Chapter 40: Setting Up a Deception

Twenty-eight "Jiao Horses," each worth hundreds of thousands of Qi Gathering Pills, Yang Qi naturally would not let go of them. Of course, it was also because he had the ability to do so.

Even a Ninth Rank Qi Master could not persist in flying for a hundred miles alone, let alone using true qi to envelop a large group of horses. Carrying these horses would probably make it impossible to fly at all.

However, Yang Qi was incredibly strong, with boundless true qi, and could still fly freely in the sky while carrying the horses.

In the Yang family estate, Yang Yunchong and Yang Hualong, the two brothers, paced anxiously back and forth, while Yang Zhan remained calmly seated.

"Father, do you think Third Brother hasn't returned yet? Can he successfully intercept the Chen family's experts? You know, among the Chen family, there is a Qi Master like Chen Tianxiong, the Hundred-Handed Demon. Can Third Brother defeat a Qi Master?"

"That's right. The Chen family's council of elders is no less powerful than our Yang family's. They are all experts. At least twenty to thirty of them are Eighth Rank Qi Masters. If they all attack together, even immortals would die."

The two brothers spoke to Yang Zhan, one after another, extremely anxious.

Yang Zhan sat in his chair, seemingly somewhat uneasy, "That's true. If the Chen family's council of elders all attack together, even if I and Yan Gufeng join forces, we would be trapped and die. Qi'er, no matter how powerful, is just one person."

"Then what should we do, Father?"

"Don't panic." Yang Zhan waved his hand, "Since that incident, Qi'er has matured a lot. He always plans before acting and wouldn't go to his death for no reason. He wants to use pressure to hone himself. Let's wait a bit longer. If he doesn't return by dawn, I will go look for him myself."

Bang!

Just as he finished speaking, a whirlwind swept across the sky, and something seemed to fall to the ground. Then they heard the neighing of horses, and a figure landed among the horses in the dark night.

"Who is it?"

"Father, it's me." Yang Qi strode over.

"Qi'er, you're back? This is... so many Jiao Horses!" Yang Zhan stood up abruptly, seeing the more than twenty Jiao Horses in the courtyard, and was greatly surprised.

"These are all the Jiao Horses of the Chen family's council of elders. I killed all twenty-eight Chen family elders and some local family heads, and took their horses. This is the silver bills I looted from them!" Yang Qi placed a thick stack of silver bills on the table, along with some divine weapons, medicines, and other items, which were irrefutable evidence!

Yang Zhan looked at these things for a long time, then suddenly took a deep breath, revealing a look of extreme satisfaction, and sat back down in his chair, "To have a son like me, Yang Zhan, what more could I ask for?"

At this moment, the elder brother Yang Yunchong and the second brother Yang Hualong looked at Yang Qi as if he were a stranger. Their younger brother had suddenly become unfamiliar. Just now, Yang Zhan had said that even if he and Yan Gufeng joined forces, they would not be a match for the Chen family's council of elders, unless they were defeated one by one. Now, Yang Qi had actually wiped them all out?

It was like an ordinary farmer saying he would rebel and immediately storming the Forbidden City to kill the emperor.

"Third Brother, is this true...?"

The elder brother Yang Yunchong was so shocked that he seemed to lose his soul, muttering in a daze.

"Yes, Elder Brother, I personally killed all of them. The Chen family has been wiped out, and there is no longer any force that can threaten our Yang family." Yang Qi nodded heavily.

"Does that mean... even Qi Masters are no match for you?" The second brother Yang Hualong asked, looking like a lost soul.

"That's right. Qi Masters are indeed no match for me now. In the battles with these people, I further unleashed my potential and advanced to the Eighth Rank, Qi Transformation Realm." Yang Qi answered calmly, his demeanor having a calming effect.

After a long time, the elder brother Yang Yunchong and the second brother Yang Hualong finally accepted this fact. They were unsure whether to be wildly happy or to remain calm. This completely shattered their thinking. Originally, they thought Yang Qi had gone out to sneak attack a couple of Chen family experts, causing them to lose their composure and buy time.

They did not expect that Yang Qi had gone out and wiped out the entire Chen family.

"This matter ends here."

Suddenly, Yang Zhan, like a awakened tiger, scanned the surroundings with his eyes, "The news of Qi'er wiping out all the Chen family elders must not be spread. From today on, Qi'er, you must announce that you have suddenly fallen seriously ill and are resting at home, not going out. Great trees attract the wind. If this news spreads and attracts the attention of major sects and powers, the consequences would be unimaginable."

Yang Yunchong and Yang Hualong shivered.

"Father is right. I did not plan to spread this news. I acted cleanly and thoroughly, and have already destroyed the bodies of those people. For now, no news should leak out." Yang Qi also considered, "However, the news of me capturing the Chen family head has already spread. This matter still needs to be handled properly."

"The Chen family head is only an Eighth Rank Qi Master, far inferior to a Qi Master." Yang Zhan said calmly, "So it's not a big deal if the news spreads. Moreover, I have already subtly spread the word that you were possessed by a demon. During the battle with the Chen family, the demon in your body was destroyed by the Chen family head, who was also severely injured. You fell seriously ill due to the demon possession. This way, your long absence can be explained by your recuperation in the estate, and the commotion will gradually subside."

"Father is right." Yang Qi also took this opportunity to rest and consolidate his cultivation. His current cultivation had been smooth sailing, mainly due to the powerful life essence of the Thunder Giant Elephant in his body, and his own cultivation was not much.

At that moment, the four father and sons secretly discussed in the estate until dawn, then dispersed to rest.

In the following days, everything indeed became completely quiet. Yang Qi did not leave the estate, acting like a lady in seclusion, claiming to be recuperating from an illness, and focusing on cultivating Qi. He repeatedly studied the Divine Elephant Imprisoning Hell Technique and used the vast true qi in his body to refine the Thunder Giant Elephant, striving to thoroughly digest its life essence.

The "Thunder Giant Elephant" had shrunk after so much refinement, and it was believed that it would soon be completely refined.

Once refined, Yang Qi felt he could definitely break through to the Ninth Rank Qi Master, and even approach the "Life Seizing Realm."

Days passed, and the entire Yan Capital became quiet.

Many noble families, even the Yan family's city lord's residence, were waiting for the Chen family to mobilize a large number of experts to clash with the Yang family. Unfortunately, this did not happen, and the Chen family seemed to have disappeared.

Everyone found it strange.

Subsequently, news spread that the Yang family's third son had been possessed by a demon, and after the demon was eliminated, he fell seriously ill, and his Qi cultivation had regressed.

Originally, many people were worried about the Yang family producing a world-class genius, but hearing this news, they all breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out he was possessed by a demon, which made sense.

People possessed by demons would often become demonic, turning into evil beings, and most people were not a match for them. However, once the evil being was eliminated, the person would become extremely weak.

A world-class genius would become more and more famous, but a person who was possessed by a demon and then cured, resulting in physical weakness, would only be a laughingstock for people to talk about over tea and after meals.

More than a month passed, and even the city lord Yan Gufeng could not sit still.

He had already gathered many experts, all waiting in the estate for the Chen family and the Yang family to clash again. Unfortunately, nothing had happened in these more than a month. The Chen family's estate, which had been seized, was now occupied by Yang family experts, and the sign had been changed to "Yang Estate."

"Luohun, investigate this for me. What exactly is going on?" Yan Gufeng slammed his hand on the table.

"City Lord, we have already investigated. The news from the Chen family's external branches says that all the family heads have gone out, seemingly joining together, but have disappeared without a trace," Luohun hurriedly said.

"Disappeared without a trace? The Chen family's council of elders, many Eighth Rank Qi Masters, and the Hundred-Handed Demon Chen Tianxiong, all missing? Could they be dead?" Yan Gufeng himself did not believe it, "Or are they preparing to kill all the Yang family's experts in one go?"

"City Lord, it's unlikely that they are all dead. The only possibility is that they feel they cannot eliminate all the Yang family's experts, so they have joined forces to seek out experts or are planning a conspiracy," Luohun nodded.

"Also, investigate for me. Is the Yang family's young man really possessed by a demon? Is he now weak after the demon was eliminated?" Yan Gufeng asked again.

"Almost certainly," Luohun said, "I have people watching the Yang estate day and night. Sometimes I see Yang Qi walking in the courtyard, looking weak. As the saying goes, if a person acts abnormally, there must be a demon. If he wasn't possessed by a demon, how could he suddenly advance to the point where he can match me?"

"That demon must be a powerful Qi Master demon, having lost its physical body and eager to possess a human body. What a pity. If I caught that young man, I could use Qi techniques to force the demon out and refine it into a medicinal ingredient no less powerful than a Dragon Subduing Pill." Yan Gufeng licked his lips.

"What should we do now? City Lord, should we take action against Yang Zhan?" Luohun asked.

"Not yet." Yan Gufeng waved his hand, "Since the Chen family's council of elders is plotting a major conspiracy, let them fully carry it out. We will observe and wait."

"Father..."

Just as the two were discussing, a voice came from outside, and it was actually Yan Feixia's.

"Xia'er, why have you come?" Yan Gufeng quickly stood up.

"Father, I just received a message from our True Dragon Academy, calling me back. It says that the once-in-sixty-years inter-academy competition is about to begin, and my master wants me to return and cultivate," Yan Feixia said.

"Then go quickly. The inter-academy competition is no small matter and is crucial to your future." Yan Gufeng knew that the competition between the True Dragon Academy, the Heaven Rank Academy, and other academies was far more important than any struggle in Yan Capital.

Compared to the major academies, Yan Capital was less significant than an ant.

"Then I'll go, Father." Yan Feixia's body moved, and the white crane true qi wings condensed behind her back. She glided through the air a few times and disappeared.

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(End of the chapter)