Surgery
Guo Xuehua’s eyes started to go red. She did not know what to do. She felt helpless against Yang Chen’s murderous gaze, afraid that he would kill Yang Lie right there.
Tang Wan held her daughter and watched them silently.
Hui Lin turned pale. She wanted so badly to say no and be done with this whole situation.
But no matter how hard she tried, the word would not leave her lips…
It was different from before. This time, she had to be honest.
But if I say it for real, does that mean that I would have to truly give up on him? Then again… it isn’t like I’ve ever had a chance. But why? Why can’t I say it even though I know nothing will ever happen between us? she thought.
Everyone already knew, judging by her facial expression.
Although she didn’t say anything, her facial expression had already confirmed their suspicions.
Lin Ruoxi’s gaze was ice-cold as her heart dropped. But there was nothing she could do.
So what if Hui Lin likes Yang Chen? I can’t prevent anyone from liking my husband, just like Yang Chen couldn’t prevent anyone else from liking me.
“Shut up!” Yang Lie yelled at him in rage. “You're his friend, of course you would defend him!”
“Haha! Who do you think you are to ask me to shut up?!” Li Dun yelled as he stood up while rolling his sleeves.
Yang Lie said in disdain, “Why, you wanna fight?”
“Just because I cannot beat your brother, doesn’t mean I cannot deal with you.”
“Don’t you think I wouldn’t dare to fight back because you’re from the Li clan, or you’re called the Beijing King Duo? You’re nothing compared to Yan Buwen.” Yang Lie sneered.
“Pft! Sorry Aunt Guo, but I can’t stand your son anymore. He’s an absolute dick.” Li Dun charged forward in annoyance.
Li Dun was already in the Xiantian stage. He was mighty enough even without taking his eyepatch off.
But Yang Lie too had changed. He was no longer the same man after Yan Buwen had altered his genetics.
Li Dun turned around, gathered Xiantian True Qi in his fist, and threw it forward!
Yang Lie retreated in a flash and landed on the grass outside of the bamboo house. He bent his fingers to provoke Li Dun.
Li Dun charged and with a kick, he went straight for Yang Lie’s chest!
Yang Lie didn’t bother to hide and faced him straight on!
BOOM!
Everyone else exclaimed in shock and no one dared to watch.
But Yang Lie only took a few steps back. He was unharmed and seemed to have caught Li Dun’s leg.
“How dare you fight me with this little True Qi?” Yang Lie cackled and threw Li Dun out like a ball!
Li Dun could barely land properly, using his True Qi mid-air to slow himself down.
He panted in shock. “What the heck? You couldn’t even make it past three rounds the last we met. How did you improve so fast? I knew Yan Buwen performed ‘surgery’ on you but how is this happening?!”
“Hmph, how shallow of you.” Yang Lie smirked.
Yuan Hewei and Yang Jieyu were worried when they saw that Li Dun was no match for Yang Lie. They turned to Yang Chen. “Yang Chen, hurry and stop them! What will we tell his family if Li Dun got hurt!?”
Yang Chen gave no response.
Guo Xuehua exclaimed. “Lie’er! Stop! Don’t fight anymore!”
But Yang Lie couldn’t hear her. His ego was rapidly expanding when he knew that he could defeat Li Dun, someone he used to look up to in the past. He told Li Dun, “How’s that, are you going to admit defeat?”
“You wish!”
Li Dun took off his eye patch, revealing his dark pupils behind it as he summoned the Xiantian True Qi!
Yang Chen’s eyes brightened. Li Dun is really talented at cultivation. I didn’t expect him to improve so much in such a short period of time. Maybe he has gone through some profound revelation since the last time we met. He must’ve reached the last stages of the Xiantian realm! If this goes on, he might enter the Soul Forming stage before turning forty, he thought.
Li Dun attacked again. This time, though, he was three times faster than before. No one except Yang Chen could see his movements. Not even Hui Lin, who was also an exceptionally skilled cultivator!