「Three days later.」
The Southern Pole Royal Family, one of the four great royal families, publicly announced their decision. Considering that the Supre Martial Commander had reached a suitable age for marriage, they would bestow upon him a young maiden from their clan.
What kind of maneuver was this? Were they cutting in to absorb the Supre Martial Commander into their family first?
The Chen Clan Royal Family hadn't even made a statent, yet the Southern Pole Royal Family was already extending an olive branch, going so far as to arrange his lifelong affairs. Any discerning individual could see this was a blatant attempt to use Chen Yang to humiliate the Chen Clan Royal Family.
And so, the day after the announcent, a young woman from the Southern Pole Royal Family nad Tang Ziyan arrived in Cangyun City. With a smile, she declared that, in light of his spectacular military achievents, he was, she supposed, barely worthy of her.
Regardless of public opinion or the Chen Clan Royal Family's stance, the Southern Pole Royal Family would deign to accept him as a live-in son-in-law, on the condition that he change his surna to Tang. This condescending attitude wasn't just a slap in the face to the Chen Clan Royal Family; it was a complete and utter dismissal of Chen Yang himself.
Early in the morning, Chen Yang returned from his training with little expression on his face. The public discourse about him was rampant, and it would be a lie to say it had no effect on him whatsoever. However, Chen Yang had already formulated his own plan, so he didn't dwell on it.
When he learned of the Southern Pole Royal Family's announcent, he simply smiled without a word.
It was common knowledge that the royal families considered themselves a cut above the rest. Openly declaring their intent to take in as a son-in-law is a standard power move.
They were treating Chen Yang as a pawn to antagonize the Chen Clan Royal Family.
"Looking at this, it seems like anyone feels they can just pop up and stomp all over , huh?" Chen Yang said with a chuckle as he wiped his face.
Yang Hu nodded grimly. "It certainly seems that way."
"So they think they can treat like a pushover?" Chen Yang grabbed a stead bun and took a large bite, a warm smile spreading across his face.
They just spring a daughter on out of nowhere, yet have the gall to say I'm barely worthy of marrying into their family? Does that an I should feel honored? 'Barely' worthy? How ridiculous! I am the Supre Martial Commander, for crying out loud! How could I tolerate such humiliation?
"Boss, what's your plan?" Yang Hu asked with a wide grin.
SNAP.
Chen Yang snapped his fingers, a half-smile playing on his lips. "Aren't there people out there standing on their moral high ground, condemning ? Saying I'm too afraid to respond?"
"I'll give them the response they're looking for!"
"Notify that woman. I want to see her tomorrow," Chen Yang instructed Yang Hu.
"Right away, Boss!"
Chen Yang grabbed a napkin, wiped his hands, and his gaze turned cold as ice.
I was already planning to settle accounts with them one by one. But now they've jumped out and provoked themselves. In that case, I'll just have to fight my way up.
"Boss, do you think the Southern Pole Royal Family made this sudden move because they already know the Chen Clan Royal Family has no intention of letting you off the hook?" Yang Hu asked.
Chen Yang's expression was serious. "And do you really think I was going to let the Chen Clan Royal Family off the hook?"
The debt for his mother's murder was a blood feud. Moreover, more than half of the direct blood relatives in his branch of the family had been completely wiped out. If he hadn't known, that would be one thing. But now that he was involved, how could he possibly turn a blind eye?
Half an hour later, Chen Yang and Yang Hu arrived at the Elders' Court. With all the turmoil going on outside, the Elders' Court was under imnse pressure. Chen Yang had to feel out the three Elders' positions. If the situation was too difficult for them, he was prepared to resign his post. This whole affair stemd from his own identity, and there was no reason to implicate others.
As soon as they entered the Elders' Court, Chen Yang sensed sothing was amiss. Even Yang Hu's brow was deeply furrowed. The normally solemn and dignified court was in a state of chaos, with figures rushing about anxiously. In the distance, an alarming pool of blood stained the ground.
Chen Yang frowned and exchanged a look with Yang Hu before the two of them broke into a run, heading deeper inside.
In one of the rest chambers, the Great Elder lay motionless on a bed, covered in blood. His face was a ghastly bluish-purple. Two doctors were frantically working on him, their foreheads beaded with sweat. Jin Zheng and Wu Xing stood rigidly nearby, their faces grim and their fists clenched at their sides.
Chen Yang's eyes narrowed. "Quick," he instructed Yang Hu directly, "call the Pill Dragon King."
Yang Hu departed imdiately without another word.
"Chen Yang, they've made their move," Jin Zheng said gravely, pulling him outside. "They're stopping at nothing to force your resignation."
Apparently, the Great Elder had been ambushed during his morning exercises. Had the Commander of the Imperial Guards, Qiu Yu, not risked his life to protect him and reacted so quickly, the Great Elder would have died on the spot.
"Those old bastards at the Extre Sea Villa... one day, I'll wipe every last one of them off the face of the earth!" Wu Xing ground out through clenched teeth. "Do they really think this world belongs to them?!"
"How is the Great Elder?" Chen Yang asked.
Jin Zheng shook his head, his expression a mixture of outrage and helplessness. "The situation is grim."
In that instant, a chilling light flared in Chen Yang's eyes.
Then, he held out the seal of the War God of the State. "Announce it to the public."
"This..."
"Chen Yang, don't be hasty! There's no need for this!" Wu Xing protested.
Chen Yang lit a cigarette and gazed up at the gloomy sky. "It's just a title in na only. Whether I have it or not, my duty remains."
With that, he turned and drove away.
Jin Zheng and Wu Xing exchanged a look, both seeing a profound bitterness in the other's eyes.
Ultimately, wasn't he doing all this to protect them? 'My duty remains,' he had said. A fine sentint.
But without that title, he had undoubtedly lost a layer of protection, and his path ahead would only beco more difficult.
"Where is that guy going?" Jin Zheng sighed.
"To the Extre Sea Villa."
Jin Zheng was speechless.
"That's not a place one can just barge into! This is going to cause a massive incident!"
"Let him. A good shake-up might be what we need."
「anwhile, at Extre Sea Villa.」
"He's still alive?" Zhou Yanqing said coldly, looking at the middle-aged man standing before him.
The man, whose na was Luo Hang, bowed his head. "Rest assured, my lord. I severed his heart ridian. He cannot survive."
"That's more like it." Zhou Yanqing finally relaxed, a smile slowly spreading across his face.
"Ultimately, his life or death is of little consequence. Our ssage has been delivered," a kindly-faced old man remarked nonchalantly, holding a book in his hands.
"I imagine this Supre Martial Commander of ours should be resigning by now." Ji Wenping stood up and stretched lazily, in exceptionally high spirits.
They may be old, but their authority remained absolute. How could anyone dare to defy them? Defiance demanded a price.
However, the words had barely left his lips when—
BANG!!
A sudden, deafening explosion ripped through the air as the large, closed gates in the distance burst open. Shrapnel flew everywhere amidst a rising cloud of dust. The abrupt commotion startled everyone present.
They all turned their heads in unison.
There, they saw a young man approaching, his hands clasped behind his back.
"Who goes there?"
The guards in the courtyard imdiately sward the newcor.
"So, it's you!" Zhou Yanqing recognized the intruder at once. He was stunned for a mont before scoffing, "Do you have any idea where you are? How dare you trespass here?"
The newcor was, of course, Chen Yang. He swept his cold gaze over the crowd and demanded, "Which one of you did it?"
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