Urban God of War: The Live-in Son-in-law

Chapter 233 Departure, Xu Family of Northern Su

"What are you supposed to be?"

A descendant of a general, daring to question a true Great General of the nation, Ye Feng nearly burst into laughter at this joke. Everyone calls him a stray dog, but how many know that before Xuanyuan Nation’s dismissal decree came down, he was still the Northern Border King?

Zhu Guangbo should be the one to be questioned, what is he supposed to be?

Even now, this Zhu only serves as an acting representative; the supreme authority of the Northern King actually remains in Ye Feng’s hands.

Those who insult a general, kill without mercy!

There was no need for Ye Feng to act, as Xiao Chuanqi, who stood behind him, made his move. With a flick of his finger, a treasure sword cast a swift cold silver light, and sadly, the elder who followed beside Xu Jin—who might have been a worshipper of sorts—had already been struck between the eyebrows before he could adopt a defensive posture.

A Grandmaster facing off against a Martial King had no other path but death.

"I didn’t hear clearly, do you want to repeat that?"

It was Ye Feng who stopped Xiao Chuanqi’s next sword thrust, after all, there was a descendant of one of the Ten Great Famous Generals, and naturally he could not be treated just like anyone else.

What, what to say?

Xu Jin was so frightened that his legs gave out, and the worshipper Qiu, who laid on the ground, stared up at him with eyes wide in death.

Although Xu Jin often strutted around with an impressive presence, at the end of the day, he was merely flaunting his family’s status and bluffing.

Killing at the slightest disagreement!

Xu Jin did not dare to speak again for a long time, as he was truly terrified by Ye Feng.

"Since you don’t dare to speak, would you like me to repeat it for you?"

Ye Feng continued, unyielding and amused.

"Enough!"

"Ye Feng, how dare you kill a worshipper of my clan on your own impulse? Do you know who I am?"

Xu Jin suddenly stood up and yelled furiously, not believing that Ye Feng, a fallen Northern King, would truly dare lay a hand on him. It was just an attempt to intimidate, who was he scaring?

Listening to the implication of these words.

In Ye Feng’s ears, it sounded as if he were saying, "Do you dare to make a move against me?" He touched his forehead, a look of pity on his face.

Damn it!

They say a dragon begets a dragon, a phoenix begets a phoenix, and the son of a rat will dig holes. How could a descendant of one of the Ten Great Generals from this generation turn out to be such a clueless fool?

"Kneel down and say it."

Ye Feng’s command was uttered coldly, and naturally he was not addressing Xu Jin in front of him.

Xiao Chuanqi nodded, and in the next moment, he struck again with his sword. Without hearing the sound of the sword being drawn, with just an effortless gesture, Xu Jin’s knees shattered, and with a "thud," he was on his knees on the ground.

When the king commands you to kneel, you must kneel!

Xiao Chuanqi pressed on, his hand on Xu Jin’s head preventing him from falling over, while the blood from his shattered knees flowed visibly to the naked eye.

"Don’t play the old man in front of me. Not to mention that you aren’t qualified, even if your father came, if I wanted him to kneel, he wouldn’t dare to stand up and talk to me. He would have to respectfully kneel and call me General Ye."

"Fool, let me tell you, the reason you’re still alive is indeed thanks to your family’s status behind you."

Ye Feng squinted his eyes and stopped talking, resting with his eyes closed, ignoring Xu Jin’s expression of resentment and pain. He was waiting for someone else.

Finally, after about ten minutes, Liang Chenghuan hurried back, only to find that Xu Jin had already passed out.

Good people do not come; those who come are not good?

Liang Chenghuan’s lips curled up. He was curious to see what Ye Feng was up to. Dispensing with the office entirely, since the game was over, he planned to return to the Liang Family. Staying in such a shabby place for over two months was indeed a disgrace for a great scion like him.

"General Ye still has an impressive demeanor!"

Upon entering the living room, Liang Chenghuan merely glanced over Xu Jin and his deceased worshipper before comfortably sitting opposite Ye Feng.

"Knowing my identity, you still dare to sit and talk to me like this?"

Ye Feng opened his eyes, and in an instant, a wave-like momentum surged forth.

"I was presumptuous."

Liang Chenghuan’s face turned ashen, the overwhelming pressure made it impossible for him to breathe, and after a moment, he knelt down, red-faced.

"You’re certainly more sensible than that fool."

With a wave of his hand, Ye Feng sent a Qi Force striking Xu Jin, who immediately woke up.

"Brother Liang, you’re finally back, save me."

Xu Jin called out, weakly, his face deathly pale from blood loss and his spirit scatter.

Fool!

If you want to die, don’t drag me into it. Liang Chenghuan simply ignored him; didn’t he see that even now I have to kneel before him, what could I do to save you?

"Your Liang Family is not much inferior to the Zhu Family of the Northeast; selling your life for him, I would find that an insult to the Liang Family. So tell me, your Liang Family, or you personally, who are you working for?"

"Let me guess, is it the Eight Great Families of the Imperial Capital, or is it someone else?"

The Zhu Family has power in the Northeast.

And the Liang Family, the First Family of Northern Su, has influence only in Northern Su. The two hardly have anything to do with each other on a normal basis, and to say that the Liang Family would work for the Zhu Family.

Not to mention Ye Feng wouldn’t believe it, even the Liang Family themselves wouldn’t believe it. After all, once power reaches such a level, face becomes a very important matter.

Liang Chenghuan’s face grew stern upon hearing this, but he had already prepared his strategy. With calm composure, he declared,

"Our Liang Family doesn’t do business for just anyone."

These words were full of integrity, but to Ye Feng, they carried no weight of persuasion.

"What a statement, not doing business for just anyone, firm as iron, so admirable that even I am tempted to respect it. If your Liang Family can truly make decisions for itself, then in this world, where would come the saying ’All lands under the heavens belong to the king’?"

"May I understand it then, that your Liang Family, just like those of the Zhu surname, harbors ambitions for the throne of the Northern Border, or perhaps has intentions to assassinate a great general of the nation, thereby conspiring to rebel?"

When the word "rebel" was mentioned, the atmosphere in the great hall turned somber; even Xu Jin stopped breathing. As a descendant of generals, he understood all too well what that word implied.

If it were to be confirmed, the entire family would be uprooted.

"General Ye is surely overthinking things. Brother Xu and I are merely here in Jiangdu to conduct some business, and we have no involvement with such grave accusations."

After a brief moment of contemplation, Liang Chenghuan finally spoke slowly, his heart still racing.

"That’s also true."

"I was just speaking off the cuff, no need to be so nervous. Get up, it’s alright if you don’t want to admit anything. I will personally visit your Liang Family to clarify this matter."

Ye Feng spoke indifferently, a radiant smile on his face.

To anyone else, his demeanor might have resembled a wanderer excited about returning home; but to Liang Chenghuan, that smile was nothing but sheer malice.

"If General Ye wishes to visit our Liang Family, you’re most welcome."

Liang Chenghuan didn’t dare to stand, but the oppression in his heart cleared. Daring to visit the Liang Family outright?

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In the current Imperial Capital, countless people wished to covertly end Ye Feng’s life. Yet this man still considered heading to Northern Su, openly drawing attention?

If Ye Feng wasn’t digging his own grave, then he must have connections that ’Reach the Sky’, rendering him fearless of all enemies. Of course, Liang Chenghuan didn’t believe the latter to be true.

"You may leave. Go back and tell the patriarch of your Liang Family that I, Ye Feng, will be visiting soon. Remember, the welcome ceremony must be lively."

Ye Feng tapped on the armrest lightly, lost in thought.

He’s seriously letting me go?

Liang Chenghuan felt bewildered. This wasn’t how the script was supposed to play out. He hadn’t suffered at all. He slowly got to his feet and walked forward, looking back three times with each step, until he was certain Ye Feng truly was dismissing him. Then he vanished in an instant.

"Halt, did I give you permission to leave?"

Watching Liang Chenghuan leaving so unscathed, Xu Jin also thought of fleeing.

"What are you trying to do?"

Xu Jin panicked.

"I don’t want to do anything, but you don’t need to hurry back," Ye Feng said dismissively.

Yet, Xu Jin seemed to mishear, his face suddenly twisted into a ferocious snarl and he bellowed, "Ye Feng, do you dare kill me?"

"If you dare lay a finger on me, my brother will surely exterminate your entire family!"

The living room suddenly fell into silence so deep that Xu Jin could hear his own breathing.

At that moment, Xu Jin was truly frightened because Ye Feng was not angered but eerily calm, looking at him as if he were already dead.

"In Xuanyuan Nation, there’s an old saying: ’A dragon has its reverse scales, touch them and you will die.’

"Do you know, those of us in the military, including your grandfather, understand one taboo—never bring disaster upon one’s family. I had no intention to kill you, but you insisted on challenging my limits."

"Take him away!"

The last sentence was clearly addressed to Xiao Chuanqi.

"No, Ye Feng, I was wrong…"

Before Xu Jin could finish his sentence, Xiao Chuanqi’s sword had already returned to its sheath.

It didn’t matter whether it was the descendant of a general or even the Great General himself in front of him. If Ye Feng ordered him to kill, Xiao Chuanqi wouldn’t hesitate for a moment.

"I originally wanted to give the Xu Family an opportunity to step back from this conflict. It seems that’s no longer possible," Ye Feng shook his head, having never intended to kill Xu Jin.

He had thought of taking Xu Jin along to make the Xu Family weigh their options carefully, whether they wanted to continue their opposition. It was a pity that Xu Jin chose his own death.

Killed, so be it!

When it came to crossing his bottom line, Ye Feng would not hesitate.

"Everything in this world deteriorates over time; why should Your Highness blame himself?"

Xiao Chuanqi was far less sentimental than Ye Feng, even though the man he had just killed was the descendant of a Great General.

"You’re not wrong, but among the Ten Great Generals and the Ten National Scholars, very few have descendants left. And we, as their offspring, should inherit the shade and tend to their descendants."

"Enough, notify Zhan Tian and the others to set out immediately for the Xu Family of Northern Su."

No one knew that because of the Xu Family of Northern Su, Ye Feng’s journey to the north was so abruptly brought forward. Still, he hoped the Xu Family would withdraw from the fray.

Because Ye Feng would not show mercy to any existing enemy.

Feng Zhen once said that while the Northern Border King bore supreme glory, he also carried an endless tide of blood. How could one without a bloody resolve deter the savages of Mingbei?