Chapter 48: A Family War!

"Why didn't I just slap him to death back then?"

Bai Chengliang's heart stirred. "Father, was it you who was the black-clad man who saved us at the Divine Sword Platform?"

"Hm? No. I was talking about something from a long time ago," Bai Sheng said, feigning ignorance.

The black-clad man was indeed him.

However, for the sake of his own glorious and imposing image, he did not want to admit that he had been secretly tailing Yang Yu.

Bai Sheng did not want to dwell on this topic and waved his arm, leading the clansmen out.

As soon as they reached the front of the mansion, they saw a dense crowd of figures.

Standing right at the front was Ximen Kun.

His father, the Family Head Ximen Jinghe, had also come.

"Father, that's him! That's Yang Yu!"

Ximen Kun's gaze instantly locked onto Yang Yu.

Seeing the state Ximen Kun was in, Yang Yu couldn't help but burst into laughter. "Yo, isn't this Young Master Ximen? What happened to your face?"

"You—you shut up!"

Ximen Kun flew into a rage.

His face had been beaten to a pulp by the black-clad man, and although he had used healing pills, it had only recovered slightly.

But it was still quite red and swollen right now; it was ugly—truly ugly...

"Was your face beaten by that black-clad man? Hahahaha!"

Bai Chengliang also roared with laughter.

"Shut up! That old beast, he wouldn't even show his face—shameless to the extreme! It won't be long before he's struck by lightning! Don't let me find out who he is, or I'll make him wish he were dead!"

Ximen Kun said through gritted teeth.

Bai Sheng's face twitched. *The little brat is calling me an old beast. I should have slapped him a few more times back then... *

With Bai Sheng's strength, it would not have been difficult to kill Ximen Kun at the Divine Sword Platform.

It was just that Bai Sheng did not want to blow things out of proportion.

He had slapped Ximen Kun a few times, and the Ximen Family would likely have swallowed the insult.

Even if they had truly found out the truth, it would just be a grudge over a few slaps; the two families wouldn't necessarily fight to the death.

But if Bai Sheng had killed Ximen Kun, it would be a different story.

With the young master dead, such a massive incident could not be hidden.

The Ximen Family would definitely take revenge at any cost and fight the Bai Family to the bitter end.

A large-scale bloody battle between the two families would not be a good thing for the Bai Family.

In short, Bai Sheng had not killed Ximen Kun for the sake of the big picture, for the sake of peace between the families.

Yet at this moment, the Ximen Family had come aggressively, clearly not intending to keep the peace...

"Alright, Kun'er, your temperament is still as unstable as ever. We didn't come here today to bicker with them."

Ximen Jinghe patted his son and said.

"Father is right. Yang Yu is our goal!" Ximen Kun nodded repeatedly.

Ximen Jinghe then looked at Bai Sheng and smiled. "Family Head Bai, a late-night visit—I hope it's not too much of an intrusion?"

Bai Sheng said unpleasantly, "Speak your piece or get lost."

"Then I'll be blunt. The Ximen Family wants someone from the Bai Family." Ximen Jinghe pointed at Yang Yu.

Bai Sheng frowned. "You want Yang Yu? Why should we give him to you?"

Ximen Kun sneered, "Family Head Bai, this cheap son-in-law of yours is useless anyway. It would be better to hand him over to the Ximen Family; you might even earn a favor from us."

Ximen Jing held up two fingers and said:

"How about this? We can make a trade. You hand over Yang Yu, and I'll give you two Treasure Tools. You can pick any two from the Ximen Family's treasury."

Ximen Kun clicked his tongue. "A useless son-in-law in exchange for two Treasure Tools of your choice—you're getting off cheap."

"What a joke! Forget two Treasure Tools, even your entire Ximen Family treasury isn't worth as much as my son-in-law!" Bai Sheng said with great fervor. "You're here for the Divine Sword, aren't you? Stop pretending!"

"What? You know about the Divine Sword?"

Ximen Kun's expression changed.

He had originally thought that even if Yang Yu had pulled out the Divine Sword, he wouldn't have immediately told outsiders.

After all, obtaining a great treasure was both an opportunity and a danger.

Yang Yu had just arrived at the Bai Family; out of caution, he should have kept a low profile and told no one.

How could he have imagined that in such a short time, the entire Bai Family would already know?

"Hmph, I overestimated you. Arrogant brat, you achieved a little something and you're already showing it off everywhere."

The Ximen Family looked at Yang Yu with disdain.

Yang Yu couldn't help but laugh. "Are you anxious? You want to be arrogant, but can you?"

"You!"

Ximen Kun was so stifled his face turned green.

"Enough idle talk. Ximen Jinghe, you want Yang Yu, you want to seize the Divine Sword—that is impossible! Unless you step over the corpses of everyone in the Bai Family!"

Bai Sheng said sternly.

Ximen Jinghe sighed. "I wanted a peaceful trade. Must Family Head Bai incite a conflict between two great families?"

Bai Sheng said domineeringly, "Among the three great families of Ning City, there might be slight differences in strength, but generally, we are on par! No one dares to say they can easily swallow the others! If you want to fight, the Bai Family will see it through to the end!"

"That's right, let's fight!"

"Fight! Fight! Fight!"

"The Bai Family has no cowards!"

"Swear to protect the Sword Master to the death!"

The other clansmen of the Bai Family also shouted, their expressions resolute.

They all understood that whether the Bai Family could rise to the next level depended on Yang Yu, this Sword Master.

Yang Yu was someone who had to be protected.

Even if it were just for the dignity of the Bai Family, they could not retreat.

"In that case, don't blame me, Ximen Jinghe, for not giving you a choice!"

Ximen Jinghe's eyes narrowed, and he suddenly struck out with a palm.

Bai Sheng did not yield in the slightest and met him head-on.

*Bam! *

The two family heads collided with a palm technique.

The violent shockwave of Xuanqi blew the main gate away, turning it into countless fragments in the air...

The other clansmen of the Ximen Family also charged over:

"Kill Yang Yu, seize the Divine Sword!"

"Death to those who obstruct us!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

The battle erupted instantly. Bai Sheng, while pinning down Ximen Jinghe, shouted:

"Elders, form a perimeter around Yang Yu! Do not let any harm come to him! Yang Yu, focus on your own survival!"

"Yes!"

The seven Elders immediately formed a circular formation, surrounding Yang Yu.

Yang Yu did not try to save face; he truly hunkered down and focused on staying alive.

After all, he was only at the second layer of the Hua Xuan Realm. Even if he could challenge those of higher realms by relying on his god-tier cultivation art, he could only bridge a gap of about three layers.

Dealing with ordinary cultivators within the fifth layer of the Hua Xuan Realm was not a problem.

But anything higher would be very difficult.

As for the Taixu Divine Sword? It was indeed terrifyingly powerful, but he had to be able to hit the enemy first.

The number of enemies on the scene was too high; the Ximen Family had almost come out in full force.

Among them were many in the Spirit Sea Realm, and even the King Realm...

Yang Yu did not want to show off and force his own death.

He deeply understood his current position; he was equivalent to the base crystal.

The Ximen Family had come specifically for him.

Honestly staying in the safe zone, not feeding the enemy, and not causing trouble was the greatest help he could provide.

However, after only a moment, the battle reached a fever pitch.

Because it was a sudden incident, the Ximen Family had launched a night raid, catching them off guard.

The Bai Family had not been prepared and had fallen into a disadvantage at the start.

Fortunately, this was the Bai Family's home turf; most of the family's top-tier martial artists were present and had joined the battle immediately.

The battle gradually reached a stalemate...

But Yang Yu could see that, just as the rumors said, the overall strength of the Ximen Family's martial artists was indeed slightly stronger.

However, this slight difference in strength was far from enough to affect the outcome of the battle.

Although the Bai Family was holding their own, Yang Yu felt a sense of unease.

If the Ximen Family could only fight to a draw with the Bai Family, there would be no need for them to come at all; it would just be mutual attrition.

For the other side to dare to come over with such fanfare, they likely had a trump card...