Chapter 52: Turbulent Times

  Li Wenhai's face turned iron-green with rage: "Tang Mingjing, your Tang family has bullied people too much!!"

  "Brother Wenhai, don't get agitated, this kid has gone too far, I'll go and discipline him!!" Tang Mingjing also felt that Tang Yan had gone a bit too far, and hastily signaled the guards behind him to drag Tang Yan out.

  Li Wenhai glared fiercely at the second floor, his fists clenched tightly, and as soon as Tang Yan dared to come out, he would dare to cripple him!!

  Tang Ming showed an awkward smile: "Brother Wen Hai, the matter has already happened, we have to think of a way to solve it. The child's affair involves adults, after all, it's not quite reasonable. Otherwise... I'll visit your home another day to apologize?"

  "It's about today!! I must have an explanation!!"

  At this time, a maid rushed into the backyard and came to Mei's side, whispering something in her ear. Mei's face suddenly turned very ugly.

  "What's wrong?" Li Wenhai said in a low voice.

  Mei Yi looked at Tang Ming Jing and then at Li Wen Hai, seeming somewhat hesitant.

  "Speak!!"

  "The eldest young master has four broken ribs, severe damage to the bones in his legs, and serious internal injuries. He'll probably have to stay in bed for several months. The second young master...the second young master...that place...is gone..."

  "What's gone? What's missing? Which place?"

  "It was just that place, burned... gone..."

  Shrill!! The surroundings suddenly echoed with gasps, finished? Gone? Castrated!! This Tang Yan's ruthless tactics!!

  Tang Ming finally realized the severity of the problem and hastily blocked Li Wenhai: "Brother Wenhai, I must give you a satisfactory answer! Believe me!!"

  The Tang family guards didn't hesitate any longer, bursting through the wooden door of the Drunken Man's Residence with a loud crash. They directly lifted up that swaying bed and broke open the window, flying down from the second floor and sprinting wildly towards the Tang Manor.

  Not long after, the Drunken Fragrance Building behind suddenly erupted with a terrifying surge of spiritual energy, accompanied by a deafening roar: "Tang Ming Jing, I will never coexist with you!!"

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  "You're kidding me!!! You want to drive me crazy?! Ah!!!"

  "You hit him just hit him, why castrate him! Aren't you taking out your anger on the Li family?"

  "Li Shouze is now the treasure of the Li family!!"

  "You're so idle, you've bullied people and now you're recklessly messing with other people's wives in the building!!"

  "You're really giving Tang Ming a big face!! The Tang family is finally making a name for themselves in the Northern Wilderness, and it's a huge success!"

  "Thanks for your blessing! My Second Master Tang!!"

  "I'm telling you to keep a low profile!! Is this what you call keeping a low profile?! You're being way too low-key!!"

  The next morning, in the study of the Tang family's inner courtyard, Tang Ming Jing was furious, pointing at Tang Yan and scolding him loudly. The entire Giant Elephant City was now abuzz with news of Young Master Tang's heroic deeds from last night spreading throughout the streets, and while people were amazed by Tang Yan's display of power, what they talked about most was his calmness and leisureliness after bullying someone.

  Li's family, as the owner of the Drunken Town Tower, Xue Rou and Huo Wu, these two top courtesans are actually considered to be Li's young master's half-lovers. Tang Yan first defeated Li Shou Ze, then abused Li Shou Jian, and the scene afterwards was... they were rescued downstairs, while Tang Yan upstairs was wantonly playing with their lovers, this is simply a series of loud slaps in the face of the Li family.

  Li Wenhai directly blew up and fought with Tang Mingjing last night, and the guards of both sides also mixed battles for half a night, causing heavy casualties. A bloody case in Drunken Town almost escalated into a bloody case in Giant Elephant City. If it wasn't for the Yang family intervening at the critical moment, the Giant Elephant Academy would have been implicated, and the Li family might have directly declared war on the Tang family.

  Last night, Tang Yan became an overnight sensation, his name spreading like wildfire throughout the streets and alleys of Giant Elephant City, something even Second Master Tang had never achieved in his heyday.

  Tang Yan sneered and said: "Juxiang City is too peaceful, I'll find them some fun."

  "You!! Are you still smiling? Do you still have the face to smile?"

  "Dad, don't worry, I know what I'm doing. I only wasted Li Shouze and didn't do much to Li Shoubao. If I hadn't stopped at the time, Giant Elephant City would be a real mess now."

  "You still dare to talk back? If you dare to ruin all of them, I'll ruin you too!!"

  Tang Yan looked a bit embarrassed and scratched his head: "I know I was wrong, next time I'll do it cleaner and won't cause a stir again."

  "Will there be a next time? You're courting death!! I won't bother with you anymore!!" Tang Ming's anger was palpable, the room seemed to churn with his rage, as he pulled out an iron whip covered in thorns from the corner.

  "Calm down!! Calm down!! Dad, please calm down!!" Tang Yanxiao stood up and repeatedly waved his hand to guarantee: "I know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong. I'll go to the confinement room myself, and I won't come out without your permission!! And, I promise from today on to listen well and not cause any more trouble for you, absolutely not!!"

  Tang Ming Jing's iron whip stopped in mid-air, staring at Tang Yan with a huff, but ultimately didn't go down heavily.

  "I'm going to the isolation room." Tang Yan pointed outside the door and then at himself before rushing out.

  Tang Ming let out a deep sigh, weakly sat down on the rattan chair, and shook his head with a bitter smile. This guy is indeed not someone who can be trusted to handle things smoothly. Now he's starting to miss the old days, although they were a bit spoiled, at least it was just some minor incidents that didn't hurt anyone. But now...he's directly clashed with the Li family!!!

  What can be done with this mess?

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  "Master Tang, the incident last night has been investigated clearly. It was Second Master who provoked and took the initiative to attack, defeating the two Li brothers in a fair fight." In the grand hall of the Tang Manor's martial arts hall, steward Ah De respectfully reported to Tang Qian, who was practicing his sword dance.

  Tang Qian slowly came to a stop and calmly said: "He practiced the Blazing Flame Technique? Several layers of impact!"

  "It's not the fierce flame technique, but rather a martial skill that emits golden light. Li Shoujian suffered greatly from this aspect. Also, during Second Young Master's attack, the spiritual energy he released was a cyan-colored flame."

  "Continue."

  "The second young master was able to win, and there was another crucial factor - the way he fought was very strange, most of the time he didn't use martial arts techniques, it was just a mess of wild punches, sticking close to Li Shoujian, not giving him any chance to use his martial arts skills. In the words of the people present at the time, it was like a beast."

  Tang Qian fell silent for a moment, his expressionless face saying: "Li Shoujian is a third-tier Wu Ling, even if I wanted to subdue him it would take some effort. Tang Yan was able to easily cripple him, no matter how much luck he relied on, it shows that he..."

  "Second Young Master is a threat!" Adie whispered, "I heard the guards in the inner courtyard say... Yesterday, Second Young Master went to see Old Master after meeting with him, and then went to the Treasure Pavilion, accompanied by Tang Jun himself!"

  "How many floors?" Tang Qian's face changed slightly.

  "I don't know."

  Tang Qian was silent for a moment before asking, "Where is he now?"

  "Locked up by the master of the house, young master, would you like something on your meal..."

  "No need, just observe closely first."

  "Don't worry, young master, I'll keep a close eye on him!!"

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  In the inner courtyard, Tang Yan took out three martial skills - Shadow Wing Display, Lava Incantation, and Fierce Violent Incantation. The three major martial skills are considered to be at the pinnacle of the Ling-class category, along with the Blazing Flame Incantation, known as the Tang Family's signature martial art. It is said that the four major martial skills can unleash a combination attack, its power not inferior to that of Earth-class martial skills, which is also the foundation of the Tang Family's standing in the Northern Wilderness Domain.

  Tang Yan doesn't need any heavenly treasures or earthly gems, the Spirit Source Liquid is the most suitable supplement for his current stage. Three bottles of Spirit Source Liquid are placed in front of him one after another, and three flashing red crystal wooden plaques float before him.

  Tang Yan has two important things to do this time in seclusion. One is to comprehend the three great martial skills and be able to practice one of them. Two is to hope that they can communicate with the Ghostly Blue Fire, explore the subtleties between the various great martial skills, and also to further stimulate the profound meaning of the Ghostly Blue Fire.

  At least be able to control the power of the green fire, so that every punch doesn't seem like it's going to refine others.

  Ying Wing Expansion, urging the spiritual power to ignite fierce flames, gathering into the shape of an eagle, bursting out in an instant, exploding with powerful impact force. The advantage lies in its swift and fierce attacking power. After the eagle wing expansion is completed, it can transform into flame wings, increasing movement speed and agility.

  Lava Incantation, using spiritual power to communicate with underground magma, drawing out deep-layered magma to form a weapon of attack. It can also create a spiritual shockwave field, melting underground rocks into magma to launch an attack.

  Fierce Incantation, compressing spiritual power and fierce flames to form a pure fireball. Through clever control, it can rotate around the body, playing a stealthy role in intense battles. The more concentrated the compressed spiritual power is, the more terrifying the explosive force will be. After mastering this technique, one can even condense a sky-covering rain of fireballs, forming a destructive explosion.

  This martial art is absolutely a powerful tool for breaking through strongholds on the battlefield.

  Tang Yan had a thorough understanding of the three great martial techniques, and finally chose to comprehend the Fierce Fist Technique. The spiritual energy required for Shadow Wing and Lava Technique was too enormous, with his own second-stage martial spirit strength, he might not be able to execute it even once before being drained dry. In comparison, the Fierce Fist Technique was more suitable.

  Time passed day by day, under the Yang family's strong maintenance, the contradictions between the Tang and Li families were no longer tense, and the atmosphere in Giant Elephant City relaxed. Because Tang Yan was locked up tightly, the two big families deliberately maintained a low profile, and people naturally stopped mentioning what happened that night.

  Everything seems to have returned to its original track.

  After a lapse of one and a half months, a sudden storm swept across the three major empires of Bian Nan, finally converging on the northern wilderness of the Great Zhou Empire!

  The famous auction house 'Dihuang' on the mainland has issued a wanted notice to the three major empires of Bian and Nan, offering a reward for the capture of a group of robbers known as the 'Red God', with a reward consisting of a set of earth-level martial skills, five sets of spiritual level martial skills, plus 100,000 gold coins!

  As soon as the news came out, the situation became turbulent. Whether it was martial skills or rewards, they were unprecedented and generous enough to drive any power crazy!

  A unprecedented manhunt storm swept across the three major empires of Bian Nan, even affecting several surrounding empires. Hundreds and thousands of mercenary groups were searching for a group called "Red God" bandits.

  The three major empires also sent elite teams to hunt them down, but their actual target was the item in the hands of 'Red God'. Anyone could imagine that the items held by this group were far more valuable than the rewards offered by 'Earth Huang'.

  After a half-month-long heaven-and-earth-net-style manhunt, someone finally locked onto the team and pursued them all the way into the Great Zhou Empire, until they entered the Northern Wastes.