"Who are you? How dare you talk arrogantly here?" The gatekeeper saw Ye Haochuan was unfamiliar and his attire didn’t seem wealthy, so he was instantly angry.

Commander Zhang nearly had the fright of his life at those words.

Damn it, can’t you see I’m carefully attending to him? If you make this gentleman thoroughly angry, we’ll all be finished!

"I told you to get lost, so get lost already. Why are you babbling?" Commander Zhang roared angrily.

Upon hearing this, the gatekeeper’s face immediately changed: "Zhang, what do you mean? Don’t you know our master and the Prefectural Governor’s relationship? Bringing someone in to barge into the Li Residence, I see you don’t want to continue your career!"

Commander Zhang was now completely in a bind. He truly didn’t dare to offend the Li Residence, but even more so he couldn’t offend Ye Haochuan!

However, the Guard Commander before, at this moment, had completely defined his identity as a penitent. He no longer dared to think about whether the Li Residence would retaliate afterwards because he knew if he didn’t attend to Ye Haochuan well now, he would die instantly.

So at this moment, the Guard Commander immediately raised his spear and clashed with the gatekeeper.

The gatekeeper had no cultivation, merely relying on the Li Family’s authority to flaunt, but seeing the Guard Commander at the Immortal Transformation Early Stage rush forward, he was instantly deflated and turned to run.

While running, he didn’t forget to throw out a harsh word.

"Crazy, crazy, I think you’re all crazy. I’ll report to the Family Head and make you pay!"

Ye Haochuan remained expressionless, stepping inside.

The Guard Commander continued enthusiastically clearing the way ahead, driving all the house servants away.

Meanwhile, Commander Zhang’s face looked dreary as if he’d lost his father.

He knew, no matter how the Li Residence and Ye Haochuan ultimately resolved the issue with the burly man, he had offended the Li Residence.

As he nervously advanced, a vehement and arrogant voice suddenly came from the front.

"What’s going on? Breaking into the Li Residence, are you courting death?"

Commander Zhang saw the person and felt bitter, quickly stepping forward to respond: "Young Master Li, this gentleman is here..."

"You are Young Master Li?" Ye Haochuan suddenly interjected.

"Yes, it’s your grandpa me, what’s up?" Young Master Li replied disdainfully.

"Not much, just want to beat you up!" Ye Haochuan tossed out a sentence, then his figure flashed, appearing instantly before Young Master Li, raising his hand for a punch.

Young Master Li also had Immortal Transformation Early Stage cultivation, but clearly, that was far from sufficient in front of Ye Haochuan. He didn’t even see Ye Haochuan’s move before feeling dizzy from the punch, the pain unbearable.

"Bold, daring to hit this young master, you..."

Young Master Li was infuriated, just about to speak, when he felt the other side of his cheek get punched hard too.

People around from the Li Family were stunned. They had lived for decades and had never seen anyone dare to hit Young Master Li like this. It was simply unheard of; they felt like dreaming.

"Why are you still standing there? Quickly capture this bastard for me!" Young Master Li was already so angry, his eyes red, roaring.

The Li Family members suddenly awoke from the dream, rushing forward, trying to use their numbers to capture Ye Haochuan.

"Nine-Tailed Sword Qi!"

The Nine-Tailed Phantom abruptly appeared, and the Nine-Tailed Swords hacked seemingly disorderly, yet each strike forced a Li Family guard to retreat or get severely injured.

This was Ye Haochuan choosing not to kill anyone; otherwise, none of them would survive.

Commander Zhang’s eye twitched slightly, clearly shocked within.

He felt fortunate that he had conceded after just one punch from Ye Haochuan, or he wouldn’t have stood a chance against Ye Haochuan’s formidable cultivation technique in a real fight.

After all, the Li Family was just a noble clan in Anxi County, lacking numerous strong members. Among the guards here, the strongest was only at the Immortal Transformation Mid-Stage.

These people couldn’t even penetrate the Nine-Tailed Sword Qi’s attack range, but were instead intimidated by Ye Haochuan’s threat, unable to step forward.

Ye Haochuan’s anger wasn’t small, pounding Young Master Li indiscriminately, rapidly turning his face bruised and swollen.

Poor Young Master Li, never in his life treated this way, wailed continuously.

"Stop!" A loud shout echoed from the residence.

Ye Haochuan’s hands paused momentarily. The person’s aura was formidable, likely at least Immortal Transformation Late Stage, making him cautious.

"Vile creature, how dare you cause trouble in the Li Residence, come face your fate!" The shout came from a middle-aged man in his forties. After speaking, he charged at Ye Haochuan with a large blade.

"Lord Ma, don’t!" Commander Zhang hurriedly cried.

Lord Ma halted his blade upon hearing, looking curiously at Commander Zhang.

Commander Zhang quickly explained, "This gentleman is from Half-Mountain Residence, here to see the Prefectural Governor!" 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Upon hearing "Half-Mountain Residence," Lord Ma’s leg went weak, nearly stumbling.

Jesus, why didn’t you mention earlier he was from Half-Mountain Residence?

Lord Ma glared bitterly at Commander Zhang, cursing in his heart.

Just then, a white-haired elder slowly emerged from the inner residence, saying, "I am Liao Li, the County Marquis here. May I ask what this young friend seeks me for?"

Compared to Commander Zhang and others, the Prefectural Governor was evidently calmer after knowing Ye Haochuan’s identity.

After all, as the head of a county, he has the required insight.

The Half-Mountain Residence personally has few disciples, and such a significant matter as Half-Mountain Residence choosing disciples draws the entire Immortal Realm Continent’s attention, so every session’s selected Half-Mountain Residence disciples have their information publicly listed by intelligence agencies.

Grassroots individuals might not be privy to details due to access limitations, but as County Marquis, Liao Li was certainly well-informed about Half-Mountain Residence’s disciples.

He was sure Ye Haochuan wasn’t a formal disciple of Half-Mountain Residence, should merely be a Guest Elder.

Regarding Guest Elders of Half-Mountain Residence, he could maintain politeness but wouldn’t stoop low.

"You are the Prefectural Governor?" Ye Haochuan sized up Liao Li, then calmly said, "A friend of mine was apprehended by your lordship. I just want to ask, what crime did he commit?"

"Your friend? May I know who?" Liao Li inquired.

"Niu Kui!"

"Niu Kui?" Liao Li seemed bewildered, turning to Lord Ma with an asking expression.

Instead, Lord Ma, upon hearing the name, paled instantly, swallowing hard before whispering a few words to Liao Li.

Liao Li’s brow gradually furrowed into a character resembling ’Chuan’.

At this moment, a svelte middle-aged man suddenly walked out from the inner residence.

The middle-aged man saw Ye Haochuan holding Young Master Li, his face suddenly changed. His gaze toward Ye Haochuan bore a hint of anger.

"Governor Liao, what are you waiting for? This guy has harmed my son like this, shouldn’t you have your men take him down for me?"