Chapter 11: Killing the Chicken to Warn the Monkey

Bai Zhi was puzzled:

"Gatekeeper? Oh, you mean a guard at the gate. They don't really have high status; they're about the same as ordinary servants."

"That's strange then..." Yang Yu said contemptuously: "Just a watchdog, who gave him the courage to be so arrogant?"

"How bold! This is the Bai Family, and you dare to spout such nonsense?"

Meng Yun was furious.

He had long heard that the young lady's fiancé was a piece of trash with no talent for cultivation.

The Family Head did not approve of Yang Yu and did not want to let Yang Yu through the door.

However, the marriage had been promised by the Family Head himself.

The Family Head could not lower his own status to drive Yang Yu away.

Meng Yun had worked in the Bai Family for many years and was very perceptive.

After realizing the Family Head's attitude, he specifically switched shifts to the gate. He would do the dirty work that his superiors found inconvenient!

Once Yang Yu arrived, he would give him a harsh warning to make him lose face and retreat in the face of difficulty.

In this way, he would surely win the favor of the Family Head.

But he hadn't expected that this lowly brat from the boondocks would dare to talk back!

"Even a guard of the Bai Family is better than a piece of trash like you! I think you haven't realized your own status!"

Meng Yun scolded with a dark face.

"Oh?" Yang Yu's gaze turned cold, and he slapped out with his palm.

Slap!!

A deep red palm print appeared on Meng Yun's face, and fresh blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

"You dare to hit me?!" Meng Yun's face twitched with rage.

Yang Yu sneered: "No matter what, I am the master, and you will always be a servant."

At the same time, more guards inside the Bai Family were drawn out.

"This?"

"What happened?"

"Meng Yun, your mouth..."

Meng Yun's face flushed red, and his hand had already gripped the hilt of his blade...

In front of so many people, he had actually been disfigured by a piece of trash.

Intolerable!

"Bold Meng Yun, are you trying to bite your master?"

Bai Zhi shouted coldly.

Meng Yun gritted his teeth and said:

"Young Lady, does your fiancé only dare to hide behind a woman? Not just me, everyone in the Bai Family looks down on him!"

"Today, I must make him understand that if he can't even pass my test, he isn't worthy of entering the Bai Family gate!"

"The son-in-law of the Bai Family doesn't have to be world-shaking, but at least he can't be a spineless coward! Everyone, don't you agree?"

As he finished speaking, Meng Yun scanned the other Bai Family guards.

The onlookers whispered to each other; although they didn't answer directly, they tacitly agreed.

No matter what, the future son-in-law couldn't be inferior to a guard, otherwise, where would the Bai Family put its face?

"Hahaha! A gatekeeper dares to jump on my head and crap; if I don't kill the chicken to warn the monkey today, I'd be letting down the stage you've set for me."

Yang Yu laughed heartily and threw a punch at Meng Yun.

Meng Yun scoffed:

That was my miscalculation earlier, getting hit by your sneak attack.

Now you want to use the same trick again?

Heh, I'm already prepared to draw my blade, and you still dare to use such a flawed fist technique?

Whoosh!

As Yang Yu threw his punch, Meng Yun suddenly drew his sword.

A dazzling ray of sunlight flashed across the sharp blade.

The onlookers were secretly shocked: This Meng Yun really has no martial ethics; he actually used a weapon against a mere Yang Yu.

Bai Zhi frowned slightly, but did not stop him.

She chose to trust Yang Yu.

Moreover, in the current situation, Yang Yu had to establish his authority.

Otherwise, life would be even harder in the future.

Whoosh...

The moment Meng Yun's long blade left its sheath, it slashed straight toward Yang Yu's arm.

Yang Yu felt the fluctuation of Qi on the blade and sighed inwardly:

This Meng Yun's realm should be at the third or fourth layer of Opening Meridians.

If this level were in the Yang Family, he would be much stronger than Yang Haotian.

Yet in the Bai Family, he is just a gatekeeper.

It really is a big city and a big family...

Yang Yu felt emotional, but his hands did not stop.

The opponent's swordsmanship was quite sharp, so he didn't act arrogantly and pulled his body to the side.

While dodging this blade, he smashed his fist toward Meng Yun's head.

Meng Yun broke into a cold sweat instantly: So fast!

He could no longer care about attacking and tried his best to dodge.

He barely managed to dodge with his head, but his left shoulder still took the full force of Yang Yu's punch.

Crack...

After a crisp sound, Meng Yun's entire left shoulder collapsed, and his arm hung limp.

Clearly, the entire shoulder blade was shattered.

Although Yang Yu was injured and could not exert his full strength with one hand and one foot,

he was, after all, at the Kai Mai Nine Layers.

His realm was right there.

Bullying a guard at the early or middle stage of Opening Meridians was not difficult.

This punch instantly sobered Meng Yun up, and he said in terror, "You, you... you aren't a waste, you were hiding your strength?!"

Yang Yu ignored him, suddenly leaped into the air, and swept out with a kick.

Snap!

This heavy kick landed on Meng Yun's face.

Instantly, Meng Yun's mouth deformed, saliva and blood flew everywhere, mixed with a few teeth, and his whole body flew out.

Thump!

Meng Yun fell to the ground, his entire jaw dropped, his mouth full of blood, and he couldn't even speak clearly: "Ah woo... you, you woo..."

Yang Yu stepped forward.

Meng Yun was terrified to the extreme and shrieked, "You, don't come over! Son-in-law, I was wrong, I was wrong... Young Miss, Young Miss, please say something for me. I was just acting on impulse..."

As he was begging bitterly, his eyes suddenly turned fierce, and he leaped up with all his might, slashing a blade toward Yang Yu.

A cold glint flashed in Yang Yu's eyes as he brought both palms together, precisely clamping onto the blade.

After all, there was a gap of several realms between the two; despite Meng Yun's veins bulging, he could not make the blade descend even a fraction.

"There's no need to keep a dog that bites."

Yang Yu said indifferently, twisting his palms to snatch the blade from Meng Yun.

Meng Yun turned pale with fright and shrieked, "No, I, I was wro—"

But as Yang Yu thrust the blade out, the screaming stopped abruptly.

Squish!

The long blade sank deep into Meng Yun's heart, piercing straight through his body.

Yang Yu loosened his grip, and the corpse fell into a pool of blood...

The guards and servants watching could not help but gasp.

"Dead, he's really dead?"

"This Yang Yu is so ruthless..."

"Wasn't it said he couldn't cultivate?"

"The aura he revealed during the fight should be at the Kai Mai Nine Layers."

"But it's a bit weak; he might be injured."

"Regardless, for someone from a small city, having this level of cultivation is truly rare."

The way everyone looked at Yang Yu held a bit more awe.

Originally, they had looked down on Yang Yu somewhat.

But now, they had to re-evaluate him...

If nothing else, just this ruthless streak in killing was enough to make one's hair stand on end.

【Ding! The host has completed a kill. Do you wish to use the Extract skill?】

Extract!

Yang Yu responded immediately.

If this Meng Yun had been an honest and dutiful guard, he really wouldn't have had the heart to kill him to extract traits.

But since he sought his own death, Yang Yu killed him without any burden.

【Successfully extracted the traits "Dog-like Arrogance" and "Workplace Expert"; they have been added to your favorites!】

【Additionally obtained 2000 points!】

Yang Yu was very satisfied.

Dog-like Arrogance really fit Meng Yun's persona; he even felt a sense of superiority while acting as a dog for the Bai Family.

Workplace Expert must be related to his work attitude, which was nothing more than slacking off and sucking up to his superiors.

These two were not positive-buff traits, so they did not take effect immediately.

Yang Yu planned to save them to give to others later; he didn't need them for now.

The main harvest was the points!

Each time a trait was extracted, he would receive 1000 points.

Currently, he already had 4000 points.

"System, I remember that 3000 points can be used for a lucky draw?" Yang Yu asked in his heart.