“Who dares to hurt the young master!”
After the initial shock, the Yao Residence experts charged forward.
“Capture that lad, he is the young master of the Wang Family! Use him to trade for the life of Yao gongzi!”
The son of the Zhou Family shouted as he pointed to Wang Chong.
Upon hearing those words, the little sister of the Wang Family was enraged.
“If anyone dares to hurt my brother, I will kill this young master of yours!”
The little sister of the Wang Family twisted his arm further and the sound of bones being torn apart could be heard. She was born with formidable strength and this movement that she did out of rage almost twisted Yao Feng’s entire arm out.
Even though Yao Feng was resilient and tough, he couldn’t help but scream in agony. His face was ghastly white and cold sweat dripped profusely from him due to the excruciating pain. This Wang Family’s little sister was not only completely obedient to her brother, she was also very concerned about him.
If this little lass were to truly twist his arm out, his future would be ruined.
“Stop! All of you, stop!”
Yao Feng was anxious and furious. He had an arrogant personality and coupled with his astounding talents, he had never been suffered any setbacks. Yet, this time, he was defeated by a little kid, causing him to lose all dignity he had.
“Wang Chong, what do you want? I don’t believe that the Wang Clan would dare to make a move on me here. Let me tell you, regardless of what happens today, I want the Wang Clan to be held accountable for this incident today. I would like to see what your father, Wang Yan, has to say about this!”
Blood was dripping off Yao Feng’s face and half of his head was smashed into the flooring. He felt humiliated and enraged. Given his cultivation realm, there were few people of his age that were able to defeat him. Yet, this little child just had to be one of these few people, making him feel embarrassed and helpless.
Circumstances are always much more compelling than human actions. This Wang Family’s little sister was young, but she was much stronger than him, leaving him no choice but to surrender. Just that, after facing such humiliation, there was no way he would simply let them off the hook.
He might be unable to defeat this little lass, but dealing with Wang Chong and Wang Xiao Yao through the influence of the Yao Family was still possible.
“Are you really unaware of it?”
Wang Chong’s eyes were narrowed as he stared at Yao Feng meaningfully. However, Yao Feng’s perplexed expression had confirmed the fact that he was left in the dark about the matter.
Yao Guang Yi wanted to deal with Wang Chong’s father, Wang Yan, and for the sake of keeping it under wraps, he only told it to a few of his confidants. However, to think that even his own son, Yao Feng, would be uninformed of it. It seemed like he was truly determined to make this operation a success!
Wang Chong could only be impressed with that old fox’s determination.
Even though Yao Feng was unaware of it, this didn’t hinder Wang Chong’s plans at all. That old fox Yao Guang Yi wasn’t any kind soul, and the same could be said about this young fox as well!
Much could be said about his personality through the events with Ma Zhou!
“Little sister!”
A gleam flashed across Wang Chong’s eyes as he walked over to her. Since Yao Feng didn’t know anything at all, Wang Chong couldn’t be bothered to say anything more to him:
“… There’s no need to hold back, break his bones!”
“You dare!”
In that instant, everyone, including Yao Feng, was horrified.
“Great!”
In the room filled with shocked exclamations, the childish voice of the Wang Family’s little sister was exceptionally resounding. She never went through the trouble of contemplating over the orders of her brother, needless to say, doubt him.
Since her brother had asked her to beat him up, he must have his reasons behind it.
Boom! Amidst the shocked gazes in the entire room, the Wang Family’s young sister’s fearsome hand rose up, clenched into a fist and smashed downward.
“Ah! ——”
A wretched scream filled the empty air, shaking the entire Vast Crane Pavilion.
…
“Feng-er!”
In the underground level of the Vast Crane Pavilion, when people were being thrown to the streets, Yao Guang Yi wasn’t bothered about it. Instead, he focused his efforts on trying to placate Wang Yan, saying words like “It’s nothing, don’t worry about it”.
However, when Yao Feng’s voice echoed throughout the entire pavilion, Yao Guang Yi was startled. He couldn’t help but stand up abruptly.
Yao Guang Yi had been listening closely to the happenings above from the moment the first person was being thrown out. However, he didn’t expect that his son, Yao Feng, would be caught in the fight as well.
He was well aware of Yao Feng’s level of cultivation. The number of peers who could match up with him could be counted with a single hand. Furthermore, he had deployed countless experts in the Vast Crane Pavilion in advance. Given how the other party was able to wound Feng-er despite being surrounded by numerous experts, his level of cultivation had to be impressive.
The Yao Clan only had a single son, Feng-er. Furthermore, he was prepared to put in his efforts to have Feng-er take over him. If something were to happen to Feng-er, wouldn’t the Yao Clan’s lineage stop with him? How could he face his ancestors if this were to happen?
At this point, Yao Guang Yi could no longer remain standing.
“Brother Wang, pardon my impertinence!”
After this, Yao Guang Yi’s robe flurried and a congregation of golden light burst forth from beneath his feet. Boom, with a flash of the light, a giant hole appeared in the ceiling. Yao Guang Yi actually broke through the ceiling to fly straight to the third floor of the Vast Crane Pavilion.
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If you still don’t know what they are, they are the names of movements.
It’s just like me saying ‘A Thousand Years of Pain’ and the action comes to mind.
Btw, Monkey Stealing Peaches is an action of grabbing one’s buttocks. (Peaches is a reference to that)
In case you don’t know who Son of the Heavens refers to, it refers to the Emperor. It is a little similar to Egypt, where they believe Pharoahs are the son of the God of the Sun, Ra.
“…the Wang Family’s little sister attacked the charging assailants as though she was hanging paintings on the wall”
It sounded equally weird in Chinese. Anyway, picture the idea in animes/cartoons when the enemy was smacked into the wall before sliding down. It is something like that. Hanging paintings.
Some explanation of clans in China.
Usually, a clan is made up of two parts, the main family and the branch family. The main family consists of the current head of the family and his children while the branch family consists of anyone related to the family, but not of the former.
Most of the time, when they talk about the heritage of the clan, they meant the main family. Only when the main family has no qualified successor will the members of the branch family be brought in. It is similar to the sense of the royal family where if the emperor has no sons, someone qualified would be brought in.
The reason why I am bringing this up is to emphasize the fact that even though Yao Feng is the only son of the main family, it didn’t mean that there weren’t any other male youths in the branch family.
For usual Xianxia troupes, there is also a system of elders as well. Elders may or may not be from the main family, but they possess significant influence (although below that of the clan head). Usually, it was an honorary position granted to those who had contributed greatly to the clan (and as such, they would possess great standing and influence too).
Chapter 10: Teaching Yao Feng a Lesson
“Yao Feng, you sent Ma Zhou to do me in! Today, we�
�re just repaying an eye with an eye!”
Wang Chong squatted on Yao Feng’s back and with the assistance of his little sister, he exerted all of his strength and greeted Yao Feng’s face consecutively with both fists, causing his face to swell up.
Wang Chong was filled with resentment. The Yao Family’s elder was currently doing his father in at the basement whereas the younger one sent Ma Zhou to deal with him. None of them were anything good!
If not for him appearing here, the Wang Clan would be ruined in their hands.
“This fist is for my Big Brother!”
“This fist is for me!”
…
Wang Chong’s fists fell like rain, every single one holding great might behind it. Even though Yao Feng’s cultivation realm far surpassed that of Wang Chong, he was still a being made of flesh and blood. Furthermore, Wang Chong had been a Grand Marshal in his previous life for more than thirty years. He was well acquainted with all kind of torture methods in the military. He knew whereof the human body was the most brittle and where it hurt the most.
Initially, Yao Feng was still taking it resiliently. He didn’t want to lose all of his dignity in the hands of two kids and as such, he gritted his teeth to prevent himself from making any noise. However, after a few blows, he realized that even though Wang Chong was weak, his strength paling far in comparison to the overwhelming strength his sister possessed, his blows were multiple folds more excruciating than hers. In the end, he couldn’t hold back his screams.
“You little bastard, you dare!”
Boom! The ground tremored and Yao Guang Yi appeared from below. Upon seeing the situation, even though Yao Guang Yi was adept at hiding his intentions and emotions, Yao Feng’s tragic state made his rage erupt.
Never would he have thought that Yao Feng would land in such a state.
“You two bastards, pay your crime with your lives!”
With a grim face, Yao Guang Yi charged straight at Wang Chong and Wang Xiao Yao. Bright flames gathered in his stretched out right hand, forming a tiny sun in it. It exerted immense pressure on Wang Chong and Wang Xiao Yao.
Even the Wang Family’s little sister was known to be unparalleled in terms of strength, before this dense congregation of bright flames, she lost her radiance.
“Brother!”
Wang Family’s little sister’s expression tightened and her face turned white in fear. She was born courageous, fearing nothing at all. However, that was only in comparison with those of her age group. She was unable to match up with Yao Guang Yi, who made his name in the battlefields.
“Stop it! I will kill this rascal if anyone were to make a move!”
Under the radiant light, Wang Chong couldn’t discern the situation in the room clearly. In fact, he wasn’t even able to identify the assailant. However, this didn’t prevent Wang Chong from threatening his opponent.
Qiang! He whipped out a dagger from his sleeves and pressed it against Yao Feng’s neck. A faint trace of blood seeped out from within. If Wang Chong were to press it any further in, Yao Feng would really die in the hand of a fifteen-year-old kid.
Weng! The bright light stopped a few chi away from the Wang siblings. Yao Guang Yi’s hardened face appeared behind the blinding light.
1 chi ~ 1 feet
“Yao Guang Yi!!”
Wang Chong’s heart beat furiously. Only now was he able to see who the assailant was! In his previous life, he had met Yao Guang Yi a few times, but it was his first time meeting him in this one.
Yao Guang Yi’s gaze was deep, as though he was hiding many secrets within it. It was exactly as how he remembered him, the face of an unscrupulous person.*
“You bastard. If you dare to hurt my Feng-er, I will tear you apart!”
Yao Guang Yi’s face was cold and dark to the point that it was intimidating. If looks could kill, Wang Chong would have died innumerable times already.
“Hehe! Is that so?”
Wang Chong sneered coldly. He hated being threatened, needless to say when the person doing it was Yao Guang Yi:
“If you tear me apart, I will make sure that your lineage will stop with you. I would like to see if your family’s Yao Feng is made of metal and whether he would be able to survive this blade of mine.”
At which, Wang Chong pushed the blade further in. A stream of blood flowed out, causing Yao Guang Yi and Yao Feng’s face to pale further.
“Don’t!”
Yao Feng screamed in shock.
“Young master!”
The people in the surroundings were astounded. Wang Chong and Wang Xiao Yao were the children of the Wang Clan. Usually, this would only end as a small brawl. After all, rationally speaking, the two should not try to claim the life of their young master, especially given the complex relationship between the two families.
However, after seeing Wang Chong’s expression, they realized that he was even more insane than his younger sister. He wasn’t someone that could be evaluated using common sense.
It was possible for him to do anything under his streak of insanity.
“You little bastard, don’t you dare!”
Yao Guang Yi’s eyes widened with anger and his entire body was trembling. He was so angry that he was about to bite through his teeth.
“You unfilial son! Stop what you’re doing!”
A lightning-like voice boomed in the room. Behind Yao Guang Yi, a dignified and familiar figure stood in the room. His presence felt like an indomitable mountain in the room.
“Father!”
“Father!”
…
Joy surged through Wang Chong heart and he called out along with Wang Xiao Yao.
“You unfilial son! Look at what you’ve done!”
At this moment, Wang Yan’s face looked even more awful than Yao Guang Yi’s. He had hated those who go against the law and previously, when he was drinking with Yao Guang Yi below, he was talking about how the capital wasn’t a place for such unprincipled people to fool around.
Yet, to think that the ones who were wrecking havoc at Vast Crane Pavilion and brawling in public were his son and daughter!
Wang Chong didn’t think too much about it. Upon seeing his father appear, Wang Chong was delighted. As long as he was able to pull his father out from here and ruin the meeting between him and Yao Guang Yi, all of the trouble he went through was worth it.
“Father, things aren’t as you thought.”
Wang Chong hurriedly explained:
“It was Brother Yao and the Yao Residence who made the first move.”
“Silence!”
Wang Yan roared with an indescribably furious expression on his face. “You have truly let me down! Your mother and I thought that you have truly repented and decided to start anew, and yet you still behaved in such a manner! ——You truly have let me down!”
The entire room was silent. Wang Yan’s reputation was too striking. Under the intense pressure Wang Yan was exerting, no one in the entire Vast Crane Pavilion dared to say anything. Even more so, Wang Xiao Yao’s face paled from terror and her body scrunched together in fear.
It was her first time seeing her father fly into such a temper. Wang Xiao Yao could vaguely sense that she had gotten into deep trouble.
Wang Chong understood his sister’s emotions. He grabbed her hands while at the same time, his heart sunk upon listening to his father’s words. The slight joy that had arisen in his heart previously disappeared without a trace.
After doing so much to avert a crisis for his family, his father only thought of him as an obstinate unfilial son!
Wang Chong felt intense bitterness.
“Yes! Father is right, I admit my mistakes!”
Wang Chong lowered his head.
“Mistake? What mistake? They were the one who attacked us first…”
The Wang Family’s little sister felt indignant. She never feared anything, but her father was an exception. The moment her father Wang Yan appeared, her face turned white from fear and she shi
vered uncontrollably. However, when she heard the indignance in her brother’s voice, she felt extremely discontented with her father’s judgement and even went to the extent of refuting her father’s words for her brother.
She feared her father but she didn’t want her brother to be wronged. Her brother obviously didn’t do anything, why should he admit that it is his mistake!
Even when these people ganged up on them, it was still their fault? Even though she didn’t know why her brother wanted to deal with these people, Wang Xiao Yao deeply believed that her brother had his reasons for doing so.
“Silence!”
Wang Yan lashed out angrily.
“Little sister, don’t say anymore…”
Wang Chong hurriedly pulled his younger sister’s hand. Even though he was misunderstood by his father and he felt awful because of that, as long as the plan succeeded, everything else was unimportant.
After Yao Feng was beaten to the verge of death by Wang Yan and his sister before everyone else, no matter how sly Yao Guang Yi was, it was impossible for him to claim any sort of relationship with his father anymore.
Even a fool, upon knowing what had happened today, would not suspect his father of colluding with Yao Guang Yi and betraying King Qi. Wang Chong could tell that Yao Guang Yi was aware of this fact, that’s why he was exceptionally furious.
As for his father, Wang Yan…
One day, he would understand his efforts.
Watching the scene by the side with reddened eyes, Yao Guang Yi was unable to suppress his rage. After all, it was possible for that pair of father and son to be putting on an act.
“You bastard, let go of my Feng-er!”
“Yao Guang Yi, shut your mouth!”
With a bellow, the heavens shook. Wang Yan could no longer tolerate it anymore.
No matter that, Wang Chong was still his son. However, Yao Guang Yi called him a ‘bastard’ repeatedly before him, how could he tolerate this?
Yao Guang Yi had already overstepped his boundaries!
Even though they were peers, there was no need for Wang Yan to be polite to him. It was up to him to educate and lecture his children, and Yao Guang Yi, as an outsider, had no place in it!
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