Chapter 206: Chapter 206: Shaking Jiangbei
Zhu Chengyou’s brows furrowed slightly as he glanced at his younger brother and said, "We musn’t be rash, the Feng Family has come prepared, doing this on purpose."
Zhu Chengpeng said angrily, "Does my elder brother truly think of me as a simpleton with more brawn than brains? I know they’re deliberately exploiting the situation, but they’ve come to our doorstep to provoke us. If we don’t strike back, where will the Zhu Family’s honor stand?"
Zhu Chengyou shook his head and replied, "Our second brother and third sister are still here. That Feng Yuanshuo is just a martial artist at the late stage of Internal Strength, second brother can handle him, so why should you or I make a move? Our greatest task is to stand guard here and ensure that Dr. Yang’s treatment of father is not disturbed."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Chengpeng argued, "It’s precisely because of that, that I want to go out and deter the Feng Family bastards, to ensure they don’t disrupt Dr. Yang’s rescue treatment of our father."
Zhu Chengyou’s frown deepened, feeling that there was some sense to his younger brother’s words.
Having just himself to guard here was indeed enough, and with Fourth Brother going outside, being an Energy Transformation Realm Fourth Grade, Zhu Chengpeng did possess a formidable presence capable of dominating the scene.
Even if the Feng Family sends reinforcements, having Fourth Brother stand his ground could buy some time until Dr. Yang completes the treatment of our father, and then I would be able to free up my hands as well.
By then, father might have even been reborn.
With this thought, Zhu Chengyou’s eyes sparkled with a sharp light as his heart secretly raced.
Over the years, despite father’s paralysis, as an Energy Transformation Grandmaster, he could feel that father’s spirit was continuously climbing, even purer and more vigorous than before he fell ill.
Such an aura was incredibly intense, far beyond what could be achieved by Energy Transformation alone.
Combining this with the conversation between father and Yang Fei he had overheard last time, he vaguely felt that once father could stand up again, he would certainly reach a new level.
Just as he was pondering, his third sister Zhu Chengping hurried over and informed them, "Big brother, Fourth Brother, our informants from the Feng Family have reported that nearly the entire Feng Family is heading our way, and various powers from the Jiangbei Martial World have received notifications from the Feng Family that they intend to replace our Zhu Family today. Shouldn’t we prepare for this?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Chengpeng’s expression drastically changed as he exclaimed in anger, "So the Feng Family’s true ambitions are finally revealed? Back when father was still healthy, that Feng Tianzong didn’t dare to even break wind in front of him, but now they are so aggressively overbearing, that’s just too much."
Zhu Chengyou’s expression also turned grave.
If father could stand up again, all would be well.
But if Yang Fei couldn’t heal father this time, facing the Feng Family’s challenge, the Zhu Family would truly struggle to cope.
Leaving Feng Tianzong aside, the overall strength of the Feng Family was indeed not comparable to the Zhu Family’s, but with just Feng Tianzong alone, he was enough to suppress all the Zhu Family’s fighting force.
There’s no turning back in today’s matters since Feng Tianzong has also made a move.
Zhu Chengpeng addressed his elder brother loudly, "Big brother, the Feng Family is going too far. Even if we die, we must not bow to them."
Zhu Chengyou chastised in a low voice, "Keep your voice down, don’t disturb Dr. Yang’s treatment."
Zhu Chengpeng immediately shrank his neck and lowered his voice, "There’s only half an hour left until the time Dr. Yang mentioned. Since the Feng Family has emptied out their nest, let’s go out too. As long as we delay them a little, once Dr. Yang and Miss Qin are freed up, perhaps they can help our Zhu Family avert this crisis."
Zhu Chengyou silently nodded.
He had also thought of this.
If father still isn’t cured, then this time the Feng Family is causing trouble under the guise of capturing Yang Fei, Yang Fei surely wouldn’t just sit back and ignore it.
With Yang Fei, along with Qin Yanyang, me, and Fourth Brother.
With such a lineup, even if Feng Tianzong is a Unique Tier with strong combat abilities, we would have nothing to fear.
After all, Qin Yanyang is also of the Unique Tier.
Zhu Chengping was unaware of the matter between Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang, and she asked in confusion, "Big brother, did that surnamed Yang come to treat Father again? Isn’t he inept?"
Zhu Chengyou immediately chastised her in a low voice, "Shut up. Even if Dr. Yang can’t cure Father, we, the Zhu Family, must appreciate his kindness."
Although Zhu Chengping was already married off, and was not young, ever since Zhu Tianshou fell ill, the family had treated Zhu Chengyou with the utmost respect. In the vast Zhu Family, there was no one who didn’t fear Zhu Chengyou, so she immediately closed her mouth and awkwardly smiled, "You’re right to scold me, big brother. Naturally, I am grateful to Dr. Yang."
Zhu Chengpeng, however, was more impulsive, and looking at Zhu Chengyou, said, "Big brother, the priority now is to buy time. Let’s go out first. As long as we block the way, no one will be able to disturb us here."
Zhu Chengyou thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Fine, Fourth Brother and Third Sister, go and deal with Feng Yuanshuo and the others. I’ll stay here and listen to the movements outside. If Feng Tianzong really shows up, I’ll come out immediately. Remember, try to control the situation without resorting to a full-fledged fight, and focus on stalling them."
Zhu Chengpeng was delighted after hearing this and, with a swift response, he rushed out.
He wanted to see if Feng Yuanshuo would still dare to be so arrogant in front of him.
Outside the Zhu family’s main gate, the Zhu family members had completely blocked the entrance from Feng Yuanshuo’s group brought by the Feng Family, and both sides had already started fighting, with the Feng family members being utterly suppressed.
Of course, when young people start fighting, they hardly hold back, and there were injuries among the Zhu family as well.
But ultimately, no one bore murderous intentions, so the injuries were mostly just swollen noses and bruised faces.
Seeing that the main figures of the Zhu family hadn’t come out, and he himself was blocked outside, Feng Yuanshuo’s face couldn’t hide his annoyance, and he took matters into his own hands.
But Third Brother Zhu was suppressing him firmly.
Even though both possessed Late Stage Internal Strength, Third Brother Zhu’s Inner Strength proved to be a bit more solid than his own, and he fought with more reckless abandon. For a while, Feng Yuanshuo burned with impatience, but he could only find solace in words, helpless to do anything else.
Soon, Zhu Chengpeng arrived with Zhu Chengping.
Seeing Feng Yuanshuo being firmly suppressed by Third Brother, Zhu Chengpeng burst into laughter on the spot, looking down disdainfully, "Feng Yuanshuo, you trash dare to come to our Zhu family to provoke and be arrogant? Anyone from our Zhu Family with Late Middle Stage Internal Strength could easily suppress you."
Third Brother Zhu, named Zhu Chengjun, twitched the corner of his mouth and couldn’t help saying, "Fourth Brother Zhu, what do you mean by that?"
In the Zhu family, being the third eldest, he was two years older than Zhu Chengpeng. Yet in terms of martial arts talent, he was far surpassed by Zhu Chengpeng, having not yet stepped into the Energy Transformation Realm, which had always been a source of shame for him.
Zhu Chengpeng laughed heartily, "Don’t get me wrong, Third Brother. I’m not saying that you are weak. I’m talking about that bastard Feng Yuanshuo."
Zhu Chengjun was speechless.
Although you’re talking about Feng Yuanshuo, you’ve made your Third Brother me look completely useless.
If it weren’t for the fact that I can’t beat you, I would have sorted you out long ago.
Zhu Chengpeng couldn’t understand the bitterness in his Third Brother’s heart. He directly stared at Feng Yuanshuo and said, "Feng Yuanshuo, you dared to call me grandpa, didn’t you? Well, your grandpa is here now. I want to see you act tough again. You think just because your father is Feng Tianzong that you’re something? You’re just Late Stage Internal Strength, daring to challenge the Fourth Grade of the Energy Transformation Realm. Do you believe I could slap you to death?"
Feng Yuanshuo’s goal was to provoke the Zhu family into fighting, and seeing his objective fulfilled at this moment, he was aware that Zhu Chengpeng was a reckless man, who might really do something excessive.
The Feng Family was on the rise, and his own position and influence would only increase from here on. Feng Yuanshuo had many good days ahead and truly did not dare to confront Zhu Chengpeng head-on. But he couldn’t weaken the Feng Family’s prestige and let the Zhu Family settle things quietly. He could only stiffen his neck and say, "Fourth Brother Zhu, my visit this time is to settle the score with that little guy surnamed Yang, who disabled my son’s arm. If your Zhu family insists on muddying the waters, then you are deliberately making things difficult for my Feng family."
A glint of sharpness flashed in Zhu Chengpeng’s eyes as he stared at him, "So what if I’m deliberately making things difficult for you? Don’t say that Dr. Yang merely broke your son’s arm. Even if he killed him, what could your Feng family do about it?"
He was aware of Yang Fei’s prowess and knew that Yang Fei’s wife was Miss Qin from the Qin Family, so he didn’t take the matter to heart at all.
"Hmmph, such arrogance. Does the Zhu family really think they can still cover the sky with one hand in Jiangbei, like they did over a decade ago?"
Just at this moment, a loud and unmatched voice carried over.