Chapter 39 – Family Gathering (1)

The door opened, as one of Qingkuang’s subordinates respectfully entered and kneeled down, before he explained the previous events to Ye Jian. 

As he listened attentively, Ye Jian’s face grew even darker. He held the cup of tea in the air, without drinking it. Eventually, he silently closed his eyes and took a sip of tea. 

The subordinate scratched his head in bewilderment, as he was confused to see Ye Jian so composed after hearing this breaking news. 

“We should do two things right away. One, send someone to block the entrance to the rear part of the Ye Castle, in case our secret plan leaks out. Second, it’s time to use our secret force. Let them closely follow everyone’s current actions, especially Ye Qiang&h.e.l.lip; If he dares to oppose me, then I’ll gladly have some fun with him.” Ye Jian ordered sternly. 

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It was still early in the morning, Ye Qiang rose up for some cultivation, as this was his long-formed habit. Throughout his cultivating years, he had always been a firm believer of absolute power, which he regarded would shatter any and all evil plots. 

Unlike the talented Ye Dao, Ye Qiang was a resolute, diligent cultivator. Every day, he would rise up early to cultivate. 

This year, he had turned thirty eight. Embarra.s.singly, despite all of his persistent practice, his capability in cultivation was never listed on the very top as he had hoped for. However, because of his diligence, he had managed to outstrip his big brother, Ye Jian. Now, based on his achievements in cultivation, he had entered the Realm of the Emperor and was appointed as the vice-president of the Combat Department of the Ye Family. 

As the two major departments in the Ye Family, the Punishment Department was established to deal with internal affairs, while the Combat Department was founded to confront outside attacks. At present, the presidents of these two departments, accompanied by Ye Tianlong, had gone into reclusion. Therefore, the vice-presidents of these departments enjoyed a stunning amount of authority over almost everything. 

Ye Qiang knew, since the death of his super talented second brother, Ye Dao, that their father was really heartbroken, which was the main reason for his seclusion. He also knew, that his big brother, Ye Jian, aspired to become the leader of the family. As a leader of the City Major Mansion in Grey City, Ye Jian wasn’t yet in the position to lead the whole family. However, Ye Jian was a crazy careerist, who dreamed of leading his force to launch attacks outside, so that he could become a monumental figure in the Ye Family. In order to crash Ye Jian’s aspiration, Ye Qiang kept on cultivating, in the hope to obtain absolute power, which he believed would turn Ye Jian’s secret force into mere vulnerable bubbles. 

However, while in his morning cultivation, he was shocked by a piece of appalling news. 

“How can the son of Ye Dao be this strong? He even killed one of the key descendants of the family! Most importantly, he’s currently on his way to kill the eldest young lord!” 

“How interesting!” 

Ye Qiang’s face was beaming with smiles, which somehow added to his physical charm. 

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As for Qinghan, he didn’t realize that someone in the family had already taken a series of actions against him. The only thing on his mind right now, was to seek revenge for his sister. Actually, he didn’t care much about what the family members thought about him. After all, he had already decided, that after he had sought revenge for his sister, he would permanently leave the Ye Family. 

Therefore, he carried his sister on his back, as he burned the eastern part of the Ye Castle, before he ran to the western part. At this moment, he had finally arrived at the entrance to the Drunken-heart Garden.

“Ye Qingkuang, come out and let me kill you!” 

The furious yelling broke the silence in the usual peaceful garden, as though a silent pool was. .h.i.t by a stone that violently rippled the water. 

A few seconds later, the whole western part of the Ye Castle was in chaos, as numerous people came out from their rooms. All of them were surprised, as they were looking towards Qinghan. 

Qingkuang had already predicted Qinghan’s arrival, but he had never expected that it would be so soon. Plus, he had been worried about the possible conspiracy of Ye Qiang, so he hadn’t expect Qinghan to come in such a presumptuous and wild manner. 

As a key descendant, as well as the eldest young lord of the Ye Family, Qingkuang was always arrogant, and he had the capability to be arrogant. He was never able to stand anyone who was more overbearing than him. However, today, he was actually treated in such an overbearing way by Qinghan! Therefore, he couldn’t wait any longer to come out to confront Qinghan. Even though, he had originally planned to wait until Ye Ron’s arrival. Immediately, he strode out of his room, accompanied by several guards. 

“Ye Qinghan, what do you mean by killing me?” Qingkuang flared out. 

“Nothing special, I just want to end your life.” By looking over his shoulder, Qinghan noticed that Qingyu was soundly asleep. A second afterwards, he turned his head back towards Qingkuang and calmly replied. It seemed as if he was talking to an old friend, rather than an enemy. 

“Haha, end my life? Hey, everybody, have you heard what this piece of garbage just said? He wants to kill me? This is the funniest thing I have heard in my entire life.” Qingkuang wasn’t intimidated at all. Instead, he crossed his arms, as he was laughing uncontrollably. 

“Who am I? I’m Ye Qingkuang, the eldest young lord. While I also have the biggest potential of becoming the heir to the position of family leader. Everyone in the family respects me. Look at that over-confident b.a.s.t.a.r.d&h.e.l.lip; That piece of garbage... Kill me? How funny! Even Ye Qiang wouldn’t be so bold as to act blatantly against me.” Qingkuang quietly chuckled to himself. 

Following Qingkuang’s wild laughter, his guards, as well as the onlookers, were all bursting out in laughter, as though they too found it hilarious, that this piece of garbage wanted to challenge the capability of their eldest young lord. Soon, the garden was filled with various noises buzzing in the air. It was a mix of discussions, curses, sneers and more. 

“Holy s.h.i.t! Has the seventh young lord developed a fever? Why is he spouting such nonsense?”

“Haha, this dumba.s.s, I’m afraid that he received some brain damage recently. Given his nasty ability in cultivation, he probably won’t even be able to hurt a chicken.”

“Even if he has the courage to kill Qingkuang... How could he possibly succeed with his cultivation and that fourth-grade lion-nosed dog...”

“Definitely, he’s insane. No one with a normal brain would yell this early in the morning. We have to isolate this crazy man. Otherwise, he might even run to the rear part and kill our elders. Haha.”

However, Qingkuang was careful in front of Qinghan. After all, the fact that Qinghan had killed both Ye Bao and Qingxie couldn’t be neglected. Moreover, his younger brother – Qingxian, had already been sneak-attacked twice by Qinghan. Based on these concerns, he chose to be wary of the possible dangers ahead of him, despite his composed manner. 

“The world is not as just as it should be, so I have to enforce justice on behalf of the Heavens. The human being bears no sense of justice in their mind, so I have to bring those wrongdoers to justice by killing them myself. I have no choice but to kill you right now. Ye Qingkuang, even if I report your nasty plot to the Punishment Department, I believe that they wouldn’t justly punish you. Since neither the Heavens nor the family is reliable, I will be the judge of you myself&h.e.l.lip; As a key descendant of the Ye Family, you took bribes from an outsider, Xue Wuhen, and together, you conspired to cheat my sister into marrying Wuhen. You even fabricated a false family announcement. Eventually, because of your greediness and foolishness, my sister almost killed herself. All in all, I hereby declare your punishment&h.e.l.lip; Death, which will executed immediately!”

Disregarding the despiteful glances that were cast on him, Qinghan slowly narrated what had happened to his sister to the public, making the atmosphere increasingly intense. 

“Integration!”

The familiar figure of Little Black appeared in front of his chest, before it instantly jumped into his body. 

Staring at the mysterious tattoo on Qinghan’s forehead, as well as his murderous eyes, everyone present felt a chill in the air. 

“He isn’t kidding. A real fight is about to commence.” The crowds held their breath, waiting for any change that would happen in the next minute. Some of them retreated, as they went to their own masters to spread the word. 

“Everyone, please be my witness. It’s Ye Qinghan who has started this fight!”

“Integration!” 

Qingkuang had also integrated with his battle beast, a seventh-grade violent bear. Now, after integration, he was as powerful as a cultivator in the peak level of the Realm of the General. He threw a despiteful glance at Qinghan, before he stepped closer. 

Now, the distance between Qingkuang and Qinghan was only five steps. At this moment, Qinghan tossed his head towards Qingkuang, staring at him with his pair of horrible, glaring eyes. Suddenly, to Qingkuang’s sheer surprise, two dazzling beams of light suddenly emerged from Qinghan’s eyes. Within a second, Qinghan appeared beside Qingkuang, while he was holding a black dagger and thrust it into Qingkuang’s stomach, where his Dantian was located. The Dantian was extremely important in cultivation and once it was damaged, the cultivators cultivation would be ruined.

Chapter 39 – Family Gathering (2)

- Chi! -
 
Qingkuang’s stomach was stabbed through, making him closely resemble a saggy balloon. The whole crowd was panic stricken, as they widened their mouths and protruded their eyeb.a.l.l.s. At the same time, when Qingkuang woke up from his short unconsciousness, he was also stupefied. 

Without the help of his Dantian, which served as a reservoir for Battle Qi, Qingkuang felt he was like a withered flower, unable to regain his vigor. The huge amount of Battle Qi he had acc.u.mulated over the years, was quickly rushing out of his Dantian. The Battle Qi was in a complete mess, which even caused further damage to his meridians. All of a sudden, Qingkuang was caught by bouts of unbearable pain and coldness. Looking at the ruthless Qinghan, who was holding a blood-stained dagger, Qingkuang turned terror stricken, as he hysterically cried out. 

“NOOOOO!!!”
 
“Calm down, I just ruined your cultivation. If you keep moving like this, I’m afraid you’ll never have another chance to see your father and brother&h.e.l.lip; Cultivation can be regained if you start from scratch. But, if you were to die&h.e.l.lip; then that would be the end!” Qinghan whispered in Qingkuang’s ear. He then looked around at the crowd, and added, “Oh, my hand is shivering, I’m afraid, that I might accidentally kill Qingkuang. Go and tell Ye Jian, that if he cares about his son, to do me a favor. Tell him to bring the three great elders here.” 
 
“Ahhh!”
 
“Ye Qinghan, you’re mad! How do you dare to ruin the cultivation of our eldest young lord? You’ll certainly get killed&h.e.l.lip;”
  
“Crazy, absolutely insane! Ye Qinghan is a lunatic. He&h.e.l.lip; He&h.e.l.lip;”
 
“Hurry up! Inform the leader of the City Major Mansion, the vice-president of the Punishment Department, and all the other elders&h.e.l.lip; An unexpected emergency has taken place&h.e.l.lip;” 

“f.u.c.k Ye Qinghan, he even dares to ask for the great elders to come here. He has absolutely no respect for his superiors and their authority!”
   
The whole crowd bursted out into a clamor. This time, it was like a bomb falling into a pool, causing the water to splash in all directions. 
 
Interestingly, some people ran away, while others continued to harshly curse Qinghan, and again others were simply spooked silly. Obviously, they were all utterly shocked by Qinghan’s ferocious behavior, but expressed their horror in their own ways. 
  
Suddenly, several streaks of shadows appeared from the air, dashing towards the Drunken-heart Garden. 
  
“Ye Qinghan, let go of my son!”
   
The booming sound of Ye Jian caught everybody’s attention. As Qingkuang’s father, his voice was filled with incessant indignation and regrets. 
 
“Qinghan, hold on!” The next one who landed on the ground was Ye Qiang, who hastily arrived before Ye Jian could do any harm to Qinghan. 
 
“Ye Qinghan, you’re doomed today!” Ye Ron bl.u.s.tered with an outraged expression. Actually, he felt regret for coming later, otherwise Qingkuang could’ve been saved. Once he had received the message from Qingkuang’s subordinate, he hadn’t given it much heed. However, they all underestimated the revengeful power of Qinghan. 
 
Soon, Ye Tianqing, Ye Tianxing, Ye Gong, Ye Quan&h.e.l.lip; dozens of elders flew towards their direction. They all slowly arrived, gathering together in the Drunk-heart Garden. 
  
“Aside from the members from the Elder Clan, others please leave here as soon as possible. No one is allowed to spread the word about what has happened today in the Ye Castle!” Ye Jian ordered in a seemingly-composed manner, trying to refrain from his fury, which was about to explode. It was heart-aching for a father to witness his son being treated like this. Looking at Qingkuang’s bleeding stomach, Ye Jian felt as if it was his heart that was bleeding. 

A minute later, the crowd had silently dispersed in all directions. 
   
Qingkuang was closely and firmly held by Qinghan, while drops of blood kept dripping from the dagger in Qinghan’s hand. Everyone anch.o.r.ed their eyes on Qinghan’s indifferent face, as they were pondering on possible solutions to end this farce. 

“All of you have finally arrived, hm? Why doesn’t anyone negotiate with me? Do you wish to see this b.a.s.t.a.r.d suffer, like I do?” In front of so many respected elders, Qinghan was a little bit nervous, as he was trying to say something to dissolve the awkward atmosphere. 
   
Ye Jian lifted his brow and clenched his fist, “Let my son go!” 
 
“I’m not that silly!” Qinghan rejected. 
  
“Qinghan, you should prevent Qingkuang from bleeding to death. If he died, things will get worse.” Ye Qiang broke in, as he was apparently on Qianghan’s side. 
 
Qinghan nodded in agreement and swiftly pressed his fingers on the bleeding meridians.
 
“Do you know what you are doing right now? If you don’t let go of Qingkuang, you know, a life for a life&h.e.l.lip; You’ll pay for it!” Ye Ron screamed in a high-pitched, hysterical voice, as though he was trying to conceal the startled feelings deep inside his heart. 
   
Ye Ron hadn’t even finished his words, or Qinghan indignantly interrupted, “Shut up! Qingkuang is the accomplice of that shameless scheme to force my sister to marry Wuhen. I know, that you’re probably part of this secret plan. One day, I will kill you!” 
  
“You&h.e.l.lip; you dare to tarnish my reputation? Haha, little b.a.s.t.a.r.d, I’m afraid that no one will help you clear this mess up. You’re finished, boy.” Ye Ron yelled despitefully. 
  
“Really? Alright, before I die, I wish for this eldest young lord to be buried with me.” Qinghan sneered, holding the dagger above Qingkuang’s chest. 
 
“No, Hold on, Qinghan. Father, please help me!” Looking at the sharp dagger, which was only an inch away from his body, Qingkuang shouted out for help. 
 
“Stop! Ye Qinghan, What do you need from us, hm?” In order to save his son, Ye Jian lowered his voice, though the flames of anger were still roaring inside. 
   
Actually, Qinghan didn’t need anything from them. The moment he had killed Qingxie, he was suddenly convinced, that he must think of a wise strategy for his revenge. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to safely leave the Ye Castle. 
   
At the beginning, in order to grab everyone’s attention, he had burned the eastern part of the Ye Castle. Then he had ruined Qingkuang’s cultivation, and kidnapped him, so that the big bugs in the family would show up. Now, most of them had already joined this gathering, except for the three great elders – the family leader, Ye Tianlong, and the other two great elders. 
   
Given all the “evil” he had committed in this family – killing Ye Bao and Qingxie and ruining Qingkuang’s previous cultivation, Qinghan was destined to be killed. Ye Jian, for instance, would seek revenge for his son; the Punishment Depart, would execute him according to the family rules; and the Elder Clan would also not let him live peacefully. Even his Third Uncle, Ye Qiang, wouldn’t be able to protect him under such severe conditions. 
   
The only people who could save him were the three great elders, who were secluded at the rear side of the Ye Castle. Qinghan thought that the three great elders wouldn’t kill him, because he held a trump card in his hand – the holy-grade, soul-eating battle beast. 
  
Therefore, following Ye Jian’s question, he requested, “Sure, I’m glad to let him go, as long as you manage to invite the three great elders, who are in seclusion, to come and meet me.”