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Wu Hao suddenly made a move, startling Lin Yuanyuan so much that she crouched on the spot, motionless.

Faced with Wu Hao's technique, Li Xiaoyao showed no trace of panic. He simply lifted his right hand, extended his index finger, and lightly tapped Wu Hao's foot.

"Bang!"

An enormous burst of energy erupted from the clash between the two, and the shock wave from this energy forced Wu Hao to retreat several steps.

A look of surprise appeared on Wu Hao's face followed by a greedy glint in his eyes. He said, "So you do have a treasure hidden on you, otherwise, how could someone with such meager Cultivation Level withstand my attack!"

"Meager Cultivation Level?" Li Xiaoyao couldn't help but laugh out loud. The Wu Family dared to send someone to catch him without even properly investigating his own strength.

It must be said that the Wu Family truly knew no fear of the unknown.

"Li Xiaoyao, are you alright?" Lin Yuanyuan came back to her senses and hurried forward, feeling all over Li Xiaoyao's body with her hands, and even accidentally touched Li Xiaoyao's privates, making it quite awkward for him.

Li Xiaoyao grabbed her hand and said, "What are you groping for? Do you think such a minion could hurt me?"

"A minion?" Wu Hao's face darkened, and he sneered several times, about to make his move again.

"Stop!"

A furious shout came from not far away as a group of older men approached.

The elder leading them was none other than Cheng Dongliang. Cheng Dongliang had just left Fumanlou and was about to look for Li Xiaoyao to invite him to the banquet when he suddenly witnessed Wu Hao attacking him.

Cheng Dongliang strode forward and stood beside Li Xiaoyao, glaring angrily at Wu Hao and scolded, "You young upstart, don't you know that fighting is forbidden within the Ghost Market?"

Wu Hao said arrogantly, "Rules are always set by the strong. His strength is inferior to mine, and even if I killed him on the spot today, no one would dare to utter a word!"

"Arrogant boy!" Cheng Dongliang snorted and asked, "Which family's whelp are you that you dare to be so insolent?"

Other Cultivators and Martial Artists also said, "You are indeed arrogant, boy."

"This is the Ghost Market; if you break the rules, we will take you into custody!"

Wu Hao looked around disdainfully and said, "I am from the Wu Family of Zhongzhou."

"What! From the Wu Family of Zhongzhou!"

"How did the Wu Family from Zhongzhou end up in Ling City?"

"The Wu Family is a major clan; we'd better not provoke them, in case we anger the Wu Family and there is no good ending."

Some people, upon learning of Wu Hao's identity, lost their prior righteousness and suddenly became intimidated.

Cheng Dongliang too paused for a moment; indeed, the Wu Family of Zhongzhou was a major clan, but not so formidable as to intimidate Cheng Dongliang.

Cheng Dongliang had a very special identity; he was a powerful Cultivator of the Condensation Realm in the Cultivation World, and in the secular world, he also served as a Military Governor for a certain military region.

Either of his identities was enough to place him at the apex of the world's hierarchy.

Even some Cultivators with high Cultivation Levels would behave respectfully before Cheng Dongliang, not daring to show the slightest offense.

The great families of a nation exist only when the nation does.

Cultivators may be powerful, but it is already the end of the era of magic; there are fewer and fewer Cultivators and Martial Artists in this world. This planet is becoming less and less hospitable for Cultivators to live in.

For this reason, Cultivators have had to compromise with state institutions, recognizing that this world will eventually be dominated by high technology.

Individual power will never become the mainstream of this world.

Cheng Dongliang said coldly, "Hmph, so what if it's the Wu Family from Zhongzhou? If they dare violate the rules of the Ghost Market, they will be punished just the same!"

Wu Hao looked at Cheng Dongliang with some surprise; he was curious as to how this old fellow was not intimidated by his family, and instead dared to speak to him with such a forceful tone.

He must be someone from a major family as well."

Wu Hao knew that he couldn't capture Li Xiaoyao today. He looked at Li Xiaoyao coldly and said, "I'll let you live a few more days for now, wait for you outside once the Ghost Market is over."

After speaking, Wu Hao turned and walked toward the Fuman Building.

Cheng Dongliang watched Wu Hao's departing figure and asked softly, "Is it because of Wu Zhenren?"

"It must be," Li Xiaoyao replied, "Are you not allowed to kill people inside the Ghost Market?"

Cheng Dongliang said, "Generally, killing is not allowed, but there are specific times when this restriction doesn't apply."

"Oh? Like when?"

Cheng Dongliang looked at him for a few seconds and asked, "Are you planning to act against him?"

Li Xiaoyao sneered twice and said, "Since the Wu Family relentlessly pursues me, if I do not respond, wouldn't that mean I'm afraid of them?"

Cheng Dongliang nodded; he somewhat understood Li Xiaoyao's temper and knew that he was a man who took revenge for any grievance.

"There's a competition tomorrow where you can challenge him openly; during a challenge, life and death are not limited."

...

After Wu Hao entered the Fuman Building, he immediately attracted the attention of many people.

Wei Ziwen, who had been defeated by Li Xiaoyao in one move earlier, heard about the grudge between Wu Hao of the Wu Family and Li Xiaoyao and immediately went up to ingratiate himself.

"This must be Young Master Wu. I am Wei Ziwen from the Wei Clan," Wei Ziwen said with a respectful fist salute.

Wu Hao, with his disdainful and indifferent gaze that seemed to look down on the world, made an affirming sound and asked, "You have something?"

Wei Ziwen said, "I heard that Li Xiaoyao has offended Young Master Wu."

Wu Hao huffed and said, "He won't live for long. If it weren't for the rules of the Ghost Market, I would have crippled him today."

Wei Ziwen said, "If Young Master Wu wishes to act against him, I do have an idea."

"Oh? What idea? Let's hear it."

Wei Ziwen's eyes flashed with killing intent as he spoke in a low voice, "There's a martial arts competition tomorrow, where free sparring is allowed, and in the sparring, life and death are not limited. Young Master Wu can issue a challenge to Li Xiaoyao. If he refuses, he will be looked down upon; if he accepts, Young Master Wu can teach him a harsh lesson."
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Wu Hao's eyes brightened, and he nodded, "That's a good idea."

On the other hand, Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yuanyuan followed Cheng Dongliang into the restaurant and found a random place to sit down.

Li Xiaoyao looked around but didn't see Jiang Lichun; he didn't know where the old man had gone.

However, Li Xiaoyao wasn't worried at all; with Jiang Lichun's cultivation level being much stronger than his own, probably no one in the entire Ghost Market could harm him.

After the three of them sat down, Cheng Dongliang kept talking to Li Xiaoyao about the rules of the Ghost Market, leaving Lin Yuanyuan by herself on the side.

Not far from them, at a long table, a group of young men and women were holding wine glasses, chatting and talking with each other.

"Shiyun, why don't we see Yuanyuan?" The man who spoke was in his late twenties, handsome, and carried himself with an effortless grace. This man was also from the Lin Family, named Lin Langtian, one of the more prominent young members of the Lin Family.

This Ghost Market, all major families and sects sent their most outstanding disciples to represent their clans, aiming to demonstrate the family's strong capabilities.