King of Creation
Chapter 399 - 393: Bursting with Rage

Chapter 399: Chapter 393: Bursting with Rage

Upon hearing Hai Luoshuang’s voice behind him, Ye Zhen knew that today, Yan Shaqi would likely escape calamity.

It wasn’t that Ye Zhen was worried Hai Luoshuang would cover for Yan Shaqi, the son of Deputy Tower Master Yan Kun. On the contrary, Hai Luoshuang would definitely stand by Ye Zhen’s side.

However, if this matter were to be judged solely on its merits, at most Yan Shaqi would receive a light punishment. After all, Yan Shaqi hadn’t committed any heinous deeds that enraged both gods and men.

Moreover, even if the matter were to be pursued, Yan Shaqi could easily shirk responsibility, pushing all the blame onto his wicked servants and washing his hands clean of it.

"Tower Master Hai, your timing is impeccable. This Ye Zhen dares to insult me, a Deputy Tower Master. He was specially invited by you, so tell me, how should he be handled?"

Seeing Yan Kun turning the tables by playing the victim first, Ye Zhen became furious, about to speak out, but Hai Luoshuang gestured for him not to say anything.

"Deputy Tower Master Yan, Ye Zhen has insulted you, and you still don’t know what should be done?"

At these words, Yan Kun was a bit stunned; he was confused about what exactly Hai Luoshuang meant. Was she allowing him to handle the matter as he saw fit, or was she purposely putting him in a tight spot with her words?

The very next moment, Hai Luoshuang continued.

"According to the rules of our Stars Tower, if anyone feels insulted by another, they can wash away the disgrace with a martial challenge. If you’re willing, why don’t you challenge Ye Zhen?"

"Deputy Tower Master Yan, weren’t you going to suggest I punish Ye Zhen?"

"Within Stars Tower, everyone is equal, even I as the Tower Master cannot deal with a member of the tower at will."

Yan Kun, who had just been guessing at Hai Luoshuang’s intentions, was suddenly choked with anger.

To challenge Ye Zhen? Even if Ye Zhen accepted, he couldn’t bring himself to lose that much face. He was a martial artist at the peak of the Fifth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm, whereas Ye Zhen was merely at the Second Stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm.

What’s more, if he dared do such a thing and even if Ye Zhen suffered a minor mishap, or even if he left in indignation, all the martial artists of Stars Tower in the Inner City of Star Luo City would likely fight him to the death.

Hundreds of people are here vying to soak up even a bit more of Ye Zhen’s Luck Power. How could they stand by and watch something happen to Ye Zhen?

"This...."

For a moment, Yan Kun found himself in a dilemma.

But during this short time, Hai Luoshuang had already understood the situation clearly, especially since Hai Luoshuang also being a woman, was utterly enraged.

"Seize this debauched scoundrel Yan Shaqi and expel him from Star Luo City. If he dares to set foot in Star Luo City even half a step, then...."

"Tower Master Hai, hold on!"

In an instant, Deputy Tower Master Yan Kun’s face went through several changes, and he suddenly stepped in front of his son Yan Shaqi, his hand raised, and he violently slapped his face.

Slap!

Yan Shaqi flew up, his mouth spewing fresh blood.

"Father!"

Yan Shaqi looked at his own father with disbelief written all over his face.

"You wretch, have you not apologized to Young Hero Ye yet?"

Before Yan Shaqi could say anything, Yan Kun’s hand came flying again, dazing his son and causing half of his handsome face to swell up badly.

"Apologize to Young Master Ye right now. If you don’t apologize to Young Master Ye today, I will beat you to death!" Yan Kun bellowed angrily.

"This..."

"Young Master Ye.... I’m sorry!" Yan Shaqi muttered an apology, but the look in his eyes towards Ye Zhen was filled only with hatred, devoid of any hint of remorse.

"You haven’t done anything to me, why are you apologizing? It’s unnecessary!"

Ye Zhen spoke coldly, almost bringing Yan Shaqi, who had humiliated himself by apologizing, to tears, as he desperately looked to Yan Kun for help.

"Apologize to this... young lady!" Yan Kun’s face was stern, with a glint of cunning in his eyes.

As soon as Banxia saw Yan Shaqi about to apologize to her, she hid behind Ye Zhen in fear. Under the compelling gaze of her father, Yan Shaqi still reluctantly apologized to Banxia.

"Tower Master Hai, you’ve seen that the misdeed was done in my son’s youth and ignorance. I have already taught him a lesson, and he has apologized. Please forgive him this once!" Yan Kun unexpectedly softened.

Yan Kun was, after all, the Deputy Tower Master of Stars Tower, and Hai Luoshuang had to give him some face. She scolded Yan Shaqi harshly on the spot but no longer mentioned expelling him from Star Luo City.

Although Ye Zhen had anticipated this outcome, hearing it still left him feeling discontented.

If he hadn’t happened to witness the incident today, a good girl might have been violated by Yan Shaqi.

The conflict ended with the Yan father and son bowing their heads in submission. Hai Luoshuang intended to arrange for someone to send Banxia home, but Ye Zhen, not feeling reassured, volunteered to escort her himself.

Banxia’s father was a medicinal herb merchant who operated in Star Luo City, spending over half the year residing there, with a good location for his herb shop in the city.

According to Banxia, her father had named her after a medicinal herb.

When Ye Zhen arrived at the small herb shop named Strange Medicine Hall, Banxia’s father, his face bruised and swollen, sat there in a daze, while Banxia’s mother was wailing bitterly, and the two guards looked on guiltily.

When Banxia was forcibly taken, the two guards had been too scared to act upon hearing the name called out by the evil servant, and Banxia had been kidnapped.

Seeing their daughter returned safely by someone, Banxia’s parents were overjoyed, the family of three hugging and crying together, a picture of misery.

Shortly thereafter, upon learning the full story, Banxia’s parents brought her to kowtow and thank Ye Zhen for his kindness.

"You should pack up and leave here immediately, the sooner the better! Yan Shaqi is the son of Yan Kun and like a local tyrant of Star Luo City. If they harbor any ill intentions again, you’ll have no chance of escape."

This sentence was actually the real reason why Ye Zhen came to deliver the gifts to Banxia.

Today, they were lucky to encounter Ye Zhen, but next time, they might not be so fortunate. At that time, it could spell tragedy for the whole family.

"Quick, get going, the sooner the better!"

Leaving behind this message, Ye Zhen drifted away, also leaving behind a thousand taels of gold.

This medicine shop was likely the family’s livelihood, and abandoning it would be difficult for them, so Ye Zhen left behind the gold.

...

"Father, today, why didn’t you stand up for me, and instead, you hit me!" Inside Yan Kun’s residence in the inner city of Star Luo City, Yan Shaqi’s face was filled with dissatisfaction.

"Fool, it was all for your sake! If it wasn’t for your lackluster talent and your cultivation that has not broken through to the Spirit Transformation Realm, would I have had to swallow my pride today?"

"The power of luck is extremely mysterious! If you could catch some of Ye Zhen’s luck, perhaps when the opportunity arises, your cultivation might break through to the Spirit Transformation Realm."

"If you had been thrown out by that woman Hai Luoshuang today, you would have no chance of catching any luck power."

"Your father hitting you was for your own good, do you understand?"

Yan Shaqi’s face showed a dawning realization.

"Also, behave yourself in these days. Things are not the same as before; that slut Hai Luoshuang has returned. If you stir up some serious trouble, I might not be able to protect you. Remember that!"

"I remember!"

Yan Shaqi obediently answered with his mouth, but his eyes were filled with suppressed rage.

...

Due to the delay caused by the incident, by the time Ye Zhen left Banxia’s Strange Medicine Hall, it was already getting dark, and many shops had closed. The matter of Ye Zhen buying gifts for his parents would have to wait until tomorrow.

The night passed without event. After completing his morning cultivation the next day, Ye Zhen hurriedly left the inner city, preparing to buy some gifts within Star Luo City.

Ye Zhen understood his parents’ temperament well.

If Ye Zhen were to return home in glory, he would definitely distribute gifts to the relatives who came to visit. Therefore, Ye Zhen decided to prepare some extra gifts here to give his parents more face.

For someone of Ye Zhen’s caliber as a martial artist, the price of these common gifts was extremely cheap. Even items that would cost ordinary people hundreds or thousands of taels of gold were just a few low-grade spirit crystals to Ye Zhen.

For a time, Ye Zhen went on a shopping spree, and the gifts inside his storage ring piled up like a small mountain.

While sweeping through the goods, Ye Zhen arrived near Banxia’s Strange Medicine Hall. It wasn’t a coincidence; Ye Zhen had intended to check if Banxia and her family had left.

Approaching, Ye Zhen’s brows furrowed. The door to the Strange Medicine Hall was slightly ajar.

"Could it be they haven’t left?"

"Aren’t they too careless?"

Suddenly, the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten in Ye Zhen’s arms let out a soft meow, which changed Ye Zhen’s complexion drastically.

Because the meaning of that meow from the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten was—there was the scent of blood!

Taking large strides in quick succession, Ye Zhen almost flashed into the Strange Medicine Hall.

The scene before his eyes made Ye Zhen’s expression turn utterly furious.

At the entrance of the inner hall of the Strange Medicine Hall, two bodies lay side by side, huddled together, with rags stuffed in their mouths, and the stone ground was covered in streaks of blood.

Ye Zhen could tell that they had clawed at the ground with their bare fingers. The two corpses had ultimately died from slit throats, but before death, they had faced immense fear and rage, their eyes bulging with fury.

The female corpse, in particular, had her fingertips worn down to the bone from her struggles to claw the ground.

These two were precisely the parents of Banxia whom Ye Zhen had seen the day before.

Seeing the two bodies straining towards the inner hall, Ye Zhen suddenly felt fear and was reluctant to step inside.

What kind of atrocious and inhumane thing had happened in the inner hall to make a mother scratch her fingertips to the bone with rage and fear...?

Even though he was reluctant to step inside, the burning rage in Ye Zhen’s heart still drove him to slowly enter the inner hall.

The moment he stepped in, Ye Zhen’s eyes bulged with fury.

The spectacle of Banxia’s naked corpse lying on a square table in the inner hall caused Ye Zhen, a martial artist of the Spirit Transformation Realm, to tremble slightly.

The uncontrollable fury quickly rose from his abdomen to his head, blood qi rushing to his forehead.

The veins on his forehead violently throbbed as if they were about to burst, turning his forehead instantly red.

With a snap, the green ribbon that held his hair suddenly broke, and his long hair flared out like swords.

His rage had reached a boiling point!

"Beasts!"

Two words burst from his mouth. Casually summoning a bedsheet, he wrapped Banxia’s naked body. The next moment, Ye Zhen, carrying the three corpses, shot out like a whirlwind! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)