Chaoter 17

Lin Yangqiu was stood in front of them, in the way in the eyes of Rong Yuhang while Luo Mingli looked on with mild interest.

To Rong Yuhang, seeing this person's face was tantamount to seeing the killer of your parents. He had expected to see Lin Yangqiu, but he didn't expect coming earlier had no effect of avoiding this man either.

It had always been like that, everytime he had gotten treasures and opportunities, they would always be taken away by Lin Yangqiu or be interrupted by the man whenever he was in the vicinity.

His preparation was for naught. Only difference this time was that he was disguised since he was grounded, and he had a cute little wife, or rather, an unpleasant face to look at now, as his company.

Without a shift in his expression, Rong Yuhang spoke coldly. "Why should I have a chat with you?"

Lin Yangqiu was startled by the cold questioning but quickly regained his wit and spoke calmly. "I heard that you just bought the Star graze lupin grass. Can you sell it to me? I will pay double the price for it."

Rong Yuhang scoffed inwardly, remembering when Lin Yangqiu asked the employee that he would buy it at twice the price after he had bought it. When he refused, Lin Yangqiu repeatedly pestered him until he couldn't hold back his irritation and attacked him.

That led to both of them fighting, turning the pavilion into a mess.

"No. Get lost." Rong Yuhang was ruthless when he spoke, his tone frigid and frosty. His expression was of one looking at a fly which greatly humiliated Lin Yangqiu.

In all of his life, Lin Yangqiu had never been treated this way. He was the beloved young master of the reclusive Lin clan who pampered and treasured him greatly as a genius. Then, he had set off to join Shengyue sect which was a renowned sect where he was accepted as the direct disciple of Shengyue sect's leader and found gifted in alchemy.

In face of Rong Yuhang, Lin Yangqiu didn't relent and Zheng Yingbiao even arrived on time to hear his words and his expression fell.

Lin Yangqiu didn't like the man for his rudeness and unreasonable act but he had no choice since he really needed the herb. "Fellow cultivator, please sell the herb to me, I really need it. I can even pay triple the price and add in a grade 3 pill. "

Rong Yuhang was beginning to get irritated, the resemblance from countless chases and pestering from this man was numerous. He could feel his spiritual energy rumbling in accordance to his emotions.

With an arrogant and dismissive look on his face, his voice held some impatience and sarcasm. "Oh but have you wondered whether this master also needs the herb? Stop getting in my way before your sorry little ass gets hurt."

Luo Mingli also butted in, adding. "As for your low grade pill, who knows what strange herbs you might have added in. It can't be trusted by such a disgraceful dog."

Rong Yuhang was amused by his words and played along. He was scolding him but his smile and expression was one that was one of delight." Silly. Even dogs are more graceful than that thing over there."

Lin Yangqiu's face darkened while Zheng Yingbiao was utterly appalled by the two. He hated how the two insulted the person he became friends with and stepped forward.

"I am Zheng Yingbiao, second son of the Zheng family. I can pay you five times the amount of the original price." With a loud voice filled with arrogance, Zheng Yingbiao wanted to use his family as backing to scare the two. The Zheng family were one of the four powerhouses in the Yantian empire.

While the surrounding people moved out of the way and into a safer place to watch the show, Rong Yuhang was unimpressed by his entrance. Luo Mingli was equally unimpressed.

What type of announcement would that do to the two of them?

What, was it supposed make them pee their pants?

Zheng Yingbiao amounted to nothing in their eyes, what will more zhengs do? Build them a mountain of lingshi? But we're they even that rich?

They directly ignored the barking man and Rong Yuhang gave Lin Yangqiu some non-negotiable words. "Don't test my patience and get out of my sight."

"Are you deaf or did you not hear me? I am the second son of the Zheng family."

"You sound like an idiotic dunce that can only repeat themselves. Do you have brain damage or something, or is your intelligence just that low? If I want to hear it then I want to hear it and if I don't respond then I don't respond. What's so hard to understand? No one would willingly try to understand the language of a dog so learning mine is more beneficial for your life experience. "

Luo Mingli resisted the urge to curl his lips. Rong Yuhang's tongue was too poisonous.

It felt good watching the seventh Prince use his way with words against others.

Zheng Yingbiao's face flushed red in shame. He had never been insulted so vigorously, he didn't even know how to retort back. " You... You're making enemies of the Zheng family! Hand the herb over if you don't want to offend me!"

Rong Yuhang blinked, then looked at Luo Mingli who calmly stared back at him. "Did you hear what that thing just say?"

"You think I understand the language of an inferior species?"

Rong Yuhang gave out a faint smile and clapped his hands. "Your right! Understanding the language of such an inferior being is just degrading your standards."

Zheng Yingbiao almost choked on his saliva. Who are these shameless people who doesn't put people in their eyes??!

"Who's an inferior species when you have such an ugly face!" He shouted out in anger.

Luo Mingli was completely unaffected by that remark since it wasn't his true face, but it did arouse some people's attention as they looked to and from his appearance in comparison to Zheng Yingbiao's.

Zheng Yingbiao's appearance was quite spectacular. He was young, handsome, tall and had a great figure, with the addition of being an extremely talented cultivator with a powerful background. In comparison, Luo Mingli was just... a sad unknown creature from who knows where he crept out from hell.

Luo Mingli could tell what their expressions were saying from a mile away. He gave quite a stare with a hint of grievance and resentment to Rong Yuhang. Good thing he couldn't see his own face, just looking at how Rong Yuhang was unwilling to look his way determined how atrocious his appearance was.

"Judging someone based on appearance comes from a shallow mind. This can cause troubles for yourself in the future if you're not careful." He spoke with meaning behind his words. "Do reflect on yourself."

At this point, Lin Yangqiu knew they wouldn't be able to win with just words. These two were just messing around and making fools of them, speaking nonsense and making them mad.

If that was the case, Lin Yangqiu had no choice but to be forceful. He had always gotten what he wanted and if he didn't, he would just take it. That's how it had always been, he was a genius and deserved the best of everything.

Zheng Yingbiao also couldn't hold it anymore and attacked first, unsheathing his sword at Rong Yuhang.

Rong Yuhang blocked the attack with his fan and swerved the tip of the blade's trajectory. Then, he waved his fan, flicking his sleeves along, sending a rush of wind blades infused with Qi.

Luo Mingli took the opportunity, in the midst, to move out from the battle. As a waste with no cultivation, his presence would only hinder Rong Yuhang.

On the other side, Lin Yangqiu concentrated his spiritual energy and struck Rong Yuhang with a restrictive talisman. Rong Yuhang always had his vigilance to the highest level when dealing with the protagonist. Sensing it, he dodged backwards destroying the talisman in the process.

Lin Yangqiu disappeared from his front view when he launched a fire talisman at the front. Then reappeared behind with a sword in his hand aiming straight at his chest. The sword was embued with qi, a flurishing wave of wind verberated in the air surrounding the sword.

Rong Yuhang had to deal with a pincer attack but instead of blocking, he dodged upwards letting Lin Yangqiu collide with his own attack.

However, Ling Yangqiu had already expected this and placed a lightning talisman above which struck down on Rong Yuhang, then, he extinguished the flames with another talisman.

Luo Mingli was by the side, watching the battle from a hidden angle, his visage undiscernable within the crowd.

Zheng Yingbiao was looking for any opportunities, watching intently and condesneing qi into his sword.

Lin Yangqiu was his only regard and he didn't want any harm to undergo his way.

The crowd no longer watched the show as the clash of cultivators would would harm them. Some of the buildings had begun to show sword and burn marks, the fierce pressure between two cultivators clashed wildly, presenting a devasting scene for the pedestrians.

Being hit with a thunder talisman did no effect on Rong Yuhang, he even snorted in disdain as no damage was made. Taking Lin Yangqiu's momentary stunned state, he rushed straight at him and kicked him in the abdomen.

Lin Yangqiu blocked with his arms and landed several feet back. His face was pale and a trace of blood seeped out of his mouth, he had suffered some internal injury.

Without a chance to react, Rong Yuhang dashed forward and by the palm of his hand, several small balls of concentrated Qi flashed from his hand and struck out.

With no other choice, Lin Yangqiu had to use a defense artifact, blocking the attacks. Rong Yuhang's closed fan smashed against the barrier, spiritual energy rushed out and blew the entire area causing dust to collect in the air.

Lin Yangqiu was shocked by the power and the barrier cracked. With Rong Yuhang trying to break the barrier down, Zheng Yingbiao saw that his back was wide open.

Chance!

He unsheathed his sword and dashed right to Rong Yuhang, swinging his sword. A burst of murderous intent followed the blade.

《Falling Shower Strikes》

Luo Mingli saw this and couldn't help saying. "Being righteous certainly doesn't mean being good. What to do?"

He took out a jade paint brush from his lapel along with a lingshi. He quickly crouched down and drew something on a piece of parchment paper on the ground, embuing Qi inside his strokes. "Go."

Although Zheng Yingbiao was a genius, he was slightly worse than Rong Yuhang, but that didn't mean he was weak. His attack was ruthless and no hesitation was seen as he aimed for his unguarded back. Every strike was enhanced with spiritual energy, deadly and tricky.

Just as he was about to succeed, his leg was caught stiff and his momentum was broken instantly. "What-"

Of course, Rong Yuhang didn't forget about Zheng Yingbiao. He twisted his body to the side, gathered a mass of spiritual energy and shot at the underarm before backing away a few metres.

Zheng Yingbiao didn't expect him to be able to do such a move and used his sword to block as his foot was stuck for some inexplicable reason. It was only a few seconds later that the feeling disappeared that he could move freely.

Lin Yangqiu's face looked quite severe, both of them didn't expect Rong Yuhang to be so powerful.

"Let's attack together. When the chance comes, one of us can try to get the herb." Lin Yangqiu suggested.

Zheng Yingbiao nodded, they both got into position and surrounded Rong Yuhang, with vigilance and began their flurry of attacks, leaving no chance for Rong Yuhang to intercept and could only avoid or block.

Rong Yuhang was a bit bored at this point, even though their cultivation bases were only a realm lower or two than his, they were still strong, but it wasn't enough for the reborn Rong Yuhang who had many years of experience, not to mention their countless confrontations. He had practically memorised their attack patterns and way of thinking.

He released his cultivation base and both of them froze from the pressure for a split second.

It was the pressure of a soul Condensation master!

Only a fraction of a second was needed to decide an outcome, Rong Yuhang broke his way in between the two and roundhouse kicked them with a flurry of energy, a violent gush of wind scarred the buildings in its way. Ling Yangqiu flew backwards, breaking the walls of a building while Zheng Yingbiao directly crashed into restaurant tables.

Rong Yuhang flicked his sleeves, standing elegantly like he was flicking dust off his robes. His entire being radiated aloofness and his gaze was sharp and condescending.

"Trash. "

Luo Mingli finally came out and walked over to Rong Yuhang's side and complimented him. "Your highness' strength is unparalleled. Very impressive."

Then he looked over to the two dishevelled protagonists and inwardly clicked his tongue in disdain.

The protagonist isn't that strong it turns out, although this was only the beginning of the novel so his cultivation would end up surpassing Rong Yuhang's in the future.

However, he had many life saving artifacts currently and his golden finger was his luck. That moment when Rong Yuhang attacked, Lin Yangqiu's other defense artifact was activated, blocking the damage so he hardly suffered any damage and even managed to strike back unconsciously.

No matter how many times he wanted to kill him, he would never die no matter how close he was to death.

With Zheng Yingbiao... His cultivation base is enough to keep him alive. Luo Mingli saw the cuts on Rong Yuhang's sleeves and the slight dirt at the ends of his robe, but other than that, no injuries could be seen on his body.

Rong Yuhang raised a brow at Luo Mingli and turned his heels, walking away. "Let's go. Such a farce."

He was now questioning whether his past self was really that unreliable when he fought against them in the past, to be able to defeat them so easily.

Luo Mingli took a last glance at Zheng Yingbiao before leaving. For the price of insulting him, whether it be his real face or not, losing some face from this little interaction was nothing compared to what will happen in future times they cross paths.

... ...

Lin Yangqiu was the first to get his act back together, he went over to Zheng Yingbiao and his mouth twitched, feeling quite complicated with his friend's current appearance. He shook his shoulders and called out. "Brother Yingbiao, are you okay?"

After a few seconds, Zheng Yingbiao finally snapped out of it. His eyes showed a bit of confusion and he shook his head. "I'm fine. Where are those two bastards?"

He looked around and didn't see them. "They left already." Lin Yangqiu said.

Then, his expression morphed into resentment and anger. "We'll get revenge on them next time. I won't let them off."

Zheng Yingbiao nodded, agreeing wholeheartedly. "Yes, we must teach them a lesson for going against us. The Zheng family will cooperate."

Suddenly, he felt sharp pains coming from parts of his body and looked at himself in surprise. Zheng Yingbiao hadn't realised he had some cuts on his body until after the fight was over. But he was more worried about Lin Yangqiu and checked if he was injured.

... ...

Luo Mingli looked at Rong Yuhang's gallant figure and praised. "Your highness' movements were truly as light as the midnight clouds and as elegant as the phoenix's descent. This one has not enough words to describe how talented and skilled your highness is."

Rong Yuhang tapped his head and scolded. "Ass kisser!"

Luo Mingli was shocked and politely reprimanded Rong Yuhang. "Your highness mustn't use vulgar language. It is unbeffiting of your status."

Rong Yuhang had black lines on his face. "..."

"How is my status then?"

Luo Mingli simply said. "The honorable and noble Seventh Prince of the Yantian empire."

"You're missing something." Rong Yuhang kindly reminded him of.

Luo Mingli ignored him.

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