in you."

Smack!

Another slap resounded, like thunder in the silent venue.

"This slap is for your betrayal to him."

Ye Chen's expression gradually turned icy, as if at this moment, he was Ye Chen himself, not Ye Wuji.

Smack!

The light sound echoed, resounding like thunder.

"This slap is for the entire Ye family."

Ouyang Qian was left in disarray, blood spilling from the corner of her mouth, looking extremely disheveled. But her expression had returned to normal, no longer crazed or sinister.

"Ye Chen, are you really going to exterminate us?" Ouyang Qian looked at Ye Chen, unable to hold back anymore. She didn't want to die.

"Exterminate you?" Ye Chen chuckled. The ones who truly exterminated were not him, but the Ouyang and Liu families, including her, Ouyang Qian.

The real Ye Chen had died three days ago. If it weren't for his soul attaching to Ye Wuji's body, today's fate of the Liu and Ouyang families would be the fate of the Ye family.

Had Ouyang Qian ever shown mercy? Not to exterminate?

Would her Ouyang family and the Liu family not exterminate?

"When you joined forces with the Liu family, did you ever think about sparing me? Sparing the Ye family?" Ye Chen stared at Ouyang Qian. "Go ahead, don't lose your last shred of dignity."

"Ye Chen, don't you remember our past affection? Have you forgotten our history? After all, I was once your fiancée." Ouyang Qian's mouth twitched, still hoping for mercy.

Fiancée?

Perhaps the former Ouyang Qian was indeed Ye Chen's fiancée.

The Ouyang family had only sought some resources from the Ye family.

But everything changed with the appearance of Liu Qing.

They wanted to completely destroy the Ye family.

When the Ouyang family laid hands on him, Ye Chen's heart was filled only with hatred.

"It's precisely because of our past affection that I don't want to take action. I'll give you a dignified death." Ye Chen said. The former owner of this body had indeed loved Ouyang Qian deeply.

So, he was willing to give her the opportunity to end it on her own terms.

"Ye Chen, are you really this heartless? Have you completely forgotten our past?" Ouyang Qian pleaded again.

"It seems you've given up your last chance."

With a flick of his arm, Ye Chen's long sword whistled out, piercing directly through Ouyang Qian's heart.

Hiss!

This scene once again left the surrounding bystanders gasping in shock, staring at Ye Chen in horror.

Ruthless and decisive.

Facing his former fiancée, he killed without hesitation, showing no regard for past affections.

Of course, no one blamed Ye Chen.

After all, Ouyang Qian had betrayed once again.

Even the former Ye Chen died under Ouyang Qian's conspiracy.

Between them, there was no love, only hatred.

It's over.

This hatred ended at this moment.

Ye Chen jumped off the platform and said to Ye Feng, "Father, I'll leave the rest to you."

As the lord of the Liu family and one of the two major aristocratic families, the Ouyang family's resources were substantial. How could the Ye family let them off?

"You little brat, wait for me. I still have questions to ask you." After instructing a few of the Ye family's Lingwu, Ye Feng followed suit.

Ye Chen seemed reborn, with too many questions in mind.

As Ye Chen and Ye Feng left, the others breathed a sigh of relief.

At least that madman didn't cause trouble for them.

The Liu and Ouyang families in Tianyou City were considered destroyed, all because of Ye Chen.

But nobody cared about that.

What they cared about was why Ye Chen suddenly became so prominent, and also, how the Third Prince would react to Liu Qing's death. He shouldn't let Ye Chen's provocation go unpunished.

"The Ye family will be the top force in Tianyou City."

"But the Liu family is a branch of the royal family, and Liu Qing was the Third Prince's attendant. Will the Third Prince spare Ye Chen? Spare the Ye family? I'm afraid even the Ye family in the Imperial City will be affected."

"Yeah, he's powerful, but he's too arrogant. The Third Prince and the royal family are not to be trifled with."

...

Ye Family Mansion.

In the main hall, only Ye Feng and Ye Chen were present.

"You little brat, no wonder three days ago you were so confident, daring to keep the Liu and Ouyang families waiting. At that time, you were only at the third level of Lingwu, right? You hid it from me for so long." Ye Feng looked at Ye Chen, his eyes shining with pride. His child was so outstanding, naturally, he was happy.

"Come clean, did you encounter some stroke of luck?" Ye Feng asked.

As Ye Chen's father, Ye Feng naturally knew Ye Chen very well.

His talent was mediocre, but his strength suddenly surged. He couldn't believe there was no stroke of luck involved.

"I guess you could say that," Ye Chen responded. His rebirth as Ye Wuji should count as a stroke of luck, right?

"Good." Ye Feng clapped his hands in approval.

He didn't ask for details. Fortunes come and go, but as long as his son could make something of himself, he was happy.

"Father, who placed the seal in your body?" Ye Chen suddenly asked.

Ye Feng's expression changed slightly, and he stood up abruptly, looking at Ye Chen in disbelief. "You, you can see the seal inside my body?"