Chapter 59: When Smiling Face Meets Cold Face

  Xiao Chen, don't always call me Imperial Teacher, can't you just call me teacher for once? Haha!" Huang Fu Yan let out a bright and cheerful laugh. This was all done to awaken the incredibly powerful consciousness that lay dormant in Xiao Chen's Fantasy Sea.

  Intelligent people always try to minimize their enemies and make friends with those who are as powerful as themselves.

  "Disciple pays respects to the teacher!" Xiao Chen's words were filled with boundless respect. Faced with such a sincere Imperial Teacher, he no longer had any reason to reject his kindness.

  "That's right!" Huang Fu Yan nodded. "Xiao Chen, although we've just met for the first time, your kindness and sincerity make me very fond of you. However, Xiao Chen, as the State Preceptor of Great Yan, I have many matters to attend to and I'm afraid I'll rarely have the time to personally take care of you and guide you. But my two useless grandsons are idle and have nothing better to do!"

  "Xiao Chen, how about this? My two useless grandsons are a few years older than you. If you don't mind, you can call them brothers and ask for their advice when you have nothing to do."

  "That's great!" Xiao Chen was overjoyed. Huangfu Jian and Huangfu Jie's strength he had seen with his own eyes. For two brothers who were only a few years older than himself to possess such terrifying strength, in Xiao Chen's heart, apart from surprise, there was also a hint of envy.

  Improve your own strength and regain the lost memories. This wish in Xiao Chen's heart became more and more unstoppable. "Xiao Chen greets two elder brothers, please also ask for guidance from both elder brothers!" Xiao Chen hastily walked towards Huangfu Jun and Huangfu Jie, bowing deeply.

  "Big brother? You little brat, you call me big brother. Who do you think I, Huangfu Jian, am? Do you think you can be my brother?" Facing the extremely enthusiastic Xiao Chen, the proud Huangfu Jian didn't give him any face at all. My Huangfu clan is the pride of heaven, what are you, a little brat?

  "Exactly! What dignity is the Huangfu family? You, a wild brat who knows where you came from, also want to be brothers with me, Huangfu Jie? Don't you dare look at your own virtues? Get out of my sight, just looking at you makes me annoyed." The arrogant and disdainful Huangfu Jie, his face full of disgust.

  "Two elder brothers, if you think Xiao Chen is not worthy of being your brother, just say it outright. No need to use such hurtful words?" Facing the cold ridicule and sarcasm of the Huangfu second brothers, Xiao Chen looked extremely embarrassed.

  "Hey, kid! Can't you hear me telling you to scram?!" Huang Fu Jian kicked out with a massive force that sent Xiao Chen flying into the air. But things were far from over. In an instant, Huang Fu Jian's figure vanished, only to reappear in mid-air. With a fierce cry, he launched another kick straight at Xiao Chen. A loud "peng" sound echoed through the air as Xiao Chen was heavily kicked to the ground, slamming into the icy surface with a thud.

  "What the hell are you doing?! Do you know what you're doing?!" Huang Fu Yan was furious, and with the emergence of a milky white light, a terrifying aura rose up. Suddenly, Huang Fu Yan and Huang Fu Jie felt that they had lost control of their bodies. They flew into mid-air, then heavily smashed onto Xiao Chen's left and right sides.

  "These two idiots, they just won't use their brains. They just won't think about why I'm so close to Xiao Chen." Looking at the pitiful state of the two brothers, Huang Fu Yan really felt a sense of frustration. No mistake, his own two grandsons, whether in terms of talent or innate ability, were top-notch. At such a young age, they had already become the strongest in this world, second only to the Dawn Stone Martial Saint, and it was enough to make people envy them."

  But what's the use of just having brute strength? My Huangfu family is the leader of the four major families in Great Yan, and it's also the object of admiration for people all over the world. The younger generation of my Huangfu family should be the best among people, so how can they just be some rough men with strong limbs but simple minds?

  "Xiao Chen, are you okay?" Liu Lan rushed over and helped Xiao Chen up.

  "I'm fine." Xiao Chen forced a smile.

  "This..." Meanwhile, Ding Heng was even more stunned, although he deeply knew that the Huangfu brothers in front of him were extremely arrogant people. However, he had never thought that the two brothers would do something to insult others in such a large hall with so many people!

  You two brothers, you're too reckless!

  "Serves them right!" Looking at the two brothers who were in a sorry state, Huangfu Yanran couldn't help but laugh with her mouth wide open. She had long been displeased with these two arrogant brothers, and now that her grandfather had finally taken action, it was only fitting to teach these two rascals a lesson!

  "Two little rabbits, I let Xiao Chen recognize you as brothers, did I humiliate you? I tell you, that is your honor. Rabbits, come quickly and apologize to Xiao Chen!" Huang Fu Yan shouted loudly.

  "Apologize quickly!" This sentence is enough to show that Huangfu Yanran is also a master who fears that the world will not be chaotic.

  "It's all right, it's all right!" Xiao Chen waved his hand repeatedly.

  "Hmph." After two angry shouts, Huangfu Jun and Huangfu Jie quickly jumped up from the ground. Although Huangfu Yan was extremely furious just now, after all, standing in front of him were his own two grandsons, so he couldn't use his full strength. However, although Huangfu Yan's blow didn't bring much harm to the brothers' bodies, it did deal a huge blow to their proud self-esteem.

  The two brothers, pale-faced and speechless, turned their heads and left. "Incompetent things, incompetent things!" The furious Huang Fu Yan could only stomp his foot. You two fools, can't you use your brains to think that when your grandfather does this, isn't there some deeper meaning behind it?

  "Xiao Chen, these two foolish brothers of mine really don't understand things, you mustn't take it to heart!" The behavior of the two brothers was so bad that even Huangfu Yanran couldn't bear to look at them.

  "It's alright, Miss Huangfu. I'm afraid it was my fault for being too abrupt earlier, which caused both of your brothers to feel displeased!" Xiao Chen's face wore a smile, but his emotions were extremely downcast. Regardless of who it was, no one would be able to remain calm in such a situation.

  "Alright, Xiao Chen, the two older brothers are indeed hot-tempered, don't take it to heart!" Ding Heng also began to comfort Xiao Chen, "Ding Heng is a few years older than you. I'm not sure if I have the honor of being called 'older brother' by you? Although I'm not talented, I'm willing to do my best to help you improve your strength."

  "Yes, Xiao Chen brothers, don't mind those two foolish brothers of mine. If you don't mind, I'll also try to take care of you." Since Ding Heng spoke up, Huang Fu Yanran naturally didn't want to fall behind either. Although she was the same as Huang Fu Jun and Huang Fu Jie, being descendants of Huang Fu Yan, but Huang Fu Yanran's observation skills were much stronger than her two brothers. Although she also didn't know why her grandfather did this, she knew that her grandfather must have had a deeper meaning behind it.

  "Thank you both." Xiao Chen smiled nonchalantly, but anyone could see the strain in his smile.

  "Xiao Chen, you got the title wrong!" Huang Fu Yan burst out laughing. Although his two grandsons were not up to par, fortunately, this granddaughter of his and Ding Heng were quite satisfactory.

  "Xiao Chen pays respects to elder brother and big sister!"

  "No need for courtesy, no need for courtesy!" Ding Heng and Huang Fu exchanged a glance, and couldn't help but laugh.

  "Alright, Xiao Chenzi, then you can stay and let Ding Heng and Yanran guide you properly!" Huang Fu Yan burst out laughing. Although the development of things was a bit beyond his expectations, it seemed that the current result wasn't too bad either.

  "But..."

  "As for the Huayang Sect, I will send someone to negotiate with that old scoundrel Shangguan Yunlong. No matter how much he hates me, he should still give me some face." Huangfu Yan's words were filled with boundless confidence.

  "Thank you, Master!" Whether it was Ding Heng, Xiao Chen, or Liu Lan, they all expressed heartfelt thanks. A disaster that could have threatened Xiao Chen's life had just been averted by Huangfu Yan's single sentence, and had turned into nothingness.

  "How come this kid hasn't arrived yet? Did he catch wind of something and run away?" In the small cottage where the Moon Cicada, Xī Yuè sisters were staying, the man in purple clothes who claimed to be the true god was sitting at the tea table, leisurely savoring the steaming hot fragrant tea. His every move seemed so elegant, so pleasing to the eye.

  "True God, please spare my master! He's a good person!" Tsukihana's voice was trembling. The clever her had already sensed the terrible killing intent hidden beneath True God's peaceful face.

  "Shut up! The Great True God's actions, how can they be interfered with by a lowly human? And especially not by you, a mere plaything of the Fourth Sister?" The True God put down the cup in his hand and smiled slightly, "But don't worry, I'll give him a quick death!"

  "No! Lord True God!" Moon Cicada panicked. Xiao Chen's master was the savior of her and her sister, someone she had sworn to be loyal to. How could she watch as her master was killed by Lord True God like this?

  "Shut up! Be quiet for a moment!" The True God's eyebrows slightly furrowed, and then his right hand lightly flicked backwards. Instantly, an irresistible feeling of fatigue swept over, and Moon Cicada slowly fell to the ground, finally turning into a wisp of green smoke that entered the Soul Returning Pearl.

  Although Huangfu Jun, Huangfu Jie's arrogance caused a slight displeasure in Xiao Chen's heart. However, Ding Heng and Huangfu Yanran's enthusiasm soon dissipated this displeasure. And when he saw that Ding Heng had specially arranged a large mansion as his and Liu Lan's residence, Xiao Chen was even more grateful.

  "Liu Lan, you rest first! I'll go to the county government office for a trip and pick up Xiang Yu. I reckon she should be awake by now!" Xiao Chen smiled slightly at Liu Lan.

  "Good!"

  。。

  "I really don't understand why Grandfather favors that little scoundrel named Xiao Chen so much. He even went as far as to scold us brothers for the sake of that kid." Remembering what had just happened, Huang Fu Jun still looked like he was seething with anger.

  "Yes! Grandfather actually dared to treat us like that in public for the sake of that little brat. Where does our face go?" In fact, Huang Fu Jie's discontent was no less than Huang Fu Jun's.

  "I say, Huang Fu Jie, is this matter just going to be left like this?" Huang Fu Jun suddenly turned his head and asked, while his eyes kept blinking constantly.

  "Of course not!" Huang Fu burst out laughing, "Huang Jun, you're not fooling anyone with this. I know all about the tricks up your sleeve! But let me tell you, if we're going to do it, we'll do it together! Don't think that when Grandfather gets angry, you can leave me to take the fall alone!"

  "Alright! No problem!" Huang Fu also burst out laughing.