Perhaps Jiang Jiumei had really escaped, and she was neither killed nor wiped out in secret.
Despite that, Ou Yangming was not regretful when he turned to look at the Liang family protectors, who were either groaning or dead.
Some things had to be done!
All of a sudden, his expression changed a little, and he turned to look.
At the door, roughly eight men headed quickly in his direction. The person in front was the fastest. He moved so fast that he only touched the ground slightly with his toes. He was able to move tens of centimeters forward with each step taken and was far ahead of the people behind him.
Ou Yangming sneered and kicked up a longsword with his toes to grab it, then he pointed the tip of the sword at Third Young Master Liang’s throat.
Third Young Master Liang was already frightened out of his wits due to Ou Yangming’s mental pressure and ruthless means. As such, he simply let Ou Yangming suppress him because he did not have the thought to resist at all.
The elder at the front stopped right away in the courtyard.
He glanced around with his lightning eyes and questioned coldly, “Are you the outlaw who killed my clan’s protectors and escaped through the gate?” Ou Yangming could not help but laugh. “An outlaw? Heh, are you the old fart behind the killing of a soldier’s family and the seizing of their house?”
The men, who were on the ground, were in immense pain, but they had the urge to laugh when they heard what Ou Yangming said.
On the other hand, the elder looked unusually displeased, and he remarked angrily, “Nonsense!”
His body moved a little as though he wanted to take down Ou Yangming in a move.
Nevertheless, Ou Yangming was already observing his every move, so as soon as there was a slight movement from the elder, Ou Yangming moved the longsword forward a little.
“Uh…” Third Young Master Liang trembled due to fear, and he stopped thinking because an intense and fearsome aura surrounded him.
The elder immediately stopped and stared at Ou Yangming. “Maniac, let go of him first!”
Ou Yangming cast a strange look at the elder and mumbled, “You’re a Yang Grade powerhouse. If I let him go, what should I do if you kill me?”
“As the current Liang family’s patriarch, Liang Jinye, I assure you that I’ll no longer pursue this matter as long as you let him go!” The elder said furiously.
“No, you can bully even a soldier’s family, so your words aren’t reliable!” Ou Yangming shook his head.
Liang Jinye was infuriated, but he looked at Third Young Master Liang lovingly and with worry.
Ou Yangming suddenly laughed. “How about this, I’ll let him go if you guarantee me something.”
“What is it?” Liang Jinye’s eyes lit up, and he quickly asked.
“Your cultivation base is higher than mine, so I’m worried. I’ll let him go if you cripple yourself of your cultivation base, what do you think?” Ou Yangming replied to him smilingly.
“What, did, you, say?” Liang Jinye had an extremely fierce look in his eyes. If one’s look could kill, Ou Yangming would have been cut into mincemeat long ago.
Ou Yangming asked calmly, “How about you slowly consider your choice?”
“Young man, I’ve found out about the whole incident. The Liang family is indeed at fault, and we’re willing to make things right.” Liang Jinye inhaled deeply and forced himself to let go of his rage. He suggested after a pause, “As long as the girl returns, we’ll return her house to her. As for the fact that you killed the Liang family’s disciples, it’ll be canceled once for all. What do you think?”
Ou Yangming looked quietly at the elder and responded with a faint smile, “Patriarch Liang, you made such an outright promise! If Jiang Jiumei really comes back and stays at her original house, I’m afraid that she’ll die from a sudden illness after a year, am I
right?”
Liang Jinye was stunned, and his face instantly darkened. The incident involved a soldier’s family and had escalated, hence the Liang family could not hide the truth from the masses anymore. This was why the elder decided to take a step back for the time being to patch up the quarrel.
However, once this matter was no longer under the spotlight, how could the Liang family be willing to suffer a loss?
By then, not only would Jiang Jiumei lose for sure, but the reckless young fellow would also be killed.
That said, Liang Jinye did not expect Ou Yangming to perceive his thoughts so quickly. Ou Yangming was not an ordinary child, after all. He was an orphan, so he was well-experienced in matters such as this. Thus, as he observed everything under the thoroughly meticulous state, it was impossible for Liang Jinye to lie to him. “You sneaky dog, come out!” All of a sudden, Ou Yangming moved his wrist and uttered. He raised his leg to kick a stone beside him, which flew to the side like an arrow.
“Humph!” A deep groan was heard, then a figure jumped out of that spot and pounced on Ou Yangming.
Ou Yangming sneered and kicked again, but he kicked Third Young Master Liang’s waist this time.
Third Young Master Liang cried out in surprise and instantly flew up. He could not identify the situation anymore because he was already paralyzed due to fear, so he grabbed wildly in the air and looked extremely afraid.
The person who suddenly appeared turned his body and reached out for Third Young Master Liang’s waist. As long as he caught the third young master, he could save him.
Nonetheless, it was at that instant that a sword-light was seen on Third Young Master Liang’s right shoulder.
It resulted in a rain of blood and a miserable shriek from the young master.
“Second Younger Brother, no!” Liang Jinye’s face changed as he yelled out loud.
The person realized at that moment that when he wanted to save Third Young Master Liang earlier, Ou Yangming had kicked the young master toward him and also stabbed the young master’s shoulder.
Upon seeing the situation, the person dared not resist the sword because the counter-acting force would certainly hurt Third Young Master Liang. If the young master really died because of this, he did not know who Liang Jinye would blame in the end.
Hence, the person withdrew himself and retreated although he was indignant.
Once he retreated, Ou Yangming withdrew the sword as well, but a flash of sword-light was seen as the sword was pointed at Third Young Master Liang’s neck once more. Nevertheless, the young master’s body had an invisible hole where blood flowed out, and the floor was instantly covered in red. Liang Jinye’s eyes reddened. He turned his head abruptly and shouted fiercely, “Second Young Brother, what are you doing?”
The person was also an elder, who had a similar age with Liang Jinye. He pulled a long face, but he did not argue with Liang Jinye in front of the other people. “Stop the bleeding! Stop the bleeding first!” Liang Jinye roared.
“He won’t die from losing some blood since he has plenty of blood.” Ou Yangming chuckled, but he still took two pieces of rags to put them on the young master’s wound.
Liang Jinye was already stamping with fury, but after witnessing Ou Yangming’s cruel methods, he gave up on the idea of saving the young master through a surprise attack.
Ou Yangming glanced at them smilingly. “Elders, if the Liang family has other masters who would like to give this a go, quickly send them here now and let them attack together. That way, he won’t have to suffer for too long.”
‘You attacked violently without any warning, so who would still dare to make a move?’ Liang Jinye’s lips trembled, then he inhaled deeply and expressed, “Young man, let me give you a piece of advice. The Liang family’s rage is not something that you can withstand!”
“He’s not alone!” A thunderous voice was suddenly heard coming from behind him.
Wu Guotu, who kept a straight face, paced steadily in their direction.
The moment he set foot in the courtyard, the strong aura that he released was as mighty a
s a mountain such that even Liang Jinye and his brother, who were both Yang Grade powerhouses, dared not stop him.
Wu Guotu walked toward Ou Yangming and roared, “Boys!” “Who says you have no clothes to wear? I’ll share my robe with you. The king has raised his force, I’ll fix my dagger-axe and spear, and I’ll kill the enemy with you!
“Who says you have no clothes to wear? I’ll share my undergarment with you. The king has raised his force, I’ll sharpen my spear and halberd, and I’ll set out with you!
“Who says you have no clothes to wear? I’ll share my lower garment with you. The king has raised his force, I’ll mend my armor and weapon, and I’ll march along with you!”
Sonorous voices rolled in the courtyard!
Thirty soldiers marched in order with a threatening aura and thirty spears. They were like an invincible and magnificent army.
Chapter 165 - The Imperial Family’s Tributary
Chapter 165 The Imperial Family’s Tributary
Ou Yangming was dumbfounded at the sight of his brothers from the military striding into the courtyard. His heart was pounding, and his face turned read.
When he left the military camp and entered the prefecture by himself, he was ready to fight alone.
Needless to say, it was not a reckless act from him because he believed that he was still valuable, so neither the Ni family nor the Fang family would ignore the matter.
Nonetheless, Ou Yangming did not expect his comrades to show up.
“Captain Wu, you’re…” Wu Guotu looked coldly at Ou Yangming and slowly reached out his hand to press the back of the young man’s hand. He took the longsword, which was pointed at Third Young Master Liang. “This is the Middle Camp’s matter, so why are you dealing with it?”
Before Ou Yangming could respond, Wu Guotu turned to face Liang Jinye and his brother and ordered loudly, “Raise your spears, kill!”
Ou Yangming was stunned, and he cast a strange look at Wu Guotu. He finally realized that the captain’s killing nature was ten times stronger than his.
The thirty soldiers advanced forward without any hesitation and attacked with their spears.
Since they were Guards from the Middle Camp, they had a cultivation base of at least the peak of Force Grade Class Five. If only one soldier attacked, Liang Jinye and his brother would naturally disregard the soldier, but there were a bunch of them, and their violent auras instantly increased their might by ten times.
Lin Jinye and his brother were even more afraid of the fact that the soldiers were tough men from the military.
When Ou Yangming was alone, the brothers could cover up the matter through different ways even if they killed him in secret However, they were now faced with thirty soldiers.
If they killed all of the soldiers, the consequences would be unbearable.
“Retreat, retreat, quickly retreat!” Liang Jinye roared, then the other martial artists, who had come with him, turned and escaped without any delay. They never thought that they were going to be enemies with official soldiers.
Nevertheless, a hail of arrows was shot in their direction when they had just run a few steps away.
Although the martial artists were at least in Yin Grade and above, half of them were shot because they panicked. They managed to avoid getting shot in their vital points, but they fell down and lost their combat power. Liang Jinye’s face changed, and he expressed aggressively, “What are you doing? Do you want to force us to revolt?”
“Revolt? If you’re so capable, try me!” Yu Hailiang’s voice was heard from a distance away. It turned out that he and Wu Guotu were cooperating, they attacked in the dark and in the light respectively.
Liang Jinye’s face took on a ghastly expression. When he looked at his third son, who was covered in blood, he finally gritted his teeth and flashed with the intention of abandoning everyone else and escaping.
Based on his strength as a Yin Grade powerhouse, nobody could stop him if he were to flee.
“Shoot!”
Another hail of arrows was shot when Yu Hailiang gave the order.
This time, most of the arrows were aimed at Liang Jinye. Liang Jinye shouted as he swayed his body. Lights were also seen in his hands as he blocked every arrow that was aimed at him. Following that, he glared furiously at Ou Yangming and the other people, then he soared into the sky.
It was at that moment that a shadow descended from the sky and reached out a hand to place it on Liang Jinye’s shoulder. An unbelievably mighty power gushed down to fix Liang Jinye on the spot.
Despite that, instead of feeling panicked, Liang Jinye was surprised and delighted. “Tributary Chen!”
Ou Yangming and the rest looked grim. In fact, even Wu Guotu’s face twitched a little.
A Supreme Great Ancestor!
The elder had just appeared, but he displayed his identity and strength as a Supreme Great Ancestor.
He turned to scan everyone with a cold look, and the people who were looked at instantly felt a penetrating chill.
Wu Guotu did a fist salute and said, “Tributary Chen, we’re killing the murderer of a soldier’s family, please assist us!”
Tributary Chen responded coldly, “Are you Deng Zhicai’s Guards captain?”
“Yes!”
“Okay, I won’t blame you for the sake of Deng Zhicai.” Tributary Chen then turned around to look at a dark spot. “Come out!”
Yu Hailiang led his soldiers out from their hiding place, and he greeted the elder with a bow, “I’m Guards Captain Yu Hailiang from the Immense Forest Military Camp’s South Camp. Greetings, Tributary Chen.” “A Guards captain from the South Camp. Okay, since you’re part of the Fang family, I won’t blame you. Let me just ask you, do you know who they are?” Tributary Chen asked plainly.
Wu Guotu was neither humble nor haughty when he answered, “They’re Liang Jinye, Liang Jinling, and Liang Gaoyi from the prefecture.”
“Heh, since you know their names, do you know who they’re working for?”
“I do. They’re the imperial family’s procurers, and they’re in charge of partial procurements for the imperial family.”
Ou Yangming’s eyebrows twitched a little. It was then that he understood the weight of the words from the Ni family’s Three Great Ancestors.
If Ou Yangming wanted to know, they would have told him the truth; if Ou Yangming did not want to know, the Ni family’s great ancestors were still going to support him even though they would offend the imperial family.
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Countless thoughts crossed Ou Yangming’s mind at that moment. ‘Why are the Ni family’s Three Great Ancestors willing to pay such a huge price?’
Before he could figure it out, a pair of fierce eyes was locked on him.
“Since you know they’re the imperial family’s procurers, how dare you kill them? Heh, do you not regard the imperial family at all?” Tributary Chen then fixed his gaze on Ou Yangming and said, “How dare a little devil like you be so cruel? What are you going to become when you’re older?”
Subsequently, he reached out and waved to grab a stone in his hand. A pop was heard as the stone was crushed, and he flicked the crushed stone to shoot it fast at Ou Yangming.
The tributary was a Supreme Great Ancestor, after all. Even though it was just a crushed stone, it was mighty as it was shot out from his hand, and it was not inferior to an explosive arrow at all.
Besides, the tributary immediately found the source of everything as soon as he showed up. An ordinary Yin Grade martial artist would not be able to dodge the attack at all.
That said, Wu Guotu, who was next to Ou Yangming, yelled and turned his hand to retrieve his military saber and slashed.
“Bang-“A deafening sound was heard, then Wu Guotu staggered backward, but he managed to stop the stone.
Tributary Chen’s face darkened. “You’re ignorant. Do you really think that I won’t kill
you?”
Wu Guotu responded after he found his footing, “You ca
n obviously kill me since you’re the imperial family’s tributary, but as long as I’m alive, I won’t let my brother in the military get hurt!”.
“Brother in the military?” Tributary Chen sneered. “He’s not from the Middle Camp, is he?”
“Anyone from the Immense Forest Military Camp is a brother to me!” Wu Guotu replied to him sternly.
Tributary Chen looked coldly at him, but despite his fearsome aura, Wu Guotu was not going to compromise.
Nas
In terms of strength only, Wu Guotu was naturally far from Tributary Chen, but there was a more powerful being behind Wu Guotu, thus Tributary Chen was forced to give in. Tributary Chen scoffed. “Forget it, since I’m already here, you should stop this absurdity.”
Wu Guotu’s face twitched, and he finally said, “As you wish.”
“No!”
However, Ou Yangming stepped forward and expressed “The Liang family harmed a soldier’s family and forcibly occupied their house. If you let them go, it’s against heavenly principles!”
Wu Guotu’s face changed, and he quickly uttered, “Lil’ Ou, don’t speak nonsense!”
Ou Yangming stood tall like a mountain, and he stared at Wu Guotu with his lightning eyes. “Captain Wu, today, Jiang Jiumei was forced to run away from home because she was bullied. Does that mean that the family members of the other soldiers, who died carrying out a duty, will one day be treated like that too?”
Wu Guotu was stunned, and he swallowed his words before he was able to let them out.
Ou Yangming’s eyes were glowing, and his voice spread far and wide.
“I want everyone to know that the families of my brothers in the military, whether they’re still alive or have died in the battlefield, will live very well!” Ou Yangming’s voice was resounding. “I, Ou Yangming, am willing to be their backup and support! Those who bully a soldier’s family will not be spared—they must be killed!”
“They won’t be spared!
“They must be killed!
“They won’t be spared! They must be killed!”
The fifty soldiers from the Middle Camp and the South Camp stuck out their chest and roared.
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