Yang Feilong looked at Li Lei Qiang. If the news he had gathered was correct, this person was his maternal uncle.
"I only have one request. After I save the old man, I hope you can grant Li Xiuzhu freedom!" Yang Feilong said in a deep voice.
Upon hearing this.
The Li family members present were all shocked, looking at Yang Feilong with disbelief.
Let Li Xiuzhu go?
This request was far beyond their expectations!
Before, they had speculated about many things, such as providing abundant cultivation resources, offering protection, or other conditions. But they had never imagined that Yang Feilong's request would be so bizarre: granting Li Xiuzhu freedom!
"May I ask why?" Li Lei Qiang looked at Yang Feilong with surprise in his eyes. Clearly, Yang Feilong's request had deeply shaken him.
It was too unexpected!
"Why?" Yang Feilong chuckled, "Because she is my mother!"
As soon as he said this.
Everyone present turned pale with shock.
This earthly cultivator of supreme talent, his reputation was formidable, for at the age of just over twenty, he could suppress many Nascent Soul realm existences. Yet, they never imagined that Yang Feilong had such a connection to their Li family!
He was Li Xiuzhu's son!
By calculation, he was also their nephew?
In fact, when Yang Feilong said these words, Li Lei Qiang was struck as if by lightning. In the next moment, he understood why Yang Feilong felt so familiar to him – because he was his nephew!
Nephews often resembled their uncles. Looking closely at Yang Feilong's appearance, there were indeed some features that resembled his own!
Therefore, he instantly believed Yang Feilong's words.
He was his nephew, and there was no room for doubt!
"Do you have any proof?" Li Enze was also somewhat bewildered. Was this young man his cousin? He blurted it out instinctively.
"Slap!" In the next moment, Li Lei Qiang slapped Li Enze on the back of his head.
"Father, why are you hitting me?" Li Enze looked at Li Lei Qiang indignantly.
"Does he need to falsely claim kinship?" Li Lei Qiang said impatiently. "If it's fake, it can be easily exposed!"
There were too many ways to determine the truth. In the mortal world, there were genetic testing methods, and in the spiritual world as well, after all, the spiritual world and the mortal world were not completely isolated!
Not to mention the sense of familiar intimacy he felt from the moment they met. As a Soul Transformation realm existence, his perception in this regard was quite keen.
Li Enze now understood that his suspicion was unfounded. He then looked at Yang Feilong with a sulky expression and said, "Since you are my cousin, and you just slapped me, on this point alone, you shouldn't expect to enter my Li family's gates!"
"Let's not even talk about you wanting to slap me first. Besides, when did I ever want to enter your Li family's gates? My surname is Yang, it was Yang before, and it will be Yang in the future. I'm not here to claim kinship with you; I want to make a transaction with your Li family. I'll save the old man, and then you release my mother! It's that simple," Yang Feilong said indifferently.
He had no good feelings towards the Li family. After all, they had imprisoned his birth mother for over twenty years. As a son, it was already showing leniency that he hadn't retaliated against the Li family. Claiming kinship? He hadn't even considered it!
He only wanted to take his mother away and reunite the unfortunate couple, so they wouldn't have to endure the torment of twenty years of separation and longing.
Upon hearing Yang Feilong's words, Li Enze's expression stiffened.
Their Li family was a prominent and powerful clan. Although Yang Feilong's talent was extraordinary, he was merely from the mortal world. Yet, he seemed completely unfazed by the Li family's status, which gave Li Enze a feeling of being unable to land a punch on cotton.
"Li An, go and call your aunt Xiuzhu over," Li Lei Qiang said, looking at one of the youths.
"Yes!" The youth replied.
"And this gentleman is..." Li Lei Qiang then looked at Yang Ping Tian. Although he had his suspicions, he still asked.
"My name is Yang Ping Tian, and I am Xiuzhu's husband," Yang Ping Tian said calmly. In truth, his heart was far from calm. He was about to see the person he had longed for day and night. How could he remain composed?
But he couldn't lose his composure, otherwise, it would be too embarrassing for his son and his wife Xiuzhu!
"Don't flatter yourself. Our Li family does not acknowledge you as our son-in-law! You are just a good-for-nothing from the mortal world. What right do you have..." a middle-aged man said coldly.
But before he could finish, there was a "bang," and the middle-aged man was sent flying backward.
"You dare to hit me!" The middle-aged man, with blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, looked at Yang Feilong with shock and anger.
"Your mouth is too foul. I'm teaching you a lesson!" Yang Feilong snorted coldly. Although this person might be his uncle, he had no good feelings towards the Li family to begin with. He had only been suppressing his temper because of his mother. But this person dared to insult his father in front of him. How could he stand by and watch?
"Yang Feilong, is it? Although you are Li Xiuzhu's son, we haven't acknowledged you yet, and you're already so arrogant. You don't seem to take our Li family seriously. Do you think we won't do anything to you?" an elder said, looking at Yang Feilong with an unfriendly expression.
Although Yang Feilong had previously claimed to be confident in saving the old man, many people did not believe him. They all thought that Yang Feilong might have some medical skills, but he couldn't possibly save the old man. At most, he was relying on his extraordinary talent to gain the Li family's attention. If it weren't for the threat from the Wang family, they would have indeed paid attention. But now,呵呵, Yang Feilong's arrival was ill-timed!
Because this way, Li Xiuzhu going to be a concubine to Wang Han Tian might be subject to change!
"In this world, it's ultimately the one with the bigger fist who has the louder voice! If you're not convinced, then show me your skills and defeat me, and then I'll be convinced. Otherwise, in my eyes, you're just someone relying on their age," Yang Feilong said with a hint of mockery.
"Kid, I'm your maternal grandfather, technically. You hit your cousin first, then your sixteenth uncle, and now you don't even put me, your seventh maternal grandfather, in your eyes. If I don't teach you a lesson, you really think you're invincible." The elder snorted coldly. In the next moment, his figure vanished from his original spot and reappeared beside Yang Feilong.
"Seventh Uncle, please hold back!" Li Lei Qiang's expression changed when he saw this.
Although this elder didn't rank in the top twenty of their family, he was still a cultivator in the middle stage of the Soul Transformation realm. Yang Feilong, at most, seemed to have the combat power of the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.
"Don't worry, I won't kill him, just teach him a lesson!" Li Meng's voice rang out.
But in the next moment, with a scream, Li Meng spat blood and was sent flying backward.
The entire scene erupted in an uproar.
No one had expected that Li Meng, a cultivator in the middle stage of the Soul Transformation realm, would be defeated by Yang Feilong in a single move!
"Is that all the strength you have? You think that's enough to teach me a lesson?" Yang Feilong sneered.
These words made everyone's faces burn with shame.
...
In a courtyard of the Li family.
A woman was watering flowers. She was Li Xiuzhu, the sister of the current head of the Li family. Since her cultivation broke through to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, her progress had stalled. The reason, she knew, was that she hadn't ventured out for tempering, and her soul was relatively weak. This led to a disharmony between her Nascent Soul and her soul, making it difficult to break through to the Soul Transformation realm.
Unless one cultivated profound soul techniques like Yang Feilong.
Soul cultivation techniques were already rare, and high-level soul cultivation techniques were even rarer!
"Dong! Dong!"
The sound of a knock echoed at the courtyard gate.
Li Xiuzhu frowned slightly. She usually disliked being disturbed. She wondered why someone was looking for her at this moment.
Then, with a thought, the door opened.
"Auntie." Li An saw Li Xiuzhu and said respectfully, "The family head wants you to come out."
"You want me to come out?" Li Xiuzhu raised an eyebrow and asked indifferently, "Is there something that requires me to go out?"
For the past twenty years, she had rarely left this courtyard.
Because the family wouldn't let her leave, there was no point in her leaving the courtyard.
Of course, this was also because she had tried to escape before but was caught. A great formation was then set up in her courtyard, a restrictive formation. Later, when they saw she wasn't trying to escape anymore, they deactivated the formation. But they threatened her, saying that if she tried to escape again, they would not only reactivate the formation but also search for her child and the man she secretly married and kill them.
And she no longer tried to escape because she feared implicating the people she loved and her child!
She only wished to break through to the Soul Transformation realm as soon as possible. The family had told her that once she reached the Soul Transformation realm, she would be granted freedom. However, breaking through to the Soul Transformation realm was extremely difficult!
Over the years, she had diligently cultivated. Her physical body had reached the requirements, mainly due to her extraordinary physique. However, her soul needed tempering. She had tried to persuade her family to let her go out, but she was denied.
She also knew that the family was worried she would again try to find her child or the man she secretly married!
"Auntie, your child and the child's father might have arrived!" Li An said after a moment's thought.
"My child and the child's father have arrived?" Li Xiuzhu's normally calm expression suddenly lost its composure. "How did they get here?"
Her eyes were filled with surprise and joy, but also fear.
Because the family members hated her child and Yang Ping Tian to the bone. If they came now, wouldn't they be... walking into a death trap!
"Quickly tell me, where are they!" Li Xiuzhu asked urgently, her face grim.
"They are in the courtyard!" As soon as Li An finished speaking, Li Xiuzhu's figure had already disappeared.
...
Seeing the arrogance on Yang Feilong's face, many people in the Li family were both shocked and angry. They were shocked that Yang Feilong, at such a young age, possessed the strength of the Soul Transformation realm. His talent was truly beyond their expectations!
What angered them was that Yang Feilong was directly challenging them!
"Yang Feilong, aren't you going too far? You are Xiuzhu's son. Do you think we'll spare your life because we pity your talent!" one of the elders said coldly.
"What else wouldn't you dare to do?" Yang Feilong said with a hint of disdain. "My mother, a direct descendant of your Li family, was imprisoned for decades for refusing an arranged marriage! And we mother and son were separated for over twenty years!"
"Sharp-tongued. It seems you won't yield without a good lesson!" the elder snorted coldly.
In the next moment, as he was about to make a move.
"Feilong, Ping Tian! Third Master, please don't make a move!" a voice rang out.
Then, Li Xiuzhu rushed over, her face filled with panic.
"Xiuzhu!"
"Mother!"
At this moment, Yang Ping Tian's previous composure was completely replaced by excitement. This was his wife, the woman he hadn't seen for so many years, the woman he had longed for day and night.
And when Yang Feilong saw Li Xiuzhu, he felt a surge of blood connection.
His eyes couldn't help but redden.
When he had previously learned that his parents had abandoned him, he was angry and desperately wanted to meet his birth parents, wondering why they had abandoned him. But later, when he learned that there was a hidden reason behind it, his resentment towards his parents vanished.
When he knew his father had suffered for over twenty years and his mother had been imprisoned for over twenty years, his heart filled with pain.
"Xiuzhu, you've arrived just in time!" At this moment, the elder said, "Now, you have a choice: marry Wang Han Tian as a concubine, or your son and his father will die!"
The elder's voice was chillingly cold.
"Third Master," Li Xiuzhu's face changed drastically. "You are forcing me to my death!"
The joy of finally seeing her son and husband was instantly replaced by anger.
"I am not forcing you. We made a mistake in the past, and now our Li family is in crisis. You need to make amends!" the elder said coldly.
"Old man!" Yang Feilong said, looking at the elder with murderous intent.
"What did you say?" The elder's expression changed. "Little brat, how dare you curse me!"
In the next moment, he fiercely grabbed towards Yang Feilong with his large hand.
"Father, save my son! I am willing to be a concubine to Li Han Tian!" Seeing this, Li Xiuzhu cried out repeatedly.
Although she would rather die than marry Wang Han Tian as a concubine, to save her son, she couldn't care about anything else!
"Mother, there's no need to beg. If anyone in the Li family dares to harm a single strand of your hair today, I will destroy the Li family!" Yang Feilong's voice was ice-cold.
"You dare to boast of destroying my Li family? Insolent dog!" The elder could no longer contain his rage and grabbed towards Yang Feilong.
*Boom!*
A terrifying aura surged.
This elder was an expert in the Void Refining realm, albeit in the early stage. However, the Void Refining realm was far more powerful than the Soul Transformation realm.
"No!" Li Xiuzhu cried out in terror.
She just wanted to shield her son, willing to die rather than see him harmed!