"Look!"
Suddenly a guest pointed at the bodybuilder's fist.
Everyone looked instinctively, only to discover a slender finger underneath the bodybuilder's fist, as big as a sandy wok, preventing his punch from landing!
Despite his trembling legs and flushed face, the bodybuilder was straining against this finger!
"This..."
Everyone looked at each other, finding it utterly unbelievable.
As the old saying goes, an arm cannot twist a thigh, and a finger certainly cannot overcome a fist.
But the scene before them shattered their understanding.
Ying Chen not only blocked the bodybuilder's full-force attack with a single finger but also appeared relaxed and at ease!
It was as if he wasn't facing a burly, strong man, but a newborn infant!
"I don't believe it!"
The bodybuilder's veins bulged as he roared.
He intended to exert more force, to regain his dignity.
But midway through his exertion, he saw Ying Chen's finger suddenly push forward.
Ying Chen didn't seem to use much force; from the guests' perspective, it looked as though he was just poking through a paper screen.
How much strength does it take to poke through a paper screen?
Yet, the final result made everyone's faces turn ashen with shock!
The bodybuilder was sent flying backward like a cannonball, landing on the ground with a thud that cracked the earth in a circular pattern!
"Hiss!"
Instantly, all the guests gasped.
They were all stunned.
"A master!" someone knowledgeable among the guests immediately declared.
"The power of one finger, like a cannonball being launched. Such a high-level martial arts master is rare! When did the Hu family provoke such an enemy?"
"Heh, in front of such a master, the bodybuilder is just a lump of muscle. Where did he get the confidence to challenge someone!"
"You are the... muscle-bound lump, your whole family... are muscle-bound lumps..." Lying on the ground, the bodybuilder, even on the verge of losing consciousness, stubbornly opened his mouth to retort.
Then his head lolled to the side, and he fainted completely.
"Damn it!" Hu Quan'an's face turned as dark as ink, and he cursed under his breath.
He had witnessed Ying Chen's strength firsthand; even Lin Zhiping couldn't do anything to him.
And now Lin Zhiping was dead. With these guests present, how could they possibly stop Ying Chen?
However... rather than his own demise, he preferred others to face it. It was better to have someone else block, rather than himself.
With this thought, Hu Quan'an immediately put on an enraged expression, pointed at Ying Chen, and shouted, "You go too far! Not only did you bring a funeral gift on my wedding day, but you also injured my guest! Under the imperial capital, the foremost city, you commit such acts. Do you truly believe no one here can restrain you? Do you really think this Yan Jing city is a place where you can act as you please?"
It had to be said that Hu Quan'an had a talent for fanning the flames and instigating trouble.
These few sentences, while sounding righteous, were actually subtly stirring the anger of the guests present.
All the guests present were prominent figures in Yan Jing city, possessing an indescribable sense of superiority regarding this place.
They instinctively felt that all outsiders coming to Yan Jing should do so with reverence, walking on eggshells.
Let alone causing trouble, they shouldn't even dare to breathe too loudly.
But unexpectedly, Ying Chen violated this rule, as if Yan Jing city was not the guests' home turf, but Ying Chen's!
How could the guests tolerate this?
Instantly, a hot-tempered guest, with a grim expression, stepped forward.
"Don't worry, Young Master Hu. Ever since the Ming Dynasty moved its capital to Yan Jing, no outsider has dared to act wild here!"
"Not in the past, and not now!"
"Those who don't follow the rules have always had only one fate. That is—Cai Shi Kou!"
Cai Shi Kou was the place in ancient Yan Jing specifically used for executing criminals.
This guest's meaning was clear: he wanted to send Ying Chen to his death!
However, Ying Chen looked at this guest with a blank expression. After a long moment, a faint, mocking smile appeared on his face: "Just you?"
With that said, Ying Chen suddenly vanished from his spot.
When everyone saw Ying Chen again, he was already standing in front of that guest!
Clearly, Ying Chen had done nothing, merely gazing at the guest, but for some reason, the guest's legs suddenly went weak, and he collapsed onto the ground with a thud!
Large beads of sweat dripped from his forehead!
It was as if the person standing before him was not human, but an ancient demon god or a primeval beast!
This scene was in stark contrast to his previous imposing demeanor.
So much so that the other guests couldn't bear to watch, shaking their heads and covering their eyes.
What a disgrace!
He had utterly disgraced Yan Jing city!
"Useless trash!" Hu Quan'an cursed inwardly.
"My friend, aren't you going a bit too far? Don't hit someone's face, don't expose their shortcomings. A man's knees are meant to kneel to heaven, earth, and his parents, not to kneel to you..."
At this point, a guest couldn't stand it and stepped forward to rebuke Ying Chen.
However, before he could finish his sentence, there was a thud.
He, who had spoken of kneeling only to heaven, earth, and parents, also knelt down facing Ying Chen!
This scene instantly stunned everyone.
What was going on?
These people, who usually held their heads high, and wouldn't bow to even a great figure, why had they all become so spineless today?
"Hey, this scoundrel! He's clearly stomping on the dignity of us old Yan Jing people! Gentlemen, what are you waiting for? Let's take care of him!"
Another guest, unwilling to back down, stepped forward, clenching his fists and spewing vulgarities.
But in the next second, he too uncontrollably knelt down!
The moment he knelt, he hadn't even realized it himself, his face filled with bewilderment!
"This... what's happening?"
"It's sorcery! It must be sorcery!"
"I get it, he's not a disciple of the Five Great Sects, but a disciple of an evil cult!"
"How is that possible? Weren't all the evil cults eradicated a hundred years ago? Are there any fish that slipped through the net?"
"Quick, notify the Fengdun General Bureau! Evil cult practitioners have reappeared. Have them send people to surround and kill him!"
The guests erupted into chaos.
Ying Chen surveyed the scene, looking at the indignant and furious guests, and let out a cold laugh: "Sorcerer?"
"Sorry, I am not a sorcerer, I am a deity!"
"You mortals should see me as seeing the divine, and worship me as worshipping a god!"
Rumble!
As Ying Chen spoke, a thunderclap suddenly split the sky.
The terrifying thunder seemed to strike everyone's heart, causing everyone present to tremble involuntarily.
Immediately after, everyone present performed an action they themselves found incredible.
They knelt down towards Ying Chen!
Except for the two who had already knelt, the rest moved with almost robotic uniformity, their knees hitting the ground simultaneously, causing a mini-earthquake!
Instantly, the entire scene was left with only Ying Chen standing.
Everyone else had knelt before Ying Chen, like the most devout believers paying homage to their gods!