Outside Villa No. 1 of the Luo Family Estate, Jiang Wuming’s words struck like a deafening thunderclap, leaving everyone, except Xing Tian, stunned and speechless.
An outsider, who had rammed through the gates and forced his way into the Luo Family Estate, was demanding that the next head of the Luo family kneel and apologize!
This was a violation of class hierarchy, a trampling of the honor of powerful families! Such an act was a minefield, an uncrossable red line in the circles of the elite. If anyone dared to do it, they would face the wrath of all the powerful families combined!
In the past few decades, this had happened only once.
Twenty years ago, Jiang Zhan, seeking revenge for his wife, had single-handedly, with a single saber, blood-bathed the Zhao family, another prominent Yan Jing dynasty family!
Today was the second time.
Like father, like son.
The son of the man who once shook the Dragon Country and even the world, upon his first arrival in Yan Jing, was now aiming to crush the Luo family under his feet!
At this moment, whether it was the Luo family members, led by Luo Yuanzhi and Luo Furen, or Ye Qian, and the Luo family’s retainers and bodyguards, they all looked at Jiang Wuming with disbelief, as if asking: Was he insane?!
"One!"
Jiang Wuming's low voice was the only response.
Without further words, Jiang Wuming began his count.
Swish, swish, swish…
As Jiang Wuming spoke again, the crowd snapped out of their shock, their expressions changing once more!
Luo Yuanzhi, the head of the Luo family, stepped forward, his brow furrowed, and said sternly, "Young man, don't let your temper get the better of you."
"Two!"
Jiang Wuming's reply was direct.
"You..."
Luo Furen, filled with anger and anxiety, tried to speak, but his body trembled, rendering him incapable of forming a complete sentence.
Simultaneously, Luo Yuanzhi, suppressing his inner rage, asked coldly, "If Furen kneels, will you let Xiao Yu go?"
"Three!"
Jiang Wuming coldly uttered the third number.
"Furen, kneel!!"
Luo Yuanzhi's face contorted. He immediately roared at Luo Furen.
He had realized that the young man before them was not joking at all; he would genuinely order Luo Yu's death. He could also see that the burly young man behind the youth, who carried the Luo family bloodline, was clearly obedient to the youth. With a single command, he would undoubtedly snap Luo Yu's neck without hesitation!
Under such circumstances, Luo Yuanzhi dared not wait any longer or test the youth's bottom line. He decided to save the person first.
Kneel?!
Upon hearing Luo Yuanzhi’s low roar, Luo Furen’s body jolted again. He instinctively turned his gaze to the burly youth he had called a bastard, his expression dazed.
All along, he had never paid attention to Xing Tian’s mother. To him, Xing Tian’s mother was merely a plaything, no different from other women he toyed with. He had also never cared about Xing Tian as a son; in fact, he had never even considered Xing Tian his son. He certainly had never imagined that he would one day have to kneel before Xing Tian and admit his wrongdoings! To him, it was like a dream, utterly surreal!
"Xing Tian..."
Seeing Luo Furen standing there in a daze, unmoved, Jiang Wuming gave his order directly.
*Thump—*
This time, before Jiang Wuming could fully issue his command, a dull thud echoed.
Under everyone's gaze, Luo Furen stiffly knelt on the ground, facing Xing Tian!
"Uh..."
Witnessing this scene, whether it was the other members of the Luo family, or Ye Qian and He Jun, and other Luo family retainers and bodyguards, they were all dumbfounded. Although they had heard Luo Yuanzhi speak and realized that Luo Furen would likely choose to kneel to save Luo Yu, seeing it actually happen left them utterly astonished!
After all, this was the Luo Family Estate! Luo Furen was the next head of the Luo family! And the person Luo Furen was kneeling to was his illegitimate son, whom he even called a bastard!
Especially Luo Yu! The arrogance and ferocity he displayed at the Martial Arts Bar, the excitement and coldness upon arriving at the Luo Family Estate, and the anger when he was dragged out of the car by Xing Tian, were all gone. His face now held only a look of stunned disbelief. He stared blankly at his father, at the man who commanded respect among Yan Jing’s elite, kneeling on the ground. He felt as if the world had suddenly become alien to him!
At the same time, Xing Tian glared at Luo Furen, his eyes burning with fury! Even though Luo Furen was now kneeling before him, it couldn't extinguish the anger in his heart!
"Cat got your tongue?"
Just then, Jiang Wuming’s voice rang out again.
He still stood by the car, coldly addressing Luo Furen.
Luo Furen suddenly snapped back to reality, his gaze shifting to Jiang Wuming with both shock and anger.
"Furen has knelt. Have your people release Xiao Yu first, and then he will apologize," Luo Yuanzhi also turned his gaze to Jiang Wuming and spoke again.
"Who gave you the courage to make such a demand? Do you have the capital to make demands?!" Jiang Wuming stared at Luo Yuanzhi expressionlessly and said coldly.
"You..."
Hearing Jiang Wuming's forceful words again, even the deeply composed Luo Yuanzhi turned pale and trembled, his face flushed with anger. However, as the head of the Luo family, Luo Yuanzhi had weathered countless storms in his life. He quickly regained his composure and asked, "What exactly do you want?"
"To seek justice for my brother!" Jiang Wuming said, word by word.
Luo Yuanzhi fell silent. He looked at Jiang Wuming in disbelief—to help a so-called brother, to trample on the honor of a powerful family like the Luo family, to break the rules of the elite circles, and to invite widespread condemnation, was this not utter folly?!
It wasn't just Luo Yuanzhi. Luo Furen, Luo Yu, Ye Qian, and the other members of the Luo family looked at Jiang Wuming as if he were a monster, their expressions asking: Was it worth it?
The youth did not turn his head. The burly youth’s body trembled violently, his eyes reddening again.
When Jiang Wuming first proposed bringing Xing Tian to the Luo family, Xing Tian had refused. At that time, he didn't want to seek justice; he knew that Jiang Wuming’s actions would bring immense trouble! He didn't want to cause trouble for Jiang Wuming, nor did he want Jiang Wuming to be implicated because of his affairs!
However—Jiang Wuming had done it in the end, and his attitude was even more overbearing than Xing Tian had imagined, and his methods were even more intense than Xing Tian had anticipated!
"I'm sorry, what happened back then was my fault. I failed your mother, and I apologize to you and your mother." Subsequently, Luo Furen spoke. He looked at the burly youth, whose eyes had turned red, and with extreme reluctance, he admitted his wrongdoing. As his words fell, he turned to Jiang Wuming before waiting for Xing Tian’s reply, asking, "Is it enough now?"
"Kowtow. Three times. Make it loud!" Jiang Wuming coldly replied with six words.
"You… what did you say?!"
Luo Furen was once again filled with shock and rage.
*Swish!*
This time, Jiang Wuming responded with action! With a whistling sound, he flashed to Xing Tian's side. "Xing Tian, hand him over to me, then walk over there and make him kowtow to you."
"Yes!"
Xing Tian instinctively responded, then handed Luo Yu to Jiang Wuming and walked towards Luo Furen.
*Hoo… Hoo…*
At the same time, Luo Yu’s neck was clutched by Jiang Wuming. He struggled to breathe, his face instantly turning red. Jiang Wuming continued to increase the pressure on his hands!
"Kowtow, I'll kowtow, I'll kowtow to him!!" Seeing this, Luo Furen’s expression shifted back and forth, then he said in anger and humiliation, and directly bent his proud spine towards Xing Tian, who was walking towards him.
*Bang!*
*Bang!*
*Bang!*
Luo Furen kowtowed three times and then straightened up. Xing Tian took three steps and stopped. The two looked at each other at such close proximity for the first time. One stood, the other knelt. The one standing was the son, the one kneeling was the father. The son, once like a stray dog with no home, had hated, been angry, and gone mad, but had never knelt. The father, from beginning to end, was an aloof member of the elite, heartless, unrighteous, and uncaring, and had never regretted his actions. Sometimes, a dog is nobler than an elite.
ps: A chapter written with great care.