The Braggart Is Here! How Dare He Disturb This Young Master's Sleep?

Ye Xuan had shone brilliantly in the National League!

News of his frenzied rise through a method that was practically self-mutilation quickly spread throughout the major martial arts lineages of Dragon Summer Country.

Some were astonished, some wary, and some...

Had other thoughts.

Dragon Summer Country, Huangfu Family.

Inside an antique Council Hall.

Several elders with unfathomable auras sat gathered together.

"This Ye Xuan is an interesting prospect, but his foundation is too shallow. Burning his potential in exchange for strength is, in the end, an unorthodox path. He will not go far."

A white-haired elder held a teacup and offered his assessment blandly.

"Ye Xuan is not the key." The Hook-nosed Old Man's eyes gleamed sharply. "The key is that boy from the Lin Family, Lin Yuan!"

"First, he suppressed Ye Xuan with A Thought during the school tournament, displaying strength suspected to be at the Marrow Cleansing Realm Ninth Level and drawing attention from every side. Yet in the blink of an eye, he gave up the best possible chance to make a name for himself in the National League and instead holed up in his estate as a salted fish."

"When something is abnormal, there must be a demon at work! I suspect the power he displayed before either came from some Secret Treasure with immense power but an equally immense price, or... the cultivation technique he practices has a massive flaw and cannot sustain prolonged combat!"

At those words, the elders present all revealed thoughtful expressions.

The Huangfu Family and the Lin Family were hereditary enemies.

Back then, Lin Zhan had risen in the Northern Border, climbing to the summit by stepping over countless experts. Among them had been forebears of the Huangfu Family.

The Huangfu Family had never forgotten that blood debt.

It was only because Lin Zhan was too powerful and commanded the Northern Border Legion that they had not dared make any rash moves.

But now, an opportunity seemed to have arrived.

"Lin Zhan is an old immortal; we cannot touch him. But if we can recover some face through the grandson he values most and humiliate him ruthlessly, that would be a fine thing indeed!"

The Hook-nosed Old Man sneered.

"Exactly! I propose that we send someone to test that Lin Yuan's true capabilities!"

"Who will go?"

Everyone's gaze fell upon a young man standing ramrod straight at the end of the hall, his face written with wild arrogance.

Huangfu Zhuo!

The most outstanding genius of the Huangfu Family's generation, he had reached the Marrow Cleansing Realm Eighth Level at merely twenty years old.

Moreover, he possessed the Huangfu Family's secret arts. Even a true Marrow Cleansing Realm Ninth Level expert might not necessarily be his match!

"I'll go!"

Huangfu Zhuo took a step forward, his voice ringing like metal, filled with powerful confidence.

"I have long wanted to meet that so-called Qilin Son of the Lin Family! I want to see whether he is truly a True Dragon, or merely a loach that knows how to bluff and put on a show!"

The Hook-nosed Old Man nodded in satisfaction. "Very good! However, you cannot go directly to challenge him in the family's name. That would give others something to talk about."

"Go to Dragon Summer Country Capital Martial Arts Academy in your own name. Publicly declare that you cannot stand Lin Yuan using his power to bully others and suppressing a grassroots genius like Ye Xuan, and that you have come specifically to 'seek justice' for Ye Xuan!"

"That way, we can both probe Lin Yuan's true abilities and claim the moral high ground, earning a fine reputation for 'upholding justice and aiding the weak.' Killing two birds with one stone!"

"This nephew understands!"

A cruel smile curled across Huangfu Zhuo's lips.

Humiliate Lin Yuan?

He was not satisfied with merely that.

What he wanted was to stomp that so-called Qilin Son of the Lin Family beneath his feet before everyone's eyes, ensuring he would never rise again for all eternity!

The next day.

Dragon Summer Country Capital Martial Arts Academy welcomed an uninvited guest.

A luxurious floating sports car ignored the academy's no-fly regulations and landed directly in the plaza outside the School Gate, drawing countless students' attention.

The car door opened, and Huangfu Zhuo emerged amid a group of black-clad bodyguards. He wore a white martial arts uniform, his features handsome but his gaze haughty.

"Where is Lin Yuan?!"

His voice boomed like a great bell, infused with spiritual power, instantly spreading across half the campus.

"Tell him to get the hell out here and see me!"

That incomparably arrogant attitude immediately sparked public outrage.

"Who is this guy? How dare he run wild at our school?"

"Huangfu Zhuo? Is he from the Huangfu Family? What are they here for?"

"From the sound of it, he came looking for Senior Lin Yuan?"

Huangfu Zhuo ignored the surrounding discussion. He grabbed a passing student and asked coldly, "Where is that turtle hiding, Lin Yuan?"

Terrified by the aura of a Marrow Cleansing Realm Eighth Level expert, the student's legs turned weak. Trembling, he pointed toward the Back Mountain. "Senior... Senior Lin... he... he is usually beneath that ancient tree in the Back Garden... sleeping..."

Sleeping?

Upon hearing those two words, the disdain and contempt on Huangfu Zhuo's face deepened.

So he really was trash!

With a great enemy at hand, he actually still had the mood to sleep?

Huangfu Zhuo snorted coldly, shoved the student aside, and strode toward the Back Garden.

A large crowd of students eager for a spectacle followed behind him as well.

Before long, they arrived at the Back Garden.

There, beneath a luxuriant century-old tree, a figure lay sound asleep on a comfortable lounge chair under a blanket, breathing evenly.

Sunlight filtered through the gaps between the leaves and fell across him in mottled patches of light, making the scene appear incomparably peaceful and serene.

At the sight, the last trace of vigilance in Huangfu Zhuo's heart completely vanished.

How could a true expert possibly sleep so defenselessly in public?

This Lin Yuan was one hundred percent all show and no substance!

A cruel smile appeared on Huangfu Zhuo's face as he slowly stepped forward.

The surrounding students all held their breaths unconsciously.

They sensed that a great battle was about to erupt before their very eyes.

Huangfu Zhuo stopped less than ten meters from Lin Yuan, a contemptuous curve lifting his lips.

He decided to use his aura first, crushing this sleeping piece of trash directly to his knees and forcing him to awaken in the most humiliating way possible!

"Trash, wake up!"

With a low shout, the terrifying pressure of a Marrow Cleansing Realm Eighth Level expert surged like floodwaters bursting through a collapsed dam, crashing down upon Lin Yuan on the lounge chair!