Yang Qi followed the middle-aged man to an abandoned shopping mall. The mall had already changed beyond recognition. Everything had been demolished, leaving only an empty house.
As soon as he entered the mall, Yang Qi felt that there were a lot of hidden auras around him, and among them, there were four auras that had reached the level of transformation.
"There are actually four Huajin warriors." A gleam of light flashed in Yang Qi's eyes. The Duanmu family was even more powerful than he expected. Counting the two Huajin warriors who were killed before, there were at least six Huajin warriors in the Duanmu family, and the number might even reach double digits.
It should be noted that there are only a few dozen martial artists in the entire China who have reached the state of Hua Jin.
Although the Duanmu family is considered the largest family in the Koga Ninja School, it is still somewhat beyond his expectations that it could produce so many Huajin ninjas.
In fact, because the island nation has always respected the strong, the island nation's martial arts heritage has not been greatly interrupted, which is why the island nation's martial arts are so prosperous. Even the island nation's development of aikido, karate, and kendo have spread all over the world, which shows the efforts made by the island nation in martial arts. Although Yang Qi doesn't like the island nation, he has to admit that the island nation is indeed stronger than China in some aspects.
Led by the middle-aged man, the two came to the second floor. As soon as they stepped into the second floor, Yang Qi saw that not far away there were five or six people guarding a middle-aged man, and the middle-aged man was sitting in front of a simple coffee table.
"Yang Qi?" The middle-aged man looked at Yang Qi and spoke slowly.
"Are you the young master of the Duanmu family?" Yang Qi frowned. This middle-aged man looked about the same age as Qin Aiguo, and warriors themselves looked young, so this middle-aged man was probably even older.
A man in his forties or fifties is called the young master of a family
"My name is Duanmu Jinfeng." The middle-aged man said calmly.
"Since I'm here, where is my friend?" Yang Qi asked. Compared to the middle-aged man's identity, he cared more about Luo Bing's safety.
Duanmu Jinfeng smiled slightly when he heard this, and nodded slightly to the people around him. They quickly made way, and saw that on the concrete pillar behind them, Luo Bing was tied up with a steel wire as thick as a little finger, and his mouth was sealed with cloth. No wonder he hadn't made a sound before.
It can be seen that Luo Bing was not seriously injured. After all, it was not too difficult for four Hua Jin warriors to capture a late An Jin warrior alive.
"Mr. Yang, your friend is safe." Duanmu Jinfeng looked at Yang Qi and continued, "We can talk now."
"I have nothing to talk about with you guys." Yang Qi smiled coldly. He grabbed Luo Bing and forced him to come over just to chat. Did he really think he was a fool
"Mr. Yang, don't be so hasty to refuse." Duanmu Jinfeng smiled slightly, "According to our investigation, Mr. Yang's previous experience can be said to be no different from that of ordinary people. I think Mr. Yang should be a warrior from a hidden Chinese family, right?"
"A hidden family? You know quite a lot." Yang Qi snorted.
The Chinese martial arts world is not just made up of those who have joined the Martial Alliance and the known magic sects. There are also many martial arts families and sects, some of which are even known to be hidden in the deep mountains and forests. No matter what happens in the outside world, they will not care. All they want is to reach the pinnacle of martial arts.
However, there are fewer and fewer such families nowadays. Yang Qi has only heard Mu Ying mention them. Those hidden families have almost no contact with outsiders. The reason why outsiders know of their existence is because during the war, large tracts of Chinese territory were occupied and these people were forced to stand up.
But even so, only a small part of them were forced out, and many of them were still in seclusion. However, the war lasted too long, almost a century. After such a long time, many families still had to contact the outside world.
As one of the original instigators, it is not difficult to explain why the island nation knew something about the hidden families.
"According to what we have learned, warriors from secluded families rarely participate in government affairs, but you killed two Huajin warriors from my Duanmu family. Shouldn't you give us an explanation?" Duanmu Jinfeng said slowly.
Yang Qi was stunned for a moment, then he understood why Duanmu Jinfeng mentioned the hidden family. The other party wanted to tell him that even if he was a member of the hidden family, the Duanmu family might not be afraid of him.
After all, the hidden families are almost all devoted to cultivation. Maybe they don’t have much wealth or high status, but their strength is definitely the most terrifying.
"What kind of explanation do you want me to give?" Yang Qi said lightly, but he laughed in his heart. Duanmu Jinfeng had miscalculated one thing, that is, he was not a warrior from a secluded family at all.
"Our request is very simple. As long as you agree to join our Duanmu family and be called the honorary elder of the Duanmu family, this matter will be written off, and you will also get the support of our Duanmu family." Duanmu Jinfeng said with a smile.
Before coming to China, they did receive an order to eliminate Yang Qi, but after some investigation, they found that Yang Qi was most likely a warrior from a hidden family. When the island country invaded China, the Koga Ninja contributed a lot, so they naturally knew how terrifying the hidden family was. Even if their Duanmu family fought against them, it would definitely be a lose-lose situation.
After reporting this news, an order came immediately from the family to cooperate with the hidden family that Yang Qi belonged to. This led to Duanmu Jinfeng's previous words.
"This request is indeed simple." Yang Qi nodded and said, "I refuse!"
"Mr. Yang really knows how to deal with the current situation..." Duanmu Jinfeng laughed, but the next moment, his face suddenly changed and he asked angrily, "What did you say?"
"I refuse." Yang Qi shrugged, "I'm not interested in being a traitor."
Although Qingchuan Province was not invaded by the island country in the beginning, in the anti-Japanese dramas that Yang Qi watched the most, there was a name that all Chinese people knew about those who cooperated with the island country: dog traitor!
Yang Qi doesn't want to get involved in the fight between countries because he is afraid of death and because he is afraid that his relatives will be threatened, but he is also afraid of being a traitor!
"Okay, okay." Duanmu Jinfeng laughed angrily. He didn't expect Yang Qi to reject him so directly without even the slightest room for turning back.
"Kill him!" Duanmu Jinfeng sneered.
“Puff~Puff~”
As soon as he finished speaking, Duanmu Jinfeng felt that he was going up to the sky. Yes, he had indeed gone up to the sky and was flying. However, he saw that his body was still in the same place, except that his head was gone.
"I'm dead?" Duanmu Jinfeng was terrified and wanted to say something, but his eyes suddenly fell into darkness.
"Young Patriarch." Several people hiding in the dark looked at the dead Duanmu Jinfeng and rushed out. The young patriarch was actually dead. He was killed under their protection! (To be continued)