Upon hearing this, the high-ranking officials of the Araki clan were almost spitting blood with anger!
But they had no way to refute, after all, he alone had annihilated the guards of the Araki family, who were comparable to a troop.
Only then did they finally understand why the old patriarch said they could resort to any means to kill him!
For a moment, everyone became apprehensive.
Including Araki Gang, no one dared to act rashly, desperately pondering countermeasures.
Just then, a single sentence from Araki Mikiko suddenly plunged all the Araki family members into shock and fury.
"Master, my father was killed..."
What enraged the Araki family was naturally not that Araki Mikiko's father was killed, but the word "Master"!
These two words deeply provoked them.
Who was Araki Mikiko? She was the pride of the Araki family, the national goddess of Japan, and a servant of God!
Although they knew Araki Mikiko had betrayed the Emperor, knowing she had betrayed him was one thing, but hearing her personally call a Chinese person "Master" was another!
"Araki Mikiko, you shameless woman, you have no shame!"
The most agitated was unexpectedly Hijikata Jūgorō. He cursed Araki Mikiko fiercely.
The reason he was so agitated was that Araki Mikiko had always been the object of his lustful fantasies.
Although he married Araki Mikiko's sister, after the lights were out, he always imagined his wife to be Araki Mikiko.
"I'll kill you all!"
Hijikata Jūgorō drew his samurai sword and slashed towards Chen Xiao and Araki Mikiko.
Sword energy erupted, and a gust of wind swept through the entire conference room!
"Noisy!"
With a "snap," Chen Xiao slapped out, and Hijikata Jūgorō's head exploded into a mist of blood with a "bang."
This scene stunned everyone.
Hijikata Jūgorō was the strongest among them in combat.
Yet this fellow from China had killed him with a single slap... This strength was too terrifying, no wonder he could single-handedly wipe out the Araki family's guards.
And Araki Gang could even understand Araki Mikiko's choice.
It was not shameful to recognize such a powerful person as a master.
With this realization, Araki Gang knelt before Chen Xiao with a thud.
"Great adult from China, I, the old man Araki Gang, am willing to follow you, I only beg you to spare my life!"
Seeing Araki Gang act like this, the other high-ranking officials of the Araki clan looked at each other... Before long, another person knelt before Chen Xiao.
"Master, I am also willing to follow you!"
"Me too, I am willing to follow you, please give me a way to live!"
"I am also willing to follow you..."
With the first, came the second, and with the second, came the third and fourth.
The high-ranking officials of the Araki family, as if infected by Araki Gang, all knelt before Chen Xiao with thuds, wagging their tails and begging for mercy.
"Heh heh, follow me?"
Chen Xiao smiled and said playfully, "What makes you think I'll take you in? What's the use of me taking you in? Are you as beautiful as her?"
As he spoke, Chen Xiao pinched Araki Mikiko's chin, displaying her beautiful face to everyone.
Hearing this, those kneeling before Chen Xiao were suddenly at a loss.
"Master, what do you want us to do?"
Araki Gang asked timidly.
Chen Xiao yawned and said listlessly, "I don't want you to do anything. You probably don't even know the purpose of my visit."
"May I know the Master's purpose?"
Araki Gang asked cautiously.
He thought as long as there was a purpose, they would try their best to satisfy it.
"I am here to kill you."
Chen Xiao said lightly, as if killing them was as common as eating and drinking.
No matter how many Japanese people Chen Xiao killed, he would never have enough!
Just then, an angry voice roared from outside.
"Hmph, as a Chinese expert, how can you say such a thing, treating human lives as worthless? Do you think that's appropriate?"
Following this voice, an aged samurai strode forward!
His movement was strange. He was more than ten meters away just a moment ago, but after only two or three steps, he had already passed Chen Xiao and stood in front of the Araki clansmen.
Holding his sword horizontally, he was like a mother hen protecting her chicks!
Upon seeing the old samurai, the Araki clansmen acted as if they had seen a savior, and they all scrambled to their feet.
"Master Takahara, you've finally arrived! If you had been a moment later, we would all have been killed by this cold-blooded monster!"
"What Chinese expert? In front of Master Takahara, he's just trash!"
"Master Takahara, your esteemed disciple Hijikata Jūgorō was killed by this beast, you must avenge him!"
These people changed their faces faster than flipping a book. One moment they were kneeling before Chen Xiao, wagging their tails and begging for mercy, and the next they wished the old samurai would kill Chen Xiao with a single blow.
And this old samurai who protected everyone was Takahara, renowned as the God of Kendo in Japan.
The "Water-Cutting Style" sword technique he created was unrivaled in the Japanese kendo world, and even the kendo master Kuraki Kazuo bowed down to him.
Chen Xiao looked at him with a playful expression, a smile curving his lips, "Finally, someone who's slightly presentable. Old man, I'll let you have three moves first, use your strongest techniques!"
"Arrogant brat, I will make you pay!"
Takahara took a step forward and slashed down with his sword!
This sword strike appeared ordinary, but the sword energy was like a rainbow piercing the sun, leaving only a snowy white streak in everyone's sight!
This was the ultimate strike of the Water-Cutting Style!
Takahara had once used this strike to cut through a hundred-meter waterfall, and his name, Water-Cutting Style, originated from this!
"As expected of Master Takahara! The Chinese kid is dead for sure this time!"
Araki Gang praised sincerely, finally feeling relieved.
Looking at the dazzling sword energy, Araki Mikiko's heart tightened.
Master, isn't he being too overconfident?
Although she had witnessed her Master's strength multiple times, this time, his opponent was Master Takahara!
If her Master went all out, Master Takahara would naturally not be his match, but her Master actually wanted to let him have three moves... Could her Master really withstand it?
Araki Mikiko became deeply worried. She decided that if her Master was defeated, she would commit suicide immediately.
Otherwise, she couldn't imagine how miserable her fate would be.
She had worked with Araki Gang for many years and knew he had improper thoughts about her, even though they were related by blood...
The sword energy from Takahara was just inches away. Chen Xiao did not dodge or evade, nor did he even circulate his spiritual energy to protect himself.
Because, out of boredom, he wanted to test how much damage his physical body could withstand.
"Kid, you're courting death!"
Takahara naturally understood Chen Xiao's intention. To withstand his sword energy with his physical body, wasn't that seeking death?
In his opinion, Chen Xiao was bound to die, yet he couldn't feel any joy.
Because he felt Chen Xiao's actions were a great humiliation to him.
He had not yet realized that the real humiliation was yet to come...