Chapter Twenty-Four: Rupture

  "Get out of the way!" Just as Wang Shi was about to clash with the newcomer, he heard Zhang Huaming's shout and was taken aback for a moment. The next instant, a figure appeared in front of him.

  "The wrath of Tulong." Liu Xiao shouted loudly, with a milky yellow light flashing in his fists.

  "Dragon Capturing Hand!" Zhang Huaming's hands curved into a claw shape, and a milky yellow light appeared in his palms, grabbing towards the incoming fist with a swift motion.

  Bang! The air in the yard suddenly surged, blowing everyone out of the yard for several steps. Zhang Huaming's body retreated four steps on the ground before stabilizing, while Liu Xiao's body flipped over in mid-air and fell to the ground, then retreated seven or eight steps away with a few quick steps, his expression changing several times in an instant.

  Liu Yingying saw Liu Xiao, her expression changed instantly, and she immediately shouted at the followers behind her: "You dead men, why haven't you gone up to capture these people yet?"

  "Yes, madam." The six guards following behind Liu Yingying responded in unison, and the next moment, the sound of weapons being drawn rang out, as the six guards drew their own weapons and charged towards Zhang Huaming.

  Zhang Huaming saw this scene, a flash of murderous intent in his eyes, and just as he was about to move his hands, his eyebrows twitched slightly, revealing a complex expression on his face.

  "Halt." A shout suddenly rang out, and in the next instant, two figures appeared in the courtyard.

  "Granddaughter-in-law greets Grandfather! Grandson greets Grandfather! Greetings to the old master of the house! Greetings to Old Master Zhang!" The people in the courtyard knelt down one after another as soon as they saw the appearance of the newcomers, because the newcomers were none other than Zhang Xiaotian and Zhang's family's ruthless steward, Wu Qing.

  In the entire yard, only three people were standing, one of whom was naturally Zhang Xiaotian, the current master of the Zhang family who was exposed outside, one was Wuqing who followed him, and the remaining one was naturally Zhang Huaming.

  "Get up!" Zhang Xiao Tian's face wore a smile as he looked at Zhang Hua Ming standing opposite him: "Youngster, are you still trying to hold back that mouthful of blood? Spit it out! Otherwise, you'll only be adding insult to injury."

  When everyone heard Zhang Xiaotian's words, their expressions changed. Some were worried and some were delighted. Those who were worried were naturally Wang Shi's two brothers and Zhang Huaming's mother, Wang Rong, while those who were delighted were Liu Yinyin and his faction.

  Zhang Huaming's throat moved slightly, and with a cold smile on his face, he cupped his hands towards Zhang Xiaotian and said: "Thank you for your concern, Master Zhang."

  Zhang Huaming finished speaking and didn't wait for Zhang Xiaotian's response. He directly pulled Wang Rong's arm and said, "Mother, let's go."

  "Tomorrow, this..." Wang Rong's face showed a hesitant expression. After all, the customs on the Martial Continent were still very feudal. In Wang Rong's view, since she had entered the Zhang family, she was a ghost of the Zhang family in life and a soul of the Zhang family in death. Although she longed to leave this humiliated and scorned Zhang family with all her heart, when it really came time to leave, she couldn't help but feel a little reluctant to part with them. After all, she had been with the Zhang family for over twenty years.

  "How dare you!" Liu Yinyin, standing beside Zhang Xiaotian, immediately took the opportunity to speak out, saying with a straight face: "This is the Zhang family's home, how can you just come and go as you please? Your father-in-law is here, do you dare not pay your respects? Did your mother not teach you any manners at all?"

  Zhang Huaming heard Liu Yinying's words, his eyes were like a sharp sword piercing Liu Yinying, coldly saying: "Whether my mother taught me family rules or not is our family's business, what are you? Today I want to try and see if I can walk out of this so-called Zhang family gate. Tell you, surname Liu, what you gave me, I will return tenfold."

  "Let's go!" As soon as Zhang Huaming finished speaking, he took Wang Rong and walked out of the courtyard. Although Wang Rong was reluctant to leave, after seeing what her son had done today, she knew that even if she didn't leave, she couldn't stay in the Zhang family anymore, so she followed her son away.

  "Halt!"

  Zhang Huaming stopped in his tracks when he heard Zhang Xiaotian's cries cease, turned around and sneered: "I don't know what noble business the old master of the Zhang family has to stop me?"

  "Hey kiddo, I'm your grandfather after all. Can't you show some respect?" Zhang Xiao Tian said with a bitter smile.

  "Respect?" Zhang Huaming sneered, "Respect is built on balance. If you want others to respect you, first you must respect others. I'm a person who remembers grudges."

  Zhang Xiaotian's face became complex upon hearing Zhang Huaming's words, and after taking a deep breath, he sighed: "Is it really that there is no chance of redemption at all?"

  "Redemption? Haha!" Zhang Huaming burst out laughing, pointing at the spot in the courtyard where he had stood earlier and said with a smile: "Before I returned to the Zhang family, there might have been some room for redemption, after all, the blood flowing through my veins is that of the Zhang family. But now? Do you think with my abilities, leaving the Zhang family would leave me without a place in the Martial Arts Continent? Haha!"

  "Ah!" Zhang Xiaotian looked in the direction of Zhang Huaming's pointing hand, and when he saw a wooden barrel, his expression changed suddenly. His chest began to rise and fall rapidly.

  "Huh!" Zhang Xiao Tian took a deep breath and said: "Heartless."

  "Affirmative." The emotionless horse responded immediately.

  "Who is in charge here?"

  It is...

  Zhang Xiaotian saw Wu Qing's hesitant expression and his face turned red with anger as he shouted: "Speak!"

  "It's Mrs. Liu who is in charge." The emotionless and direct response came without regard for the warning glance from Liu Yinyin.

  Liu Yingying saw that things could no longer be hidden and immediately knelt down on the ground, saying: "Sun's daughter-in-law knows her mistake, please grandfather punish."

  Zhang Xiao Tian's face was filled with anger as he stared at his daughter-in-law, Sun, who was kneeling on the ground with a remorseful expression. His facial expression changed, while Zhang Hua Ming had a cold smile as he looked at Zhang Xiao Tian. After taking a few deep breaths, he gently grasped Wang Rong's arm and whispered, "Mother, let's go."

  "Wait." Zhang Xiao Tian was startled awake by Zhang Hua Ming's soft voice and saw that he was about to leave, so he hastily called out to stop him.

  "Mr. Zhang, thank you for the care and support your family has given me and my mother over the past decade or so. I bid you farewell." Zhang Huaming bowed his hands in gratitude.

  Zhang Xiati opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to say something, but didn't make a sound. After Zhang Huaming and the others disappeared from view in the courtyard, he closed his mouth. Suddenly, when Zhang Huaming reappeared in the courtyard, his expression changed to one of joy.

  "Mr. Zhang, the master of the house, has returned and there are two things he wants to say. After finishing speaking, I will leave immediately."

  Zhang Xiaotian heard Zhang Huaming's words, and the joy that had just been ignited sank again. He looked helpless and asked: "What do you want to say?"

  Zhang Huaming coldly smiled at Liu Yinying, saying: "Take good care of your son. Next time, I won't guarantee that I won't squeeze him to death with one hand. You can send a killer from the Liu family to kill me. Yesterday, it was one of your Liu family's skilled fighters who wasn't bad. Remember, if you want to kill me, you'll have to send that skilled fighter from last night. Unfortunately, that skilled fighter should be recovering from injuries now! Hehe!"

  "Mr. Zhang, if the Zhang family is also interested in participating in the Liu family's game, they can join in, but the consequences will be borne by the Zhang family themselves. Next time, I absolutely won't show mercy." Zhang Huaming's smiling expression suddenly turned cold, and he said in a chilly tone.

  "How dare you!" Wu Qing couldn't help but shout when she saw Zhang Huaming's tone towards Zhang Xiaotian.

  "Arrogant? Hehe! Even if I'm arrogant once, so what?! And, Uncle Wu, don't think about fighting me, you're not my match yet." Zhang Huaming smiled and said, then turned to Liu Xiao who was leaning against the wall and laughed: "You really can take it! Don't be surprised, last night was when I fought with that expert from your Liu family, so it's not unjust that you lost to me. Let's go, no need to see me off."

  Zhang Huaming finished speaking and swaggered away, leaving Zhang Xiaotian and the others stunned in the courtyard.

  "Master, shall I take him down?" the ruthless voice asked quietly, he saw that Zhang Huaming had injuries on his body, if they were to take him down now, there shouldn't be any problem.

  "Never mind," Zhang said with a shake of his head. "Have you forgotten what he just said? You're no match for him."

  "Master of the house, isn't it on Young Master's body?" Wu Qing asked in surprise.

  Zhang Xiao Tian waved his hand, and a sharp glint flashed in his eyes: "It seems we've all underestimated this kid. No need to say anything else, from today on, the internal affairs of the institute will also be handed over to you for management. If anyone oversteps their authority, no matter how high their status, they will be dealt with according to family law."

  Wu Qing heard the master's words and slightly hesitated for a moment before responding: "Yes."