Chapter 1695: A Face with No Place to Put

"Invite? Hahaha... I think it should be 'carry over'!" Yang Fan said with a sneer, laughing loudly.

From Zhining's side, a burst of laughter erupted.

They all knew that Zheng Qi, having used the Wild Sword Withering, had depleted too much of his vital energy and was not long for this world.

Now, he must be in a half-dead state.

Such a waste, and they still want to invite him?

Yang Fan looked even more smug; the feeling of stepping on Zheng Qi's face was truly exhilarating.

He and Gao Yuan had never had a particularly deep bond.

With Gao Yuan's personality, how could he possibly give everything to his disciple?

However, it was a fact that Yang Fan's potential was lacking, and he had always been criticized for it.

As a peer, Zheng Qi was honored as the Great Elder of Tianying, while he was merely a minor elder.

The gap between them was too vast.

Thus, avenging his master was just a pretext; he wanted to vent his dissatisfaction and resentment.

Yang Fan understood that letting him act was merely to find an excuse that Tianying could not refuse.

But so what?

He had been holding it in for too long; he needed to let it out!

So Yang Fan, like a jumping clown, spouted nonsense, showing utter contempt for Zheng Qi in his words.

"Hey, Zheng Qi, you coward, why haven't you come out yet? I say, Tianying, you're not deliberately shielding him, are you? Since he's about to die, hurry up and drag him out so I can see him off!"

Yang Fan was speaking with great gusto, unaware that the space was rippling slightly.

Qiao Anshan and the others, being powerful, had long sensed something was wrong and their expressions changed slightly.

At that moment, a figure slowly emerged, and Qiao Anshan and the others all turned pale.

Yang Fan's arrogant voice came to an abrupt halt, like a duck whose throat had been squeezed, letting out a strange cry.

"Zh-Zh-Zheng... Y-Y-You... impossible! I... I must be seeing things!"

Yang Fan was so frightened by the scene before him that his face turned purple.

He rubbed his eyes vigorously, only to find Zheng Qi still standing there perfectly fine, with an imposing aura!

At this moment, Zheng Qi's gaze was deep, his aura astonishing—where was the slightest sign of depleted vitality or impending death?

Of course, their shock was far from over!

Although Zheng Qi did not deliberately release his realm's pressure, the aura emanating from him was countless times stronger than that of a Divine Lord.

Even a fool could see that Zheng Qi was now a genuine Heavenly God powerhouse!

On Zhining's side, everyone was stunned, their mouths agape.

They racked their brains but couldn't understand how a dying man had suddenly become a Heavenly God powerhouse.

Back then, Yang Fan had struck Zheng Qi down with one palm, and Wen Yilin had witnessed it with his own eyes.

How much time had passed? Not only had Zheng Qi come back from the dead, but he had also broken through the great shackles and become a Heavenly God?

Zuo Shujie and the other saw Zheng Qi's successful breakthrough, and their faces showed ecstasy.

This Ye Yuan truly turned decay into magic!

It was no wonder Qiao Anshan and the others were dumbfounded and couldn't believe it; even they themselves felt as if they were dreaming.

"City Lord, I heard... someone wants to settle a score with me?" Zheng Qi said calmly.

At those words, Yang Fan's face instantly turned white.

Settle a score?

Seek revenge against a Celestial Deity?

Was I out of my damn mind?

Yang Fan wished he could crawl into a hole in the ground.

He finally realized that he had been nothing but a clown just now.

He wanted to send Zheng Qi off?

It was more like Zheng Qi sending him off!

Zuo Shujie, beaming, pursed his lips and said, 'There, that man, the disciple of Gaoyuan! He says you have a blood feud with him, irreconcilable. He also said to let everyone witness that he wants to avenge his master Gaoyuan. How about you grant his filial wish?'

'Hahaha...'

The experts in the city finally couldn't hold it in anymore and burst into loud laughter.

The scene was utterly ridiculous.

'I'm dying of laughter. A Divine Lord realm wants to take revenge on a Celestial Deity? Has he been kicked in the head by a donkey?'

'Look at how smug he was just now; he probably only bullies the weak and elderly, right?'

'Is this guy really an elder of Zhining Imperial City? He's clearly a clown! Hahaha...'

...

The whole city roared with laughter; the spectacle was absolutely perfect.

Yang Fan's face had nowhere to hide.

'City Lord, I...' Yang Fan said with a bitter face, looking pleadingly at Qiao Anshan.

Qiao Anshan's expression at that moment was hardly any better than Yang Fan's.

Was this embarrassing Yang Fan, or was it not embarrassing him?

'Get lost! You disgraceful thing!' Qiao Anshan said in a deep voice.

Yang Fan, as if pardoned, quickly retreated to the back of the group.

But at this moment, how could Zuo Shujie let it go?

'Don't leave! Just now you were shouting and hollering, calling for Zheng Qi to come out, saying you wanted revenge. Now that I've called him out, go ahead and take your revenge! Yang Fan, where's your filial piety?'

Zuo Shujie, having the upper hand, was relentless, turning their own words against them. Even Qiao Anshan was momentarily at a loss for how to parry.

Qiao Anshan gritted his teeth and whispered, 'Can someone tell me what's going on?'

Wen Yilin, still not recovered from the shock, replied to Qiao Anshan's question, 'This... maybe Tianying recently obtained some heavenly treasure, and this kid got lucky and broke through by chance!'

Another Celestial Deity expert, Peng Zhi, also said, 'It must be that! The Celestial Deity realm isn't like cabbage; you can't just break through whenever you want. Zheng Qi was just lucky! A newly broken through First Heaven Celestial Deity is nothing to fear!'

Qiao Anshan nodded slightly, also thinking this was the most likely scenario.

So he snorted coldly and said, 'Zuo Shujie, have you no shame, forcing a Divine Lord to seek revenge on a Celestial Deity? Since Zheng Qi has broken through, he is one of us. How can he meddle in Divine Lord affairs?'

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd erupted.

This level of shamelessness was unmatched.

Clearly, you were the ones pushing too hard, and now you're turning the tables, saying Tianying has no shame.

Zuo Shujie cupped his hands and said with admiration, 'Qiao Anshan, I, Zuo, am truly convinced by you today! Your face is thicker than the walls of my Tianying City! Even if I used all my power, I probably couldn't break through your face!'

Qiao Anshan's face darkened, and he was about to flare up when another terrifying aura descended from the sky.

A middle-aged man in blue robes slowly stepped out of the void.

The terrifying aura emanating from him made the experts of Tianying City change color dramatically.

This aura was even more powerful than that of the two city lords!

Zuo Shujie and Qiao Anshan both changed expression and respectfully addressed the blue-robed middle-aged man, 'Greetings, Inspector!'

The blue-robed middle-aged man nodded slightly and said calmly, 'The Ten Cities of Lingnan haven't issued a Golden Sword Order for tens of thousands of years. What is the matter this time?'