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Chapter 175: Past Hatred, Level 8 Powerhouse
There were many people following behind Ling Hua, and in addition to the dozen of Arcanists, there was also someone from the Yang family, the General Manager of The Yang Group in Lantian Base City, Yang Yuting.
“Chairwoman, are you all right?”
Ling Hua hurried forward and asked anxiously.
“I’m fine!” Yang Su shook her head. “How did you find this place?”
“Auntie, someone saw you in the Great Tang Residence…”
Yang Yuting hurriedly stepped forward to explain as he spoke cautiously and even glanced at Ling Jiu with an inconceivable terror and fear in his eyes.
Ling Jiu’s annihilation of the Beast Tide had been spread all across Lantian Base City, and in order to inspire the people, the government was still publicizing it.
It was no exaggeration to say that from people as old as 80 and children as young as 3 knew there was a new famous person in Lantian Base City.
Killing a Class 7 Direbeast with a single slash, killing 20 Class 6 Direbeasts in one move, and even wiping out hundreds of thousands of Direbeasts.
He was literally… a one-man army!
The citizens of Lantian Base City naturally cheered and felt proud when they heard that, but when Yang Yuting heard it, he fell into deep fear and despair.
Ling Jiu!
He had turned out to be so powerful!
If he could slay a Beast Lord like the Ironclad Ox-dragon Serpent with a single slash; if he wanted to seek revenge on the Yang family, who could stop him?
What frightened Yang Yuting was that he had acted against Ling Tianci and even hired a killer to assassinate Ling Jiu.
The grudges kept piling up!
If Ling Jiu really wanted to retaliate… the consequences would be beyond his imagination.
Frightened and desperate, Yang Yuting regarded Yang Su as his life-saver, and when Yang Su was taken away back then, he guessed it was Ling Jiu who did it.
And after sending someone to investigate, that was indeed the case.
So, he did not notify the family immediately but deliberately let Yang Su stay at the Ling villa for half a month.
Yang Yuting hoped that the Ling family could take this opportunity to cultivate some affection with Yang Su, and in this case, with Yang Su around, Ling Jiu may hold back…
So, it took him half a month before Yang Yuting informed the family, and slowly brought the Arcanists from the family over and that was what happened today.
“Oh, I see!”
Yang Su nodded slightly and looked at Ling Jiu. “Xiaojiu, can you let the Yang family off the hook?”
Ling Tianci, Xiaotong, and Yang Ling’er all looked at Ling Jiu, understanding what Yang Su meant.
Yang Yuting also carefully looked at Ling Jiu. He knew that what Ling Jiu said next would completely determine the Yang family’s fate and also his own!
“The Yang family has erased your memories and hurt our family so badly, it’s impossible for me to let them go just like that!”
Ling Jiu took a deep breath. “If one does something wrong, then someone has to stand up and take responsibility. You can’t just write it off because of mom’s relationship!”
“I understand!”
Yang Su nodded slightly. “You deal with the rest as you see fit. I don’t want to get involved in this!”
Having said that, she looked at Ling Hua and said. “Go back and tell my father that I was his daughter for the first half of my life, and I’ve done everything a daughter should!”
“But I’ve owed my husband and children too much, so the second half of my life, I just want to be a wife, a mother to make up to them!”
“Tell my father that I’m no longer his daughter, and is no longer the chairwoman of Yang Group, let alone a member of the Yang family. All of you can go now!”
“Chairman!”
“Auntie!”
Ling Hua and Yang Yuting’s expressions changed drastically.
“Ling Jiu, see them off!”
Yang Su turned around and left.
“You may leave now.”
Ling Jiu issued the eviction order.
“Auntie, are you going to leave the family just like that? How do we explain this to grandpa? He’s already old, and cannot withstand such torment!”
Seeing this, Yang Yuting quickly brought the old man out, hoping to regain Yang Su’s heart.
He knew very well that Yang Su was grandpa’s most beloved daughter, and him handing the massive Yang Group to her was the best proof of that.
At the same time, he also knew that Yang Su also loved and respected grandpa, and only he could bring her back.
Hearing this, Yang Su trembled as she stood in place as she then turned around to looked at Yang Yuting with reddened eyes.
“Tell the old man I’ve regained my memories, and have recalled everything. I know who erased my memories!”
“Tell him that I love him, but I hate him even more. He had taken everything from me, and separated me from my husband and children for 16 whole years!”
“I never want to see him again!”
“Also!”
“You tell him, I can forget everything that he had did to me, but I cannot speak for my husband or my children!”
“What they want to do to the Yang family, I will not interfere, nor do I have the authority or the right to interfere!”
As she said that Yang Su did not even look back as she went straight into the house and locked herself up. Ling Tianci saw that and said to Ling Jiu. “Xiaojiu, see them off!”
“Understood!”
Ling Jiu nodded. “Leave.”
Upon seeing, Yang Yuting sighed dejectedly and then led the group out of the villa. Ling Hua and the other Arcanists looked at each other and left one after another.
“Ling’er, Xiaotong, stay home with mom and dad.”
Ling Jiu told them that and was about to leave when Ling’er and Xiaotong spoke. “Brother, you’re going to the Yang household?”
Ling Jiu did not even look back. “After so many grudges and grievances for so long, it’s high time we settle the score! Besides, I really do want to see that… grandpa!”
“We want to go too!”
Yang Ling’er and Xiaotong said in unison.
“Let’s go then!”
After leaving the villa, Ling Jiu released the maglev airship and then said to Yang Yuting, Ling Hua and the other Yang family cadres. “Let’s go, take me to the Yang’s manor.”
“Ling… Ling Jiu, what do you want to do?”
Yang Yuting trembled.
“Tie up some knots, settle some scores, and kill a couple of people!”
Ling Jiu said indifferently, and then with a wave of his hand, shackling Yang Yuting and every member of the Yang family as he took them into the maglev airship.
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Mount Panlong, Yang family villa.
Old Grandpa Yang sat on the Grandmaster’s chair.
Although he was already over ninety years old, he was strong and healthy, with a ruddy face as if he was only in his fifties or sixties. He was holding onto a cane, exuding a natural aura.
Inside the hall stood a dozen of people, they were the sons, daughters-in-law, and the grandchildren of Grandpa Yang.
Grandpa Yang had six sons and three daughters, and each son was considered as a household in the Yang family while the three daughters were excluded.
So, there were six households in the Yang family, and Yang Yuting and Yang Yushan, who was killed by Ling Jiu, were the children of the fourth son, and so belonged to the fourth household of the Yang family.
“Have you heard news about the youngest one?”
Grandpa Yang looked around and his children and grandchildren, and asked in a deep voice. “Where is she now?”
The six sons all looked at each other and found it difficult to speak.
Seeing this, Granpa Yang slammed his stick onto the ground, and as a loud thud rang out, all of his sons trembled.
In the end, it was the eldest son who bit the bullet and said. “I’ve heard Yuting said that she is in Lantian.”
“Lantian?”
Grandpa Yang’s brows instantly frowned. “Why is she in Lantian?”
“I heard-I heard…”
The eldest son stuttered again.
“Speak!”
Grandpa Yang growled in a deep voice.
“I’ve heard that little sis was taken by Ling Jiu back to Lantian!” The eldest son said carefully.
“Ling Jiu? Which Ling Jiu?”
Grandpa Yang’s brow furrowed even deeper now.
“It’s that son that little sis had left behind in Lantian back then!” The eldest son said with a trembling voice.
“That b*stard?”
Grandpa Yang was furious. “I see! That b*stard actually dared to come back? If I’ve known I should have ordered him killed back then!”
The six Yang brothers all smiled bitterly. ‘It would have been better if you had really had him killed back then, or else today’s embarrassing situation would not have happened.’
“Immediately send someone to Lantian, and bring the youngest one and that b*stard back. I want to see what sort of person he had grown into for him to dare mess with the Yang family!”
Grandpa Yang slammed his walking stick onto the ground and growled.
“No need for that, I’m already over!”
A loud voice boomed and every member of the Yang family looked over as they saw a handsome youngster walking in.
Behind the youngster were two young and beautiful girls, followed by Yang Yuting, Ling Hua, and a group of Yang family Arcanists.
Swish!
Everyone’s gaze fell on Ling Jiu at the same time as the six Yang brothers and their children all guessed Ling Jiu’s identity.
Especially Yang Tian in the crowd immediately called out Ling Jiu’s name. “Ling Jiu, how dare you come here?”
“The Yang family isn’t some monster’s den, why would I dare not come?”
Ling Jiu glanced at Yang Tian, and then looked at Grandpa Yang who was seating on the Grandmaster’s chair.
“You’re Yang Guangzhao? You may look like a normal person, but your head may have been kicked in by a donkey before, a little retarded I’d say!”
“You’re that b*stard?”
Grandpa Yang stared at Ling Jiu coldly. “Uncouth, how did the youngest one give birth to an ill-bred thing like you!”
“Whether I’m ill-bred or not is not up to you to decide!”
Ling Jiu said indifferently. “I’m here today just to settle a score!”
“Yang Guangzhao, was it you who erased my mother’s memories back then?”
“If yes, so what?”
Grandpa Yang snorted coldly. “Back then, I arranged a marriage for the youngest one, and she dared to secretly wed herself to a mutt, ruining the Yang family’s name and going against my wishes. This is unforgivable!”
“Also, if it weren’t for me being soft-hearted back then, and decided not to kill you and your father, how will the likes of you even get the opportunity to be uncouth before me?”
“So, am I supposed to thank you for sparing me?” Ling Jiu sniggered.
“B*stard! If you know what’s good for you, leave now, or else I wouldn’t mind correcting that mistake I made years back!” Yang Guangzhao said coldly.
“After I’m done settling my score with the Yang family, I’ll naturally leave, you don’t have to worry about that!”
Ling Jiu faintly, “The first grudge, Yang Yuting hired someone to beat up my dad before and hired a killer to assassinate me.”
As he said that, Ling Jiu looked at Yang Yuting and indifferently said, “Am I right, Yang Yuting, or should I say, Cousin Yang?”
“Ling…. Cousin… Cousin, It was a misunderstanding! All of this a misunderstanding!”
Yang Yuting’s face was pale with terror. “I did not know your identity that time, that’s why I made such a blunder. Please forget about it, by Auntie’s grace, I will definitely turn a new leaf in the future! Please give me a chance!”
“You’re already an adult, you should be responsible for the mistakes you have done. If you think crying and begging for mercy can resolve everything, how can there be so much hatred in this world?”
Ling Jiu glanced at Yang Yuting, and with a grasp of his hand, grabbed onto Yang Yuting.
Yang Yuting was terrified, as his legs kicked about frantically, yet to his shock he found that his body could not move, and he had no power to resist at all.
“Let Yuting go!”
The fourth son of the Yang family jumped out and yelled angrily.
“Insolence!”
Grandpa Yang stood up abruptly like an angry lion as he glared at Ling Jiu. “Come, take this b*stard down for me!”
“Yes, Sir!”
An old man dressed in an immaculate butler uniform with shiny and brushed hair walked out from the hall. “Young man, let Young Master Yuting go, and then kowtow before the master, admitting your wrong.”
“Asking me to kowtow? Who do you think you are?” Ling Jiu sneered.
“Insolent tongue!”
The butler Uncle Fu spat out the word as an inexplicable aura suddenly radiated from him as it instantly enveloped Ling Jiu.
“Arcana Field?”
Ling Jiu was surprised. “You’re a Level 6, or a Level 7 Arcanist?”
“This old one is incompetent and has only just broken through Level 8!”