Chapter 51.1

Li Tianyan lifted the tea cup and brought it to his mouth. Hearing Cheng Qi’s words, he felt inexplicably happy but said, “The number one position is of no use to me, so let’s give it to others.”

“An unknown person from Jincheng actually dares to talk so shamelessly here,” Jiang Xiuhao, passing by the two people, overheard the conversation, stopped, and said with an unkind expression.

“Those two actually offended Young Master Jiang. How unlucky they are.” Everyone in the teahouse turned their heads upon hearing the commotion.

“Who let them be overconfident? Two individuals who aren’t even considered warriors claim they can take the first place.”

“If it was someone else and they wouldn’t bother to give him a look, it’s his bad luck. Unexpectedly, he met Jiang Xiuhao.”

“Why is it him again?” Shang Xiyue, entering the teahouse, recognized the man he saw at the city gate yesterday.

“Xiaoyue? Who is it again?” Shang Ruifeng, arriving later, heard his brother’s words and glanced around curiously.

“That’s the scoundrel who looked at me yesterday,” Shang Xiyue said with a steady expression.

Shang Ruifeng frowned upon following his brother’s gaze and seeing Jiang Xiuhao instructing his men to attack the young man sitting by the window.

If he witnessed warriors bullying ordinary people, Shang Ruifeng would not stand idly by. But today, he crossed his arms, not stepping forward to stop the situation, realizing the other party did not need help.

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Jiang Xiuhao originally intended to teach this arrogant individual a lesson. However, upon witnessing his subordinates at the sixth level of acquired warrior being taunted with no means of retaliation, he quickly realized that this individual was no ordinary person. Instead, he was a warrior concealing his true strength, fueling Jiang Xiuhao’s immediate anger. He called upon another attendant behind him.

“You, too, go up and help.”

The men behind Jiang Xiuhao comprehended his command, advancing to lift the table of the man. Li Tianyan, seated, remained unmoved and only extended his foot to kick the warrior lifting the table back to the man. A burly man knelt down on the ground, prompting uncontrollable laughter in the teahouse.

Cheng Qi, beside him, observed Li Tianyan’s skirmish with bright black eyes. Spotting someone aiming for the snack plates on the table, he preemptively took away a few plates and smiled at the surprised onlooker.

Li Tianyan was taken aback by the other party, he grabbed the man’s shoulders, lifted him up, and tossed him out of the window with one hand. The warrior who had knelt on the ground finally stood up, but before he could discern the situation, the world spun before him, and he tumbled onto his companions.

After dealing with the two thugs, Li Tianyan resumed drinking tea as if nothing had occurred. Cheng Qi also placed the snacks back in their original positions. Despite the apparent chaos – a young man facing off against two sixth-level warriors – not a drop of tea was spilled on the table, rendering the teahouse momentarily silent.

Those who had assumed this man’s misfortune were now looking at him in shock. Jiang Xiuhao’s face fluctuated between blue and white upon witnessing his two men being effortlessly thrown out of the teahouse.

Seeing him refusing to back down, Shang Ruifeng couldn’t help but remark, “Isn’t it embarrassing enough?”

“I want him to be crippled…” Jiang Xiuhao, already furious, became even more incensed upon hearing this. However, he fell silent upon recognizing the speaker.

The Jiang family, a vassal family of the Shang family, dared not make a mistake in front of them. Jiang Xiuhao cupped his fists, saluting Shang Ruifeng, and said, still unconvinced, “That guy claimed he could win in the family battle. Moreover, he relinquished the first place in the competition.”@@novelbin@@

“Oh?” Shang Ruifeng glanced at the young man with interest after hearing these words.

If it hadn’t been for the recent incident, Shang Ruifeng would have considered this person frivolous and rude. However, witnessing the opponent’s skills made it challenging to gauge his true strength. In this world, there truly were hidden talents, and one should not easily underestimate others.

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After escorting Jiang Xiuhao away, Shang Ruifeng noticed the man’s gaze on him. He simply smiled, clasped his fists, and then led his brother to the private room upstairs.

Observing the fourth brother’s demeanor, Shang Xiyue couldn’t help but glance at the man again. Apart from disgust, a hint of curiosity appeared in Shang Xiyue’s eyes.

“Young master, do you know that shuanger?” Cheng Qi inquired curiously once the two had left.

Despite half of his face being covered with a soft veil, Cheng Qi could see it was an exceptionally beautiful shuanger, felt a sense of unease.

Li Tianyan: “…”. Could he admit that he saw a man wearing a veil for the first time yesterday, leading to a curious second glance?

However, Li Tianyan hadn’t expected to be mistaken for a wastrel, so he chuckled awkwardly, picking up the tea cup to mask his embarrassment.

As soon as the Shang brothers departed, the teahouse buzzed with praise for the fourth young master of the Shang family. Some quietly discussed Shang Xiyue, but he seemed indifferent to others mentioning him, described as enigmatic by everyone.

“Li Tianyan is indeed extraordinary. He has caught the attention of the Shang family’s young master. If he agrees to join the battle, the Li family might truly have a chance. Cousin, do you want to approach him?” Hong Wenxuan suggested to Li Tianzhou after Shang Ruifeng went upstairs.

Hong Wenxuan, the eldest son of the Hong family, was twenty-four years old and a seventh-level warrior like Li Tianzhou. The Hong family had also joined the battle, and to gather information about Yuncheng, Hong Wenxuan had scheduled a morning meeting at the Yage teahouse. Unexpectedly, he witnessed this intriguing scene.

“Let’s talk about it later,” Li Tianzhou glanced in the direction of Li Tianyan through the screen and said calmly but sighed with extremely complicated feelings in his heart.

Li Tianyan had known about Li Tianzhou’s existence for a long time, and he didn’t take it seriously when he heard the conversation between the two. He sat in the teahouse for a while and received a lot of information about the Yuncheng aristocratic families. Soon, Li Tianyan captured something important.

It turned out that the rules of this battle were first proposed by the Hou family, who was as famous as the Shang family. The city master felt that this proposal was a fair competition, letting the younger generation compete to reduce friction between the families. These talents were the backbone of Yuncheng’s future, so it was finally decided.

In addition to the battle for the aristocratic families, Li Tianyan also noticed the Yunpeng Secret Realm that people often mentioned. Was there really any secret realm in Yuncheng? It was a pity that no one talked about this secret realm in detail. Maybe he could ask the young master of the Guan family next time.