High Martial World: I Gain Passive Skills Daily-Chapter 101 - 95: Bury Him Under a Pile of Experts! (Triple Combo) (Part 3)

Chapter 101: Chapter 95: Bury Him Under a Pile of Experts! (Triple Combo) (Part 3)

I’ve seen how he single-handedly struck Li Hongling, who seemed impossible to defeat, and broke her spine in one blow.

I’ve witnessed him lure away two Three Tribulations Sect Elders, Elder Baoyue, all by himself, and successfully escape unharmed, eventually rejoining with them.

Qingcuo is not good at handling emotions, yet she is undoubtedly shaken.

This enduring and powerful shock resembles the first crack in a collapsing glacier, a deep, far-reaching sound that is neither loud nor intense, but it reverberates to the glacier’s base, leading the entire glacier to gradually disintegrate.

At some point, Chen Kuang became akin to a fissure in Qingcuo’s heart.

His mere existence could break something, change something...

No matter how insurmountable the wall standing before them might be.

With Chen Kuang present, that high wall will inevitably be filled with cracks, eventually collapsing and crumbling.

Gan Tang seemed dazed: "Kuang wants us to leave first? He’s staying behind to deal with these soldiers alone?"

Her face was pale as she said, "Can’t he leave with us..."

Qingcuo shook her head, "It’s not these soldiers."

Gan Tang was stunned, and before she could breathe a sigh of relief, Qingcuo said, "It’s enemies hundreds of times stronger than them. Once they arrive, the Chen Mansion, and even the surrounding towns, might no longer exist."

"So, madam and sir, please pack your things quickly, there’s no need to rush for now."

After speaking, Qingcuo leaped into the air, with flying swords swiftly moving around, slashing through the remaining soldiers like cutting grass.

In an instant, the winds changed.

The once arrogant soldiers were scared out of their wits, collapsing and fleeing.

Chen Rong and Gan Tang supported Chen An as they helped him back into the hall.

The three of them stared at each other in silence, water dripping from them, listening to the sounds of screams and the storm outside, they all fell into an unspoken silence.

The difference was, Gan Tang was filled with loss, while the father and son were immersed in more complex emotions due to the disparity.

The tremendous change in Chen Kuang’s identity was undeniably unbelievable to them.

Chen Rong thought of his suspicion, his fleeting disdain for Chen Kuang’s identity as a musician, secretly deciding he shouldn’t inherit the family business, and now he felt like a joke.

Chen An recalled his arrogance and remarks in front of Chen Kuang, even saying things like "I’ll ensure your peace for life"...

Now, it’s Chen Kuang’s "maid" who saved his life.

Chen An was almost too ashamed to face anyone, feeling he might have to avoid Chen Kuang in the future, otherwise seeing him would bring back those words... it was downright embarrassing.

And once identities and perceptions undergo disparity, it seems original doubts naturally dissolve.

Moreover, the Chen Family is no longer what it used to be.

The Chen Family is influential at South Pier, but ultimately it’s due to leaning on the Cao Bang. Now the Cao Bang wants to "clean house," others will naturally follow suit.

No one knows how much of the family fortune the Chen Family will have left.

Though Qingcuo mentioned today’s events at the Chen Mansion might have some connections to Chen Kuang and his group, Chen Rong and Chen An would never be foolish enough to think Chen Kuang was the mastermind behind it.

The Cao Bang has been planning to act against the Chen Family for some time, compounded by Fan Hailong’s domineering nature.

Today’s reckoning likely involves more than just their family.

"Coo coo..."

Suddenly, a pigeon flew in from outside.

Chen An’s gaze sharpened; with a gesture, the pigeon flew in, its leg tied with a secret message.

"It’s from the West Pier branch head..."

He said as he unfolded it, his face growing grim.

"He’s warning us, he’s received information that Fan Hailong intends to target all branch associations not of his faction, eliminating dissidents... even the fastest pigeon would have taken half an hour in this rain."

Chen Rong sighed, "His information is too late, it’s likely already dire... either caught or killed."

The West Pier branch has always been friendly with the Chen Family, with fairly good relations.

Now, everyone’s at risk.

Chen An released the pigeon, watching as it didn’t leave but remained cooing and hovering, continually flying low.

He was startled and then said, "I’ll go have a look."

Chen Rong said, "Be careful."

The wind and rain outside raged, thunder rumbled.

Within the Chen Mansion, or rather the whole town, there were virtually no other sounds.

Chen An climbed out a window, jumped to the wall, and looked at where the pigeon hovered, his pupils suddenly shrank.

Lightning pierced the sky, briefly illuminating the pitch-black clouds.

To his shock, beneath a tree by the Chen Mansion wall, lay a heap of fourteen or fifteen dead pigeons!

Chen An’s heart raced; he hurried out to examine the pigeon corpses, each tying a message to their legs.

He unraveled them one by one.

"The Lan Family, which produced three top scholars... publicly declared they’d rather die than surrender if the Zhou people invaded, the Ji Family... and the irreconcilable Salt Trade, Yue Lake Gang..."

With each unraveling, Chen An’s alarm grew.

A total of fourteen pigeons, each representing a family or even a faction.

They all had received information and attempted to send messages to others, but ultimately, they were intercepted.

This might only be the tip of the iceberg...

Chen An put down the pigeons, gazing at the sky filled with rolling thunderclouds; the storm was so intense that it shrouded the view, preventing him from looking up.