Shen Yue lay collapsed on the ground after being stomped on. He tried to get up, but he simply couldn't.
"Aaaaah! The Divine Family won't let you get away with this!"
Even now, Shen Yue was still making threats. Yun Tian kicked him away, sending him flying into a nearby heap of garbage, where he promptly passed out.
"All right, Ling'er, let's go."
"Then, husband, what about her?"
Ling'er pointed at the girl.
"Bring her along."
"All right."
Then she struck Shen Yue with her palm once more, driving him straight into the ground.
Only after Yun Tian left did the onlookers step forward.
"Shen Yue has always been so arrogant. Now he's finally met someone he can't push around."
"Exactly. Serves him right for acting so high and mighty all the time."
"Good! Beat that rotten bastard to death!"
"That's right! He deserved it!"
After leaving, Yun Tian had the owner take him to the house. He looked it over and was very pleased. Without even bargaining, he paid the full price and bought it outright.
Then Yun Tian and Ling'er went out to buy a few more things. While the two of them happily enjoyed their shopping, others were far less happy. Word that Shen Yue of the Divine Family had been crippled spread quickly, and information about Yun Tian soon reached the great families.
At the Wind Snow Family.
"City Lord, this is everything we could find out about that man. We haven't learned his name yet," said Ye Xiu of the Ye family.
"Oh? He came to Glory City from outside and bought a house. Then he saw Shen Yue threatening a girl and stepped in to help her. After Shen Yue insulted his woman, Yun Tian crippled him outright?"
"Yes. That's what we know so far."
"This Yun Tian provoked the Divine Family as soon as he arrived in Glory City. Interesting."
"Can you tell how strong he is?"
"City Lord, we can't determine his exact strength, but he killed a Bronze Demon Spirit Master with ease. He must be at least Silver Rank, and he could even be Gold Rank."
"Good. Send someone to keep an eye on him."
"Yes, City Lord."
In Ye Ziyun's room at the Wind Snow Family estate.
Ye Ziyun had just returned from outside. On her way back, she had heard that Shen Yue had been crippled.
"Who could it have been? They actually dared to cripple Shen Yue. Aren't they afraid of the Divine Family?"
At the Divine Family.
A heavy atmosphere hung over the Divine Family estate. Shen Yue lay in the main hall, wrapped in bandages from head to toe. Shen Hong sat there without saying a word, yet his silence seemed to say everything. After a long while, he finally spoke.
"Can someone tell me just who this Yun Tian is?"
"And why has Shen Yue ended up like this?"
No one dared to speak.
"Speak!"
Only then did someone step forward and say,
"Family Head, this is what happened."
Then came a stream of babbling, blah blah &...￥&￥￥￥...#%...
After hearing the account, Shen Hong asked,
"You're saying he came from outside, has no other backing, and crippled Shen Yue despite knowing he belonged to the Divine Family?"
"That's right, Family Head."
At that moment, another person spoke.
"And the Wind Snow Family has already sent people to watch him." The speaker was Shen Fei, the Divine Family's eldest young master. He was no good either-a pile of dog shit, a stray dog by the roadside.
Hearing that the Wind Snow Family had already sent people over, Shen Hong fell silent. He knew they were making a show of it for his benefit, declaring that this man was under their protection. Besides, his son had been in the wrong this time, so he should let the matter rest.
When Shen Fei saw Shen Hong fall silent, he said,
"Father, we have to teach that man a lesson and avenge my younger brother!"
But Shen Hong said,
"No. Send people to watch him, but don't make a move."
"Why, Father?"
"The Wind Snow Family has sent people to watch him too. They're clearly telling us not to touch him."
"Damn it," Shen Fei cursed. Then, as though something had occurred to him, he said to Shen Hong,
"Then, Father, since we can't send our people, could we send...?"
Shen Fei did not say what they could send, but everyone knew what he meant.
"No. Everyone is watching him now, and everyone knows he was the one who crippled Shen Yue. If anything happens to him at a time like this, anyone would realize we were responsible."
"Father, are we really not going to take revenge? How is the Divine Family supposed to save face?"
"Don't worry. He's just an outsider with no backing. Once this blows over, we'll make him disappear."
In Xiao Ning'er's room at the Winged Dragon Family estate.
"Miss, have you heard? Shen Yue of the Divine Family has been crippled."
"Oh? Who would dare attack Shen Yue? Aren't they afraid of the Divine Family?"
"Miss, I don't know about that. All I know is that the man is apparently very handsome."
"What, have you seen him?"
"No. I heard it from people who were there that day."
"Miss, if Shen Fei were crippled too, wouldn't that mean you wouldn't have to marry him?"
Xiao Ning'er fell silent at that. She was still bound by a marriage agreement with the Divine Family.
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