Chapter 129: The Situation of Tang Family Castle

Chapter 129: Chapter 129: The Situation of Tang Family Castle

On the second day, Yi Xiaoyao and Yun Mengling finally walked out of the forest and entered Hunting City.

He recalled that when he had first left this place, he was only in the Qi Condensation Realm. Now, upon his return, he was already in the Golden Core Realm.

A Golden Core Realm Cultivation made one an absolute top-tier expert in a small city like Hunting City!

Hunting City was a remote, minor city. Although the general level of Cultivation here was low, it was still extraordinarily lively.

A young man and woman walked into a tavern in the market near Tang Family Castle.

The moment this perfect pair entered the tavern, they attracted countless gazes. The young woman in the white dress was simply too beautiful. It was as if she radiated light, making it impossible for her not to be the center of attention.

"Hmph!"

Yi Xiaoyao snorted coldly and released the aura of the Golden Core Realm. The people in the tavern were instantly scared into a cold sweat. They quickly averted their lustful gazes, bowing their heads and not daring to look again.

Then, with a slight shift in his gaze, Yi Xiaoyao took off his own long black robe and draped it over Yun Mengling, concealing her graceful figure.

’After all, here in Hunting City, I can’t just go around killing people as easily as before.’

Yun Mengling smiled softly and cooperatively tied the black robe. It seemed Yi Xiaoyao’s jealous display made her quite happy.

The two chose a table by the window and sat down. Yi Xiaoyao smiled and said, "The reason I brought you here is because this is where we first met."

"Your temper wasn’t very good back then, you know," Yun Mengling said with a pout.

At the time, she had been passing through and witnessed Yi Xiaoyao teaching a lesson to two young men from the Tang Family. His methods had been quite ruthless.

Yi Xiaoyao shook his head and chuckled. "I distinctly remember you saying I was an interesting person back then."

Their eyes met, and they smiled at each other.

Neither of them had expected back then that they would meet again, get to know each other, and return to this place together.

’This, too, must be a kind of fated connection.’

Yi Xiaoyao then looked out the window, his gaze falling upon a massive estate in the distance.

For some reason, the estate now seemed somewhat deserted.

’I wonder what’s become of the Tang Family Castle since I left,’ Yi Xiaoyao thought.

He had lived in the Tang Family Castle for ten years; it was his home.

But just as he became the head of the family, the Tang Family Castle Lord, a sudden turn of events occurred. He had offended the Jin Family and was forced to leave Hunting City.

Although Yi Xiaoyao had left, the fact that he had offended the Jin Family, Hunting City’s number one family, remained. Thus, Yi Xiaoyao was extremely worried about the Tang Family Castle’s current situation.

Just then, a massive Griffin descended from the sky, landing before the gates of the Tang Family Castle.

A young man and woman jumped down from the Griffin.

The man was in his twenties, and the woman’s graceful silhouette felt somewhat familiar to Yi Xiaoyao.

’Tang Ruoxue?’

Suddenly, Yi Xiaoyao’s gaze sharpened as he recognized the young woman beside the young man.

He hadn’t expected to run into Tang Ruoxue, with whom he shared a great deal of history and grudges, upon his return. The coincidence was almost bizarre.

"Who is she?" Yun Mengling’s low voice drifted over. Seeing Yi Xiaoyao staring at the other woman, her eyes revealed a hint of displeasure.

Yi Xiaoyao paused, then deliberately chuckled. "Her? She’s the childhood sweetheart I was once engaged to."

Instantly, a resentful look clouded Yun Mengling’s pretty face, and a faint trace of coldness even flickered in her eyes.

"So, you already have someone you love? And you were engaged?" Yun Mengling blurted out.

Learning this now and recalling the things Yi Xiaoyao had said to her before, she suddenly felt that the young man before her was nothing more than a two-timing liar.

The reason Yi Xiaoyao had said that was actually because he deliberately wanted to see how Yun Mengling would react.

Now, seeing her reaction, he immediately understood a few things, and he was secretly delighted.

However, Yi Xiaoyao also realized that he might have taken the joke too far. The Yun Mengling before him looked genuinely angry.

"No, no, no, Miss Yun, you misunderstood me. I was just talking about the past."

Yi Xiaoyao quickly explained, giving Yun Mengling a rough account of the grudges between him and Tang Ruoxue, while deliberately avoiding the more intimate details of their shared past.

With that, Yun Mengling’s mood finally began to soften. She let out a soft huff and then ignored Yi Xiaoyao.

Yi Xiaoyao watched Yun Mengling nervously, worried that she was still taking it too much to heart.

’Since I like this girl,’ he thought, ’I should be honest with her about my past relationships.’

In truth, after hearing Yi Xiaoyao’s story, not only was Yun Mengling no longer angry, but she actually felt a little relieved that Tang Ruoxue had betrayed him. This was not just because she felt Tang Ruoxue was unworthy of Yi Xiaoyao, but also for another reason entirely.

Meanwhile, Tang Ruoxue’s arrival had caught the attention of the other patrons in the tavern. After all, a mount like a Griffin was an extremely rare sight in Hunting City.

"Huh? Looks like the Tang Family finally found some backing. Makes sense. If things kept going as they were, the Tang Family would be finished sooner or later."

"Isn’t that the truth? The Jin Family has been putting more and more pressure on the Tang Family. I even heard recently that the Jin Family clearly intends to absorb them!"

"This market we’re in now used to belong to the Tang Family, but the Jin Family has already forcibly occupied it. Absorbing the Tang Family is only a matter of time."

"If you have to blame someone, blame that Yi Xiaoyao from the Tang Family. He provoked the Jin Family and then ran off by himself. Now the Tang Family is on the brink of ruin because of him, while that Yi Xiaoyao is still hiding somewhere out there."

The people in the tavern chattered on, unaware that the Golden Core Realm expert who had terrified them just moments ago was none other than Yi Xiaoyao. They all spoke without restraint.

Upon hearing these words, Yi Xiaoyao’s eyes narrowed slightly, and a glint of cold light flickered in their dark depths.

It seemed the Tang Family Castle’s situation was indeed dire. His worries had become reality, and things had developed to be even more serious than he had imagined.

Yun Mengling also heard the surrounding discussions. She glanced worriedly at Yi Xiaoyao and asked softly, "Are you alright?"

Yi Xiaoyao shook his head with a smile. Not only was he fine, but his return meant that the Tang Family Castle would be fine as well.

’The Jin Family, on the other hand, is about to have a problem.’

...

At the entrance to the Tang Family Castle, just as Tang Ruoxue and the young man beside her landed, members of the Tang Family came out to welcome them.

Moreover, the one receiving them was actually an elder of the Tang Family.

"Miss Ruoxue, you’ve really returned?" the elder said with a happy smile.

Tang Ruoxue’s posture was incredibly arrogant. She gave the elder a cold glance and snorted, "Back when you forced me to leave, did you ever imagine this day would come? Now that the Tang Family is in trouble, you finally know to ask me back?"

"This... Miss Ruoxue, let the past be the past. Bringing it up now is a bit like kicking us while we’re down, isn’t it?" The Tang Family elder’s expression turned ugly.

At that moment, the young man beside Tang Ruoxue suddenly snapped, "Is that any way to ask for help?"

The man intentionally revealed his Cultivation, unleashing the unmistakable aura of the Golden Core Realm.

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