Chapter Sixteen: Furious Wrath

  All the way, Ji Changkong followed the horse's ups and downs, his face flushed red, as if there was a flame burning inside him, his head dizzy and confused. It wasn't until nightfall that he finally returned to the Ji family home on Qingyan Mountain, reeking of alcohol.

  Tied up the horse, Ji Changkong's footsteps floated in mid-air, almost staggering back to his small wooden hut, constantly marveling at the powerful aftereffect of "Fire Dragon Burn".

  Before, Ji Changkong also often drank wine, but the wine he drank was all mild "Ku Du", and that "Ku Du" was obviously not as strong as "Huo Long Shao". Even if he finished a whole jar of wine, he would only feel a little dizzy.

  However, "Huo Long Shao" was completely different. He only had a few mouthfuls at Luo Tian's place and started to feel hot all over his body. It took him about half an hour to ride his horse to Ji's house, but the effect of the wine not only didn't weaken, but instead became even more intense.

  Arriving at the small wooden hut, Ji Chang felt a heavy head and light feet, his whole body began to sweat, and after sitting down for just a moment, the sweat had already soaked through his clothes.

  Forget it, I won't go see Third Grandfather today. I'll just take a nap and talk about it later. Ji Changkong felt that his physical condition wasn't too good, and his mind wasn't particularly clear either. He quietly thought to himself and decided to change out of his clothes, wash his face, and get some rest early.

  "Cough...cough..."

  Just then, a coughing sound came from outside, and immediately Ji Chang Le's voice came out: "Fourth brother, why did you come back so late at night? Where is Aunt?"

  As soon as the sound fell, Ji Chang Le walked in without hesitation, took a glance at Ji Chang Kong who was covered in sweat and reeking of alcohol, and frowned: "It's good that Aunt isn't here, I just happened to want to talk to you about something."

  Ji Changkong, who was a bit dizzy from being "fired up" by Huo Long, immediately became alert when he heard Ji Changle's voice calling him "fourth brother". He put back on the long shirt that had slipped off and sat on the edge of the bed, looking at Ji Changle with a puzzled expression: "Second brother, is there something?"

  All along, Ji Chang Le treated him with a very bad attitude, and the names he called him were often derogatory words like "waste" and "fool", never truly treating him as his younger brother.

  Once he called Ji Changkong "Fourth Brother", nothing good would come of it. Ji Changkong remembered that Ji Changle had called him "Fourth Brother" several times, but each time it was either to make him a scapegoat or to ask for his help in doing something underhanded.

  Because he was physically weak, in the past whenever he became a scapegoat or helped Ji Chang Le do something bad, he would not be punished to the Ice Cave but instead incur the scolding of Ji Yu Xing and Ji Yu Sheng.

  It's precisely because of this that Ji Chang Le often finds him as a scapegoat.

  In short, every time Ji Changkong calls him "Fourth Brother", nothing good happens, and he always ends up in bad luck for a while.

  "Three months ago, when the castle owner came to our house, he gave my aunt a 'Flame Origin Pearl'. Hehe, that 'Flame Origin Pearl' is a great thing, very useful for cultivating the Four Symbol Heaven Realm. Hmm...my mother has also cultivated to that realm and coincidentally communicates with the sacred beast Zhuque just like my aunt. Fourth brother, can you help me get my aunt's 'Flame Origin Pearl'?"

  Ji Chang Le's face suddenly broke into a smile, and she begged him in an extremely friendly manner.

  As soon as Ji Chang Le mentioned the "Flame Origin Pearl", Ji Chang Kong's heart ached again, if it weren't for him, Ji Wan Yun wouldn't have lost the "Flame Origin Pearl" in Wu Shan, now Ji Chang Le actually shifted his attention to Ji Wan Yun's "Flame Origin Pearl"!

  Ji Changkong forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, shook his head and said firmly: "That 'Huoyan Yuanzhu' is very important for Aunt's cultivation, I will never ask Aunt for it. If your mother wants to use it, let her go talk to Aunt herself!"

  On the way back from Wushan, Ji Yuanyun had already reminded Ji Changkong not to mention that the "Huoyan Yuanzhu" was left on Wushan. Not to mention that the "Huoyan Yuanzhu" is no longer in Ji Yuanyun's hands now, even if it were really in her hands, Ji Changkong would never ask for it for Ji Changle.

  When Ji Chang Le mentioned his mother, Zhao Shi, Ji Chang's anger grew even greater. This woman had never looked at him straight in the eye since she came to the Ji family and always found fault with him, opposing him at every turn. She definitely couldn't swallow her pride to ask Ji Wan Yun for the "Flame Origin Pearl", so it must have been Zhao Shi who sent Ji Chang Le over to look for him.

  The whole Ji family knows that Ji Yuanyun loves him the most!

  "Who told you to ask her for it?" Ji Chang Le's face was filled with a fake smile, and he chuckled: "You have the closest relationship with your aunt, and only you can go there at any time... I mean, you can take advantage of when she's resting, quietly bring out the 'Flame Origin Pearl', after my mother uses it for a while, I'll return it to you, and then you can send it back."

  "What?!?" Ji Changkong's face suddenly changed, the wine had already sobered him up a lot, and his heart was almost filled with anger. He shouted: "You want me to steal Auntie's Flame Origin Pearl? Second Brother, have you gone mad?!"

  "We're all family, how can it be called 'stealing'? Besides, Auntie dotes on you the most, even if she knew you took it, she wouldn't scold you excessively. Fourth Brother, as long as you help me get this done, I promise that in the future at the Ji residence, I absolutely won't make things difficult for you again, how about it?" Ji Chang Le proposed with a smile all over his face.

  "No way!" Ji Changkong shouted loudly, his anger burning fiercely in his heart like the alcohol in his body. Under the influence of the wine, he pointed at Ji Changle and scolded: "I don't care if it's you or your mother's idea, whoever dares to mess with my sister-in-law will regret it!"

  "Hah!" Ji Chang Le was delighted, with a strange smile on his face as he sized up Ji Chang Kong, bursting into loud laughter: "You're not being polite? How can you be impolite? Fourth brother, even if you're extremely impolite, what can you do?"

  She paused for a moment, and Ji Chang Le's mouth was filled with disdain as she coldly laughed: "The four scars on Auntie's face are so ugly that they're enough to shame our Ji family. What use is the 'Flame Origin Pearl' to her? Even if she becomes powerful in the future, won't she still be a shame to our Ji family when she goes out? It's better for my mother to use it!"

  "Shut up!"

  In the dead of night, a furious roar echoed from afar in Ji Changkong's direction. After the angry shout, Ji Changkong rushed towards Ji Changle like a madman and violently collided with him.

  Watching Ji Chang rush over frantically, Ji Chang Le's face was filled with a cold smile. He stood there motionless, only circulating the yuan force within his body, waiting to see him make a fool of himself.

  In his view, even if Ji Changkong, who couldn't gather yuan force, charged at him frantically, he would only be shaken by him, so he didn't put Ji Changkong's frantic momentum in his eyes at all.

  However, today's Kizuna Akatsuki is no longer the Kizuna Akatsuki he was familiar with!

  Boom!

  A deafening roar suddenly erupted, a surge of mighty force violently crashed into Ji Chang Le's chest, he felt as if he had been brutally rammed by the sword-like horns of a Cloud Dreaming Great Yak, his sturdy body was actually sent flying into the air in an instant!

  Ji Chang Le fell to the ground with a loud thud, feeling a dull ache all over her body, as if every bone in her was disjointed. She was stunned and stood there dazed for a moment, unable to react at all.

  Before he could even get up, Ji Changkong's furious face let out another roar, his body leaped forward, and he actually crossed over two zhang of distance in one step. He pounced on him, using both hands and feet to start punching and kicking him.

  Ji Chang Le's whole body ached, feeling as if it was being repeatedly struck by an iron hammer. The unbearable pain suddenly spread throughout his entire body, and the sharp pain finally made him come to his senses. He suddenly hugged Ji Chang Kong and fiercely fought with him.

  ……

  "Halt!" A cold shout rang out, and Ji Yu Xing stretched out his left hand. A surge of unstoppable force burst forth between the two men, instantly separating Ji Chang Kong and Ji Chang Le.

  After separating from each other, both Ji Changkong and Ji Changle were left with bruised noses and swollen faces, their bodies covered in mud, looking utterly disheveled.

  Ji Changkong was panting heavily with a low voice, his eyes staring dead at Ji Changle like a ferocious beast that had gone mad with hunger.

  Just now's fierce battle, Ji Changkong only felt refreshing and exhilarating. Under the support of his surging yuan force within his body, he surprisingly hadn't been at a disadvantage in their previous scuffle. For years, he had always endured and yielded, but after fighting a crazy battle with Ji Changle, he was actually feeling comfortable all over, even having a kind of refreshing sensation that made him want to throw back his head and let out a long howl.

  Looking at Ji Chang Le, he had a bewildered expression, as if he still hadn't recovered from the shock. He stared blankly at Ji Chang Kong, who seemed to have transformed into a different person. He couldn't understand how this weakling, who would get sick every three days and have a major illness every seven days, and had been bullied by him for over a decade without ever fighting back, could suddenly possess such great strength?

  "Ji Chang Le, you're crazy! How dare you bully him like that!" A loud and furious roar suddenly came from afar, a flash of strange light passed by, and Ji Chang Kong's grandfather, Ji Yu Sheng, had already appeared here.

  After Ji Yu Sheng arrived, he was just about to ignore his identity and scold Ji Chang Le for a while. Suddenly, he discovered that Ji Chang Le's nose was blue and his face was swollen. Not only was he gasping violently there, but he was also paralyzed on the ground, as if he had no strength at all.

  And that nephew of his, Ji Changkong, who he thought would be severely injured, although also with a swollen face and panting heavily, stood there motionless, his back straight as a spear.

  At this moment, Ji Changkong, who had been depressed for many years, burst out, his eyes shining brightly, with a kind of extraordinary and uninhibited aura.

  Like a sharp sword that has been sheathed for too long, it suddenly came out of its scabbard, revealing its sharp edge!

  "What...what's going on here?" Ji Yu Sheng stood there, his face filled with confusion and doubt, as if he had just met Ji Chang Kong for the first time. His eyes were fixed tightly on him, not letting go.

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