Big Data Cultivation
Chapter 1102: Age-Old Grudges

Chapter 1102: Chapter 1102: Age-Old Grudges

Seeing Nangong Youjiu return, Huang Fu Flawless was too lazy to greet him, but she still stealthily and swiftly glanced at him, only to unexpectedly discover that his mood seemed quite poor.

If you’re not feeling good, that’s good news for me, she sensed the situation outside the door, got up and drifted out.

Nangong Youjiu also felt her movement, but he did not turn his head and went directly to the rear guest room.

When Huang Fu Flawless chased out, Yun Buyao was turning around, and Feng Jun along with Elder Liao Brother were too lazy to fly, so they just sat on the all-terrain vehicle.

She hopped onto the vehicle with a light and neat leap, seeing that his expression was also not good, hence she smiled charmingly, "What did you guys talk about, why does it seem unpleasant?"

"Hmph," Feng Jun grunted unhappily, "I just wonder, how much enmity do Huang Fu and Nangong Clan really have?"

"Well... how to put it?" Huang Fu Flawless let out a bitter smile, to speak of the animosity between the two clans, it certainly hadn’t reached a point of deadly feud, but the mutual hatred was extremely high, "Several hundred years ago, our two families still had a good relationship..."

The cause was a very common love story, but then a man from the Huang Fu Family changed his heart, leading to a woman from the Nangong Family committing suicide.

Since both were from the direct Long Branches, the matter blew up significantly, and the families decided to never intermarry. Decades later, a similar story occurred again, this time the one who committed suicide was a woman from the Huang Fu Family, and the man from the Nangong Family died under mysterious circumstances.

The hatred thus deepened further, the Nangong Family felt that they had been wronged, and targeted the Huang Fu Family at every turn.

Latter, a prodigious genius from the Nangong Family, who ascended to a higher realm at the age of thirty and with his cultivation speed and talent, was a definite Golden Core prospect. However, this person suffered severe injuries during a friendly spar, and accidentally leaked information, which led to him being surrounded and beaten to death by enemies.

The Nangong Family thought the information was leaked by the Huang Fu Family, and directly killed two offspring of the Huang Fu Family suspected of leaking the information.

The people of the Huang Fu Family would not let this go; they retaliated directly, intensifying the feud which could evolve into a clan-destructive battle...

The ancient ancestors of the two families had to step in—such a battle meant relentless feuding; to say the enmity was not that intense would be an understatement.

The ancestors brought in a diviner well-versed in Divination from Tiantong to trace back whether those two youths from the Huang Fu Family had leaked any information.

The leak... actually, there had been a leak, but it was merely a casual remark by the offspring of the Huang Fu Family, expressing schadenfreude over the person’s injury. Unbeknownst to them, their conversation was overheard by a thorn in their side.

The youths of the Huang Fu Family would not accept this, saying at least they should have been interrogated first instead of being killed outright, what kind of justice was this?

In short, the grudges between the two families were accumulated from one small disagreement after another, none of which, if taken individually, amounted to a feud dire enough to necessitate one clan’s extermination—such battles are incredibly bloody, and victory usually comes at a great cost.

Therefore, under the mediation of other Golden Core cultivators, the Nangong Family compensated with some money, and the matter was settled.

But neither side was pleased, leading to the current situation.

Huang Fu Flawless roughly explained the grudges and then asked curiously, "What exactly did you discuss?"

"Nothing much," Feng Jun somewhat listlessly replied—over such a trivial matter, to create such a fuss, and even involve me?

He repeated the conversation between the two parties, "I asked him to discuss with you, he asked me to have a death duel with Xue Family’s High-Rank ascender... Don’t you think this is quite ridiculous?"

"Ha, ha," Huang Fu Flawless scornfully chuckled, "That’s typical of the Nangong Family, lacking the guts for real evil but quite adept at being petty... And you were just going to go back without telling me?"

"What’s there to say?" Feng Jun replied nonchalantly, actually, he had intended to discuss it with Huang Fu Flawless, as he was just respecting the cooperation agreement between the two parties, which was why Nangong Youjiu was upset—he was taking the blame for the Huang Fu Family.

But if he really said that, he would somewhat despise himself, Ji PingAn took on responsibilities for him, Feng, did anyone ever complain about that? As a cultivator, one must own their responsibilities.

Moreover, he was truly not afraid of the opponent causing trouble, "If he really does that, would Tiantong allow him to mess around? Not to mention whether I can invite a High-Rank ascender, just speaking of myself taking action, in case I cannot defeat Xue Family’s High-Rank ascender... Would Tiantong allow me to be killed?"

If he were to die, it would be a minor issue if perfumes lost their source, but if the communication systems lost their source, that would be a major issue.

Tiantong had barely managed to lead, uniting the Four Sects and Wutai, and establishing the Mundance Communication Deliberative Assembly. At such a time, if Feng Jun were to be killed because of an issue started by one of his Executors—Tiantong might even have plans to take action against the Nangong Family.

Feng Jun believed that the Tiantong Commercial Alliance absolutely could not afford to lose face.

After hearing this, Huang Fu Flawless coldly stated, "Mountain Master Feng, you think too highly of people’s kindness, what’s the shame in that? As long as they can overpower you, after suppressing you, they don’t even need to kill, just crippling would suffice."

At this point, she actually sneered, "Haha, do you think Tiantong prefers a whole you, or a crippled you? They won’t kill you, at least they will give your sect some reaction time, but it’s Ji PingAn and his group who are truly in danger."

Feng Jun gave her a sidelong glance, "Are you suggesting that I have overestimated their integrity? That the Nangong Family’s lobbying might actually succeed?"

Isn’t that nonsense? Nangong Youjiu, in the small courtyard, curled his lips into a cold smile, thinking, would I have come to Mount Zhige if I didn’t have this confidence?

The conversation of the other party wasn’t far from him, and they didn’t bother to conceal it; he could clearly hear it. However, neither side really minded— at certain levels, small maneuvers are ineffective, and it ultimately comes down to strength.

Huang Fu Flawless glanced intentionally or unintentionally at the wall, slightly raising her voice, "There’s definitely a possibility of success, the Nangong Family always loves to engage in conspiracies, but you still have to inform me, so I can facilitate for you."

Nangong Youjiu sneered disdainedly inside the wall, even taking out a flask of Spiritual Wine and taking a sip: Haha, you think your precautions will be helpful?

"That’s not a big deal," Feng Jun answered lightly, "If Tiantong cannot effectively control their own shopkeepers or executors, I might consider cooperating with the Ten Directions Platform."

"Hey, hey, what do you mean by that?" Huang Fu Flawless’s expression changed, it was about her performance, "This is all hypothetical, don’t worry, Nangong’s words are just from one side, does he really think he can cover the sky with one hand?"

The corners of Nangong Youjiu’s lips slightly lifted, sorry, I really can cover the sky with one hand, you are just too young.

"I don’t care whether he can cover the sky with one hand or not," Feng Jun answered casually, "Actually, I have many potential partners, Yinsha Sect, Crimson Pheonix Sect, Heavenly Heart Platform... all are possibilities, I’m curious how you all have this misconception, that I must cooperate with Tiantong?"

Upon hearing this, Nangong Youjiu’s expression changed as well, pressuring this youngster might really make this possible.

The expression on Huang Fu Flawless’s face worsened even more, if Feng Jun really did that, her losses would be immense—although her cultivation speed is astonishing, her cultivation career would be tainted.

She has aspired to become a legendary figure since she was young.

Her eyes swiftly moved, she spoke solemnly, "Rest assured, I will report this matter to the higher-ups immediately, so that they are fully aware of your potential and are not misled by certain ill-intentioned individuals..."

It was clear who she was referring to, but the person hinted at behind the wall just casually laughed, thinking do you really think you have all-reaching influence? The waters of Tiantong run deep.

Huang Fu Flawless, unaware of these, had someone send a message to the Cultivation World the next day.

Nangong Youjiu left on the third day, with Feng Jun never coming out to talk to him again, and he left without any reluctance.

Three days later, a light rain started falling from the sky, sweeping away the oppressive heat of the summer, and as Huang Fu Flawless pondered whether she should invite Feng Jun for a drink, she suddenly felt a strange throbbing in her heart.

She felt it carefully, not knowing where the throbbing came from, then impulsively, she took out the obsidian statue she kept hidden on her person.

As expected, dark waves, barely perceptible unless focused, emanated from the black statue.

Huang Fu Flawless rushed into her room, swiftly shut the door, and lit a fragrant incense, soon after which, the figure of Ancestor Huang Fu appeared.’

Ancestor Huang Fu looked at her, his expression one of dissatisfaction with her lack of competitiveness, "I said, Flawless, if something felt wrong, you should’ve directly contacted the family, why go through Tiantong’s procedures? You are a Huang Fu first and a Tiantong member second."

Huang Fu Flawless had a myriad of reasons, but she couldn’t argue with her ancestor, especially since he had taken the initiative to appear which likely meant he had resolutions prepared, she could only nod her agreement, "Ancestor’s teachings are correct, this grandchild didn’t consider thoroughly enough."

"What you thought was far from thorough!" Ancestor Huang Fu rebuked her irritably, "The waters of Tiantong run deep, and it’s only because I noticed... Alright, I’ve orchestrated everything, you needn’t worry anymore, just remember to inform the mountain master."

With those words, his figure dissipated, with less than a quarter of the incense burned.

This goes to show, although Ancestor Huang Fu’s time is pressing, he still prioritizes based on the importance of the matter. He is only annoyed by descendants disturbing him over trivial matters, but he will find time for crucial issues, even if it means making proactive appearances.

However, Huang Fu Flawless was at a loss, "If things are settled... what does ’orchestrated’ mean, and how should I tell Feng Jun?"

There was no helping it, her own ancestor was always so unpredictable, saying what needed to be said and leaving as comes—Well, that might just be his true nature?

It was also on this day that Nangong Youjiu rushed back to the Cultivation World.

Upon returning, he first went to the Tiantong in Qiuchen Market, meeting with Chairman Qu.

Chairman Qu had always been a superior to Huang Fu Flawless, and he looked after her, but he never wanted to get embroiled in the feuds between the Huang Fu and Nangong families, and this time, he was somewhat dissatisfied with Huang Fu Flawless regarding the communication system incident.