Above the Great Dao
Chapter 201 - 111: Human Endeavors_2

Chapter 201: Chapter 111: Human Endeavors_2

Chen Shi followed them to the second floor of Xuanwu Pavilion. The second floor was where the family banquet of the County Magistrate Yan Jingsi was held, divided into internal and external dining areas. The outside was for the Yan Family members of lower status, while the inside was for Yan Rong and others to dine with the County Magistrate Yan Jingsi.

As for the female family members, they were not allowed to dine in Xuanwu Pavilion.

—— The Yan Family indeed had many rules.

Chen Shi followed the crowd to a nearby tea room, which had a banner hanging with the words "Conduct Yourself" written in a vigorous and powerful Thin Gold style calligraphy.

"This is my uncle’s handwriting. My uncle has always been skilled in calligraphy," Yan Rong said with a smile.

Chen Shi gently nodded and said, "Conduct Yourself. One must have integrity and responsibilities, have a backbone, and differentiate between what should and should not be done."

Yan Rong said with a half-smile, "Brother Chen seems to have had a realization. If you like it, I will ask my uncle to write a pair for you. Please have a seat, let’s have some tea first. My uncle is busy with official duties, we should wait a bit."

"No rush."

Chen Shi took a seat and looked around. The second-floor tea room was small and slightly cramped with so many people drinking tea.

"What a great opportunity."

He felt somewhat anxious. The tea room was more suitable for action, but he didn’t know the depth of Yan Rong and Yan Qing’s skills.

He sat by the window, which offered a perfect view of the Dragon Breeding Pond below.

"If there were Jiao Long in the pond, it would be delightful to drink tea here," Chen Shi laughed.

Yan Qing, Yan Fang, and others raised their eyebrows, unable to suppress the anger rising within them.

Only Yan Rong remained composed, not taking the comment as a provocation.

Chen Shi looked around and said curiously, "I heard that Xuanwu Pavilion’s Dragon Breeding Pond has a dragon. Where is it? Let it come up and join us for tea. Is it not at home?"

He smiled slightly and said, "Or perhaps it has gone to have tea with Li Tianxiu?"

"Enough!"

Yan Qing, furious, slammed his palm down, stuck the Dragon Slayer Sword into the tea table, and angrily said through gritted teeth, "Chen Shi, the Yan Family has shown you respect! You dare use this sword to plot against my uncle Shangshan! Today is not about offering drinks but about punishing with drinks. If you don’t explain yourself, don’t even dream about leaving Xuanwu Pavilion alive!"

Yan Rong placed his hand on his shoulder, his expression darkened, and shouted, "Yan Qing, sit down!"

Yan Qing, struggling to contain his anger, sat down heavily, his eyes wide open, not blinking as he stared at Chen Shi.

Yan Rong smiled slightly and said, "Brother Chen, making this sword to kill the Jiao Long raised by our Yan Family—don’t you think you owe us an explanation?"

Chen Shi looked at the bronze sword in front of him, suddenly reached out and pulled it out. Everyone in the tea room was shocked, and without a word, divine shrines behind them lit up, Divine Embryos appeared, and they each spat out Golden Cores. For a moment, various lights gathered in the tea room—black, yellow, purple, green, and one ochre-colored Golden Core that belonged to Yan Rong!

The various Golden Cores emitted an overwhelming pressure, causing the tea room to creak!

The walls, hanging paintings, and curtains’ concealed corners of the tea room also burst into bright light, each one being activated!

At that moment, Chen Shi sensed the qin girl playing downstairs quietly flipping up to land nimbly, exactly where he was sitting. She channeled the Divine Shrine and Divine Embryo, gathering a Sword Qi.

If he dared to swing the sword to harm someone, the qin girl’s Sword Qi would immediately fly upward from below, slicing him in two horizontally!

A few maids also rushed in from outside, each prepared with Spells, looking upward, their movements silent as they were ready to attack Chen Shi from below.

At the staircase area, there was a woman who had achieved Golden Core, standing with one foot on the third step, the other foot raised, and her head tilted up, her muscles tense, ready to dash upstairs.

On the third floor, he also sensed several other Yan Family experts’ presence. Some were gripping the window edges, ready to jump down; others summoned their Golden Cores, ready to pierce through the floor directly above his head. Two other individuals approached the staircase area, prepared to charge down from there.

Although Chen Shi couldn’t see the scenes above and below, ever since he had cultivated the Holy Embryo, his senses had grown increasingly strong, capturing the reactions of all these people in his mind.

He gently flicked the sword and said with a smile, "This sword, I heard Dejiang was suffering from flooding, killing many people, so I spent one and a half silver to craft this Dragon Slayer Sword. I sold it to Bridge Bay Town for ten silver. This sword, killed your uncle Shangshan?"

The people in the tea room all had unpleasant expressions.

Chen Shi put down the bronze sword and said, "Where is the dragon from your Dragon Breeding Pond?"

Yan Qing couldn’t hold back any longer and angrily said, "Mr. Chen, don’t push your luck! If it weren’t for the respect I have for your deceased grandfather..."

Chen Shi’s expression changed drastically, he reached out and grabbed Yan Qing’s scalp, and with a bang, smashed his head on the tea table in front!

Yan Qing was also an expert, and from young age had been toughened by herbal medicines, developing copper tendons and iron bones. After achieving the Golden Core, he was even more unbelievably tough and immensely strong. But when Chen Shi reached out, he was unable to dodge in time. Chen Shi grabbed his head and pushed it down, leaving him feeling utterly powerless!

His own strength, in front of Chen Shi, was like that of a chicken chick, completely subdued by him.

His head shattered the tea table and crashed onto the floor, startled and enraged, Chen Shi’s other fist smashed into his side face, creating a thunderous noise, and Xuanwu Pavilion shook violently once, causing the windowsills and doors on all three floors to rattle loudly.

In the tea room, everyone’s expressions drastically changed and they were about to step forward to help.

Yan Rong suddenly spread his arms wide in front of them, and shouted sternly, "No one is to lay a finger!"