Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 652 - 15 A Little Arrangement [Request for Monthly Tickets!] _1

Chapter 652: Chapter 15 A Little Arrangement [Request for Monthly Tickets!] _1

Feng Chaoyang departed in a disgraceful manner.

...

When he saw Chu Liang appearing, his pupils trembled instantly. As the youngest rider in the Heavenly King Sect, he certainly wouldn’t have any absurd thoughts of ghost stories, but for the first moment, he was indeed trying to discern whether it was an illusion.

After all, Jiang Yuebai was highly adept at the Illusion Technique. It wouldn’t be impossible for her to conjure an illusion of Chu Liang to deceive him.

But when he looked again with a focused gaze, Chu Liang was decidedly standing there. Feng Chaoyang finally broke into a surprised smile: "You are actually still alive!"

"Your surprise better not be an act." Chu Liang also laughed out loud.

"You’re underrating me." Feng Chaoyang thumped his chest, "Even though we’re rivals in love, I don’t hold any grudges against you. Ever since six years ago, I’ve recognized that among all the heroes under the sky, there are only you and me. And my opinion has not changed."

"You’re overrating yourself with that statement." Chu Liang walked over to Jiang Yuebai with a cold laugh and stood next to her.

"How so?" Feng Chaoyang raised an eyebrow, "You don’t think I deserve to be called a hero like you?"

"I meant the part about being rivals in love." Chu Liang retorted ruthlessly: "From the beginning to the end, you were only an... A stumbling block would be too kind; at most you were a potted plant, giving our love story some decoration."

"You ..." Feng Chaoyang’s chest heaved in anger. He pointed an accusing finger, then lowered it again: "Forget it. Considering our long separation, I won’t argue with you."

"I won’t hold the earlier matter against you either. What are you doing here?" asked Chu Liang.

Feng Chaoyang looked around and said, "We received information that some people from the Thunder Fortress might come here to tame beasts, so we came to lay a trap in advance."

"Oh?" Chu Liang raised an eyebrow in suspicion, looking towards Jiang Yuebai.

Jiang Yuebai said, "A lot happened in these years that you don’t know about."

After that, she gave Chu Liang a brief rundown of the conflict between the Heavenly King Sect and the Thunder Fortress.

Chu Liang had heard about the past conflict between Feng Chaoyang and Wei Tiandi of the Thunder Fortress. Both sides had come to blows, causing an earth-shattering battle.

However, he wasn’t aware that there had been an escalation in the hostilities between them.

The Heavenly King Sect is located in the Western Region of the Yu Dynasty, while the Thunder Fortress is located in Jiangnan. They are far apart and their spheres of influence do not overlap, so there was typically very little friction between them. However, a major event occurred four years ago.

Du Wuhen of Thunder Fortress had unintentionally slain a disciple of the Heavenly King Sect during a skirmish in a hidden realm.

Originally, as the Heavenly King Sect belonged to the Nine Heavens Immortal Sect and Thunder Fortress was among the Ten Earth Sects, regardless of how rampant the latter was in the Ten Earth Sects, it still fell a notch beneath the Heavenly King Sect. If disciples from both sides had a few disputes, the senior members would typically not intervene, leaving the hot-blooded youths to sort it out themselves. This gave rise to the impression that both sides had a fair give and take.

But killing was another matter altogether.

The Heavenly King Sect was immediately provoked into genuine fury.

Within their sect, besides the younger generation of disciples, higher-ups were conferred titles based on the positions on the Wang Jiang astrolabe.

The second highest-ranked official in the sect, the Heavenly Strategy Position, led a team of dozens of titled disciples to launch a punitive campaign against the Thunder Fortress, breaking in as if tearing down dead wood.

Thunder Fortress was definitely among the top-tier forces within the Ten Earth Sects. However, under the fierce assault of the Heavenly King Sect, they could only hold out for less than an hour before their front gates were breached. Two of their elders and a dozen disciples were slain.

An Immortal Sect battle of this magnitude hadn’t happened in many years, and it once again made clear the significant gap between the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

Normally, this would be the time for the neighboring Nine Heavens Immortal Sect to mediate.

Among the Nine Heavens Immortal Sects, other than Yunque Temple that is located in the celestial realm, the remaining eight are evenly distributed across the Four Regions.

In the Eastern Region, there is the Penglai Upper Sect and the Misty Mountain Immortal; in the Southern Region, there is the Heavenly Gang Sect and Shu Mountain Sect; in the Western Region, there is the Heavenly King Sect and the Tianshu Pavilion; in the Northern Region, there is the Lunar Sect and the Endless Sword Sect.

Geographically neighboring Immortal Sects often have closer relationships and jointly maintain order within their domains.

Although Thunder Fortress is located in the Southern Region, its relationship with the two Nine Heavens Immortal Sects there is rather average.

Firstly, there’s the Heavenly Gang Sect. Its relationship with the Heavenly King Sect is even closer, so naturally, it wouldn’t intervene.

Next, there’s the Shu Mountain Sect...

Thunder Fortress had been in trouble, and Shu Mountain Sect practicing forbearance could be considered righteous.

Plotting against the Shu Mountain Sect’s position among the Nine Heavens for so many years, digging holes for them, and causing harm, just so they could turn around when they’re in trouble and seek help — where else can you find such a good deal?

Besides, even if Shu Mountain Sect was willing to help, they would have to have the ability to, and the only one among the Nine Heavens that was not completely confident was likely Shu Mountain Sect.

There was no helping it; there weren’t any Divine Artifacts in their household, and their voice carried no weight.

Just as it seemed that Thunder Fortress was going to be exterminated due to Du Wuhen’s rash act, the Penglai Upper Sect from the Eastern Region finally stepped in. Using the reputation of being the leader of the Righteous Path, they forcefully stopped the members of the Heavenly King Sect.

Generally, the Heavenly King Sect was at odds with the Penglai Upper Sect, and by nature, the Heavenly King Sect ought to fight whoever came to them. Unfortunately, Penglai wasn’t as simple to handle as Thunder Fortress. A group of their men crossed the ocean to come here, and war appeared imminent between the two factions of the Nine Heavens.

At this point, the other major forces couldn’t just sit back and do nothing.

A mediation team composed of the Regent Residence and the remaining Nine Heavens Immortal Sects swiftly arrived via the Shattered Void to intervene. They called for all Immortal Sects to peacefully resolve their disputes.

Thunder Fortress was finally forced to accept the truth. Regardless of how dominant they were among the Ten Earth Sects, they still weren’t taken seriously and had to submit to punishment without resistance.

However, the Penglai Upper Sect’s protection of Thunder Fortress was very clear-cut.

The logic was simple: if you’re bullied when I don’t get involved, that’s one thing, but if you’re still bullied after I get involved, then wouldn’t my involvement be in vain?

It wasn’t just your face that was being lost, it was mine as well.

Therefore, under the firm protective wing of Penglai, Thunder Fortress, despite their devastating casualties, was spared from further punishment. The principal culprit, Du Wuhen, was only sentenced to three years of confinement.

Even though the Heavenly King Sect was unwilling to let it go, the other party insisted that it was an accidental killing. Besides, they had already killed many from the Thunder Fortress, which irked them sufficiently.

In the end, the matter was settled.

Both parties agreed to put this matter behind them and let bygones be bygones.

Afterward, the once-mighty Thunder Fortress began to become more recluse, and the Heavenly King Sect did not pursue ruthlessly either. Three years quickly passed, and Du Wuhen’s confinement was lifted.

However, he didn’t dare to leave the mountain gate immediately. It wasn’t until a year later that the Heavenly King Sect found out that Du Wuhen was going out to handle matters.

The location was Fengya Pass.

Even the Heavenly King Sect did not pursue others, but they remembered Du Wuhen’s animosity. The elders could not interfere in this matter, so the younger generation would have to solve it themselves. Feng Chaoyang, who had already become a minor leader in the Heavenly King Sect, took on this task without hesitation and led the crowd here.

"I see..." Chu Liang nodded gently.

Although he had previously fought with the three brothers from the Thunder Fortress, it was only a fair competition and there were no hard feelings between them. Furthermore, Huang Ling’er had saved his life.

Seeing the once familiar same-generation prodigies suddenly become mortal enemies, he couldn’t help but feel a bit regretful.

After the Immortal Sect Conference, the young disciples have begun to stand on their own, growing into adults. Henchman A and Henchman B have long since surpassed their previous selves, naturally, their once-prodigy peers would also take on heavier tasks.

Such things would probably be common in the future.

But, as it wasn’t a matter involving him, he merely sighed and said, "Try not to cause too much commotion here. I have some business to attend with the Lei Family, don’t disturb me."

"I’ll try my best," Feng Chaoyang replied.

"Let’s meet again after everything is handled." Chu Liang said. He then added, "Whenever you guys have time, come to Shu Mountain for a feast, my treat."

"Sounds good." Feng Chaoyang nodded. As he watched Jiang and Chu leave, he suddenly called out, "Uh?"

"Hm?" Chu Liang turned his head to look at him.

Feng Chaoyang said, "You should visit the Heavenly Gang Sect when you have time. They have been looking for you everywhere these years, and they’ve been as diligent as the Shu Mountain Sect. They would be very happy to know that you’re back."

Brothers from the Gang Sect...

Chu Liang felt warmth from within, he immediately smiled and said, "I will."

Then, the two of them flew away side by side.

As Feng Chaoyang watched them leave, he suddenly felt the night wind was chilly for some reason.

Even though he was accompanied by more than ten of his fellow disciples from the Sect, he felt extremely lonely.

...

The next day, Fifth Master Lei Hou, brought two other young boys and girls to the garden.

Unlike the clumsy Demonic Bull, the Raging Dragon Colt at such an early age, could potentially reach the Peak Sixth Realm or even the Seventh Realm when fully grown. It was considered a very rare existence in the entire Lei Family.

The Family Head had assigned the Raging Dragon Colt to Lei Hou early on. Now that it was well-tamed, he naturally wanted to show it off.

Early in the morning, Chu Liang had inquired about the children born in the year the Lei family moved to the Fengya Pass. There were three in this generation. They are the Fourth Miss Lei Guan, Fifth Master Lei Hou, and Sixth Master Lei Pi.

Among those of similar age, the three were close friends, and today Lei Hou invited only the two of them.

As time went by, no one remembered the exact details. Anyway, the child with the Shenxu Ruins tattoo on his back was among them.

When Steward Wang, who accompanied the young masters and ladies, saw that Chu Liang was already standing there with respect and a smile, waiting for them, he was admonished.

At that moment, the Raging Dragon Colt was standing in the middle of the garden, fully clad in armor, warming up by stretching its hooves.

"Well prepared." Lei Hou praised.

"Where did you get all these from?" Steward Wang asked with a puzzled look on his face.

This lad hadn’t asked him for a budget, he was spending his own money?

"Remember yesterday afternoon, when Steward Wang was injured and went back to recover?" Chu Liang answered with a smile. "I just took advantage of that time to make some small arrangements."

"Hehe, not bad." Lei Pi, who had a similar looking to Lei Hou but looked more refined, admired the Raging Dragon Colt, but worriedly asked, "It must be dangerous to get on it."

"No worries," said Lei Hou. "You just take a little stroll around this garden to get a taste of it."

At this moment, Chu Liang had already opened the large gate of the fence and led the group inside. He points over there and says, "I’ve specially built a three-lap track in this garden, complete with various terrains and obstacles, to ensure that the Young Masters and Ladies have an excellent test drive experience."

Following the direction of his hand, a winding road had indeed been constructed around the garden. Given the limited space in the garden, this would maximize the length of the path. There were rock forests, hanging waterfalls, and even burning iron pillars on the smooth surface of the road.

"Indeed well-thought-out." The Fourth Miss Lei Guan also clapped her hands in admiration.

She was the tallest among the three siblings, her tall and slender figure, her hair tied up, and she was dressed in a suit, giving a very tough look.

The three siblings didn’t understand the affairs here and just thought that it was a servant’s doing.

Steward Wang was dumbfounded.

Normally, to build such a project would take at least ten days, involve dozens of people, and cost several hundred taels of silver - that’s the actual amount spent, and the declared amount would be double that.

How much time has passed?

He asked in astonishment, "When did you do all this?"

Chu Liang answered with a smile, "Didn’t Steward Wang go back to recover from his injury yesterday afternoon? I just took advantage of that time to make some small arrangements."