Chapter 23 (1/2)

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

Ren Qiancheng was stunned by that blow to his face. His face was flaming. Even though Ren Jie did not cause any actual damage, what was more important was that he felt utterly humiliated.

He was the third elder’s nephew and was related to him by blood. Since the third elder gained power in the elders’ union, he had gained prestige within the Ren family. He had received admiration especially after he was promoted from a manager to the assistant butler. Although Ren Jie was the family head, he saw the elders reprimand him on countless occasions and saw how he pestered the elders for his allowance. Ren Jie was even easy-going around him.

Gradually, he did not take that family head seriously. Furthermore, he thought that he did not do anything unacceptable.

Ren Qiancheng covered his face, bulged his eyes wide open and stared at Ren Jie. “Fam… Family Head, I’m representing the third elder when conveying the message. You… what do you mean by this?”

“What do I mean? Ha…” Ren Jie let out a laugh after hearing his question. He looked at Ren Qiancheng and said, “I, the family head, have slapped you because you are in the wrong. What do you mean when you refuse to repent but instead chose to question me? Tie Ta, drag him here.”

Ren Jie had a solemn look on his face. He felt that the two slaps earlier were not satisfying enough and was prepared for a rough fight.

“Yes.” Although Tie Ta was only at the ninth level of the Body Refinement Realm, he did not hesitate at all when he heard Ren Jie’s orders and stepped forward. No matter what was ahead of him, may it be a mountain of knives, a sea of flames, a massive iceberg or any desperate situation, he would not hesitate at all. Within two steps, he was already standing in front of Ren Qiancheng. He lifted his arms and grabbed Ren Qiancheng, as though he was a demonic beast in human form.

“How dare a little rascal who is only at the Body Refinement Realm touch the assistant butler. You think too highly of yourself.

“Scram aside.”

Ren Qiancheng was at the fifth level of the True Qi Realm. Although he lacked battle experience, cultivators on the True Qi Realm were much stronger than those in the Body Refinement Realm. The differences between them were innate. When he saw Tie Ta barging towards him, he activated the pure energy in his body suddenly. In a split second, the pure energy in his body had gathered and formed a vague protective layer around his body. That was a move only those who had reached the sixth level of the True Qi Realm could do. Ren Qiancheng had executed that with all of his might in a hurry.

The four sidekicks who were standing behind him habitually rushed forwards and were prepared to fight when they saw Tie Ta rush forward. They were around the ninth level and the perfection level of the Body Refinement Realm. At their age, if they did not receive any rewards, it would be very hard for them to enter the True Qi Realm. However, they were often involved in fights, especially when they bullied others under the protection of powerful people such as Ren Qiancheng.

“Ha…” The four were not weaker than him. The two of them surrounding him were stronger than him. However, Tie Ta did not falter at all. As he was approaching Ren Qiancheng, the four had come near him. All of a sudden, Tie Ta’s chest heaved up and he let out roar similar to that of a demon-slaying king kong.

The four were jerked back from the impact. The qi energy and blood in their bodies boiled and they coughed out blood. Ren Qiancheng was standing directly in front of Tie Ta. Even though he had no knowledge or experience in battling, he was many times stronger than Tie Ta. However, stars had circled in his eyes and he was stupefied from the impact.

Right at that moment, Tie Ta’s hand, which was as large as a cattail leaf fan, had reached behind Ren Qiancheng’s neck.

“Do you think you rascal who is only at the Body Refinement Realm could capture me? Go to hell…” Although Ren Qiancheng had been dazed and knocked a step back from Tie Ta’s sudden attack, he was ultimately still at the fifth level of the True Qi Realm. He regained his composure, treated his finger as a sword and stabbed his finger towards Tie Ta’s left eye at a speed that was much quicker than Tie Ta. If his attack was successful, Tie Ta would definitely turn blind in one eye.

However, Tie Ta did not falter from that either. Even though he was naive, he had plentiful battle experiences. When he was just a child, he used to slaughter robbers alongside the soldiers. Dozens of lives had been ended in his hands. He was highly aware that he was a cultivation realm behind Ren Qiancheng. His opponent was at the fifth level of the True Qi Realm and was a step away from being able to gather pure energy to form a protective layer around his body. His sudden attack did not give Ren Qiancheng enough time to form the pure energy protective layer. That was his only chance. If he missed the opportunity, it would be highly unlikely for him to capture Ren Qiancheng.

Tie Ta bulged his eyes to the size of a bull’s. He did not attempt to avoid the attack or defend himself, but rather maintained his original action to capture Ren Qiancheng.

“Tong Qiang!” All of that happened in a split second. Ren Jie knew that Ren Qiancheng would resist. Not only was he at the True Qi Realm, but he was also arrogant, outrageous and had shown no respect to him, the family head of the Ren family. However, Ren Jie had not expected Tie Ta to be so fierce when fighting.

Almost simultaneously, when Ren Jie shouted, Tong Qiang made a move by pointing at the air using his finger. A golden beam of light appeared instantaneously. Although he made his move later than Ren Qiancheng, his attack landed earlier than his.

“Kaching… Ah…” A sharp sound resonated in the air, followed by Ren Qiancheng’s agonized scream. His finger which was pointing towards Tie Ta’s eye was instantaneously broken. It was awkwardly bent at an angle of more than a hundred degrees. At the same time, Tie Ta’s huge hand, which was the size of a cattail leaf fan, had latched onto his spinal cord at the back of his neck.

Only those at the ninth level of the True Qi Realm could direct pure energy out of their body. Hence, even though Ren Qiancheng was at the True Qi Realm, it was difficult for him to resist when his vital point was controlled at such a short distance. Moreover, Ren Qiancheng had no prior battle experience.

Although Tie Ta was fearless and ferocious, he nodded at Tong Qiang in appreciation after he had captured and controlled Ren Qiancheng. Then, he picked Ren Qiancheng up and headed back to the spiritual beast carriage.

“Ah… My hand! Tong Qiang, you bastard! How… How dare you break my hand. I am definitely not letting this pass that easily. My uncle is the third elder. I am the inner gate assistant butler…” Ren Qiancheng was about 1.7 meters tall. However, he was picked up by Tie Ta as though he was a little chick. Furthermore, he was whining incessantly due to the pain in his fractured finger. That made him lose his composure and did not think through what he was shouting.

“Bam… Assistant butler? You are the one I’m hitting. After this slap, you are no longer the assistant butler anymore.” Ren Jie had swung his arm and slapped him in the face again.

“Bam…” Ren Qiancheng’s face swung to one side due to the slap. Ren Jie gave another blow to the other side of his face and said, “You have no right to insult my brother.

“Bam… I am the head of the family. Who are you to berate me?

“Bam… Who are you to meddle in the remunerations of my personal guards? Who are those who are upset about that? Give me their names. I will whip them to death.

“Bam… Who are you to order Uncle Beast around?

“Bam… How dare you put up a fight when I wanted to capture you? Are you revolting and betraying the family clan?”