Vol 2 Chapter 38 (2/2)
Yuan Lixuan eagerly followed after him, but he was quite anxious inwardly. It seemed like Fan family could no longer endure and had decided to act but he’d no way of knowing whether Yuan family would be able to overcome this challenge.
When He Yiming arrived in the main hall, he discovered that the atmosphere in the main was not hostile as he’d imagined and was instead warm and affable.
But as soon as he entered, he attracted everybody’s gazes.
Apart from Yuan Earnest, his eldest uncle and brother, there were three more unfamiliar people.
Among the three strangers, one was a twenty-seven or twenty-eight year old young man while the other two seemed like middle-aged men.
The young man’s face was handsome. Especially, his two long sword-like, dark eyebrows which resembled like two feathers of a goose, two eyes that gleamed with wisdom, and a faint smile that seemed to have always been there.
As for the two spongers, their faces, on the contrary, carried a kind of sallow countenance, as if suffering from malnutrition.
However, as soon as He Yiming’s vision fell upon them, his brows slightly creased.
He’d already stepped into Xiantian realm. He could easily see through the true strengths of Houtian realm cultivators. That young man didn’t amount to much. Despite being bigger than He Yitian by a few years, his Internal Energy was merely at the seventh layer.
However, the two middle-aged men were not simple. Although they were not tenth layer experts, their cultivation was still at the ninth layer. Moreover, from their breathing tempo, he felt that they must have cultivated in the same technique. Moreover, from the small movements they had made, He Yiming could tell that if these two acted together, they would certainly have a high mutual coordination.
Merely a pa.s.sing glance was all He Yiming needed to understand so many things. This was the reason Xiantian realm’s powerful cultivators were so frightening.
When they inspected someone, they didn’t merely use their eyes, but at the same, by using their connection with the external world through the Worldly Qi, they could often discern many things that others couldn’t by paying attention to minute details.
As Yuan Earnest saw He Yiming, his eyes immediately s.h.i.+ned. The current He Yiming’s status in his mind was no longer any inferior to that of He Quanxin. Therefore, when he saw him return, he felt even more at ease.
“Nephew He Yiming, hurry over here,” Yuan Earnest chuckled and said, “I will make the introductions. This gentleman is Fan family’s elder young master Fan Vastsun- a brilliant talent in the Zheng Tong county’s young generation.”
Fan Vastsun gracefully smiled and said, “Uncle Yuan is too flattering. How could my little bit of skill catch the eye of the He brothers.”
Yuan Earnest chuckled once before saying, “These two gentleman are spongers of Fan family- Mr. Xiao Yifan and Mr. Xiao Yilin.”
Even after hearing Yuan Earnest’s introduction, these two continued to loftily sit on their chairs, turning a blind eye on He Yiming.
A furious expression flickered on Yuan Earnest’s face but was quickly suppressed.
He Yiming faintly nodded at them and was about to walk to his eldest uncle’s side when he saw his eldest brother He Yitian signaling him with eyes.
Following his eldest uncle’s vision, he saw that in the arrogant gaze’s of the two Xiao brothers, there was actually a hint of provocation. But their target of attention was his eldest uncle, not him.
He Yiming immediately understood that his eldest brother had actually been angry at these two individuals. However, since he was not an opponent for them himself, he wished for He Yiming to act.
Faintly nodding, He Yiming’s feet paused but immediately saw He Quanxin’s brows slightly creasing as he said, “Yiming, come sit beside me.”
Helpless, He Yiming shrugged towards his eldest brother and obediently walked to his eldest uncle’s side and sat down.
Currently, he still had the three-hundred-sixty jin heavy Reclining Moon Blade on his back. However, when he sat on the chair- as if the blade didn’t weigh at all, the chair didn’t even sway in the slightest.
Fan Vastsun and the spongers didn’t know but Yuan Earnest and others clearly knew the weight of the long cloth wrapping on He Yiming’s back. Their eyes immediately revealed a trace of admiration, even He Quanxin was no exception.
They could also counteract the weight of Reclining Moon Blade with the help of Internal Energy. However, accomplis.h.i.+ng this feat in such a carefree manner, as if it was nothing, that would be too hard to accomplish.
After the two sides exchanged a few lines, Fan Vastsun’s words suddenly took a turn, “Uncle Yuan, this time I’ve come to represent Lord Weiyu.”
Yuan Earnest’s smile immediately disappeared as he calmly said, “So it was because of Lord Weiyu. Could nephew Fan not be aware that as of now Lord Weiyu has already been expelled out of the clan by my father and can no longer be regarded as a member of our Yuan family? His activities no longer has anything to do with our Yuan family.”
Fan Vastsun’s face remained unchanged, “Uncle Yuan, such words are not good. Lord Weiyu, after all, is the blood-related eldest son of Yuan family. Although he hasn’t received the seat of the clan leader, in any case, he still possess Yuan family’s most purest bloodline. How could he be so easily expelled out of the clan?”
Yuan Earnest coldly laughed and said, “Nephew Fan, this seems like an affair of our Yuan family that has nothing to do with you, no?”
Fan Vastsun’s smile remained completely intact, “Originally, our Fan family was unrelated. However, uncle surely already knows that I’ve married Lord Zeyu’s grandaughter.” His eyes s.h.i.+ned momentarily as he said, “As my wife’s husband, I can’t watch her father being subjected to such grievances in his own family and do nothing about it.”
Yuan Earnest’s corner of the mouth curled into a smile, but this smile brimmed with coldness, “In that case, how is nephew Fan intending to intervene?”
Fan Vastsun spoke with a faint smile, “Lord Weiyu has asked me to convey his message. According to the tradition of the clan being pa.s.sed onto the blood-related eldest son, Yuan family belongs to his own self. Therefore, second lord Zeyu and uncle can move out of the main clan within ten days,” The smile on his face intensified, “This way, everybody takes a step back, and there will be room left for both sides to be able to see each other in the future.”
Yuan Earnest was furious but he smiled and said, “And if we don’t agree?”
Fan Vastsun bitterly laughed and said, “If you don’t agree, that would be troublesome. I’m afraid Lord Weiyu will personally come to claim his possession.”
He Yiming’s thoughts slightly stirred. These few days Fan family has been completely silent, but now all of a sudden, they are overbearing and threatening, simply not leaving any room for retreat. Don’t tell me they don’t know eldest uncle is also a tenth layer expert?
Before Yuan Earnest could speak, He Quanxin let out a long laugh and said, “Little brother Fan really talks big. In that case, please sir, come and claim it by all means.”
Yuan Earnest let out a sigh of relief and threw a grateful glance at He Quanxin. Confronting Fan Vastsun, he couldn’t be that confident. After all, Fan family also had a frightening tenth layer expert looking over them.
“Elder young master, we two brothers have already said, we should directly take what belongs to us. Why should we nag with them? If they don’t agree, we’ll just have to send them off.”
A coa.r.s.e voice sounded, which belonged to one of the two spongers- Xiao Yifan.
He Yiming immediately noticed that although this man said ‘elder young master’ his tone had no respect for the latter. However, Fan Vastsun immediately turned his body on the chair and faintly smiled, “Uncle Xiao, please advise. I will be sure to learn.”
He Quanxin’s complexion immediately sank. Even with his cultivation, he couldn’t help but feel furious.
He slowly stood up. His vision sharpened as a sword as he said, “Little brother Fan, this is Yuan family’s matter. According to the norm, you and I, both should stay out of it. However, since little brother is so overbearing, this old man will also not hold back. However, I ask little brother Fan to be extremely prudent. Some matters are not to be meddled with. Otherwise, not only there will be no benefit, you might lose whatever you have instead. Then it will be too late to regret.”
Fan Vastsun’s complexion slightly changed. He was able to calmly confront Yuan Earnest. However, before a tenth layer expert’s threat, he couldn’t make himself ignore it.
Xiao Yifan and Xiao Yilin exchanged a glance. Conveying their intentions to each other, they simultaneously stood and cupped their hands towards He Quanxin, “Many thanks for brother He’s guidance.”
Before their words even sounded, they’d already taken a step forward. And with this step, their bodies had already covered the distance and arrived before He Quanxin.
Four arms twisted at an extremely strange angle, as if they didn’t have any joints at all, and whipped at He Quanxin like maces bringing along wind-cleaving sounds.
He Yiming’s pupils constricted. Their actions were absolutely out of everybody’s expectations.
Two ninth layer Internal Energy cultivators were actually battling against a tenth layer expert fair and square. This had already gone beyond their understanding.
Although ninth layer and tenth layer only had a difference of one layer, this one layer was like the difference between heavens and underworld. Advantage of two against one absolutely couldn’t counteract this difference.
They couldn’t help but think, “Are these two actually a duo of lunatics?”
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