by Aixia Deyu
"Ha!" Han Chen chuckled and shrugged, "Forget it! If you win, I'll admit defeat. I can't beat your clan's elder. "
"You?" Situ Yi's face was as ugly as pig liver, "Stinky brat, you just happened to win against me. If we continue to compete, no one will interfere again! "
"Are you sure? You might really die. "
"Bastard." Situ Yi cursed out, wanting to attack again. A powerful pressure suddenly spread out from the top of the hall, causing everyone to be startled, they turned to look, only to see Pu Yuelin's face filled with anger.
"Hmph, what do you think of my Pu Jia? Do you want me to give you air that I don't even exist? "
This angry roar was completely directed towards Situ Yi, who would have thought that the latter could endure Pu Yuelin's imposing aura. Startled, his face paled and his feet started to sway.
"Patriarch Pu!" Elder Situ Yan's face was unfriendly, his sharp eyes coldly glanced at Han Chen, and said: "You, as the Patriarch, are not afraid of being laughed at by others when you attack a junior?"
"Joke? Humph, without my permission, your Situ Family members will attack in my Pu Jia Hall. "You all are looking down on me too much. I'll teach him a lesson, what's wrong with that?"
"You?" Situ Yan was angry to the point that he couldn't vent his anger, he replied solemnly, "Alright, I'll ask you one more thing. Is today's marriage a knot or not? "
Pu Yuelin stood up, his lips slightly moved, and clearly spat out two words, "No way!"
Hearing this answer, Shen Yu heaved a sigh of relief, Han Chen also knew that her mission this time could be considered to have been completed. The two of them looked at each other and blinked their eyes as they pursed their lips and smiled.
The coldness in Situ Yan's eyes surged as he nodded his head and coldly laughed, "Heh, very good. Patriarch Pu, this was your decision, don't regret it. "Farewell!"
"Bye!"
"Humph!" Situ Yan angrily turned around and left with Situ Yi. The group of betrothal gifts he brought also followed suit. The marriage alliance ended on bad terms. Of course, Shen Yu was secretly happy.
After Situ Yan and the others left, the atmosphere in the hall was still as quiet as before, witrace of awkwardness. The way the people of Pu Jia looked at Han Chen was also a bit less scornful. This youth had used the second level of Qi Refining to almost kill Situ Yi, who was at the fourth level of Qi Refining. With just this, he was already extraordinary.
Pu Yuelin sighed lightly, and took the lead to break the awkward atmosphere. "Yu'er, I almost fell for your trap. Since you don't want to marry into the Situ Family, I'll do as you say! Dad won't be able to control you. "
With that, Pu Yuelin left the hall, and the other clan elders followed suit.
The moment he saw his father sigh, Shen Yu's heart moved, he felt like he had done something wrong. Seeing his uncle and cousin walking over, he asked gently, "Uncle, father …"
"Ai, Yu'er, don't blame your father! He just wants you to find a good home. " Pu Yuehua looked at Han Chen with some deep meaning in his eyes, and continued, "You should find a time to explain it to your father! Uncle knows that you usually like to mess around, but you have a sense of propriety. "
Chapter 35 - Cheap Shot
Night time, in the Inner Academy. The patriarch of Pu Jia, Pu Yuelin, had both his hands behind his back, raising his head to look at the sky covered with stars, as though he was worried about something.
Heavy footsteps came from behind him. It was his younger brother, the other pillar of the family, Pu Yuehua.
"Big brother, are you still angry at Yu'er? Everything she said in the day was a lie. Don't you know her character? Although it is a bit of a prank, but you still have a sense of propriety when it comes to doing things. "
Pu Yuelin turned around, shook his head, and said, "I know that he's lying to me, and I'm not angry with him."
"Then are you worried about the situation in Linxing City?"
"That's right. Our relationship with the Lei Clan has already become more and more tense. We can meet again at any time. Now that the conflict with the Situ Family has ended unhappily, I'm worried that the two families will join hands and suppress my Pu Jia. "
Hearing the other party's words, Pu Yuehua couldn't help but furrow her brows, and softly sigh, "There is still half a month before the annual gathering. The battle for the annual gathering within the city is about to begin once again. Our Pu Jia has already become third place for several years. "
The battle at the annual Clan Assembly waxchange of pointers organized jointly by the various large and small clans and powers within Linxing City. The third place was pretty good, but to the Pu Jia, one of the three great powers in the city, it was no different from the last place. This was because they were comparable to the Situ Family and the Lei Family.
"Sigh!" If his skills were inferior to others, what could he do? It was said that Lei Li, that junior, had also broken through to the sixth level of Qi Refining. And the most outstanding people in my Pu Jia are only the two of them, Feng'er and Yu'er, at the fourth level of Qi Refining. "
The two couldn't help falling into silence again. In the eyes of others, this year's battle was just for appreciation. However, it was very important for the three forces that were openly and secretly fighting for more than a decade.
Furthermore, what Pu Yuelin was worried about was that this time, the Lei and Situ Clans would suppress the Pu Jia after the battle at the annual gathering.
"Big brother, why not we?" Pu Yuehua did not say the latter half of the sentence, but her expression turned especially serious.
Pu Yuelin squinted his eyes and shook his head, "No, until the moment of life and death, I will not do that."
On the bustling and lively main street, Shen Yu was leading Han Chen around happily. Along with him were Pu Wei and the disciples of the few families. They all played quite well with Shen Yu in the past. Naturally, everyone would be happy to accompany her when she returned.
"Shen Yu, when are we going back to the Mystical Peak?" Han Chen asked.
"Mm, how about after the Spring Festival?"
"That long? Last time, you said it was only a few days. " When Han Chen saw how pitiful the other party's eyes were, he could only shake his head and sigh, "Fine, then, let's complete the New Year gathering!"
"Hee hee." Shen Yu suddenly had the look of "successful plot", and a mischievous look flashed across her pretty face. Her big eyes were bright as she subconsciously held onto Han Chen's arm. I'll take you to the Treasure House to play. "
Pu Wei and the other disciples behind them were deep in thought. If Han Chen had not easily defeated Situ Yi, they would have thought that Shen Yu was just a flower stuck in a cow dung.
"Little sister, should we take the shortcut over there?" Pu Wei suggested.
"Alright!"
At night, Linxing City's liveliness was not worse than during the day. However, in a dark corner somewhere, an unknown dark thing began to spread.
The short cut led through a less populated area with several tall buildings nearby. The voices gradually died down. At that moment, an arrow with a cold gleam suddenly shot out of the darkness with the force of a gust of wind.
"Everyone, be careful." Pu Wei who was walking in the front had a change in expression, he brandished his sword and cut the arrow in half.
Seeing this sudden scene, Han Chen, Shen Yu and the rest were all shocked. There were only two families that dared to shoot hidden arrows at Pu Jia.
"Which shameless person secretly shoidden arrow?"
"Do you know who we are?"
The disciples of the Pu Jia all started to loudly curse, and it was also at this time that another "sou" sound was heard, and another arrow came flying towards them. Hiss! This arrow directly pierced through a disciple's shoulder.
frowned, her beautiful eyes filled with anger as she looked in the direction of the arrow, "Who is it? If you have the ability to come out openly, don't sneak out. "
"Little sist
er, stop shouting, I know who it is." Pu Wei checked his injured comrades and said ruthlessly, "The one who is good at archery is that bastard Lei Li."
Lei Li? Shen Yu was even more surprised, "What exactly happened? Does the Lei Family dare to go against our family's military? "
Swoosh! As he spoke, he shot another three arrows in quick succession. Their target was precisely Shen Yu, Pu Wei and Han Chen. Not caring about all these for the time being, Han Chen unsheathed his flexible sword and released three sharp and clear sounds that blocked the arrows. However, the remaining energy still shook his arm until it felt somewhat numb.
"This person is very strong." Han Chen secretly thought, he could not help but become more vigilant.
The enemy was in the dark, and their target was huge. If they did not quickly find out where the enemy was hiding, then things would be bad for them. However, what surprised Han Chen was that the other party did not have any intention to hide anything. A hundred meters in front of him, a young man with a grave expression and dark eyes was nocking an arrow.
"Lei Li, it's really you." When Pu Wei said that, she did not believe him. Now that he had witnessed it for himself, he no longer doubted it.
The corner of Lei Li's mouth raised into a cold smile. The bow slightly trembled and another three sharp arrows shot out. This time, their speed was at least two times faster than before.
Han Chen did not dare to take it head-on, and pulled Shen Yu to dodge to the side. Pu Wei was infuriated, the sword in his hand slashed down ferociously, ding! He broke the arrow in half.
"Damned Lei Li, what kind of ability is this? "If you have the ability, you can compete with me in a fair and square manner."
As usual, only the continuous arrows replied him. Lei Li's movements were extremely fast, as he nocked and nocked his bow, nocked his bow, and released arrows. After a series of movements, Xingyun shot out arrows like flowing water.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Very quickly, several disciples were shot, and they screamed out in pain.
These people were Shen Yu's better playmates, the injuries they received made her especially angry, "Lei Li, stop it for me, if not I will not let you go."
"Heh, a bunch of useless trash." Lei Li did not have any intention to stop, and every arrow was faster than the last.
Seeing such a situation, Pu Wei was still angered to the point that he had not lost his reason, he blocked the arrow and shouted out, "Everyone retreat, we are returning immediately."
But several disciples had their legs injured, and even worse, their spleens were pierced through. Their movement speed was especially slow. "Chi!" A sharp and ear-piercing sound came out, Pu Wei felain in his chest, and a burst of blood splashed out. Astonishingly, there was a sharp arrow in front of his body.
"Brother." Shen Yu's face turned pale white, she immediately stepped forward to support him.
"Don't worry about me, you guys hurry up and leave." Pu Wei clenched his teeth, flames almost spitting out from his eyes as he glared fiercely at Lei Li, "Despicable and shameless bastard, I'll kill you sooner or later."
"Hmph, we'll talk about it when you survive!" A killing intent flashed across Lei Li's eyes as he pulled the bowstring into a full moon and took aim.
However, at this moment, a figure rapidly rushed towards him. Lei Li was startled for a moment, and then laughed coldly, "You reckless fool." After he finished speaking, he moved his target from Pu Wei to the figure that was dashing towards him.
"Han Chen, come back quickly." Shen Yu was so scared that his beautiful face turned pale. Lei Li had the strength of the sixth stage of Qi Refinement, and with the addition of his "bow and arrow" ability, his long-range attacks were especially powerful. Han Chen's actions were practically courting death.
Swoosh! After the arrow was shot, Han Chen's pupils reflected the cold tip of the arrow. He dodged to the side and the arrow brushed past his shoulder.
"Huh?" Even Pu Wei was unable to dodge his arrows, he never expected to be dodged by Han Chen. He could not help but reveal an interested smile.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! One arrow after another struck over. Han Chen's expression was solemn, like a fierce tiger descending the mountain or a flood dragon entering the sea.
The distance between the two quickly closed. Han Chen leaped, jumping with all his might teight of more than ten meters. Lei Li also nocked his last arrow.
"Hehe, you're just a fool. Can you split my arrow in the air?" Releasing his fingers, the bowstring trembled, and the last arrow shot straight towards Han Chen's head. Lei Li's heart could be said to be extremely vicious.
A sword light flashed, and "Kacha", the arrow was actually split into two halves by Han Chen. However, he was also pushed back by the impact, and the moment he landed on the ground, he jumped up and rushed towards Lei Li.
Lei Li squinted his eyes, his heart was filled with surprise, he immediately threw away the bow in his hand and laughed disdainfully, "This time I will let you guys go, next time I won't be so lucky."
After he finished speaking, Lei Li jumped down from the pavilion and disappeared into the night.
Han Chen did not have the intention to chase after them. He stood at the place where Lei Li was previously at, and panted heavily. His right arm, which was holding onto the sword, was also trembling uncontrollably. For someone at the second level of Qi Refinement to deal with a sixth level Qi Refining, it was just too difficult.
Seeing Lei Li leaving, the nearby Shen Yu, Pu Wei and the others couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief. And the gaze with which they looked at Han Chen, had an additional hint of admiration and recognition.
Chapter 36 - Worship of Ancestors
Pu Jia, in the great hall, Patriarch Pu Yuelin and the few elders had not slept for the entire night.
In front of them, stood Shen Yu, Han Chen and a few other injured disciples. After the Patriarch and Patriarch's treatment, although there were no casualties, a lot of people were heavily injured. Especially Pu Wei, whose lung had been pierced through. If he didn't treat it properly, he might end up suffering from asthma in the future.
"Just a mere Lei Li nearly caused all of you to perish, haha." Pu Yuelin's mouth formed a bitter smile. If the younger generation was like this, he, as the Patriarch, would be the one feeling the most heartache.
After listening to everyone's story, a deep sense of helplessness and self-mockery welled up within his heart. If the youth was strong, the clan was strong. If the younger generation were to lose to the others, the Pu Jia's future would be worrisome.
"Big brother, let them rest first!" Pu Yuehua said.
"Go!" Pu Yuelin waved his hand, signaling Shen Yu, Pu Wei and the rest to leave first.
After Han Chen and the others left, only the two brothers Pu Yuelin and a few important elders remained in the hall. The atmosphere was heavy, so heavy that it was hard to breathe.
In another half a month, the battle for the annual Clan Assembly would begin. One was Situ Feng and the other was Lei Li. Most likely, all of the people in Lin Xing City thought that the two families would be the ones to fight for the championship.
"Sigh, all of you should leave as well!"
"Big brother." Pu Yuehua clenched both her fists, as a firm look flashed in her eyes, "Big brother, we can't tolerate this any longer." If we do not take action now, my Pu Jia will definitely be suppressed after the annual Clan Assembly. "
"That's right, Patriarch. That little bastard from the Lei Family is bullying us.
"Big brother, let's worship our ancestor!"
Pu Yuehua's eyes flickered with blazing flames, and all the other elders had a solemn expression on their faces. Everyone lowered their heads, and spoke in unison, "Patriarch, for the sake of the future of the Pu Jia, we can only disturb our ancestors."
Pu Yuelin fell into a state of silence, an indescribable heaviness appearing between his brows. In their Pu Jia, there was actually a secret that was unknown.
"What secret?" In the pavilion in the garden, Han Chen looked at Shen Yu in shock.
Shen Yu rested her chin on her small hands as melancholy gushed out from her beautiful eyes. Her red lips moved slightly as she said, "A long, long time ago, our Pu Jia was extremely powerful and could even be said to be the overlord of a region. Furthermore, the Pu Jia back then was a special clan, as for where it was special, I can't really put my finger on it. "
The strong contending for hegemony was a gathering of heroes! A world-shocking talent had appeared in the Pu Jia all those years ago. The light of the stars shone down, leading the clan towards prosperity, and that person was the ancestor of the Pu Jia, Pu Miling!
"And then?"
"After the fall of our ancestor, our Pu Jia also gradually withered. It has been nearly a thousand years, and it has fallen to this point. " Shen Yu's tone carried a trace of strangeness, her beautiful eyes raised slightly as she said softly, "In our backyard, there's a sculpture of our ancestors still being preserved. When I was young, I heard my father say that the statue contained the power passed down through the ancestors. "
The power passed down by ancestors? Han Chen could not help but be taken aback. Since the ancestor of the Pu Jia was so powerful in the past, the inheritance left behind must definitely be extraordinary.
Shen Yu also saw Han Chen's confusion and continued to explain, "Initially, I was also puzzled as to why our family would not be able to accomplish anything with the inheritance of the ancestor. "Father told me that before my grandfather died, he left behind a testament that the clan could not use the inheritance of the ancestors unless it was a matter of life and death."
"It seems like there are quite a few twists and turns."
"Yes!" At that time, I was also curious and sneaked into the basement, where I saw the statue of my ancestor! " When Shen Yu said these words, his eyes clearly showed a trace of fear and unease. However, he quickly disappeared, and Han Chen did not sense it.
The two of them did not continue to discuss about the ancestors of Pu Jia, but because of the incident last night, Shen Yu was not in a good mood.