Chapter 56: Kneeling in a Row

The air was thick with the smell of blood. The members of the Qian Family recovered from their shock, followed by deep grief and terror.

"My son! My son!"

Qian Xiaolin raised his hand to grab at the blood mist floating in the air, screaming in sorrow and disbelief.

Qian Xiaosen looked at Chen Che, trembling all over, as if he were looking at a cold and ruthless beast. Doubts about Yang Simin's previous words arose in his heart; Chen Che was definitely not just a Fourth Grade Martial Artist!

Qian Jingzhong stumbled and nearly fell. Within a single day, his son and grandson had died one after another. His heart felt a trace of numbness, and his grief gradually turned into intense rage.

"My Lady, the descendants of my Qian Family have been killed one after another; we are already in a blood feud with this brat! Regardless of his reasons or who he is, the Qian Family will never rest until he is dead. Furthermore, the Qian Family is a partner of the Martial Arts Alliance and is even more willing to be a steadfast follower in the future. Please, My Lady, take action and kill him!"

Qian Jingzhong's eyes were bloodshot. The grief and indignation of a white-haired man burying his black-haired descendants caused this old man, who had steered the Qian Family for decades, to completely lose his reason.

He gritted his teeth, and every furrow on his wrinkled face exuded a grim chill.

"As long as you kill him, the Qian Family is willing to do anything! I want him dead, I want him to pay the price for offending the dignity of the Qian Family, and I want him to regret killing my son and grandson!"

Qian Rongrong wanted to speak but hesitated. For some reason, her heart was beating like a drum, and an unprecedented panic made it difficult for her to breathe.

Yang Simin stared at Chen Che without blinking, her eyes full of scrutiny.

She did not believe that Chen Che could be an expert above the Ninth Grade, and she did not believe that her investigation during this period was wrong!

"I don't care what tricks you're playing; even if you really have a realm above the Ninth Grade, I'm not afraid!"

Yang Simin slowly stood up, the True Qi on her body rising, blowing against the corners of her clothes and her hair.

"To seek revenge on you, I have given my all. Today, no matter what, I will kill you!"

Chen Che wiped the blood off the Ghost Gate Needle bit by bit, revealing a mocking sneer: "Some dreams should not be dreamt."

"Go to hell!"

A sound of breaking air exploded. Yang Simin shot out like a bullet, and the chair behind her was affected by her True Qi, instantly exploding into powder.

Chen Che's expression changed, and he crossed his arms to block Yang Simin's full-force strike.

"Boom!!"

The two made contact, their True Qi colliding. The violent sonic boom, accompanied by a shockwave, blew everyone in the room to the ground. Doors and windows shattered, and the shockwave passed through, emitting a sound like a ghost wailing.

"Die, die!!"

Yang Simin's hands and feet were a blur, attacking Chen Che like a violent storm.

Chen Che was surprised by the unstable yet powerful True Qi on her, so he only dodged and did not fight back.

At the same time, he used his Pupil Technique to observe the flow of True Qi within her body.

Seeing this scene, the others all thought Chen Che was being suppressed, and they all wore expressions of disbelief.

"Why isn't Master fighting back? It's too dangerous to go on like this!"

"That woman is too strong, even stronger than Qian Yuanchang?! Sir is being suppressed!"

"But this is simply impossible! There are only three Ninth Grade Martial Artists in Shanghai worth mentioning. How can this woman display strength even greater than the Ninth Grade? When did the combat power of Martial Artists collapse like this?!"

"She must have also taken that kind of Pill. Qian Yuanchang, that dead fat otaku, could beat the four of us up after taking the Pill; this woman must have taken even more!"

"Damn it! If this continues, Master will be in danger!"

Shen Qi and the others were unable to get close due to the shockwaves from the two fighting, and could only watch helplessly and worry!

Qian Jingzhong and the others stood up while leaning against the wall, all of them looking excited when they saw this.

Qian Xiaolin roared ferociously: "Son, do you see this? Don't be anxious. Once the Lady beats him into a cripple, I will definitely torture him well to get revenge and vent my anger for you! I'll make him smell the scent of his own intestines!"

Qian Jingzhong leaned on his cane, a grim smile appearing on his gaunt face. Since he had taken charge of the Qian Family, he had never been as humiliated as he was today!

He wanted revenge, revenge without regard for the consequences! As long as Yang Simin succeeded in killing Chen Che, he would send people to find everyone related to Chen Che and make them all be buried with his descendants!

Qian Xiaosen and his daughter Qian Rongrong hid in a corner, trying to minimize the possibility of being caught in the crossfire.

Qian Rongrong looked worried, tugged on Qian Xiaosen's clothes, and said, "Dad, I'm worried that the Lady from the Martial Arts Alliance won't be able to beat Chen Che."

"Nonsense! Didn't you see that Chen Che hasn't fought back once? He definitely isn't the Lady's match! What's wrong with you today, child? Why are you always being so suspicious?"

Qian Xiaosen looked at his daughter with dissatisfaction.

"I don't know either, I just feel that this Chen Che: is not simple."

Qian Rongrong gave a bitter smile, "Perhaps I really am just overthinking it."

Seeing Chen Che constantly cowering and taking hits passively, Yang Simin felt hatred surging in her heart and sneered: "Fight back! You'll die if you just keep dodging!"

"Didn't you say you weren't afraid of me coming to you for revenge?! Then why are you dodging?! Are you already prepared to beg for mercy?"

"Chen Che, let me tell you! Not only am I going to kill you, I'm going to kill Fu Lang's family! I'm going to wipe out the Cheng Family too! I won't let anyone who has anything to do with you go!"

Yang Simin let out a loud cry, her arms swift as vipers, viciously biting onto Chen Che's wrists so he could not dodge the next strike.

Chen Che's expression changed. Just as he was about to break free from the restraint, Yang Simin had already kneed him.

Mixed with surging True Qi, her knee slammed into Chen Che's heart with full force!

Yang Simin's face was ferocious; as long as this strike landed, she was completely confident she could shatter Chen Che's heart!

At the same time, Shen Qi and the others, as well as the Qian Family, all realized that this would be the final blow.

They all held their breath, their hearts beating like thunder, staring unblinkingly at the result of this strike!

Whether they were hopeful or worried, they all believed that Chen Che was in grave danger!

However—

Just when everyone thought Chen Che was about to fall, Chen Che, who had been dodging the whole time, finally fought back.

Chen Che pulled his left foot back, his upper body turned with it, and his knee slid past his chest, brushing against his clothes, perfectly dodging Yang Simin's vicious strike.

At the same time, Chen Che extended two fingers of his left hand and poked steadily, accurately, and ruthlessly into Yang Simin's dantian.

Then, he followed up by turning it into a palm and slammed it upward!

"Bang!"

"Whoosh!"

The muffled sound of the impact and the sound of breaking air rang out simultaneously. Yang Simin's face changed from ferocious to twisted in pain; she curled up like a shrimp, flew backward, and slammed heavily onto the ground.

The entire scene was deathly silent!

Whether it was the Qian Family or Shen Qi and the others, everyone was dumbfounded.

Because, Chen Che's speed was too fast!

In their expectations, Chen Che absolutely could not have dodged that strike, yet the person who flew out the next second was indeed Yang Simin!

Even Shen Qi and the others, who were Martial Artists, had not seen clearly what happened in between.

"Pfft!"

Yang Simin spat out a mouthful of blood, her face full of shock as she looked at Chen Che.

"How did you do it?!"

Yang Simin wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, stood up, and asked.

"It is just that you have always misunderstood my strength."

Chen Che brushed the dust off his body and said, "The strength you rely on drugs to enhance is indeed very strong, but this kind of hollow True Qi will not only cause a backlash, it will also shorten your lifespan."

Yang Simin sneered, took out three Purple Pills, threw them into her mouth, tilted her head back, and swallowed them all.

"Even if I die, I will kill you first!"

Yang Simin sat cross-legged, adjusted her breathing, and the pills moved to her dantian, releasing substances; True Qi overflowed from every Acupoint in her body, gathering and intertwining, slowly forming a small tornado.

However, the tornado dissipated just as it was about to take shape, vanishing without a trace along with the True Qi inside Yang Simin's body.

"What? How could this happen?!"

Yang Simin looked suspicious; this was the first time the medicine had failed since she started taking it.

"You didn't really think I was just passively taking a beating earlier, did you?"

Chen Che's voice came over.

Yang Simin suddenly looked up and said in astonishment, "What did you do?!"

"I have already seen through the way that drug of yours works; dispersing the medicinal properties is easy. It is impossible for you to rely on that thing to become a Martial Artist again."

Chen Che said indifferently.

Yang Simin recalled the scene from just a moment ago and looked down in astonishment.

A Silver Needle was stuck right in her dantian, and it was this very Silver Needle that had dispersed the medicinal properties in her body!

"Damn it!"

Yang Simin pulled out the Silver Needle and reached into her clothes again, only to find that there were no more pills.

"I'll count today as your win, but Chen Che, you just wait for me; sooner or later, I will kill you!"

After leaving these words behind, Yang Simin used the last bit of True Qi remaining in her body to vault out the window and flee.

"Quick, chase her! Don't let her get away!"

Shen Qi shouted and was about to give chase with Xu Di and the other two.

"Wait!"

Chen Che called out to stop them: "Her True Qi has been crippled by me; she is even weaker than an ordinary person now. One of you go follow her, find the location of the Martial Arts Alliance headquarters, and come back to tell me."

"Understood!"

Xu Di responded and vaulted out the window to give chase.

Chen Che turned his head to look at the Qian Family.

"Thump!"

"Thump!"

"Thump—"

Qian Jingzhong and the others knelt in a row.