AST 1650 - Qi Clan leaves dejectedly, Benevolent Golden Buddha (1/2)

AST 1650 - Qi Clan Leaves Dejectedly, Benevolent Golden Buddha

It was agreed upon previously that whoever lost would say that he is not a man.

At that point, neither of them believed that they would lose and that’s why they agreed. Thus, Qi Yunhe never expected himself to actually be defeated. His body, full of bloodstains, shook and in a moment of anger actually fainted.

Lan Lingfeng was very gloomy as he originally thought he could hear Qi Yunhe say the words “I’m not a man”. Now that he looked at the situation, he couldn’t possibly wake him up so that he could hear him say those word. That would really be too much.

“He really knows how to faint. Is he really a man?” Lan Lingfeng couldn’t help but say that.

Qi Clan had already sent some people to carry Qi Yunhe away while Clan Master Qi did not have a good look on his face. Looking at Lan Lingfeng, he didn’t know who had acted and caused Qi Yunhe’s body to get affected so badly but he knew that the person must be in cahoots with the Young Master from the Lan Clan.

Had the Lan Clan always had such a powerful expert protecting them? What was the strength of this person who had acted from the shadows? Within the Ice Domain Dynasty, only the royal clan had mysterious experts other than the royal clan so the Qi Clan held no regard for anyone else.

Clan Master Qi’s motioned with his eyes and an elder beside him dashed towards Lan Lingfeng. But in an instant, he was blocked by Old Man Ziche who said to Clan Master Qi: “Today is Little Sha’s big day of celebration. What do you mean by this?”

Right now, Old Man Ziche did not bother shouting at Clan Master Qi. If the other party did not want to give him face, why should he do the same? Old Man Ziche was an upright man and it was not in him to grovel at someone else’s feet. Because it was a joyous occasion and the other party might have been a guest, even though he knew they probably weren’t, he remained polite as etiquette dictated as such.

“Old Man Ziche, we came today especially to propose a marriage. I’m not sure what your opinion is?” Clan Master Qi said in a manner that seemed polite but was obviously filled with condescension.

Old Man Ziche was furious but before he could say anything, Lan Lingfeng interjected: “Today is a joyous occasion for us and we don’t welcome you here. You can either leave on your own or we can have you thrown out.”

Lan Lingfeng’s words were terse and provocative. There were few in the Ice Domain Dynasty who could speak to the Qi Clan’s master in this manner and even if they were it wouldn’t be this direct. While Clan Master Qi possessed a lot of self-restraint, this time his eyes narrowed and he suddenly reached his hands out towards Lan Lingfeng’s face.

“I’ll have to say, you’re already such an old man. Why do you have to be full of fire and brimstone? Unreasonable people will not see a good ending.”

Qing Shui stood up and although no one saw him move, he immediately appeared in between Clan Master Qi and Lan Lingfeng and punched right across!

Peng!

Clan Master Qi immediately coughed out fresh blood as he flew backward. Qing Shui had only just finished saying those words but everything happened as fast as lightning which led to everyone being shocked with disbelief at the outcome.

Clan Master Qi was definitely very strong. He was a Peak False God with one foot in the Divine realm. Yet, he was hit with only one punch and had already fallen to the ground, unable to get up.

No one dared to make a move. As Qing Shui smiled and walked towards him, the 30-odd people in the group couldn’t help but take a step back.

“Imperial Cuisine Hall is my home and everyone here are my brothers and sisters. To think that I only got back for three days and someone had already tried to stir up trouble in my home. Don’t you think that I should kill the whole lot of you?”

The way Qing Shui calmly said those words made the others freeze in place.

“Senior. we have eyes but failed to see. We’re in the wrong. Please give us another chance.” Clan Master Qi said while trying to prop himself up despite his internal injuries.

At this point, all pretenses were dropped even though he suffered serious injuries. It was not important anymore. Having offended such an expert, it could bring calamity to the entire Qi Clan.

“Just a Peak False God and you’re already this uncontrollable. If you become a Divine, would you have just torn my Imperial Cuisine Hall down? You were doing just fine in the Imperial City. Why come to Linhai City? Just to pick a fight? Is Linhai City that easy to bully?” Qing Shui kept walking towards Clan Master Qi.

The clan master’s body was drenched in sweat while the front of his robe was full of fresh blood that he had spat out. He hastily said: “You’re a magnanimous man who’ll forgive a nobody’s mistake. This type of thing will never happen again. I do hope Senior will give me a chance and once the banquet is over, I’ll especially come again to offer my apologies.”

“I wanted to kill all of you originally but Lan Clan’s master and Old Man Ziche are unwilling to see this joyous occasion marred by bloodshed. Miss Ziche also doesn’t like to see blood. Even so, if I were to just let you leave, isn’t this letting you off too lightly?” Qing Shui murmured.

One did not need to see heads fall even after killing*, but letting people of this ilk off just like that would be too benevolent. Clan Master Qi extended his right hand and immediately smashed his left arm, creating a clear sound of bones shattering rang out.

(*T/N: One doesn’t need to go overboard once the aims have been achieved)

The others in the Qi Clan naturally followed suit and smashed one of their arms. Qing Shui nodded and waved his hand dismissively.

The Qi Clan quickly left in dejection.

Lan Lingfeng happily patted Qing Shui’s shoulder and said: “It’s still my good Brother that’s strong after all.”

“Alright, today’s supposed to be a joyous occasion. Let’s not let others affect our moods.” Qing Shui laughed.

“They definitely can’t affect our mood. In fact, I’m now in a really happy mood.”

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Thereafter the banquet continued in an uneventful and smooth fashion with no one else trying to stir up trouble. What happened today oddly had its benefits. Imperial Cuisine Hall’s strength was already unstoppable and combined with their kind-heartedness, their fame would spread even further.

Furthermore, Lan Clan and Ziche Clan will also gain reputation, though Old Man Ziche did not know if it was a good or bad thing. The trees that stand the tallest in the forest will be the first to get blown away*. If the Ziche Clan’s strength did not increase as its fame did, it wouldn’t be a good thing.