"Well? How does it taste?"
Qin Ning looked at the resentful figure before him and sneered, "Next time, open your dog eyes wide. Not everyone is someone you can afford to offend!"
"You are dead for sure."
Jing Yuan was covered in wounds at this moment.
"If the Wang family finds out, Qin Ning, you... are dead for sure. You have offended the Wang family of the Imperial Capital..."
Boom...
But before Jing Yuan could finish, Xiao Qing kicked out. With a loud bang, Jing Yuan's brains splattered.
Fresh blood splattered everywhere. Qin Ning looked at Xiao Qing with dissatisfaction.
"Can you be a bit more polite next time?"
Hearing this, Xiao Qing's eyes welled up with tears again.
"Fine, fine, you really know how to act spoiled. I won't say anything more, alright?"
By this time, the others had already been dealt with by the stone men.
Meanwhile, on the cliffside, Wang Yuanyu's body was pierced by a sword. He stared wide-eyed as Jing Yuan was killed, knowing he himself had absolutely no hope of survival left.
Ye Yuanyuan sheathed her sword and looked at Qin Ning in silence.
"You are not suited for practicing the sword."
Qin Ning suddenly added, "A whip would suit you better!"
Hearing this, Ye Yuanyuan was completely baffled.
"Well, this matter is over. Now I must return home; there are still some troubles to resolve!"
Qin Ning said indifferently, "Ye Yuanyuan, it's still the same old saying: the poison of the Nine Underworld Scorpion cannot be cured using the Heavenly Fire Spirit Crystal."
After saying that, Qin Ning mounted the Green Ox and left the ravine.
"Miss, who on earth is this guy?" Elder Ku asked in a daze.
"Qin Ning of the Qin family of Lingyun City!"
Ye Yuanyuan said calmly, "Elder Ku, once we return this time, I want to know everything about Qin Ning."
"Understood!"
"Let's go!"
Ye Yuanyuan added.
"Go?" Ye Liang said hurriedly, "Miss, there are so many natural treasures here, it's like a treasure trove. If we just leave like this..."
Ye Yuanyuan suddenly glared at Ye Liang and replied coldly, "If you are tired of living, then stay here and explore all you want!"
These words startled Ye Liang.
Indeed, if not for Qin Ning this time, they would have probably walked into a dead end no matter where they went!
This place was too sinister!
But Qin Ning was even more sinister!
Qin Ning leisurely rode Xiao Qing out of the deep valley. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief and organize his thoughts.
Having reached the Jingmen Realm this time, the trouble with the three major families could be considered easily resolved.
With the Yuan Gathering Pills, his father and second uncle would probably be able to break through to the Tianmen Realm.
As for his second brother's injuries, with the Heavenly Fire Spirit Crystal, he would be fine.
Once these matters were settled, he would leave Lingyun City and head to the Imperial Capital.
Chu Ningshi!
Ling Tian!
He would never forget these two.
He would make them pay a hundredfold for every single wound inflicted on him in this lifetime.
"Xiao Qing, why are you walking so slowly?" Seeing that Xiao Qing was even more leisurely than he was, Qin Ning said in dissatisfaction, "At your speed, it'll take three days to reach Lingyun City!"
"Moo..."
Hearing this, Xiao Qing responded, perked up, and transformed into a gust of smoke, vanishing in an instant.
It should have taken more than half a day, but because Xiao Qing ran so fast, Lingyun City appeared before them in less than four hours.
Seeing the gates of Lingyun City, Qin Ning breathed a sigh of relief, stretched, and slowly lay down on Xiao Qing's back.
"Let's go, into the city!"
"Moo..."
One person and one ox walked straight into the city.
This scene drew a great deal of attention from the citizens of Lingyun City.
After all, Xiao Qing looked just like an ordinary Green Ox.
When martial artists rode mounts, they usually chose tigers, wolves, or leopards. Such beasts looked majestic and possessed formidable combat power.
Yet, Qin Ning was riding a Green Ox back to Lingyun City.
For a time, the crowd mocked this third young master of the Qin family.
Meanwhile, at the Lingyan Pavilion in Lingyun City.
Lingyan Pavilion was the largest restaurant in Lingyun City.
Its architecture was exceptionally luxurious, and its style was grand and comfortable. Those who frequented this place were either government officials or the scions of major clans.
Inside one of Lingyan Pavilion's private rooms.
Four people were sitting together.
"Ling Du, is the person your Ling family found this time reliable?"
Among the four, a young man in his early twenties with short hair and wearing a blue robe asked as he looked at another youth with an arrogant demeanor.
The arrogant youth replied slowly, "Chu Qingming, has my Ling family ever done anything we weren't absolutely sure of?"
"That fellow Qin Ning had his Astral Gate destroyed, and my uncle has already made all the proper arrangements. All that's left is Qin Ning himself."
"With the Changtian Alliance of Changtian Commandery joining us this time, the Qin family is doomed to die!"
Hearing this, Chu Qingming nodded in agreement.
These four were the elite youths of the four great clans. They were around twenty years old, and their cultivation bases were all at the seventh or eighth gate.
When the three great clans had previously made the three-battle agreement with Qin Ning, these four had been away on business and were not in Lingyun City.
They had only heard of Qin Ning's reputation but had never met him in person.
"That brat Qin Ning was in the Injury Gate Realm back then, and later reached the View Gate Realm. If we don't eliminate him quickly, there might be complications," Shen Huo of the Shen family added.
"Indeed!"
Lin Yuyuan's face darkened as he said, "He killed my younger brother and sister. I, Lin Yuyuan, will definitely have my revenge!"
"Speaking of which, we haven't seen him since we got back. Could it be he went to Mount Lingyun and hasn't returned yet?"
"He won't be coming back!"
Ling Du sneered and replied, "With my Ling family's Ling Tian Guards on the move, I'm afraid that brat has already died in Mount Lingyun."
At the mention of the Ling Tian Guards, the others instinctively shrank back.
The Ling family was renowned as the number one clan in Lingyun City, boasting Ling Shicheng, who had reached the Heaven Gate Realm and possessed terrifying strength.
However, the overall strength of the Ling family was also far superior to the other clans.
The Ling Tian Guards were the Ling family's greatest trump card and foundation.
It was said that every member of the Ling Tian Guards was in either the Death Gate Realm or the Shock Gate Realm. Each of them was a terrifying expert forged in the fires of bloody battles.
"Then he's out of luck!"
Chu Qingming snorted. "Otherwise, once he returned to Lingyun City, he would find that living would be a fate worse than death."
"Haha..."
The four burst into hearty laughter and toasted one another. The four great clans had already laid out their plans to annihilate the Qin family. A mere Qin Ning could change nothing.
As they clinked their cups, a voice suddenly drifted in from outside.
"Let me tell you, Du Siyuan, my brother Qin Ning is the number one genius of Lingyun City. Even though that old dog Ling Shicheng stole his Astral Gate, my brother is still the number one in Lingyun!"
"Those people... what Ling Tian, what Chu Ningshi? In my Brother Ning's eyes, they aren't worth a single penny. They're nothing but dog shit!"
Who could possibly be so arrogant?