CHAPTER 529: CHAPTER 526: MURDER WITH A SINGLE STRING! [SECOND UPDATE]

Under the expectant gaze of the crowd, a young man in a tailcoat white suit, elegant as jade, approached.

"Wow, Immortal Master Li is so handsome!"

The brain-dead fangirl Bai Jie couldn’t help emitting a high-pitched scream.

Others also stretched their necks like giraffes, craning to look around.

This "Immortal Master Li," with a spring breeze on his face, greeted everyone and headed straight to the stage.

Chen Yanhong on stage quickly got to her feet, her delicate body trembling ever so slightly, her eyes full of affection behind the red bridal veil as she looked at this "Immortal Master Li."

"Immortal Master Li" came forward, lifted her red veil, revealing a face with decent makeup - albeit a bit long, like a shoehorn.

"My beauty, you’ve played the wrong string on the guqin!"

After speaking, this "Immortal Master Li" sat in front of the Burnt Tail Guqin and leisurely started playing.

His guqin skills weren’t bad, certainly much better than the randomly playing Chen Yanhong.

"The melody is flawed, Zhou Lang must look. Who would have thought Immortal Master Li to be of such refined taste, even Sima Xiangru in his time couldn’t compare to a ten-thousandth of Immortal Master Li!"

"Among the legendary figures, see who stands tonight. Sima Xiangru, though a cultured gentleman of the past, is after all just a mundane man, how can he be mentioned in the same breath as Immortal Master Li, who is like a Heavenly Immortal!"

Seeing "Immortal Master Li" play a tune, everyone clapped and started to flatter in all manners. And to show off their own cleverness, they even began to chew over their words with acidity.

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Bai Jie’s face flushed with excitement, and she proudly boasted to Li Chen: "See that? Immortal Master Li is not only the foremost figure in Huaxia Martial Arts, but also has peerless talent. Compared to him, you are just the glow of a firefly against the brilliance of the sun and moon. You’re nothing but a bug from the gutter, yet delusionally thinking you can rival a Divine Dragon in the sky, truly shameless!"

Her machine-gun tirade immediately attracted everyone’s attention.

Li Chen glanced at Bai Jie and sneered coldly: "You’re a woman, I won’t stoop to your level. But remember this, there’s no next time, or else I will smash your mouth!"

Chen Ting was furious, pointing at Li Chen’s nose and cursing loudly: "Brother, today is Immortal Master Li’s big day. You’re clearly looking to provoke Immortal Master Li, aren’t you?"

Li Chen sneered without saying a word, moved swiftly as the wind, and snapped two of Chen Ting’s fingers, causing him to wail in pain.

"Scram, dare to point a finger at me again, I’ll twist your head off!"

Seeing Li Chen’s arrogance, a group of people stepped forward and shouted angrily.

"How audacious, to commit violence in front of Immortal Master Li?"

"Immortal Master Li, this kid is ignorant of the heavens and the earth, he’s deliberately here to cause trouble. Please step in and teach him a good lesson!"

"Immortal Master Li" on the stage also became enraged, putting on airs as he shouted angrily: "Who are you, daring to come here and cause trouble? Are you tired of living?"

Li Chen looked at the impostor on stage and sneered: "Heh, who am I? Don’t you have a clue in your heart?"

After saying this, he walked toward the stage with the eyes of the crowd upon him.

The impostor wanted to demonstrate his own authority, but before he could utter a word, he was met with Li Chen’s sharp gaze like a sword, causing him to retreat again and again and instinctively hide behind Chen Yanhong.

He was merely chosen for his good looks by the Chen Family to temporarily play the role of Immortal Master Li. Though he knew some Kung Fu, it was all for show, nothing substantial.

Li Chen glanced at the Burnt Tail Guqin before him and said: "Ah, a good guqin, completely ruined by you all!"

"Who goes there, daring to run wild in our Chen Family?"

The booming voice came from Chen Zhen, the current Family Head of the Chen Family, a Transformation Realm Master, and also the mastermind behind this "engagement ceremony."

Previously, he was in the guest hall entertaining some important guests and wasn’t here to watch. He never expected that someone would actually dare to cause trouble at their Chen Family.

Chen Zhen waved his hands to his sides and roared angrily, "Come people, seize the troublemaking rascal for me!"

Li Chen looked up at him, a sneer of disdain curling the corner of his mouth.

"Dang qiang!"

Plucking the strings, a short, rapid note suddenly rang out, like a fierce gust of wind and rain, charging towards the bodyguards.

In the blink of an eye, before the crowd could even understand what had happened, more than a dozen bodyguards were lying scattered on the ground.

Even Chen Zhen, the Transformation Realm Great Grandmaster, was shaken to the point of vomiting blood, clearly seriously injured.

Suddenly, as if something occurred to him, he was struck with fear, his black pupils filled with terror.

Li Chen paid them no mind, his fingers nimbly danced, resonating with zinging sounds that sprung forth from the strings.

Sometimes the melody was as soothing as a bubbling spring, sometimes as rapid as a waterfall, sometimes as crisp as beads dropping on a jade plate, and sometimes as low and murmuring as a whisper. As he played with abandon, his body swayed with the rhythm, like a Heavenly Immortal unconcerned with the mortal world’s frivolities.

The onlookers, both on and off the stage, initially wore expressions of astonishment. Soon after, these transformed into shock, then into feelings of marvel, regret, and sorrow, reflecting the diverse dramas of life.

Unexpressed worries and simmering grudges arise, and in this moment, silence is more powerful than sound.

The silver jar crashes and spills, and iron cavalry burst forth with the ringing of blades and spears.

"Dang qiang!"

Several strings trembled in unison, like silk being torn, and the sound of the guqin suddenly stopped. The reverberations lingered, enduring for a long time.

There was a deathly silence below.

Some were brimming with joy, some were distraught as if mad, others covered their faces and wept... In short, all sorts of emotions were intertwined with the notes of the strings.

After a long while, Chen Zhen was startled, his burly body like a mountain suddenly falling like a leaf blown by the wind, collapsing to the ground.

"You, you, you’re Immortal Master Li?"

A single string harms a Grandmaster, and he is but a youth not yet of age. If not Immortal Master Li, who else could it be?

Li Chen let out a cold laugh and said, "Heh, it seems that the Chen Family Master is not an utter fool after all!"

Hearing Li Chen acknowledge his identity, everyone was stunned into silence.

Numerous faint-hearted ones had already fallen to the ground, trembling with fear.

Li Chen plucked the strings a couple more times, turning his gaze towards Li Gui and Chen Yanhong, who had been scared silly.

"How does it feel to impersonate me? Is it not bitterly exciting?"

Li Gui’s legs trembled, and he collapsed onto the ground with a "thump."

"It’s not my fault; it’s all the Chen Family..."

Before Li Gui could finish his sentence, Li Chen’s fingers gently plucked again, the string vibrated sharply, transforming into an invisible blade that pierced his throat.

"Ah!"

Chen Yanhong at his side was startled and let out a sharp, piercing scream.

Li Chen cast a glance at her before turning his attention to Chen Zhen.

"Family Head Chen, I’ve heard that your Chen Family possesses a heritage Secret Manual. Recently, I’ve found myself with some idle time and would like to study it a bit. Surely the Chen Family Master wouldn’t deny me, Li, this favor?"