Chapter 9 A treasure!

There were only two men in the hall, Tien Yang, second hand of Yang, and the other, at his middle age, with a sage-like physique and finely-cut face.

The eldest son of Yang, and eldest uncle of Lance Loong --Shane Yang.

Stepping inside the hall, Shane Yang eyes met Shane Yang’s.

" Facial kindness mixing with a trace of divinity, Shane Yang’s cultivation is too profound; his presence is nothing like the Tien Yang next to him."

Along with the enhancement of cultivation, Lance Loong’s perceptual ability was enhanced accordingly.

Shane Yang looked at Lance Loong and said: “ You must be Lance Loong. Last time I saw you, you were still a kid. The life out there has grown you into a big man of today.”

" Shane Yang didn't punish me right away, which is definitely a good news."

Lance Loong thought secretly, his creed of life is to survive; survive before you could achieve something; his beating-up of Zhan Yang was unjustifiable after all, not to mention he was the son of Tien Yang; he bowed to salute the two: " My uncles, here stand the nephew Lance Yang."

He had promised his father to change his surname, but now his strength did not allow him to do so, at least not in the hall of Yang, not in front of Shane Yang.

" You did make it to stage 3, and you exquisite physique shows that you have acquired another special fighting skills; I bet you have working hard secretly to have this achievement. Given time, it is not impossible to catch up with Lynn and Irene.”

Lance Loong replied with the utmost courtesy he could possibly have.

" Why he keeps talking with me of this nonsense instead of the beating-up of his nephew; Tien Yang, on the contrary, looks at me like he wants to tear me apart."

Then Tien Yang called in low voice, " Big brother!"

Shane Yang smiled at Tien Yang's reminder, then said gracefully: “ Such a young man with potentials, but it's really not right to beat up your own brother, so heavily.”

Lance Loong relied with a pretence of nervousness: " Uncle, wounds of a certain level were inevitable in a fight; plus, at my current stage, I still find it hard to fully control my power and Chi. It was not my intention to hurt him like this.”

Interrupted, Shane Yang decided to listen to his justification, but not Tien Yang; he said coolly: "Not your intention? The version I heard was that you even tried to kill my son. Cruel as you are, you are not going to do any better in the future. I have to make sure you learn the lesson today before you make more waves!”

Tien Yang jumped to his feet and approached Lance Loong step by step; his profound Chi pressed upon Lance Loong, almost crushing him to the ground.

Staying silent, Lance Loong sustain himself against the strong oppression.

He knew that any attempt was in vain if Tien Yang was determined to kill him.

A female voice coming from outside of the door saved the day.

" Bro Tien, give him to me, and I will make it right for you."

Lance Loong breathed a good relief, but his heart was still fluttering with fear.

He knew exactly who was behind him, Samantha Yang.

Everyone knew Samantha Yang's attitude towards Lance Loong all these years. It was not going to be any better for Lance Loong falling into her hands.

Tien Yang was complacent at her request: " Just take him. They were just kids playing. Teach him the lesson with mercy if you could!”

Then, he just left without another word.

Feeling idled, Shane Yang stood up smiling. Before leaving, he leaned towards whispering in her ears: “ Father might appreciate his talent by acquiring The Shooting Star Fist less than five days; deal with him wisely...”

Samantha Yang was surprised by such comment. When Shane Yang was gone, she walked up to Lance Loong.

Eavesdropping his word, Lance Loong scrutinized Samantha Yang's face carefully trying to find a trace of shocking, but unfortunately there was only the marble coldness in her.

"Yes, this level of strength wouldn't impress her obvious."

Lance Loong was still energized; he could not be more carelessly in saying: " Just do what you need to do fast; don’t waste my time.”

Knitting her brows, Samantha Yang said coolly," You strength was still not a match to your proud boast. Just as your old man, you are taking yourself too seriously! I have witnessed so many young talents perish before my eyes, yet not one was as ridiculous and ignorant as you and father are.”

An impulse of kill flashed through the eyes of Lance Loong.

He forced it away..

" I am leaving if you have nothing, better than talk, to do with me."

He walked past Samantha Yang saying. Almost as he was out of the door, Samantha Yang added abruptly, “ In case you are not informed, my marriage with John Bai is in next month; And as for you, leave Baiyang immediately before I change my mind of sparing your life.”

Lance Loong was not surprised at such news.

But with such stage of cultivation, he still found it hard to immune to such grief and hatred. What’s stronger than the bond of mother and son; what’s more heartbroken to face such feud.

Lance Loong turned to her in the coolest manner: " Just for you information, gentle man John Bai is not so gentle as he acted to be; I saw him abduct several sixteen-ish girls and trafficked them like animals with my own eyes..."

Revealing the heavy secret, Lance Loong had a vain hope that it would come through to her somehow. However, Samantha Yang’s eyes were getting even icier; she interrupted Lance Loong with a sneer: “ Your defeating of Zhan Yang changed my thought on you, a bit; I thought you have changed; but now, you are letting me down , one more time.”

"I know it is upsetting knowing my remarriage, but stigmatize and humiliate others by making up such a ridiculous crime, could you go even lower? We are dearest friends and playmates from childhood; I knew John better even than himself. Save you energies and lies!”

Lance Loong clenched his fists firmly at her contemptuous and disappointed expression. The fury was like a fierce animal running wildly and howling inside him.

" Are you? So words of your own son mean nothing to you?"

Lance Loong stared at her, uttering firmly and slowly his words one after another.

“ I know everything about what you have done over the years--bullying others, being uneducated. You have disappointed me ten years ago just as what your father did. Your Loongs could not be trusted.”

Rage was tearing him apart! With his eyes glowing bloody red, he gazed at Samantha Yang before burst into wild laughter, " Easy said than done huh? Samantha Yang. Have you ever taken up your responsibility as a mother? With no care and education from father and mother, what do you expect me to be? You blame me for being a natural thug and hopeless spoilt brat. Now, let me tell you something, I did hurt several people, but none of them were innocent; and that’s the difference between me and your John Bai.

Taking in a deep breath, Lance Loong continued with more composure: " I let you down, not so much as that do you to me. As long as I am alive, you don’t get to remarried! Understood? Not while I, Lance Loong, am still breathing!”

Samantha Yang respond with a poker face, cold and plain; she dropped a bag of heavy stones at the foot of Lance Loong.

" You haven’t been part of Yang family to me, take these fifty Spirit Jades and get lost now. Get as far away from Baiyang as possible."

Always keen on taking advantages of any types, Lance Loong was acting oddly abnormal this time by turning his back on the jades and striding out without another word.

Rushing out of Yang's house, he got to the riverside. He could not longer contain her grief and indignation. He punched on a huge rock as if it was Samantha Yang, as if it was the pathetic himself till he dropped on land out of fatigue and energy draining.

Lying on the grassland, he turned around to look at the direction of the Yang family; in a trance, he saw a clearly huge mountain crossing in front of him, pressing on his heart.

Chi and steam of anger was venting from him as he lied there gripping firmly his hands.

" Father, I don't know if she is still worth it, but I would stop her from marring to the hypocrite John Bai either way. Her contempt for you and for me is intolerated!"

The nails pierced through his skin with blood dripping down.

" Father, no one is gonna stop me from becoming stronger. What you said makes its sense to me now. Only till I am at the peak of the world would everyone give me their full respects!"

" And thank you to those who looked upon me, bullied me, humiliated me. You have gave me the reason, impetus and motivation to cultivate. You have gave me a goal. Let’s wait and see. I would pay you back with a thundering surprise!"

" Half a month from now, a month from now, My presence as Lance Loong would return you the favor of today!"

Darkness of the sky fell as he vented out his darkness inside.

Looking into the vast night sky, Lance Loong sat leisurely on the roof of his house.

"Samantha Yang issued me an ultimatum me to leave Baiyang, but father asked me to get the Dragon’s Mark before leaving. What should I do? With my current strength, I can’t withstand her attack? Maybe I should stay away for a while; come back till the Family meeting starts.”


Reasoning with himself for a while, a better idea soothed his brows. " I prefer going out to hunt monsters than staying in Baiyang. Maybe I can make faster progress that way, even better if I can get some precious treasures along the way!"

Making up his mind, his stomach had started crying out for food. He jumped off the roof and headed for the Sunrise Tavern.

It's almost midnight, yet Sunrise Tavern was still buzzing.

Inching forward, Lance Loong heard people say: " Big news from Yang family!"

"What's that? Spit!"

"Haven’t you heard that Zhan Yang, grandson of Yang took a suicide after being stripped and humiliated in public by Lance Loong, son of the Samantha Yang!"

“Is it real?”

"Who dare to make such things up? The news just came out. Now, everyone of Yang are searching for Lance Loong within the town!"

Lance Loong left quietly and quickly at the news.

"Such a loser. I thought he could suck it up and live with that humiliation for longer. Who knows how vulnerable he is. But anyway, karma is a bitch. He got what he deserve.”

"Since that Zhan Yang is dead, Baiyang is last place I wanna stay. Better leave immediately!"

Growing up here, Baiyang was like a playground to him; secret tunnels out of the town were imprinted in his mind. Before Yangs arrived, he had vanished into nowhere.

He turned around and looked at the fading town after a certain distance away.

"The death of Zhan Yang would cause more trouble than I could expect in the Family meeting. But I have heard that Patriarch of the Yangs is keen on recruiting talents to his use. If I could impress him with my extraordinary gifts. I may still stand a chance! The Shooting Star Fist should have been a shock to him as well."

Out of town, where was his next destination?

"To the east of Baiyang town, the mountains are densely covered with jungles, populated with poisonous insects and monsters and floated with precious treasures..."

Lance Loong was about to turn east before someone from behind caught up.

Panic button activated, he hid himself under the bushes instantly.

He breathed a sigh of relief when he made out the comer and laughed easily.

It was the younger of the two men who followed Lynn Yang this morning. Simon Bai, the younger son of John Bai.

A flashback to the day when Simon Bai bullied him in the Jade Building occurred to Lance Loong at the sight of him.

"What’s he after?"

Lance Loong thought that Simon Bai was chasing him; but it was not, obviously. When he looked more closely, what’s dragging a long tail glowing with cold light in front of Simon Bai and floating in the mid-air as if to tease him was nothing else, but a treasure!