Chapter 338 - The Zhang Family Apologizes (1/2)

“Master Ou, you’re amazing!” Du Gaoge gave Ou Yangming a thumbs up after the people from the Zhang family were gone. He was not afraid to express how envious he was. “The Zhang family is a renowned clan in the capital. They’re one of the top ten clans and are considered a tyrant in the capital, but when they met you earlier, they were as timid as a rat facing a cat!”

Ou Yangming lamented when he looked at the gifts by the door.

Back when he first acquired the Military Fire in the military camp, he was fearful of even an insignificant figure like Zhang Yinfan, whom he treated like a towering mountain, and was always afraid of being harmed by him.

When the young fellow recalled the past, he realized that those people were only pa.s.sersby in his life, or merely stepping stones for his growth. Now, not to mention Zhang Yinfan, even the Zhang family’s great-ancestor-level powerhouse had to bow down and fawn over Ou Yangming.

“Master Ou, what do you want to do with these? How about I get some men to carry them inside first?” Du Gaoge asked carefully.

Ou Yangming responded to the shopkeeper softly. Although he was not bothered about the gifts, he was not going to return them.

Once Du Gaoge gave the order, some people came to take the gifts into the courtyard.

Following that, everyone else dispersed; none of them stayed to see what exactly the gifts were.

In actuality, they were only protecting themselves as people in the lower cla.s.s. After all, they were powerless lambs between Ou Yangming and the Zhang family, and they would suffer destructive impacts if they provoked either side.

Therefore, they dared not stay in the courtyard even though they were curious about the gifts.

Ou Yangming hesitated for a while before he opened the gift boxes. When he scanned the items with bright eyes, he was rather surprised.

The Zhang family was not half-hearted in choosing the gifts, and Ou Yangming was certain that they had informants in the imperial family.

This was because most of the gifts were spiritual pills and medicine, a majority of them were the kind he chose in the imperial family. In a way, though the gifts were of a much lower level than the ones he was rewarded by the imperial family, the proportion of the different pills was similar.

The Zhang family was an inherited aristocratic family, but their foundation could not be said to be on equal terms with the imperial family’s.

Furthermore, the imperial family was so generous because Ou Yangming refined interspatial bags for them.

In comparison, the Zhang family’s sincerity was shocking enough. Yes—they must have suffered a loss to present those gifts to Ou Yangming

Ou Yangming shook his head and thought, ‘Perhaps the elders from the Zhang family have now developed extreme hatred for their two disciples, who offended me and died as a result.’

Later, Ou Yangming opened his interspatial bag and stored the gifts inside. Back then, he would be troubled about finding a way to keep the gifts, but he could easily set aside all of them in the interspatial bag. ‘No wonder the people from the Woo family looked so strange when I took out the interspatial bag.

‘It’s indeed more convenient to have this item with me.’

Afterward, Ou Yangming’s face changed when he pushed the door open. Sure enough, he noticed the little witch when he turned to look.

The young fellow felt a tingling sensation on his scalp the moment he saw the graceful figure.

“Master Ou, you’re finally back.” Bai s.h.i.+xue quietly walked out from a dark corner and looked rather aggrieved. “I waited for a long time!”

“Don’t!” Ou Yangming immediately reached out his hand.

“What?” Bai s.h.i.+xue was dumbfounded.

Ou Yangming stared at the young lady and released his mental power, stirring up a peculiar energy wave.

The Recording Stone was one of the most marvelous stones in the world, and it had endless wonderful functions, but certain abilities were required for one to use it. It could be mental power or the stimulation of essential Qi, and Ou Yangming could easily probe it using those unique powers.

Ever since yesterday’s incident, Ou Yangming was like a startled swan when he met Bai s.h.i.+xue again.

Bai s.h.i.+xue was a smart lady, so she instantly understood what Ou Yangming meant. She furrowed her beautiful eyebrows and asked coquettishly, “Master Ou, do you think a weak lady like me can threaten you?”

Ou Yangming answered without any hesitation, “Yes—you definitely can!”

“You’re so not chivalrous…” Bai s.h.i.+xue was startled, and she did not know to cry or to laugh.

“Why do I have to be chivalrous? I was almost killed because of you!”

“Hmph! How did I almost get you killed? You benefited from a misfortune!” Bai s.h.i.+xue seemed displeased. “If the news of you being the consort wasn’t spread yesterday, do you think the stubborn elders from the Zhang family would’ve come to resolve the grudge between you?”

Ou Yangming was startled, and he could not help but shake his head.

At the end of the day, he thought too highly of himself. It turned out that the Zhang family conceded so quickly because of the imperial family.