Chapter 1100: Relentless Strikes

If we had done that earlier, there wouldn't be any trouble—what a masochist! Qiong Qi muttered as he and Yuan Daitou returned to the private room to keep eating.

The shopkeeper then took out a sound transmission talisman and started calling people.

Soon, the strongmen of the Cheng family in Yi Cheng also rushed to the inn one after another.

Ye Li Yun and Qiong Qi exchanged a knowing smile: "Earth Sovereign Triple Layer, can you handle it?"

The Cheng family's guard force was merely an Earth Sovereign Triple Layer, an Earth Sovereign Single Layer, and some mid-to-late stage Martial Cultivators of the Creation Realm.

"Don't worry, I've got it!" Qiong Qi immediately began drawing a formation, then slapped the ground, enveloping the entire private room.

When the Cheng family strongmen rushed into the private room, they were all dumbfounded.

What they saw was a vast, uninhabited desert stretching as far as the eye could see.

"Illusion formation!"

The Earth Sovereign Triple Layer expert instantly realized they had been ambushed by the formation and warned everyone not to move.

But then, Heavenly Sovereign-level poisonous scorpions appeared, swarming toward them.

"Don't be afraid, they're just illusions, not real!"

That expert continued to encourage the crowd.

Yet facing the immense pressure of those scorpions, everyone involuntarily trembled, even the Earth Sovereign Triple Layer expert.

They all felt that the terrifying pressure was truly real.

The scorpions surrounded them, sizing them up one by one.

"Pfft!"

A lowest-realm martial cultivator couldn't withstand the pressure and vomited blood on the spot, collapsing.

Immediately after, the Cheng family guards fell one after another; finally, even that Earth Sovereign Triple Layer cultivator was forced to the ground, vomiting blood under the pressure.

Qiong Qi then gathered them into his spatial world and burned them to ashes.

The innkeeper took a healing pill and waited outside for half a day, but saw no one emerge.

At that moment, Qiong Qi and Yuan Daitou came out again, urging the dishes to be served; seeing the inn still unprepared, they beat the shopkeeper and his assistants severely.

The shopkeeper was near tears.

He also realized that the experts guarding the Cheng family's properties must have run into trouble.

So he didn't dare delay any longer, hurriedly ordering the kitchen to prepare the dishes as requested.

After Qiong Qi and Yuan Daitou returned, he again began seeking help from the city lord's mansion.

Wu Qingcheng had already donned her battle armor, waiting there; upon receiving the news, she immediately led her men over.

However, they moved slowly; by the time Ye Li Yun's side had finished serving the dishes and they had taken them away, Wu Qingcheng finally arrived.

When Wu Qingcheng and her group arrived, the shopkeeper started lodging a complaint.

After hearing his account, Wu Qingcheng asked the shopkeeper: "Does your inn have a rule of paying before eating?"

"Not that!" the innkeeper reluctantly said: "But they ate so much; if they can't pay, we'd lose out!"

"That's just your suspicion. If they can't pay, you can come to us; we'll naturally help you recover the money." Wu Qingcheng said lightly.

Then he asked Ye Li Yun: "You've eaten all this; can you pay?"

"Of course!" Ye Li Yun affirmed, producing a storage ring and handing it to a law-enforcement soldier for inspection.

After examining it, the soldier returned the storage ring to Ye Li Yun.

"It contains billions of top-grade spirit stones, more than enough to cover the bill." He reported to Wu Qingcheng.

Seeing things turn bad, the shopkeeper quickly changed the subject, bringing up the inn's guards.

Ye Li Yun explained: "We were just eating when a group of martial cultivators rushed in wanting to fight and kill; we naturally couldn't sit and wait for death, so we killed them all."

He then added: "The innkeeper doubted we couldn't pay, disturbed our meal, and sent people to kill us; shouldn't he be the one punished?"

Wu Qingcheng also coldly looked at the shopkeeper and said: "Indeed, it's your problem. Suspecting guests and sending people to kill them—do you even want to keep running this inn?"

"How is this our fault? Clearly, they're being unreasonable!" the shopkeeper retorted.

"What's unreasonable about it? Keep talking!" Wu Qingcheng said, not rushed, listening as he continued.

The shopkeeper thought for a moment and seemed to agree that Ye Li Yun and his companions really had no major issue.

"They ate too much; with that much money, who knows if they can pay. Our people went up, and they didn't even ask before killing them..."

Wu Qingcheng countered: "Are you afraid of people eating too much? If you were eating and someone tried to kill you, wouldn't you fight back?"

A few counterquestions left the shopkeeper speechless.

Seeing him at a loss for words, Wu Qingcheng asked Ye Li Yun: "The situation is clear—it's the inn's fault. How do you want to resolve this?"

Ye Li Yun smiled: "This shopkeeper not only broke the inn's rules but also sent people to kill guests; he must not be allowed to harm others again! You should arrest him and shut down the inn!"

Wu Qingcheng nodded: "That makes sense!"

"No, sir, this is at most a misunderstanding! Worst case, I'll compensate them!" the shopkeeper pleaded.

He never imagined that asking the law-enforcement team to arbitrate would backfire on him!

"Compensation? Do you think we're lacking your measly spirit stones?" Ye Li Yun said disdainfully.

Wu Qingcheng immediately signaled the soldiers to arrest him.

Upon seeing that, the shopkeeper panicked instantly.

"I'll give you a free meal, not taking a single coin!" he shouted hastily.

However, Wu Qingcheng, Ye Li Yun, and the others remained unmoved. After taking the shopkeeper away, Wu Qingcheng ordered her subordinates to evict all the inn's guests and then seal the inn.

As for Ye Li Yun and company, naturally no one came to collect payment; they ate for free and still had the inn sealed.

Next, they went to the guesthouse, poisoned it, and had the law-enforcement team seal the guesthouse as well.

Then, Ye Li Yun took Wu Qingcheng and Su Miaoyin to target the other Cheng family properties within the territory.

However, matters outside Yi Cheng were much simpler; they mostly just had a meal and then directly tore down the shops.

Soon, the news was transmitted to the main line of the Cheng Clan. The Cheng Clan also specially dispatched an early-stage Tianzun Realm expert, specifically to deal with Ye Liuyun and his group.

However, from the Imperial City to Ye Liuyun's territory, even if a Tianzun Realm expert flies at full speed, it would take nearly a month.

Before Ye Liuyun received the news from the Cheng Clan, he had already cleared away most of it. During that month, before that expert arrived, they had already completely cleared out the Cheng Clan's properties.

His final target was the Battle Dragon Sect's arena.

However, after they studied it, they found that the Battle Dragon Sect's defensive strength was truly too strong; they lacked confidence to oppose a sect, so they could only temporarily give up.