"Go on, keep spinning your tales. Haven't you beaten Xia Ruize plenty of times before? That kid just doesn't like talking to his father. Let it go—one beating will do. You can't beat him to death like you did Xia Ruize; with his cultivation, he probably couldn't take it. Hey, I'm Xia Ruiyuan, your older female cousin, more or less. Come over and pay your respects." A woman shot a mocking glance at the young man who had just spoken.
"Older Sister Yuan, after paying your respects, do we become your playthings? Now that's quite the skill you've got." The young man who had just spoken burst into a cackling laugh, his expression ambiguous.
"Hmph, Xia Ruiyu, wash that filthy mouth of yours first. He's your younger male cousin. Must you make such a mess of things?" Xia Ruiyuan gave me a mocking, wicked look.
"He's probably a bastard. It's nothing to worry about." One young man spoke as if consoling them.
"Right. I heard this kid came from the countryside. Maybe his runaway mother found some wild man and had him. Look at the way he's dressed—like some stupid dog. It's easy to tell him apart from Xia Ruize, isn't it? Hey, didn't you hear what Older Sister Yuan just said? She told you to come here and pay your respects! Stupid dog, get on your knees for me!" The leader was no youngster either, older than Ruize and around thirty. He strode forward and reached out his large hand to grab me, apparently thinking I had no cultivation at all.
I pinched a blue talisman between my fingers and flicked it lightly. With a boom, two flames burst from the Yin-Yang Poles and coiled toward him!
The man was stunned for an instant, then his face darkened. He