Translator: CinderTL
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Enclosed spaces have always had a strong oppressive effect on people.
Li Chunjun closed the door, isolating the inside from the outside world, immediately causing a stir among the gathered tycoons and dignitaries in the main hall.
Even though the outside was still bustling with people coming and going, filled with noise—horns blaring, condolence speeches, funeral music—the lively atmosphere couldn't dispel the unease in their hearts.
"Tap, tap, tap!"
On the second floor, warriors rushed down the stairs or leaped over the railings, quickly forming a defensive perimeter once again.
"One chance."
Li Chunjun's gaze swept over the dozens of guards rushing down the stairs. "Leave now, and you live."
His words caused a commotion among those who were already fearful.
Instinctively, the guards looked toward their respective employers.
"Go! We're leaving!"
Several tycoons and nobles, unwilling to risk their precious lives, hurriedly ordered their men to retreat.
The remaining dozen or so hesitated, clearly tempted but reluctant to act too soon.
"You cannot leave."
Li Chunjun's voice was calm.
Anyone who could enter the Jin family estate was a close associate of Jin Guangming.
The wanted order issued by the four major forces—these people had undoubtedly played a part in it.
Hearing this, the room grew heavy with dread.
Jin Guangming, realizing that while others might escape, he himself was doomed, quickly spoke up:
"If he truly had the strength to deal with all the guards you've brought, why would he waste time talking to us? If you were the hunter, would you let your prey go once it's already in your grasp?"
Speaking quickly, he continued:
"This proves that he is already at his limit, completely exhausted. He's only trying to intimidate some of us into leaving to ensure an easier fight. If we stand together, we can kill him!"
However, instead of rallying them, his words only deepened their resentment toward him and the entire Jin family.
If the Jin family had handled things cleanly, would they be in this mess?
And worse, they had dragged everyone else into it!
But now that those who could afford to disregard the Jin family had left, the remaining tycoons and nobles were clearly too afraid to openly criticize them.
"It's over… It's over…"
At that moment, a series of urgent sirens blared from outside Hengguang Garden.
Hearing this, Jin Guangming's eyes lit up with joy.
"The Security Bureau's reinforcements are here!"
He shouted, "With such a major incident, the Security Bureau's top expert, Captain Fang Lieyun, will surely come in person! With him here, how could this murderer still have a chance to rampage? We just need to hold out until then, and Li Chunjun will be dead! After this, the Jin family will prepare a grand reward for all of you!"
Then, he turned to the guards and declared:
"Everyone here will receive at least one Chiyang Pill! And whoever kills him will be rewarded with an entire bottle!"
At these words, while the tycoons and nobles remained silent, their guards' breathing grew heavier.
"Chiyang Pill!?"
"The top-tier body-refining pill from the immortal sect, Chiyang Sword Sect? They say that with enough Chiyang Pills, even someone with mediocre talent can refine both body and inner energy, completing the cycle of qi circulation!"
"The Jin family's eldest daughter joined the Chiyang Sword Sect—they definitely have access to Chiyang Pills! This promise is very credible!"
The guards exchanged glances.
In just a few moments, greed had overtaken fear.
Of course, since they still had rationality, they knew that if they attacked before Li Chunjun was completely exhausted, they would only be throwing their lives away. So, none of them made the first move.
They would stall for time.
Once the Security Bureau reinforcements arrived, their chances of an easy kill would be much higher.
Unfortunately…
Li Chunjun had no intention of letting them drag this out.
"I've wasted enough time."
Li Chunjun admitted his mistake.
The next moment, his body sprang forward once more, sword in hand, cutting through his enemies.
"Today, every single member of the Jin family will die."
"Arrogant fool! With nowhere left to hide, how can you possibly fight against so many of us? Even if each of us strikes you just once, you'd be hacked to death on the spot!"
"Kill him!"
"The Chiyang Pill is mine! In ten years, I will have my place among Guangzhou's martial masters!"
Seeing Li Chunjun charging forward with his sword, the guards, having no way to retreat, shouted and rushed to intercept him.
But...
If one observed carefully, they would notice that the older ones—the ones who shouted the loudest—were a beat slower in their movements.
On the contrary, some of the younger guards, caught up in the fervor of the moment, recklessly rushed forward to engage Li Chunjun head-on.
And then...
Blood splattered.
In the blink of an eye, they were reduced to corpses.
However, just as the experienced warriors had predicted—Li Chunjun alone could not withstand an attack from all directions in the open hall—as the young guards sacrificed themselves to clear the way, the remaining guards spread out and surrounded him from all sides, swords poised to strike, seemingly ready to cut him down with sheer numbers.
Yet, just as the encirclement was about to take shape, Li Chunjun suddenly leaped.
But this time, he did not rush toward the staircase to repeat the previous scene.
Instead, he charged directly toward the corner where Jin Guangming and over a dozen wealthy and powerful figures stood.
This scene sent shockwaves through the gathered elites, their faces turning pale with terror.
"Li Chunjun! Grudges have their rightful owners—your vendetta has nothing to do with us!"
"Master Wang! Get over here, now!"
"Damn it, I should have left with Mr. Zhou when I first sensed trouble! Why did I stay? Afraid of offending the Jin family? If I die here, what does it matter whether they hold a grudge?!"
Panicked, the dozen or so wealthy and powerful individuals scrambled toward the nearest rooms, desperately trying to escape.
At this moment, all their elegant composure and noble demeanor were gone. They were no different from any common folk caught in danger—
Frightened. Chaotic.
"Li Chunjun! Your fight is with me!"
"Stop!"
"President Wang, be careful!"
The guards who had been encircling Li Chunjun no longer cared about maintaining formation. Under the frantic cries of the elites, they rushed over to protect them.
The battlefield descended into complete chaos.
The wealthy and powerful were the true weak points of these guards.
By attacking where they were most vulnerable, Li Chunjun threw everything into disarray.
In fact, much of the ensuing chaos was caused by the panicked elites themselves. Compared to them, the battle-hardened guards displayed greater discipline.
But once order collapsed…
The remaining forty-some warriors could no longer mount an effective counterattack.
Li Chunjun weaved through the crowd of elites, using them as human shields, forcing the guards into disarray.
Shh! Shh! Shh!
His sword gleamed as he slaughtered indiscriminately!
Blood sprayed into the air.
The overwhelming stench of blood, combined with the fear of watching friends and comrades fall one by one, drove the situation into further chaos.
Many, escorted by guards, fled toward the windows.
Some dashed into other rooms.
What little coordination the guards had quickly unraveled, leaving them isolated and vulnerable. Li Chunjun began cutting them down one by one.
From that moment, the battle ceased to be a fight.
It became a massacre.
Ten… Fifteen… Twenty… Twenty-five…
One after another, they fell while trying to escape.
A few managed to jump out of windows and flee.
But since Li Chunjun deliberately prioritized hunting down escapees, fewer than twenty actually made it out of the villa alive.
Terrified screams!
Agonized wails!
Dying shrieks!
Countless voices blended together, resonating throughout the villa.
These sounds, mixed with the mourning music playing outside, wove together into a symphony of death—
And it was deafening.
On the day of Lady Jin and Jin Haoxuan's funeral, nearly a hundred people accompanied them in death.
A grand funeral indeed!
(End of the Chapter)
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