Are You Teaching Me How to Do Things?

No sooner had he finished speaking than that figure raised a palm and struck at Tang Tian.

The palm came with fierce momentum, as though it had drained all the spiritual energy between heaven and earth, and it made Tang Tian feel an oppressive force bearing down on him.

"Not good, an Organs-Hiding Realm expert."

Tang Tian's expression changed. He could no longer spare a thought for Tang Feng beneath his foot and prepared to retreat.

Yet at that moment, another hunched figure stepped in front of Tang Tian and met the palm strike head-on.

Boom!

The two palms collided, and the force that burst outward sent the watching youths sprawling in all directions.

After withdrawing their hands, the man who had struck first gave a cold snort. "Elder Li, I'm disciplining my nephew. Must you meddle in other people's affairs?"

The man standing before Tang Tian was Elder Li, his father's servant. Facing him was Tang Xiaohai, his face dark and gloomy.

"This old servant obeys only the Lineage Head. Since his son has been bullied, this old servant naturally must act."

Elder Li leaned on his cane, his voice low.

"Bullied? Elder Li, look carefully. Who is lying on the ground and being trampled underfoot right now? Is it Tang Tian?" Tang Xiaohai roared.

"Oh? When peers compete, if one is beaten, he can only blame himself for being inferior in skill. And if this old servant is not mistaken, Young Master Tang Feng is at the Mid-Stage Bone-Forging Realm, correct? Young Master Tian is merely at the Initial Blood-Burning Realm. He is an entire realm lower, yet Tang Feng was still beaten flat on the ground. Don't you find that shameful?"

Elder Li tapped his cane against the ground, then looked at Tang Xiaohai and said gravely, "You probably do not find it shameful. Young Master Feng was already bullying the weak with his strength, and yet you, an elder at the Organs-Hiding Realm, intended to attack a nephew in the Blood-Burning Realm. This old servant believes the Lineage Head would not wish to see such a thing either."

"Elder Li, I advise you to mind your own business. Tang Tian injured not only my son, but also Elder Tang Xiao's grandson. Even if I let this matter go, I fear Elder Tang Xiao will not leave it at that."

Tang Xiaohai snorted coldly. His son lay on the ground like a dead dog; father and son had utterly lost face today.

He had never dreamed that Tang Feng would be so weak—or rather, he had never imagined Tang Tian would be so formidable.

"Xiaohai, you think too highly of this old man. It is no great matter for youngsters to fight. A lineage needs some conflict and competition to have motivation. If we must intervene to settle every matter involving the younger generation, would we not become a laughingstock in the eyes of others?"

An old man dressed in gray, his head full of white hair and his hands clasped behind his back, walked over.

He was actually at the Early Soul-Emergence Realm. It seemed the Tang Family was far from as simple as it appeared on the surface.

Tang Tian raised an eyebrow slightly. This old man was Tang Li's grandfather, Tang Xiao.

When the old man looked at Tang Tian, a sharp, icy aura suddenly flared in his eyes, only to vanish in an instant. He concealed it extremely well.

The moment Tang Li saw his grandfather arrive, he hurried over and opened his mouth, wanting to speak.

Tang Xiao gave a cold snort. "Haven't you embarrassed yourself enough? Take today as a lesson and go back to cultivate properly!"

"Yes... Grandfather..." Tang Li lowered his head helplessly.

"Uncle, when I was beaten by them in the past, why did I never see you come out to uphold justice? And why did I never see my father come out to protect his own?"

Tang Tian was thoroughly displeased with this uncle of his. As an elder, Tang Xiaohai had actually attacked him just now.

"Bastard, are you saying I play favorites?" Tang Xiaohai glared furiously.

"Isn't that exactly what you did? You're already so old, so don't think others are too stupid to see through you. I beat Tang Feng today—what are you going to do about it? If you intend to bully the weak with your strength, I think Father would not mind stepping in either."

Tang Tian remained calm. Setting aside whether Tang Xiaohai could even hurt him, Tang Lingyun's status and cultivation as Starfall City's number one expert alone was enough to keep anyone from acting recklessly.

If they refused to follow the rules, they would be the first ones to suffer.

"Fine. Let today's matter end here. There will not be a next time. Why don't you hurry up and take your foot off him?"

Tang Xiaohai forced himself to calm down. If he attacked again, this matter would truly spiral out of control.

"Are you teaching me how to do things?"

Tang Tian's temperament was simple: if someone showed him a foot of respect, he returned it tenfold.

But if someone was given face and refused to take it, he would never show them a pleasant expression.

"You..."

Tang Xiaohai truly had not expected his own nephew to be so disrespectful toward him. He trembled with rage from head to toe.

Of course, he had never considered whether he himself had acted like an elder.

"Uncle, if you had treated me as a member of the Tang Family in the past, things would not have come to this. This time, I'll let it go. But next time, don't blame me for turning my back on all ties."

Tang Tian snorted coldly, moved his foot off Tang Feng's back, then looked at Ye Ruxue. "Ru Xue, sorry you had to witness this. Would you like to come sit at my place?"

It was improper for a man and woman to be alone together, but Tang Tian had no such concerns. In the entire Tang Family, only his small courtyard was truly quiet.

"Alright!" Ye Ruxue nodded.

"Grandpa Li, thank you for stepping in. Otherwise, certain shameless people would have gotten their way."

Tang Tian cupped his hands to Elder Li, then left with Ye Ruxue.

Elder Li nodded to Tang Xiao as well before departing.

Tang Xiaohai's gaze was deep as he looked at Tang Xiao and said coldly, "I did not expect Elder Tang Xiao to be such a righteous and reasonable man."

"Hehe, you flatter me. Grandson, let us return."

Tang Xiao smiled and left with Tang Li.

Tang Feng lay on the ground, his eyes filled with hatred. The humiliation of today could only be washed away with Tang Tian's life someday!

"Let's go."

Tang Xiaohai knew the pain in his son's heart and said nothing more. Only Tang Feng himself could wash away this humiliation.

The internal conflict within the Tang Family did not spread outside, so no one knew that Tang Tian had utterly crushed Tang Feng, who was at the Mid-Stage Bone-Forging Realm.

After defeating Tang Feng, no one among the Tang Family's younger generation dared bully Tang Tian again.

When the older generation heard that Tang Feng, the Tang Family's most outstanding youth, had been defeated, they were endlessly curious.

Had they not been mindful of Tang Xiaohai's pride, they would already have gone to question Tang Feng.

The moment Tang Tian defeated Tang Feng, he washed away the title of trash that had clung to him within the Tang Family.

What everyone anticipated most, however, was Tang Tian's battle with Lin Yichen the day after tomorrow. Who would emerge victorious?

If Tang Tian could win, then with his current cultivation, he would no longer be trash, but a genius.

"Brother Qingyuan, please forgive the embarrassment."

In a courtyard, beside a stone table, Tang Lingyun filled Ye Qingyuan's cup with wine.

"Hehe, it was quite interesting. Your son defeated someone at the Mid-Stage Bone-Forging Realm in an instant using only pure physical strength. He has several chances of victory in his battle with Lin Yichen the day after tomorrow."

Ye Qingyuan smiled faintly. Given their cultivation, the two of them had naturally been fully aware of the earlier dispute.

Tang Lingyun shook his head with a bitter smile. "If possible, I would rather he spend his entire life as an ordinary man, living simply. The path of cultivation is a road of no return."

"Everything is guided by fate. There is no use thinking too much. Perhaps the path of cultivation suits him better?"

Ye Qingyuan raised his wine cup and smiled faintly.

"Come, cheers!"

The two drained their cups. After they had drunk until they were pleasantly tipsy, Ye Qingyuan returned with Ye Ruxue.

This day was the liveliest day in Starfall City.

Because everyone knew that the day Tang Tian had arranged to battle Lin Yichen had arrived.

The crowds surged like a tide, all rushing toward the plaza in the heart of Starfall City.

[Author's aside]: The first update for today is here. More updates will follow. Tang Feng and Tang Li lay on the ground and shouted, "Brothers, send in more silver tickets and beat him!"