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In a luxurious restaurant in Tianqing County, Chen Yuan, Li Wei, and two others were eating heartily, their mouths greasy with oil.

Chen Yuan's fearsome reputation has spread throughout the entire Tianqing County.

Even though he was a human cultivator, no one dared to scold or look down on him anymore.

However, when the deep sound came from the Kang family's spaceship in the sky, everyone in the restaurant listened intently.

Many more people looked up at the sky from their windows.

When people saw three figures jump off the spaceship, they all gasped in surprise.

"This is bad, the Kang family is coming this way."

"That voice said earlier that Chen Yuan killed a young man named Kang Tianzhen!"

"Hiss, they're going to cause trouble for Chen Yuan!"

……

As many people talked, they all looked at Chen Yuan, who was still engrossed in eating, and couldn't help but click their tongues in amazement!

They really have a big heart.

Some people were already looking at the dead with expressions of disbelief.

I think Chen Yuan is definitely doomed this time.

Even the Chen family couldn't protect him against a powerful family of the prefectural level from the capital.

"Young Master Chen, why aren't you leaving yet? The Kang family is coming to cause you trouble."

The waiter from the restaurant walked over to Chen Yuan's side and spoke in a low voice.

He was afraid that the other party would start a fight in the restaurant and demolish it.

"We haven't finished eating yet."

Chen Yuan smiled, showing no sign of panic.

The waiter shook his head helplessly, turned and left without saying another word.

Since the other party was courting death, there was nothing he could do.

Not long after, a middle-aged man and two young men walked into the restaurant.

They glanced around the room, then went straight to Chen Yuan's side.

The three men were burly, dressed in leather armor, each with a single horn on their forehead, and their eyes were arrogant.

"You're Chen Yuan?"

One of the middle-aged men looked down at Chen Yuan and asked coldly.

Chen Yuan nodded slightly and continued to eat his meal.

He even took out a pork knuckle and was gnawing on it, eating with great relish.

The middle-aged man frowned, his eyes revealing displeasure.

He saw not a trace of fear or cowardice in the eyes of this lowly human.

It seemed that in his eyes, he was not even as good as the shiny pork knuckle in his hand.

Normally, he would definitely slap the other person twice to show the power and prestige of the Kang family.

However, remembering that it was the patriarch who had sent him to deliver a message, he held back, gave a cold snort, and said:

"I, the head of the Kang family, order you to go to our spaceship tonight, bringing with you the Heavenly Grade Pills and the Saint Grade Pills you obtained, to apologize!"

He paused for a moment, then added, "Besides the Heavenly Grade and Saint Grade pills, you'd better prepare some extra resources. If you're sincere enough, the matter of you killing Kang Tianzhen of our family might be forgiven, since it was a fair competition witnessed by Lord Song. But if you're not sincere enough, hehe, then..."

The middle-aged man's eyes were filled with cruelty as he reached out and made a slashing motion across his own neck.

These words shocked everyone in the restaurant!

They then remembered that Chen Yuan had casually taken out a large handful of top-grade pills, including a few saint-grade pills.

Some human cultivators showed sadness in their eyes. In their minds, Chen Yuan would definitely have to bring the pills to apologize, otherwise the consequences would be hard to predict.

"Do you... understand?"

Seeing that Chen Yuan did not answer him, the middle-aged man from the Kang family asked coldly, his expression already showing some impatience.

Never before had any human dared to disregard him so blatantly.

"Understood."

Chen Yuan nodded, placed the pork bone on the table, wiped his hands, looked at the middle-aged man from the Kang family, and asked calmly, "Is there anything else?"

The middle-aged man in the Kang family frowned.

However, he figured Chen Yuan wouldn't dare not go!

"Hmph, remember what I said, or you'll face the consequences!"

The middle-aged man from the Kang family snorted coldly and turned to leave.

Everyone in the restaurant wore a mocking expression.

"Tsk tsk, now that the Kang family has their eye on him, he's dead meat!"

"Yes, I'm afraid I'll have to obediently go and apologize tonight."

"It's a pity that those top-grade and holy-grade pills will become the Kang family's possessions."

"Among the families from the prefectural city, there must be others who covet it. Why haven't the others stepped forward?"

"Hey, you guys didn't know this, did you?"

"I heard that the Kang family head organized the gathering, bringing together the heads of the other families, and then had Chen Yuan personally deliver the Heaven-grade and Saint-grade pills to them, so they could distribute them among themselves."

"Hiss, so that's how it is!"

"That's right, this way, those families won't have to fight each other for the pills."

……

The people in the restaurant were talking about it.

Some even knew about the Kang family's scheme.

Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly realized what was going on.

Chen Yuan acted as if he hadn't heard.

He glanced at Little Nuomi, whose belly was bulging from eating, and smiled, "Are you all full? If you're full, we'll head back now."

Little Nuomi nodded, patted her little tummy, and said contentedly, "I'm so full."

Chen Yuan smiled and patted her head, then got up to pay the bill, and the group left the restaurant.

After Chen Yuan and his two companions left, the restaurant became lively again.

However, the conversation still revolved around Chen Yuan's decision to go to the Kang family's spaceship to apologize tonight.

……

Night falls, and the red moon hangs high in the sky!

The deck of the Kang family's spaceship was brightly lit and bustling with activity!

The deck was large, like an open-air plaza, with more than a dozen tables set up.

Each table was surrounded by many figures, all of whom were high-ranking members of prominent families in the prefecture.

Among them are the families behind the students whom Chen Yuan once defeated at the Aristocratic Clan Conference.

Such as the Tianying family, the Wangdongling family, and so on!

At this moment, Kang Changqing, the head of the Kang family, sat in the head seat, his face dignified and his aura overwhelming.

He glanced at the other patriarchs of the various noble families around him and smiled slightly:

"Gentlemen, we have come here from the prefectural city with a common goal: to win the position of prefect."

"As for the position of prefect, it depends on each person's ability."

"Of course, besides these, there are also Heaven-grade pills and Saint-grade pills."

"To avoid a dispute from the start, we invited the parties involved directly."

"Under our power, we'll force him to hand over the pills first."

"Also, let him tell us where he obtained these pills."

Upon hearing this, all the patriarchs of the aristocratic families nodded in agreement, offering no objections.

"Alright, since everyone agrees, let's eat and drink well and wait for that kid to bring the pills."

Kang Changqing smiled, the single horn between his eyebrows shining brightly in the moonlight!

The scene immediately became lively, with everyone toasting and drinking to their hearts' content.

As time went by, everyone began to feel that something was wrong, and the other family heads couldn't help but look at Kang Changqing.

Kang Tianzhen frowned and looked at the middle-aged man to the side.

The middle-aged man was the Kang family's butler, named Kang Fu.

"Why hasn't that little beast come yet?"

Kang Changqing frowned, his tone quite displeased.

Kang Fu frowned slightly. "Patriarch, don't be anxious. It should be soon. Just wait a little longer."

After a pause, Kang Fu continued, "That little beast definitely knows that the heads of many powerful families are here. He'll probably have to go back and prepare lavish gifts; otherwise, how can he appease our anger?"

Kang Changqing snorted and agreed, thinking that preparing too many gifts would only delay things.

But he was still cursing in his heart.

That damned little beast, couldn't he have prepared sooner?

Are we just going to let these noble patriarchs of the Earthly Realm just sit there and wait?

Kang Fu was also anxious, and he immediately ordered people to go down to Tianqing County to search.

Kang Changqing had no choice but to tell everyone to eat and drink well once again.

But as time passed, the young man who went to find Chen Yuan returned.

"how?"

Kang Fu asked, his brows furrowed.

The young man, named Kang Ming, had a strange expression on his face. He whispered, "Didn't find that little bastard? Did he go back to sleep?"

Upon hearing this, Kang Fu flew into a rage and slapped him across the face, yelling, "Sleep your mother's sleep!"

"You bastard, how dare he?"

"We're waiting here for him to come and apologize, and he actually went back to sleep?"

Kang Ming covered his face, looking aggrieved, and said, "We can't get up to Five Finger Peak either. It's pitch black up there. If he's not sleeping up there, what is he doing?"

"That doesn't look like preparing a gift at all."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked towards the horizon.

That's the direction of Five Finger Peak.

Looking out from afar, it was indeed pitch black.

Kang Changqing was furious and roared, "Well, well, you little beast, you've gone too far!"

"Master, please calm down. Perhaps we should wait a little longer..."

Kang Fu quickly tried to dissuade him.

"Screw you!"

Kang Changqing roared, and then slapped Kang Fu again, sending him flying.

"Master Kang, please calm down!"

At this moment, another family head spoke up, "There is a protective formation on Five Finger Peak. Even if we fly over there, we will not be able to enter."

These words were met with agreement from the other family heads.

"Yes, it's no wonder that Patriarch Kang has been so hospitable and prepared such a lavish banquet. We should enjoy it to the fullest."

Since that little bastard won't come to apologize, then tomorrow we'll storm his door and teach him a lesson.

A middle-aged man with a hooked nose spoke in a cold voice.

He is the patriarch of the Sky Eagle Clan.

"That's right, let's eat and drink our fill tonight, and tomorrow morning, we'll go take a piss in that palm-sized lake!"

The head of the Ling family spoke with a mocking tone.

Upon hearing this, everyone burst into laughter.

But to Kang Changqing, the laughter sounded like a mockery of his arrogance and incompetence.

They couldn't even intimidate a mere human boy, and instead got tricked by him?

This made his face turn ashen, and his heart blazed with anger.

Everyone ate and drank, and finally waited until dawn.

Kang Changqing could no longer hold back. He steered the spaceship and roared towards the Chen family's ancestral land.

The other family patriarchs all wore expressions of anticipation, their eyes full of mockery.

A murderous intent surged in Kang Fu's eyes.

He finally understood Chen Yuan's expression and attitude yesterday.

They weren't scared out of their wits; they simply didn't take him seriously.

"Damn it, Chen Yuan, you little bastard, you're asking for it!"

Kang Fu said angrily.