Chapter 166: Chapter 166 Tong Family Promotion
Xuanzhen Temple.
Tong Yunshu knelt on the ground with a pale face, recounting the truth about Tong Jianzhou’s murder.
Opposite her, Tong Yan and Tong Hai stood there, looking at Tong Jianzhou’s half body, with Tong Hai shaking all over and his face full of rage.
Tong Yan also frowned, a hint of displeasure flashing through his eyes.
Behind Tong Yunshu, Zhu Chengpeng stood quietly. He felt sorry for his niece, so he pulled her up and said, "Girl, why are you kneeling? This matter has nothing to do with you, and besides, that boy treated you so badly before, he simply deserved more than death."
Tong Hai glared at Zhu Chengpeng furiously.
But Zhu Chengpeng was not afraid at all, facing Tong Hai’s gaze and saying, "I know you’re heartbroken over losing your grandson, but your grandson was arrogant and tyrannical, harming countless people. Do the families of those children he killed or ruined feel any less grief?"
Tong Hai’s pupils contracted, his face contorted with ferocity, "Zhu Chengpeng, how the Tong Family educates its progeny is none of the Zhu Family’s business."
Zhu Chengpeng sneered with contempt, "Exactly, at least my Zhu Family has strict family teachings and hasn’t produced a beast that would harm their own kin."
Tong Hai’s aura skyrocketed with fury, "You shut up."
Tong Yan also glanced at Zhu Chengpeng.
Zhu Chengpeng was fearless before Tong Hai, but felt a chill down his spine when glared at by Tong Yan. He huffed lightly and said no more.
His elder brother had warned him before that the Zhu Family should just watch this matter from the sidelines for now.
He had said so much just now because Zhu Chengpeng was honest and upright, a hater of evil, and if it weren’t for Tong Jianzhou being a member of the Tong Family, he would have personally exterminated the offender just based on what Tong Yunshu had suffered.
Now that Tong Jianzhou’s head had been blasted by Yang Fei, he couldn’t help but feel elated.
Suddenly, Tong Hai stared at Tong Yunshu, looking at her with furious eyes, "Speak, is this matter related to you or not?"
Hearing these words, Tong Yunshu’s expression froze, then disbelief appeared in her eyes, and an even more tragic, wry smile surfaced on her face, "Grandfather, you... you actually suspect that I instructed Yang Fei to do this?"
Facing his granddaughter’s gaze, Tong Hai felt a surge of reluctance, but seeing his grandson’s headless body, a mixture of sorrow and anger filled him as he said angrily, "You had a close relationship with that boy, and something happened a few days ago. You held a grudge against Jianzhou in your heart, didn’t you have that boy kill Jianzhou?"
Seeing Tong Yunshu’s demeanor, Tong Yan felt incredibly sorry for her. Seeing his elder brother still questioning her this way, his brow furrowed, "Elder brother, you’re being too much."
Tong Hai shouted angrily, "My grandson is dead, can’t I even ask for clarity?"
Tong Yan also became somewhat angry, "I understand how you feel, but I can’t understand your attitude toward Yunshu."
Feeling the anger of his younger brother, Tong Hai’s heart shivered. He glanced at him, then looked at Tong Yunshu and sighed, "Yunshu, I’m sorry, Grandfather was too impulsive just now."
Tong Yunshu bit her lip and remained silent.
However, Zhu Chengpeng coldly snorted, "I don’t think you were being impulsive; you were just too biased. When Yunshu was almost violated a few days ago, did you punish that Tong Jianzhou?"
Tong Hai shouted angrily, "With no evidence, how could I punish him?"
"Hahaha, and did you have evidence when you doubted Yunshu just now? Fuck, Tong Hai, you really are a hypocrite," Zhu Chengpeng said, not holding back at all in his cold mockery.
After all, Zhu Chengpeng was a higher generation than Tong Hai. Being humiliated by Zhu Chengpeng like this, he erupted in anger, pointing at Zhu Chengpeng and saying, "You... this is preposterous!"
Zhu Chengpeng replied coldly, "Don’t pretend you don’t know what happened to Yunshu. If you treated everyone equally, if the Tong Family had strict family rules, then Tong Jianzhou would have long been kneeling in the Tong Family shrine reflecting on his actions. Why then did he remain in Binhai and even go so far as to provoke Yang Fei as someone else’s pawn? If he hadn’t provoked Yang Fei, how would he be dead now? Hahaha, now that he’s dead, you only think to blame others, not looking for reasons within yourself."
Tong Hai’s chest heaved with anger, his face red and his ears hot, after what Zhu Chengpeng had said.
Tong Yan slightly furrowed his brows. Although he disliked it, he felt that Zhu Chengpeng’s words made sense.
In the Tong Family, Tong Yan was the stabilizer, but he had no interest in the power and prestige of the clan, comfortable as a free spirit, so all family affairs were managed by his elder brother.
But his elder brother was too protective and indulgent of the family’s younger generation, resulting in no one capable of carrying the banner of the Tong family after him.
Over the years, he’d reminded his elder brother to be stricter with the younger members of the family, but his brother wouldn’t listen.
Hearing Zhu Chengpeng’s words now, Tong Yan inwardly nodded, acknowledging that Tong Jianzhou’s death did indeed have something to do with the Tong Family’s education.
Not to mention distant matters, had his elder brother not been biased this time, Tong Jianzhou would already be reflecting on his mistakes in the ancestral hall after Tong Yunshu’s incident, and who would have persuaded him to offend Yang Fei then?
Yet, with his brother dead and his cherished grandson gone, Tong Yan didn’t feel it was appropriate to mention these things.
"Even if Jianzhou was at fault, it was nothing more than verbal provocation and threats. I wouldn’t have had any complaints if that young man had taught Jianzhou a lesson, even breaking his leg. But he was too cruel, actually killing Jianzhou. Such a vicious person, truly a scoundrel of the Martial Arts World. This hatred, this vengeance, the Tong Family cannot fail to avenge," Tong Hai said with a resentful gaze, filled with anger.
Zhu Chengpeng knew Tong Hai wouldn’t let this go easily. Hearing these words, he simply snorted and said no more.
Tong Yunshu’s expression changed, looking up at Tong Hai she said, "Grandfather, is there really no room for negotiation?"
A flash of anger appeared in Tong Hai’s eyes as he stared at her and said, "An eye for an eye is the natural order of things. You ask me to spare him, but did he ever spare your cousin? Besides, if I don’t kill him, how can I face your second uncle and aunt? How can the Tong Family’s honor be upheld?"
"Haha, the challenge letter Yang Fei wrote was indeed true. The young provoke, and the old get involved, judging without considering right or wrong, without questioning one’s own faults," Zhu Chengpeng coldly laughed on the side.
Tong Yan too thought of the challenge letter’s content he had seen on the Martial Arts Forum.
His heart felt a moment of melancholy as he shook his head in silence.
Zhu Chengpeng suddenly remembered another matter and, looking at Tong Hai with a smile said, "As far as I know, your grandson had two experts from the Energy Transformation Realm Lower Three Grades with him at the time. Haha, aside from you, Elder Tong Yan, it seems the Tong Family has no others in Energy Transformation, so if you want to avenge your grandson, you have no choice but to ask Elder Tong Yan to take action himself."
Tong Hai was filled with embarrassment and rage but found no words to retort.
Tong Yan’s eyebrows knitted slightly.
Though he was upset about Yang Fei killing Tong Jianzhou, he wasn’t necessarily filled with hatred towards Yang Fei.
Now, being asked to personally seek revenge for Tong Jianzhou, he felt resistant inside.
Being an invincible existence under the National Guardian Level and an old predecessor, a veteran of the Martial World, to personally take the life of a junior would be beneath his status.
"Let’s wait until Yan Zhongshan has fought with him," Tong Yan said slowly.
A flash of cold light shone in Tong Hai’s eyes as he replied, "Then I’ll give Yan Zhongshan a call and have him duel with that youngster tomorrow. I want that boy’s head to commemorate Jianzhou’s spirit in heaven!"
After thinking it over, Tong Yan nodded and said, "Alright then."
He was somewhat fond of Yang Fei, even hoping that Tong Yunshu could end up together with him, which could bring hope to the future of the Tong Family.
But now that Yang Fei had killed Tong Jianzhou, his ties with the Tong Family were severed. While he was reluctant to kill Yang Fei, a battle between Yang Fei and Yan Zhongshan was inevitable, so it might as well happen sooner.
After receiving a call from Tong Hai and learning the full story, Yan Zhongshan readily agreed to his proposal.
That very night, Yan Zhongshan called out to Yang Fei on the Martial Arts Forum, declaring that he would meet his unreasonable demand, setting the time for the duel at noon the next day at the Binhai Martial Alliance Life and Death Platform.