The people around him saw the expression on the young man’s face and immediately stepped forward with smiles, one following another.
They recognized Shen Wenhua and also knew that the first playboy of Yanjing was Shen Jiajia.
As Shen Wenhua’s subordinates, although they earned more than others, they also faced greater risk.
In the past, if they accidentally offended the trendsetters in front of Xiao Chao, their good days would be over!
Hearing the flattery from the people around, Shen Wenhua found it highly satisfactory and immediately smiled.
But in no time, he became furious and said, "But how could this young master be associated with my brother-in-law? What do you think?"
The servants immediately appeared confused.
At this moment, a servant suddenly noticed a black-clothed, black-haired young man, about eighteen years old, walking slowly up the mountain not far away.
The servant examined the young man closely a couple of times, then immediately took him as a savior, hurriedly pointed at him, and said to Shen Wenhua, "Master Wenhua, look over there... someone you might want to see."
"What nonsense are you talking about?!"
Shen Wenhua followed the servant’s pointing finger and naturally saw the young man right away.
Seeing how young the man was, Shen Wenhua immediately slapped the servant across the face, saying, "Are you blind? That young man can’t possibly match the kind of trouble worthy of our Shen family!"
"But... but Master Wenhua, weren’t you just looking for someone to handle something for your uncle? As long as they’re a person... can’t anyone do?" the servant retorted pitifully.
Shen Wenhua, finding some reasoning in the servant’s words, waved his hand and led his subordinates directly to block the young man’s path.
"Boy, do you know where you are? Walking around so carelessly?"
With a smug expression, Shen Wenhua glared at the young man and sneered, "Hey, what are you here for?"
The young man’s faint response carried no energy, yet his steps did not falter in the slightest.
"What? To kill? This boy is insane!"
Upon hearing the young man’s words, Shen Wenhua burst out laughing.
Did this boy know where he was?
This was Hu Yi Villa, the fortress of the War God Shen family!
Who would dare utter the words "kill" here?
He must either be insane or impossibly foolish!
However, Shen Wenhua was contemplating capturing this person as a means to pass along a task to his brother-in-law. Thus, he waved his hand and motioned for his men to surround the young man.
"Boy! No need to rush! Since you claim you’re here to kill, tell me who your target is!" Shen Wenhua said with a laugh.
"Zhou Fuhai, Zhou Li, Zhou Qi."
The young man’s voice was flat and emotionless.
"Zhou Ren? Zhou Li? Zhou Qi?"
Hearing the young man’s words, Shen Wenhua furrowed his brow.
He didn’t know who Zhou Fuhai or Zhou Li were, but Zhou Qi he recognized—it was none other than his brother-in-law’s name!
Coming to Shen Congwen’s Hu Yi Villa, to kill his brother-in-law?
What a ridiculous joke!
Shen Wenhua immediately mocked him, saying, "What a fool! You came to this place to get yourself killed. Tie him up and send him to my brother-in-law."
With that, Shen Wenhua turned and started to leave, no longer paying any attention to the young man.
But just as he turned, a sudden "bang, bang, bang" echoed behind him. When he glanced back, his brows immediately knitted tightly together.
The young man was still standing there unscathed. However, his subordinates were all sprawled on the ground one after another, foaming at the mouth. The sight was incredibly eerie!
Despite his temperament, Shen Wenhua was still a member of the Shen family. He frowned and coldly demanded, "Are you a cultivator? Who exactly are you?"
"Yang Tian," the young man said faintly.
The black-clothed, black-haired young man was none other than Yang Tian, hailing from the Zhou family.
After obtaining Zhou Fuyang’s bloodline, Yang Tian had secretly traced it and learned that his targets were in Chenyang, which led him here.
Who would have thought he’d encounter the tiger-winged rat right away?
Shen Wenhua, what a fool!
To Shen Wenhua’s attitude, Yang Tian could only silently scoff at this imbecile!
But ultimately, Shen Wenhua was still a member of the War God Shen family. And more importantly, just as Yang Tian was about to make his move, Shen Wenhua had already been struck by Yang Tian and tumbled inside the gates.
The Shen family was a clan where Chenn Li and her brother Shen Guo had a close relationship, though their interactions were superficial.
Thus, Shen Wenhua, a cousin, had always hovered around as a childhood companion to Chenn Li!
Seeing her cousin collapse through the door and faint outright, Chenn Li immediately shifted her sharp attention to the intruder entering Hu Yi Villa—Yang Tian. Without saying a word, she charged directly at him with a splitting-handed technique.
Seeing Chenn Li’s attack, Yang Tian raised his brows.
But since Chenn Li was a woman, Yang Tian didn’t retaliate as he had with Shen Wenhua. Instead, he raised a single hand, releasing a flickering black light that quickly neutralized her assault.
"Innate? Martial King?"
Finding her strike blocked by black energy, Chenn Li took a few steps back, her face cold as she snorted, "Who are you? And why would you harm my cousin?"
As she spoke, Chenn Li subdued her aggressive momentum as well.
A faint golden energy shimmered periodically across her skin, exuding an overwhelming aura. She seemed ready to achieve the Innate stage!
However, Yang Tian showed no interest in her provocations. His gaze bypassed her entirely, landing on a man hiding behind a column. "Zhou Fuhai... nearly seventy. Zhou Li, only twenty. And you, are you Zhou Qi?"
Hearing Yang Tian call out her husband’s name, Chenn Li frowned slightly and turned toward the man.
Pointing his finger at Yang Tian, Zhou Qi stammered, appealing to her, "Chenn Li, he... he’s here to kill me."
"Don’t call me Chenn Li! What have you done to provoke an Innate Martial King to try to kill you?" she snapped at him, her tone laced with irritation.
As Zhou Qi’s wife, Chenn Li held an unshakable disdain for him!
As the eldest daughter of the Shen family, she was a formidable and unyielding figure. Her criteria for selecting a husband had always been to find a man stronger than herself!
But Zhou Qi? He was physically frail, lacking even the strength to truss a chicken. His personality was equally fragile and cowardly!
If not for her father and brother Shen Guo personally greenlighting and appointing the marriage, she would never have agreed.
Even after their marriage, Chenn Li had always kept her distance from Zhou Qi, using the excuse that her body hadn’t reached the Innate stage as a barrier.
So the two carried the title of husband and wife, but not the reality!
Hearing Zhou Qi’s words now, Chenn Li was naturally furious!
It was clear—whatever the animosity between Zhou Qi and Yang Tian, her cousin Shen Wenhua had been injured because Zhou Qi provoked Yang Tian!
Knowing the tension between them, Zhou Qi immediately tried to justify himself. "Chenn Li, this... this is the man who stripped your brother of his War God title and forced him into retreat! My Zhou family members merely wanted to seek justice for your brother, and that provoked him! He’s already gone to my Zhou family to kill my second uncle. Now he’s here not just to kill me but, most importantly, to target your brother!"
"Stripped my brother of his War God title?"
Chenn Li furrowed her brows as she listened to Zhou Qi. Her gaze shifted to Yang Tian, and she blurted, "You... are Yang Tian?"
"Correct," Yang Tian said calmly.
Hearing Yang Tian’s admission, Chenn Li’s eyes flickered with a flash of anger.
As Shen Guo’s sister, she naturally intended to settle this score with Yang Tian.
Moreover, Zhou Qi, following Zhou Fuhai’s orders, had long been feeding Chenn Li venomous tales of Yang Tian’s supposed ambitions to fuel her resentment.