Chapter 457: with translation of chapter title

Inside the elegant and refined hotel lobby, the atmosphere was oppressive and bizarre to the extreme.

On one side were the panicked Shi family, Shi Tai, and the guests invited to come celebrate the birthday.

On the other side were hundreds of bigwigs from Donghai's government, business, underworld, and film and television industries!

Heng Xian sat before the bigwigs, upright in his chair, his aura deep as an abyss, calm and composed.

At this moment, he was no longer the bullied child who grew up in the alley, but a mysterious figure that no one could see through.

And his two words 'play around' struck straight at Shi Tai's heart!

Shi Tai looked at the hundreds of bigwigs before him with their heaven-reaching abilities; even if he had countless grand ambitions and iron-blooded tactics, he could only admit defeat.

Yet he could not imagine how Heng Xian had gathered these powerful figures together, all of whom now followed his lead.

"Didn't you hear what I said?"

Heng Xian spoke again.

"Ah Xian!" Shi Tai's face was full of bitterness, all his former pride vanished completely.

"Ah Xian is what you call him?"

Miss Jiang crossed her arms and said coldly.

"I..." Shi Tai's face shifted colors, finally gritting his teeth as he said: "I can't imagine why all these uncles, seniors, and bosses would listen to him—what ability does he have?"

Old Luo's face darkened: "The sir's ability reaches heaven and penetrates earth; wiping out the Shi family in an instant is merely taking something from a pocket!"

Shi Tai's breathing grew rough.

"Perhaps you still don't understand the current situation!"

President Sun said coldly: "The Shi family's industries and trades have been ruined by us; the stock prices of all their holdings have plummeted to rock bottom, and now the Shi family… has lost over seven billion!"

Even if they sold everything the Shi family owned, they'd still fall short; the Shi family is already bankrupt!

As soon as his words fell, the entire lobby erupted in an uproar.

The Shi family being destroyed might sound far-fetched if said by others, but with so many bigwigs announcing it, it's practically set in stone!

"Shi, the Shi family…" Shi Tai's mother swayed, as if about to faint.

Shi Tai's body also trembled violently; he had no doubt about President Sun's words, his eyes slowly reddening as he looked at Heng Xian: 'You want… what?'

"Just to play you to death!" Heng Xian said, word by word.

Shi Tai clenched his fists: 'Is it just to avenge your parents?'

"Or what?" Heng Xian replied.

Shi Tai sighed: 'I'm a businessman; I don't act without profit—you can't blame me…'

"Damn the businessman!"

Heng Xian swung his hand forcefully.

A icy sword qi sliced through the air, gliding along the ground and instantly reaching Shi Tai's face, leaving a striking abnormal sword mark!

The floor and gravel shattered, splattering onto his face.

Shi Tai froze on the spot.

Everyone in the lobby also stared for a moment.

No one could have imagined that a casual swipe could produce such terrifying destructive power!

Heng Xian leaned forward, his aura growing even more majestic: 'Can a businessman harm my family? Shi Tai, I could kill you instantly a thousand times, but I haven't done so lightly; I'm only telling you that evil deeds will eventually demand their price!'

Shi Tai panted desperately: 'Don't forget, your sister is still in my hands!'

Saying this, he slapped his hand: 'Bring that lowly woman out!'

The door of the adjacent hallway opened, and a woman wearing heavy makeup was escorted out by three youths in suits.

That woman had been struggling, full of coquettishness and affectation, like a KTV hostess, but seeing the situation in the living room and then spotting Heng Xian, she froze instantly; the dusty aura on her vanished, leaving her pure and simple, tears streaming down her cheeks as she cried: 'Brother!'

That cry of 'Brother' seemed to cross two worlds, striking straight at Heng Xian's heart.

Looking at the girl before him, he couldn't help but have blurred, tear-filled eyes, his heart filled with immense pain.

"Seize her!" Shi Tai hoarsely ordered.

Heng Xian looked at him: 'Do you think a few blind cats and rotten tomatoes, ordinary mortals, can stop me?'

He lightly waved his hand, and a wisp of Five Elements fire drifted away.

"Ah…" the three escorting youths screamed, blue flames flaring on their bodies; in the blink of an eye their skin split, flesh burst, bones shattered, turning into three piles of ash.

"Whoa!"

Everyone in the lobby was startled badly.

Xiazi was also startled.

Such a supernatural event was completely beyond their imagination!

Shi Tai also stared at the three piles of ashes; he was utterly terrified, and only now did he realize that Heng Xian truly possessed the power to kill him instantly.

This was like the final straw that broke the camel's back!

"Plop!"

He could no longer hold on, kneeling before Heng Xian in utter humility: 'Brother Xian, I was wrong; spare my family, please!'

"You finally know you were wrong!"

Heng Xian stepped forward slowly and kicked his face, shattering it completely, sending him flying backward face-up.

Before he even landed, dozens of sword shadows flew, piercing his clothes and scraping his flesh bit by bit.

Each scrape drew a scream.

Everyone's faces in the lobby changed.

Yet Heng Xian felt no relief or satisfaction from avenging his great grudge; he merely felt bored, turning his head to look at the heavily made-up girl.

That was his sister, Xiazi.

Seeing his brother looking at her, Xiazi hurriedly wiped the makeup off her face with the back of her hand, but the more she wiped, the more tears flowed, and soon her whole face became a "flower cat".

Heng Xian looked on silently, his thoughts drifting back to childhood, to the little girl with twin pigtails who used to follow behind him.

He never imagined that the pretty little girl would one day become so world-weary, that for his sake and her family's she would allow a societal big brother to take her body.

He slowly walked toward his sister, feeling his legs as heavy as if filled with lead, each step seeming to exhaust all his strength.

Xiazi also ran toward him: "Brother!"

Heng Xian's eyes blurred with tears as he reached out and murmured: "In this life, brother, I am sorry to you; in the next life I will make it up!"

"Brother, what are you saying?" Xiazi asked, her face full of confusion, likewise reaching out to grab her brother's hand.

Their hands drew ever closer, about to touch.

Heng Xian suddenly waved his hand.

Xiazi suddenly became blurred.

The people, buildings, and hotel around them blurred as well.

Soon the whole world disappeared.

In that spot appeared a place of clear mountains and beautiful waters, with a babbling spring and flowers and birds keeping each other company.

Heng Xian was stepping on a piece of dry bone on a hollowed-out spot.

He had never crossed back, and indeed had not left this place of bird song and floral fragrance!

The moment he opened his eyes, he felt his mind and spirit connect, a tremendous surge of spiritual power instantly flowing through his limbs and bones, only a hair's breadth away from mid-stage Golden Core.

At that moment, before him stood a yellow-robed middle-aged man stroking his beard and a boy with a child's topknot holding a bamboo fan.

Looking at the tear in Heng Xian's eye, the boy curiously said: "Your Realm of Regret is so strange; that world, we have never seen anything like it!"

The yellow-robed middle-aged man also said: "Strange indeed, but you were just like an ordinary person before; once you resolved the regret in your heart, thinking of everything in the best light, yet at the very last moment, while enjoying the joy of success, you decisively severed your bond with your sister—your heart is ruthless!"

The boy added: "According to normal logic, you should still go to your parents' graves, sweep them, burn some paper money, and recount your life, but you didn't!"

Heng Xian said: "Choosing this step means certain death, right?"

The yellow-robed middle-aged man glanced at the pile of dry bones beneath his feet: "Of course!"

The boy said: "You are the second mortal in hundreds of years to have entered this place and walked out alive from the Realm of Regret; did you already know that the Realm of Regret is fake?"

Heng Xian looked at the two and said: "Yes!"

The boy wondered: "Where did you discover it?"

Heng Xian said in a deep voice: "Before I transmigrated, my sister had already died, and Shi Tai was ambushed and killed by me on the way—his chest and heart were struck by ninety-three knives, his face by one hundred twenty-one knives; even an immortal could not survive!"

(End of chapter)