Bai Liang was used to throwing his weight around in Cangshui County Town and had no desire to waste time with these people. His tone was extremely arrogant.

After bursting into the private room, he could only vaguely make out two figures behind a decorative screen.

This sight put Bai Liang even more at ease.

"Someone from the Bai Family dares to show their face before me?"

A startled voice came from behind the screen.

Hearing this, Bai Liang flew into a rage. "Such audacity! Who in Cangshui County Town would dare say such a thing?!"

With a wave of his hand, the two guards behind him instantly charged past the screen.

"I just wanted a drink."

"But I have to be pestered by flies like you."

Han Yuan stood up, clearly annoyed.

The two guards roughly shoved the screen aside and strode in, their faces twisted in savage scowls.

Han Yuan blurred into motion, appearing before the two guards. He grabbed each of them by the head and slammed them together!

SMASH!

The two heads exploded on impact!

Blood and brain matter splattered across the floor.

Bai Liang and Shopkeeper Tong were instantly scared witless.

"Do you recognize me?"

Han Yuan stepped in front of Bai Liang and asked calmly.

Bai Liang’s legs were trembling with fear, but then a thought occurred to him. ’This is the Drunken Immortal Tower. There’s no way he’d dare to kill me here.’

He steeled himself and said, "So what if I don’t? If you dare lay a single finger on me, I guarantee you won’t live to see the morning."

Han Yuan grinned. "Is that so?"

As he spoke, he struck like lightning, seizing Bai Liang by the neck and shoving him out of the room.

Bai Liang struggled, but it was useless. The more he fought, the more painful the grip became. He had no choice but to stumble backward, forced to move with Han Yuan.

"Sir, let’s talk this over calmly."

"Please, let Young Master Bai go first."

Shopkeeper Tong was so anxious his forehead was beaded with sweat.

"Get lost!"

Han Yuan kicked out without a second thought.

THUD!

Shopkeeper Tong let out a pained cry as he was sent tumbling down the stairs.

Then he gave Bai Liang a small smile. "Today... I think I’ll try hurting just one of your fingers and see what happens."

As he spoke, he grabbed one of Bai Liang’s fingers with his free hand and brutally snapped it backward!

CRACK!

"AHHHH!!!"

Bai Liang’s agonized scream instantly echoed throughout the Drunken Immortal Tower.

「In the main hall of the Drunken Immortal Tower.」

Bai Yong was busy trying to curry favor with the veiled woman.

But she seemed to be merely humoring him, offering only brief replies now and then.

Suddenly, he heard Bai Liang’s agonized scream, and his expression changed.

’That useless trash, he can’t even handle one simple thing!’

Bai Yong cursed inwardly. Then he turned to the veiled woman and said, "Miss Xu, I’ll go take a look at what’s going on."

The veiled woman nodded.

Bai Yong then summoned several guards and headed for the Fifth Layer.

By now, the commotion had drawn out everyone in the restaurant.

Especially on the Fifth Layer, guests poured out of their private rooms to see what was happening, just in time to witness Han Yuan gripping Bai Liang by the neck and snapping his finger.

"Isn’t that Bai Liang from the Bai Family?"

"Who’s so bold as to lay a hand on someone from the Bai Family?!"

"Looks like we’re in for a good show."

The restaurant patrons’ eyes gleamed with anticipation.

Some busybodies even came up from the lower floors to watch the drama unfold.

Soon, the Fifth Layer corridor was packed with people, leaving only the area around the Celestial Immortal Drunk room clear.

At that moment, someone in the crowd finally recognized Han Yuan.

But they didn’t say a word, merely watching in silence.

"Everyone, get out of my way!"

Bai Yong charged up to the Fifth Layer with several guards in tow.

Seeing him arrive, Han Yuan gave a small smile.

CRACK!

He snapped another of Bai Liang’s fingers.

"AHHHH!!!"

Bai Liang let out a bloodcurdling scream, his face completely ashen.

Seeing Bai Yong, he wailed, "Cousin, save me!"

"Stop!!"

Bai Yong roared upon seeing the scene.

But Han Yuan just methodically snapped another one of Bai Liang’s fingers.

"You!"

Bai Yong was practically apoplectic with rage.

He never imagined someone as defiant as Han Yuan could exist in Cangshui County Town.

He barked, "I don’t care who you are!"

"I’ll make sure you don’t walk out of the Drunken Immortal Tower tonight!"

Just then, a voice suddenly piped up from the crowd of onlookers in the corridor. "Young Master Bai, his name is Han Yuan."

"Han Yuan?!"

Hearing the name, the expressions of both Bai Yong and Bai Liang changed drastically.

Bai Liang, in particular, finally understood why this man had absolutely no regard for the Bai Family.

This Overseas Dragon had made a powerful enemy of the Bai Family the moment he arrived in Cangshui County Town.

Their own Bai Hao, the Bai Family’s eldest young master, had been crippled by this very man.

Han Yuan didn’t even bother with Bai Yong. He turned to Bai Liang and asked, "Ever experienced the feeling of flight?"

Bai Liang seemed to realize what was coming. He shook his head frantically. "No... spare me! I’m begging you, spare me!"

Han Yuan just smiled and kicked Bai Liang in the stomach.

THUMP!

With a cry of pain, Bai Liang’s body smashed through the railing and plummeted from the Fifth Layer into the main hall below.

CRASH!

He smashed into the floorboards below, and the entire Drunken Immortal Tower seemed to tremble from the impact.

Bai Liang’s bones were shattered and his limbs twisted at unnatural angles. He coughed up blood as his body twitched grotesquely on the floor.

"You!!"

"Han Yuan!"

"You assaulted him in public!"

"Do you really think you can do whatever you want just because you’re a Demon Exterminator?"

Bai Yong growled.

"Yes."

"I can do whatever I want."

"Say one more word, and I’ll kill you, too."

"Let’s see if you dare."

Han Yuan stared coolly at Bai Yong.

Bai Yong shuddered, and was about to retort out of instinct.

But one look into Han Yuan’s icy eyes made him swallow the words right back down.

He knew Han Yuan would actually do it.

’There’s no need for me to risk my life against a madman like him.’

"Young Master Bai, you’re not going to chicken out just like that, are you?"

"If you do, the Bai Family will be known as cowards in Cangshui County Town from now on."

A heckler from the crowd jeered.

But Bai Yong gave no reaction to the taunt. He simply led his men downstairs to check on Bai Liang.

Bai Liang was a Gathering Power Martial Artist, after all, his body tougher than an ordinary person’s. The fall from the Fifth Layer hadn’t killed him; he had only been knocked unconscious.

Bai Yong had his men carry Bai Liang away, then left in utter humiliation.

’That guy has more self-control than I expected,’ Han Yuan thought with some surprise.

The veiled woman, however, did not leave with Bai Yong. She gazed up at Han Yuan on the Fifth Layer, her expression thoughtful.

’So that’s the Overseas Dragon who defeated Shi Jian?’

Xu Yunyao was intrigued.

She was the senior disciple of the Rain Flower Sect.

She had come to Cangshui County Town this time to discuss business with the Bai Family.

Although the Observatory needed to use the power of the Noble Families to suppress the Three Major Sects,

the relationship between the Noble Families and the Sects wasn’t entirely hostile. Business dealings were still quite common.

The Rain Flower Sect was located in the fertile lands of Cangshui County and produced a massive amount of grain each year.

As the largest grain merchant in Cangshui County, the Bai Family was a natural customer for the Rain Flower Sect.

’I can’t believe I’d run into something like this on my very first day in Cangshui County Town.’

"That man."

"He’s dangerous."

The sword-wielding woman behind Xu Yunyao said softly.

"And here I was thinking of sparring with him."

"But if even Sister Wang finds him dangerous... then I’d better not."

Xu Yunyao shook her head and turned to leave as well.