King of Creation
Chapter 141 - 139: Break into the Mansion

Chapter 141: Chapter 139: Break into the Mansion

Right Guard General Pan Feihu held a position of high authority, and his mansion was strictly guarded; the gate was flanked by rows of armored samurai who stood guard year-round, making it difficult for ordinary people to enter.

Ye Zhen, Han Shi, Xia Man, Yine Zibo, and Ren Xihua accompanied by Deacon Liu Neng from Black Water Dao Grounds, arrived at the front gate of the Right Guard General Mansion.

Naturally, it was Liu Neng who went forward to present the Black Water Dao Ground’s invitation and called at the gate. The one who came out to respond was the Right Guard General Mansion’s Chief Steward Pan Fu.

The moment this Chief Steward Pan saw Liu Neng at the gate, his face showed a look of disgust.

"Go away, go away. I’ve already told you, the Third Young Master is not here. Annoying, just go, quickly leave." With both pushing and shoving, he chased Liu Neng away from the mansion’s steps, like chasing away a beggar.

Perhaps it was the military might of the Right Guard General Mansion that was too imposing, Deacon Liu Neng, who had reached the early stages of Soul Summoning, was pushed away without any resistance.

Deacon Liu Neng, who had been pushed down the steps, looked towards Ye Zhen and the others with a pained expression and said with a grimace, "It’s always like this every time..."

Han Shi, Xia Man, Yine Zibo, and Ren Xihua’s gaze immediately turned towards Ye Zhen, their meaning was simple: it was Ye Zhen’s turn to step up.

Ye Zhen was unbothered and strode forward to shout, "Chief Steward Pan, hold on!"

"What do you want?" Chief Steward Pan glanced askew, his face unfriendly.

"Your mansion’s Third Young Master Pan Wei owes our Qiyun Sect’s Black Water Dao Grounds a debt of sixty-seven thousand taels of gold and three hundred low grade spirit crystals. Due to pressure from our sect, we have come to collect."

Ye Zhen had studied poetry and books since he was young and understood the principle of courtesy before force.

"I have told you, the Third Young Master is not in the mansion," Chief Steward Pan persistently refused.

"Oh, in that case, I have an invoice here, please trouble Chief Steward Pan to pass it on to Pan Wei so he can prepare. We will come again tomorrow to collect these debts."

Ye Zhen handed over a detailed invoice.

However, Chief Steward Pan had no intention whatsoever of accepting the invoice, impatiently waving his hand, "Take it away, the Third Young Master’s invoice should be delivered to him directly. I am not accepting it here!"

At these words, Ye Zhen’s face suddenly turned somber.

Saying someone is not available and refusing to accept an invoice was a classic case of exploiting power to act shamelessly.

"Chief Steward Pan, it’s right and proper to repay debts. It would be best for you to accept this invoice and pass it on to Pan Wei!" Ye Zhen’s tone suddenly turned forceful.

"Ha, you dare to threaten our Pan Mansion? I’m telling you, I won’t accept this invoice. What are you going to do about it?"

Before Ye Zhen could speak, Chief Steward Pan pointed at the noses of Ye Zhen and his companions and started scolding, "A few little brats from Qiyun Sect, you dare to threaten the Right Guard General Mansion?"

"Hey, I am putting it here today. I just won’t accept the invoice, not accepting! What can you do about it?"

"Let me tell you the truth, the Third Young Master is indeed in the mansion, he just refuses to see you!

Even if you come ten or eight times, the result will be the same, he won’t see you!"

This tirade darkened the faces of Han Shi, Xia Man, Yine Zibo, and Ren Xihua, especially Han Shi, who looked at Ye Zhen with a face full of blame, as if reproaching Ye Zhen for taking on this troublesome task.

Only Ye Zhen, in the face of Chief Steward Pan’s scolding, remained composed.

"So, Pan Wei intends to default on his debts, is that it?"

"So what if he defaults? If you have the ability, storm into the Right Guard General Mansion to claim your debt?"

As Pan Fu retreated towards the door, he sneered, "I suppose, even if you had ten times the courage, you wouldn’t dare to forcefully enter the Right Guard General Mansion, right? Still want to collect the debt? Pah..."

"What if I really stormed in?"

"You..."

Suddenly, Ye Zhen’s figure explosively lunged toward Chief Steward Pan.

"Junior Brother Ye, do not act rashly, come back!" Almost at the same time, Han Shi’s shout burst forth.

With a swift motion, Ye Zhen grabbed Chief Steward Pan, who also had a cultivation reaching True Essence Fourth Realm, by the collar as effortlessly as if he was picking up a chicken, without allowing any resistance.

If it had been before Ye Zhen’s cultivation soared, capturing Chief Steward Pan would not have been difficult, but it might have taken two or three moves.

However, the breakthrough Ye Zhen, whose True Yuan now contained a bit of spiritual power, saw a significant increase in his combat power.

Do not underestimate that bit of spiritual power; even such a small amount massively enhanced the power of Ye Zhen’s martial skills.

"What are you doing? Are you rebelling? Let go, release Chief Steward Pan immediately!"

The guards, as if waking from a dream, began yelling angrily at Ye Zhen, their weapons simultaneously aimed at him.

However, these soldiers, at most reaching the Fifth Stage of Blood Training, barely caught Ye Zhen’s attention.

To put it bluntly, Ye Zhen could knock out several of these soldiers with just a breath.

Hands gripping Chief Steward Pan’s neck like lifting a chicken, Ye Zhen strode towards the interior of the Right Guard General Mansion.

"Lead the way, where does Pan Wei live?"

"Kid, you’re dead! Daring to barge into the Right Guard General Mansion, you’re definitely dead."

"Let me go now, quickly... Kid, if you don’t want your family exterminated, release me immediately..."

"Exterminate my family?"

Suddenly, Ye Zhen rapidly tapped several points on Chief Steward Pan’s body, and abruptly, Chief Steward Pan’s screams of agony replaced his shrieks.

"Lead the way immediately! Otherwise, before my family is exterminated, I will turn you to ashes!" Ye Zhen shouted fiercely, his face showing not a hint of fear.

"Junior Brother Ye, stop immediately, you are about to cause a great disaster!" Han Shi rushed forward, trying to persuade Ye Zhen, while the other three also followed suit.

"Ah...."

Ye Zhen exhaled softly, "Senior Brother Han, since when did disciples on Qiyun Sect’s Heavenly List get intimidated by a house slave..."

At this, Xia Man and Ren Xihua’s eyes suddenly brightened, as if they had thought of something.

"But this is the Right Guard General’s Mansion. Aren’t you afraid you won’t be able to handle the aftermath?" Han Shi angrily shouted.

"Ye Zhen, you heard me. If you don’t want to die, then hurry up and let me go... Ah..." But Steward Pan was unbending in his defiance.

Ye Zhen just shook his head gently. Han Shi’s stance really wasn’t great at all.

At this moment, never mind having support, even if they had none, as sect brothers, they should all be united and charge forward together, turning the world upside down first, rather than sabotaging their own people!

"How about you? Are you coming or not?"

"Coming!"

Xia Man and Ren Xihua seemed to have realized something and hurried to keep up.

In fact, when Ye Zhen had received that list of names, he was somewhat surprised.

On that list had been the names of the top princes and nobles of Black Water King’s City, including the name of Commandery Prince Zhu Qianshu.

Come to collect debts from them, what was Qiyun Sect trying to do?

Ye Zhen had concluded that there was only one outcome—showing their presence and flaunting their power!

Otherwise, why would it be necessary to deploy disciples from the Heavenly List? Just having Elder Bao from the Dao Field pay a visit to their elders would get the debts paid back even faster.

For the past few years, the Black Water Royal Family had been supporting Lishui Sect behind the scenes, trying to use the rise of Lishui Sect to engage Qiyun Sect.

Had it not been for the Black Water Royal Family’s behind-the-scenes manipulation during the last sect war triggered by Meng Xiaoyue’s inheritance, Qiyun Sect would not have quietly retreated when they had a clear advantage and had heavily injured an elder from the opposing sect.

In Ye Zhen’s view, this debt collection was probably Qiyun Sect’s way of leveraging their victory from last time to strike at the Black Water Empire.

But of course, such high-level strategies were difficult for ordinary disciples like them to know.

To step back ten thousand steps, even without this context, it was just Qiyun Sect’s disciples coming to collect debts. As long as they didn’t kill the Right Guard General, it wasn’t anything too serious.

Given Qiyun Sect’s protective nature, would they really expose a disciple working for the sect?

Moreover, with Ye Zhen’s current status as a Quasi True Inheritor, comparable to a prince, storming into the Right Guard General’s Mansion was no big deal—it would just end in a verbal spat at most.

"Not speaking, are you?"

With a cold laugh, Ye Zhen once again pointed out with a single finger, suddenly executing the Vein Cutting Hand, specially used for torture and coercion, from his Spirit Snake Vein Severing Hand techniques.

Chief Steward Pan immediately screamed like a pig being slaughtered.

Under the stimulation of Ye Zhen’s True Essence, Chief Steward Pan barely lasted thirty breaths before confessing.

"I’ll talk, stop, I’ll talk..."

"You old dog, why only now? Come on, speak! Want to stop? Give directions first!" Ye Zhen scoffed coldly.

"Turn left, then go straight..."

Along the way, Ye Zhen carried Chief Steward Pan and stormed the Right Guard General’s Mansion as if it were an uninhabited territory.

Any soldiers who rushed up were kicked over by Ye Zhen. Later on, Xia Man, Ren Xihua, and Yine Zibo also kept close to Ye Zhen, charging through the way.

Only Han Shi followed behind with a dark face, barely saying a word.

This Right Guard General’s Mansion wasn’t exactly a Dragon Pool or a Tiger’s Den. Up till now, in terms of the Soul Summoning Realm guardians, Ye Zhen had encountered only one, who was slashed to a mess by Ren Xihua with just a few swords.

"Up ahead... The Essence Courtyard up ahead is the third young master’s courtyard, hurry and release me..."

After several rapid finger gestures, the Chief Steward Pan thrown to the ground by Ye Zhen immediately softened into a pile of mud.

Just as he was catching his breath, Ye Zhen’s Cloud Winged Tiger Cub approached for a sniff, which terrified Chief Steward Pan so much that he fainted outright.

"Essence Courtyard?"

As Ye Zhen stepped forward intending to push the door open, a voice inside suddenly made Ye Zhen’s ears twitch.

"No, I won’t, let me go home, let me go home now!" A young girl’s voice, crying, caused everyone to pause their steps simultaneously.

"Go home? Little Li Zi, loosen her ties; if she wants to go home, then let her go home!"

"Thank you, Young Master Pan, thank you!" The girl’s voice suddenly filled with surprise and happiness.

The next moment, Pan Wei’s voice resounded again.

"Don’t mention it! However, I must tell you something, if you dare step half a step outside this courtyard today, your parents will immediately be gone without a trace!

Hmph, thoughts of home? More like heading to the grave!"

Inside the courtyard, the young girl, who had just thought she was out of danger, suddenly became incredibly frightened.

And the lecherous laugh of Pan Wei started up again, "Now you know how powerful this young master is, right? Come here, serve me well, and if you make me happy..."

Hearing this, Ye Zhen’s face had already turned an iron blue.

Bang!

With one kick, the door of the courtyard immediately shattered into pieces.

Inside the courtyard, a disheveled young girl was kneeling on the ground, desperately pleading with Pan Wei.

Pan Wei, with one foot on the stool, was leering and threatening the girl, while a henchman stood by his side.

The sound of the breaking door made Pan Wei suddenly look up, in a daze, "Ye Zhen?"

Almost simultaneously, Ye Zhen’s Sky Crystal Sword rang out of its sheath, with a roar he took a step forward, and the Sword Technique Bone-Piercing Winter Plum slashed directly at Pan Wei’s head!

"Pan Wei, you scum, I’ll cut you down today!"(To be continued. If you like this novel, you are welcome to recommend it on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)