Wu Shattered Star River

“Whoosh!”

The hammer, carrying immense and violent force, descended with great speed, possessing the momentum of wind and thunder, and the power of a thousand jun. This was no joke. Han Shiqi knew very well that if he didn't resist, he would be turned into mincemeat in the next moment.

“You…”

Han Shiqi was furious but helpless. He could only toss Jiang Li aside. A golden talisman appeared in his hand. After infusing it with Xuan power, the golden talisman rapidly burned, and a massive light shield materialized, enveloping Han Shiqi within it.

“Boom!”

The giant hammer heavily struck the light shield, and a muffled sound exploded. The light shield didn't shatter, but Han Shiqi's legs sank into the ground. The ground within several zhang around him trembled, showing how powerful this hammer blow was.

“Hah!”

After delivering one hammer blow, Zuo Yiyi landed and bounced up again. While in mid-air, she swung the giant hammer again, heavily smashing it against the light shield.

“Boom!”

The light shield shook again, its color dimming considerably, but it still didn't shatter. However, half of Han Shiqi's body was now submerged in the ground, and the surrounding ground trembled once more.

“Hah!”

Zuo Yiyi didn't say a word and soared into the air once more. The giant hammer drew an arc in the air, carrying the force of a thousand jun, and continued to smash down on the light shield…

Han Shiqi's face turned pale, his eyes filled with fear. He knew that the light shield definitely couldn't withstand this blow. Once the light shield broke, he would definitely be smashed into mincemeat. He gritted his teeth and roared, “Stop, Young Pavilion Master, I can't take any more hits!”

“Boom!”

The giant hammer didn't pause for even a moment and smashed down again. With a loud crash, the light shield shattered. However, the giant hammer stopped steadily an inch above Han Shiqi's head. The violent wind carried by the giant hammer blew Han Shiqi's hair and beard wildly.

Most of Han Shiqi's body was submerged in the ground. His face was devoid of color, and his whole body was trembling slightly. His lips were also quivering, and his eyes were filled with fear. It took him a long time to twitch his face and stammer, “I submit, Young Pavilion Master, this old man… submits. Whatever you say, goes!”

“Buzz!”

The giant hammer in Zuo Yiyi's hand suddenly disappeared. Her stern and cold face changed, and a sweet smile reappeared, revealing her two small tiger teeth. She lowered her voice and said, “Hall Master Han is very understanding. This young lady admires this point about you the most. This young lady likes to convince people with virtue. Since you've submitted, then… I won't report to my mother about you forcibly taking a civilian girl, ruining my pavilion's reputation, accepting bribes, and secretly colluding with lower forces.”

“I suppose Hall Master Han wouldn't go to the Hall of Punishments to accuse Jiang Han? You should be able to find a good excuse to completely quell the matter of those dead and injured pavilion members, right?”

Han Shiqi's face was even more unsightly than if his own father had died. Zuo Yiyi was too domineering. Not only did she almost smash him to death, but she also wanted him to clean up the mess?

According to Zuo Yiyi's words, he not only couldn't trouble Jiang Han, but he also had to help cover up the deaths of Han Renfeng and several followers. He had to give the pavilion an explanation himself. These people had died for nothing…

“What?”

Seeing that Han Shiqi wasn't speaking, Zuo Yiyi slightly illuminated the space ring on her hand. The giant hammer reappeared in her hand, and she looked at Han Shiqi and said, “Hall Master Han doesn't seem to be convinced yet?”

“Convinced, I'm convinced!”

Han Shiqi gritted his teeth and shouted out a few words. He took a deep breath and said, “Alright, this old man will handle it. This matter ends here. I hope Young Pavilion Master keeps her word, and there's no need to report the matter here back to Yunmeng City.”

“Of course!”

Zuo Yiyi disappeared the hammer in her hand once again. She reached out and patted Han Shiqi on the shoulder and said, “Then Hall Master Han, please work hard. When I become the pavilion master in the future, I'll appoint you as an elder. I have high hopes for you, Old Han, work hard!”

Zuo Yiyi clapped her hands and stood up. She swept her gaze around and cast it towards Jiang Han.

The divine talisman energy on Jiang Han's body was exhausted, and the fishing net that had entangled him had disappeared. At this moment, he was quickly walking towards Jiang Li. Zuo Yiyi grinned, whistled, and the white tiger roared and came over. She leaped up and sat on the white tiger.

She controlled the white tiger to arrive near Jiang Han and Jiang Li, and said with a smile, “Jiang Han, Jiang Li, from now on, you siblings will follow this young lady. Do you have any objections?”

Jiang Han's eyes were filled with gratitude. He bowed and said, “I am willing to serve the Young Pavilion Master to the death.”

“Then what are we waiting for?”

Zuo Yiyi patted the white tiger's back and said, “Come on up, let's go!”

“Whoosh!”

Jiang Han wasn't a procrastinating person either. He carried Jiang Li directly and leaped up, sitting on the white tiger's back. Zuo Yiyi patted the white tiger's head and said, “Little White, let's go!”

“Awoo~”

The white tiger roared and transformed into a streak of white light, galloping towards Dujia Town. The speed was too fast, and in a few blinks of an eye, it disappeared into the distance.

“Whoosh!”

Han Shiqi's body shot up from the ground. He furiously swung his longsword and heavily slashed at a carriage, splitting it in half from the middle. A dragon-lion horse was also killed alive along with it.

Thinking that Han Shiqi was still not relieved, he flashed and appeared in front of another dragon-lion horse, killing it with a sword, and then chopping off the head of another dragon-lion horse.

The whole place was silent, as quiet as cicadas in winter.

Some people quietly began to slip away. A grand drama had come to an end. Continuing to watch would only bring trouble upon themselves.

They had seen enough excitement today. This battle would be enough for everyone to talk about for several years. That young man hadn't disappointed them. This drama was exciting enough.

That young man who charged alone with a knife towards a group of experts would also be forever etched in their memories.

In half an incense stick's worth of time, the people on both sides of the mountain forest had left cleanly. The elders and patriarchs of some small clans such as the Du family, Wang family, and Guan family couldn't leave easily and could only grit their teeth and stand at the entrance of the town.

“What are you still standing there for?”

Han Shiqi cast his gaze towards those people and roared, “Get over here!”

Everyone quickly walked over. Han Shiqi pointed to the corpses on the ground and said, “Clean up. Collect all the corpses and bury them. Pull the wounded in and treat them. Also… pass on my order, no one is allowed to discuss or spread the events of today. Those who disobey will be killed without mercy.”

“Yes, yes, yes!”

Everyone quickly agreed. Han Shiqi, with a dark face, said to the other two Xuan You realm experts, “You guys stay here to clean up and arrange everything. I'll go back to Yunmeng City first. This matter… isn't over!”

After speaking, Han Shiqi flew onto a carriage, had a coachman drive, and left alone.

…

“Whoosh!”

Within Jiangjia Town, a middle-aged man ran swiftly. He quickly rushed into the backyard of a large courtyard. In the backyard, under a large tree, a gray-haired old man was leisurely drinking tea.

This person walked to the gray-haired old man, cupped his hands, and said, “Clan leader, Yunmeng Pavilion's Young Pavilion Master Zuo Yiyi has intervened. Three hammer blows shattered the light shield condensed by Lord Han with a divine talisman. Lord Han…”

The gray-haired old man silently listened to this person's account. He sighed slightly, picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and said, “The Great Peng rises with the wind in a single day, soaring up ninety thousand li. Jiang Han being able to get on Zuo Yiyi's line can be considered to have obtained an opportunity to soar.”

“However… misfortune may be the source of good fortune, and good fortune may be the hiding place of misfortune. The Yunmeng Pavilion has many factions and serious internal strife, so it's not so easy to stay. Whether he can truly rise depends on fate!”

“No matter what…”

The gray-haired old man shook his head slightly and sighed again, saying, “Our clan can be considered to have lost a peerless genius and also lost a good opportunity to rise. This is my fault. After a hundred years, I will have no face to meet the ancestors of the Jiang clan.”

“Clan leader, I don't understand!”

The middle-aged man revealed a look of doubt in his eyes and said, “You clearly weren't in seclusion. You knew about this matter from the beginning. Why didn't you stop it in advance?”

The gray-haired old man was precisely the clan leader of the Jiang clan. For the past half month, he hadn't been in seclusion, but had only pretended to be in seclusion, not asking about any clan affairs, allowing the situation to develop like this.

“I couldn't stop it!”

The Jiang clan leader said somewhat helplessly, “I didn't know when Jiang Xiaotian offered Jiang Li to Han Shiqi. After he had already offered her, Han Shiqi set a date to take her as a wife. I could no longer stop it, otherwise, I would offend Han Shiqi. Later, when things happened and so many people died, I couldn't stop it even if I came forward.”

“All I could do was pretend that I didn't know anything, not personally intervene, and let things develop. Otherwise… on the day Jiang Han set fire to the Elder Council, he would have been killed by me long ago.”

“Also… the Great Elder's action was also instructed by me. I was equal to sparing Jiang Han once and also having someone save his life. I don't care whether he appreciates it or not.”

“I've done what I could!”

The Jiang clan leader stood up, cast his gaze into the distance, and said, “If Jiang Han rises in the future and wants to take revenge on the Jiang clan, I can only apologize with my death! Hen Shui ah, your son is so heaven-defying, do you know? If you hadn't disappeared, how great would that be…”