183: Chapter 183 The Demise of the Wang Family

Seeing Xiao Yuchen, that Golden Core Middle Stage man immediately came out to identify him.

But as soon as his words were finished, his body suddenly burst into flames on its own.

"Ah, Patriarch, save me!"

After saying just one sentence, that Golden Core Middle Stage man completely turned into a pile of white powder.

Throughout the whole process, Xiao Yuchen was chopping wood, and no one had even seen him make a move.

Seeing this scene, Patriarch Wang Jianye's pupils constricted. He was at the Nascent Soul Late Stage, yet even with his strength, he hadn't perceived how the person in front of him had made a move.

"Originally, I only wanted to give you a small lesson, but you didn't repent and actually tracked me down here. Since that's the case, all of you can stay here."

Xiao Yuchen stood up, his entire body enveloped in flames, as if a Fire God had descended to the mortal world.

Feeling the terror of the flames on Xiao Yuchen's body, Patriarch Wang Jianye retreated repeatedly, eventually landing on his backside on the ground.

"Senior, spare my life! We were just momentarily confused. We will leave right now, please let us go, Senior."

Without waiting for Xiao Yuchen's reply, Patriarch Wang Jianye took his men and fled.

When they had run nearly a thousand meters and realized Xiao Yuchen hadn't pursued them, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

But before they could even relax, the subordinates behind Patriarch Wang Jianye let out miserable screams, turning into piles of powder that fell to the ground.

Patriarch Wang Jianye was terrified out of his wits. This scene was truly too horrifying. Although many of his Family's experts had died, he had at least managed to keep his own life.

However, the next moment, he felt a sharp pain coming from his body, and a small flame appeared on him.

Patriarch Wang Jianye was startled and hurriedly mobilized all his Spiritual Qi to resist, but his Spiritual Qi defense was instantly pierced through, and the flame began to burn his skin bit by bit.

"Ah!"

The intense pain made Patriarch Wang Jianye roll on the ground incessantly, but no matter what he did, he couldn't extinguish the flames. The key was that these flames were not as strong as the ones on the others; they wouldn't kill him instantly, but they subjected him to endless suffering.

Feeling his life force draining away, Patriarch Wang Jianye let out a miserable scream and died completely, and a Nascent Soul flew out of his body in terror.

Just as it was about to escape into the distance, that wisp of flame instantly rose up and enveloped the Nascent Soul.

"No!"

Patriarch Wang Jianye only let out one scream before he completely vanished, his Nascent Soul refined into nothingness.

Since these people had seen his strength, Xiao Yuchen could not let them leave alive. Otherwise, these guys would definitely bring more helpers. Even if he wasn't afraid, the Wen Family father and daughter would be in danger.

Having dealt with these people, Xiao Yuchen released the Wen Family father and daughter from the taiji diagram and sent them to their respective rooms.

The reason he had knocked them out and put them into the taiji diagram was because he didn't want them to know his secrets.

After some time, both of them woke up one after another. Thinking of Xiao Yuchen knocking them out earlier, they seemed to have realized something and hurriedly went out to check.

However, when they saw Xiao Yuchen sitting in the courtyard, completely unharmed, they breathed a sigh of relief.

"Xiao Chen, what exactly was the method you mentioned? Why did you knock us out?" Wen Qing was puzzled.

"Naturally, it was to lure them away. I accidentally obtained a Spiritual Artifact; you should have seen it—it's the sword I used to kill the Gale Leopard.

With that sword, I can perform Sword Flight, and it's very difficult for them to catch up to me. So, I was confident in luring them away, and the facts are just as I imagined; those people have already been lured away."

Although Xiao Yuchen said this, Wen Qing was still a bit uneasy and hurriedly asked, "Is this true? I'm not dreaming, am I?"

"Of course it's true. Moreover, I just received news in town that the people who saved us earlier were very likely from the other two Great Families. Now, those two Great Families have united and annexed the Wang Family; the Wang Family no longer exists."

In fact, this was Xiao Yuchen's backup plan. With Patriarch Wang Jianye and many of the Family's core members deceased, the Wang Family no longer had any experts.

After killing those people, Xiao Yuchen snuck into the other two Great Families and passed the news of Patriarch Wang Jianye and the Wang Family's core members being killed to the heads of the other two Great Families.

Upon receiving the mysterious person's note, the two Family heads were shocked and immediately had people start an investigation. Very quickly, they found out what had happened previously.

Confirming that all of this was true, the two Great Families immediately took action and divided up all the Wang Family's assets. Wang Jiye and the rest of the Wang Family members were all driven out of Qingshan City.

Hearing this news, Wen Qing frowned slightly. Although Xiao Yuchen's words had no flaws, he just felt that something wasn't quite right. He vaguely felt that this matter was related to Xiao Yuchen.

The reason was simple: The Three Great Families had checked and balanced each other for so many years, and the three families had their own respective assets and had always minded their own business. How could an incident of two families cooperating to destroy one of the others happen?

Although he guessed this in his heart, Wen Qing didn't say it out loud on the spot. This was just his speculation; perhaps it really was a long-planned scheme by the two Great Families, and they had just been forced to get involved.

"Alright, regardless of anything else, this is good news for us. The Wang Family has been destroyed, so we don't need to flee. However, do not go out for these next two days; wait until I go to town to inquire about the news first."

Xiao Yuchen did not refute Wen Qing's suggestion. In any case, the danger was now resolved. If Wen Qing wanted to investigate, let him investigate. Regardless, with Wen Qing's ability, he wouldn't be able to trace it back to him at all.

In the afternoon, Wen Qing wore a bamboo hat, covering his face, and went to Qingshan Town. He first came to the Yongye Herb Shop. When the boss saw that Wen Qing was completely unharmed, he was also shocked and opened his mouth wide.

"Old Wen, you're okay? Did the Wang Family people not cause trouble for you?"

"I'm fine, I didn't encounter any Wang Family people. By the way, Boss, is the news about the Wang Family being divided up by the other two Great Families true?" Wen Qing asked.

"Hmm, it's true. I really don't know why the two Great Families suddenly made a move against the Wang Family. The Wang Family people have all been driven out of Qingshan City."

Hearing the boss's words, Wen Qing breathed a sigh of relief. The destruction of the Wang Family was definitely good news for him. Confirming that this matter was true, Wen Qing was about to leave when two officials wearing uniforms walked in from outside.

"Who is the boss here? Come out quickly to receive the City Lord's imperial decree."

Seeing that it was actually people from the City Lord's Mansion, the herb shop boss hurriedly went up to meet them and knelt directly in front of the two officials. The people inside the herb shop saw this and also knelt down one after another, including Wen Qing.

"The City Lord has an order: The Princess has recently fallen ill, and your herbs are needed for requisition. The City Lord's Mansion will requisition all herbs at double the market price. Additionally, the famous doctor who practices here must also accompany us."

Although this was an herb shop whose main business was selling herbs to the public, there was also a doctor practicing here. Moreover, Qingshan Town was named after Qingshan City and was the first town built by Qingshan City. It had a long history, and many well-known doctors practiced medicine and treated patients here.

"I respectfully obey the City Lord's decree. I will immediately bring the doctor from the back and close the herb shop."

Facing the City Lord's Mansion's order, the boss dared not resist. Moreover, since the City Lord's Mansion was purchasing their herbs at double the market price, they were not at a loss.