Chapter 26 (1/2)

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

Although Ren Jie and the others had left the main entrance of the Ren family abode, Tie Ta remained there with a team of personal guards to carry out Ren Jie’s orders dutifully.

“Eighteen… Nineteen… Twenty…”

“Bam… Bam… Bam…”

Tie Ta was concentrated on counting while a person from the team of personal guards was landing heavy blows on those four guys. Their flesh was torn and they screamed continuously. If a master was to execute the wooden staff punishment, he could kill someone with just one blow if he had the intention to. If he did not want to kill that person, the sufferer would only experience external injuries even with a hundred blows.

Even though Ren Jie did not order the personal guards to keep the lives of the four sidekicks, they knew about Ren Jie’s intentions. However, they had detested those guys for a long time. Therefore, they did not show any mercy when executing the punishments and had beaten them until they were almost lifeless. Given that the sidekicks could only apply ordinary medicinal prescriptions, they would be stuck in bed for at least three months.

At the entrance of the Ren family abode, the other members of the Ren family clan were terrified of what they saw. A distance away, there were also many people watching from the sidelines.

Everyone was harboring different thoughts. Those watching from afar did not mind the situation escalating, while the members of the Ren family were all secretly worried. They did not know if the family head’s rage would embroil them.

The main reason for their worries was that the Elders’ Union held power within the family clan. Those who did not comply with the Elders’ Union would be punished. However, obeying the Elders’ Union would infuriate the family head. It was apparent that the family head had parted ways with the Elders’ Union.

After Tie Ta had faithfully completed the task Ren Jie assigned him, he led the team of personal guards to Ren Jie’s accommodation. Ren Jie had a nice accommodation. His house was located right in the middle of the central part of the Ren family abode and was merely five kilometers behind the conference hall. It occupied the largest area as compared to all the other buildings within the Ren family abode and it was where the previous few family heads lived. There were many array formations and restraints within. When Tie Ta and the others arrived, they realized that Tong Qiang and all the other personal guards had aligned themselves in a small-sized fighting arena.

The fighting arena was located within the family head’s accommodation and was completely enclosed. Ren Jie was standing quietly on the platform. It was apparent that he was waiting for them.

“Reporting to the family head. The wooden staff punishment according to the family clan rules has been executed.” At that moment, Tie Ta felt as though he was back in his father’s military camp. He stood forward, threw his chest out and held his head high while reporting. The team of personal guards returned to join the rest of the squad.

Ren Jie nodded his head and scanned the personal guards who had all gathered before him. Then, he glanced at Tie Ta, Tong Qiang, and the others.

Fatty Gao Ren had always been standing by Ren Jie’s side. He had been waiting there quietly ever since Ren Jie had come back. The waiting had left Gao Ren drowned in anxiousness. He had been guessing internally what his Meal Ticket Big Brother was planning to do.

Is he planning on inspecting the troops? But now is not the time for that. This bunch looks pretty decent, but it is impossible for them to fight the elders.

Moreover, before Tie Ta and the others had returned, the second elder had sent someone there. It was obvious that the elders were informing Ren Jie, Tong Qiang, and the others about their retaliation for what had happened earlier.

Since Tong Qiang and the other personal guards were no longer listening to the commands of the Elders’ Union and the family clan and they were only the personal guards to the family head, they could no longer retrieve money for their expenses from the family clan. Their expenses had to be shouldered by the family head himself. Furthermore, the family head had to review and decide on many matters in the future. Many boxes of various documents and accounts had just been sent to them. However, the ultimate decisions to those matters lay in the hands of the Elders’ Union.

To put it in a nice way, they wanted the family head to start learning the ropes before he reached adulthood. Moreover, the family head must complete his studies at the Jade Imperial Academy. If he was retained and could not graduate, he could not formally take over the family clan matters even if he was of age. Therefore, the family clan Elders’ Union would test the family head on his learning progress for both literature and martial arts…

The Elders’ Union had continuously sent people there to inform them about the various changes. Those decisions were made within the power of the Elders’ Union and abided by the family clan rules. However, even a blind person could tell that those decisions were retaliation for what Ren Jie did at the entrance of the Ren family abode. Gao Ren felt his head hurt as he listened from the side. He shifted his gaze sideways and looked at Ren Jie. Contrary to his expectations, Ren Jie was not at the very least angry. He seemed as though those matters were irrelevant to him.

“Did all of you see what happened today? Even an idiot would know my circumstances as the family head. Those elders who were timid under the suppression of my father, and those nobilities in the Jade Capital who would run away when they saw my father, all think that I am a pushover because of how young I am.

“I enjoy living life in the fast lane, fighting and spending money. But that has nothing to do with anyone else. I am privileged to do all those stuff because I have a great father and because of how impressive my father is. However, I cannot tolerate people who treat me like an idiot because of my age. Yes, I am no f*cking hero or genius. However, I am Ren Tianxing’s son. I am the family head of the Ren family.

“Who are all of you?” All of a sudden, Ren Jie looked at the personal guards who accompanied Ren Tianxing through thick and thin. He raised his voice and asked, “You are the brothers of my father Ren Tianxing who have stuck with him through thick and thin. You are the personal guards whom my father and I trust to watch our backs. We would willingly put out lives and safety in your hands. Because of that, I have a question for all of you. Will you still stand by me even without the wine and delicacies that the family clan has provided all of you? Will you stand by me if you have to lose the benefits of servants from the family clan waiting on you, or if you do not receive adequate resources and remunerations? No matter the circumstances and changes, are you able to face whatever is to come together with me?

“There is still time for you to regret following me. My father will never return. I believe all of you understand the situation both within and outside of the family clan without me having to say anything. I may only be able to promise that as long as I have a meal to eat, I will not leave all of you starving. Moreover, once you have decided to stay, I will have new expectations for you. That is because the family head personal guards that I have heard of since I was young do not look like this. They are not clad in an extravagant armor to show off to others. They do not look like the ceremonial guards that we see during festivals and new year celebrations. Therefore, I will be retraining all of you. I will be leading all of you to fight a battle of life or death against possibly anyone.

“If you are to stay, you will be living absolutely miserably. That is because I cannot stand how you guys are currently, because you are not the personal guards that I want.