Chapter 42: Picking a Fight

  The master of the Zhuge family is called Zhuge Fu Yun. He, who is less than forty years old, is already a soul-level summoner. He has talent, charisma and means, and under his leadership, the Zhuge family is now at its peak.

  He is now frowning, seemingly thinking about something.

  Just then, there was a gentle knock at the door.

  "Come in." Zhuge Fu Yun did not turn his head, still looking out of the window with a heavy heart.

  "Old Master." The person who came in was Zhuge Fu Yun's wife and the mistress of the Zhuge household, Yuan Shu Hui. Her complexion seemed a bit pale, but it couldn't hide her beauty and nobility, she smiled as she walked in. Behind her followed a maid, carrying a tray with a bowl of soup on it.

  Zhuge Fu's face was calm as he replied, "Is there something?"

  "It's nothing, seeing you working so hard, I made some ginseng soup for you." Yuan Shuhui smiled and brought over the tray with the soup, placing it on the desk. "Sir, have a sip while it's hot."

  Zhuge Fu Yun remained still for a while, then turned his head and looked at Yuan Shuhui's smiling face. He finally let out a slow sigh: "Don't interfere with Mingyue again. Next time, it won't be so simple."

  Yuan Shuhui's face suddenly turned pale as paper, her hands slightly trembling: "Master, I...I don't know what you're talking about..."

  Zhuge Fu Yun looked at Yuan Shu Hui with some disappointment and stopped talking. He turned around and continued to look out the window.

  "Old master, is it... did you send someone..." Yu Shuhui was chilled to the bone and terrified by Zhuge Fu Yun's gaze, and couldn't help but ask. Two days ago, the bloody head on the bed had shocked her so much that she almost screamed out loud. That head belonged to the person she had sent out to get rid of Zhuge Mingyue. She was furious in her heart - how could that wild child become a summoner and advance to high-level summoner in such a short time, summoning the Wind Leopard King? And Ling Feiyang from the Ling family had even become her guardian master. How could she be allowed to grow like this? When she became successful, what would happen to the orthodox bloodline of the Zhuge family? So she secretly sent someone to destroy Zhuge Mingyue. She couldn't take that bastard's life, but making it impossible for her to become a summoner was simple enough. As long as they cut out her tongue, she wouldn't be able to speak, how could she chant spells? But what she didn't expect was that the high-level swordsman she sent out never returned to report back, and instead his bloody head came back!

  "Just remember, from now on, you're not allowed to lay a hand on Zhuge Mingyue." Zhuge Fu Yun let out a soft sigh, turned around without looking at Yuan Shuhui, and walked straight out of the study.

  Yuan Shuhui's whole body began to tremble, and after a long time, she picked up the soup on her desk and slammed it to the ground, making a loud, ear-piercing sound.

  "What's so good about that wild girl? She's just a cheap woman, just like her mother, only knows how to seduce men with her lowly tricks!" Yuan Shuhui's beautiful face twisted into a fierce scowl. In the end, she slumped against the desk, clenching her fists tightly.

  ……

  Cang Feng City.

  After school that day, Zhuge Mingyue and Ling Feiyang, Wan Qichen, and Xue Zihao walked together in a row of four, chatting as they went.

  "Tonight, let's go to the wine tower and have some food." Wan Qi Chen's gluttony was acting up.

  "You'll eat more meat here." Xue Zihao stretched out his hand and rubbed Wan Qi Chen's belly, causing everyone to smile.

  "Go away, go away, this is called dignity, do you understand?" Wan Xi Chen slapped away Xue Zi Hao's hand.

  "Indeed, having more meat means being more spirited." Xue Zihao burst out laughing.

  Wan Xi Zhen was about to say something when a miserable cry came from the alley next door.

  The crowd followed the sound and saw several young students surrounding a person, punching and kicking him. The student on the ground was rolling around with his hands covering his head, shouting for help.

  Wan Jianchen just glanced at him, and his face changed. Because the person being beaten was a member of the Wan family, while the one doing the beating was a member of the Wu family! The Wu family, along with the Pang family, were among the three ancient families of Cang Feng City, but compared to the other two, the Wu family's strength was much weaker. They had always kept a low profile and avoided conflicts with the other two families, although they secretly didn't get along with the Wan family. On the surface, however, they maintained friendly relations. But now, they were openly beating someone from the Wan family!

  "Wan Xi Feng!" Wan Xi Chen shouted loudly, he had already recognized who the person being beaten was.

  "Big, big brother, save me......" Wan Qifeng heard the voice, covered his head, and wailed as he tried to run this way, but was kicked to the wall by someone. At this time, several people who were beating Wan Qifeng saw Wan Qichen and his group.

  "It's Wan Qi Chen, and also Zhuge Mingyue."

  Ling Feiyang is also here.

  "Run quickly!"

  Those few Wu family youngsters saw that they were not good eggs and turned around and ran away.

  "Want to run!" Xue Zikao drew his bow and shot an arrow, ready to attack. However, those few people turned into the alley, and by the time Wan Qi Chen and the others chased after them, they had already run away without a trace.

  "It's indeed very fast!" Wan Xi Chen gritted his teeth and said.

  "Big Brother Da, the Wu family has eaten leopard gallbladders! What's going on?" Wan Qiufeng rubbed his sore head, "They actually dared to hit me. Ouch, it hurts so much... If I hadn't run into you guys today, I'd be in big trouble..."

  "The bright moon is flying high, I'll go back first." Wan Qi Chen frowned, feeling that things were not so simple. The Wu family had never had such a strange behavior today. They actually dared to beat up the young master of the Wan Qi family openly and brazenly.

  Wan Qi Chen supported Wan Qi Feng, greeted Zhuge Mingyue and Ling Feiyang, then took Xue Zihao home.

  After Wan Ziqian and his party left, Zhuge Mingyue and Ling Feiyang exchanged a glance.

  "The three major families of Cang Feng City have always maintained a balance, with three legs standing together. Does the Wu family want to break it?" Zhuge Mingyue asked with a frown and doubt.

  "Let's see first." Ling Feiyang was born in the capital city's aristocratic family, the Ling Family. He was all too familiar with the struggles within the family and also felt that things weren't so simple.

  "Let's go, let's head back for dinner first." Zhuge Mingyue nodded.

  ……

  On the second day, at the academy, he ran into Wan Qi Chen. Wan Qi Chen's face didn't look too good. Before even waiting for Zhuge Mingyue to ask him, he spoke up: "The Wu family doesn't know what they're thinking of doing, these past two days have been really lawless. Yesterday, not just Wan Qi Feng was beaten among our clan's younger generation. Our several shops were also provoked by someone without cause. We suspect it was the Wu family who did it."

  "What?" Zhuge Mingyue was slightly startled, "What does Wu's family mean?"

  "I don't know. Grandfather and Father are thinking of a countermeasure." Wan Xi Chen's face sank, "Just relying on the Wu family, they think they can stir up trouble, what a beautiful dream!"

  "By the way, where's Xiao Hao?" Zhuge Mingyue looked around but didn't see Xue Zihao.

  "He's gone to relieve himself." Wan Xi Chen said casually, but suddenly his expression changed, Xue Zi Hao had been gone for a bit too long.

  "Not good!" Wan Xi Chen shouted angrily, and then ran in one direction like the wind. Zhuge Mingyue's heart also rose with a bad premonition, and she closely followed behind Ling Feiyang.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  Indeed, Xue Zihao's figure was not seen in the toilet, and there were only bloodstains on the ground. Wan Qi Chen's face looked extremely unpleasant.

  "Find! Mingyue, find him quickly! I'm afraid the Wu family's people will harm him." Wan Xichen panicked. The relationship between Xue Zihao and him couldn't be described in a few words. To Xue Zihao, he was no longer just a friend or a guardian, but brothers! Brothers who could die for each other! Wan Xichen stumbled out in a hurry.

  "Fei Yang, you go and follow Bao Zi." Zhuge Mingyue ordered in a low voice.

  Ling Fei Yang hastily responded with a "yes" and quickly caught up.

  Zhuge Mingyue didn't panic, but instead immediately calmed down and focused her mind to chant the incantation. She first summoned out a parrot. As soon as the parrot came out, it was about to chirp loudly, but Zhuge Mingyue grabbed its neck: "Handsome guy, the most handsome guy in the world, please help me find Xue Zihao! Hurry up! He should be nearby! He's in great danger right now!"

  The parrot heard it and its body shook, immediately like a shot of adrenaline, flew up to the sky, without saying another word, flapping its wings to find something.

  Zhuge Mingyue recited the incantation again and summoned a hurricane.

  "Hurricane, let's go find Xue Zihao." Zhuge Mingyue flipped over and rode on, Hurricane's powerful body suddenly burst out, rushing out.

  "He must be injured, Hurricane, can you smell the blood?" Zhuge Mingyue asked anxiously.

  "This way." The parrot squawked and flew quickly in one direction. Having run not far, the parrot flew back, "Master, hurry up, this way, this way."

  When Zhuge Mingyue arrived, she saw several people kicking and punching Xue Zihao, who was lying on the ground. Two people were standing beside them with their hands clasped in front of their chest, watching leisurely. One of them was Pang Wuji!

  "Ha! You're finally able to vent your frustrations, feel a bit better now?" The speaker wore a luxurious brocade robe, with a massive sword on his back and a blue satin waistband adorned with a crystal jade pendant. This person was none other than the young master of the Wu household, Wu Tianfeng.

  "Stop!" Zhuge Mingyue looked at Xue Zihao, who was covered in blood on the ground, and her anger was about to erupt. She let out a loud roar, and after flipping off Feng Biao, he charged towards the people attacking Xue Zihao!

  Digression

  Although today is April Fool's Day, I'm being serious when I say that it will happen again today, do you believe me?