Could it be that I am the cruel villain?
Chapter 88 - 84 The Son-in-law Visits [Request for First Subscription Upon Launch]

Chapter 88: Chapter 84 The Son-in-law Visits [Request for First Subscription Upon Launch]

"What are you doing, back off, back off!"

"Jiang Feng, I know you are to be my Yan Family’s future son-in-law, but how can you be so presumptuous!"

"Have you lost your mind with rage? I know you had a big fight at home just now, but what is your purpose in bringing a deadly weapon to the Yan Mansion?"

"Put down the sword!"

Seven or eight burly men holding wooden sticks tried to block the young man, but how could the bodies of ordinary people be compared with Jiang Feng who had taken the Body Tempering Pill? With just a kick, he sent an attendant flying seven or eight meters away.

But he still maintained a sliver of reason and did not kill anyone. The fluctuation of Spiritual Energy next to Jiang Feng was just a glance, and with a flick of the Longsword in hand, that person subconsciously drew his sword to block, but to his surprise, the Longsword flew out of his hand, and with a left-hand seal, it hovered in the air at a bizarre angle.

There were also two others who were at the Qi Refinement stage, but while they were drawing and swinging their swords, they eerily froze midair, looking utterly bewildered. This scene further confirmed what Jiang Feng had in mind.

Crack!

The tendons in his left leg were severed by the flying sword, causing him to fall embarrassingly to the ground. After several spins in the air, the sword returned directly to his palm. Even Mr. Zhang, standing at a distance, was greatly surprised by this mastery of Sword Control.

"Move aside."

His voice carried not a hint of emotion as he dispersed the crowd in front of him, not stopping until he reached the gate of the back courtyard.

"Young Master Jiang, I trust you are unharmed."

The elder’s expression remained unchanged.

He naturally knew about the fierce battle outside. Since Jiang Feng was standing here, it meant the disciple from the Fan Yin Sect was more ill-fated than fortunate. He looked at the young man with added admiration, even though the young man was injured, but Jiang Feng had still managed to defeat his opponent from across realms.

He waved his hand, indicating for everyone else to leave. Several middle-aged men hesitated but eventually chose to depart. Since Yan Shan had passed away, the strongest member in the family was the old master’s cousin.

"Mr. Zhang, are you disappointed to see me alive?"

Jiang Feng’s tone finally fluctuated.

But the other man made no gesture, simply blocking the entrance of the courtyard.

"Not at all, Young Master Jiang is truly a dragon among men, destined for greatness. Thus, no matter how recklessly you act, things will eventually turn around for you. Even if you had not defeated Wu Daoxu, some other turn of events would have occurred."

"Oh? You mean to say that my survival is all due to fate?"

His tone was filled with mockery, his eyes cold. With just a simple phrase, he negated all his months of hard work and diligence, yet the elder nodded as if it were the most natural thing in the world, replying with similar sarcasm.

"Isn’t it so? Could it be that Young Master Jiang relies solely on his hard work? Why should the path to immortality, which others can only dream of, lie effortlessly at your feet?"

"Why is it that your few months of arduous cultivation are equal to others’ decades of heartfelt effort? Why is it that you can survive encirclement by assassins?"

"In your eyes, perhaps it’s all due to your own intelligence and wit in evading crises, but in my eyes, it’s the inevitable outcome."

"Even if you hadn’t broken today’s situation, even if you had not beaten the disciple from the Fan Yin Sect, someone would still clean up the mess for you!"

His murky eyes stared straight at the young man, enunciating each word.

"Those two from the Ethereal Violet Pavilion are quite fond of you. At the critical moment, they will surely take action to save your life. Or does Young Master Jiang think this is also within your calculated plans, that they fancy no one else but you?"

The old man’s voice was sonorous and powerful.

"Young Master Jiang, your fate... is truly remarkable."

The old man’s last sentence seemed to take all his strength, even carrying a trace of despair.

Countless times he tried to use others to corner Jiang Feng, but no matter what, it was all in vain.

A few months ago, when Jiang Feng fell off the cliff, everyone presumed it was the niece and the young man’s hearts resonating, relying solely on intuition to declare the fiancé had met with an accident and searched everywhere.

But what no one knew was that at the site of the cliff fall, someone had already left marks, leading everyone to come.

The subsequent events with the Xue father and son, the night assassination, the County Magistrate’s troubles, disciples from the Fan Yin Sect...

In these countless dead-ends, Jiang Feng always managed to find a glimmer of hope, as if there were invisible eyes behind him watching their every move, treating the struggles of his own people like a clown’s act.

"Good fortune, huh? If I can, I’d never want it for my entire life."

The words of the youth also startled the old man, who stepped forward with his longsword, pointing at the elder in front of him, his voice hoarse and weary.

"I’m not after so-called status or identity; all I want is peace and ordinariness, to marry a wife who loves me and live an ordinary life. For the past seventeen years, it has been like this, and I’ve grown accustomed to it."

"It was you who disrupted this peaceful life."

"It was you who ruined my life, who dragged me into this, you bunch of beasts that forced me to practice that damn immortal cultivation, and now."

"You want to shift the blame onto me?"

The arm holding the sword trembled slightly, and the unintentional surge of momentum made Zhang Nian involuntarily step back, even Yan Zhongxu, who had just come out of the room, furrowed his brows.

But the old man was not persuaded at all, his demeanor undiminished.

"If it wasn’t for you! How would our family be cursed with this poison..."

"What the hell does that have to do with me!"

The voice full of suppressed anger cut off the old man’s words.

"I have no clue about any of it, I don’t even know what happened with the previous generation."

"All I know is that my once-tranquil life has been destroyed, dragged into becoming a sacrificial lamb."

"Why should I bear the consequences of a mistake he made in his past life? Why!"

His eyes bloodshot, he was not foolish, from what Liu Tangxi revealed about his past life’s identity, this ominous marriage, along with the Yan Family’s odd behavior, he understood that this karmic entanglement was likely the doing of his past life.

But why should I pay for someone unrelated? Why should I clear the mistake he committed? Just because of one sentence, I must die for the errors made in a past life?

Why?

"Since being born in Qingshui County, what have I ever done wrong in these past seventeen years?"

"For these seventeen years, I’ve abided by the rules, spending my days either keeping that broken inn or reading through the classics, never practicing martial arts, let alone entertaining any ideas of cultivation!"

"Had you not cornered me at every turn, would I have ended up following this so-called fate you speak of? If things were peaceful, would I have come to your doorstep, sword in hand!"

Both sides were adamant, neither willing to give in.

However, at this time, Yan Zhongxu came over, the head of the family stood there calmly with a serene expression, facing everything as if it were a breeze and drifting clouds.

"Jiang Feng, I understand the hatred in your heart."

"But I do not wish to marry my daughter to a useless weakling; what I seek for my daughter is a husband who can stand tall and support the heavens."

"There was already a family in State City engaged to my Yan Family years ago, I agreed to their terms, and according to the agreement, Yu Rou is supposed to marry someone from State City next month, not you."

"If you do not die, this marriage contract may just have to be seen through to the end... you’re not worthy of my daughter; a waste like you, if not for that marriage contract."

"I would not spare you a second glance in my lifetime."

Facing the youth’s sword, the man showed no fear, only calmly infuriating the young tiger in front of him.

These words deeply shocked the elderly man present; how could he not guess what his nephew was thinking?

He intended to take all the responsibility upon himself, for Jiang Feng to kill him and vent his anger, thus, protecting the rest of the family.

But the young man laughed.

From his laughter, one could sense the anger at being betrayed by his closest kin, and without even sparing Yan Zhongxu a second glance, he roared towards the back courtyard.

"At a time like this, are you still going to hide inside?"

"Yan! Yu! Rou!"

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