Chapter 69: The Crushing of Righteous Intent, A Single Cup's Majesty

  "You...!" Bao Gai jumped in fright and retreated two steps, "Gentlemen, my young master respects you as guests, how could you do something so rude?"

  "Rude? That's really rude, what kind of person is he? The eldest son of the main house, Xǔ Zhèng Xìn, has arrived in person. He didn't come out to greet us, that's fine, but actually closing the middle gate and making us enter from the side door? Let me tell you, breaking the door bolt would be a light punishment! If Xǔ Yáng doesn't come out to greet us again, I'll overturn this gate tower!"

  Xu Zhengyi still had some brains and knew to push Xu Zhengxin out as a shield.

  "I have received great kindness from Young Master, and I absolutely will not allow you to wait here and cause trouble," Bao Gai said with a stern face. "Several young masters, please leave!"

  Xu Zhengyi's anger ignited a fierce aura: "You think you can drive me away? A mere mortal who hasn't even opened up a Star Sea, and yet you dare to try and expel me? When I see Xu Yang again, I'll make sure he disciplines this insolent slave of his!" As he spoke, the profound aura around Xu Zhengyi burst forth, heavily suppressing Bao Gai.

  Bao Gai only felt a thousand pounds of weight on his body, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he almost gave up. But he understood that if he took a step back now, he would lose the face of the young master! So, Bao Gai did not retreat a single step!

  "What a stubborn slave, his bones are still very hard!" Xu Zhengyi raised his hand, and a strong gust of wind shot out, he expected that this blow would make the opponent break seven or eight pieces of bone, only then could he vent his anger.

  Xu Zhengxin's sleeves fluttered slightly, and a burst of extreme Xuan power erupted, neutralizing Xu Zhengyi's attack. He furrowed his brow and said, "Zhengyi, have you forgotten what I told you? Hurry back to the manor, you've caused trouble!"

  Xu Zhengyi's face was filled with discontent, and he sneered: "Zhengxin brother, I respect you as the eldest son of the main house, that's why I call you brother. But in reality, you don't have this qualification! During the family competition, you surrendered without a fight; now being humiliated by Xu Yang like this, and yet you don't think it's shameful! Even I feel ashamed for you!"

  Xu Zhengxin's eyebrows furrowed, just about to speak, when suddenly a faint voice was heard from the front yard: "You've indeed made trouble, and even returning to the manor won't be in time."

  "It's Xu Yang!" Xu Zhengchun's eyes burst with excitement.

  Four people followed the sound and looked over, a blue-clothed young man, with a snow-white furball on his shoulder, wearing a golden hairpin on his head, carrying an ancient sword with a pine pattern at his waist, walking towards them with his hands behind his back.

  The ground was covered with a thick layer of snow that reached up to the ankles, but the boy in blue walked on the snowy ground, and the accumulated snow only reached the soles of his boots.

  "Xu Yang, you've arrived just in time!" Xu Zhengyi bellowed, "Quickly come and control your family's slave, how dare he chase me? Does that pair of dog eyes not recognize the Xu family crest?"

  Xu Yang silently walked up to the four people and looked at Bao Gai: "Aren't you hurt?"

  Bao Gai's face turned red with shame: "The main gate was damaged, Bao Gai failed in his duty, and I'm sorry to Young Master... Bao Gai wasn't injured, it was this young master who took action and blocked a blow for me." He pointed at Xu Zhengxin.

  Xu Yang's eyes swept over, nodded slightly towards Xu Zhengxin, and then stared at Xu Zhengyi again.

  Xu Zhengxin hastily stepped forward: "Xu Yang, you're still young and impulsive, don't be on the same level as him. Grandfather said that we five people represent the Xu family in this Haiyun Temple preliminary selection. We must work together sincerely to get through the preliminaries."

  Xu Yang looked at Xu Zhengxin and burst out laughing.

  "Is that 'mutual assistance'?" Xǔ Yáng laughed and said, "Elder brother, don't give this waste any more face. Is he even worthy? The Sea Cloud Institute's preliminary selection is extremely difficult, I believe you're well aware of that. Yet, someone who has just barely advanced to the middle stage of the Mystic Scholar realm, with an unstable and unrefined aura, dares to be called a 'cannon fodder'? It's an insult to the term 'cannon fodder'! With or without him in this selection, the outcome won't change in the slightest. He might as well just leave now and avoid losing face."

  These ruthless words instantly made Xu Zhengyi's face turn bright red with anger, and he shouted: "You..."

  He hadn't finished speaking when Xu Yang glared at him: "Shut up!"

  Every word he spoke, Xu Yang took a step forward, his momentum surging violently, like a man-eating tiger about to pounce. Four words, four steps forward, and facing Xu Yang, Xu Zhengyi's face turned pale, retreating four steps! When Xu Yang finally uttered the last "hiss" word, Xu Zhengyi could no longer resist, thudding to the ground with a thud in the snowy field.

  This is a clash of momentum! No, rather than saying it's a clash, it's better to say - crushing!

  Xu Zhengxin let out a bitter laugh and looked at Xu Zhengyi with pity. Defeated without even putting up a fight, this was a huge blow to Xu Zhengyi's mental state, it was very likely that he would never be able to break through again and would remain stuck in the middle stage of the Mystic Realm.

  "Opening the gate, I welcome you all. It's not that I'm lazy or slow, but rather intentionally testing your temperament," Xǔ Yáng shook his head, gazing at the wide open gate and sighed, "In Lín Yuān City South, there is the Xǔ family's sheltered haven. You all have had smooth sailing, never having experienced even a slight setback. Some of the Xǔ family's younger generation have become impatient and arrogant due to this. Such a temperament, once outside the family's shelter, will likely lead to death multiple times in one day!"

  "This time you've suffered a loss, better than losing your life in the future." Xǔ Yáng coldly said to Xǔ Zhèngyì on the ground, "This preliminary round, you don't need to participate anymore, go back to your family and train for three more years!"

  Xu Zhengyi's soul was lost, he stood up and walked alone in the vast snowy land, returning to his family. His mind was now exposed, filled with Xu Yang's bloodthirsty beast-like roar, and he had forgotten to retort back at Xu Yang, after all, the latter did not dismiss his authority.

  Xu Yu, who was secretly watching from the side, saw that the atmosphere was a bit stiff and hurriedly ran out to say with a smile: "Three brothers, please come in and sit down. Tinglan, sister, pour tea for the three brothers."

  Song Tinglan hesitantly responded with a "yes" and then slipped away unnoticed.

  Xu Zhengxin shook his head and sighed: "Xu Yang, I thought that after I advanced to the Xuan Shi stage, I could finally match up to you in a fight. But it seems like you've become even more terrifying! Just your aura alone is enough to crush my will, tsk tsk..."

  Xu Yang led the way, saying lightly: "Elder brother is too modest. Xu Zhengyi's breath was floating and he didn't have the strength to match the middle stage of Xuan Shi at all. Defeating him was like picking a flower or tearing paper, it wasn't worth boasting about."

  Three people sat down in the living room of the front yard with Xu Yang. Xu Zhengjie was now as silent as a cicada, and he didn't dare to look straight at Xu Yang. He finally knew why Xu Zhengxin and others were so afraid of Xu Yang, and why the master let them come to visit Xu Yang personally!

  Xu Zhengchun didn't drink the tea, he stared at Xu Yang for a long time before saying in a low voice: "You're even more formidable now, but I will definitely defeat you! One day, you'll acknowledge my existence."

  Xu Yang smiled slightly and didn't respond.

  Xu Zhengxin said, "This time we came together, on behalf of the master of the house, to give you the 'Qualification Jade Card' pre-selected by Haiyun Temple." He took out a two-finger-wide and seven-inch-long jade card and handed it to Xu Yang.

  Xu Yang took the jade plaque, and saw that the front of the plaque was engraved with the two ancient seals "Hai Yun", while the back was written with the number "41". The jade plaque was carved from white jade, and the workmanship was quite exquisite, making it very difficult to counterfeit.

  Of course, even if it were possible to counterfeit, no one would dare risk offending Haiyun Temple by counterfeiting the jade plaque.

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