Chapter 104 – Denying It To The End

Translator: Mr Voltaire

Editor: Master Shadow

Hearing Yuan Cheng’s words, Xiao Yun’s gaze became cold.

“Misunderstanding?” Xiao Yun smiled mockingly as he calmly said, “If it really was a misunderstanding, how could the Qiu family’s people have entered so easily to kill me? Could it be that you’re working with the Qiu family? Or is the Yuan family used to allowing other people to come to the Cloudsea Merchant Alliance to murder their guests?”

“This?” Yuan Cheng frowned. He had only just arrived, and did not know the situation.

After falling silent for a while, Yuan Cheng looked around, then looked at the Yuan family’s people.

“What’s going on?” His question was accompanied by his powerful aura, causing those around him to tremble.

“Yuan Zuo, you tell me.” Yuan Cheng’s eyes glinted as his gaze fell on one of the True Essence realm cultivators. This was one of the middle-aged men who had chosen not to attack Xiao Yun just then.

“Third Patriarch, it was Manager Yuan who told us to let the Qiu family’s people do as they wished,” Yuan Zuo said as he walked up.

“What?” Yuan Cheng’s gaze became cold as he looked at Yuan Mo, whose aura was extremely weak and had blood coming out of his lips. “Yuan Mo, is this true?” he asked in a severe tone.

“Third Patriarch, because of how ferocious the Qiu family’s people seemed, I decided that it was best not to interfere.” Yuan Mo explained as he struggled to his feet, looking wronged. “It was said that this Xiao Yun killed their Qiu family’s people, so I could only stand by and watch.”

“Just stand by and watch?” Yuan Cheng asked as he glared at Yuan Mo.

“Mm.” Yuan Mo nodded.

“Then how did the Qiu family’s people know that Xiao Yun was here?” Yuan Cheng asked.

“I don’t know either,” Yuan Mo replied. “This Qiu family hates Xiao Yun to the bones; I’m sure they already noticed him when he entered the city.”

Yuan Cheng thought for a moment before saying, “Worthy young sir, this matter may just be a misunderstanding. How about we let it go?”

“A misunderstanding?” Xiao Yun asked with a cold smile. “Wanting to put all of this aside with just an explanation of it being a ‘misunderstanding’ is too simple – do you think I’m a 3-year-old child? As the Manager of the Cloudsea Merchant Alliance, how could this have happened if he hadn’t worked together with the Qiu family? Don’t tell me you’ll allow people to kill each other within your Cloudsea Merchant Alliance?”

If such a large merchant alliance could not even protect their VIPs, how would they display their might? How could anyone dare to come anymore? At the very least, this Manager should have tried to stop the fight, but he had hidden himself away.

“What do you want to do then?” Yuan Cheng asked as he slightly frowned.

“Cripple his cultivation,” Xiao Yun replied with a dark look.

“Third Patriarch, please don’t listen to his biased words,” Yuan Mo hurriedly said.

“I doubt that the Third Patriarch will punish Manager Yuan.”

“That’s right. After all, we’re all family,” some of the other Yuan family’s people quietly discussed.

Crippling the cultivation of a late stage True Essence realm cultivator was simply too rash.

“Is it possible for us to talk this out?” Yuan Cheng looked quite awkward. If it was a normal cultivator, he would have promptly agreed. However, a late stage True Essence realm cultivator was simply too important to the family. Without committing an unforgiveable crime, it was difficult to justify such a thing.

“Since Third Patriarch Yuan thinks that my life isn’t worth much, I think there’s nothing for us to discuss. Today, I’ll give Elder Yuan Xu some face and spare his dog life. However, I’ll be cutting off ties with the Yuan family. I don’t believe that without your Yuan family, I, Xiao Yun, will be unable to establish myself,” Xiao Yun declared as he cupped his fists. “Goodbye.” After saying this, he turned to leave.

Since the Yuan family was like this, there was no need to have anything to do with him. Even without this matter, the Qiu family would have come looking for him. Against the Qiu family’s might, the Yuan family would most likely stand by and watch again. Why should he lower his head to beg these people for help? He might as well rely on himself.

“Please wait, young sir Xiao,” Yuan Cheng hurriedly said.

“What is it?” Xiao Yun asked as he turned to look at the Third Patriarch.

“Are you truly as brother Yuan Xu said?” Yuan Cheng asked. His words were quite cryptic, and the other people couldn’t understand what he was saying. However, Xiao Yun understood his intentions.

“I’m only here because I trust Elder Yuan Xu. If you don’t believe him, then there’s nothing for me to say,” Xiao Yun replied.

“Alright, I’ll agree to your terms then,” Yuan Cheng said as he looked at the youth seriously.

Xiao Yun’s expression remained calm, and met Yuan Cheng’s gaze.

“Yuan Mo, as the Manager of the Cloudsea Merchant Alliance, no matter if you conspired with the Qiu family or not, your actions have damaged the Cloudsea Merchant Alliance’s reputation, if not our entire Yuan family’s reputation. If we don’t punish you, no one will trust our Cloudsea Merchant Alliance again,” Yuan Cheng said in a severe tone as he glared at Yuan Mo.

“Third Patriarch, you can’t do this,” Yuan Mo hurriedly pleaded with a chill in his heart.

“Whoosh!

Yuan Cheng moved like a great eagle, speeding towards Yuan Mo. A gigantic palm appeared in front of him and an awesome might emanated out from it, causing the surrounding air to freeze.

“No!!” Feeling the immense might, Yuan Mo’s heart thumped, and he screamed out.

Bang!

The palm landed savagely on Yuan Mo’s abdomen, shattering his dantian. After being injured, Yuan Mo could not defend at all.

Seeing this, Xiao Yun nodded. At this point, killing Yuan Mo was not important. Rather, Xiao Yun wanted to show that he was not to be trifled with.

Yuan Mo was sent flying and coughed up a mouthful of blood as he crashed onto the ground. The True Essence within his body dissipated, his aura becoming incredibly weak.

“Third, Patriarch, you!” Yuan Mo’s eyes lost their focus as he stared at the Third Patriarch, his expression filled with disbelief. In the next moment, his eyes rolled up as he lost consciousness.

“Manager Yuan was really crippled.”

“The Third Patriarch did such a thing for this person. Just who is he?” The Cloudsea Merchant Alliance’s people felt quite shocked.

This was a late stage True Essence realm cultivator. How could the Third Patriarch cripple him just like that for an outsider? With the Yuan family’s strength, there was no need to do this at all!

In just a moment, everyone started to look at the youth with great curiosity.

“Take him away.” Yuan Cheng waved his sleeve, then stood with his hands behind his back, radiating an immense might.

“Yes!” A few people by the side hurriedly came over to take Yuan Mo away.

“Worthy young sir, this was my Yuan family’s fault. Please don’t bear any hatred towards us,” Yuan Cheng apologized as he turned and smiled at the youth. “Since it’s getting late, please come with me to the Yuan residence so that I can properly receive you.”

“I’ll have to trouble Third Patriarch Yuan then,” Xiao Yun said as he cupped his fists.

“Haha, you’re being too courteous. This old man will have to rely on worthy young sir for many things in future, so please don’t refuse.” The Third Patriarch’s amicable air was completely different to his domineering might from before, which caused the Cloudsea Merchant Alliance’s people to feel quite shocked.

“Just who is this youth? Why is the Third Patriarch treating him so courteously?”

“He must belong to some sort of incredible power.”

The people started to discuss and tried to guess Xiao Yun’s background.

Xiao Yun remained calm and walked out of the Cloudsea Merchant Alliance with the Yuan family’s Third Patriarch. Even though this matter was over, Xiao Yun knew that this was only the first test.

He knew that there were many more things to come. If he wanted the Yuan family to support him against the Qiu family, he would have to prove his worth with his own strength. Only then would the Yuan family be willing to sacrifice for him. This was essentially an exchange, and was quite fair. Without any benefit, why would they care about his life or death?

There was a luxurious carriage waiting outside of the Cloudsea Merchant Alliance.

“After you!” The Third Patriarch smiled, inviting Xiao Yun within. Both of them got into the carriage and started to travel towards the Yuan residence.

The carriage was quite wide and had another carriage within, which was big enough for 4 people.

“Haha, worthy young sir, I heard from brother Yuan Xu that you’re extremely talented. Not only are you able to refine pills, you can even heal others. Is this true?” the Third Patriarch smiled as he asked the youth after some casual conversation.

“I can cure most normal illnesses,” Xiao Yun calmly replied.

“Worthy young sir is too modest. I heard that Duke Yan’s daughter suffered with a poison that was said to be incurable unless she consumed an Antidote Pill. However, you painstakingly extracted her poison for her for two years, then finally refined an Antidote Pill for her to cure her of the poison.” The Third Patriarch looked at the youth expectantly, as if he was waiting for the youth’s reply.

“There was indeed such a thing,” Xiao Yun said. “I wonder why Third Patriarch mentioned this matter?” Rather than focusing on pill refining, he seemed more interested in this, making Xiao Yun feel somewhat confused.

“Haha, I won’t hide it from worthy young sir that my daughter has been ill for many years. We haven’t been able to find a cure for her, so I was hoping that worthy young sir would take a look at her when he’s free.” The Third Patriarch smiled, but his eyes were filled with worry.

“Oh,” Xiao Yun raised his eyebrows as he asked, “What sort of illness has your daughter been afflicted with?”

“It’s a long story!” the Third Patriarch sighed before telling Xiao Yun everything. When his wife was pregnant, she had been poisoned with Moon Demon Poison, causing her daughter to also suffer from this when she was born. The girl was called Yuan Wan Ting.

They had not discovered the poison early on, and it only started breaking out when she was 8 years old. Back then, his wife had taken an Antidote Pill to control the poison, but in the end, she had still died because of it.

As such, even though Yuan Wan Ting had consumed a Antidote Pill, it only served to stabilise the poison, and could not completely cure it.

Luckily, she had only been exposed to the poison within her mother’s womb. Her poison was not as severe, which was why she had survived.

From the Yuan family’s people’s a.n.a.lysis, this Moon Demon Poison could only be cured by an Antidote Pill refined out of Sun Essence Fruit.

However, Sun Essence fruits were incredibly rare, and it was difficult for even the Heaven Origin Sect to find any. The Third Patriarch could only watch his daughter grow weaker by the day, not knowing when she would die because of the poison. If it wasn’t for the Cloudsea Merchant Alliance, she would not have lasted until now.

“Moon Demon Poison?” After hearing this, Xiao Yun tightly frowned.

“Worthy young sir, do you have any way to cure my daughter’s poison?” The Third Patriarch’s eyes were filled with hope. After hearing about the youth’s powers, and that he had saved the Yan family’s daughter, he had been waiting for this day for a long time.

“I’ll have to have a look at Miss Yuan’s condition first,” Xiao Yun replied. Without seeing the Third Patriarch’s daughter, even Xiao Yun could not guarantee that he would be able to cure the poison.