Chapter 77

"Damn it!" Zhou Linglu's pretty face turned icy cold.

"Tang Yan's mouth is truly hateful!!" Yang Ruyan and others cursed inwardly. Ren Lingfeng and Pang Hai smiled bitterly and sighed, admiring the leader's boldness to humiliate the county lady in such a situation.

"I'm giving you a chance. Kneel before me now, beg for mercy, and from today on, become my contracted guard!" Zhou Linglu's voice rose slightly. A contracted guard was essentially a slave, everything belonging to the master, the master's demands were commands, even if it meant crawling on the ground, it had to be carried out meticulously.

Tang Yan ignored Zhou Linglu, paid no attention to the gazes of the crowd, and turned to face the tightly closed gates of the Tang residence, his heart filled with mixed emotions. He hadn't lived there for long, and his interactions with Tang Mingjing and others were limited, but due to the memories of the second young master, he clearly felt their affection and care, something he had never experienced in his previous life.

The Tang family wouldn't abandon him without reason. There was only one possibility: the Spirit王府 (Spirit Manor) was pressuring the Tang family! Using the survival of the family to threaten them into abandoning him.

When 'the survival of the family' and 'the individual' were placed on the same scale, anyone would choose the family and abandon the individual.

Tang Yan was not a three-year-old child; he understood the logic and did not resent them. He could also feel the helplessness and guilt of the Tang family members on the other side of the gate. As he looked, a misty look flashed in Tang Yan's eyes, and he suddenly grinned, "Grandpa, Father, Uncle, and... Ying girl, I know you're all inside. Yes... this... hehe... I'm going on a long journey, and I might not return for a long time. You... take care of yourselves.

Grandpa, thank you for your love and indulgence over these sixteen years. Father, thank you for your care all these years. I've caused you trouble, but now everything is peaceful. I... am leaving... you... take care..."

Tang Yan's voice was light and calm, but it made the eyes of Tang Mingjing and others behind the gate turn red. They stared at the closed gate, a sense of unbearable pain surging in their hearts.

Tang Ying tightly hugged Tang Mingzhong, biting her lips hard, tears streaming down her face.

Tang Mingjing took a deep breath, trying to smile, but his eyes were blurred with tears, "Yan'er, well done, I've never been as proud of you as I am today!"

In a corner of the Tang family, Tang Ba and others were somewhat dazed. Even they, who were cold-blooded and ruthless, felt a lump in their throats. Tang Hao smiled slightly and said softly, "He's grown up, a real man."

The Tang family's elders and guards all felt a strange sensation in their hearts. They had expected the second young master to be hysterical, to scream and curse, to beg, but who would have thought... a soft whisper... a comforting word... such magnanimity and tolerance, making everyone's eyes misty...

Is this still the spoiled young master? This is a Tang family member! A Tang family young master!

They had never been as firmly convinced of Tang Yan as they were today!

"Daddy!! Please, please!" Tang Ying cried out hoarsely, struggling to kneel on the ground.

Tang Mingzhong's eyes were blurred, tightly hugging Tang Ying, holding her tightly.

"It's the little girl, hehe, don't cry, I'm fine. I have a big destiny, I won't die. Stay at home and wait for me to come back, and I'll take you out to play again." Tang Yan grinned, bowed deeply to the gate again, and said casually, "Grandpa, Father, Uncle, I... am leaving... you take care."

"Take care." In the Tang family courtyard separated by a wall, everyone murmured softly, their eyes moist.

Tang Yan quietly wiped away the tear marks at the corner of his eyes. When he stood up again, his eyes were bright like stars, a burning aura flowing through his body. The road ahead could only be walked by himself. Could he escape this calamity today?

"County lady, be careful, Tang Yan's aura is a bit off." Two strong men blocked in front of Zhou Linglu.

"No need to worry, he absolutely won't escape from this Giant Elephant City!" Zhou Linglu signaled to the ten martial masters, ready to act at any moment.

Tang Yan slung the ancient war saber and walked forward boldly, facing the crowd, "You all want to see a show? I can guarantee that you won't be disappointed today. Watch closely, and see how I, Tang Yan, will break out of this Giant Elephant City!"

"Arrogant brat!" The ten martial masters jumped down from the stone wall one by one, standing in a row on the wide road.

"I have the capital to be arrogant. If we were of the same generation, I would slaughter you like dogs! If you give me ten more years, I can even wipe out the Spirit Manor completely!!" Tang Yan's gaze grew sharper, the ancient war saber pointed diagonally into the air, veins bulging on his arms, a surging spiritual power flowing into the pitch-black war saber.

"Arrogant!!" The ten martial masters all snorted coldly.

"I'll test you. I'll let you use one arm. Don't say we from the Spirit Manor are bullying you!" A burly man stepped forward, carrying a scarred giant sword on his shoulder.

"He's a first-stage martial master!" From a distant tavern, the elders of the noble families clearly identified his strength.

Tang Yan sneered, "Just you?"

"Enough!"

"Start?"

"Start!!" The burly man roared, the giant sword flipping, a sword beam bursting forth, like a roaring beast, instantly rushing towards the approaching Tang Yan, the brilliant light completely engulfing him.

The light was blinding, making everyone unable to open their eyes. The sword beam was sharp, causing a deep chill.

Clang, clang, clang!! Dense collision sounds echoed, as if chopping on some hard metal. Before everyone could react, a golden figure burst out, the sword beam failing to harm him at all, charging towards the burly man, green light raging, the long saber slicing through the air.

"Blazing Flame, Triple Strike!"

Pfft!!

The ancient war saber was overwhelmingly powerful, a fierce snow wave surged into the sky, a grotesque head was thrown aside.

Tang Yan's body shimmered with golden light, the power of the Golden Elephant Protection. At this moment, his eyes were like torches, his fighting spirit soaring, a roar shaking the sky, "Next!!"

The entire scene fell silent, everyone staring in shock at the headless corpse lying in a pool of blood, a chill running down their spines.

This was a martial master, a first-stage martial master!

In the blink of an eye, he was killed by Tang Yan? Even with the Blazing Flame Triple Strike, which tripled the cutting power, Tang Yan was still just a martial spirit, wait, a martial spirit?

"Has he advanced? He's a martial master!!" The faces of the noble family members in the tavern changed, a wave of shock surging in their hearts. In just one year, from martial teacher to martial spirit, and then to martial master, even a world-shocking genius couldn't have such a terrifying growth rate!

Did he use some secret method to forcibly enhance his strength?

Dong Leiming's eyes flickered with shock and humiliation. Tang Yan had actually mastered the Golden Elephant Protection and was using it so freely in front of him, a naked provocation!

Swish, swish, Tang family members appeared on the rooftops, staring at the scene. Tang Yan's saber pointed to the sky, facing the nine martial masters, the corpse on the ground silent, the crimson blood staining the scene with shock.

One strike to kill a first-stage martial master, how domineering! Blazing Flame Triple Strike? In just one year, he managed to triple the power? Even Tang Mingjing couldn't do this!

"What are you waiting for? Kill him!" Zhou Linglu suddenly came to her senses, quickly retreating under the protection of the two strong men.

"Brat, you're really surprising, but..." The nine martial masters simultaneously focused, charging forward.

However...

"Rock Forest, Death Tremble!!"

Du Yang, who had quietly moved to the center of the martial masters, suddenly roared, surging spiritual power pouring into the ground. Instantly, the entire road trembled violently, dense rock forests shot up into the sky, thick as trees, branches spreading, flashing with a pale petrification light. Each rock forest was like a revived giant snake, roaring and rampaging, raising a cloud of dust.

The feigned retreat was for a critical strike.

At this moment, there was no turning back!

Reason? No reason!

Du Yang didn't need a reason for his actions, even if he knew he would surely die today!

"Du Yang, do you want to die??" The nine martial masters were caught off guard, the violent rock forest instantly filling the entire road, like a large number of thorny stone snakes rampaging in the area, wild and domineering, the scene shocking.

"Ahhh!!" Screams echoed through the chaotic rock forest, a first-stage martial master's body was pierced, the surging petrification light instantly petrifying most of his body. The other martial masters who were touched changed their expressions, the rock forest was too strange, even touching their clothes would quickly petrify them.

"Martial master? Du Yang is also a martial master? Impossible!!" Feeling the terrifying power of this all-out attack, even the Tang family members changed their expressions, their eyes flickering with shock.