Battle Through the Heavens: Beauties Abound Starting with Yunlan and Her Disciples

352: Section 352Having traveled outside the Central Plains and returned, her sister’s vision, strength, and even her entire aura had left her, who had remained in the Central Plains, far behind. An inexplicable sense of loss and frustration welled up in her heart.

Yun Xiancheng took in the changing expressions of the two sisters. He quite admired Han Xue’s character of putting the big picture first. He stepped forward and nodded slightly to the head of the Han Family.

”Uncle Han, today’s events were caused by me, so let me be the one to finish it. This junior is untalented...”

Before he could finish his sentence, Han Yue, who was beside him, quietly tugged at his sleeve and shook her head slightly at him. Idiot, who proposes at a time like this!?

Yun Xiancheng understood and swallowed the rest of his words.

He knew that Han Yue had her own considerations. Sure enough, Han Yue spoke softly,

”The matter with the Hong Family has not yet been resolved. Why not let Xiao Xue come with us and witness for herself how you resolve this trouble? It will also put her mind at ease.”

She turned to her younger sister with a gentle and confident smile on her face:

”Xiao Xue, aren’t you worried that the Wind and Thunder Pavilion will come for revenge? It just so happens that we are going to the Hong Family now. If the people from the Wind and Thunder Pavilion come, we will resolve it all at once. Are you willing to accompany us and see his strength with your own eyes?”

This suggestion made Han Xue’s heart jump. Go to the Hong Family? And face the potential wrath of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion? This was simply crazy!

But looking at the determined expressions on her sister’s face and that man in white, deep in her heart, a trace of curiosity and expectation uncontrollably emerged. She wanted to know what kind of confidence and strength this man, who had suddenly burst into her life, possessed to dare to look down upon the overlord of the Northern Region like this. She wanted to know even more what kind of earth-shattering companion her sister had found.

Since her sister had found a new connection, she couldn’t fall behind; she wanted to see if she could gain something from her sister’s fortuitous encounter. In the end, that sense of curiosity about the unknown and trust in her sister overcame the fear in her heart.

Han Xue bit her lower lip and finally made her decision. She looked at Yun Xiancheng, her cold, clear eyes flashing with complex light. ”Fine, I’ll go with you!”

Accompany me in a little madness, Snow girl?

Han Xue finally nodded in agreement, her cold, clear eyes flashing with a mixture of determination and curiosity.

She took a deep breath, as if to suppress all her hesitation and fear, and said loudly, ”Fine, I’ll go with you!”

Yun Xiancheng responded to her reaction with an approving smile, then turned and raised his hand casually toward the empty space outside the meeting hall. A soft beam of light projected down, precisely enveloping the few people in front of the hall.

As the light flowed, Han Xue felt an irresistible, gentle force lift her up, and her body involuntarily soared upward.

She closed her eyes subconsciously, and when she opened them again, she was in a completely different world. Under her feet was a jade floor as smooth as a mirror, clearly reflecting her figure:

The surrounding pillars and walls were carved from unknown, rare wood, inlaid with night-luminescent pearls that emitted a soft glow, illuminating the entire space as brightly as day.

The air was filled with a faint, refreshing fragrance that was soothing to the heart and mind.

Although Han Xue had tried her best to prepare herself mentally, when she truly stepped inside this luxurious giant ship, the shock from the depths of her soul still caused her brain to fall into a brief blankness.

She reached out and lightly stroked a pillar beside her carved with intricate cloud patterns; the delicate and warm touch confirmed that this was not an illusion.

”This... this is at least a Tier 7 treasure ship!”

A thought exploded in her mind. As the Second Miss of the Han Family, she had assisted the family in handling caravan affairs since childhood, so her experience was not limited. She knew well what a Tier 7 treasure ship meant. It was not only a symbol of wealth but also a manifestation of power and heritage.

In the Central Plains, even those high and mighty Pill Tower medicine venerables would definitely not keep such a level of flying treasure tool on hand.

After all, they mostly lived in the Pill Domain and rarely had the need to travel far. ”Sister, what is the origin of this star chaser...?”

Han Xue steadied her mind and turned to Han Yue beside her, her voice trembling with disbelief, ”Such a scale is something even some first-rate forces would find difficult to reach, right?”

Han Yue held her younger sister’s slightly cool hand, her eyes full of pride and tenderness. She laughed softly, ”This is just a means of transport given by someone else; it’s not worth mentioning.”

Just as her mind was wavering, a sound of silver-bell-like laughter came from a nearby courtyard.

She looked in the direction of the sound and saw Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian passing by, seemingly chatting about pharmacology. When they saw Yun Xiancheng, they came up one on each side, calling him ”Husband,” their expressions natural and intimate, clearly accustomed to such scenes.

They didn’t forget to call Han Xue ”little sister.” Han Xue: ?

Han Xue’s gaze subconsciously swept back and forth between those women and her own sister.

No... Sister’s complexion seems even better than when she was at Jia Nan Academy, and her skin is even more hydrated and lustrous.

The cold, clear air between her brows had faded, replaced by a kind of... a kind of charming allure that only comes after being carefully nourished. Could it be... is this what it looks like to be nourished?

As she let her thoughts run wild, an unconscious blush crept onto her cheeks.

Unlike her sister, she had begun to come into contact with the family business very early. As a rare Dou King Expert among the younger generation, she needed to personally participate in the management and protection of the family’s caravans.

Over these many years, she had seen all kinds of people and dealt with all sorts of characters, but in any case, those people and events were still within the scope of her understanding.

But now, this young master in white who had come from outside the Central Plains had completely overturned her worldview.

Whether it was the terrifying strength that could wipe out a Dou Huang expert with a wave of his hand, or this luxurious treasure ship that was comparable to a mobile palace,

or the stunning beauties all over the ship... all of this gave her a sense of absurd dislocation.

Who exactly is the real person of the Central Plains? Is it us, the frogs in the well who are stuck in our ways, or is it him, the dragon that crossed the river as if descending from beyond the sky?

With a heart full of doubts and confusion, she finally gathered her courage, raised her head, and looked directly at the man who was watching her with a smile. ”Young Master Yun.”

She tried her best to make her voice sound steady.

”You act so arrogantly and domineeringly; are you really not worried that one day you will kick a real iron plate?”

Her words were very direct, which was due to her personality. In her view, while Yun Xiancheng’s behavior was powerful and satisfying, it was also too risky.

The Fighting Qi Continent is full of hidden talents and forests of experts. The Northern Pavilion of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion is nothing, but what about the headquarters of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion? What about behemoths like the Hall of Souls or the Pill Tower?

Yun Xiancheng heard the concern and doubt in her words, and the smile on his face deepened.

He walked slowly to Han Xue, his clear eyes, which seemed to be able to see through people’s hearts, watching her calmly. ”Miss Han Xue, you asked this question very well.”

His voice was as gentle as jade, carrying a reassuring power.

”A person’s style of doing things is never set in stone. It depends on two factors: first, the object you are facing, and second, your own background and strength.”

He paused and held up a finger, shaking it gently.

”Think about it, if a person already possesses the background and ability to crush their opponent, yet still has to act like a grandson, being timid everywhere and looking at others’ faces to act, that is not caution, but simply being masochistic, a pathological self-torture.”

”Of course, there is another situation.”

He changed the subject, a sharp light flashing in his eyes as he explained:

”That is to look at the opponent’s personality. In this world, some forces are just like vicious dogs.

The more you retreat and endure, the more weak and bully-able you appear, the tighter it will bite and the more fiercely it will pounce.

Conversely, if you show a thunderous and crushing stance from the very beginning, pressing it step by step, and dealing with it in a way that is tougher and more unreasonable than it is, it will instead become wary and cautious, even turning around to negotiate with you in a friendly manner.”

Han Xue listened quietly. She was intelligent, and she immediately understood the deep meaning in Yun Xiancheng’s words. Her heart couldn’t help but speed up a little, and she asked in disbelief:

”So, in Young Master Yun’s view, the Wind and Thunder Pavilion... is the kind of vicious dog you mentioned?”

”Whether it is or not, one try will tell.” Yun Xiancheng smiled noncommittally, then turned around, his gaze cast outside the window.

The star chaser’s speed was extremely fast. In the short time they had been talking, it had already crossed nearly half of Tianbei City and arrived above the Hong Family mansion. ”We have arrived,” he said, walking leisurely toward the cabin door.

Han Xue followed closely behind, her heart still churning with tumultuous waves. The grand discourse of Yun Xiancheng had dealt a massive blow to her inherent worldview. The education she had received since childhood was all about forbearance, weighing options, and prioritizing the interests of the family.

Yet, this man told her that true strength meant being able to ignore the rules, or even to dictate them. When she stepped out of the cabin again and hovered above the Hong Family estate, the scene below made her pupils shrink abruptly.

The Hong Family was now in complete chaos; the clan members left behind had clearly learned, through some channel, of the deaths of the elders and the young master, Hong Chen, who had gone to the Han Family.

Panic and chaos spread through the entire estate like a plague. Yun Xiancheng paid no heed to the commotion below.

He simply stood with his hands behind his back, looking down at the sprawling estate with an indifferent expression, like a deity surveying his own domain.

A moment later, he spoke slowly. His voice was not loud, yet it clearly reached the ears of everyone below. ”People of the Hong Family, listen up.”

His voice, imbued with surging Fighting Qi and carrying a sense of majesty, instantly suppressed all the crying and screaming. The entire Hong Family estate fell silent in an instant.

”Your young master and elders, having offended me, have been executed on the spot.”

He stated the fact calmly.

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd below erupted into an uproar.

However, before they could make any more noise, Yun Xiancheng’s next words made everyone’s heart sink to the bottom.

”I give you ten minutes to take your personal belongings and evacuate this place. Ten minutes from now, anyone who remains here will be killed without mercy.”

These words were like an ultimatum descending from the heavens, filled with bloodshed and tyranny.

Han Xue stood by Yun Xiancheng’s side, listening to his bandit-like declaration, her heart pounding uncontrollably.

This feeling was completely different from when she was maneuvering within the family or matching wits with business rivals. It was a kind of… a kind of thrilling sensation of trampling all rules underfoot and acting with total impunity!

Yun Xiancheng seemed to sense her emotional fluctuation; he turned his head and smiled slightly at her, explaining in a voice that only the two of them could hear:

”You see, when dealing with a family like this, reasoning is useless. You only need to show them that you possess the power to crush them at any moment. Now, as long as they choose to retreat within these ten minutes, then from this day forward, there will be no more Hong Family in Tianbei City.”

”And the wealth they have accumulated over hundreds of years will naturally become our spoils of war. This is far more efficient than negotiating with them.”

Han Xue stared blankly at Yun Xiancheng’s profile. On that peerlessly handsome face hung a gentle smile, yet the words he spoke were colder and more ruthless than the ice and snow of deep winter.

In her daily life, she presented herself as the elegant young lady of the Han Family, following rules and acting with prudence.

When had she ever experienced anything like this—acting like a true bandit, openly plundering a century-old aristocratic family?

However, she found that not only did she not feel repulsed, but deep down, a strange sense of excitement and… yearning welled up. So, this is what it feels like to possess absolute power?

She looked down at the Hong Family members, who were plunged into despair and panic, and felt not a shred of pity in her heart.

These people had just been celebrating Hong Chen’s connection to the Wind and Thunder Pavilion, planning how to annex her family and trying to treat her and her sister as spoils of war.

At this very moment, watching them flee in panic like stray dogs, Han Xue only felt that this feeling was… simply too thrilling!

Yun Xiancheng’s ultimatum-like declaration, carrying irresistible pressure, echoed in every corner of the Hong Family estate. The ten-minute deadline was like a sword hanging over everyone’s heads, cold and sharp, slicing through their last psychological defenses. Inside the estate, crying, cursing, and panicked footsteps intertwined into a chaotic symphony.

Countless Hong Family members scurried about like headless flies. Some rushed toward their residences, trying to take as much property as possible in the limited time, while others collapsed on the ground, wailing in despair at the figures in the sky who looked like gods and demons.

However, as a prominent family that had entrenched itself in Tianbei City for hundreds of years, the Hong Family’s foundation was naturally not limited to this.

Just as this chaos was reaching its peak, an aged and vigorous aura, like a dormant volcano awakening, suddenly surged up from the forbidden area in the deepest part of the estate! ”What petty thief dares to act presumptuously in my Hong Family!”

Accompanied by a roar like rolling thunder, a withered figure dressed in old gray robes tore through the air and instantly appeared above the estate, facing Yun Xiancheng and his group from a distance. His beard and hair were white, and his face was covered in the wrinkles of age, but in those murky old eyes, a heart-stopping brilliance flickered.

”It’s the ancestor! The ancestor has come out of seclusion!”

”Great! The ancestor is a Five-Star Dou Zong, we are saved!”

The Hong Family members below, who had originally been plunged into despair, erupted into earth-shaking cheers upon seeing the newcomer. It was as if they had grasped the final straw while drowning.

The person who arrived was none other than the pillar of the Hong Family, who had been in seclusion for many years—Hong Tianxiao, a genuine Five-Star Dou Zong!

Han Xue’s heart jumped to her throat; she subconsciously gripped her sister Han Yue’s arm, her palms already covered in cold sweat. A Five-Star Dou Zong!

This level was even higher than the Young Master’s; how would he deal with it?

She looked nervously at Yun Xiancheng, only to see that he still wore a light and airy expression. As soon as Hong Tianxiao appeared, his gaze locked onto Yun Xiancheng like a falcon.

As an expert of the same tier, he could clearly sense that the pressure making the entire Hong Family tremble originated from this white-clad youth before him, who was so handsome he didn’t look like a mortal.

However, he found himself unable to see through the other party’s cultivation. That aura was like an abyss or a sea; beneath the calmness lay a terrifying power capable of overturning everything. ”Who exactly are you, Your Excellency?”

Hong Tianxiao suppressed the shock and suspicion in his heart and spoke in a deep voice. His voice was hoarse but carried a sense of majesty.

”My Hong Family believes we have never offended a personage such as yourself. Is there some misunderstanding regarding today’s events? You have killed my Hong Family’s direct grandson and several elders, and you wish to forcibly seize our clan’s foundation. Such behavior is, perhaps, a bit too tyrannical!”

Although he was questioning, his tone left room for maneuver. Having lived for hundreds of years, he was no longer the impulsive young man he once was. Without knowing the other party’s background, starting a war rashly was by no means a wise move.

Upon hearing this, Yun Xiancheng chuckled. The laughter was clear and pleasant, yet it made Hong Tianxiao’s brows furrow even deeper. ”A misunderstanding? There is no misunderstanding.” Yun Xiancheng shook his head and said leisurely,

”Your good grandson, relying on having entered the Wind and Thunder Pavilion, dared to covet the person by my side and even intended to lay his hands on her family. I killed him and took your Hong Family’s foundation as merely a slight punishment. As for being tyrannical…”

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the Hong Family members below, who were looking at Hong Tianxiao with hope. His tone remained calm: ”On this Fighting Qi Continent, fists are the truth. Your grandson did it this way, and so I have done the same.”

These words, without a trace of worldly dust, were filled with the most naked law of the jungle. Hong Tianxiao’s old face instantly turned the color of a pig’s liver, and a surge of anger rushed straight to his crown. As a Five-Star Dou Zong, when had he ever suffered such humiliation to his face?

”You, you go too far!”

Hong Tianxiao was trembling with rage; the space around him became distorted due to his surging Fighting Qi.

”I admit that Your Excellency’s strength is extraordinary, but my Hong Family is not a soft persimmon to be pinched by anyone! If it really comes to a fight to the death, Your Excellency might not necessarily come out unscathed!”

”Oh? Is that so?”

Yun Xiancheng raised an eyebrow, the smile on his face fading, replaced by an extreme indifference, as if he were watching an ant making its final struggle. He slowly raised his right hand, pressed his index and middle fingers together, and pointed them from afar at Hong Tianxiao. ”Then let me see if your net is strong enough.”

The moment his words fell, a golden sword energy, so subtle it was almost invisible, shot out from his fingertips. The sword energy was initially as thin as silk, but after leaving his hand, it expanded against the wind, instantly transforming into a brilliant golden rainbow that pierced through heaven and earth!

Upon the golden rainbow lingered an ancient, primal, and supreme aura, as if it were not a power of the human world, but a divine punishment from above the nine heavens.