After conquering the Empress, I proved my Dao with the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace!

The four major families in Fireflame City are the Du, Ye, Li, and Huang families, with the Huang family's power being in no way inferior to that of the Du family.

Inside the restaurant, Qin Chuan got a general understanding of the situation of each establishment.

"This person has considerable backing; it's best not to provoke him lightly..."

Thinking of this, Qin Chuan clasped his hands in a fist and smiled again, explaining, "I was just being chased by a mystical beast, and had no choice but to hide in a tree to save my life. I just happened to witness the young master hunting a mystical beast. It was truly an unintentional act."

"An unintentional act?"

Huang Yan smiled and said, "I don't care whether you did it intentionally or unintentionally. Leave behind your treasures and I might spare your life. Otherwise, you're not leaving!"

"A treasure?" Qin Chuan was slightly taken aback and asked doubtfully, "Young Master Huang, are you joking? How could I possibly have a treasure on me?"

"Since I can say that you have treasures on you, I naturally have my reasons!" Huang Yan sneered.

As he spoke, he pulled out a black beast from his sleeve, which was entirely yellowish-brown, covered with layers of scales, and shaped like a rat.

Huang Yan smiled and said, "This is a spirit rat, its function is to find treasure."

It is extremely sensitive to treasures; it will make a sound immediately if there is any treasure nearby.

That's it!

Upon hearing Huang Yan's words, Qin Chuan suddenly realized why the other party had been able to discover him.

This little thing is quite interesting…

After glancing at the yellowish-brown spirit rat, Qin Chuan withdrew his gaze and looked at Huang Yan, saying slowly, "Young Master Huang, I am merely passing by and have no other intentions. Please make way for me and leave."

He wasn't sure how many members of the Huang family were still in the vicinity.

Now that he has already offended the Green Dragon Gang and the Du family, he naturally doesn't want to add another enemy.

"I'm not preventing you from leaving. As long as you hand over all the treasures you have, we'll naturally let you have your way," Huang Yan said with a smile.

Seeing Qin Chuan's show of weakness, Huang Yan immediately felt that the other party was an easy target who could be manipulated at will.

But he forgot one thing: if it weren't for the existence of the spirit rat, he would never have been able to discover Qin Chuan's presence.

"treasure?"

Qin Chuan smiled and then said, "I don't have any treasures on me. Could it be that this spirit rat has made a mistake?"

No one noticed that Qin Chuan's eyes had gradually turned cold as he said this.

"Kid, stop pretending!"

Huang Yan sneered and said sarcastically, "I'll give you one last chance. Hand over all your treasures, and perhaps I can spare your life. Otherwise... don't blame us for being impolite!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Chuan's lips curled into a mocking smile, and he said meaningfully, "Can't you really give me a way out?"

"Live?"

Huang Yan gave a cold laugh and was about to speak when a master at the first level of the Profound King Realm walked over.

“Young Master, this is a crucial moment for the Huang family to surround and kill the Thunderous Beast. The patriarch is already somewhat displeased that he let you out to hunt down the Silver Moon Fox. If anything else goes wrong, I'm afraid…”

Hearing this, Huang Yan looked displeased. "Guard Yan, today is the day my father hunts the Thunder Beast. He doesn't have time to care about my affairs."

"As long as we quickly deal with this good-for-nothing, we can then reunite with my father!"

“But…” Guard Yan was about to continue persuading when Huang Yan waved his hand impatiently and said, “Alright, stop trying to persuade me. It won’t take much time, what are you afraid of!”

"Sigh..." Seeing that Huang Yan had made up his mind, Guard Yan sighed and said nothing more.

He glanced at Qin Chuan not far away, thinking to himself, "I hope it's just my imagination..."

Given that he could remain so calm and composed while surrounded, there are only two possibilities.

He's either an idiot or he has some tricks up his sleeve; he hopes it's the former.

"Thunderous Beast..."

Seemingly out of disdain, Huang Yan and the others did not lower their voices during their conversation, and Qin Chuan heard it all.

"The reason why those mystical beasts in this valley were so frightened away is probably because of this Thunderous Beast."

Qin Chuan's eyes flickered as he thought to himself.

The Huang family is about to hunt the Thunder Beast, so they haven't had time to deal with the situation here.

For Huang Yan, this was a golden opportunity to get rid of him.

But for Qin Chuan, it was no different.

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Qin Chuan's face.

Seeing Qin Chuan suddenly smile, Huang Yan frowned and said coldly, "It seems you're not planning to hand it over?"

Ordinary magical rats wouldn't react at all.

But now the spirit rat is constantly restless inside his sleeve.

It's obvious that the other party possesses at least a high-grade spiritual artifact, or even a precious pill!

At this thought, a glint of greed flashed in Huang Yan's eyes.

Seeing the fleeting greed in Huang Yan's eyes, Qin Chuan smiled slightly and said jokingly, "Young Master Huang, are you planning to kill and rob?"

"So what!"

Huang Yan dropped the pretense and said with a ferocious expression, "You're unlucky to have met me today. Even if you obediently hand over your treasures now, I still won't spare your life!"

Hearing this, Qin Chuan smiled knowingly: "So, there's no room for negotiation?"

"Haha...of course not, you're a good-for-nothing..."

Before Huang Yan could finish speaking, Qin Chuan made his move and charged towards the other party.

"Protect the young master!"

All of this happened so suddenly that no one else had time to react. Only the guard Yan, who was at the first level of the Xuan King realm, reacted immediately.

"Do you think you can hurt the young master in front of me?" Guard Yan said coldly.

Ignoring the other party's taunts, Qin Chuan drew his Crimson Flame Sword and slashed out with it.

"Humph!"

Seeing Qin Chuan's Crimson Flame Sword slashing down, Guard Yan snorted coldly, unconcerned.

His internal energy surged, and he caught the Crimson Flame Sword with his bare hands.

In his view, Qin Chuan was already very lucky to have reached the Great Xuan Master level at his age, so he was not much of a threat.

"Oh no! This kid's suspicious, everyone be careful!"

In the instant of the exchange, Guard Yan realized how terribly wrong he had been and hurriedly shouted a warning to the others.

"Crack!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a sound of bones breaking rang out.

In an instant, Guard Yan's face contorted, his expression filled with pain.

The sword cleaved his entire arm in two as it struck down from his palm, causing blood to gush out.

Having landed a successful blow, Qin Chuan did not linger in the fight. He instantly turned around and slashed at another person beside him.

This person possessed the cultivation level of a Great Mystic Master at the ninth level. He was positioned relatively far back and did not witness the scene of Guard Yan being injured.

Seeing Qin Chuan suddenly change direction and dare to attack him.

"You're asking for it! Do you think I'm easy to bully?!"

The man roared and swung his broadsword at Qin Chuan's head.