Chapter 149: Chapter 147: You All Deserve to Die

Bu Yunyan was furious. She couldn’t believe that with Qin Li’s star burning so brightly, someone would still dare to come and cause trouble. It would have been one thing if they didn’t know the shop belonged to Qin Li. But the problem was, among the group was a face she knew all too well: Du Ziteng, whom she hadn’t seen in a long time!

However, it didn’t seem like Little General Du had come to stir up trouble intentionally this time, as the other young, noble-looking men hardly paid him any mind.

If these were just some spoiled young masters, Bu Yunyan would have kicked them out one by one long ago. Right now in Cyan Dragon City, not even the Crown Prince, Zhao Xinghe, dared to openly cause trouble for Qin Li, let alone anyone else.

Yet, not a single one in this group of eighteen and nineteen-year-olds was to be underestimated.

Having spent so much time with Qin Li, Bu Yunyan had gradually learned to gauge a person’s strength from their aura. Seeing that she was no match for these people, and never one to take a loss lying down, she decisively dropped Qin Li’s name, claiming she was merely his employee.

To her surprise, the young man just laughed and declared that they were here looking for trouble with Qin Li!

The other young men with him also wore scornful expressions, completely disregarding Qin Li.

Bu Yunyan was both furious and confused. She was furious that these people were courting death—not only were they harassing her with vulgarities, but they even dared to look for trouble with Qin Li. And she was confused because their accents were clearly local to Cyan Dragon City. How could they possibly not have heard of Qin Li’s formidable reputation?

Bu Yunyan’s gaze shifted to Du Ziteng, who stood with his head lowered. In a low voice, she asked, "Little General Du, who... who in the world are they? Aren’t they afraid of what will happen to them when my boss gets here?"

After suffering a huge loss at Qin Li’s hands, Du Ziteng had been grounded by his mother for half a month. During that time, all sorts of news about Qin Li had reached him. The boy went from defiant and indignant to genuinely terrified. He never imagined Qin Li could be so powerful as to defeat even a Celestial Level master from the Mysterious Land.

Though arrogant and spoiled, he wasn’t an idiot. Why would he willingly charge headfirst into Qin Li’s line of fire? ’If I can’t afford to provoke him, I can at least afford to hide, right?’ he thought. ’Worst case, I’ll just make sure to stay far away from you from now on!’

This was Du Ziteng’s guiding principle: viciously stomp on anyone he could afford to provoke, and stay far, far away from anyone he couldn’t.

But to his surprise, one of his best friends from childhood—a boy who had been taken away by a Sect from the Mysterious Land before he was even ten—had suddenly returned in the past few days. And he hadn’t come alone; he’d brought a group of his fellow sect brothers. Every one of them possessed extraordinary strength. Though none looked older than twenty, two were even rumored to have reached the Celestial Level!

Childhood playmates still feel a bond even after years apart. Du Ziteng had casually mentioned the loss he’d suffered at Qin Li’s hands, never expecting his friend to immediately offer to get revenge for him. But while Du Ziteng was spoiled, he wasn’t an idiot. From his friend’s teeth-grinding demeanor, he could tell the guy must have been planning this for some time.

Then, Du Ziteng recalled some rumors he had heard: his friend’s father was apparently at odds with Qin Li. It all clicked into place. Remembering the warning from his formidable mother, Du Ziteng immediately began shaking his head like a rattle drum.

"Bu, it’s better to resolve enmity than create it. My thing with Qin Li was just a misunderstanding, really. And to be honest, the man is incredibly strong—he’s defeated a Celestial Level master before! This little issue of mine isn’t worth troubling you over."

Bu Jingfeng thumped his chest. "So what if he’s beaten a Celestial Level Martial Artist? Your big brother here is a High Tier Earth Level master, and these two senior brothers of mine are both Celestial Level Martial Artists! You think our whole group can’t take down one guy? I’m telling you, Du Ziteng, you used to be so bold as a kid. There wasn’t a single rotten thing you wouldn’t do. How did you grow up to be such a coward? This won’t do! I heard that Qin Li has a shop with a gorgeous manager. And she even has the same surname as me! It must be fate, haha! Come on, you’re coming with me. Today, I’ll show you what true dominance is! Even if that Qin Li shows up, I guarantee he won’t dare to let out a single fart!"

Du Ziteng finally understood. So, Bu Jingfeng had already looked into the whole affair before coming—he even knew the manager’s surname.

With a pained expression, he said, "I can’t. If I go, my mother will kill me!"

"Fuck, you’re pathetic. No. As your big brother, I can’t just stand by and watch you sink this low. Any further and you’ll turn into a good person! Shit, don’t you hate good people more than anything? Let’s go!"

And so, completely against his will, Du Ziteng was dragged here.

When Bu Yunyan questioned him, Du Ziteng couldn’t help but shiver. He looked like he was about to cry. "Boss Bu, this has nothing to do with me, I swear!"

"You useless piece of shit!" Bu Jingfeng sneered. "Just wait. After the brothers have had our fun, we’ll let you have a taste. Seriously, she’s just a woman. What’s the big deal? You’re acting like a total coward!"

’Better a coward than a dead man!’ Du Ziteng now understood completely. That bastard Bu Jingfeng had just dragged him along to be the fall guy. If anything went wrong, Bu Jingfeng could push all the blame onto him, claiming he was just getting revenge on Du Ziteng’s behalf. At this thought, Du Ziteng seethed with resentment. ’That bastard always loved pulling stunts like this when we were kids, and he hasn’t changed a bit!’

’But this time, I can’t let him drag me down with him, no matter what.’ With this in mind, Du Ziteng suddenly clutched his stomach and yelled, "Oh, man, I think I ate something bad! Damn it, I can’t hold it, my stomach’s killing me! I gotta go take a shit!"

As he spoke, he turned and bolted for the door. Someone next to Bu Jingfeng moved to stop him, but Bu Jingfeng sneered, "Forget it. Let the coward go. Is that Qin Li really so terrifying?"

He then turned his head, a lecherous grin spreading across his face as he looked at Bu Yunyan. "Well now, little beauty. You want to do this here, or should we find a better place? Tsk, tsk, look at that seductive figure... I wonder if all of us brothers will be enough to satisfy you?"

"You’re wrong, Junior Brother," another young man with a vile expression said, his eyes greedily roaming over Bu Yunyan’s body as he chuckled. "Saying that is like admitting we’re not up to the task! And a man can never say he’s not up to the task, can he?"

The whole group erupted in boisterous laughter.

Bu Yunyan’s face went white with fury. ’Young Master,’ she prayed silently, ’please, hurry!’

"Trying to stall for time?" Bu Jingfeng asked nonchalantly. "Brothers, what do you think? Should we deal with this woman first, or wait for that piece-of-shit Marquis?"

"I just saw someone run off to deliver a message," one of the young men said with a depraved smile. "Let’s wait for the guy to show up. Doing it right in front of him... hehehe, wouldn’t that be so much better?"

"You animals!" Fire practically shot from Bu Yunyan’s eyes. In front of this group, escape was an impossible dream. In an instant, she made her decision: she would die before she endured this humiliation!

"You call this being animals? Just you wait... We can be much more animalistic than this! Hahaha!"

"Yeah! The senior brothers back at the Sect always talked about how great the secular world is. Now I see they meant the *women* here are great! They’re all so delicate and so easy to get your hands on. This is fantastic, haha!"

"Hahahaha!" The group roared with unrestrained laughter.

WHOOSH!

An immense aura suddenly enveloped the sky above the entire commercial street before sweeping down toward Qin’s Elixir Shop.

The laughter inside the shop stopped dead. Grave expressions appeared on the faces of the young men. Judging by that aura alone, the newcomer was clearly not to be trifled with.

However, their group included two second-stage Celestial Level Martial Artists, three ninth-stage Earth Level masters, and one seventh-stage Earth Level master. They refused to believe that with such overwhelming collective power, they couldn’t handle a single Martial Artist who hadn’t even reached the Celestial Level.

"Young Master!" Bu Yunyan bit her lip as tears streamed down her face. In her entire life, she had never felt so fragile and wronged. Not when her mother died young, not when she joined the Hunter Guild all alone and took on dangerous missions just to survive—never before had she felt this afraid.

Today, she truly felt her own weakness. These people who had appeared out of nowhere were not just shameless thugs; they were demons.

The power radiating from the occasional flickers of their auras was immense.

Qin Li appeared in the doorway, his face a mask of fury. As he had been racing over, he had extended his Divine Sense. It had locked onto the shop, allowing him to overhear the group’s final, filthy remarks.

’These men deserve to die!’

"Well, well, the man of the hour finally shows up," Bu Jingfeng said. "That’s some impressive power you’ve got there! Almost Celestial Level, I’d say. Heh, we’ve been waiting for you. We were even thinking of letting you watch a live porno, hahaha!"

Bu Jingfeng sneered at Qin Li, his eyes burning with rage. This was the bastard who had humiliated his father so thoroughly that the man was now in hiding, too ashamed to even face him!

Bu Jingfeng refused to call his father incompetent. As a son, he just wanted to avenge him. What infuriated him most, however, was that his father, Bu Tong, had adamantly forbidden him from provoking Qin Li, claiming that their entire group might not be a match for him.

Those words had truly struck a nerve with Bu Jingfeng and his companions.

Who were they? They were geniuses from the Mysterious Land! How could they possibly be inferior to some secular nobody? Impossible!

And so, this group of hot-blooded young disciples from the Mysterious Land had gone behind Bu Tong’s back and come here in secret. Captivated by Bu Yunyan’s beauty, their innately wicked natures had been unleashed in full.

And it was all because they possessed immense power!

"You all deserve to die." Qin Li’s gaze was glacial and his tone was calm, but as he spoke, a towering rage erupted from him.