Chapter 428 Unexpected Conflict
"Younger sister, you are becoming more and more disrespectful of the rules, daring to bring an outsider man into your inner courtyard. If this spreads, won't the world laugh that the Feng family has no discipline?"
Feng Sange launched into a furious tirade the moment he arrived, completely ignoring Ye Beixuan.
"Sange, I—"
Just as she moved to explain, Feng Sange cut her off sharply.
"Shut up."
He wore a cold expression and continued, "Give me the time it takes to drink a cup of tea and I will drive this wild man and his companions out!"
Smack!
Feng Sange was met with a resounding slap from Ye Beixuan.
The blow spun Feng Sange around several times before he steadied himself, his left cheek visibly swelling.
Ye Beixuan scanned the gathered people with an indifferent look; Feng Qiongyu was one of his irreplaceable protections, and he would never allow anyone to harm her in any way.
Silence!
The courtyard gate fell deathly quiet.
Everyone in the Feng household froze; they never expected that their prodigy Feng Sange would be struck.
They knew Feng Sange was second only to the eldest in the younger generation.
Grandfather and the old ancestor treasured him like a gem; even Feng Qiongyu's parents would not dare to punish him so directly.
Yet today Feng Sange had been struck, and by a wild man Feng Qiongyu had brought home.
This was a major problem.
Feng Qiongyu had not expected matters to escalate like this; Sange had always doted on her, so being scolded by him might have been bearable, but now he had come into conflict with Senior Brother Ye.
She hurriedly raised her hand to restrain Ye Beixuan. "Senior Brother, don't act. He is my biological third brother."
Hearing this, Ye Beixuan inclined his head slightly. "For Qiongyu's sake I will spare your life; otherwise you would already be a corpse.
As for driving us out, even your clan's old ancestor might not be able to do that."
Those words instantly enraged the Feng family.
One by one they shouted angrily, "Arrogant brat, daring to provoke us on the Feng family's grounds!"
"Beat him and let him know the Feng family's power!"
"…"
"Is that so?"
Ye Beixuan did not strike again; he merely released his pressure.
A Path Union Realm pressure immediately enveloped everyone.
Feeling that terrible pressure, the Feng family members were like ducks with their throats grabbed, unable to utter a word.
"Path Union Realm."
Feng Sange's face changed drastically; he had not expected Feng Qiongyu to have found an elder from Wendao Academy as a partner, and his anger flared up.
But he was no fool, otherwise he would not have been so cherished by the old ancestor and grandfather.
Grimacing, he said, "Let's go!"
With that, Feng Sange led the others away in a storm of anger.
Watching Sange's retreating back, Feng Qiongyu quickly called out, "Sange."
Feng Sange paused for a moment at her voice but did not turn back; he continued walking forward.
Only after the others had left did Ye Beixuan speak. "Junior Sister Feng, I made things difficult for you just now, but I cannot stand to see you bullied by anyone, not even by your siblings.
If your parents and the old ancestor wish to punish me, I will accept the punishment."
Feng Qiongyu said, "Then let us tidy ourselves up and go apologize to Father and Mother later."
"All right."
Ye Beixuan agreed without hesitation.
Feng Sange and the others had not gone far when the seductive woman in the crowd put on an expression of deep indignation.
"I had thought Junior Sister Qiongyu's sudden progress at Wendao Academy was due to the awakening of the Feng family bloodline. I never imagined that to become stronger she would submit herself to an elder."
She deliberately emphasized the word "elder" to imply that Feng Qiongyu had chosen an old man as her partner.
Those present went pale at her words.
Feng Sange's face darkened. "Shut up!"
The seductive woman wore a wronged look. "Sange, I only spoke up for you. How can you yell at me like that?"
The surrounding younger clan members quickly chimed in. "Yes, Sange, this was Qiongyu's fault, and you were humiliated too. We can't let this go."
Feng Sange said, "Do you really think the elders of Wendao Academy are soft? Most of our elders are only Path Union Realm experts; do you expect us to gang up and attack an elder of Wendao Academy?"
At those words everyone fell silent.
They were not fools; the earlier conflict was at most a squabble among the younger generation.
If their elders intervened, matters would be entirely different.
Although they did not fear Wendao Academy, they did not wish to make an enemy of such a formidable institution.
An elder represented the honor of an entire academy.
A short while later, the half-swollen-faced Feng Sange entered the valley lord's main hall.
"Grandson pays respects to grandfather."
Seeing his beloved grandson's face swollen, the Feng family head frowned and asked, "Yanxiang, what happened to you?"
Feng Sange did not hide it. "Grandfather, I had a conflict with my sister's partner and was defeated by him, which is why—"
"What?"
The Feng family head's expression immediately turned grim. Yanxiang was his most cherished grandson.
Now a nobody had dared to hit his grandson; if this humiliation went unanswered, how could the Feng family maintain its standing in Xuanzhou? They would become a laughingstock.
"Send people to capture those two troublemakers!"
"Wait, grandfather. That person is not ordinary—he is a Path Union Realm elder from Wendao Academy."
Feng Yanxiang's explanation only made the family head and the elders look worse.
"How could that wretched girl do such a thing!"
The Feng family head instinctively assumed Feng Qiongyu had entangled herself with a Wendao Academy elder and thus behaved so arrogantly.
Feng Father's face darkened as he whispered, "What a disgrace to the family, what a disgrace."
The surrounding elders did not pile on; each stood there with their own thoughts.
The main reason for the martial-match marriage was Feng Qiongyu's bloodline awakening; the Feng family had intended to use it as a hook to court powerful allies.
They never expected Qiongyu to be associated with an elder of Wendao Academy.
If the world learned that their prized daughter was involved with an old academy elder, the Feng family would be ridiculed.
"Quiet!"
The Feng family head barked, cutting off Feng Father.
He said coldly, "Now is not the time for despair. Think about how to fix this; we must not lose face."
Silence answered him in an unsettling hush.
Just as the family head was about to lose his temper, a voice laced with contempt rang out.
"Hmph, you useless old men. Aren't you always fond of boasting in front of the younger generation? Now you shrink back just because the other side is an elder from Wendao Academy?"
Everyone turned to the speaker and saw a woman in a red gauze dress sweeping them with a mocking expression.
Though displeased, the Feng family head still addressed her. "Qingyan, I presume you have an idea. Don't keep us in suspense."
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