Chapter 26: Severing Ties

"Huang family, Xu Yang!"

Zhang Yong almost bit his teeth to pieces. Xu Yang entered the Turtle-Snake Great Stance, but the result was that his cultivation efforts were reduced from four taels to three.

It was already difficult, and with this one silver tael less, he had even less chance of becoming a martial artist.

In the words of martial artists, this was a grudge of blocking the path, an irreconcilable one.

"Truly miserable!"

Seeing Zhang Yong's wretched appearance, even Luo Dehu, who was at odds with him, didn't mock him. Zhang Yong's encounter was no different from theirs.

"What kind of business is this!"

Xu Yang also sympathized with Zhang Yong, but it was only sympathy.

Everyone was still struggling in the mud. He wouldn't sacrifice himself to save others, and from the beginning, everyone had anticipated this day; they were competitors, not partners.

Zhang Yong practiced even more diligently, and while his eyes became more determined, the gaze he occasionally cast toward Xu Yang began to carry a hint of hatred.

The alliance that wasn't an alliance dissolved directly. Zhang Yong no longer spoke to Xu Yang, and when it was time for dinner, he no longer sat with everyone. A major rift appeared in the ten-person group, with some signs of breaking up.

Because there was another person who, from this day on, no longer sat with everyone to eat, precisely that person named Liu Guangfa.

When he dragged his exhausted body home, there was little light left in the world.

Xu Yang pushed open the door, but Xu Qing didn't rush over happily as usual to ask if he was tired.

She was sitting on a stool, and noticing Xu Yang's return, she hurriedly wiped the tears from her face in a panic.

"Brother, you're back!"

She tried her best to make her voice sound normal, but the voice that had just cried couldn't be hidden at all. The tears were gone, but her red eyes remained.

"Who bullied you? Tell Brother!" Xu Yang said in a deep voice.

"No... no one bullied me." Xu Qing lowered her head.

"What did Xu Laoer do to you!"

Xu Qing didn't say, but Xu Yang could guess.

The little girl was very strong; if she were bullied by an outsider, she would only be angry and come to him to complain.

The only one who could make her cry with anger was Xu Laoer.

Seeing that Xu Yang had guessed, her tears fell again: "Just now, he and Zhang Cuiting came to ask me for money. I said I didn't have any, so he wanted to grab that egg-laying old hen, saying it was just right to nourish Yang Jun's body."

"I wouldn't let him grab it, so Zhang Cuiting held me tightly, and Xu Laoer forcibly grabbed the old hen."

Xu Yang didn't say a word, turned around, and pushed the door to go out.

The old hen at home was simply the little girl's lifeblood. There was no grain at home, so she went up the mountain every day to cut grass to feed it, helping Xu Yang reduce his burden.

The old hen was grabbed to be killed for meat; one could imagine how sad she was.

"Brother, don't..."

Xu Qing chased after him, but Xu Yang's figure had already disappeared into the night. She hurriedly chased after him, but how could she catch up to Xu Yang?

"Xu Laoer, hurry up, A-Jun needs to rest after eating!"

Zhang Cuiting urged. This old hen had been raised for nearly three years and was very nourishing. Her son had just entered stance training and needed nourishment.

"Almost done, you go boil the water." Xu Laoer replied.

He was plucking the chicken in the courtyard, and it was almost done.

There were a few more chickens there; he would go grab another one in two days. When A-Jun became a martial artist, he would be the father of a martial artist master...

Xu Laoer thought happily.

"Bang!"

Suddenly, the courtyard gate was violently kicked open, and the wooden door fell apart directly.

Xu Laoer looked up and found his son Xu Yang walking in with an angry face.

"Rebellious son, what are you doing?" Xu Laoer was furious.

The little brat actually dared to kick his door; he was simply a rebellious son.

"Xu Laoer, you old bastard, you even grab your daughter's things; you're simply not a human being."

Xu Yang saw the old hen in Xu Laoer's hand that had already been bled and plucked, its whole body golden yellow, and his anger could no longer be suppressed.

He took three steps in two, snatched the old hen from Xu Laoer's hand, and then kicked out, sending the wooden basin for scalding chicken feathers flying, smashing it into pieces in the corner, and water splashed all over the ground.

Xu Laoer was stunned. It was just a chicken; this son who had always been submissive was actually this angry.

"Rebellious son, you dare to lay a hand on your father?"

Reacting, he raised his hand and slapped Xu Yang's face. Wasn't it only natural for a father to eat his son's food?

But his hand didn't land on Xu Yang's face; it had already been grabbed by the wrist by Xu Yang.

The next moment, Xu Yang's five fingers suddenly exerted force and tightened.

"Ah..."

Xu Laoer only felt the bones of his wrist were about to be crushed. The sharp pain made him scream subconsciously, and he instinctively stretched out his other hand to pry Xu Yang's hand, but he couldn't pry it open at all.

At this moment, he realized that this son had already grown so sturdy; his height exceeded his, and his exposed muscles were like tree roots, revealing a bronze color.

For a moment, he almost forgot the pain in his body. He hadn't seen him for a while, and Xu Yang's changes were actually this big.

His eyes were sharp, his expression cold and stern; he was no longer the boy who was too scared to speak by a single look from him.

"Little beast, what are you doing? Daring to hit your father, be careful that the heavens don't strike you down."

Zhang Cuiting heard the commotion and ran out, scratching Xu Yang's face with her claws.

Toward Xu Laoer, he still left some face, after all, he was his biological father, so it wasn't good to hit him. Toward Zhang Cuiting, a woman with no relation, he had no scruples.

The moment Zhang Cuiting approached, he kicked her directly in the stomach.

In an instant, Zhang Cuiting returned the way she came, smashing heavily into the room, emitting a painful wail. ===== CHAPTER 27 =====