Three people entered from outside the door.
The young man at the head wore a floral suit and a pair of sunglasses on his face, giving off a fashionable vibe.
Behind him were two bodyguards, both in gray suits, tall and probably experts.
Seeing Tang Xuanze was also present, the young man hurriedly greeted with a smile: "I didn't expect Uncle to be here today. My sudden visit is abrupt."
Seeing the Patriarch Tang present, the bodyguard on the left behind the young man with a scorpion tattoo on his arm changed his expression slightly.
Tang Xuanze, however, glanced at Young Master Li with displeasure and said bluntly: "Li Shangwu, stop bothering Xichen if there's nothing going on. She hasn't agreed to see you before, you should be more self-aware."
Due to the relationship between the two families, Tang Xuanze couldn't just hit someone, but he found this pestering behavior very annoying.
Before Xichen awakened as a hero, the Li Family wasn't so aggressive.
After Xichen confirmed her awakening as an S-class hero, the Twelve-winged Angel Goddess, the Li Family couldn't wait to bring her to the Li Family in a grand procession.
The first person in the nation to awaken as the Twelve-winged Angel Goddess was Nangong Wan, who is now the world's number one hero!
And the second to awaken this hero is exclusively Tang Xichen!
It's clear how valuable Tang Xichen is, radiating like the center of attention everywhere.
Which easily attracts flies like the Li Family.
"Uncle, don't be so unfamiliar. You know our Tang and Li families have always been on good terms for generations. Though our previous generation drifted apart, this one should mend the ties to honor our ancestors' teachings," Li Shangwu said, thick-skinned and smiling.
The ancestors of the Tang and Li families, who set the rules of marriage long ago, have been gone for 500 years.
The Tang Family does not disregard ancestral teachings, but rules are rigid, and if they are unreasonable, they should be abolished.
"You're just a junior; don't mention the ancestors in front of me. How many times have you even met Xichen? You're not even friends, yet you talk about a relationship?" Tang Xuanze sneered softly.
He initially didn't take this Li Family junior seriously, but Li Shangyu was annoyingly persistent, always finding ways to entangle Tang Xichen. If he, an elder, took action, it would be a joke.
The bodyguard with the scorpion tattoo behind Li Shangwu quietly reached into his pocket and pulled out an entirely black dagger slowly.
A trace of cold sweat trickled down his forehead, seemingly pressured by Tang Xuanze's presence since the Tang Family's head being here was unexpected.
According to the intelligence, he should've already moved to the front lines—how could he be at the Tang residence?
At this moment, neither Li Shangwu nor Tang Xuanze noticed anything unusual about the scorpion-tattooed bodyguard.
"Uncle Tang, you can't say it like that. The first time we're strangers, the second time we're familiar. Even if I can't be the son-in-law of the Tang Family, at least being good friends with Xichen can strengthen the bond between our families," Li Shangwu used the potential rupture between their families as a talking point.
Tang Xuanze was somewhat speechless.
Does this kid not understand the situation?
With the Tang Family awakening the Twelve-winged Angel Goddess, it's only a matter of time before the family rises to the top. It might not sound nice, but kicking the Li Family, this burden, away is actually beneficial.
The Li Family has recently hired a lot of notorious people, and maintaining ties with them will sooner or later tarnish the Tang Family and even bring disaster.
Just as he was about to retort, suddenly an overwhelming black light erupted behind Li Shangwu, and a huge black scorpion appeared!
Li Shangwu only felt a chill down his spine as two powerful pincers unexpectedly grabbed his shoulders, tearing him to pieces!
This scene immediately shocked the other bodyguard accompanying Li Shangwu.
Before he had a chance to act, the thick scorpion tail pierced through his chest, killing him instantly!
Killing two people in succession, with one being his master, left the Tang Family and Rosen utterly stunned.
Is this an attempt to murder and frame the Tang Family?
Which rival family could be so ruthless?
Tang Xuanze instinctively suspected this situation, but he guessed wrong!
"Tang Xichen! Die!"
After transforming into hero form, the scorpion-tattooed bodyguard's true target was Tang Xichen!
Li Shangwu and the other were just killed incidentally.
He rushed toward Tang Xichen immediately.
"How dare you! An overseas assassin daring to kill my daughter in my Tang residence!"
Tang Xuanze was furious, blocking in front of Tang Xichen immediately.
Tang Xichen's face turned pale.
The scorpion-tattooed bodyguard previously hid his strength, and no one noticed his fearsome power, appearing almost like a heavy tank equipped with high-powered machine guns after showing his hero form, posing a significant threat.
As Tang Xuanze rushed up, Rosen quickly grabbed Tang Xichen and retreated.
A red light burst from Tang Xuanze, shredding his clothes, and his muscles swelled suddenly.
In an instant, he became a muscular man, his strength surpassing before.
But even so, he still didn't activate his hero form, which was intriguing.
Two strong arms clashed against the massive black pincers, surprisingly equal in strength for a moment.
"You are the number one overseas assassin on the list, Robert, right?" Tang Xuanze realized something.
It turns out this wasn't to kill Young Master Li and frame the Tang Family, but specifically to kill his daughter.
After all, awakening the Fourteen-winged Angel Goddess attracts too many assassins.
Of course, the framing might also have been convenient, not wanting his Tang Family to live well.
Transforming his fist into a palm, he tightly grasped the two huge pincers, twisting them sideways, with immense strength causing the scorpion pincers to creak.
"Tang Xuanze, your awakened hero is the S-class Vortex Naruto. It seems you've mastered the power of the Nine-Tails, but not completely. You're suppressing your strength, fearing a Nine-Tails rampage inside. Am I right?"
Yet the assassin Robert remained calm and spoke.
"The form you appear in here is just a human-shaped avatar, incapable of entering hero form. Do you think such a weak avatar can withstand my Robert's strongest form?"
Once Robert confirmed Tang Xuanze was just an avatar, his concerns disappeared, confident that the assassination of Tang Xichen today would be very successful!
Tang Xichen, the second genius in the Central Plains to awaken the Twelve-winged Angel Goddess!
The bounty could fetch a sky-high price!
As Tang Xuanze was suppressed, the black scorpion pincers began overpowering him, not losing in strength!
"Xiaozhang, quickly take Xichen away from the Tang Family!"
Tang Xuanze realized this normal avatar couldn't withstand Robert's strongest state.
He could let the Nine-Tails rampage, but that would harm innocents too.
Tang Xuanze immediately advised the two to leave.
Turning around, he saw they had already fled far away.
Actually, after knowing he was just an avatar, Tang Xichen didn't hesitate and chose to escape with Rosen.
The combat at this level wasn't something they could be a part of.
In terms of inherent hero strength, the Twelve-winged Angel Goddess isn't weak, but those high-level figures have maxed-out stats, incomparable.
Rosen also didn't want to take risks; who knows what terrible weapons a top assassin might bring out?
Strong individuals at that level could easily pull out a couple of killing tools that Rosen couldn't resist.
However, it's noteworthy that Rosen's transformation list now had two more transformation targets.
One is the "Celestial Scorpion," Robert's hero.
The other is the incomplete Nine-Tails form of Tang Xuanze.