章 83: Clash Of Titans II

Xiao Mingyuan met the patriarch's withering gaze with a defiant smirk, his eyes glinting with a dangerous light that sent a shiver racing down Xiao Zheng's spine. "Your empire is a house of cards, old man," he taunted, his voice laced with a venom that seemed to hang in the air like a shroud. "And I intend to bring the whole thing crashing down around you."

The Chen patriarch's laughter was a harsh, grating sound that seemed to cut through the tension like a knife. "Big words from a man who has already lost so much," he scoffed, his features twisting into a mask of barely contained contempt. "But words will not save you from the consequences of your actions."