Chapter 207: with translation of chapter title

The leader of the Chen clan's convoy is a rough‑looking fellow, his gaze full of provocation.

Entities: Chen Clan, convoy (common, not named), leader (generic rank, not needed). Include Chen Clan.

Upon first meeting, his impression of Chen Wuji was very bad.

Entity: Chen Wuji.

Especially when Chen Wuji greeted him with clasped hands, the man ignored him, adopting an aloof attitude, his eyes scanning Chen Wuji up and down like a searchlight, his provocation and contempt plainly visible.

Entity: Chen Wuji (again).

"Chen Lao San, do you really want to support this guy as family head? He's weak and scholarly—no look of a family head. In my opinion, stop following the old almanac; you've been handling the main vein's affairs for years, so naturally you should just take the head position—why go through all this trouble?" The convoy leader ignored Chen Wuji and shouted at Chen Bushi in the distance.

Entities: Chen Lao San, Family Head, MainVein, Chen Wuji, Chen Bushi. (The convoy leader is not needed.)

After he said that, Chen Bushi's face darkened instantly, and he said, "Chen Shan, I came to you for business and the family's major sacrifice, not for you to cause trouble."

Entities: Chen Bushi, Chen Shan. (Family and major sacrifice are generic terms.)

"Just saying a few honest words." Chen Shan shrugged, "The main vein has fallen to this state, yet you still fuss over those things—I think you're idle. A person should accept fate when the time comes; do you really expect a fool to lead us back to the glory of our ancestors?"

Entities: Chen Shan, MainVein. (Ancestors is generic.)

"Shut up!" Chen Bushi shouted angrily, his eyes flashing with killing intent.

Entity: Chen Bushi.

Chen Shan chuckled, "Fine, fine, I'll keep quiet."

Entity: Chen Shan.

His gaze then fell on Chen Wuji, and he deliberately asked in a contemptuous tone, "Family head, what goods do you want us to carry? Although you are the head, business is business—I need to say up front that we take eighty percent of the profits from all goods, since we transport and sell them—is that okay?"

Entities: Chen Wuji, Family Head.

Chen Wuji turned to look at Chen Bushi and said, "Where did you pick up this trash from some corner?"

Entities: Chen Wuji, Chen Bushi.

"He's just targeting you," Chen Bushi said lightly.

Entity: Chen Bushi.

Chen Wuji nodded, "I've been insulted!"

Entity: Chen Wuji.

He glanced at Chen Shan and said, "Get lost—I'll say it plainly: I won't do business with someone like you. Your branch shouldn't even attend the family's major sacrifice; the main vein is impoverished and can't host powerful branches like yours."

Entities: Chen Shan. (The pronoun refers to Chen Wuji; family major sacrifice, main vein, and branch are generic.)

"Hah!" Chen Shan crossed his arms and sneered, "Are you putting on the airs of a family head now? Do you think you can actually decide to kick us out of the clan genealogy?"

Entities: Chen Shan, Family Head. (Clan genealogy is generic.)

After mocking him, he shouted to the others, "Hey, do you recognize this kid?"

Entity: (refers to Chen Wuji). (Kid is generic.)

Chen Luozi and the others said nothing, merely slowly surrounding them, staring hostilely at Chen Shan and the other branch members.

Entities: Chen Luozi, Chen Shan. (Branch is generic.)

Chen Shan blinked, "Tsk, a bunch of confused fools—just forget about the ancestral rules."

Entities: Chen Shan, Ancestral System.

He waved at the clansmen nearby, "Come on, let's go— they're about to fight, it's terrifying, it scares me as a father."

Entity: (refers to Chen Shan). (Clansmen is generic.)

"Stop!" Chen Wuji barked, "You enter the ancestral hall and don't even greet the ancestors? Go, kowtow, make amends—I'll let you leave."

Entities: Chen Wuji. (Ancestors is generic.)

Chen Shan halted his steps, glaring murderously at Chen Wuji, "Who am I supposed to make amends to? To you? Tsk, where do you get the nerve? Aren't you afraid I'll beat you to death? My father I've killed people!"

Entities: Chen Shan, Chen Wuji.

Chen Luozi suddenly let out a puff of laughter.

Entity: Chen Luozi.

The people around the main vein also suddenly wore strange expressions.

Entity: MainVein.

Killing seems to come easily to someone.

No named entities.

Before Chen Shan could even grasp what had happened, Chen Wuji lunged forward.

Entities: Chen Shan, Chen Wuji.

He threw a lightning‑fast punch, an elbow strike, and then a hard slap.

No named.

Chen Wuji moved so quickly that Chen Shan barely had time to react; only when the slap landed on his face did he flare up in anger and throw a punch in retaliation.

Entities: Chen Wuji, Chen Shan.

Chen Wuji suddenly drew his sword.

Entity: Chen Wuji.

The sword appeared so suddenly that Chen Shan didn't even notice Chen Wuji was carrying one.

Entities: Chen Shan, Chen Wuji.

As his fist swung out, a blade came down toward him, startling Chen Shan, who jerked his arm back and shouted, "You bastard, you dare to draw a knife on me!"

Entity: Chen Shan.

"Draw a knife? I want your life—you said you've killed before. Come, try to cut me down and show your skill." Chen Wuji's expression turned cold as he slashed his blade straight at Chen Shan.

Entities: Chen Wuji, Chen Shan.

As the saying goes, two fists can't fight four hands, and naturally they're no match for a blade.

No named.

Chen Shan gritted his teeth but could find no angle to attack Chen Wuji, forced to keep retreating.

Entities: Chen Shan, Chen Wuji.

The others he brought tried to step forward to help, but Chen Luozi and his group surrounded them in the middle.

Entities: (refers to Chen Shan), Chen Luozi.

Pfft!

No.

Pfft!

No.

Chen Shan suffered several cuts to his body; though not fatal, they must have hurt a lot.

Entity: Chen Shan.

He made the children's teeth chatter, his face turned dark.

No named.

"Kneel, or I'll take your dog's life!" Chen Wuji shouted.

Entity: Chen Wuji.

Chen Shan held a bluish‑pale face, his teeth almost shattering from clenching, yet he couldn't even get his fists near Chen Wuji, let alone strike back.

Entities: Chen Shan, Chen Wuji.

"You care so much about face? Then die—I'm sick of looking at you!" Chen Wuji spat scornfully, his demeanor shifting abruptly as his attacks became suddenly fierce.

Entity: Chen Wuji.

Thud!

No.

Chen Shan dropped to his knees, shouting, "No, don't kill me—we're all family!"

Entity: Chen Shan.

In that very moment, he genuinely felt Chen Wuji's true intent to kill him.

Entities: (refers to Chen Shan), Chen Wuji.

He couldn't understand how this kid dared to do that.

Entity: (refers to Chen Shan). (Kid is generic.)

Yet he dared not gamble.

No.

"I don't have relatives like you—I can't stoop to your level, don't flatter yourself!" Chen Wuji wiped the blood from his blade on Chen Shan's clothing, his cold, deep gaze flicking to Chen Shan as he said, "If you don't want to die, kneel properly."

Entities: Chen Wuji, Chen Shan.

Chen Shan nervously swallowed, gave an embarrassed laugh, and nodded repeatedly.

Entity: Chen Shan.

He chickened out!

Entity: (refers to Chen Shan).

He couldn't help but feel intimidated; looking into Chen Wuji's eyes gave him the sensation of being stared down by a beast, a chill ran down his spine and his hairs stood on end.

Entities: (refers to Chen Shan), Chen Wuji.

He simply couldn't fathom how one person could change so dramatically.

Entity: (refers to Chen Shan).

Is this really the same person?!

No.

If he knew what kind of animals Chen Wuji associates with in the mountains, perhaps he'd understand.

Entity: Chen Wuji.

Playing games with wolf packs and befriending the mountain lord—this is itself an extreme test of courage and grit.

Entity: Mountain Lord.

Chen Wuji sheathed his cleaned blade, then told Chen Bushi, "You deal with the people you brought; I think I'll need to find a new convoy."

Entities: Chen Wuji, Chen Bushi.

Chen Bushi's face was dark.

Entity: Chen Bushi.

Having lost face today, he felt a murderous urge rising and had already prepared a grave for Chen Shan.

Entities: (refers to Chen Bushi), Chen Shan.

"Give me a reason—why have you suddenly turned into this dog? Before, you weren't like this. If you spoke well, I'd spare your life; if not, I'll come see you again next year." Chen Bushi stepped before Chen Shan and slowly pulled a dagger from his sleeve.

Entities: Chen Bushi, Chen Shan.

Chen Shan was startled and blurted, "No, wait—I just said a bit too much; it's not worth dying for. Lao San, don't be impulsive… I mean, we should accept our fate now, stop clinging to the old ways—we've sunk this low, there's no point in holding onto the old system."

Entities: Chen Shan, Lao San. (Old system is generic.)

"Then you really ought to die!" Chen Bushi said grim

Entity: Chen Bushi -> Chen Bushi

Spurn the Ancestral System, expunge the clan register, beat to death!