641: Chapter 630: The Shangguan Family is About to Make a Move 641: Chapter 630: The Shangguan Family is About to Make a Move In the Shangguan Family of Jiangcheng, Shangguan Yunyang stood before his father, Shangguan Tenglong, with a stormy expression.
In the main hall, Shangguan Tenglong and Shangguan Tanglong sat respectively in the seat of honor and the guest seat.
“Father, are we just going to let it go like this?”
Shangguan Yunyang spoke through clenched teeth, his fists tightly clenched making cracking sounds.
Every time he thought of the humiliation Ning Fan had brought him that day, he couldn’t contain the hatred in his heart.
Huo Qiuran was supposed to be his woman, yet on the day of their wedding, she was taken away by Ning Fan.
Was this the same Ning Fan who had been sent away from their home in disgrace four years ago?
The shame of that day was not only a blot on Shangguan Yunyang’s face but the entire Shangguan Family had been stained as well.
The Shangguan Family’s bride had been brazenly snatched away, and to this day, the Shangguan Family had remained silent without any action.
Even though the Shangguan Family had controlled the narrative within Jiangcheng, many were still ridiculing the Shangguan Family’s inaction behind closed doors.
“Do you know what people outside are saying about our Shangguan Family, about your son?”
Whenever Shangguan Yunyang thought of the mockery directed at him and his family, his eyes became incredibly fierce.
The outside world’s opinion of him was not good at all.
Remember, he was once the prince of Jiangcheng, but now he had become a laughingstock.
“They say my Shangguan Family deserves it, they laugh at our lack of action, saying that even a green boy could insult us.
They call your son a cuckolded turtle, a spineless jellyfish!”
Shangguan Yunyang’s voice trembled, his emotions intense, his eyes full of twin flames of anger.
“No matter what outsiders say about me, are you really going to let them continue to slander our Shangguan Family?!”
Shangguan Yunyang had not completely lost his reason; he understood that the most important issue was not the insult he had suffered, but the complete loss of face for the entire Shangguan Family, so he aimed to push the resentment even further.
“Are you teaching me how to handle affairs?!”
Shangguan Tenglong slammed his hand onto the table with a smack, his eyes bulging like an enraged tiger.
As the head of the Shangguan Family, how could he not be furious with the outside world’s rumors and gossip?
Consider this: what was the status of the Shangguan Family in Jiangcheng?
They were the local emperors, the overlords!
Were they someone whom people could slander as they pleased?
But this time, with Ning Fan snatching their prize from their jaws, everyone thought the Shangguan Family had lost its former power, and people dared to speak ill of them in the shadows.
Because of this incident, the Shangguan Family had lost significant prestige in Jiangcheng.
And what angered Shangguan Tenglong even more was the incompetent son standing before him.
Since when did a son dare to question his father?
Not to mention that after witnessing Ning Fan’s monstrous strength, Shangguan Tenglong felt an even stronger ‘keeping up with the Joneses’ sentiment.
How many resources had the Shangguan Family poured into Shangguan Yunyang, the first son of the Shangguan Family?
Yet, he still didn’t measure up to a young whelp with no background.
At his age, Ning Fan had already reached the early stage of the Object-Manipulating Realm, while Shangguan Yunyang was only at the intermediate stage of the True Qi Realm.
During the wedding ceremony, Shangguan Yunyang was instantly knocked out by a single punch from Ning Fan, utterly powerless to fight back.
“Get out of my sight!”
Shangguan Tenglong, in a fit of rage, bellowed, intending to drive the person away.
“Father!”
Shangguan Yunyang looked unwillingly at Shangguan Tenglong.
Could it be that as the Family Head of the Shangguan Family, Shangguan Tenglong really had to endure such humiliation?
“Hm?
Can’t you hear?”
Seeing that Shangguan Yunyang didn’t move, Shangguan Tenglong narrowed his eyes, his authority exuding naturally, and a wave of oppressive force struck Yunyang squarely in the face.
Shangguan Yunyang, with only the strength of the Intermediate Stage in the True Qi Realm, couldn’t resist the overwhelming authority of Shangguan Tenglong, his father, both in terms of status and power.
After barely holding on for two seconds, Shangguan Yunyang hung his head like a dog that had lost its home and could only turn around and leave helplessly.
As Shangguan Yunyang turned, a hint of disappointment flashed in Shangguan Tenglong’s eyes.
Shangguan Yunyang didn’t know that, as his father, Shangguan Tenglong had actually hoped that Yunyang would persist and continue to defy him.
“Sigh…”
Shangguan Yunyang’s courage was still lacking a bit; facing someone more forceful than himself, he could only show a timid expression.
As a father, the helplessness was vividly displayed on Shangguan Tenglong’s face at this moment.
Shangguan Tanglong glanced indifferently at the direction Shangguan Yunyang had left, and spoke calmly, “The child is still lacking somewhat.”
“Give him some more time,” Shangguan Tenglong pleaded, not daring to contradict, he could only request Shangguan Tanglong to grant Shangguan Yunyang a bit more time.
Shangguan Tenglong held immense respect for his brother, the former Family Head Shangguan Tanglong; what troubled him, though, was his brother’s lack of satisfaction with Shangguan Yunyang.
As a younger member of the generation, Shangguan Yunyang wasn’t doing badly, but if viewed as the first heir, he was far off the mark, not in terms of strength, but in terms of spirit.
Shangguan Tanglong did not see the potential in Shangguan Yunyang necessary for the Shangguan Family, not regarding strength, for the family needed a dominant figure capable of leading them to greater prosperity.
“Perhaps it’s the multitude of setbacks given by Ning Fan that’s too much for him,” Shangguan Tanglong remarked casually.
Although he had become a Taoist Cultivator and did not wish to meddle in these mundane matters, before that, he was still Shangguan Tanglong.
Such matters among the younger generation should, in principle, be handled by them, and elders like themselves should not have to intervene.
Regrettably, they had already broken this rule four years ago.
And the result of breaking the rule was the ‘grand gift’ Ning Fan had recently returned with, which left no face for the Shangguan Family.
“Forget it, let’s remove this stumbling block for Yunyang,” Shangguan Tanglong said finally.
“Many thanks, brother, for your understanding.”
Shangguan Tanglong’s words brought a glint of joy to Shangguan Tenglong’s face; since Shangguan Tanglong had also shown his stance, now was the time for him to make a decision.
“It’s about time the Death Warriors my Shangguan Family has raised for so long made an appearance; does the outside world really think my Shangguan Family is so easy to provoke?” Shangguan Tenglong said with a dark laugh.
Since ancient times, large families have always cultivated such a group of people in secret: orphans with no relatives, with no ties in the world.
To them, the Shangguan Family was like the heavens; if the heavens wanted them to die, they would die without any thought of resistance.
Shangguan Tanglong closed his eyes to rest, having no objection to Shangguan Tenglong deploying the Death Warriors, but upon remembering that black-clad powerhouse, he warned with a bit of trepidation, “If they encounter that person again, let them pull back, and our Shangguan Family will step back as well!”