Chapter 191 - 114: Call Me Dad
"Good! Good! Your surname is Jiang, right? You’ve got guts, kid! In all my years, I, Yang Tianci, have always admired bullheaded guys like you!"
He pushed through the crowd and strode toward Jiang Mu, Star Power surging around his body:
"Since you’re so capable, let’s have a little one-on-one. Don’t worry, this young master believes in fairness. I’d never let my men jump you, so no one can say I’m a bully."
"Yang Tianci! Have you lost your mind?!"
Tang Guixin’s expression changed drastically. She shouted sharply, "The Demon-slaying Bureau strictly forbids private duels between colleagues! You—"
"Fuck your mother, you Tang bitch! Are you fucking blind?"
Yang Tianci unleashed a torrent of curses at Tang Guixin.
"That little bastard was the one who fucking started it! Can’t you see?! Don’t get all hot and bothered and start taking his side just because you see a pretty boy.
Don’t forget, you and I are both from Yunzhou City. You should know whose side you’re on, don’t you have a clue?!"
"You..."
Tang Guixin trembled with rage, her face ashen.
Her subordinates, who deeply respected their Hall Master, were outraged by the vile insults. One by one, they drew their blades and glared furiously.
"What? You all want a piece of me?"
Yang Tianci scanned the group, a savage grin on his face. "Fine. Then let’s all have a go today! Not a single one of you motherfuckers is leaving this mountain!!"
Looking at the somewhat crazed Yang Tianci, Tang Guixin forced herself to calm down.
She waved for her subordinates to sheathe their blades, then hurried to Jiang Mu’s side and said in a low, grave voice:
"Lord Jiang, you must remain calm! This man is the only son of Yang Qintian, the Deputy Commander of the Inner Guard in the Capital City.
For now, just bear with it. I’ll keep him occupied here while you take the opportunity to get down the mountain as quickly as possible. Don’t worry, I’ll report the situation to the Water Director exactly as it happened and let her mediate..."
’The son of the Inner Guard’s Deputy Commander?’
Jiang Mu raised an eyebrow.
’No wonder he’s so arrogant and domineering. A classic case of a second-generation secret police brat.’
’The Inner Guard reported directly to the Emperor, acting as his eyes, ears, and fangs. They had the authority to investigate, arrest, and imprison, and could even report officials based on hearsay. They were a sword hanging over the heads of all officials, their status transcendent.’
’Their children certainly had the capital to be arrogant.’
’However...’
Jiang Mu gently pushed Tang Guixin aside, the corner of his mouth curving into a slight smile. "I appreciate your good intentions, Master Tang. Since Master Yang has so graciously invited me to a fight, wouldn’t it be a shame if I backed down?"
’The Inner Guard might be fearsome, but the Demon-slaying Bureau is no pushover.’
’Besides, his greatest strength in this life was being hard-headed.’
’Someone wants to shit on my head?’
’Not a chance!’
’I don’t care if you’re Inner Guard or Outer Guard—if you want a fight, you’ll get one!’
"You..."
Tang Guixin looked at Jiang Mu’s calm and unbothered expression, feeling both helpless and anxious.
’Why is this Lord Jiang so stubborn?’
’They’re the Inner Guard!’
Seeing that Jiang Mu was unmoved, Yang Tianci gave a cold smile, straightened his collar, and regained some of his arrogance.
"Lord Jiang, don’t say I didn’t give you a chance.
I won’t kill you today. I wouldn’t want some gossiping bitch running to the woman I like and stirring up trouble, ruining my image in the Water Director’s eyes.
I’ll just make a bet with you."
He held up three fingers, his eyes sinister.
"Three moves! If I can’t break one of your legs within three moves, I’ll kneel on the ground right here and call you ’daddy’ in front of everyone!"
These words were not born of blind arrogance.
He was a Fourth Realm Great Perfection Cultivator.
More importantly, he possessed an orthodox Earth Demon Level Star Position!
And although Jiang Mu’s sneak attack had succeeded, he could clearly sense that while Jiang Mu’s aura was sharp, it lacked the unique resonance with heaven and earth characteristic of an orthodox Star Position.
In his eyes, Jiang Mu was nothing more than a pseudo-Star Official with a slightly higher Cultivation Level.
An orthodox Star Official held a natural, bloodline-like suppression over a pseudo-one!
Moreover, with his family’s resources, he could have broken through to the Fifth Realm long ago. The reason he remained at the Fourth Realm Great Perfection was that his father had already secured an orthodox Celestial Spirit Level Star Position for him.
He was only waiting for the right moment to ascend to the heavens in a single step.
At that time, he would be powerful enough to crush ninety percent of the Hall Masters in the Demon-slaying Bureau!
He had intentionally polished his abilities at the Fourth Realm Great Perfection for a long time, building a foundation far deeper than any ordinary Cultivator could compare to.
Plus, he had his Protective Talisman.
The Protective Talisman could protect him three times, and he had just used one charge.
’Three moves?’
’He even felt he had been too generous.’
Before his voice had even faded, he shot toward Jiang Mu.
At the same time, with a flick of his right hand, he snapped open the folding fan in his grasp with a SHWIP.
"Imprisoning Circle!"
Following his low shout, an eerie green light emanated from the folding fan.
In an instant, Jiang Mu felt the space around him become sluggish as if it had been doused in glue. The scene before his eyes distorted slightly as an invisible restrictive force instantly enveloped an area of ten zhang.
With a thought, Jiang Mu tried to cast out his Demon Shadow.
However, the moment the Demon Shadow left his body, it was as if it had slammed into an invisible wall and was forcefully repelled.
𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮
’A spatial lock?’
A trace of surprise flashed in Jiang Mu’s eyes.
’That folding fan was actually a Magical Treasure capable of sealing space.’
’No wonder the kid was so overconfident. This thing was designed specifically to counter opponents with agile Body Techniques or Escape Skills.’
’Any other Cultivator who relied on their Body Technique would have been a turtle in a jar by now.’
’If I can’t use Instant Teleportation, then...’
Jiang Mu’s gaze turned cold.
’A head-on clash? Who’s afraid of whom!’
Jiang Mu took a heavy step forward, his aura soaring.
Instantly, his skin took on a faint golden sheen as the *True Explanation of Profound Gang*, the Protective Gang Qi technique taught to him by Ling Ye, was pushed to its absolute limit. It was as if he were plated in a layer of gold, indestructible.
It completely blocked the sharp wind from Yang Tianci’s fan.
Immediately after, the [Taisu Celestial Gang Blood River True Qi] originating from Shangguan Luoxue’s Dao Mansion erupted from within his Dantian.