[This is the Fourth Chapter]

[This is the Fourth Chapter]

I walked followed Pang Tongling to the Cai family manor. A servant from that family guided us. The rest of the guards were staying at the tavern and only the two of us.

Now, if I remember it correctly, in the story ... it was after day ten Yunchang and Yunhai stayed in the Cai manor that Zhuo Fan visited them. But I've finished all things needed to finish and didn't need another ten days to recover my loss blood thanks to Blood Return Array.

I wonder how was their condition, should I leave them for few more days to make them wake up to reality?

Ahh, it doesn't matter. As we already on our way to the Cai family, let's barge and make a wreck.

"Brother Gong, who are these two people you brought with?"

"They're from Luo family." said the guard who escorted us with much disinterest.

"Heh, another two trying to cheat free meals from us."

"What did you say?" 

I stopped Pang Tongling from arguing with these low leveled guards and stride into the manor. Activating [Intimidation] these guards can't even stand straight receiving my coercion. I opened the mini-map and saw two pair of blue dots in one corner of the manor. By the way, aside from these two dots which should be Luo Yunchang and Yunhai, were marked as orange dots. Meaning they were hostile, but not an enemy who would attack when they see me.

"Why did you stop me?" Pang Tongling complained.

"Don't you understand? If even those two servants' attitude was like that, then I'm afraid Young Miss received the same treatment. After all, the attitude of a servant reflected their lord."

We arrived at a dilapidated shack that was an odd spot in this clan compound, as even the servant houses are way better than this. I opened the wooden door, and inside were crying Yunhai in the bosom of his sister.

"Young Master, Young Miss!? Why is the Cai family treating both of you like this? This treatment, it's even less than guests." 

"Captain Pang, Xiaofan!"

"Well, by the looks of it ... they don't even consider you humans." 

I'm somehow pissed by this, why Luo Yunchang is so fixated to this family who doesn't even know the word gratitude? When her father was still alive, didn't they live amicably and even arranged marriage between their children. So why now they turn their back when Luo family on the brink of collapse?

"Let's go, you gain nothing by staying in this wretched place."

"Wait, Xiaofan! Let me see brother Xiaoting. If he persuades Uncle Cai, he will definitely help."

"Haven't you seen enough, Young Miss? You won't get any help by begging Cai family. At this point, asking for help is the same as asking for humilitaion."

"Please ... please, I would follow your arrangement if I failed convince brother Xiaoting, but first let me see him. I want to see brother Xiaoting."

Ahhh ... what a headache. I can't stand with this stubborn woman of cultivation world. Not to mention those men-hating sect filled with women.

"Fine. Let's go see him then!"

Four of us went to find the young master of Cai family. After asking around, we were led into a garden with a clear stream and pond filled with koi fishes. There he is the young master ... he was playing around game of cat and mouse near the pond.

I glanced at Luo Yunchang, and the young woman widened her eyes before sorrow filled her blue pairs.

"B-brother Xiaoting." she called out the man.

"Luo Yunchang! What are you doing here!?" he bellowed loudly as if surprised with her presence.

"Who is this woman, brother Xiaoting?" the lady beside him asked.

"She's nobody, Yufei. Luo Yunchang. Starting from now, I have nothing to do with you anymore. My eyes are only for Yufei."

"That's what brother Xiaoting said, now get lost! He doesn't love you anymore." 

Luo Yunchang bit down her lips, "Brother Xiaoting, I will not ask you to go through with the engagement, I only hope that you can persuade your father, for old times' sake, and help the Luo clan."

"It's not my problem, go and talk with my dad," Cai Xiaoting waved his sleeve coldly.

"Luo Yunchang, isn't it enough already? You won't get any support by begging this trash." I pulled her shoulder and gave her the support she needed.

I maybe previously just a virgin who haven't hold a girl hand, but surprisingly, she doesn't mind what I did. 

"What did you just say?! You, repeat what you just say! I demand you!"

"Hmmm, you say something, Trash?" I said trying to provoke him even more.

"I'll have your head!" Cai Xiaoting shouted loudly and dashed toward me readying a punch.

My [Intimidation] still active but he's unaffected by it? Why though? Is his arrogance clouded his judgment that even forgoing the basic instinct of fear? I gently received the punch with [Blood Palm] and reversed his blood circulation.

"Blergh ..." he had a heart attack and his body undergone a seizure.

"Brother Xiaoting!"

"Son!"

The lady and a middle-aged man who hide all this time observing the undergoing conflict swiftly appeared beside the fallen young master. They fed him with a pill and his complexion returned, though he's still unconscious. What a magical world, even they can magically cure someone who has a heart attack.

"You dare to act impertinently in my Cai clan's domain! Are you unafraid of death!" shouted the middle-aged man.

"Alright, the show is over ... let's go, everyone." 

I decided to ignore the father because it's too cliché. In cultivation world, if the young master caused trouble, after the protagonist defeated him, he will call his elder, when the elder got defeated, he would in turn call the ancestor. They always like this, calling the elder and stronger one after another.

I pulled Luo Yunchang and Yunhai from this place, despite their protest. 

"Foundation Building 7th layer. Young man, do you think you can't walk as you please after what you did?"

"I did what exactly? I just blocked your son punch ..., it's not my fault that he has a sudden seizure. Do you really think that was my doing?" I countered his accusation with logic.

"If not you, then who else?"

"I don't know, don't ask me. What I know is that this place reek trash and I'm so uncomfortable in this place. I bid my farewell!"

"Seems like today, I will claim your head!"

"Tch, I thought you're smarter than that."

His palm was covered with golden aura, but I can still catch his movement. It's pretty slow to be honest. 

I don't know what the father's cultivation is. But cultivation is meaningless for me, it's just a title and raising the base stats. And my base stats are maxed. So even if I'm currently a Foundation Building, I'm pretty sure that my actual strength is beyond of that.

I took the [Sharp Sword] from my inventory and cut off his striking hand with a single slash. His arm got amputated from the wrist to the fist. 

"Arghhh!! How!?" he retreated back with confused and wary expression.

"Consider this a warning. Don't even think of messing with me or Luo family ever again. And we don't need any help from your trash of a family either."

I used my mastery over alchemy to generate fire and burn down his amputated arm into crisp.

"... I understand." the Cai father said.

Title [Mortal Enemy of Cai Rong] Acquired.

Title [Enemy of the Cai family] Acquired.

Title [Enemy of Sun Yufei] Acquired.

I knew it, there's no way he'd let this matter go with just that. But I'm also hasn't finished with you lot. But gentleman revenge served best cold. Just you wait Cai family. 

"Let's go!"

We leave the Cai manor and I make sure that no one following us by checking on my mini map periodically. After that, we returned to the tavern. I visited Luo Yunchang's room at night and opened a conversation.

"So then, Young Miss Luo. You have failed in begging for help with Cai family, now are you willing to follow me?"

"..., do whatever you want with me. Just promise me, that you will make Yunhai live comfortably." she resigned her fate and said that with blank empty expression. 

"A true man forged by trials and tribulation. It won't do any good if you spoil your younger brother too much. Rest for tonight ... we'll be a bit busy tomorrow."

I decided to not rush things out because I don't want a lifeless doll. I prefer a devoted girl who will do anything for me. And with Luo Yunchang current situation, if I take her right now, she'd be no better than a doll.

With [Mystifying Phantom Step] along with the maximum level of [Stealth], I snuck into Cai family manor. My goal is to grab everything off value from this small family. I entered their treasury and stored everything into my Inventory. It didn't take ten minutes to grab them all. They're not that rich in term of material wealth.

After that, I placed an array to make the treasury door forever locked. At first, I want to place an illusion array. But it's too much of a hassle, so I just replaced the lock array on the door with mine. Better make them busy spending time on unlocking the array.

And then, my last gift is deep inside the treasury. It was a special array that gather Qi and condensed it into a core. This core, when it reached critical point, would then explode causing a chain reaction that will destroy anything in the surrounding. I call it [Surprise M*therf*cker Array], I don't know the power of the explosion it will cause. But probably more potent than a Fat Boy. 

I stealthily rushed into one and every main palace in this manner and snatched their valuable. Afterward, I circled around the manor and drawn a barrier array to isolate the explosion. I reinforced it many times because I don't want to get caught in the aftermath of the explosion. I also placed a restriction to make whoever inside and has the surname Cai, they cannot go out of this place. This specific restriction is possible because I used a blood essence of one of Cai clan member. The blood essence is somewhat similar if they come from the same bloodline, so it's usable.

Finished, I then snuck out from the Cai clan.

"Now, let's wait ..."

Returning to the tavern, I decided to use the opportunity to break through the Qi Condensation stage. With my cultivating speed, I suppose I can reach it when the morning came.

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"Wake up, it's morning already ... wake the hell up you lazy ass!"

I shouted from the hallway of the tavern to wake everyone up. Through this act, I gained skill [Lion's Roar] for some reason. Well, it seems like quite fun skill. It can raise the morale of my allies and grant them few buffs as well.

"What, who is it shouting loudly in the morning?"

Even other guests who were not a member of Luo clans woke up because my shout. I ignored them and looked at the Young Miss.

"Don't be lazy and prepare to go out."

"Xiaofan, where are we going?" Luo Yunchang asked, she hasn't recovered her bright personality but she's more relaxed compared to when she's in Cai family manor.

"Veiled Dragon Pavilion."

"One of the Seven Noble Houses? For what?"

"We're going to conduct some business. But let's get some breakfast before we head there."