Chapter 110: Those Who Threaten the Qi Family Shall Perish!
“Do you dare?!”
Chu Wudao suddenly rose to his feet, gritting his teeth and glaring fiercely at Ye Tianci.
Ye Tianci held the Southern King’s decree in his hand, his expression haughty. “Chu Wudao! Are you attempting insubordination? Do you intend to defy orders?”
*Clatter!*
A dozen or so of Chu Wudao’s personal guards swiftly turned their guns on him.
They were Chu Wudao’s own men, but more importantly, they belonged to the War God Hall!
Everyone knew whose command carried the most weight.
“If Chu Wudao resists, shoot him on the spot!”
“Take him down!”
Ye Tianci waved his hand.
More than ten guards rushed forward and immediately restrained Chu Wudao by handcuffing his arms behind his back.
This warlord, renowned throughout the southern border and who had traveled thousands of miles to Shucheng, failed to win over his beauty and now found himself a prisoner.
“You, Ye... you are ruthless!” Chu Wudao gritted his teeth fiercely.
Ye Tianci ignored him, coldly gesturing as the guards escorted Chu Wudao away.
“The 108 Forbidden Guards of the Xuanwu Hall of the War God Temple are here, awaiting orders from the Acting Southern King!”
An adjutant stepped forward and saluted Ye Tianci respectfully.
He had been by Chu Wudao’s side until just now, silently relieved that no violence had erupted earlier.
Ye Tianci nodded and pointed at Qi Dingfeng and the soldiers he had brought in. “Disarm them!”
“Who dares!”
“Even if you are from the War God Temple, you have no right to interfere with the forces of the war zone!”
“All soldiers of the Southern War Zone, listen up! You answer only to me, Qi Dingfeng! Follow my orders alone! Detain all those causing trouble here! Don’t care about the War God Temple—anyone who dares to block you will be dealt with equally and arrested!”
Qi Dingfeng brandished his pistol, shouting orders to his troops.
*Bang!*
Suddenly, a gunshot shattered the silence of the banquet hall.
A woman’s scream pierced the air, and some timid guests cried out and recoiled in fear.
“The Shucheng War Subdivision is taking control of this place!”
“No one move!”
Li Zhenhua bellowed as he stormed in with over a hundred armed soldiers.
“Li Zhenhua! You’re just a minor deputy at the station subdivision, yet you dare cause chaos at my Qi family banquet? And act so brazenly in front of me, Qi Dingfeng!”
Qi Dingfeng’s eyes blazed with fury as he glared at Li Zhenhua.
Li Zhenhua sneered dismissively. “Qi Dingfeng, don’t you feel the danger now? Or are you still so self-satisfied?”
“You need to look at the situation.”
Beside him, Shen Guosheng appeared before the crowd.
Shen Guosheng’s face was as dark as water, coldly staring at Qi Dingfeng. “Deputy Commander Qi, your tenure ends here.”
Their words hit Qi Dingfeng like a bucket of cold water.
Qi Dingfeng’s heart sank, but he forced calm, scoffing with disdain. “Li Zhenhua, you have no authority to intimidate me.”
“Shen Shizun, you and I operate in different systems.”
“No matter how powerful you are, you can’t affect me or remove me from office.”
“I don’t understand why you’re meddling in this, but let me be clear: no one here can take away my position today!”
Gu Yanzong sneered and stepped forward, tossing a red-titled official document in front of him.
“Others may lack the ability, but I, Gu Yanzong, do not!”
“Qi Dingfeng, open your eyes wide and look clearly—what is this?”
Qi Dingfeng took the document, his eyes widening in disbelief as he read the words.
“Impossible!”
“This cannot be!”
“This red-titled document is fake! It’s forged by you! Only a high-ranking official from Yanjing can remove me!”
Qi Dingfeng shook his head repeatedly.
As if in response, his phone suddenly rang.
With trembling hands, Qi Dingfeng answered.
Hearing the voice on the other end, he was speechless—too shocked to utter a word.
No one knew who was calling or what was said, but everyone guessed: Qi Dingfeng had been dismissed.
From this moment on, he was no longer the deputy commander of the Southern War Zone.
The Qi family’s two sons—eldest Qi Dingtian and second son Qi Dingfeng—were the pillars of the Qi clan, but now one pillar had crumbled.
*Thud!*
Qi Dingfeng collapsed onto the floor, drenched in cold sweat.
“How could this happen?”
“How could this happen?”
He muttered, face ashen.
Qi Dingtian, the eldest, stepped out from the crowd and approached his brother. “Second brother, don’t panic. Even if you’re no longer deputy commander of the Southern War Zone, it’s alright. I’m still here.”
“As long as I stand, no one will lay a finger on our Qi family!”
Qi Dingtian’s expression was proud and resolute.
Shen Guosheng, as if waiting for this moment, stepped forward and flung another document before him.
“Qi Dingtian, don’t be so confident just yet. Your position as Deputy Pavilion Master of the Patrol Heaven Pavilion has also been revoked!”
“If I can take down your brother, can’t I handle you as well?”
Shen Guosheng sneered coldly.
Qi Dingtian was stunned, glanced at the document, and then seethed with anger. “Shen Shizun, what do you mean by this?”
“We have no grudge against the Qi family.”
“Then why have you allied with Li Zhenhua to target us and try to destroy the Qi family? Give me a reason! Or else, the Qi family will not let this go!”
Shen Guosheng snorted coldly. “No grudge?”
“Since you say so, I’ll give you a reason!”
*Clap clap!*
Shen Guosheng lightly clapped his hands.
Lei Hong and his men entered the banquet hall, escorting several men.
Then Yuan Zhonghuang arrived with more men, escorting more than a dozen others.
Finally, Yao Wu, Deputy Pavilion Master of the Patrol Heaven Pavilion, led over a dozen orphans from the mining district into the hall.
“Qi Dingtian! Qi Dingfeng! The Nanshan Mines in Shucheng belong to your Qi family, correct?”
“Over the years, how many people have died in your mines? I need not say more, right? You thought no one knew, that you could keep it all hidden from me, Shen Guosheng! That you could keep oppressing the people of Shucheng under my governance!”
“But you don’t realize, what people do, heaven sees! Someone has exposed your crimes! It was these orphans of the mine victims! The spirits of their deceased parents!”
“Now, your Qi family’s mines have been sealed! All the evidence has been found!”
“Over the years, the Qi family has forced good people into prostitution, operated illegal loans, hired thugs, and committed countless misdeeds!”
“I, Shen Guosheng, only regret discovering your evils too late! Only regret not crushing you all at once earlier!”
“Today, with Mr. Ye’s help and the support of heroes from all directions, I, Shen Guosheng, will bring down your entire Qi family and rid the people of this scourge!”
“Seize all members of the Qi family!”
Shen Guosheng’s voice grew increasingly fierce as he waved his hand sharply.
*Thud!*
The younger members of the Qi family were terrified, their legs giving out as they collapsed to the ground.
Qi Changling sighed deeply and stepped forward, his voice tinged with sorrow and determination. “Shen Shizun, I never expected you to dare act against the Qi family! Do you really think you have victory in your hands?”
“I think you’ve been blinded by your superficial triumph. The Qi family is not something you can touch!”
“Whoever dares move against the Qi family dies!”
As his words fell, Qi Changling moved instantly!
His speed was ghostlike, his fingers forming claws as he lunged toward Shen Guosheng’s throat!