"That's him... no wonder, no wonder he treated me like this... no wonder Nalan Xiong and the others were all killed." Nalan Yanran's gaze froze, and her heart trembled in shock. So it was Li Xiaoyao—the one she had sent people to kill, Lin Feng.

Thinking back on everything Li Xiaoyao had done at the Tingfeng Tavern, Nalan Yanran felt a bitterness in her heart. What right did she have to expect him to even look at her? In fact, a faint sense of regret began to sprout within her.

Seeing the shock on the faces of the Li family, the surrounding crowd narrowed their eyes slightly, each speculating on who this person could be to provoke such a reaction from them.

"No..no. no....noooooo......fucking impossible! How could you be this powerful?" Li Xin still couldn't believe what she was seeing. This wildly arrogant, unimaginably powerful young genius was none other than the "worthless" Li Xiaoyao, whom she had always looked down on and considered beneath her. The gap between her perception and reality was almost unbearable.

"There's nothing impossible about it. It's me, Li Xiaoyao—the 'worthless' one you used underhanded tactics to drive out of the family."

Li Xiaoyao's voice was calm and indifferent, but those simple words hit every member of the Li family like a heavy blow. Li Xiaoyao was so powerful, and it should have been a source of pride for the Li family, something they could celebrate together. But now, this moment was filled with irony: the person they had cast out had grown so powerful, beyond anyone's reach.

"Boom." The crowd shook all over; it was Li Xiaoyao, the discarded son of the Li family... The so-called waste who could not be tolerated by the Li family—how could it be like this? Could it be that the rumors were all false?

What happened today was truly shocking. No one had expected Qi Baishan to appear, and no one could have foreseen that they were witnessing the emergence of a genius, yet this genius was the so-called waste that had been abandoned.

"No wonder he had to wear a mask!"

"Li Xin, your god damn arrogant, overbearing, and utterly contemptuous; you can only act high and mighty within your own family. In my eyes, you're nothing but a fool. Li Batian, the Grand Elder, your strength is no match for my father; you can't even withstand a few of his moves. Yet you conspire with the Supreme Elder to seize my father's position as the family head and have expelled my father and me from the family. What you and that Supreme Elder rely on is nothing but Li Xin's talent. You think Li Xin will one day rise to great heights and thus look down on my father and me."

"But now everyone sees that, hey, look, Lin Xin, you are now just in front of me but you are nothing! Do you feel ridiculous, feel ashamed? And do you regret your actions? Of course, I understand that even if you regret it, you won't admit it. But today is just the beginning; I am merely here to prove how ridiculous, foolish, and filthy you all are. In the future, I will return to the Li family and repay all the humiliation you have inflicted on my father and me."

Li Xiaoyao, who had been taciturn until now, suddenly stopped being silent. Each word pierced the hearts of the people from the Li family, making them tremble inside.

Li Xiaoyao was right. The reason the people of the Li family dared to oppose Li Kai and support Li Batian as the family head was not because Li Batian was strong; in fact, Li Batian's strength was inferior to that of Li Kai. It was all because of Li Xin's talent. They believed that with Li Xin's potential, the future would be limitless, and the Li family would also benefit significantly.

However, they never expected that while they flattered Li Xin, they had expelled a family member who was even more talented than her... Moreover, this family member might very well be the future master of the Li family.

This was just the beginning... With Li Xiaoyao's talent, how strong could he become in the future? Could Li Xin keep up?

Why would such a talented individual be expelled from the family? Why did no one give Li Xiaoyao a chance to shine when he defeated Li Yang? It was as if everyone had already determined that he was inferior to Li Xin. Until this moment, Li Xiaoyao stood high on the main arena, looking down on all so-called geniuses.

Did they regret it? Of course, the people of the Li family regretted it. They knew that everything was beyond redemption. They had missed out on a genius who could shake the City of Cangyun, one that even visitors from the Imperial City could not compare to.

"Shut the fuck up! little burte!" Li Batian immediately retorted, angered and embarrassed by Li Xiaoyao's words.

"Li Batian, you disrespect filial piety, seizing the position of family head that my grandfather passed down to my father, intending to overthrow the Li family. You disregard brotherhood and blood ties, wishing only to kill my father and me. Li Batian, you are the real beast; I am ashamed to be associated with you. Even now that I have left the Li family, I feel ashamed to have had any familial ties with you."

Every word from Li Xiaoyao was sharp, piercing into Li Batian's heart.

Li Xiaoyao's silence did not mean he was not skilled with words; who could compare to him, a man who had lived two lives, when it came to humiliating others?

Li Batian's chest heaved with rage. "Lord Nalan, as the abandoned son of the Li family, he has no respect for my elders. Today, I am here to clean house; you won't hold it against me, will you?" Li Batian raised his head and looked towards Nalan Kunbu.

"This is a matter of your Li family; naturally, I will not interfere," Nalan Kunbu replied calmly.

Seeing the two of them in such agreement, Li Xiaoyao sneered inwardly. He had already injured and insulted Nalan Yanzhen, causing Nalan Kunbu to hold a grudge against the Li family. Li Batian was merely asking again; even if he did not take action against Li Xiaoyao, Nalan Kunbu would likely take matters into his own hands.

"In my eyes, the martial gathering of Cangyun City is nothing but a farce. It can only allow the people of the Nalan family to win, while they cannot bear to lose. I believe it would be better not to hold such gatherings in the future; if others possess exceptional talent, they will only be met with your jealousy and poisoned hands. The lord of Cangyun City is nothing but a joke."

Li Xiaoyao's pupils were deep and cold, his voice resonating within the hearts of the crowd. It would be better not to participate in such gatherings in the future.

"Li Xin, don't you want my life? Now, I will take yours."

Li Xiaoyao coldly stated, stepping forward. Li Batian was taken aback, blocking in front of Li Xin and glaring coldly at Li Xiaoyao.

"Go Die!" Li Xiaoyao shouted violently as his longsword flew from its sheath, piercing straight towards Li Xin, thunder rumbling in the air.

"You think that will work? such a brute!" Li Batian sneered, seeing Li Xiaoyao shoot the sword. A powerful aura erupted from him.

"Fleeting light and shadow."

Li Xiaoyao's figure suddenly vanished from his original position, but instead of moving towards Li Batian and Li Xin, he moved away...

"Oh.....Shitttttt!!!!"

Nalan Kunbu was shocked, standing up and leaping into the air, heading straight for Li Xiaoyao, whose target was Nalan Yanzhen!

At that moment, Nalan Yanzhen also noticed that Li Xiaoyao was coming toward her. Her pupils narrowed slightly as her powerful fist thundered out. However, Li Xiaoyao merely waved his soft sword casually, causing the fist's shadow to dissipate. In the next moment, a cold and supple longsword was pressed against her neck, chilling and piercing.

"Do you dare?" Nalan Kunbu bellowed, landing not far from Li Xiaoyao.

"If you take one more step forward, I will kill your bitch," Li Xiaoyao said, his tone icy and devoid of any emotion. No one doubted his words; if Nalan Kunbu took another step closer, Li Xiaoyao might indeed take action against Nalan Yanzhen.

Nalan Yanzhen looked into Li Xiaoyao's dark pupils, feeling an unprecedented sense of despair. In Li Xiaoyao's eyes, she was nothing but a worthless pawn, someone who could be taken as a hostage at any moment. Nalan Yanzhen understood that Li Xiaoyao had long since planned to take her down as a hostage.

The crowd watched Li Xiaoyao, this extraordinary young man who had descended from the heavens, with boundless arrogance.

Just when everyone thought he was reckless enough to offend all the families at once, he shocked them again. Perhaps when Li Xiaoyao came to participate in the martial gathering, he had already anticipated everything that could happen. Even if Qiu Baishan's appearance was an accident, it still couldn't derail his plan. His willingness to offend everyone stemmed from the fact that he had already prepared an escape route, and that route was Nalan Yanzhen.

This was indeed a mad idea, but only someone as powerful and audacious as Li Xiaoyao could have such a bold, yet precise plan.

He drew everyone's attention with his boundless arrogance, and when Li Batian sought revenge, he surprised everyone, including Nalan Kunbu.

At this moment, Li Batian and Nalan Kunbu were like clowns before this young junior, led around by their noses as if they were puppets.

The genius Li Xiaoyao, with the heart of a fierce tiger, delicately sniffed the roses!