Urban Martial Saint

”Actually, even if you didn’t respond earlier, at most, I would have taught you a lesson, I wouldn’t kill you!” Aolingyun replied in a deep voice, implying to Ye Qing, ”I won’t kill you, so you should also spare my grandson.”

”Sorry, I didn’t quite catch that side comment. Maybe it’s my lack of understanding, but now that things have come to this point, I must get a response, right?” Ye Qing looked calmly at Aolingyun and said, ”I don’t have many virtues, but I do know to repay kindness manifoldly. Of course, when it comes to enmity, I will return it a hundredfold!”

”Enough!” Aolingyun slammed the stone table next to him and said in a low voice, ”Ye, do you really intend to exterminate us?”

”Is Senior Ao trying to threaten me, or are you planning to disregard the rules to protect your grandson?” Ye Qing smiled faintly at Aomuhan and said, ”If Senior Ao can forgo his dignity, Mr. Ye has nothing to say.”

”You...” Aolingyun was infuriated to the extreme but didn’t know how to respond. At this moment, he couldn’t behave aggressively, and reason also wasn’t on his side; it was really a difficult situation to handle.

Seeing Aolingyun in this state, Ye Qing sneered coldly. In fact, he had long seen through Aolingyun’s personality, someone who is rather protective but also very face-saving. Because he wanted to help his grandson seek revenge but didn’t directly cause trouble like Zhou Haoyang. Instead, he used the excuse of his grandson’s engagement with Huangfu Ziyu to provoke Ye Qing into anger. As long as Ye Qing got angry, he could justifiably attack Ye Qing, while also saving face in front of all the heroes under the heavens.

Precisely because of this personality, Ye Qing could just use it against him. Since you value face, surely you wouldn’t want to lose face in front of all these heroes, right? With so many people watching you, if you’re in the wrong, what standing do you have to speak?

”Of course, if Senior Ao is willing to agree to one thing, I can pretend this never happened.” When Aolingyun was almost at his breaking point, Ye Qing spoke again.

”What is it?” Aolingyun immediately asked. By now, he had no other choice. Either completely disregard dignity to protect his grandson, or Ye Qing likely wouldn’t spare Aomuhan. As Ye Qing speculated, he is very face-conscious, and he cannot bring himself to shamelessly handle this. But he can’t just stand by and watch Ye Qing deal with his grandson. So now, whatever Ye Qing says, he probably has to agree.

”It’s simple...” Ye Qing glanced at Huangfu Ziyu beside him and smiled, ”Cancel that ridiculous engagement between Aomuhan and Ziyu, and never bother anyone from the Huangfu Household again. This matter can be forgotten!”

Upon hearing Ye Qing’s words, Huangfu Ziyu couldn’t help but smile, finally understanding why Ye Qing was creating such a fuss. It turns out he just wanted to help her cancel this engagement. Ye Qing really considered everything for her so thoroughly.

”No way!” Aomuhan shouted directly, ”Huangfu Ziyu is mine, I can’t cancel the engagement with her!”

”That’s fine too.” Ye Qing looked at Aomuhan and said, ”Then I shall kill you, and the engagement won’t exist either!”

Aomuhan immediately shut his mouth; indeed, if he dies, the engagement indeed would not exist. In fact, whether it’s canceled or not, it’s all the same; after all, it seems clear now that Ye Qing absolutely would not let him marry Huangfu Ziyu.

”Grandfather...” Aomuhan looked at Aolingyun beside him and said pitifully, ”This engagement was arranged by you and the grandfather of the Huangfu Household. How can you let this Ye boy’s few words break it? Grandfather, you absolutely mustn’t agree to him!”

Aolingyun glanced angrily at Aomuhan; his life was at stake, and he was still thinking about a woman. This grandson was truly inept. And now, to this extent, even his grandfather’s face was lost, yet he’s still spouting nonsense, trying to completely ruin his grandfather’s dignity?

Aomuhan didn’t understand why Aolingyun had such an expression suddenly, feeling somewhat panicked. But watching the stunningly beautiful Huangfu Ziyu standing in the back, he felt a stir in his heart, unwilling to give up.

”Ye, if you have the guts, kill me. The people of the Proud Family are not afraid of death. Huangfu Ziyu is mine, even if you kill me, she is the daughter-in-law of the Proud Family!” Aomuhan shouted loudly, though somewhat panicked inside, unwilling to let go, that’s why he said such a thing. However, he also knew that Aolingyun would never watch as Ye Qing killed him, emboldening him to speak so boldly because of Aolingyun’s presence here.

Upon hearing these words, Aolingyun nearly fainted from anger. He was thinking of how to resolve this matter, but who would have thought his grandson would say such things. What Aomuhan said was essentially forcing him to confront Ye Qing head-on. However, Aolingyun was extremely face-saving, and under these circumstances, they were undeniably in the wrong; Aolingyun simply couldn’t contend with Ye Qing. If he did, his lifetime of dignity would be thoroughly lost here. For this matter, how could he disregard his own face?

”Shut up!” Aolingyun angrily glared at Aomuhan.

Ao Wuchan indeed intended to force Aolingyun to deal with Ye Qing, but he slightly miscalculated his grandfather. He didn’t know that in Aolingyun’s heart, face was even more important than it was to Ao Wuchan. Being angrily rebuked by Aolingyun, he was startled. He opened his mouth, wanting to speak again, but was pulled away by Ao Wuchang from behind.

”Take him away for me!” Ao Wuchang said in a deep voice. He knew his father best and could see that his father was already angry. If Ao Wuchan were allowed to continue making a fuss here, the situation would only escalate.

Ao Wuchan was extremely unwilling, but was nevertheless dragged away. Over here, Aolingyun’s complexion slightly improved after seeing Ao Wuchan retreat. He took a deep breath and looked coldly at Ye Qing, saying, ”Ye Qing, as the Alliance Hierarch, you even want to interfere in others’ marriages. Hmph, such great power you have indeed.”

Ye Qing smiled faintly, listening and discerning that Aolingyun’s words were actually meant to sow discord. Saying Ye Qing had great power was a warning to others in the Alliance: Ye Qing could use his authority to deal with Aolingyun today, and might use it against others tomorrow. This way, others in the Alliance might inevitably become wary of Ye Qing.

In fact, such attempts at sowing discord were futile for Ye Qing. Even though he was the Alliance Hierarch, he possessed no real power. Regardless of the attempts, the outcome would be the same, so Ye Qing didn’t care at all.

”Mr. Ye only uses reason to persuade. If Senior Ao had reason on his side, then even as the Alliance Hierarch, I wouldn’t unreasonably argue,” Ye Qing said with a light laugh, implying that he wasn’t using his authority to suppress Aolingyun, but merely standing on the side of reason.

Aolingyun snorted coldly and said, ”I won’t engage in a war of words with you. Since the fault lies with Muh Han in this matter, as a member of the Proud Family, naturally, we must give you an answer. As you said, the heroes of the world are gathered here, and can serve as witnesses. From today onward, the marriage engagement between Muh Han and Huangfu Ziyu is officially dissolved!”

Hearing Aolingyun’s words, Huangfu Ziyu was delighted. In fact, whether there was a marriage engagement between her and Ao Wuchan, nobody knew for sure. Although Aolingyun kept saying so, who knew if this was true or false? Regardless of the engagement’s existence, if Aolingyun continued to entangle in this matter, it would still be troublesome. Now that Aolingyun has conceded, it would be inappropriate for him to entangle in this matter further, which is better, at least sparing her a big trouble.

Ye Qing smiled faintly, looking at Aolingyun, and said, ”Senior Ao, there’s still one more thing you haven’t mentioned!”

”What thing?” Aolingyun exclaimed angrily. He was already displeased after announcing the dissolution of the engagement. And now Ye Qing mentioned yet another issue, wasn’t this deliberately looking for trouble?

Ye Qing said: ”I already said, not only should the marriage engagement be dissolved, but from now on, the Proud Family is not to bother anyone from the Huangfu Household either!”

Aolingyun’s expression turned cold as he spoke in a deep voice: ”What do we of the Proud Family have to do with bothering people from the Huangfu Household?”

”When doing things, it’s better to be safe than sorry. Whether or not the Proud Family would bother the Huangfu Household, there should at least be a guarantee, right?” Ye Qing laughed, ”Of course, if there’s no harassment, that’s best. But, it’s always safer to clarify and guarantee matters beforehand!”

Aolingyun was extremely angry, almost wishing to strike Ye Qing down immediately. However, since he had already spoken about dissolving the engagement, he couldn’t just go back now. Despite his anger, he gritted his teeth and said, ”Rest assured, as long as people from the Huangfu Household don’t provoke the Proud Family, then the Proud Family will absolutely not provoke them either!”

”Good!” Ye Qing shouted loudly, nodding to Aolingyun and said, ”Senior Ao, as an esteemed senior, your words are indeed assertive. With Senior Ao’s assurance, I trust that in the future, the relationship between the Huangfu Household and the Proud Family will definitely be good!”

Among those around, laughter erupted. People understood that Ye Qing’s words carried heavy sarcasm. Aolingyun, enraged, puffed out his beard and glared, yet due to saving face, he couldn’t do anything to Ye Qing, which was quite amusing.

Listening to the laughter around, Aolingyun was so furious he ground his teeth. He clenched his fists tightly, staring fixedly at Ye Qing, speaking in a deep voice, ”Ye, is this matter resolved?”

”Of course!” Ye Qing laughed: ”With Senior Ao’s words, this matter is certainly resolved.”

”Alright, now it’s my turn to say a few words!” Aolingyun took a deep breath, coldly glancing at Ye Qing, and said in a deep voice: ”From now on, the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance will exit your so-called World Alliance. The Seven Rudders of Hong Alliance no longer respect you as the Alliance Hierarch!”