Chapter 60: Dumbstruck Tiger Tianming, Take Flight!
“Grandfather, you must stand up for me! That Hu Yunying, she actually had that alchemist do that to me, please stand up for me...”
Ling Tian heard the voice and immediately knew its source—who else but Hu Tian? He saw Hu Tian clutching his backside, his face filled with grief and indignation, complaining in front of his grandfather.
He was no longer clean!
He had woken up in the room, feeling pain in his rear. Sensing something amiss, he turned to look, which almost made him faint. The alchemist—his own chosen alchemist—was blushing as he did such unspeakable things to him. In the heat of play, flames would erupt from his hands and strike his thighs. It was enough to drive him mad!
Yet, to his horror, he found himself unable to resist the sensation. No, that wasn’t the right way to put it—it must have been the effect of the medicine! Damn it, damn it! Who could be so twisted as to do something so outrageous?
Hu Yunying—yes, it must have been her. He distinctly remembered that just as he was about to get his hands on her, he was ambushed.
Damn...
Thinking of this, Hu Tian felt a strange sensation, and his face darkened completely. The alchemist had actually... done it! Damn it, how could he endure such humiliation?
Disregarding the pain, he threw the alchemist to the ground. He couldn’t let himself suffer for nothing! He retaliated, and after it was all over, he was thoroughly defiled. Though afterward he dismembered the alchemist, those scenes still haunted his mind.
He wanted revenge, wanted his grandfather to avenge him! He could not let such humiliation go, not without retribution.
“I understand. Stay away from me!”
The Grand Elder raised his brow, feeling a bit of gloom upon hearing what had happened to his grandson. Disgust welled within him.
Though his grandson was a little unruly, his talent was good. Hmph, so what if it’s a Saintess? She’d be marrying the Saint Son of the Phoenix clan anyway. Who cares who profits? What harm if his own grandson spent a night with her? Hah, ungrateful wretch!
Now that her grandfather was about to be executed, there was even less to worry about. If his grandson wanted to do whatever he wished to her, so be it—he wanted to see who would dare stop him.
“Hm?”
Upon arriving, the first thing he saw were the elders kneeling on the ground, and then he noticed the Third Grand Elder, Hu Yunqing, looking at him with interest.
Hu Tianming found it odd—his demonic aura had been cleared? By whom? Who could possess such ability?
Hu Tianming furrowed his brows, realizing things might not be so simple this time.
“Yun Tian, why are you here too?”
Hu Tianming approached the group and greeted them, his gaze never landing on Hu Yunqing. Relationships had their distances.
“Yunqing’s demonic aura was purged, so I came to see.”
Hu Yuntian, clear-headed as a mirror, glanced at Hu Yunqing and explained his presence.
Hu Tianming’s expression soured. Previously, when asked, Hu Yuntian would answer simply, without involving Hu Yunqing. Now, his words made it seem as if they shared a closer bond—definitely not good news for Hu Tianming.
“Speaking of Yunqing, there’s something I’d like to discuss with you. Your granddaughter has caused my grandson to end up like this—there should be some compensation, don’t you think?”
Hearing Hu Yuntian mention Hu Yunqing, Hu Tianming promptly shifted his focus, aiming at Hu Yunqing.
“Compensate him? Hah, you should look at what your grandson has done—he’s behaved exactly like a grandson should!”
Ling Tian sneered, mocking him.
How could he not? Seeing Hu Tian clutching his backside, Ling Tian had laughed countless times inwardly.
“That voice—it's you? Good! You’re the one who knocked me out, aren’t you? Damn it!”
Upon hearing Ling Tian speak, Hu Tian’s eyes widened. He pointed at Ling Tian’s face, stepping forward to settle the score. With his grandfather present, and Ling Tian being an outsider, what could he possibly do? It would be easy to deal with him.
“Kneel!”
Ling Tian activated the Dominion of All Beasts, targeting Hu Tian specifically.
“Thud...”
Hu Tian dropped to his knees. Although Ling Tian’s Dominion of All Beasts was focused on Hu Tian, its pressure affected the other beast clans as well. Their faces changed—why did he have such terrifying power?
At this moment, Hu Yunqing’s heart was anything but calm. Ling Tian’s pressure could even affect him!
“What sorcery is this? Courting death!”
Hu Tianming was secretly shocked. Could a human possess such prowess? He couldn’t let Ling Tian leave alive. He reached into the void to crush Ling Tian.
“That’s enough. This young friend is my honored guest. If you move against him, I won’t allow it!”
Before Luo Changsheng could act, Hu Yunqing waved his hand, effortlessly deflecting Hu Tianming’s attack.
Hu Tianming frowned—something was off. Was it already so easy for Hu Yunqing to receive his attack?
“Ying, tell us what happened.”
Hu Yunqing knew exactly what kind of person Hu Tian was; he understood his granddaughter well and was eager to see Hu Tian exposed.
How could she have done such a thing?
“It was him. He tricked me into a room under the pretense of introducing me to someone with a strange fire, then drugged me. If not for his help, I would have been... It was simply a matter of returning the favor!”
Hu Yunying glared at Hu Tian with hate. Even now, she shuddered at the memory; if not for Ling Tian, she might already have been... If he had succeeded, what would her fate have been? Thinking about it sent chills down her spine.
“Good, good! Your grandson dared to insult my granddaughter, and you want compensation? To hell with that!”
Hu Yunqing cursed aloud.
Damn it, isn’t this bullying the honest? If he weren’t around, what would happen to his granddaughter? If he could swallow this, he’d no longer be Hu Yunying’s grandfather!
“What did you say?”
Hu Tianming was stunned. He hadn’t expected the usually gentle Hu Yunqing to speak so boldly.
How dare he! Did he not recognize their difference in status?
“To hell with you!”
Hu Yunqing hadn’t expected Hu Tianming to respond that way, but now that he had, Hu Yunqing was happy to oblige.
Hu Tianming’s beard quivered with rage.
“Outrageous, truly outrageous!”
Hu Tianming moved to strike.
“Tianming, let it go.”
Hu Yuntian stepped forward to advise.
“You needn’t plead for him. Today, he’s angered me, and I want to see what he’s truly capable of!”
Hu Tianming mistook Hu Yuntian’s words as a plea, rebuking him.
Hu Yuntian curled his lips. He was trying to help! Where did Hu Tianming get such confidence? Hu Yunqing was now a pseudo-emperor. Not only could Hu Tianming not defeat him, both of them together would still lose. Moreover, Hu Yunqing had caught the attention of the clan’s ancestor; wasn’t Hu Tianming courting disaster?
Even the elders nearby admired the Grand Elder’s courage, their gazes landing on Hu Tian. Frankly, this kid really knew how to drag his grandfather into trouble. If not for him, Hu Tianming wouldn’t be involved at all.
“No, Tianming, listen to me...”
Before Hu Yuntian could finish, Hu Tianming rushed forward.
“Outrageous!”
A voice, imbued with immense authority, echoed forth, instantly suppressing Hu Tianming as he advanced towards Hu Yunqing.
“An-ancestor?”
Hu Tianming froze. That pressure was unmistakable—it belonged to the ancestor of the White Tiger clan. My heavens, what had happened to stir the ancestor from his slumber? The ancestor only appeared when the clan faced extinction; otherwise, he remained asleep to prolong his life. Yet nothing had happened—why had he come out, and why was he targeting him?
“Could it be...?”
A dreadful thought crossed Hu Tianming’s mind. He had attacked Hu Yunqing, only to be suppressed. This meant the ancestor’s appearance was linked to Hu Yunqing.
“Yunqing, you handle this matter.”
The voice fell, leaving Hu Tianming scorched inside and out. What? The ancestor had left the matter to Hu Yunqing? This was trouble! Clearly, in the ancestor’s eyes, Hu Yunqing now outranked him.
“Sigh, I told you not to act rashly. Yunqing has already reached the pseudo-emperor realm!”
At this moment, Hu Yuntian revealed another fact to further shock Hu Tianming.
No wonder, no wonder!
Hu Tian, seeing his own grandfather suppressed, lost all his bluster, adopting a humble demeanor.
“Yunying, I was wrong. At that time, I was blinded by greed—it was all that alchemist’s fault. If not for him, I wouldn’t have done such things, I...”
Hu Tian began to apologize sincerely, tears streaming down his face. Normally, he was arrogant, but when the ancestor appeared, he knew to adapt.
Hu Tianming wanted to kick his grandson, but considering his predicament, he kept quiet.
“Sigh, I was wrong. I must offer compensation.”
Under everyone’s gaze, Hu Tianming sighed with gritted teeth, finally bowing his head. His dignity was utterly lost!
He was filled with regret, reminiscing about the past when he had always suppressed Hu Yunqing. How had things changed so much?
It was clear he would have to restrain himself in the future.
Hu Tian also stood up.
Hu Yunying approached him from behind and suddenly kicked him hard.
“Ah!”
Hu Tian cried out, clutching his already injured backside and leaping three yards high.
Hu Yunying clapped her hands in satisfaction, her expression icy.
“If you ever try anything again, you won’t get off so easily next time.”