The Ouyang family.
In Xingyun City, the Ouyang family was well-known for its abundance of talent.
Whether in politics, business, or any other field, they had people holding high positions.
Of course, in Xingyun City, achievement in ancient martial arts was paramount, and the Ouyang family was renowned for it. The Ouyang family had several ancestors who were in the great-grandfather generation, and Ouyang Yixue belonged to the third generation. Her older nephews and nieces were only a couple of years younger than her.
When Ouyang Yixue brought Yang Feilong to the Ouyang family, it was already evening. Despite the late hour, the Ouyang family was still brightly lit, appearing as if it were daytime. Many young people had gathered to see them.
It was summer vacation, and the students had returned, so there were many young people around.
Yang Feilong rubbed his nose, observing the way they looked at him as if he were a spectacle.
This made him feel a bit dissatisfied, but Ouyang Yixue had explained on the way that she was one of the few unmarried individuals in the third generation, and the only one among the women who was not engaged or married.
Furthermore, she had some nephews and nieces, and the older ones were around her age.
So, despite his dissatisfaction, Yang Feilong quickly suppressed his complex emotions and wore a smile.
"Are you my aunt's boyfriend? You look handsome, but other than that, you don't seem to have any other good qualities. How could my aunt fall for you? Did you use some sweet talk to trick my aunt?" a half-grown child asked Yang Feilong.
"Ouyang Xishuai, if you keep talking nonsense, I'll hit you!" Ouyang Yixue playfully scolded.
"Aunt, you are the most beautiful in our family, not someone any man can become our uncle. We must test him to see if he can become our uncle!" another teenager, about Ouyang Yixue's age, chuckled. This young man looked about seventeen or eighteen.
"Brother Long is right!"
"If you want to marry our aunt, you have to pass our test first!"
Suddenly, over a dozen young men and women clamored.
Yang Feilong glanced at Ouyang Yixue, who blushed. "Uh, I told you about this on the way."
Yes, Ouyang Yixue had told him on the way that the younger members of the family might be hostile.
Was this just a little hostility?
This was quite a bit of hostility!
It would be one thing if he were Ouyang Yixue's boyfriend, but in reality, he wasn't. Not only was he not her boyfriend, but he was also her teacher. Pretending to be her boyfriend was already difficult enough, and now he had to deal with these troubles. Yang Feilong was quite troubled.
But seeing Ouyang Yixue looking at him pleadingly, Yang Feilong sighed inwardly.
Since he had already agreed.
He might as well go through with it.
At this moment, Yang Feilong even wondered if Ouyang Yixue's grandfather wasn't as serious as she had described. Otherwise, why wouldn't they test his medical skills? Why would they let these young people probe him?
Yang Feilong was not foolish and could see that although there were many of them, dozens in total, there wasn't a single elder present. The men who looked to be in their twenties or thirties were Ouyang Yixue's brothers-in-law or sisters-in-law.
Indeed, the Ouyang family also accepted live-in sons-in-law, provided the man was outstanding and willing to join the Ouyang family.
This was also the reason for the Ouyang family's strength.
Yang Feilong suppressed his scattered thoughts, smiled at the clamoring young men and women, and said calmly, "What abilities do you think I need to possess to meet your definition of an uncle?"
"Chess, calligraphy, and painting?"
"Chess, calligraphy, and painting are useless. Our Ouyang family has stood in Xingyun for so many years relying on the economy!"
"What economy? We rely on our fists, alright!"
The young men and women began to argue heatedly.
But soon, one voice drowned out all the others. It was the young man who looked about Ouyang Yixue's age. "I heard you're a doctor, but our Ouyang family doesn't lack doctors. We need a man who can protect our aunt, as our aunt doesn't practice martial arts! Therefore, if you want to pass our test, I'm not asking you to be incredibly powerful, but at the very least, you must be able to defeat us juniors!"
"That's right, we need a man who can protect our aunt!"
"You look so skinny and weak, can you even fight? If you can't fight, you're not worthy of our aunt!"
Yang Feilong looked at Ouyang Yixue with a speechless expression.
"Our family has a strong martial arts tradition," Ouyang Yixue said sheepishly. Why did she dare to ask Yang Feilong to pretend to be her boyfriend? Because she knew Yang Feilong was also good at fighting!
Of course, she didn't like martial arts and hadn't cultivated herself, so she didn't know how powerful Yang Feilong was. However, she had seen Yang Feilong fight a group of people on Lin Qiaoxi's birthday and believed he should be quite capable. Coupled with Yang Feilong's extraordinary medical skills, she thought he could pass the Ouyang family's test.
Yang Feilong, of course, was unaware of Ouyang Yixue's thoughts. If he had known, he might have been furious, as he was helping her, and she was hiding things from him.
"You don't have any cultivation at all, do you?"
"A man who doesn't practice martial arts isn't a real man!"
*Slap*. The young man who said this was slapped by another tall, burly youth. "What nonsense are you spouting? Is our Third Grandfather not a real man because he doesn't practice martial arts?"
"Uh, although Third Grandfather doesn't practice martial arts, he has other abilities! That's why Third Grandfather is a true man, standing tall and strong!"
Yang Feilong listened, feeling utterly speechless.
If someone in his own family doesn't practice martial arts but has other abilities, they can still be considered a true man, but if it's him, an 'outsider,' then he's not?
Yang Feilong understood that if he didn't show some skill, it seemed he wouldn't be able to pass in the Ouyang family.
After all, they had even said that not practicing martial arts meant not being a real man.
"I have cultivated a bit. Whether I can protect your aunt or not, you juniors cannot possibly determine!" Yang Feilong's gaze swept over everyone present, and he said with a faint smile.
"You talk big. I'd like to see how capable you are!" a twelve-year-old boy strode towards Yang Feilong, his expression arrogant.
"Little one, have you stopped breastfeeding yet?" Yang Feilong smiled at the boy.
*Boom!*
Many people couldn't help but laugh, but then they felt it was inappropriate because their kinsman was being mocked!
"You!" The boy's face immediately turned red with anger. "Take this punch!"
*Boom!*
His punch was indeed well-executed and his aura was quite impressive!
To be honest, most people wouldn't be his match, because despite his young age, his cultivation was at the Void Martial Realm. Yes, he had truly stepped onto the path of ancient martial arts cultivation as a genuine cultivator!