Ge Dashao's arrogance amused Qin Han Chu.
Villains always seem to have the same few lines.
Couldn't they come up with something more profound?
In Hangzhou, the Ge family did possess considerable power.
However, their strength was only relative.
At least, in Qin Han Chu's presence, the Ge family had no right to be arrogant.
"If you want the Ge family to be wiped out from Hangzhou, you can continue to be so brazen," Qin Han Chu stated.
"What did you say? Wipe out our Ge family from Hangzhou? Who do you think you are?"
"You want to wipe out the Ge family? Then I'll take your life today!"
With a wave of his hand, Ge Dashao signaled four Ge family guards to advance.
Without Ge Dashao's command, the four guards charged at Qin Han Chu.
Qin Han Chu calmly stood up and met the four guards.
These guards were merely seventh-rank martial artists. Qin Han Chu sent them flying with just a few punches and kicks.
Ge Dashao and the others were startled, not expecting Qin Han Chu to be so capable.
These four were seventh-rank martial artists, yet Qin Han Chu had dealt with them so effortlessly.
"Ge Dashao's guards are seventh-rank martial artists, and this kid defeated them so easily?"
"His realm must be at least peak seventh-rank, right?"
"No wonder he's so arrogant, not even putting Ge Dashao in his eyes. Turns out he's a master."
"So what if he's peak seventh-rank? The Ge family is a martial arts family with a Grandmaster peak expert in their clan."
As the crowd murmured, Qin Han Chu walked towards Ge Dashao, a mocking smile on his face. "Do you have anyone stronger? A Grandmaster, perhaps? If no Grandmaster steps forward, you'll have a very bad day."
"You... you're bluffing me?"
*Slap!*
The moment Ge Dashao finished speaking, Qin Han Chu slapped him across the face.
*Bang!*
With immense force, Ge Dashao fell to the ground.
"You dare to hit Young Master Ge? You're dead today."
"You have no idea of the consequences. The Ge family is not to be trifled with!"
"Do you think the Ge family has no Grandmasters? The Ge family's ancestor is a Grandmaster peak. You're as good as dead."
Seeing Qin Han Chu lay hands on Ge Dashao, Ge Dashao's followers roared in anger.
"Notify the family and send experts over. I want him crippled!" Ge Dashao yelled, clutching his face, his eyes bulging with rage.
"Don't bother sending eighth or ninth-rank martial artists; they'll just be asking for trouble," Qin Han Chu said, returning to his seat.
"How arrogant. He doesn't even care about ninth-rank experts?"
"Does he think he's the Marquis of Champion?"
"Exactly. Only the Marquis of Champion has the right to look down on ninth-rank martial artists."
Although the commoners didn't know what Qin Han Chu looked like, they knew that the Great Yan Dynasty had enfeoffed a twenty-one-year-old prodigy Grandmaster.
This news hadn't spread widely at first, but it suddenly broke out a month ago.
It caused shockwaves across the nation at the time.
Countless young martial artists trained with renewed fervor, and Qin Han Chu became the idol of many.
In fact, the news of the Marquis of Champion's enfeoffment was released by the Great Yan Dynasty's royal family.
Their purpose was to stimulate the fighting spirit of the Great Yan Dynasty's martial artists.
And indeed, a twenty-one-year-old Grandmaster being enfeoffed as the Marquis of Champion ignited a new wave of martial arts across the country.
In less than fifteen minutes, a group of people entered.
"Young Master, who dared to hit you?" The leader was an old man, the Ge family's butler, who was at the peak of the ninth rank.
"It was him! Cripple him!" Seeing the old man arrive, Ge Dashao roared.
The old man glared at Qin Han Chu and scoffed, "Insolent brat, how dare you disrespect my Ge family's young master! Kneel down and beg for mercy now, and I might spare your life!"
"Are you a Grandmaster?" Qin Han Chu asked.
"I am peak ninth-rank," the butler retorted angrily. "What? You look down on peak ninth-rank?"
Lin Ying smiled and said, "You're mistaken. He truly looks down on peak ninth-rank."
Qin Han Chu beckoned, and Tian Hu walked over.
"This is an early-stage Grandmaster. Defeat him first, then come at me," Qin Han Chu said, pointing at Tian Hu.
"Grandmaster bodyguard!" Upon hearing this, the onlookers were all stunned.
Someone who could have a Grandmaster as a personal guard was definitely a scion of a powerful force.
This family might even have a Great Grandmaster.
The butler's eyelids twitched. He had already realized this possibility.
If Tian Hu was indeed a Grandmaster, it implied that Qin Han Chu might have a Great Grandmaster backing him.
If that were the case, it would be best for the Ge family not to provoke him.
Although the Ge family was not afraid of Great Grandmasters, it was better to avoid conflict if possible.
"What are you afraid of? He's trying to scare you."
"Are Grandmasters that common? To protect such a young man?"
"Even a dominant family with a Great Grandmaster would be fortunate to have a ninth-rank as a guard."
Seeing the butler's hesitant gaze, Ge Dashao berated him.
The butler heard this and found it quite reasonable.
How noble were Grandmaster experts? Why would they act as guards?
"Let me test your so-called Grandmaster guard." With that, the butler threw a punch at Tian Hu.
Tian Hu neither dodged nor evaded, meeting the punch head-on.
*Bang!*
To the shock of everyone, the butler's finger bones were shattered by Tian Hu's punch.
As the butler cried out in pain, he staggered back.
"A Grandmaster! He's truly a Grandmaster!"
"Holy crap, a Grandmaster acting as a guard? This is definitely a dominant force."
"No wonder he looked down on the Ge family. He's this strong."
"Young Master Ge has kicked an iron plate."
"If the conflict escalates, will the Ge family really be annihilated?"
"You're overthinking it. Although the Ge family doesn't have a Great Grandmaster, their direct descendant daughter married into the Han family of Jiangdong, a dominant family with a Great Grandmaster."
"That's true. If the Ge family faced annihilation, the Han family would surely not stand by idly."
At this moment, Ge Dashao and his entourage were filled with terror.
They never imagined that Qin Han Chu's guard was actually a Grandmaster.
"I told you, anyone below Grandmaster is useless," Qin Han Chu stated.
"Who exactly are you?" Ge Dashao swallowed, questioning in shock.
Qin Han Chu chuckled, "Someone you can't afford to offend."
"Fine, I'm having bad luck today." Ge Dashao was not foolish. He knew Qin Han Chu might have powerful backing, so it was best not to provoke him.
With that, Ge Dashao prepared to leave, but how could Qin Han Chu let him off so easily?
"Did I say you could leave?" Qin Han Chu said indifferently.
"What else do you want?" Ge Dashao roared. "Don't push your luck!"
"I'm pushing my luck, and what can you do about it?" Qin Han Chu stood up and said, "You initiated this. Now that you're chickening out, you want to walk away scot-free?"
"What more do you want?" Ge Dashao raged. "Don't think I'm afraid of you. Our Ge family is not to be bullied either."
"Kneel and apologize, or die!" Qin Han Chu said coldly. "You only have one chance. Don't think I'm joking."