Chapter 1898: Break Your Dog Legs

Kongming Academy, Liufeng Tower.

This was where Kongming Academy managed its disciples. Disciples like Jiang Yutang, upon returning to the imperial capital, had to report here.

Of course, on the surface, Jiang Yutang was under the jurisdiction of the City Lord's Mansion.

In the main hall, a gaunt old man looked at Ye Yuan, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"Are you really the Grand Elder of Tianying Imperial City?" the old man asked.

A Divine Lord at the Fifth Layer at such a young age was rare even in Kongming Academy.

In a place like Tianying Imperial City, the city lord was only at the Second Layer of Divine Lord. Now, suddenly, a Grand Elder appeared who was at the Fifth Layer—it was hard not to be astonished.

This level of cultivation could qualify one to be the city lord of some medium-sized imperial cities.

Ye Yuan took out a token and handed it over, smiling. "I have been traveling abroad all along and only returned to Tianying a few days ago."

The old man took it and saw that it was indeed the token of the Grand Elder of Tianying Imperial City.

From the sound of it, Ye Yuan must have encountered some fortuitous opportunity while traveling, which allowed him to break through so quickly.

It was possible that he had refined a Divine Lord Dao Fruit or something similar.

Such a Divine Lord had little future ahead.

With this thought, the old man naturally thought less of Ye Yuan.

Divine Lords at the Fifth Layer were not everywhere in Jiuxu Imperial Capital, but there were quite a few.

The old man returned the token to Ye Yuan and said indifferently, "What business do you have with me, this steward?"

This old man was named Lü Chen, a steward of Liufeng Tower and Jiang Yutang's direct superior.

Ye Yuan cupped his hands and said, "Steward Lü, the former Inspector of the Ten Cities of Lingnan, Jiang Yutang, is a close friend of mine. I heard that he was thrown into death row by the City Lord's Mansion some days ago for committing an offense. I have come to inquire about some information."

A barely perceptible change flickered across Lü Chen's expression, but he smiled and said, "So it's about Jiang Yutang's matter. Actually... I don't know much about it either. However, the offense he committed is no small matter."

How could the change in Lü Chen's expression escape Ye Yuan's notice?

But since he had come to ask for a favor, he naturally knew how to behave. He smiled and said, "Please enlighten me, Steward Lü."

Lü Chen stroked his beard and smiled without speaking.

Ye Yuan understood. He took out a small bottle and handed it to Lü Chen, smiling. "Steward Lü has always taken care of Brother Jiang, and thus also taken care of my Tianying Imperial City. I have a small token of appreciation here; please accept it, Steward Lü."

For a steward like Lü Chen, it was inevitable to extort those who came from below.

They managed the inspectors, and the inspectors managed the imperial cities.

The inspectors skimmed profits from the imperial cities, while these stewards skimmed profits from the inspectors—layer upon layer of exploitation.

Of course, someone like Jiang Yutang had little to offer in tribute.

Even if he wanted to extort, he couldn't extort much.

Thus, Jiang Yutang's status in Liufeng Tower was actually very low.

He was merely at the Fourth Layer of Divine Lord, and neither his strength nor his position warranted attention.

"This... a Heaven-grade Suyu Pill! Good stuff!"

When Lü Chen saw the pill in the small bottle, his eyes immediately lit up.

Suyu Pill was a fifth-tier mid-grade divine pill that could increase the cultivation of Divine Lord realm martial artists.

Ye Yuan had refined this pill a long time ago in Huangling Void Realm. Back then, his skill in refining fifth-tier divine pills was not up to par, so he only produced a Heaven-grade pill.

But this waste pill was like a treasure in Lü Chen's eyes.

Lyu Chen took the Suyu Dan carefully and quickly put it away, as if afraid Ye Yuan would change his mind.

"Mm, not bad, you have some thoughtfulness. But regarding Jiang Yutang, I advise you not to get involved. Otherwise, you'll lose your own life." Lyu Chen pocketed the Suyu Dan, waved his hand, and said indifferently.

He seemed to have lost interest in continuing the conversation with Ye Yuan and was directly dismissing him.

Ye Yuan frowned, restraining his temper, and said, "Brother Jiang has done me a favor. I came here only to inquire, with no other intentions."

Lyu Chen also frowned and said impatiently, "I'm giving you good advice. You may leave now!"

Ye Yuan felt anger rising and narrowed his eyes. "Steward Lyu, are you taking the bribe without delivering the goods?"

He hadn't expected Lyu Chen to be so shameless. If he had known, he might as well have fed the Suyu Dan to a dog.

Although the pill was dispensable to Ye Yuan, this heavenly-grade fifth-tier divine pill was still quite valuable.

Seeing Ye Yuan's expression, Lyu Chen sneered, "What, in this Liufeng Tower, you still plan to make a move? Accepting your gift is already doing you a favor! A mere Grand Elder of the Imperial City dares to act presumptuously before me? Get lost!"

Lyu Chen was used to throwing his weight around with people from lower levels and never took them seriously.

Ye Yuan's attitude also stirred his anger.

Usually, when people from below saw him, weren't they all extremely respectful?

Now this Ye Yuan dared to treat him like this—truly ungrateful.

A cold glint flashed in Ye Yuan's eyes. "It seems you're quite arrogant!"

Lyu Chen flew into a rage. "Kid, do you think that just because you got lucky and refined the Divine Fruit of the Heavenly God, you can act recklessly before me? I've given you a chance. Since you won't leave, I'll break your dog legs and throw you out!"

Boom!

Lyu Chen's world power erupted violently, crushing toward Ye Yuan.

Lyu Chen was at the peak of the Sixth Heaven of the Heavenly God realm, while Ye Yuan was only at the middle of the Fifth Heaven. Lyu Chen didn't take him seriously at all.

With a flicker of his form, Lyu Chen lunged at Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan stood there, not moving at all, not even releasing his divine essence, as if scared stiff.

Seeing this, Lyu Chen sneered, "You don't even know your own weight, yet you dare to act presumptuously before me!"

The two were not far apart; Lyu Chen reached Ye Yuan's face in an instant.

In the next second, he would cripple Ye Yuan.

But just then, Ye Yuan moved.

He still stood there, only his right leg swayed almost imperceptibly.

Crack!

A sound of bone breaking came, and Lyu Chen screamed, falling to his knees before Ye Yuan.

"Ah! My leg!" Lyu Chen howled in pain.

Ye Yuan looked at him coldly. "You don't even know your own weight, yet you dare to attack others? I gave you the Suyu Dan out of respect for Brother Jiang. Did you really think you were something?"

Lyu Chen grimaced in pain, cold sweat pouring down.

Ye Yuan's kick had shattered his leg bone, making it impossible to stand.

He had wanted to break Ye Yuan's leg, but instead, Ye Yuan broke his with a single move.

The domain formed by his world power had no effect on Ye Yuan at all.

Only now did Lyu Chen realize that this young Grand Elder of the Imperial City was not to be trifled with!

"I... I was wrong! Please... please spare me." Lyu Chen said, sweating profusely.

Ye Yuan nodded. "Spare you? Not impossible. You know what to do."

Lyu Chen's pupils contracted, but he still nodded. "I... I'll talk! I'll tell you everything I know!"