Chapter 311: Chapter 310: Can’t Let My Sister Become a Widow
"Why does Second Young Master Zhang want to challenge Yang Fei? And on the Life and Death Platform, no less. What deep grievances must they have?"
On the Martial Alliance forum, someone raised this question.
More and more people began to voice the same doubt.
The majority of the Martial World were unaware of the feud between Yang Fei and Zhang Yunqing.
For the Divine Continent Martial World, Yang Fei had suddenly emerged as a new talent, and many were ignorant of him, let alone the grudge between him and Zhang Yunqing.
However, as the topic heated up, some knowledgeable people slowly leaked information.
Everyone finally understood that the Heavenly Pride Girl from the Qin family was originally to be matched with Zhang Yunqing, but Qin Yanyang had chosen Yang Fei as her husband.
Zhang Yunqing saw this as a disgrace, and the Zhang Family’s reputation was damaged; thus, they targeted Yang Fei numerous times.
This included the Life and Death Platform fight between Yan Zhongshan and Yang Fei, which seemed to also involve Second Young Master Zhang arranging for someone to deal with Yang Fei.
Having clarified the truth, interest among the members of the Divine Continent Martial World in this life-and-death fight only grew.
Publicly, no one said much, but privately, there was significant discontent with the Zhang Family’s arrogant and overbearing behavior.
They aren’t even married, and just because the lady didn’t fancy you, Second Young Master Zhang, you want someone to become a widow?
That’s far too domineering.
However, officially, various forces within the Martial World had clan disciples speaking out, saying positive things about Zhang Yunqing.
They said that with Second Young Master Zhang personally taking action, even if Yang Fei were a prodigy of the Divine Continent Martial World, his death was certain.
Soon, whether Yang Fei would accept the invitation to the Life and Death Platform and the discussion of who was stronger became the main topic on the Martial Alliance forum.
However, as a day passed, Yang Fei, the other party involved, did not respond publicly.
Even Qin Yanyang did not respond, seemingly fearful of this challenge and unwilling to accept the fight.
The forum erupted with all sorts of mocking and ridiculing comments, and there were even those leading discussions saying the Qin family was becoming senile, overlooking such an excellent future son-in-law as Second Young Master Zhang for a coward. They said the Qin family was doomed to decline and so on.
Others said that Qin Yanyang, initially a Heavenly Pride Girl, would have created a beautiful, legendary tale in the Divine Continent Martial World if she had married Zhang Yunqing. After that, the Divine Continent Martial World would have developed peacefully and grown stronger. Now, by stubbornly marrying a man like Yang Fei, she had broken Second Young Master Zhang’s heart and disrupted the peace of the Martial World.
Various discussions filled the air.
Overall, although the vast majority privately despised the Zhang Family’s domineering style, publicly, everyone sided with the Zhang Family.
This showed just how formidable the Zhang Family’s influence in the Martial World was.
Qin Family.
Upon receiving the news, Qin Zhengfang’s face turned ashen, and he huffed heavily.
He favored Zhang Yunqing, even though Yang Fei had been brought home by Qin Yanyang before. He still believed that the best choice for his daughter was to marry into the Zhang Family.
Now that Zhang Yunqing had challenged Yang Fei to a Life and Death Platform duel, and it had been more than half a day with the forum abuzz with various discussions and yet Yang Fei had not responded, leading to people targeting the Qin family with unpleasant words, Qin Zhengfang was very upset.
All because of Yang Fei.
"Contact that young man immediately. Let him clarify the matter publicly. Our Qin family’s reputation, built over hundreds of years, must not be destroyed because of him," Qin Zhengfang said angrily.
Duanmu Ling slightly furrowed her brow and comforted him, "Don’t be angry just yet. It’s upsetting that the Qin family is being talked about because of this, when those people are blindly talking nonsense. Who we choose as our son-in-law is our own business and none of their concern. I think it’s infuriating that the Martial World seems to be wholly controlled by the Zhangs. If this continues, things will get out of hand, and the old master’s concerns were indeed valid."
Qin Zhengfang furrowed his brows and glanced at his wife.
Duanmu Ling said, "Am I wrong? The Zhang Family’s approach is simply too overbearing. Now that our daughter hasn’t married into their family, they immediately turn their backs and stir up trouble. Their family style and character are truly poor."
"Hmph, what’s the use of saying all this? Now that they’ve publicly issued a challenge, if you don’t accept, you’re just a coward, and you’ll be ridiculed. If that young man weren’t my Qin Zhengfang’s son-in-law, I wouldn’t care about his life or death. But since Yanyang has brought him into our home, he is now linked to the Qin family. This concerns the face of the Qin family. He must respond, whether in life or death, he cannot be a coward," Qin Zhengfang hummed.
Duanmu Ling’s lips curled up with a smile as she said, "So, you admit he’s your son-in-law now?"
Qin Zhengfang’s face reddened, and then he sighed, "It’s just you and me at home, I won’t hide it from you. The boy is not too bad, not as incapable as one might think. Most importantly, aren’t you aware of your daughter’s temperament? She has dared to give me a cold face; if I still opposed, she might never come to see me again. Besides, the Qin family is already tied to him, I can’t deny it."
Duanmu Ling cracked a smile.
Qin Zhengfang sighed, "But have you noticed? This is the precursor to great chaos."
Duanmu Ling silently nodded. Her husband’s long-standing concerns and persistence were not without reason.
If the Qin and Zhang families could have married, it might have maintained balance in the Martial Alliance.
Now that the marriage has failed, the Zhang Family’s strong and overbearing nature has become very obvious. They would not allow any opposition to exist in the Divine Continent Martial World.
"Now in this Divine Continent Martial World, there is no one with the influence to lead everyone against the Zhang Family. They have been secretly operating for many years, and their power is now deep-rooted and unshakable," she said.
Duanmu Ling’s face also showed a hint of deep concern.
After thinking, she shook her head with a smile, "Why worry about so much for something that hasn’t happened yet? It’s not wise to worry about things before they occur. Nothing is absolute. Since the old man dares to oppose the Zhang Family, he must have his reasons. Let’s keep our hearts at ease for now."
Qin Zhengfang sighed internally, not wanting his wife to worry too much, he silently nodded and said, "You’re right. Right now, the most important thing is whether the boy will accept the challenge and whether he has a chance to survive. Otherwise, knowing our daughter’s temperament, if that boy is killed by Zhang Yunqing, she might go insane and could very well rush to the Life and Death Platform to kill Zhang Yunqing, which would indeed cause real trouble."
Duanmu Ling nodded and suggested, "Should Qin Zhen call his grandfather and ask about the situation?"
Qin Zhengfang hummed in agreement.
Duanmu Ling was about to pull out her cellphone when Qin Zhen’s call came in.
"Mom, has that boy gone mad? He actually agreed to fight Zhang Yunqing on the Life and Death Platform," Qin Zhen’s voice came urgently.
Duanmu Ling was startled, quickly asking, "What did you say? Yang Fei accepted the challenge?"
"Yes, I’ve just refreshed the news. Yang Fei replied under the post of Zhang Yunqing’s challenge, saying he would fight to the death with him in a week, and even declared it’ll be a death match!" Qin Zhen said excitedly. "Does he think he’s invincible just because he managed to defeat Yan Zhongshan in seconds? How could he dare accept Zhang Yunqing’s challenge?"
Although Duanmu Ling was surprised, everything was as expected, and she calmly said, "Why are you so agitated? If Yang Fei dares to accept the challenge, it means he is confident. Just because you are useless, do you think everyone else is like you?"
She, like her husband, was somewhat disappointed in her son.
Neither successful nor settled.
To say he has martial arts talent, yet at thirty years old he’s still just in the Energy Transformation Realm Lower Three Grades.
To say he lacks martial arts talent, yet he is a thirty-year-old Energy Transformation Martial Artist...
Ultimately, it was about being born into the wrong family in the wrong era.
If not born into the Qin family, Qin Zhen might have been fine.
If it weren’t for Qin Yanyang being a freak of nature, he might have been barely acceptable.
On the other end of the phone, sensing his mother’s disappointment, Qin Zhen looked innocent, feeling as if he was dealt a massive blow.
It was supposed to be about Yang Fei; how did it become about him?
But soon, Qin Zhen adjusted his mentality. He had endured this kind of blow for over twenty years and was used to it.
He said, "Mom, there might really be trouble this time. I heard that Zhang Yunqing has reached a Unique Tier in combat strength, confident enough to claim he can kill Yang Fei. We can’t let our sister become a widow."