The crowd around them also pointed and murmured about Jing Yan. In their eyes, Jing Yan was definitely doomed.
Who didn’t know that Donglin City was under the Jing family’s control?
Who would dare to meddle in the Jing family’s affairs? Wouldn’t that be a death wish?
Moreover, this young master Jing Xi was from the direct lineage of the Jing family’s direct line, his father and grandfather held high positions of power inside the Jing family.
There had been people in the past who didn’t believe in rumors and had offended young master Jing Xi, but what was the outcome? Those people’s fate was to vanish without a trace.
"This person looks quite young."
"People say a calf is not afraid of tigers when it’s newly born, not without reason. But offending the Jing family, he’s going to take a big tumble."
"Take a big tumble? Ha, it’s not just about taking a big tumble, he’s going to lose his life."
"Everyone wants to play the hero saving the beauty, but it depends on whether they have the power to do so."
"Eh? Look, this young man seems quite calm. Doesn’t he have any fear at all, or could it be that this young man is quite strong? Could he be an Innate Martial Artist?"
"Even if he is an Innate Martial Artist, so what? The Jing family has a handful of Innate realm Martial Artists, and it’s said that they even have three or four Dao Spirit realm Martial Artists!"
The voices of the crowd were very soft, as if they too feared that speaking out would bring disaster upon themselves.
"Are you really Jing Xi’s followers?" Jing Yan’s expression grew even darker.
This ruffian could mention Jing Xi’s name outright, saying he had no connection with Jing Xi was obviously not likely. Why didn’t this ruffian claim to be a follower of another Jing family member but specifically said he was Jing Xi’s?
The younger generation of young masters in the Jing family was definitely not small in number.
At this point, Jing Yan began to believe that these people truly were Jing Xi’s followers.
Had Jing Xi truly fallen to this level?
Jing Yan naturally knew Jing Xi, as he was a direct descendant of the Jing family. Jing Yan remembered that Jing Xi’s Martial Arts talent was not bad. Originally, when the Holy Spirit Potion was taken out by Jing Yan, Jing Xi was among the first batch to step into the Innate realm with the help of the Holy Spirit Potion.
"Haha, being scared now is too late! Grandpa here is going to kill you today, you meddling brat!" The ruffian cursed loudly and swung his longsword towards Jing Yan.
Jing Yan steadied his breath, and his oppressive aura burst forth.
That pressure, heavy as a mountain, fiercely struck the ruffian. The ruffian’s body jerked violently, and then he stood rooted to the spot.
His eyes stared deathly at Jing Yan, filled with shock and horror.
Immediately after, blood flowed from his seven orifices.
The oppressive aura released by Jing Yan, how terrifying was it? Even Martial Artists in the Daoist Master Realm and the Dao Spirit Realm might not be able to withstand it head-on, let alone a mere Postnatal realm Martial Artist.
Merely this oppressive aura turned the ruffian’s insides into liquid.
"Weren’t they supposed to kill that young man? Why has he stopped moving?"
"Ah... look, there’s blood in his eyes, and his mouth is bleeding too!" The crowd watching, startled by the ruffian’s condition, gasped in shock.
"Third brother? Third brother, what’s wrong with you?" The other ruffians, unaware of what had happened, waited for a moment to see their third brother holding a longsword still as a statue, no longer speaking, and found it very strange.
The ruffian called ’Third Brother’ then heavily collapsed to the ground. Clearly, he was dead beyond doubt.
Seeing this scene, the other ruffians suddenly realized the dread they felt was uncontrollable.
They were not fools, they could see that this meddlesome young man had terrifying strength. They didn’t even see him move, and their third brother was dead.
"You... you killed Third Brother?" Another ruffian, lips trembling, face pale with fear, stuttered.
"Do you realize what you’ve done?"
"No matter what, you can’t escape now. Even if you run out of Donglin City, you will surely be killed. You don’t know the power of the Jing family! There’s no place left in the world for you to stand!"
The remaining ruffians stared at Jing Yan.
"Whether I will be killed or not is not yet certain. However, one thing I can assure you, that is, soon you will all be dead," Jing Yan said coldly.
These ruffians’ actions had crossed Jing Yan’s line. They all deserved to die; leaving them alive was only a disaster!
"Quick, go and notify young master Jing Xi!"
Knowing they were no match for Jing Yan, the ruffians turned to flee upon hearing his words.
But then, they realized that their bodies were not responding. No matter how much force they exerted, they could not even take a step or turn around. It was as if they had been bound by something.
"What... what have you done to us?" The ruffians looked at Jing Yan with terror.
"Die!" Jing Yan uttered softly.
The ruffians silently fell down dead.
Self-inflicted, not worthy of living, that was the fate of these people.
The surrounding crowd grew silent, staring at Jing Yan with stunned expressions.
Among them, there were not a few Martial Artists. However, even those Martial Artists couldn’t understand how those ruffians had died. To say Jing Yan was strong, being an Innate realm Martial Artist, meant those ruffians were no match for him. However, Jing Yan had not even lifted a finger, and yet they had all died inexplicably.
People fear the unknown the most. If Jing Yan had acted and killed the ruffians himself, they might have been shocked, but they definitely wouldn’t look at Jing Yan as if seeing a ghost.
Of course, their complete inability to understand the cause of the ruffians’ deaths was also because the oppressive aura and intent to kill released by Jing Yan were extremely concentrated and targeted specifically at those ruffians. The crowd, including the harassed grandfather and granddaughter, didn’t feel anything at all.
"Old man, young lady, are you all right?" Jing Yan slightly collected his thoughts and his killing intent before turning with a smile and asked the pair of grandfather and granddaughter.
The elder was also stunned, and hearing Jing Yan speak made his body shake violently again.
But the young lady was somewhat calmer.
"Thank you, benefactor, for saving our lives." The young lady deeply bowed to Jing Yan.