Lin Hai’s sudden scream shattered the silence.

No one would have imagined it. Lin Hai had seemed so powerful, but when faced with Jiang Chen—a mere practitioner of Seventh Heaven Warrior Cultivation—his Sword Aura was extinguished by a single wave of a fan.

And what’s more, it had sent Lin Hai into a fit of screams.

Wen Bufan was shocked.

He rushed to Lin Hai’s side and demanded, "Lin Hai, what’s wrong with you?"

Lin Hai was clutching his head, his face pale and twisted in what appeared to be extreme pain.

He growled, "My head feels like it’s going to explode."

"It hurts so much..."

’What?’

Wen Bufan had no idea what was happening.

But from the looks of it, this seemed to be Jiang Chen’s doing.

He stared at Jiang Chen as if he were seeing a ghost.

He hastily pulled Lin Hai further away, terrified of getting any closer to Jiang Chen.

Lin Hai clutched his head, his face a mask of pain.

This was only because Jiang Chen had used a small dose of the Soul-Breaking Poison. If Jiang Chen had wanted Lin Hai dead, he would have been long gone.

But for now, he couldn’t kill the people from the City Lord’s Mansion.

Once he finished refining the Elixir, he would no longer hold back.

His current actions were born of necessity.

He could only teach his opponent a lesson.

"Jiang Chen, what did you do to Lin Hai?"

Wen Bufan was furious, but he also despised Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen’s bizarre abilities were far beyond his expectations.

A faint smile played on Jiang Chen’s lips as he said lightly, "I’m just teaching him a little lesson."

"If you know what’s good for you, scram now. Otherwise, it won’t be just a simple lesson."

He was now in complete control of the situation.

Remembering the two guards from the City Lord’s Mansion who had died so mysteriously, Wen Bufan felt a chill creep into his heart.

He had a feeling that what was happening to Lin Hai was similar to what had befallen those other two men.

"You..."

He pointed at Jiang Chen, his face filled with rage.

His body even started to tremble.

’As the esteemed number one young master of Hanwu City, when had he ever suffered such a humiliating defeat?’

He now hated Jiang Chen to the bone. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

He glanced at Elder Qi again, knowing that getting the Cyan Silkworm today was now completely impossible.

He was utterly dejected.

He viciously ground his teeth.

He said through gritted teeth, "Jiang Chen, I’ll count this as my loss for today."

"But don’t get too comfortable. You won’t be arrogant for long. I’ll make you realize who you’re dealing with."

"I will annihilate your Jiang Family in one fell swoop and show you the price for provoking me."

Hm?

Jiang Chen frowned.

With a flick of his finger, another blast of Broken Soul shot forth.

It sped straight toward Wen Bufan.

"AAGH..."

Wen Bufan suddenly let out a wretched scream.

Just like Lin Hai, his very soul was suddenly wracked with a piercing pain.

He couldn’t help but scream.

’It was Jiang Chen again,’ he knew.

"Scram."

"One more word of nonsense, and you can all stay here permanently."

Seeing this, the men from the City Lord’s Mansion were scared out of their wits.

They quickly grabbed the screaming Wen Bufan and Lin Hai and prepared to flee.

"Wait a second."

Suddenly, Jiang Chen spoke again.

The men from the City Lord’s Mansion immediately froze in place, as if they had been struck by a Body Fixing Technique.

They all turned back to look at Jiang Chen in terror, not knowing what he would do next.

Jiang Chen pointed at Lin Hai and said coldly, "Leave the Black Gold Silk Armor behind. Then you can go."

’What?’

’Robbery. This is daylight robbery.’

’Jiang Chen actually wants Lin Hai’s Black Gold Silk Armor!’

Lin Hai’s expression changed drastically. Although his head still hurt, the pain wasn’t as severe as before.

Now, Jiang Chen’s words made his heart clench.

’This kid is a monster who devours people whole! The Black Gold Silk Armor is an incredibly precious Treasure Artifact. How can I just give it to him?’

’I only borrowed this from the City Lord’s Mansion for a short time!’

"Hm?"

"If you won’t leave it, then you can stay."

Jiang Chen said, sounding displeased.

At that moment, everyone from the City Lord’s Mansion panicked.

Wen Bufan’s scalp went numb with fear.

’Right now, Jiang Chen is a demon.’

’Insatiably greedy.’

He looked at the reluctant Lin Hai and said firmly, "Give it to him."

Lin Hai felt a visceral pang of anguish.

But he had no choice but to take off the Black Gold Silk Armor and toss it to Jiang Chen.

’In his heart, he endlessly cursed Jiang Chen and his entire family tree for eighteen generations.’

SWOOSH!

Jiang Chen casually caught the Black Gold Silk Armor.

’This is a Treasure Artifact. It’ll be great for protecting myself,’ he thought.

He was very satisfied.

Only then did he nod. "Alright, you can scram now."

Finally, the people from the City Lord’s Mansion fled in disarray.

They had arrived full of swagger, but they left in utter disgrace.

This was surely not a result that a ’great young master’ like Wen Bufan could accept.

Even after they had traveled some distance, Wen Bufan still had a splitting headache.

He hated Jiang Chen to death.

He thought darkly, ’Jiang Chen, I’ll destroy you sooner or later.’

’I’ll wipe out your Jiang Family!’

But his headache was so severe that his only option was to rush back to the City Lord’s Mansion to get treatment.

The group hastily disappeared beyond the manor’s gates.

From start to finish, Jiang Chen had only used the Divine Wind Fan once; he had hardly lifted a finger otherwise.

This was the terrifying power of an Alchemist.

The more advanced the Alchemist, the more capable they were of achieving victory without making a scene.

Using poison was just one of their simplest techniques.

Of course, an Alchemist’s Alchemy Skill was an inherent part of their strength.

Although Jiang Chen only had a Seventh Heaven Warrior Cultivation, when his Alchemy Skill was taken into account, anyone below the Martial King Cultivation realm would suffer a terrible defeat at his hands if they were unaware of his methods.

It was all over rather suddenly.

Elder Qi hadn’t even had time to react.

He watched in astonishment as the people from the City Lord’s Mansion departed.

"Elder Qi, how are you feeling now?"

Jiang Chen put away the Black Gold Silk Armor and walked over to Elder Qi.

He asked with genuine concern.

After all, he had no grudge against Elder Qi.

Even though Elder Qi had told him to scram multiple times before.

But Jiang Chen had managed to keep his cool.

At this point, Elder Qi felt a certain amount of gratitude toward Jiang Chen and Murong Xiangming.

If not for the two of them, he would probably be dead already.

"Thank you, young man."

In the end, Elder Qi still managed to thank Jiang Chen.

For someone as stubborn and proud as Elder Qi, offering a word of gratitude was an extremely rare occurrence.

It was clear that his opinion of Jiang Chen had changed for the better.

"Don’t worry about it. Dealing with clowns like them is my responsibility."

Then, Jiang Chen stretched out his hand, and a gleaming golden pill appeared in his palm.

He casually handed it to Elder Qi.

"Senior, this is a Golden Healing Pill. Take it. It will help you recover from your injuries quickly."

’What?’

’A Golden Healing Pill?’

When Elder Qi heard that Jiang Chen had actually produced a Golden Healing Pill, he was instantly stunned, his eyes flying wide open.

He swallowed hard and asked in shock, "Is this the legendary healing Holy Medicine, the Golden Healing Pill?"

He had, of course, heard of the Golden Healing Pill. For healing wounds, it was an absolute Holy Medicine.

A single Golden Healing Pill could heal any injury, no matter how severe.

However, he had only ever heard of it; he had never actually seen one.

Naturally, there was no way a Golden Healing Pill could exist in a small place like Hanwu City.

And yet, Jiang Chen had just produced one. The shock was beyond compare.

"It is indeed a Golden Healing Pill. Go on, take it."

Jiang Chen wasn’t being stingy with a single pill, even though one Golden Healing Pill could fetch a price of several hundred thousand or more.

He wasn’t short on money.

Elder Qi opened his mouth, wanting to refuse, but his injuries were indeed very serious. If he were to heal on his own, it would take at least half a year.

With the Golden Healing Pill, however, he could be back to normal within a few days.

"In that case, many thanks."

After a slight hesitation, he finally accepted the Golden Healing Pill from Jiang Chen.

He swallowed it in one gulp.