Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi

The bustling of Iron Mountain City under the cloak of night still thrived immensely.

The clinking and clanging of metalworking could be heard everywhere, for the city was home to a great number of blacksmiths.

From the forge businesses of the Hu and Xu Families to small private workshops, one could almost say that everyone who came out of Iron Mountain City knew how to work with iron.

But today, the atmosphere in Iron Mountain City was even more tense, and the night patrols by soldiers seemed more anxious than usual, with the frequency of their rounds increasing. All of this was due to the battle during the day; thirty black armored cavalrymen of the Comrade King's estate had fallen in battle, and even the commander of the black armored cavalry, Geng Jing, had been slain.

The Comrade King's estate was enraged.

All of Iron Mountain City was as silent as if in the grip of winter's chill.

Xiao Yi relied on his nimble movement technique to traverse the shadows and quietly approached the estate of the Iron Blade King.

The sprawling estate of the Iron Blade King was well-lit, with even more patrolling powerhouses than usual.

Xiao Yi infiltrated their ranks.

He made his way unseen to the vicinity of the main hall when he suddenly heard several heated arguments inside.

A cold voice came from within the hall, "You can go marry him if you want, but I will never marry Xu Tao!"

"Qing Bi, can't you be a little less selfish? Not only is he Xu Tao, the Princely Heir of the Comrade King, but also a disciple of the Nine Profound Sect. What about him doesn't match up to you? Moreover, once you marry Xu Tao, the Hu and Xu Families will be related by marriage, and they will no longer harm our Hu Family's business..."

"Sacrificing oneself for the peace of the whole family—what's so bad about that?"

The cold voice of Hu Qingbi echoed from within, "Everyone shut up!"

"Is this the way you talk to your elders?"

"We are all considering the estate's best interests. No matter how you look at it, your marriage to Xu Tao benefits our Hu Family the most!"

Faced with the relentless pressure from her own relatives, the Iron Arm Princess Hu Qingbi's face went pale, and her eyes shimmered with the threat of tears.

The relatives before her were like termites, incessantly eroding the Hu Family's interests.

With Hu Yi in the family, he could at least intimidate them, but since Hu Yi had disappeared years ago, Hu Qingbi, with her abilities and strength, was utterly incapable of deterring these greedy parasites.

"Qing Bi, listen to me!"

The person speaking was the brother of Hu Yi.

With a light stroke of the moustache under his nose, Hu Li laughed like an old fox eyeing a chunk of meat in a crow's beak, "Six years ago, your father took every treasure from our clan in an attempt to breakthrough to the Golden Core Realm, and that's the root cause of our Hu Family's downfall. As the saying goes, a son inherits his father's debts. It's time for you to pay back what your father owed!"

Bang!

Hu Qingbi pushed over the tea table in front of her and glared at Hu Li, "Uncle, are those even human words you're saying? Why did father risk his life to advance to the Golden Core Realm those years ago? Was it not because you were caught meeting Xu Shiheng's lover in secret, and when Xu Shiheng sought to take your life, father was gravely injured saving you? Is that why he thought to take the resources and enter seclusion to make a breakthrough to the Golden Core Realm? And now you have the audacity to speak like this?"

"Shut up! It was your father who chose to save me back then. Did I ever ask him? Did I ever beg him to lift a finger?"

Hu Li sneered indifferently, "I've already negotiated the terms with the Comrade King. As long as you marry Xu Tao and bring the eighth and thirteenth mining veins as a dowry, he will spare the Hu Family. We've decided on this, and you have no right to refuse!"

"I will never marry Xu Tao..." Hu Qingbi roared in fury.

Hu Li sneered in response, "That's not up to you! Come, tie her up and take her to the Xu Family!"

"I'd like to see who dares to tie me up!" Hu Qingbi humphed coldly, her formidable aura instantly filling the hall; she was currently the strongest person in the Hu Family, a being of the Ninth Layer of the Divine Passage Realm.

However...

As she started circulating her vital energy, a wave of weakness engulfed her body, and she collapsed to the floor with a thud. Your next read awaits at empire

She found herself unable to move her limbs.

Hu Li laughed heartily, "As the Hu Family's top expert, would I act without certainty? I've added plenty of Muscle-locking Powder to your food; you should obediently marry Xu Tao! Hahaha..."

"You, you shameless..."

Defeat and despair painted Hu Qingbi's face as her tearful eyes beheld the clan members, their faces twisted with a ferocious desire to bind her and send her off to the Xu Family.

Filled with despair and regret, Hu Qingbi thought to herself, "Father, these are the clan members you fought with everything to protect—unworthy, they're all unworthy..."n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

"Gag her mouth and..."

Boom!

Hu Li's voice was abruptly cut off by a deafening roar, and the door to the room exploded with a bang, sending two guards from the Hu Family flying through the air from the powerful blast.

From within the wreckage of the splintered door, Xiao Yi's figure gradually appeared.

"Who is it?"

"How dare you, thief, sneaking into the Hu Family in the dead of night — surely harboring ill intentions…" A powerhouse of the Seventh Layer of the Divine Passage Realm glared at Xiao Yi, bellowing in anger.

Before the words could even finish.

Xiao Yi cast a cold glance at him and threw a punch like a Wrathful Vajra.

Boom!

The elder of the Hu Family was smashed to the ground, with a fist-sized hole gushing blood through his forehead, as if a fountain of blood had erupted forth.

Hiss!

The hall fell silent.

Everyone's gaze toward Xiao Yi was as if they were looking at a demon.

Hu Li forced himself to remain composed while gazing intently at Xiao Yi, "Friend, has my Hu Family somehow offended you? I, Hu Li, apologize on behalf of my family. We're willing to compensate you…"

"Compensate?"

Xiao Yi's indifferent gaze settled on Hu Li.

Hu Li felt as though an invisible hand was gripping his throat under Xiao Yi's gaze, making even breathing difficult, and he stammered, "Yes, yes… I'm willing to compensate, whatever conditions you have, I will meet them!"

"Oh, then give me something as compensation."

"What is it?"

Hu Li glanced at Xiao Yi and hastily said, "Whatever you want, I can provide it for you. How about my niece? She's beautiful and as long as you like… Er…"

Mid-sentence, Hu Li realized his feet were no longer touching the ground.

His face filled with terror as he saw Xiao Yi, close at hand, single-handedly lifting him by his throat, and Hu Li's face was overcome with fear, "Why, why is this? I, I'm willing to pay… "

Xiao Yi's icy gaze remained on him, "I only want your dog life!"

"Ah? Why? I, I've never provoked you…"

Hu Li's face turned pale, his voice trembling with the question.

Xiao Yi's right hand clutched his throat, and his left hand produced a Token.

It was the Token of the Iron Blade King, Hu Yi.

"This, this is the Family Head's Token? How could it be in his possession?"

Hu Li looked at the Token in disbelief, "How did you get this Token? I saw with my own eyes Xu Shiheng grievously wound my brother, he clearly…"

Hu Li suddenly stopped speaking, his expression turning increasingly horrified.

"You, what did you say? You saw Xu Shiheng grievously wound my father?" Hu Qingbi also recovered from her shock, looking at Hu Li in disbelief.

Hu Li went white as a sheet, and Xiao Yi coldly demanded, "Won't you speak the truth?"

Hu Li trembled all over, bereft of hope, and closed his eyes in despair, "That year, Xu Shiheng promised not to kill me as long as I helped him murder my brother… I, I had no choice. It's not my fault; it was all Xu Shiheng's doing. I, I only told him where my brother was in secluded cultivation…"

"Hu Li, you bastard, our father was wounded trying to save you, and you repay his kindness with treachery?" Hu Qingbi trembled all over, her eyes bloody.

Xiao Yi turned towards her, "Would you like to take revenge with your own hands?"

To that, Hu Qingbi started, then nodded eagerly.

With a flick of Xiao Yi's finger, a surge of vital energy entered her body, neutralizing the Muscle-locking Powder's poison in her system, and he threw Hu Li to the ground.

Hu Qingbi's eyes were a bloody red as she pounced on Hu Li like a mad demon.

Her fists and feet flew, smashing Hu Li's head into a pulp.

She tore off his limbs with her own hands…

The hall was filled with the stench of blood, as if it were a Shura hell…