Chapter 22: The Zhang Estate

  As the morning sun had just risen, the whole Kyoto began to bustle. In the Qin Mansion, Zhang Huaming opened his eyes, and a sharp glint flashed in his gaze.

  "The innate realm is indeed extraordinary, although I have already reached the peak of the acquired realm, but no matter what, I am still not a match for the innate realm. The Martial King Realm, the Liu Family, humph!" Zhang Huaming was filled with longing for the innate realm.

  "Haha! Zhang, what are your plans for today?" As soon as he stepped out of the wing room, Zhang Huaming heard Qin Xiao Tian's laughter.

  "I want to go back once." Zhang Huaming smiled in response.

  "Uh, it's about time to go back, Zhang younger brother. Since you now have the imperial reward of a mansion, hurry up and bring your aunt out, first stay at older brother's place for a few days. I believe that side's mansion will be ready soon." Qin Xiao Tian chuckled.

  "Hmm" Zhang Huaming nodded and said.

  "Then I'll let Wang Shi and Wang Bao go with you."

  Don't!

  "What's wrong?" Qin Xiao Tian widened his eyes and said: "Younger brother, now that you're the chief of staff of the Ferocious Tiger Squad, how can there be no one to serve you? It just so happens that your guards are all in secret training, today let Wang Shi and Wang Bao serve as your personal bodyguards."

  "Since Big Brother Qin has spoken, I'd better obey."

  "That's right."

  After washing and having a meal, Zhang Huaming took Wang Shi and Wang Bao towards the direction of the Zhang Mansion. Half an hour later, Zhang Huaming stopped in front of a huge villa gate.

  "Who are you?" The guard at the Zhang residence was taken aback when he saw Zhang Huaming and the other two arrive, because he realized that all three of them were generals. After taking a closer look, his expression changed in an instant, and he stuttered: "Are you Second Young Master?"

  Zhang Huaming heard the guard's address to himself, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, and the next moment he walked directly towards the gate, ignoring the stunned guards, but the sound behind him made him stop in his tracks.

  "Oh my! I thought it was some general visiting, but it's actually you, that country bumpkin, who's back! I say, Second Brother! You're really getting more and more despicable! How dare you wear a general's armor? Don't you know that impersonating an officer is a capital offense? The Zhang family is truly unfortunate!"

  "How dare you!" King Lion and King Leopard heard this sentence, both of them suddenly became furious.

  Zhang Huaming turned around to look, and saw a young man of about twenty years old, with a pale face, one glance knew that he was overindulgent in lust, behind the young man followed several burly attendants.

  Zhang Tianbao saw Zhang Huaming's disdainful gaze, and his heart suddenly burst into flames. With a fierce expression, he said: "What? Are you feeling guilty because I've seen through your scheme?"

  "Haha!" Zhang Huaming sneered and said to Wang Shi and Wang Bao: "Wang brothers, let's go."

  Zhang Tianbao saw Zhang Huaming's expression and his anger grew even stronger. Seeing the three people enter the Zhang mansion, he directly roared: "How dare you, seize these three people for me!"

  "How dare you! You're being too presumptuous!" Wang Shi and Wang Bao, the two of them, saw the four figures rushing towards the three of them, and immediately became enraged. The two of them continuously struck out.

  "Bang! Bang! Bang! Whoosh!!!" The four figures came and went quickly, but in that brief moment, the four figures directly crashed into the wall opposite the door and slid down.

  "Who dares to be so presumptuous in the Zhang Manor!" A loud shout rang out, followed by several sonic booms, and in the blink of an eye, a figure appeared at the entrance of the Zhang family's estate.

  "The steward has arrived." The guards at the entrance of the Zhang family's residence bowed and greeted in unison.

  The ruthless eyes scanned over Zhang Huaming and others, paused on Zhang Huaming for a moment, nodded slightly, as if greeting him, and the latter also nodded slightly in response.

  "What happened?" The tone was ruthless and icy, as if someone owed him hundreds of millions in gold.

  "Ruthless, you're just in time. Zhang Huaming, that wild species, actually emerged as a military leader, what a shame to the Zhang family! You... Ahh!" Just as Zhang Tianbao was halfway through his sentence, he felt a sudden darkness and flash before his eyes, followed by an intense pain on his face. The next moment, his body flew backward with inertia, dragging out a meter away from the ground.

  "Bang!" Two figures simultaneously retreated several steps, Zhang Huaming retreated three steps back and stabilized his figure, smiling at Wu Qing who had retreated five steps back.

  "Young master, have you suffered an internal injury?" The emotionless face showed a hint of surprise as he asked this, because in the brief moment of their exchange earlier, he had sensed that his opponent's internal energy was slightly disordered. It was impossible for someone with cultivation at the level of Wu Zong to be in such a state, so the only possibility was that this person had suffered an internal injury.

  "Ah!"

  "Master, Master doesn't understand, please spare my life." The ruthless one was shocked and unexpectedly said this sentence that surprised the guards guarding the Zhang's residence. It is worth noting that the ruthless one had never spoken in such a gentle tone before.

  Zhang Huaming glanced at Zhang Tianbao, who was being supported by the guards, and said coldly: "Today I only want to take my mother away, I don't want any trouble. Tell that little guy to shut his mouth, otherwise I won't mind killing someone."

  Zhang Huaming finished speaking and didn't wait for Wuqing's response, directly turning around to enter the Zhang residence. Wang Shi and Wang Bao hastily paid their respects to Wuqing before hurrying to follow him in.

  Staring blankly at Zhang Huaming's departing back, his face was filled with complex expressions, and his emotions churned up.

  "Ruthless manager, you just stood by and watched me get beaten up by that wild... Zhang Tianming without lifting a finger. You're waiting for what?" Zhang Tianbao had originally wanted to say "wild species", but as the words reached his lips, he recalled Zhang Huaming's indifferent gaze from earlier, and unconsciously changed the appellation, venting his anger on Manager Wuqing instead.

  After Zhang Tianbao finished speaking, he hastily rushed towards the east wing of the Zhang Mansion, looking like he was going to report something.

  Zhang Huaming arrived at the West Wing under the guidance of a servant from Zhang's residence. Before he even entered the West Wing, he heard a sharp and piercing sound that made his heart surge with a sudden urge to kill.

  "You, this lowly servant, actually think you can turn a crow into a phoenix? That's just the master feeling sorry for you. And yet, you can't even do this small thing right, no wonder your son is such a good-for-nothing."

  "Ah!" King Lion and King Leopard, the two brothers looked at each other, both with a look of surprise on their faces. They then carefully glanced at Zhang Huaming, whose face was icy cold.

  Zhang Huaming narrowed his eyes as he stepped into the west courtyard. When he clearly saw the scene in the west courtyard, the anger in his heart could no longer be restrained. He went straight to a white-haired old woman and snatched the washing brush from her hand: "Mother, who let you do these chores?"

  "Is it you tomorrow? Is it really you? When are you coming back? And bringing your friends back too, hurry up and take your friends to the backyard for a while, I'll finish these chores and come back to entertain the two of you." Wang Rong said with a joyful expression, but when facing the two brothers, Wang Shi, she showed a slightly awkward expression, perhaps afraid of embarrassing her own son.

  Zhang Huaming didn't know what was going on, although he said he wasn't the son of this woman in front of him, but that part of his body from blood kinship couldn't be erased, so he got angry just now.

  "Oh my! Isn't this the second young master? Oh, Second Young Master has become a general now! Good heavens! These two military officers are also of general rank! Wang Rong, you've indeed given birth to good sons! At such a young age, they're already impersonating high-ranking military officials. Don't they know that impersonating military officials is a capital offense?!" A shrill voice rang out, and the speaker was a woman in her forties, whose plump body shook with each step she took.

  Wang Rong had just seen her son and was overjoyed, but when Liu's words reminded her, she noticed her son's attire. As soon as she took a look, she was shocked and turned pale, for she saw that her son was indeed wearing golden armor. She hastily grabbed his arm and said: "Ming Er, quickly, take off the armor on your body! Mother knows you have a good heart, Mother just wants you to live safely."

  Zhang Huaming saw his mother's flustered appearance and concerned tone, and he felt a surge of emotion in his heart. To think that in his previous life, he was an orphan; if it weren't for his master saving him from the jaws of wolves back then, perhaps he wouldn't even exist in this world. So from young to old, he only experienced the paternal love of his master, never having felt a mother's love before. Could this be what maternal love is?

  Zhang Huaming put away the emotions in his heart, stretched out his hand and gently patted Wang Rong's rough palm twice, with a smiling expression: "Mother, rest assured, I am indeed a general now."

  "Really?" Wang Rong's face showed a look of surprise, but soon dimmed down. Although she knew her son's temper very well, she couldn't believe that he could become a general. After all, how long had he been in the army? Just one year! How was it possible to climb to the position of general in just one year? This was simply a fairy tale. Moreover, she remembered the vow her son had made when he joined the army: he would not return to take her out of the Zhang family until he became a general. Now, she thought that her son must be worried about her being bullied in the Zhang family, so he came up with this idea to pretend to be a general and take her away from the Zhang family.

  "Wow! You really got into character! Are you a general? Ha! With your little wild nature, you're not even qualified to be a general. I think you are... Uh!!! Uh!!!" Just as Liu's words were halfway out, she felt her neck tighten, and the next moment, she felt a powerful force emerge from her neck, lifting her body off the ground slightly.