Faced with the challenges from everyone in the hall, Li Xiaotian made a slight gesture, and instantly, all the people in the hall fell silent, as quiet as could be.
Outside the hall, Li Shanhai also became instantly focused, awaiting Li Xiaotian's orders.
Li Xiaotian looked at the crowd in the hall, grinning with self-mockery.
"I, Li Xiaotian, am honored by the world as the Dragon King. I have fought countless battles in my life."
"The name Dragon King is a nightmare for all factions."
"Three years ago, I left my wife and led the brothers in the hall to resist enemies. For three years, we have annihilated countless foes!"
"Who in this world doesn't fear and respect me?"
"Heh heh." Li Xiaotian gave a bitter laugh, tears welling in his eyes. His expression suddenly turned ferocious, and an incredibly terrifying aura of malevolence emanated from him.
"Yet, my wife and daughter have been bullied like this! And as a man, I knew nothing of it for these three years!"
"King!" The members of the Dragon King Hall shouted in unison. They all knelt, tears in their eyes, filled with self-reproach and heartache.
It was all their fault, all their fault!
If they hadn't been so incompetent back then, Li Xiaotian wouldn't have had to leave his wife.
The King's wife and daughter wouldn't have been bullied without his knowledge, and today's scene wouldn't have happened.
They were guilty!
Li Shanhai and Jiang Hai, outside the hall, felt even more guilt. The Dragon King's wife and daughter were bullied in the Great Qin, so their sin was even greater!
"Before, I lived for my brothers. This time, I want to be selfish for my family!"
Li Xiaotian's voice rang out, his tone filled with rage.
"Please, King, give the order!" In the hall, the members of the Asura Hall were brimming with killing intent. An official's insult is the subject's death; for their King, they would willingly face the entire world again!
"I want everyone who bullied the mother and daughter in these three years to pay the price!"
"No matter their identity or background, I want them to repay it a hundredfold!"
"Hang that bastard from the Wang family outside the Ye family's gate. The Wang family must die, but they cannot be allowed to die too easily!"
"I want the entire Jiangcheng to see the consequences of bullying my Li Xiaotian's wife and daughter!"
"As you command, King!" The members of the Dragon King Hall responded in unison.
Li Xiaotian glanced at Li Shanhai outside the hall, his voice ice-cold as he said.
"Lord Li, many people will die in Jiangcheng. Will you stop me?"
"I dare not, I dare not!" Li Shanhai's body trembled upon hearing this, and he quickly replied, then continued.
"The Dragon King's wife and daughter were bullied. No matter how many people die, it is deserved. Moreover, those who die are all deserving of death. Even if you, Dragon King, do not kill them, our Qin nation will never allow such scums to live!"
Jiangnan Governor Jiang Hai, behind Li Shanhai, turned even paler, lowering his head and remaining silent. Jiangcheng was the city under his jurisdiction. If Li Xiaotian were to hold him accountable because of this, then even with Li Shanhai's protection, he might not escape death.
In the front courtyard of the Ye family, the remaining Ye family members, witnessing this scene, felt their fear intensify. One was the sky of Jiangnan, Governor Jiang Hai. The other was a prominent figure in the Qin nation to whom even Governor Jiang Hai had to show respect. And both of them, when questioned by Li Xiaotian, acted as subserviently as ants facing an elephant.
At this moment, the Ye family members were filled with shock and regret. They were shocked by Li Xiaotian's identity, but even more so, they regretted their lack of foresight in not having held onto Li Xiaotian as a patron.
As dawn broke, Wang Xing was hung upside down outside the Ye family's main gate by Long Yi. His dwarfish body and disheveled appearance were completely exposed to everyone in Jiangcheng.
"Damn it! Do you know what you're doing? Hurry and let me down!" Wang Xing roared, his face filled with humiliation and anger. He, the young master of the proud Wang family, was now hung upside down at the main gate, treated worse than a prisoner.
"Li Xiaotian, I remember who you are now. You're that bitch Ye Qingmei's live-in son-in-law."
"I don't care about your background. Let me down immediately and then atone with your death!"
"Otherwise, when my father arrives, all of you will die! I will flay you alive and break your bones, making you wish you had never been born!"
Li Xiaotian looked at Wang Xing coldly and unhurriedly instructed Long Yi beside him.
"What Tiantian endured, I want this bastard to endure a hundred times more! Don't let him die. I want him to witness the destruction of the Wang family before his eyes!"
"Alright!" Long Yi grinned maliciously. He had been waiting for Li Xiaotian's command. Seeing this, Long Yi beckoned, and immediately someone brought over a box. Inside the box were all sorts of needles.
"I've had these needles processed. Some are soaked in chili water, saline, or sulfuric acid. This bastard dared to dig out our little princess's heart, so I will definitely take good care of him, making him regret being born into this world!" Long Yi said with a sinister grin.
Wang Xing's face instantly turned pale upon hearing this. He recalled everything he had experienced last night, and his eyes immediately filled with terror.
"Please! Li Xiaotian, I beg you, don't do this to me. Let's talk properly. What do you want? Money or power? I can satisfy you."
"I can swear to the heavens that our Wang family will never trouble you again. Please, don't do this to me." Wang Xing pleaded tearfully, but Li Xiaotian ignored him. Long Yi nodded, and immediately, members of the Dragon King Hall began the torture, piercing Wang Xing's body with needles one by one.
"Ahhhhhhh. It hurts. Please. Spare me." Wang Xing cried out in agony.
At this moment, the scene unfolding outside the Ye family's gate quickly spread to every corner of Jiangcheng. The first reaction of everyone who learned of this news was to gasp. The Wang family's young master, Wang Xing, was being hung upside down at the Ye family's main gate and was being tortured! This… this was unbelievable! This was forcing the Wang family into madness! The sky of Jiangcheng was about to fall!
At this moment, all the prominent families in Jiangcheng were shocked. In Jiangcheng, how dare someone treat Wang Xing like this? This was an act of defiance that would invite the extermination of their entire clan by Wang Longtao!
"I heard that it was Ye Qingmei's live-in son-in-law who disappeared for three years who returned. He brought some people from outside and captured Wang Xing in the hospital last night!"
"Li Xiaotian, that good-for-nothing? He's that bold? The Wang family is the sky of our Jiangcheng, and this good-for-nothing Li Xiaotian is about to breach the heavens! Isn't he afraid of a death without a burial place?"
In Jiangcheng, people from numerous prominent families were discussing heatedly. They had not noticed the planes and armored vehicles that descended upon Jiangcheng last night, and the Great Qin nation had intentionally blocked the news, so these people knew nothing of the situation. After all, whether it was Li Xiaotian's identity, or Li Shanhai, or even Jiang Hai who dared not breathe loudly in front of Li Xiaotian, they were all figures who were beyond the reach of the prominent families in the small city of Jiangcheng. They were not qualified to know the truth of all this. Everyone was still stuck in the impression from three years ago, that Li Xiaotian was the Ye family's live-in son-in-law.