Chapter 250: Chapter 248: Striking Again
The Jiang Family’s Patriarch, Jiang Han, and Elder Qi were both now experts with Martial King Cultivation.
They were, so to speak, the two pillars of the Jiang Family.
Jiang Han stood at the very front.
Beside him was Elder Qi, who sat in a wheelchair pushed by a Jiang Clan Member.
Behind them stood a crowd of Jiang Clan Members.
All told, they were already a top-tier power in Hanwu City.
After all, having two Martial Kings put them on the same level as the Treasure Elephant Pavilion, which also had only two.
For the Jiang Family to possess such strength was truly terrifying.
Almost no one could challenge the Jiang Family’s position.
Everyone stood outside the main gate of the Jiang Family estate. This time, they would not allow anyone from the City Lord’s Mansion to charge inside.
"Patriarch, I see no reason to show the City Lord’s Mansion any courtesy. They’ve provoked us time and again. If we keep tolerating it, they’ll only become more brazen."
Elder Qi was filled with hatred for the City Lord’s Mansion. In contrast, he had received the greatest respect from the Jiang Family and had joined them in earnest, coming to regard the clan as his own. This was the proposal he now made to Jiang Han.
Jiang Han nodded. "Elder Qi, you’re right. I have been forbearing for too long, but now, it seems the Jiang Family truly has no need to endure this any longer."
"If the City Lord’s Mansion dares to start a fight, we will fight them to the bitter end."
He was ready to risk it all.
The power of the Infinite Sword Array was growing ever stronger.
Jiang Han’s confidence grew.
All of his Death Warriors had become Martial Artists, and with their current power, the Infinite Sword Array could suppress even multiple Martial King Experts.
"HAHAHA..."
Suddenly, a burst of loud laughter rang out.
It was Wen Bufan, riding a Four-Horned Bull and leading Lin Hai, the Martial King Puppet, and over a thousand guards from the City Lord’s Mansion.
They arrived with thunderous momentum.
Their presence was overwhelming.
As soon as he arrived before the Jiang Family’s gate, he saw from a distance that the Jiang Family members were already in formation, ready for a confrontation.
He was surprised for a moment.
But then, he dismissed it and rode straight up to the front of the Jiang Family’s ranks.
From atop the Four-Horned Bull, his gaze swept across the Jiang Family members, lingering on Jiang Han and Elder Qi in particular.
Wen Bufan gave a faint smile. "Jiang Han, you see me and you don’t even bow?"
"How rude can you be?"
Jiang Han snorted coldly.
"Eldest Young Master Wen, you’ve bullied my Jiang Family time and time again. Haven’t you gone too far?"
"My son already spared your life. Why must you be so capricious and go back on your word?"
As the Patriarch of the Jiang Family, Jiang Han was furious at Wen Bufan’s provocation. Had it been anyone else, he would have attacked them without wasting another word.
However, considering his opponent’s status, it was best to resolve things peacefully if a fight could be avoided.
That would be better for everyone involved.
Unfortunately, Wen Bufan hadn’t come to make peace.
Jiang Han’s words sent him into a humiliated rage.
"I would’ve been fine if you hadn’t brought up that bastard son of yours. Just mentioning him pisses me off!"
"He made me eat that damned Egg-Dropping Pill! It’s infuriating!"
He couldn’t help but feel a phantom chill in his crotch. The Egg-Dropping Pill Jiang Chen had made him take gave him constant nightmares; he kept dreaming that his family jewels were done for.
He was so angry he could spit blood.
Jiang Chen’s methods were simply diabolical.
Elder Qi almost burst out laughing.
The memory of how Jiang Chen had tormented Wen Bufan was both hilarious and absurd.
After all, Jiang Chen hadn’t even been subtle about it; he had brazenly fed Wen Bufan the Egg-Dropping Pill and made him drink it.
Even his schemes had a certain flair.
This was what made Alchemists so terrifying. They could concoct all sorts of strange Elixirs that ordinary Martial Cultivators would never use.
And Wen Bufan had fallen right into the trap.
Jiang Han, however, didn’t know the specifics of what his son had done.
He only knew that his son had scared Wen Bufan away.
And had even extorted ten million in compensation from him.
He looked at Wen Bufan and continued to reason with him. "Eldest Young Master Wen, we can discuss this civilly. If it comes to a fight, the Jiang Family isn’t necessarily weaker than the City Lord’s Mansion."
"It won’t do either of us any good."
But Wen Bufan just sneered.
"Your Jiang Family is truly arrogant, daring to compare yourselves to the City Lord’s Mansion."
"Let me tell you, compared to the City Lord’s Mansion, your Jiang Family is nothing but clay in our hands. We can mold you into any shape we please."
"You think you’re worthy of fighting the City Lord’s Mansion?"
"Pah!"
Wen Bufan sneered again and again, refusing to even look the Jiang Family members in the eye.
Although the Jiang Family had Elder Qi, a Martial King Expert, the City Lord’s Mansion had more than just a single Martial King Puppet if a real fight broke out. Furthermore, his father, Wen Quan, was currently preparing to break through to Martial King Cultivation.
"Then what do you want today?"
Jiang Han stood at the forefront, glaring at Wen Bufan with open hostility.
He knew they were here to cause trouble.
Sure enough, Wen Bufan gave a wicked smile. "Jiang Han, today, I want every last member of your Jiang Family to kneel before me."
"And I mean what I say."
He savored the moment, ready to produce the Fire Sparrow Order at a moment’s notice.
But Jiang Han shot back, "In your dreams."
"Even if your father himself were here, the Jiang Family would not be at your mercy."
After a few loud laughs, Wen Bufan gave a savage grin. "Got some spine, I see. Some real spine."
"But let’s see if you can keep that spine in a moment. If you can, then I’ll truly be impressed."
As he spoke, he slowly raised a hand, and a fiery light flashed within his palm.
SWISH!
A streak of red light appeared and solidified into a fiery-red token.
Engraved on its surface was a crimson Firebird.
The Fire Sparrow Order. That’s right, the Fire Sparrow Order.
Wen Bufan had finally revealed the Fire Sparrow Order.
He held the Fire Sparrow Order aloft, his face alight with a confident smile.
The next moment, he brandished the Fire Sparrow Order at Jiang Han and the others, roaring, "By the authority of the Fire Sparrow Order of the Fire Sparrow Kingdom! Jiang Family, kneel!"
What?
In that instant, every member of the Jiang Family froze.
Then, one by one, their astonished gazes fell upon the red token in Wen Bufan’s hand.
Jiang Han stared intently at the Fire Sparrow Order in Wen Bufan’s hand. After a moment, his pupils contracted violently.
His heart sank.
’We’re done for. The Fire Sparrow Order.’
He instantly knew this was a massive problem.
He had been prepared to clash with Wen Bufan, to at least make him back down in the face of their strength.
But he had never expected Wen Bufan to produce something like the Fire Sparrow Order.
As a citizen of the Fire Sparrow Kingdom, how could he not know what the Fire Sparrow Order represented? It was a symbol of the kingdom’s supreme, untouchable glory.
A symbol of the Fire Sparrow Kingdom itself.
’This is bad,’ he thought to himself.
Beside him, Elder Qi’s face also fell the moment he saw the Fire Sparrow Order.
His eyes were fixed on the token. Finally, he became certain that it was genuine.
With that, he turned to look at Jiang Han.
Jiang Han’s gaze met his at the same moment.
The two men exchanged a look of dismay.
They knew the situation had escalated drastically.
With their opponent holding the Fire Sparrow Order, the Jiang Family could not resist, no matter the circumstances.
If they resisted the Fire Sparrow Order, the Fire Sparrow Kingdom would be notified and would immediately dispatch experts to annihilate the Jiang Family.
"It’s a genuine Fire Sparrow Order," Elder Qi said to Jiang Han, his voice grave.
He was almost certain. As he examined it, he could feel a terrifying, scorching aura emanating from the token.
This was the same aura emitted by the Guardian Fire Sparrow of the Fire Sparrow Kingdom, which had once visited Hanwu City.
