bookbashuk Chapter 169 Conflict, Zhou Yongshan's Shock
Chapter 169 Conflict, Zhou Yongshan's Shock
Chapter 169 Conflict, Zhou Yongshan's Shock
Just as Mu Zhuoyun was struggling with a difficult decision, a quarrel broke out outside the villa, and the two had no choice but to get up and go out to check.
While Mu Ningxue was talking, Zhou Youhong suddenly noticed a silver-haired youth entering the manor and coldly rebuked him, "Who are you? Don't you know this is a private manor?"
"Long time no see," the silver-haired youth said to Mu Ningxue with a smile.
"Yes, it's been a long time," Mu Ningxue nodded in agreement.
"We finally meet, aren't you going to treat me to a meal?" the silver-haired youth said with a smile.
Seeing that the silver-haired youth was ignoring him and chatting with Mu Ningxue, Zhou Youhong said with considerable displeasure, "Kid, who are you? Do you know who you're talking to?"
"Mm." Mu Ningxue nodded and placed the watering can on the edge of the flower bed before walking toward the silver-haired youth.
The silver-haired youth was none other than Jiang Han, who had disappeared in the desolate city of Jinlin. After returning to Anjie, he took the fastest high-speed train back to the capital, since he had promised to go back to the capital to find Mu Ningxue, and it wouldn't be good to break his promise.
When Mu Ningxue was about to leave with Jiang Han, Zhou Youhong was furious. He had asked his father, Zhou Yongshan, to come to Mu Zhuoyun's place today so that Mu Zhuoyun would marry Mu Ningxue to him. To put it bluntly, he was there to force Mu Ningxue into marriage. He had long regarded Mu Ningxue as his woman. Now that someone had invited Mu Ningxue out for dinner in front of him, how could he not be angry?
"You're courting death! Raging Waves!" Zhou Youhong exclaimed, and blue starlight illuminated his body.
A colossal wave appeared out of nowhere and crashed straight into Jiang Han's back. Zhou Youhong watched the wave hit Jiang Han and revealed a sinister smile. Daring to touch his woman, she was truly courting death.
Just when Zhou Youhong thought Jiang Han would be smashed to pieces by the towering waves, a biting cold suddenly swept through the entire manor. Zhou Youhong felt the biting cold and couldn't help but shiver. It was too cold, colder than the dead of winter.
After the chill passed, the towering wave that had crashed towards Jiang Han was instantly frozen. Jiang Han reached out and lightly touched the spray of the wave, and the frozen wave shattered into countless fragments that flew everywhere. A bloody scratch appeared on Zhou Youhong's face from one of the flying fragments. Jiang Han said calmly, "You are no match for me."
"Do you know who I am? Believe me or not, I can make sure you can't stay in the capital," Zhou Youhong threatened coldly.
"You think you can make it impossible for me to survive in the capital? Forget about it," Jiang Han said disdainfully.
Jiang Han wasn't showing off; he wasn't afraid of these aristocratic scions at all. If any of their family elders dared to seek revenge, he would bring out his cheap old man. He couldn't keep letting his father trick him; he had to cause him some trouble, right?
"Who are you, brat, daring to lay a hand on my son?" Zhou Yongshan shouted angrily as soon as he came out, seeing his son get hurt.
Jiang Han glanced at Zhou Yongshan and said calmly, "It was your son who attacked first. I was just defending myself. If you insist on fighting, then go ahead and try."
As Jiang Han spoke, a series of dazzling purple star trails intertwined to form a star map. One, two, three, until the seventh lightning star map appeared beside Jiang Han. Only then did Zhou Yongshan recover from his shock. A high-level mage under twenty years old—which family cultivated such a prodigy?
Grayish-purple lightning coiled on Jiang Han's right arm, the deathly lightning, filled with destructive aura, constantly compressing in his hand.
"Young man, let's talk this out. Is it really necessary to resort to violence right away?" Zhou Yongshan immediately put on an awkward smile.
As a direct descendant of the Zhou family in the capital, Zhou Yongshan was quite perceptive. He recognized that the gray-purple lightning that the kid was constantly compressing was none other than the high-level lightning magic, the Silent Lightning Death Ray. If he were to be hit by it, even his defensive magical artifacts might not be able to completely block it.
"Weren't you just trying to avenge your son?" Jiang Han said calmly, looking at Zhou Yongshan.
Zhou Yongshan laughed and said, "There must have been some misunderstanding just now. If my son did something wrong, I'll make him apologize to you right now. You unfilial son, why don't you apologize to him?"
As he spoke, Zhou Yongshan strode over from the villa and kicked Zhou Youhong hard in the butt, making him stumble. It wasn't anything else, but mainly because he was afraid of offending Jiang Han. At such a young age, Jiang Han was already a high-level mage, definitely a prodigy raised by some noble family or clan. If he offended him, neither he nor Zhou Youhong would have a good time when they returned to the Zhou family.
He and Zhou Youhong are indeed direct descendants of the Zhou family, and the head of the family is Zhou Yongshan's younger brother. However, if this incident causes their Zhou family to offend other aristocratic families or clans, he and Zhou Youhong will definitely be pushed out to appease their anger. Most importantly, their family status will also be affected.
"Dad, this kid is really going to..." Zhou Youhong wanted to explain further, but was interrupted by Zhou Yongshan.
"Apologize!" Zhou Yongshan said coldly.
Seeing Zhou Yongshan's cold face, Zhou Youhong reluctantly apologized to Jiang Han. Jiang Han, seeing that Zhou Yongshan was not causing trouble, had no choice but to dissipate the compressed gray-purple lightning in his hand.
"If there's nothing else, we'll be leaving now." Jiang Han said casually before leaving the manor with Mu Ningxue.
When Mu Zhuoyun saw Jiang Han, he was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Jiang Han to be able to come back. He had heard about what Jiang Han had done from Mu Ningxue. He fought against a commander-level giant lizard pseudo-dragon, not only escaped back, but also broke through to the high level. As expected of a guy with direct blood flowing through his veins, his talent is terrifying.
If Mu Zhuoyun knew that the giant lizard pseudo-dragon had become Jiang Han's summoned beast, I wonder if he would be so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth.
Not long after Jiang Han and Mu Ningxue left, Zhou Yongshan said with a forced smile, "Mr. Mu is truly capable. His daughter has managed to hook up with a prodigy from a powerful family. I must say, Mr. Mu has really done a good job raising his daughter."
After saying this, Zhou Yongshan turned and left, followed by Zhou Youhong, whose expression was grim.
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After leaving the manor, Jiang Han and Mu Ningxue walked along the bustling street without speaking first. Jiang Han didn't know what to say, while Mu Ningxue wanted to ask Jiang Han how he had spent the past six months, but didn't know how to start.
"You..." Jiang Han and Mu Ningxue both spoke at the same time.
Jiang Han smiled and said, "You're the one who wants to ask, aren't you?"
"I just wanted to ask how you've been these past six months," Mu Ningxue said.
So Jiang Han told Mu Ningxue about his six months of wandering around Dongting Lake. Of course, he omitted things like exchanging Soul Beads for system points and exchanging the Nether Dragon Bloodline for the Undead Giant Lizard Pseudo-Dragon. He only mentioned that he had a special magical tool that he discovered had the effect of suppressing the backlash of demons when killing monsters.
"Okay, I wanted to ask you if my parents have come back in the past six months?" Jiang Han said, looking at Mu Ningxue.
Mu Ningxue shook her head and said, "Aunt Han and Uncle Jiang haven't come out since they entered Tianshan. Didn't you ask me to treat you to dinner? You can choose where to go."
"Let's go eat at a barbecue stand. I'm really curious to see what an ice queen like you would look like eating at a barbecue stand," Jiang Han joked with a smile.
"Okay, I'll ask my classmates if there are any good barbecue stalls nearby."
Mu Ningxue might know a little about other food options, but she wasn't very familiar with good barbecue stalls, so she had to ask other classmates. Soon, she received a reply, and after glancing at it, Mu Ningxue took Jiang Han to a huge food street nearby. She didn't usually go to such places and found it a bit novel.
Finally, the two stopped at a busy food stall. Mu Ningxue frowned slightly as she looked at the chaotic environment and asked Jiang Han, "Why don't we eat somewhere else? This place doesn't seem very quiet."
"Let's do it here. I think it's quite lively. Also, you should smile more; it's good for your skin," Jiang Han said with a smile.
"Hmm." Mu Ningxue replied casually and walked into the food stall with Jiang Han.
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