Chapter 9: Might Makes Right

  "Shut your mouth and get out of here!" A cold glint flashed in Ye Chen's eyes, "What is your status, daring to yell at my sister? I'd like to ask, who gave you the guts? Your master Zhao Hao?"

  As soon as this was said, several of Zhao's younger brothers and Zhao Hao's faces turned ugly. This remark was like a stab to the heart, for although they were originally on good terms with each other as legitimate and illegitimate sons, when it came from Ye Chen's mouth, it became a relationship between servants and masters. Although they knew that Ye Chen was trying to drive a wedge between them, they couldn't help but feel a twinge of discomfort in their hearts.

  It's not just the people of Zhao's family, but also Ye Qing and the people around him are extremely surprised. They don't understand why the previously weak Ye Chen suddenly became so tough, with dozens of eyes staring at him at once.

  "Hmph! You're just a waste of space!" The illegitimate son of the Zhao family sneered, his face full of disdain, standing up straight and looking down at Ye Chen. "Strength is courage, today I'll make you understand that teaching a waste like you a lesson won't get the Ye family to stick out their necks for you!"

  Zhao Hao didn't say a word, he wouldn't directly lay hands on Ye Chen because his father had warned him before, and vaguely knew that Ye Chen's father, Ye Wentian, was a formidable person. Now with a younger brother making the first move, he had no reason to stop it.

  "Our several families have always lived in peace with each other in Lincheng, why should we ruin the harmony for a small matter?" At this time, Ye Qing spoke up, "How about this, today my younger brother was wrong first, let him apologize to the Zhao family and make amends, can this matter be considered settled?"

  Ye Chen didn't say a word, his face calm and collected. The illegitimate son of the Zhao family turned his gaze to Ye Qing, smiling: "I wonder how Second Young Master will make this useless younger brother apologize."

  Ye Qing looked at Ye Chen with a cold smile in his heart. He knew that the Zhao family would not give up easily, and judging from Ye Chen's behavior earlier, he wouldn't back down either. So, he was ready to add fuel to the fire, hoping that Ye Chen would be beaten into a cripple by the Zhao family. At that time, he would have an excuse in the Ye family, saying that Ye Chen was at fault for not apologizing and being arrogant, and got himself beaten up. With several members of the Zhao family present, even if he wanted to help, he wouldn't be able to stop it. This way, he could wash his hands clean of the matter.

  "Why not, the contradiction is caused by Nang'er this servant girl. My younger brother Ye Chen will give you a suitable match for the Zhao family, let Nang'er accept San Shao's gift, isn't that a win-win situation?" Ye Qing said with a smile.

  The Zhao family heard this and were first stunned, then burst out laughing. Zhao Hao glanced at Ye Qing, his eyes hinting at a mysterious depth.

  Ye Chen's anger surged, making him apologize and forcing Nannan to accept Zhao Hao's gift. If it got out, Ye Chen feared he would be ridiculed even more than before.

  "Her cousin's kindness Ye Chen has remembered in her heart." Ye Chen especially emphasized the two words "good intentions", and then looked at Zhao's family, saying lightly: "I am a direct descendant of the Ye family, how can I apologize to you, a collateral branch of the Zhao family? Are you still dreaming? As for Nan Er, she won't accept things from others either."

  As soon as this was said, Ye Qing secretly smiled in her heart, and she and Zhao Hao exchanged a brief glance, both understanding the meaning behind it. Only a few of the illegitimate disciples had gloomy faces, repeatedly being looked down upon by a waste, their anger hard to suppress.

  "You had the opportunity, but you didn't cherish it. Now I can only teach you a lesson." The illegitimate disciple said coldly, "After today, you will understand that even with a family backing, a useless person like you won't get any support. Not knowing how to lower your head will easily lead to half of your body being crippled."

  After finishing speaking, the illegitimate child's footsteps opened up, his body moved and he rushed forward, his arm stretched out, his fingers curled into claws, grasping towards Ye Chen's shoulder, bringing up a gust of strong wind.

  Ye Chen's mouth curled up into a faint, imperceptible cold smile. He remained still as a mountain, allowing the hand to grab him. Zhao Jia thought that Ye Chen was a useless person and assumed he had been scared stiff, forgetting to dodge. His face instantly turned ferocious, and his hand landed on Ye Chen's shoulder. "A useless person is just that - I can crush you with just one hand!"

  Suddenly, Zhao Jia's adopted younger brother's face changed color. He felt his hand was grasped by a steel-like grip. Before he could react, Ye Chen's shoulder slightly shook and a surge of great force came, shaking his internal organs, almost making him spit out a mouthful of blood.

  At this moment, Ye Chen finally moved, his arm swung up, and the ancient bronze-colored palm flashed continuously in the air.

  Bang! Bang! Bang!

  Three consecutive slaps, heavily slapped on the opponent's face and body, followed by a loud crash, Zhao Jia Shu's disciple flew out. Ye Chen rushed out like a hunting leopard, and at the moment his opponent landed, he stepped on his chest with one foot.

  "Trash can also trample you to death, what are you?" Ye Chen squatted down and patted Zhao Jia's younger brother's red and swollen face, smiling faintly.

  The people around were almost petrified, their eyes filled with astonishment as they looked at Ye Chen. Ye Qing's face was deathly pale, his teeth clenched so hard that they made a cracking sound. The once-worthless body had become incredibly powerful in just one short month, giving him a strong sense of crisis.

  "Ye family's useless body, how dare you humiliate a Zhao family disciple like this, looking for death!"

  Two other sons of the Zhao family rushed up with a loud shout, and Zhao Hao did not stop them. He was also shocked in his heart and wanted to see how powerful Ye Chen had suddenly become.

  A flash of cold light, a brother of the Zhao family with a steel knife rushed over, Ye Chen's body shifted to the side, the blade slid past his nose tip by an inch, his right leg swung high and swept out horizontally, making a humming sound, the air around was dispersed, that leg whipped towards the opponent's body like a steel whip.

  Zhao family's illegitimate son, Zhao Jia, was shocked to see the knife-wielding man. He ducked down just in time as a donkey rolled over and narrowly avoided him. At the same moment, another person launched an attack, with fists flying towards Ye Chen's back of the head. Without even looking, Ye Chen sprang into the air like an eagle, turned around, and kicked the person right under the chin.

  "Crack!"

  Bang!

  First, a cracking sound, a burst of blood sprayed out, mixed with several teeth. Then, a loud noise, the illegitimate son of the Zhao family was kicked into the air two or three meters high, like a sandbag crashing to the ground, covering his mouth and screaming in agony.

  Zhao Hao finally changed color, Ye Chen's strength was completely beyond his expectation. Several newly entered fifth-stage disciples actually lost their combat effectiveness in one move, so what cultivation did Ye Chen have? Had he already entered the sixth stage?

  Ye Qing's entire body was trembling, his eyes flashing with a crazed and venomous glare, while the onlookers in the Bird Market had faces as pale as ghosts. The trash who had been useless for thirteen years suddenly became powerful beyond their wildest dreams, leaving them feeling like they were dreaming.

  Almost everyone believes that Ye Chen's disappearance for half a year was an extraordinary encounter, otherwise it would be impossible for a waste body to become so strong in just a few months.

  Zhao Hao's gaze fell on Ye Qing, and seeing the crazy jealousy and resentment in Ye Qing's eyes, he was certain that he also didn't know that Ye Chen had already gotten rid of his useless body and become so powerful.

  Ye Chen strode towards the Zhao family's illegitimate disciple who was holding a steel knife, exuding an aura of powerful momentum, like a fierce beast taking strides, causing that illegitimate disciple to feel a sense of fear. He let out a loud roar: "Worthless body, I don't believe you can become so formidable in just a few months!"

  That illegitimate child threw a steel knife, which flew over with a whooshing sound. Ye Chen dodged to the side, and the steel knife whizzed past his ear, deeply embedding itself into a wooden pillar behind him. The blade quivered left and right, humming with a buzzing noise.

  That illegitimate child threw out a steel knife, and the whole person rushed up like a wild beast, stepping on the pace, with agile movements, every punch attacked Ye Chen's vital points, each punch was accompanied by an empty explosion sound, all the airflow in the place where the fist passed were pulled and gathered in front of the fist.

  Fists howled with a fierce and powerful blow, each move was fatal. It seemed that this illegitimate disciple of the Zhao family had gone all out to take Ye Chen's life.

  The people around them all became tense, and the friction between the two families' disciples had escalated into a life-and-death struggle. Ye Qing and Zhao Hao did not intend to stop it, both of whom had the same idea in mind - hoping that Ye Chen would die here, while they themselves would not have to take too much responsibility. It was rare for someone to be willing to be the knife that kills.

  Ye Chen's body was like a swimming dragon, and every sharp attack from his opponent was successfully avoided by him. Occasionally, he would counterattack once. To onlookers, it seemed as if he was being suppressed by Zhao family's illegitimate younger son and was at a disadvantage.

  Only Ye Chen himself understood that he just didn't want people to figure out his true strength, and it had to be said that Zhao's Empty Explosion Fist was indeed extraordinary. As soon as the fist technique came out, it actually increased his strength by a huge margin.

  "A useless body is just a useless body, do you think that after being missing for half a year and having some strange encounters, you can rival me? Under my Zhao family's Hollow Blast Fist, you have no power to fight back. I will shatter your entire body's meridians, making you completely useless. Let's see if the Ye family will stand up for you." The illegitimate son of the Zhao family stood tall and proud, seeing Ye Chen constantly dodging, he became arrogant again, with a fierce glint in his eyes.

  "You're just a dog wagging its tail behind Zhao Hao's butt, with a physical cultivation of five segments, and you dare to be so arrogant with just one set of empty explosive fists?"

  Ye Chen sneered, his palm suddenly opening and swiftly grasping towards the incoming fist of his opponent. The speed and angle were like a goat's horn, leaving no trace to be found, making it difficult for the opponent to dodge.

  With a loud "hum", the fist wind was suddenly dispersed by Ye Chen's palm, and the opponent's fist fell into his palm. His five fingers closed fiercely, and a series of cracking sounds echoed out as bones fractured. The illegitimate son of the Zhao family let out a blood-curdling scream, his face twisted in agony, his hand bones almost crushed to pieces.

  The sudden reversal of form left everyone stunned, and it was clear that Ye Chen had been at a disadvantage just moments before, but somehow he had suddenly grabbed his opponent's hand.

  "Is the Vacuum Blast Fist that powerful?" Ye Chen's face wore a harmless smile, but his hand tightened its grip by another degree, crushing the opponent's hand bones into fragments. "Without hands, can you still throw out a Vacuum Blast Fist?"

  "Yeshao, you've gone too far! He's also a son of the Zhao family, albeit born out of wedlock. He's not a servant, and what you're doing is ruining the Zhao family's reputation!" Zhao Hao said with an unpleasant expression.

  Ye Chen glanced at him faintly, "A big fist is a hard truth, these were your words just now. I'm returning them to you verbatim. If I don't teach you a severe lesson, in the future won't any tomcat or street dog be able to climb onto my head and shit?"