Insufficient balance

  Inside the Mo estate, it was still bustling with noise, as if the death of four personal guards at the gate was just a small stone thrown into the ocean, stirring up no waves.

  Li Yi held a long gun in his hand, the tip of which was slowly dragging on the ground, occasionally making a "squeaky" sound. With the sound, a small spark burst out from the ground, stimulating people's eyeballs.

  A maid with a look of panic walked past him, her eyes suddenly fell on the blood all over his body, and she let out a terrible cry, and fainted.

  Li Yi smiled slightly and said faintly: "Am I so scary?"

  Behind her, Li Nana flashed a ambiguous smile, dazzling and captivating: "Brother Li Yi, you're not only not scary, but also very attractive!"

  Her only response was a bitter laugh, and then Li Yi patted his hand and said in a low voice: "Nana sister, retreat, the people from Mo's house have arrived..."

  As a burst of loud laughter sounded, dozens of people suddenly rushed out in front, blocking Li Yi's path. The one at the forefront wore a magnificent robe with beautiful floral patterns on the hem, and his body seemed to carry a faint scent of wine. He had a pair of white gloves on his hands, and his calm eyes fell upon Li Yi as he shook his head and said: "I wondered who dared to come to our Mo family and cause trouble. It turns out it's the young master of the Li family. This is good, I originally wanted to personally go to the Li family to invite the young master over. Since you've come uninvited, it saves me a lot of effort."

  He said, waving his hand casually, and said in a low voice: "Take the young master to the front hall, I think the host of Li's family has been waiting for him for a long time. However, be careful, don't hurt the young master's hair, or else the Li family will be heartbroken!"

  Dozens of guards responded in unison, and the events at the Mo estate had already reached their ears. They naturally wouldn't think that this Li young master, who was surrounded by an aura of murder, would put down his long spear obediently. Moreover, even if he wanted to put it down, it's hard to say whether these guards would agree or not!

  Someone clad in cold laughter, with a long sword in hand, burst forth with surging energy and charged towards Li Yi. Along with his movement, dozens of imperial guards almost simultaneously pounced forward, and for an instant, the dazzling brilliance of their energies illuminated the entire night sky.

  Li Yi's face had already shown a hint of surprise, such a scene, even a Dou Shi would probably retreat and then think of ways to break through one by one.

  But Li Yi just slightly shook his head, seemingly sighing: "Is it useful just because there are many people?"

  As soon as he finished speaking, his right hand slightly swung, and the long spear in his hand was fiercely thrown out. The spearhead hit the bridge of the nose of the person in front, and with a scream, the long spear had already slipped through his left eye socket.

  Li Yi exerted force in his hand, and the corpse was heavily smashed into the crowd, causing a small commotion. However, in that instant, he had already pounced forward, amidst the Mo family's personal guards. The long spear in Li Yi's hand did not contain even a hint of fighting energy, but instead wildly stabbed out like raindrops on pear blossoms, piercing through the dense fighting energies and into the impossible gaps.

  Among the chaotic gun shadows, a few crimson splashes occasionally burst out, and one by one, the Imperial Guards' foreheads, throats, or hearts were hit, and a blood arrow suddenly shot out. Among these dozens of Imperial Guards, not even one was Li Yi's equal.

  A moment later, the gun shadow disappeared. Li Yi put one hand behind his back and grasped the gun handle with the other, pointing it at the man who reeked of alcohol from afar. He smiled faintly and said, "Now it's your turn."

  That person's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, the calm expression on his face had vanished without a trace. He furrowed his brow as if thinking for a moment before asking in puzzlement: "Young Master Li, what kind of martial skill is this?"

  Li Yi shook his head and said, "Do we need any fighting skills to deal with a bunch of trash? It's simply ridiculous!"

  That person let out a faint sigh and muttered: "It's said that Young Master Li is the greatest waste in Wan Chao City, but today I've seen him, it seems everyone in the city has gone blind. Young Master Li's martial arts skills are truly rare and precious, I reckon even Li Jiao, the so-called number one of the Li family, can't defeat you in a single move... However, Young Master Li, there's something you might have forgotten?"

  "What?" Li Yi's eyes narrowed slightly.

  That person clapped his hands, swept the ground with a few glances, and said faintly: "It's just the boundary. Although these waste materials are all Dou Zhe, they can already use their Dou Qi to its limits, but as for physical defense, it's almost non-existent. So when you came at them with that move, unless they dodged, which one of them wouldn't die? However, if a Dou Shi were to come instead, as long as they condensed a Dou Qi mesh on the surface of their body, then Li Yishou you wouldn't be a match for them."

  Li Yi nodded and said: "What you said is right, but at this moment there is no Dou Shi present. Even if there was one, it wouldn't be able to save you!"

  "Hahaha..." The man burst into a loud laughter, "Young Master Li Yee, you might not know that although I only have one crystal, I am also a Dou Shi. Why don't you let me experience Young Master Li's great skills?"

  "You're welcome!"

  "So, Young Master Li, you'd better watch out, I..." The words that followed were forever stuck in his throat, as he didn't know when Li Yi's long spear had slipped from his grasp and pierced through his neck, leaving behind a deep bloody hole.

  He had an incredulous look on his face, he couldn't believe that Li Yi could possess such speed and power with just a flick of his wrist and a long spear.

  Li Yi walked up to him, patted his shoulder, and leaned in close to his ear, saying in a low voice: "Brother, if there's a next time, you'd better remember that I, Li Yi, won't be foolish enough to let someone condense their fighting energy into a protective garment... and if you don't have such a garment to protect yourself, then in front of me, you're still just an ant..."

  Having said that, Li Yi casually closed the man's eyes, picked up the long gun on the ground, and looked towards the direction of the Mo family hall, where dozens of guards were still patrolling.

  Li Yi's mouth curled up with a hint of a smile, he slowly took a deep breath before softly saying: "So next is the great hall then?"

  The Mo family's grand hall was currently set up like a grand banquet.

  A man in his forties sat at the front of the hall, with a dignified and majestic appearance. His skin seemed to glow with a soft light, perhaps due to good maintenance. A warm smile hung on his face, making people feel like they were basking in the warmth of spring.

  This man is Mo Yi, the head of the Mo family, one of the three major families in Wancheng City.

  At this moment, Mo Ye was holding an antique wine cup in his hand, his eyes fixed on the amber-colored liquor in front of him, as if just by looking at it, he could smell the aroma of the grape wine.

  The hall was silent, with everyone staring at a seat not far from Mo Yi's left hand.

  Sitting on the left side of the main hall, it was indeed a member of the Li family. At this moment, Li Han sat in the central position, and the four elders of the family had intentionally kept a few feet away from him. More than a dozen Li family guards who followed him were standing close by, but everyone's face had a hint of anger.

  Li Han, however, remained unmoved and expressionless. He slowly picked up the wine cup in front of him, took a shallow sip, and said calmly after a moment: "Indeed, this is good wine. I suppose that in the entire Wan Chao City, apart from the Mo family, no one else can produce such fine wine?"

  The chief Mo Yi heard this and just laughed, saying: "If Brother Li likes it, I'll have someone send over ten or eight jars another day, guaranteed to satisfy Brother Li."

  Li Han shook his head and said, "The things Brother Mo sent, I'm afraid Li Mou can't afford to accept them. Instead, it's these few elders of the Li family who are on the same side as Brother Mo today. If Brother Mo gives the things to them, that would be more suitable."

  A flash of murderous intent flickered in Mo Yi's eyes, but a warm smile quickly spread across his face: "Brother Li is being too polite. As long as you agree to my conditions, from now on our two families will be one family, what's the need to distinguish between us?"

  Li Hanhaha smiled and said, "Speaking of which, Brother Mo's condition is not excessive at all. However, I'd like to ask a question: if the situation were reversed, would Brother Mo agree to such conditions from me?"

  Mo Yi thought for a moment before shaking his head and saying: "Even if you call me Mo, I would never agree to this condition."

  Li Han nodded and said: "Since that's the case, Brother Mo, why ask so many questions? Isn't it already clear in your mind whether I'll agree or not?"

  Mo Yi let out a sigh and said, "As long as you, Brother Li, can give up the position of head of the Li family and allow Li Yi to marry into my Mo family, then I, Mo, will let bygones be bygones. Such good conditions, surely you won't refuse? If you don't agree, what consequences will follow, shouldn't you know better than me?"

  Li Han's face turned cold as he sneered, "You want me to step down as the head of the Li family and then hand over the family business that has been built up over a thousand years to these four old traitors? Mo Yi, do you think I'm an idiot or do you think you're too clever?"

  Mo Yi smiled faintly and said no more.

  Li's family elder hummed and said, "Li Han, it was Li Yi who was greedy for beauty and caused this huge trouble. Mo Xiaojie is the designated heir of the Mo family, with such an identity, how could she marry into our Li family? If you agree to this, won't Li Yi's status be even lower in the future? Even if he's not the master of the Li family, at that time, he would still be half a master of the Mo family, isn't that good enough?"

  Li Han's eyes narrowed into slits as he let out a cold laugh, not even bothering to glance at him. Instead, his gaze fell onto the seat across from him, and he said in a light tone, "Long Fei, it seems you're also wearing the same pants as the Mo family now."

  The middle-aged man, known as Long Fei, had a pale face from excessive drinking and womanizing. He narrowed his eyes, lying sideways on the wine table, lazily swallowing the fine wine in his mouth before smiling and saying: "Brother Li, this is a matter between your Mo family and the Li family, our Long family really doesn't dare to intervene. Moreover, several elders of the Li family have already agreed that as long as I don't interfere with the two families this time, they will give us the Long family two streets, and let my son Ao Tian enter your Li family's Martial Arts Hall to choose ten fighting skills... Such conditions, if I didn't agree to them, wouldn't I be a fool?"

  Long Fei Zheng is the current master of the Long family and the father of Long Ao Tian.

  When he heard this, Li Han smiled and his eyes flashed with a hint of murderous intent. He turned to look at the Great Elder and said coldly: "You really are generous, Great Elder. Two streets would have been enough, but you even promised to give the Dragon Family ten sets of martial skills... It seems that your memory has deteriorated with age... Such actions are equivalent to deceiving one's master and destroying one's ancestors. I don't need to tell you what kind of consequences you will face."

  The old man smiled faintly and said, "Li Han, can you still manage so much? To be honest, today's conditions are such that you have to agree, whether you want to or not. You'd better think about it yourself. If you agree to these conditions, the Li family might be able to retain some of its original energy. But if you don't agree, I'm afraid that even if you manage to leave the Mo family today, the Li family will still suffer a great loss... As for your useless son, don't think that just because he's cultivated some energy, he can turn things around? Right now, he's not by your side. How many people in the Li family are truly willing to protect him? If you continue to refuse to give in, and when you return to the Li family, you find that your beloved son has become a useless person, wouldn't that be laughable?"

  "Boom——"

  A fierce aura burst out from Li Han's body, only to dissipate instantly into the air. He was clearly enraged to the extreme, gritting his teeth for a moment before speaking in a cold tone: "If anything happens to Ytou, I'll risk destroying the Lee family's thousand-year legacy just to make sure you, this old dog, never have any descendants!"

  The killing intent in Li Han's eyes made the Great Elder stiffen all over, and he naturally understood that unless the four elders on his side joined forces, they would absolutely not be a match for Li Han. If it weren't for the fact that both the Mo and Long families had agreed to assist this time, then even if the Great Elder had a hundred times more courage, he wouldn't have dared to rebel like this.

  Just then, a loud "boom" was heard, and the originally closed door was suddenly kicked open by someone, falling to the center of the hall. Immediately afterwards, there were bursts of "crashing" sounds, and dozens of good people's heads had already fallen onto the door panel...