Chapter 97: Demanding an Explanation for the Uprising

  The next morning, Liu Zhongyi, the head of the Liu family, and Long Hongtu, the head of the Long family, led a group of servants to join Yang Xingzhong, the town mayor, in coming to Junlang Village, with the intention of taking disciplinary action.

  The usual gathering place of Junlang Village, when Dad and Mom received the notice and rushed to the scene quickly, all the villagers were caught, some of whom were injured while resisting arrest. Seeing the appearance of the villagers, Dad and Mom's hearts were burning with anger, barely suppressing the anger in their hearts, Dad said loudly:

  "What's going on here? Mayor Yang, they're just ordinary people, and what about the women and children, aren't you ashamed?"

  "Hey, Lao Ge, it's not that I want to make things difficult for them, you know how it is here, what I say doesn't count. Today I'm just a guest who was invited to watch."

  Townsend Yang lost his counselor and instead showed off his old fox nature, cunningly defending himself.

  "Then won't you stop it? As a town head, can you bear to see your villagers get hurt?"

  "Hey, I want to take care of it too, but didn't we say yesterday? Only villagers who pay taxes have the right to manage!"

  "Do you think these ordinary villagers can afford to pay one thousand yuan per person per year in taxes? Or have other villages already paid?"

  "This can't be! What? A tax of one thousand gold stones per person per year? Not one stone, but a thousand? Are you certain?"

  "Don't believe me? Go ask your soldiers or these villagers."

  Liu Zhongyi heard this and thought it was not good, so he hastily interrupted:

  "Don't listen to his nonsense, this is clearly a murderer's excuse after the fact! You little brat, you didn't pay taxes and that's one thing, but why did you have to kill someone and now try to fabricate lies to deceive Director Yang? Let me tell you, today we're here to investigate your crimes!"

  "Some people can't help but jump in, is it because they've done something wrong and are afraid others will find out?" My dad said with a hint of implication.

  "Hum, clever words and expressions! I'm asking you, why did you kill my brother and sister-in-law? If you don't give us a satisfactory explanation today, don't blame us for being impolite!"

  "Hey, Mayor Yang, did you see that? Some people just won't let you speak up. Now that you know the specific reason, are you considering loosening the reins on these villagers? They're not unwilling to pay taxes, you know."

  "Hmm, you two masters of the house, don't you think it's time to untie these villagers? With so many people around, are you still worried they'll run away?"

  "After all, it's just asking them to be a witness, witnessing us avenging our deceased loved ones. Let's give these rustic village husbands some face and untie them, come on, untie!"

  "Now you should be satisfied, Brother Yi, I can only do so much."

  "Hehe, Director Yang is indeed kind to the villagers. I only hope that you can take action to protect these villagers and prevent them from getting hurt; as for my personal grievances with the Liu and Long families, this has nothing to do with these villagers!"

  "Alright! Alright! Alright! If Old Man Yang can get through this ordeal safely, I, Old Yang, will acknowledge you as my brother! As for these villagers, don't worry about them at all. I believe the two masters of the house won't make things difficult for them either, right, Masters?"

  "Haha, you're a rare one, I'll tell you the truth, our target today is you, and we absolutely won't harm anyone else. You're on your own, kid, good luck!"

  Long Hongtu burst out laughing and seemed very satisfied with my dad's performance. This way, he avoided a lot of trouble, so he was naturally delighted.

  "Men are what I kill; if you have the guts, come at me one by one."

  Without any worries, Father magnanimously said, seeing the villagers grateful and tearful. They were all simple and kind-hearted villagers, naturally they wouldn't have any ulterior motives. Whoever truly treated them well, they would take notice of it.

  Now Dad's cultivation is at the peak of Yuan Ti, Xiu Zhen cultivator's cultivation is Da Yuan Man in the Transcendence period pps99999. Mom's cultivation is even higher, already a primary high-level instructor pps100866, Xiu Zhen cultivator's cultivation is Fen Hun initial stage. Can split out six avatars at once.

  With the current cultivation of Dad and Mom, in a small place like this, they can be considered top-notch. Take the heads of the Liu and Long families, for example. They only have the cultivation of high-level Shifu at best. In Xingzhong Town, they can dominate one side. Of course, they are not the first top-notch cultivators in their families. The first top-notch cultivator is the Great Elder. Yang Zhenzhang's cultivation is even higher, already a great master-level expert, although only mid-tier, it is still one level higher than the two families' Great Elders.

  The path of cultivation is such that the further back you are, the harder it is to advance. Without mentioning enlightenment, just talking about the massive amount of energy accumulation, I don't know how much time it will take to dissipate. If we talk about enlightenment, then it's not something that can be achieved by simply passing time.

  Especially when PPS breaks through from tens of thousands to millions, taking Fadu as an example, it is the peak breakthrough of senior instructors to great instructors. This level, I don't know how many people stop here for life, die here, and end with regret.

  All of this, Dad and Mom naturally knew, it seems that today's fierce battle is inevitable. However, Dad and Mom are not worried, since the villagers have no worries, can't they just run away if they can't win? Dad and Mom also want to test the power of the cultivators compared to the demons, previously they could only experiment with magical beasts, now it's a rare opportunity to use these people as test subjects.

  Father and mother were full of enthusiasm, and they said in unison:

  "Are you going up together, or one by one?"

  The two masters of the house exchanged a glance like a pair of brothers who had been together for a long time, and the elder brother snorted disdainfully.

  "Hmph, Shan Ye Cun Fu, you're getting too arrogant, let's see how we brothers take you down!"

  The crowd voluntarily made way for a clearing, leaving only four people in the field: Dad and Mom, and those two guest elders. To be such a family guest elder, one's cultivation must at least be that of a senior instructor. These two brothers' cultivations were between Bo Zhong, both being junior high-grade instructors. They had not joined the Long and Liu families for many days, and now was the time to test them. Their hearts were clear, and their performance was naturally not bad.

  No extra words were exchanged as both sides drew their divine weapons and directly began fighting.

  This pair of Guest Brothers' divine soldiers is quite unusual, one uses a fire-red bead, hereinafter referred to as Fire Bead Man, and the other uses a cloth bag, hereinafter referred to as Cloth Bag Man. They only saw each other in a rectangular formation and launched an attack.

  Fireballs flew out one by one from that bead, while Bag Man chanted towards the bag.

  "Hmph... petty tricks, watch me take it down."

  Only to see the incoming fireball being absorbed by my mother's Li Huo Fa stick without any suspense, and the stick that absorbed the fireball emitted a brilliant light; at this time, my father was not idle either, holding the Kai Shan axe to split open one fireball after another, quickly approaching his opponent, and his body was more suitable for close combat, which is well-known.

  As they were about to close in on their opponents, both of them became anxious. The fireballs were shot out faster and the incantation was chanted more hastily; three steps, two steps, it would be enough to behead them. My dad was overjoyed and was just about to swing his axe down to chop off the head of the man in the sack when a sudden change occurred.

  A huge black hole loomed over, and with a single swing of the axe, it was as if he had chopped into cotton. Father thought to himself that things were not good, but unfortunately, it was already too late. He was so close that there was no way to dodge, and he was stuffed into the pocket.

  "Do you have nothing wrong with your father?" Mother shouted anxiously dozens of meters away.

  Unfortunately, there was no response from the husband. Instead, the bag man burst out laughing and said: "Little girl, stop calling out, he can't hear you. Are you going to surrender obediently or do you want to end up in my bag like him?"

  Huǒ zhū nán tóng yàng dé yì fēi fán, tāmen liǎng xiōng dì zhè zhāo pèi hé, bù zhī dào kēng shā le duō shao tóng jiē gāo shǒu, zhēn de bǎi shì bù shuàng.

  My mother, however, no longer paid attention. Her figure became blurry and six identical people appeared, surrounding the opponent in the middle. Five clones simultaneously cast the five-element array method. Outsiders only saw the elements of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth blocking their line of sight. The situation inside the array was unclear, and they were shocked with their mouths agape. When had they ever seen such an impressive display?

  My mother's true body entered the formation to fight, using the Li Ji Shen Bing Li Huo Fa Zhang to strike out a powerful blow; seeing that they were surrounded by the formation, a large fireball flew over, and the two guest elders of the opponent were greatly shocked, crying out for their lives! In the urgency of the moment, the man with the cloth bag could only open his bag to absorb the fireball, prioritizing survival first, and my father took advantage of the opportunity to fly out.

  Upon hearing the cry for help, the two masters did not dare to tarry. Losing two senior guest elders was truly regrettable. With a wave of his hand, six high-ranking guest elder instructors rushed into the Five Elements Formation. Everyone only heard increasingly intense collision sounds and shouting coming from within the formation.

  About half a time, the fighting sounds in the formation gradually subsided, and the five-elemental barrier dispersed. Only a couple stood on the scene, their condition not very good. As for those eight guest elders, they had all fainted.

  The villagers cheered at the result, the two families were furious, while Yang Zhenzhang looked like he had nothing to do with it and even gave my parents a thumbs up.

  "Alright, alright!!! You dare kill our Eighth Great Guest Elder, you really have guts. Let's let the two of us family heads meet with your couple!"

  The two masters of the house are about to take action themselves, and their anger is evident. Although they were not in good condition, Dad and Mom were fearless and ready to fight. The elder of the two families spoke up, saying calmly:

  "You're no match for this couple, let us two old guys go instead."

  "The great elders, they're injured now, where's the need for you to take action personally? Let us go instead." The two family masters were embarrassed and unwillingly said.

  "Hey, still so arrogant. You saw what happened to those guest elders just now; no wonder you can't break through and won't learn from Wener. Look at him, not only is his career successful, but his cultivation is also catching up with us two old guys."

  The two elderly men lectured with a serious tone, not giving the two families any face at all, making them blush with embarrassment, but they could only nod in agreement. The two elderly men ignored them and turned to my parents instead:

  "You young people, to be honest, I really appreciate your talents, but you shouldn't be enemies with our two families; if that's the case, maybe I'll consider letting you join our family as a guest elder, hmm"

  "Hey, Ren Yi, old brother, as long as you agree to come to the town now and be my captain, I'll ensure your safety and that of your wife, how about it?"

  Townsend Yang made a tempting offer, and the two elder elders were furious. He had a playful smile on his face, not taking the two elder elders seriously at all.

  "Thank you for your kind intentions, Brother Yang, but my wife and I are used to living a free and easy life, and don't want to be restricted."

  "My dad said loudly, he didn't believe that Yang Zhenchang would be so kind-hearted, it's likely that he has ulterior motives. Even if not, Dad wouldn't agree to let him be the team leader, he's too familiar with officialdom."

  "Haha, what a pity indeed! I was looking forward to sharing a drink and some pleasant conversation with you. Good luck to you!" said Mayor Yang with regret.

  Yang Zhenzhang was still speaking, and the two elderly men did not dare to act rashly; but Father suddenly pulled Mother towards the Jun Lang mountain range, flying away. His injured body should not stay for long, even if he had estimated that he was not a match for these two elderly men on ordinary days. Now was not the time to escape, and all that could be heard was:

  "Brother Yang, we'll meet again someday! And you two old guys, the green hills will remain unchanged, the flowing water will continue to flow, next time we meet I'll take your dog life!"

  "Son of a bitch, where are you escaping to?"

  The two elderly men were furious and about to chase after him, but they were blocked by a shabbily dressed old man in mid-air. Under the shocked gaze of the two elderly men and Yang Zhenchang, the old man repelled the two elderly men with just one move, his calm tone not lacking in majesty:

  "This couple I've spared, who dares to be insolent? From now on, if you dare to cause trouble in Junlang Village again, don't blame me for unleashing a massacre, get out!"

  "May I ask your honorable surname and great name?" Yang Xingzhong asked cautiously, suppressing his astonishment.

  "You don't need to ask about this, just know that you shouldn't come here to collect taxes or anything else in the future, otherwise."

  As the old man finished speaking, Yang Xingzhong only felt a sense of oppression around him and discomfort in his heart, but he didn't dare to make any sudden moves, so he quietly slipped away. The people from both families also quickly dispersed, leaving behind the cheering villagers.

  But the parents who escaped not far away only felt a wave of spatial fluctuations in front of them, and thought that a strong enemy was coming, but when they looked again, it turned out to be the old man from ten years ago who had been accidentally rescued back to the village. The whole village pitied him, the old man who was about to die, but it was actually him - Tian Po Tian.

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