Chapter 1350: You Can't Control Anything!

"Ha... hahaha, ridiculous! Truly ridiculous!"

From a distance came Wang Yuxiang's mocking, bitter laughter.

At this point, who else didn't realize they had been fooled by Ye Yuan?

From the very beginning, Ye Yuan had never intended to give them the sales rights to the Nourishing Essence Pills; he only wanted them to fight among themselves!

Their group had acted as petty villains for nothing, only to let Ye Yuan enjoy a good show on the sidelines.

Wang Su said with a dark expression, "Ye Yuan, you dare break your word and toy with us?"

Ye Yuan said with a faint smile, "Integrity is meant for gentlemen. You bunch of petty villains, what integrity is there to speak of? If I gave you the sales rights today, you would come to annex the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion tomorrow. But that little show just now was truly spectacular, allowing me to see the true faces of you lot clearly, heh."

Ye Yuan's words were like the emperor's new clothes, mercilessly stripping away their disguise.

Their earlier performance had been like that of clowns.

"Good! Very good! Kid, you're provoking this city lord with your life! Since you've done this, you should be prepared, right?" Chen Yongnian said with a face as dark as water.

Yang Rui abruptly stood up and blocked Ye Yuan.

"What do you think you're doing? Chen Yongnian, I warn you, Ye Yuan is a guest alchemist of the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion. If you dare touch him, you'll be crossing us!" Yang Rui said sternly.

He hadn't expected Ye Yuan to be so straightforward, pulling this trick on them.

It felt good now, but it had also stirred up public anger.

None of these fellows were easy to deal with; they wouldn't let Ye Yuan off so easily.

Chen Yongnian sneered, "Yang Rui, are you trying to scare me? This isn't the Ten Thousand Treasures Heavenly Emperor's territory; that bluff won't work here! As long as I don't kill you, I don't believe the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion can do anything to me!"

Yang Rui's expression changed. "If it were before, killing him would be nothing. But now that he's handed over the Nourishing Essence Pill formula to the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, do you think the higher-ups will sit idly by?"

Yang Rui's words shocked Chen Yongnian and the others.

They had all thought that the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion was dependent on Ye Yuan and that the formula was still in his hands.

But they never expected that Ye Yuan had actually handed over the formula!

This made things a bit tricky.

Although this wasn't the Ten Thousand Treasures Heavenly Emperor's territory, the power of the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion was not to be underestimated.

Otherwise, Chen Yongnian wouldn't have been so wary and refrained from killing Yang Rui.

Just then, Wang Su said solemnly, "Brother Chen, whether we kill this kid today or not, we must! Things have come to this; if we let him swagger out of the city lord's mansion, what face will our three families and the city lord's mansion have left in Guishan City? Since he refuses to hand over the Nourishing Essence Pill, it's a fight to the death—no one will have it easy!"

Chen Yongnian thought it over and found Wang Su's words very reasonable.

Today, his face as city lord was completely lost. If he didn't kill Ye Yuan, how could he continue to rule Guishan City?

He nodded. "You're right! Even if I do kill him, the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion can't judge me! Hmph, Ye Yuan, today you must die!"

Not only Chen Yongnian, but the two old men from the Lu and Lin families had also unknowingly closed in, surrounding Ye Yuan and the others.

With this move, Ye Yuan had offended everyone present.

Wang Su sneered, "Kid, you think handing over the formula solves everything? This is Guishan City, Brother Chen's territory. You... can't turn the world upside down!"

Ye Yuan smiled faintly. "You overestimate yourselves! Don't think you control anything. You... can't control anything!"

With that, Ye Yuan turned and walked toward the main door.

"Hmph! An ignorant fool!"

Chen Yongnian snorted coldly, his figure suddenly bursting into motion, darting toward Ye Yuan.

When he killed Wang Lingbo and injured Wang Yuxiang, Chen Yongnian hadn't been serious, but toward Ye Yuan, he was truly enraged!

This strike was a thunderous blow!

Yang Rui's face showed great terror, feeling as if a mountain was bearing down on him.

Almost at the same time, another powerful aura surged up, charging at Ye Yuan.

Wang Yuxiang!

"Kid, if I don't kill you today, I'm not human!" Wang Yuxiang roared.

With two experts attacking together, even if Yang Rui had three heads and six arms, he couldn't block them.

Just as he was about to fight to the death, a biting cold wind suddenly swept through the hall.

Beside Ye Yuan, a figure had appeared at some unknown time.

The moment this figure appeared, it gave everyone a feeling of falling into an ice cellar.

Who else could this figure be but Guiyun?

He flicked his wide sleeve, and a bone-chilling wind swept toward Wang Yuxiang.

Then, he pointed a finger, meeting Chen Yongnian's palm strike!

All of this happened in the blink of an eye; no one had time to react.

Wang Yuxiang was already severely injured; this attack was entirely fueled by a held breath.

With Guiyun's flick, Wang Yuxiang felt as if struck by lightning, his momentum abruptly halting, frozen mid-lunge.

This gust of wind solidified the blood in his veins.

When they looked again, he had already lost all signs of life.

As for Chen Yongnian, he had clashed head-on with Guiyun!

"Boom!"

An explosion sounded, and energy surged in all directions. Chen Yongnian's figure flew back, even faster than when he had charged!

He didn't stop until his body slammed into a stone pillar.

Chen Yongnian's expression was extremely grim; he felt his entire body stiffen, unable to move.

This shock was no small matter; he quickly circulated his divine essence to dispel the frozen sensation.

"A two-star evil spirit!"

Chen Yongnian's gaze sharpened, looking at Guiyun with extreme wariness.

That single exchange had clearly shown who was superior!

Obviously, he was no match for Guiyun!

Over the years, under Wuchen's guidance, Guiyun's strength had advanced by leaps and bounds.

He had fully mastered the first two talismans of the Ghost Path Hundred Talismans. Although he hadn't broken through in realm, his strength was now on a different level.

Chen Yongnian was nothing before him.

With one move, Guiyun had killed one and injured another, completely shocking everyone.

So this was Ye Yuan's trump card!

The strength of this evil spirit made them all tremble with fear.

"Master, should I kill them?" Guiyun respectfully bowed to Ye Yuan and asked for instructions.

This question sent chills down everyone's spines.

They had no doubt that Guiyun had the power to do so.

After all this fuss, they were nothing but jumping clowns.

From the very beginning, Ye Yuan had never taken them seriously.

Ye Yuan's confidence had never been about the Nourishing Essence Pill, but this mid-stage two-star evil spirit!

Ye Yuan's gaze swept over the crowd, finally landing on Chen Yongnian. He said with a faint smile, "City Lord, today's banquet was quite enjoyable—fine food and wine, and a good show to boot. Now I wish to leave. Any objections?"