Chapter 47

In the courtyard of the Ling family estate, most of the Ling family members had gathered, along with the powerful figures from the Star Cloud Pavilion.

At this moment, everyone was stunned by the words, involuntarily searching for the source of the voice, looking for the person who had spoken—a slender figure suddenly caught everyone's eyes.

"Qin Lie!"

"It's actually Qin Lie!"

"He, he finally spoke!"

Many of the Ling family members were astonished, unable to hold back their exclamations, as if they were meeting Qin Lie for the first time.

For five years, the fool who had been ignored and even despised by them, had suddenly stood up in the face of the Ling family's great calamity, and for the first time, spoke out, attacking Du Jiaolan with the most venomous words!

Ling Yushi's bright eyes suddenly shone with a startling light, her gaze fixed on Qin Lie, her heart surging with emotion.

"In my most desperate moment, it's you, it's you who stood up again..." She clenched her fists tightly, thinking to herself, the image of that slender figure deeply etched in her mind.

"It's him, he's not a fool at all... The fool... was actually me." Ling Xuanxuan's delicate face showed an indescribable expression, a mix of guilt, regret, and self-mockery—complex emotions intertwined.

Under the astonished gazes of everyone, Qin Lie walked out from among the Ling family members who had made way for him, stepping into the center of the courtyard, standing in front of Du Jiaolan.

When the blank and dazed look in his eyes disappeared, replaced by a clear and bright gaze, it made his already handsome face even more striking. At this moment, Qin Lie was exceptionally elegant and handsome, making everyone feel a sudden brightness.

"Filthy woman, who are you calling a fool? Your two bastards?" He smiled faintly, glancing at Du Heng and Du Fei, ignoring the ashen faces of the three of them, and continued, "It should be, the children born from incest are often mentally disabled..."

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd was in an uproar, and the looks they gave the Du family mother and daughters were extremely strange.

"Good, such a venomous mouth... Is this really Qin Lie? Heaven, has he gone mad?"

"He really dares to speak!"

"This guy, Du Haitian is still here... Truly crazy."

Many people's eyes flickered, whispering to each other, all feeling that the Qin Lie who had spoken was so unfamiliar and surprising.

"I'll kill you, you little bastard!"

Du Heng, at the Eighth Level of Body Tempering, his eyes red with anger, charged over like a mad dog.

His right hand fingers bent strangely, like a bird about to spread its wings, with a faint golden light flowing. As he approached Qin Lie, he suddenly roared, and a surge of spiritual energy immediately condensed into a golden spiritual bird, shooting towards Qin Lie's chest.

"Qin Lie, be careful! The Golden Spirit Bird is a Fifth Rank Mortal-grade spiritual weapon, the same level as Liu Yan's Hexagonal Shield!" Ling Yushi, panic-stricken, called out without thinking.

The Golden Spirit Bird, a spiritual weapon bought by Du Haitian for Du Heng, was in the form of an arm guard, usually hidden in the sleeve of Du Heng's right hand, making it hard to notice in battle. It could suddenly be used to catch the enemy off guard.

Du Heng's use of the Golden Spirit Bird made Ling Yushi extremely anxious. She knew how terrifying the Golden Spirit Bird was and was worried that Qin Lie would be at a disadvantage.

Du Haitian, his face cold, was also enraged by Qin Lie's words. Considering his status, he couldn't act personally, but seeing Du Heng charge forward, he felt a sense of satisfaction, hoping that Du Heng would kill Qin Lie and end the matter.

Surprisingly, Ye Yangqiu did not speak to stop it. He watched coldly, seemingly wanting to see how things would unfold.

In his view, if Qin Lie was truly as Ling Yushi said, capable of turning the tide in the Tianlang Mountains, then dealing with Du Heng's attack should not be difficult for him.

If Ling Yushi was lying, then the incident in the Tianlang Mountains was a lie, and all the Ling family members were traitors. In that case, if Qin Lie was really killed, he would deserve it!

"Zzzt, zzzt, zzzt!"

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Qin Lie raised his left hand, and suddenly, dense currents of electricity intertwined, forming a large net of lightning.

Du Heng's spiritual energy condensed golden bird dove into the lightning net, and in the sound of crackling electricity, the golden bird instantly dissipated into nothingness.

Before Du Heng could react, Qin Lie, who had anticipated this, suddenly moved closer to Du Heng, his right fist, wrapped in green lightning, fiercely smashing towards Du Heng's chest.

Du Heng, his face full of shock, hastily gathered more spiritual energy, managing to form a small patch of golden clouds on his hand, and rushed to meet Qin Lie's fist.

"Boom!"

The sound of thunder exploded from the two fists, making everyone's eardrums ring.

Du Heng's golden cloud was instantly shattered by the lightning, turning into golden sparks that scattered. The green lightning became even more fierce, wrapping around Du Heng's arm and spreading over his body like green electric snakes!

Du Heng's body, as if hit by an iron chariot, flew backward uncontrollably.

"Thud!"

He uncontrollably flew back to Du Fei's stretcher, falling onto it and causing the injured Du Fei to scream in pain.

"Is, is this really Qin Lie? Am I seeing things?"

"I, I remember I called him a fool, I hope... I hope he didn't hear it."

"Heaven, is this the real Qin Lie?!"

"..."

All the Ling family members looked at him as if they were seeing him for the first time, like they were looking at a monster.

Especially Ling Xuanxuan, who clenched her teeth, staring at Qin Lie with an extremely complex look in her eyes...

Ye Yangqiu was also slightly stunned, clearly surprised by Qin Lie, and began to seriously consider Ling Yushi's words, thinking that perhaps what Ling Yushi said might be true.

Under the astonished gazes, Qin Lie did not stop. Like a fierce beast gone mad, he pursued Du Heng, determined to kill him while Du Heng was unable to gather his spiritual energy.

This fierce, wild, domineering, and crazy momentum shocked everyone, making all the onlookers change color.

Before he acted, Qin Lie was handsome and slender, looking weak and delicate like a girl.

However, once he burst into action, he seemed to transform into a prehistoric beast, his fierce, crazy, and powerful aura, combined with the sound of thunder and lightning, created a stark contrast to his previous weak impression, leaving everyone speechless!

They began to doubt, to question whether the quiet Qin Lie and the now raging Qin Lie were two different people.

"You little brat! You're asking for death!"

Seeing Qin Lie charge over, Du Jiaolan's hair flew wildly, and she screamed, her body surrounded by a purple glow, ready to deal a fatal blow.

Ling Chengye, seeing this, also roared and rushed towards Du Jiaolan.

Du Haitian's face was dark, and he also prepared to join in.

Ling Yushi, Ling Xuanxuan, Ling Chengzhi, and other Ling family members also shouted, making the scene in the courtyard almost uncontrollable.

"Everyone, stop!"

At this moment, Ye Yangqiu's cold and stern voice rang out. He appeared beside Qin Lie like a ghost, suddenly pressing his hand on Qin Lie's shoulder, then looked at Du Haitian with a sinister expression.

Pressed by his hand, Qin Lie felt a heavy pressure as if a mountain was pressing down on him, his feet feeling like they were filled with lead, unable to move, and had to give up his pursuit of Du Heng.

He looked at a hunched, black, and thin middle-aged man in a refining master's robe standing beside Du Heng, his eyes cold and fierce.

Earlier, he had been observing from the crowd and noticed that Du Jiaolan's group had an additional refining master. He immediately confirmed that this refining master was the one who had destroyed the medicinal mountain's array, which increased his hatred for the Du family.

Later, seeing Du Jiaolan and Du Haitian's family spewing venom, forcing Ling Yushi to the brink of tears, he could no longer suppress his inner rage and finally retaliated with the same venomous words.

He did not expect Du Heng to suddenly charge out, ready to kill him, which completely ignited his inner fury, causing him to explode.

"Whoever dares to act recklessly will be punished by the Punishment Hall!" Ye Yangqiu coldly shouted again.

At the mention of the "Punishment Hall," the almost uncontrollable situation miraculously calmed down.

Not only did Ling Chengye and the others stop, but even Du Haitian's face twitched, and he restrained his subordinates, ordering them to calm down and not act rashly.

"I have no interest in the dispute between the Ling family and the Du family!" After everyone calmed down, Ye Yangqiu frowned and looked coldly at both sides. "I came here only to investigate whether the Ling family has colluded with the Ice Shattering Manor and betrayed the Star Cloud Pavilion!"

As he spoke, the Punishment Hall warriors dispersed, their eyes sinister, warning those who had acted rashly to behave.

Everyone separated, returning to their original positions, the Ling family and the Du family separated, unable to immediately engage in combat.

Only Qin Lie and Ye Yangqiu remained in the center of the courtyard.

Qin Lie, still held by Ye Yangqiu's hand on his shoulder, unable to move, frowned and said, "Alright, I won't act anymore, let go."

At this moment, Du Heng also stood up, his face extremely ugly, his eyes filled with venomous hatred, looking at him like a venomous snake.

Ye Yangqiu's cold and sinister gaze deeply looked at him, finally letting him go, and then coldly said, "The Hundred Veins Pill and the Sea Splitting Pill with the Ice Shattering Manor's mark, are they yours or the Ling family head's?"

"Mine," Qin Lie replied straightforwardly.

"Where did you get them?" Ye Yangqiu asked again.

"In a valley in the Extreme Cold Mountains, I killed a few people from the Ice Shattering Manor and took them as war spoils from their bodies," Qin Lie answered.

"How can you prove it?" Ye Yangqiu narrowed his eyes.

Qin Lie frowned, pondered for a moment, and suddenly had an idea. He took out a jade token with a star cloud pattern from his chest and handed it to Ye Yangqiu, uncertainly asking, "Can this prove it?"

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