Chapter 163 – Slippery (2/2)

“Brother Zhong, Du Ji is just looking for trouble here. Let’s fight them!”

“Zhong, they do have two hundred and twenty, but I don’t think we will lose the fight!” All the Ye’s were overwhelmed by resentment, stood forth and unsheathed their weapons

Although the Ye’s were outnumbered, they were still better equipped than the Du’s, and a lot of them were even holding mystic scrolls and mystic arms.

The Ye’s were aware they were not at a disadvantage.

Three years ago, Ye Wei acquired a large amount of treasures from Bloodmist Valley, most of which he gave to his family. Since then, his family was actually richer than the Big Three and had more treasures in their vault than even Green Moon City’s City Lord.

Ye Zhong’s body became tense, he lifted his arm and signaled his men to stand down. He knew the situation was more complicated and delicate than it appeared to most. Although he was aware that the Ye’s might win, it was a risk he dared not to take.

‘Grandpa put these people’s lives in my hands! Every single one of these one hundred and fifty Warriors is a part of the family’s foundation, we cannot afford to lose any of them. Du Ji was a five star condensed prime Warrior, if the Ye’s were to win, they would have to keep the Du squad’s leader under control, which could not be done without sacrificing lives for it .

The consequence was too dire, Ye Zhong had no way to afford the loss, nor could the family afford to lose the loved ones they’ve invested time, care and resources on. After a fight like that, it would take the family more than thirty years to recover.

‘The Du family is clearly trying to turn the Lu’s against us. I can not make their wish come true and I shall not start a bloodshed here, right by where my ancestors were buried. They shall not step foot on the hill and they shall not shed their filthy blood here!’

Ye Zhong coldly stared at Du Ji, calculating, trying to figure out ways to counter the threat.

“Ye Zhong, kid, the Du family will not violate the the Lu’s orders, however I do know that we right now are standing on rightfully belongs to your family.” Du Ji’s rolled his eyes, chuckled and said: “I am going to give you one chance for you to prove your worthiness. If you are serious about protecting your ancestors’ resting place, I want you to take three punches for me! If you agree, I will order my men to back off and leave this hill alone! If the Lu’s will ask us what happened I will make something up so they would let you off.”

“So, what is it gonna be? Will you take three punches?” Du Ji strode forward and glared at Ye Zhong, putting him under more pressure in the tight situation.

The burial hill was the Ye’s land, Du Ji could feel that Ye Zhong would not decline the offer. ‘Ye Zhong would not refuse the only easy way out for the Ye if they wanted to keep their ancestral land’s integrity without harming anyone of the Ye’s Warriors.’

Du Ji’s smug smile was growing wider, he had already calculated the next steps. When Ye Zhong agreed, he was going to strike the young cultivator with no mercy.

‘I can pretty much destroy your body with one punch! You will never walk again!’ There was nothing more the five-star condensed prime Warrior wanted than to destroy their rival family’s future.

“Fine, you’ve got yourself a deal!” Said Ye Zhong in a low tone. He nodded heavily, sighed and stepped forward

“Brother Zhong, don’t fall for this trap! He just wants you dead! Don’t forget that he is a lot stronger than you are! Don’t expose yourself to danger like this!”

“Brother Zhong, I know it’s important to guard the family’s ancestral land, but don’t sacrifice yourself like that, guarding what the forefathers left us is a duty all of us must oblige.”

None of the Ye’s could stay calm, they talked over one another after Ye Zhong spoke.

“Don’t say anything!” Ye Zhong grunted low and loud to catch everyone’s attention. He was aware of Du Ji’s intentions and had sent a messenger back to the Ye mansion since the Du’s started troubles at the bottom of the burial hill. He was now just buying time, hoping the messenger had already reached the Patriarch and that help was on the way.

“Good boy, I admire your courage. Here comes the first punch!” A grim smile appeared on Du Ji’s face. He opened his hand wide and casually flicked his fingers, his Qi rushed out together with sequences of runes.

“Zoom!”

The runes flickered faintly as a huge fiery red fist appeared. The air began to ripple while waves of heat emanated from the fist.

Under Du Ji’s command, the fist flew towards Ye Zhong, dropping on top of him like a burning meteor.

‘Low-level Myst stance, Scarlet Flame Fist!’ The cold brutal smile on Du Ji became bigger.

Du Ji, the five-star condensed prime Warrior was much stronger than Ye Zhong and he knew that, but even so, he decided to use one of his strongest attacks right away.

A low-level Myst stance used by a five-star condensed prime Warrior was not something Ye Zhong could defend himself against.