Chapter Seventeen: Cold and Warm

  In Ji Yu Sheng's view, the one who should be lying on the ground struggling to breathe should be Ji Chang Kong, he didn't understand why he was standing upright over there, but instead it was Ji Chang Le, who seemed to have lost all his strength and collapsed to the ground.

  At this moment, the other members of the Ji family, young and old, also came to hear the news. Ji Yuexing's sons, Ji Haohong and Ji Haoguang, his grandsons, Ji Changxiao and Ji Changle, his granddaughter, Ji Yueqing and Ji Xiaolian, as well as Zhao Shi and Luo Shi, who had evil intentions in their hearts, all gathered here one after another.

  Not only that, some collateral relatives also came to see the situation with a nervous heart after hearing Ji Yu Sheng's roar. —— Unexpectedly, nearly half of the Ji family members arrived at Ji Changkong's wooden house.

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  Everyone who rushed to the scene was stunned when they saw Ji Chang Le fall to the ground, while Ji Chang Kong stood tall and proud.

  Their faces were one by one weird, their eyes full of confusion and incomprehension, staring blankly at Ji Changkong who had completely changed into a different person, not understanding what had just happened.

  Especially Qi Changxiao, Qi Changsheng, Qi Yuqing and Qi Xiaolian were even more surprised. Among them, Qi Changxiao, Qi Changsheng and Qi Yuqing, who had never looked at Qi Changkong with a straight eye, gazed at him for the first time with shining eyes, without blinking!

  Xiaolian looked puzzled, glancing at Changle and Changkong in turns, her mouth slightly open in surprise.

  For a moment, in front of Ki's long empty wooden house, all the members of the Ki family were stunned, and no one spoke.

  "Le'er...... Le'er ah......"

  Zhao's reaction was the first, suddenly shouting out loud, rushing to Ji Chang Le's face and holding him up, yelling: "Le Er, what kind of trick did that bastard use on you? How could you end up like this?" While shouting loudly, Zhao's eyes stared at Ji Chang Kong with hatred, as if he had done something unforgivable.

  Zhao's shout brought Ji Yu Xing back to his senses, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes as he glared at Ji Chang Kong, bellowing: "Chang Kong, what have you done now? Speak!"

  "What did you say?!" Ji Yu Sheng growled, glaring at him: "Obviously it's Chang Le coming to bother Chang Kong again. Since Chang Le got hurt, does that mean Chang Kong is clean?"

  "Hey, Ji Yu Sheng!" Ji Yu Xing seemed to have only just realized that his protective stance was a bit too obvious. He looked up and let out a soft hum before turning to Ji Chang Le, who had recovered from her shock, furrowing his brow as he asked: "Chang Le, tell me, what's going on?"

  Ji Chang Le didn't suffer too serious an injury, just now he and Ji Chang Kong were fighting together, both of their hands and feet couldn't be spared, they only suffered some minor injuries, he wasn't able to stand up at once, on the one hand it was because his physical strength had been exhausted, on the other hand it was because he was startled by Ji Chang Kong's sudden great force, not that he was seriously injured and unable to get up.

  "This...," Ji Chang Le murmured, unable to articulate her thoughts.

  He used to push all the blame onto Jixiangkong, and he believed that Jixiangkong would confess. However, today's Jixiangkong was clearly different from usual, and he felt that Jixiangkong would no longer be his scapegoat, so he didn't know how to explain it.

  "Let me tell you instead." Ji Changkong's face was gloomy, and he stared fearlessly at Ji Changle, saying: "Second Brother told me to steal Auntie's 'Flame Origin Pearl', saying it was for someone's use, and even threatened me. I didn't agree with him, so Second Brother started insulting Auntie. I couldn't take it anymore, so I fought with him. That's what happened."

  "What?! " Ji Yu Sheng almost jumped up, pointing at Ji Chang Le furiously and roaring: "You're really something, Ji Chang Le! You actually shifted your attention to one of our own people! You're really capable of enduring a lot! Tell me, what do you want the 'Flame Origin Pearl' for? You haven't even reached the Two Instruments Heaven realm yet. The Flame Origin Pearl is useless to you. Who told you to do this?"

  Later on, Ji Yu Sheng suddenly glanced at Zhao Shi who was supporting Ji Chang Le with a cold and frosty gaze.

  Zhao's heart was filled with anxiety, he lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Ji Yu Sheng. He secretly pinched the hand that was supporting Ji Chang Le's body, signaling him to be careful with his answer.

  "No one asked me to do it, I just thought Auntie's 'Fireball Pearl' looked nice and I knew she loved my fourth brother the most, so I wanted him to borrow it from her to play with. If he didn't agree, that would be it, but who knows what got into him, he suddenly rushed at me and beat me up desperately..." Of course, when it came out of his mouth, it was a completely different story.

  After Ji Chang Le finished speaking, Ji Yu Xing hesitated for a moment before suddenly saying: "Regardless of who was right or wrong, the fact is that both of you have resorted to violence. You will both be locked in the Ice Cold Cave for three days!"

  "Second Brother!" Ji Yu Sheng's face suddenly changed, and he didn't bother to investigate who was at fault. He hastily shouted: "What are you doing? Zhang Le's body is strong and sturdy, being locked in the Ice Cave for three days is a punishment for him, but you've also locked Zhang Kong in the Ice Cave, aren't you trying to take his life?"

  "Whoever made a mistake must be punished!" Ji Yu Xing's face was stern, and he coldly hummed: "He can knock down Chang Le, I think his body is not as weak as you imagined. This matter is settled! I won't show favoritism to anyone, lock them in the Ice Cave for three days, starting from tonight!"

  "I disagree!" Ji Yu Sheng suddenly stepped forward, blocking Ji Chang Kong's path, grabbing his arm and said firmly: "Today, no one can take Chang Kong from me to the Ice Cave!"

  At the critical moment, he no longer concealed his affection for Ji Changkong and stood on her side without hesitation.

  "Lao San, what's wrong with you?" Ji Yu Xing saw that he didn't even sell his own account as the master of the house, and his expression changed to anger: "You must remember, in the Ji family, I am the one who is the master!"

  "Second brother, you...you actually dare to suppress me as the master of the house?" Ji Yu Sheng's anger was so great that he couldn't even speak smoothly. He took a deep breath and barely managed to calm his emotions down, laughing in extreme anger: "Fine! I'll say it here today, no matter who it is, don't even think about harming Chang Kong! Hmph, scolding him a few times is one thing, but wanting Chang Kong to go to the Ice Cave to die? I absolutely won't agree!!"

  As soon as these words came out, the entire Ji family, whether direct or collateral, changed their faces.

  This remark by Ji Yu Sheng is no longer just about defending Ji Chang Kong, but directly challenges the authority of the family head, Ji Yu Xing, and is somewhat hysterical.

  It wasn't until this moment that Ji Changkong truly believed what his aunt, Ji Wanyun, had said: In the Ji family, the one who loves you the most is not your aunt, but your grandfather!

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  "I'm going!" In the midst of complete silence, when everyone was speechless, Ji Changkong suddenly said this sentence in a low but firm tone.

  It's enough for him to know that Ji Yu Sheng has put in a lot of effort, he doesn't want Grandfather Ji Yu Sheng to become enemies with him and the entire Ji family because of him.

  "Are you crazy?" Ji Yu Sheng was furious, thinking that Ji Chang Kong was scared, he tightly grabbed his hand and solemnly said: "Chang Kong, don't be afraid! At worst, we'll leave the Ji family together, Grandfather will never let anything happen to you!"

  "Thank you, Grandfather. I really won't be in trouble." Ji Changkong felt suffocated in his heart, afraid that he would lose control of his emotions and burst into tears because of Ji Yusheng's reckless love for him.

  As soon as the sentence fell, Ji Changkong quietly operated the yuan force in his body, and the other hand gently pressed on Ji Yusheng's arm. The surging yuan force, although unable to gush out of the body, slowly flowed into his palm with great force...

  "Ji Yu Sheng's body suddenly trembled, his eyes bursting with uncontrollable excitement. His old face radiated a different kind of splendor as he stared fixedly at Ji Chang Kong, speaking incoherently: 'You... you've got it... you can actually... is this real?'"

  Chong nodded heavily, and Ji Changkong's expression was solemn. Taking advantage of Ji Yusheng's shock, he withdrew his arm from the other man's grasp and walked calmly towards the large stone where the horse was tied, picked up the half坛 fire dragon wine that had been opened by Luo Tian, and headed straight for the Ice Cave.

  "Second Grandfather, I'll head to the Ice Cave first. Second Brother, you come soon too, I'll be waiting for you inside." Just as Ji Changkong was about to disappear from everyone's sight, he nonchalantly said this one sentence.

  For some reason, after hearing Ji Changkong's last sentence, Ji Changle's face changed slightly.

  "That's it, Old Three! Don't you dare speak nonsense again! Today I'll let it slide, but next time if you act like this again, don't blame me for being unkind as your older brother!" Ji Yu Xing said coldly, then sternly ordered: "Chang Le, get out of here and go to the Ice Cave yourself! Everyone else, disperse!" After saying that, he was the first to leave.

  "Go, I'll prepare some food for you first." Zhao helped Ji Changle up and glared at Ji Yusheng who was standing there stupidly, not saying a word. Then she took Ji Changle out.

  The other members of the Ji family saw that things had calmed down, and since the head of the household, Ji Yu Xing, had also spoken up, they too did not linger and left one after another from this side.

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  After a long time, when everyone had disappeared, Ji Yu Sheng seemed to have finally come back to his senses. He rubbed his hands together excitedly and paced back and forth in front of the wooden house, unable to contain the wild joy in his heart. His face was filled with smiles as he muttered to himself in a low voice: "Haha, he's done it...he's actually become a Tian Shi...this kid...has finally made something of himself..."

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