This had clearly achieved Third Master Bandit's intended effect. His original goal had been to cripple a few of the Yang family's geniuses. After all, medium-sized clans like this, when allied with the Twelve Great Clans, could easily threaten the Redcoat Bandit Gang.
"Ah, Yang Family Patriarch, my apologies. Fists and kicks have no words, and one of your clan's geniuses actually lost an arm. I truly am sorry." Third Master Bandit chuckled, looking as though he were enjoying a joke.
He was extremely satisfied with Xu Hu's performance.
But the members of the Yang family could not be happy. One by one, they were furious yet dared not speak, their eyes turning bloodshot.
Even though Yang Chen did not get along with Yang Wu, they were still both members of the Yang family. Seeing Yang Wu in such a miserable state, he could hardly feel uplifted. He had no intention of gloating over Yang Wu's fate.
"Patriarch... I, I..."
Yang Wu simply could not believe what was happening before his eyes. Looking at his severed arm, he was so frightened that tears streamed down his face, and he trembled in terror. There was none of his usual arrogance and tyranny left.
Yang Jinhe glanced at Yang Wu's severed arm, trembling with rage as he gritted his teeth and said, "Liu Third Master, your subordinate truly strikes without mercy."
Third Master showed no fear at all, smiling harmlessly. "Yes. Don't worry, I'll give Xu Hu a proper scolding when we get back. How could he strike without knowing restraint? But if you ask me, in a match, fists and feet have no eyes. It is perfectly normal for accidents to happen. Besides, this little fellow has already lost an arm and become a cripple. I think you should just leave him be. There's no need to waste medicine on him."
Yang Wu had still managed to remain conscious, but upon hearing the reality that he had become a cripple, his entire body jolted. He fainted from fright.
Miss Yu, Yang Wu's fiancée, also trembled, muttering, "Father, I want to break off the engagement. I want to break off the engagement. I absolutely will not marry a cripple. Absolutely not!"
The Yu Family Patriarch stood with his hands behind his back. Looking at the Yang family's tragedy today, he sighed. "I truly did not expect this to happen. Yang Wu's situation is worthy of sympathy, but sympathy is sympathy. He is no longer a suitable husband for our Yu family. It is time to consider breaking off the engagement with the Yang family."
After all, no one wanted their daughter to marry a cripple.
Yang Wu had undoubtedly fallen from heaven into the abyss.
"This is too vile!" Fourth Master Yang gritted his teeth in fury.
How could Yang Jinhe, the Yang Family Patriarch, feel any differently?
Yet now, faced with the Redcoat Bandit Gang's overwhelming strength, even if they ground their teeth to pieces, they had to swallow them into their stomachs. So what if Yang Wu had been crippled? Did the Yang family dare challenge the Redcoat Bandit Gang? If they truly dared to confront them today, it would still be the Yang family that suffered.
"Third Master, you are satisfied now. You can leave, can't you?" Yang Jinhe said coldly.
Third Master rubbed his brow. "That won't do. Xu Hu was just telling me that he has not even finished warming up yet. How about this? Pick another one. At the very least, you have to let Xu Hu warm up a little, don't you?"
He was pressing them step by step.
He was utterly pressing them step by step.
Third Master's meaning was already obvious.
Sending out a few nobodies would not do. They had to choose a few passable ones for Xu Hu to cripple.
"Patriarch, I'll go!"
"Patriarch, let me do it."
The Yang family did not lack hot-blooded youths, and several could not help rushing forward.
Yang Jinhe shouted sternly, "All of you, get back!"
Only then did Yang Jinhe fix him with a cold stare and say, "Third Master, your Xu Hu has already reached the Body Refining Realm Fifth Level. Meanwhile, the strongest of our Yang family's youngsters are only at the Body Refining Realm Fourth Level. I do not think there is any need for this match to continue."
Third Master folded his arms. "Ah, Yang Family Patriarch, what sort of expression is that? If I'm not mistaken, Yang Wu does not seem to be your Yang family's most outstanding genius. According to my information, the most exceptional performer at your Yang family's Coming-of-Age Ceremony was a youth named Yang Chen. Am I right?"
When those words entered Yang Jinhe's ears, he was so furious that he nearly spat out blood.
What was this Third Master trying to do?
Was he trying to wipe out every promising seedling in the Yang family?
And how did this Third Master know the specific details of the Coming-of-Age Ceremony?
Very quickly, his expression changed slightly. He realized that these bandits had long had their eyes on the Yang family. Among these outsiders, there had to be lackeys and spies of the Redcoat Bandit Gang.
During the earlier commotion, someone had told Third Master the details of the Coming-of-Age Ceremony.
Now that Third Master had heard there was another Excellent Genius in the Yang family, how could he possibly refrain from crippling him as well? Bandits feared nothing more than medium-sized clans growing into great clans, for then they would slip free of the Bandit Gang's control.
But how could he let Yang Chen fight? Xu Hu's strength had already been made perfectly clear. Despite his young age, not only had he reached the Body Refining Realm Fifth Level, but he also possessed extremely rich combat experience. Now that Yang Wu had been crippled, the Yang family only had promising seedlings such as Yang Chen left. How could he send Yang Chen to his death as well?
Moreover, Yang Chen was the crucial link in the Yang family's cooperation with the Li Family Commerce Association. Li Youyan had clearly come here today for Yang Chen. If he failed to protect Yang Chen, the Yang family would suffer a tremendous loss today...
Thinking of this, Yang Jinhe said firmly, "Third Master, spare others when you can."
The more Yang Jinhe protected Yang Chen, the more curious Third Master became about what kind of person Yang Chen was. He would never allow a medium-sized clan to grow in secret. At that moment, he bared his teeth in a sinister grin. "What if I refuse to spare anyone today?"
"My younger brother has already left. If you have anything to settle, come at me. Third Master, every one of you here counts. If you truly want trouble, bring it all to me." Just as Third Master refused to let the matter rest, a sharp feminine cry suddenly rang in everyone's ears.
A slender woman appeared before the crowd. Who else could she be but Yang Caidie?
Of course, only Yang Caidie would say something so fierce and fiercely protective.
"Yang Caidie, you—" Seeing Yang Caidie appear, Yang Jinhe stamped his feet in anxiety.
"Caidie, calm down. Don't do anything foolish."
Yang Caidie's sisters hurriedly tried to persuade her.
What a joke. Yang Caidie might be the Number One Genius among the Yang family's women, but what she had just said was far too arrogant.
Leaving aside Third Master, whose strength was such that even the Yang Family Patriarch dared not provoke him, this entire group alone was enough to raze the Yang family to the ground. Who would dare make a sound? Only Yang Caidie clenched her delicate fists, fearing neither heaven nor earth. For her younger brother, she even dared oppose these vicious-looking bandits.
Only Yang Jinhe could understand Yang Caidie's feelings. For her younger brother, Yang Caidie was willing to risk even her life.
On the other hand, Third Master stared straight at Yang Caidie. From the first instant he noticed her, he could not bear to look away.
"What a beautiful girl, haha." Third Master licked his lips. "Little girl, if you are willing to accompany us for some fun, your brother's match with Xu Hu can naturally be set aside for later."
"There is no need to set it aside." The instant Yang Caidie stepped forward, Yang Chen's voice suddenly rang out.
"Yang Chen, why did you come out?" Yang Jinhe and Yang Caidie shouted almost in unison.
Yang Chen sighed. Originally, he had not intended to step forward. He had thought these bandits would not force the Yang family to the point of sending him out, but who could have known that his sister would suddenly appear?
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