The Coming Storm
PS: In the blink of an eye, the Super Gene Optimization Fluid had been uploaded for an entire year, with 2.3 million words in a year. That was close to 200,000 words per month, 6,000 words per day.
In truth, there were plenty of people who could write faster than Jiu 'er, but Jiu' er had always persevered, treating writing as an important task and never slacking off.
Let's tell a true story.
Two days ago, in a dream, Jiu 'er was surrounded by four or five beautiful women, playing in a hot spring. Humans had emotions and desires, and Jiu' er was a man with normal functions, so he was naturally no exception. However, just as those seductive faces began to blur, Jiu 'er suddenly jumped out of the land of gentleness and absentmindedly said, "No, I still haven't submitted my manuscript today."
Stunned, Jiu 'er left those girls in rags and strode away, turning back three times with every step, gazing at those beautiful bodies, his heart in torment, a feeling that could not be described with words.
After taking a few steps along the path and sighing, he suddenly ran into a group of classmates he had not seen in a long time, all of whom wanted to drink and play mahjong together.
Jiu 'er had already pushed away the girls, so what more friends?
Thus, Jiu 'er once more righteously said, "No, I still haven't submitted my manuscript today."
In the blink of an eye, the chatter of girls disappeared, and the voices of friends grew distant. Jiu 'er returned to his room, facing the sparse parasol trees outside the window and writing.
As he wrote, he felt like a knife was being twisted in his heart, and he asked himself, 'Is this the life I yearn for? What the f * ck am I doing?! '
His heart spasmed violently, stifling him. Thus, Jiu 'er woke up from his nightmare and looked up. The night was dark, and it was four in the morning.
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On the second day after Xia Fei began his breakthrough to Law Emperor, a good show was about to unfold in the Yu family.
It was not an exaggeration to describe the Yu family's present state.
Not only had representatives from the families close to the Yu family come to attend the ceremony, even the Nine Great Clans had come.
Among the humans of the Law Realm, the Nine Great Clans represented the light of humanity in the Law Realm. They were powerful and insufferably arrogant, and even the God Race had their tentacles.
Of course, the Feng family, which controlled the Dragon Ascension Martial Hall, was also an existence that could not be underestimated. However, the Feng family had few members and kept a low profile, so they rarely attracted attention.
Yu Hua's coronation ceremony as the head of the family was held in the main city's ancestral shrine. There were two places where the Yu family worshipped their ancestors. One was on Snake Island, which was the foundation of the Yu family. Outsiders were not allowed to enter, while the ancestral shrine in the main city was a place for outsiders to observe the ceremony.
In the past, when the Yu family was at its peak, many small families were under the protection of the Yu family. They treated the orders of the Yu family as an imperial edict. Every year, they would send people to worship the ancestors of the Yu family and give them generous gifts. Every time they held a ceremony, other families would come to watch the ceremony. These were all held in the main city's ancestral hall, but the real ceremony was held on Snake Island, which outsiders couldn't see.
The white marble platform was newly decorated, with a giant red silk cloth hanging from it. Several large words were written on it: Yu Clan of the Law Realm, New Patriarch Yu Hua, Inauguration Ceremony!
In the Law Realm, a human's lifespan was usually several hundred years, and a new patriarch would lead the family forward in the next few hundred years. Thus, the inauguration ceremony was usually not too shabby to prevent others from gossiping about it.
The Yu family had once been illustrious, so the inauguration ceremony could not be sloppy.
The ancestral shrine was huge, and there were several thousand guests standing on the grass. These were all people with status in the family, as well as VIPs. The rest could only watch the ceremony through the large screen outside the shrine, unable to participate in the ceremony themselves.
The inauguration ceremony was a little like a western cocktail party. The guests were all standing, and waiters would occasionally bring them drinks. On the two sides of the table were rows of exquisite, brightly colored food.
Yu Qiqi was very excited in the crowd. She was dressed in a gorgeous purple dress, and her fair neck was adorned with jewels. Though she was well dressed, she was still a young girl, and her dressing made her look rather mature.
Yu Qiqi said to a youth beside her, "Look, Uncle Yu Hua is really different! So many VIPs have come, and even the Nine Great Clans have sent people to watch the ceremony. I haven't seen such a scene in years. My grandma said that it's even livelier than when the patriarch was inaugurated! Letting Uncle Yu Hua be the patriarch is definitely the right choice! Our Yu family will definitely soar into the sky this time! "
The youth was very submissive to Yu Qiqi, and there was a rather ambiguous look in his eyes. Upon hearing this, he hurriedly chimed in, "Of course! What kind of person is Uncle? He was once a genius of our Yu family! Even Brother Xiaobei couldn't compare to Uncle's sharpness back in the day. Yu Jin didn't fight with Uncle for the position of patriarch, which shows that he knows his place. "
Seniority in the Law Realm was actually very messy. Often, people who were separated by several generations would still call each other uncle or grandpa. Who asked these people to have such a long lifespan? They all looked to be around the same age, so it was very difficult to figure out just how many generations there were between them. In the end, everyone simply called those who were middle-aged uncle, while those who were older called grandpa.
Yu Hua had quite a high prestige in the family, but his appearance was not even close to that of a grandpa. As such, the younger people were used to calling Yu Hua uncle.
"Hmph!" A cold snort came from behind Yu Qiqi. "There sure are a lot of ingrates these days. The old patriarch's body hasn't even gotten cold, and the new patriarch is already starting to make his appearance."
Yu Qiqi turned around and glared at the two youths, one fat and one skinny, who she did not recognize.
"Who are you talking about?!" Yu Qiqi was never the type to let things go, and these words were obviously picking holes in the Yu family's reputation. Yu Qiqi was immediately displeased.
"Who would know how old man Yu Hua and Yu Guding died? How was Xia Fei innocently implicated? Is your Yu family even able to figure out these questions? "
Yu Qiqi was of course very sad about the death of her patriarch, but the moment Xia Fei was mentioned, Yu Qiqi pursed her lips and hatefully said, "The patriarch must have been harmed by that fellow called Xia Fei and some other bad people. There's no doubt about it! From the moment Xia Fei entered the Yu family, I knew that he was up to no good! "
"You dare say that about my friend?! I'll beat you to death! " The fat man glared at Yu Qiqi, his attitude extremely rude and unreasonable. The amiable-looking youth beside him smiled and pulled him back.
"What's there to be angry at this lass? Let's go over there and have a drink."
Yu Qiqi knew that the guests who could enter the ancestral hall were either rich or of high status, but she had not expected this person to be so rude and unreasonable, actually wanting to hit her in the ancestral hall. She was momentarily stunned.
Watching the two youths leave, Yu Qiqi stomped her feet in anger, but she did not dare to chase after them and question them. All she could do was suffer in silence, her pretty face extremely cold.
"Seventh Sister, we can't afford to provoke those two," the youth beside her whispered.
"Why? Are they very powerful?! "Yu Qiqi was unconvinced.
"They're very powerful. That fat one is the direct descendant of the Berserk Wolf Clan, Lang Shunye. He's currently a member of the Law Enforcement Board, and the skinny one is even more impressive. He's the young master of Dragon Ascension's Feng family, Zanian Feng! When the two of them came in, even Elder Yu Peng, who was in charge of welcoming the guests, was very respectful! "
Yu Hua had already begun to generously reward people before he had even assumed the position of Patriarch. The two brothers, Yu Peng and Yu Jin, had successfully entered the Elder Council and become elders of the family. Even something as important as welcoming guests was handed over to Yu Peng to handle, a testament to the trust he had in the two brothers.
Yu Qiqi was stunned, her expression somewhat stiff as she asked, "People from the Lang and Feng families?!"
"That's right. The Lang family didn't send anyone to Old Uncle's inauguration ceremony. Lang Shunye came with the Law Enforcement Board, while Zanian came in his own name and didn't bring up the Soaring Dragon name."
Yu Qiqi clearly did not care about these details. She was still recalling what Lang Shunye had said.
"Xia Fei is a friend of Lang Shunye and Zanian?" Yu Qiqi composed herself and muttered to herself.
The Lang family was one of the Nine Great Clans, and the Feng family was even more impressive, managing the number one martial arts hall of the God Race, Dragon Ascension! Xia Fei had only been in the Law Realm for a few days, yet he had actually become friends with these two. How could Yu Qiqi not be emotional?
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Taking two glasses of red wine from a waiter, Zanian handed one to Lang Shunye and smiled. "Big Wolf, you're being too impulsive. We're not just representing ourselves. Others might even think that this is what our two great clans are thinking. It's best to maintain our identities when we're outside."
Lang Shunye coldly snorted, shaking his big head. "I get so angry just looking at these people. It's fine if their patriarch is dead, but they're even trying to push the blame onto Xia Fei. Brother Xia is such a good person, righteous and humorous, yet he's being accused of colluding with outsiders to murder the patriarch! Today, I'm going to watch a good show from them! "
Zanian merely smiled. Lang Shunye was a boorish man with a fiery temper, and there was no stopping him. Fortunately, though he was a direct descendant, he still had two older brothers above him, so it was not his turn to inherit the position of patriarch. It was not a big deal even if he did not hold any position in the clan, unlike Zanian himself. As the successor of the Feng family, there would come a day when Zanian would inherit Dragon Ascension, and the pressure he would face would be much greater than Lang Shunye's, which was why he was even more cautious in his actions.
"Sigh. Sometimes, I really envy you. You can say whatever you want and do whatever you want, but I can't. I have to think about the family first before I do anything. Father still doesn't know that I've come to the Yu family this time. I can only hope that it's really as that letter says, that Xia Fei can turn things around in one fell swoop, or else father will surely give him a good scolding."
Lang Shunye solemnly asked, "Do you think that letter was really written by Xia Fei?"
"It's possible." Zanian firmly nodded. "Xia Fei doesn't have much of a foundation in the Law Realm, and the strongest help he can find is the two of us. Let's just wait and see. If it's really as the letter says, we'll team up and cause a ruckus. With our strength, though we won't be able to cause too much of a stir, at the very least, this matter will no longer be kept under wraps. Besides, I think very highly of Xia Fei, so there's no harm in making him owe us a favor."
Lang Shunye disagreed. "No one in our Great Wolf Gang wants to make others owe us a favor. It's just that we can't stand it. We're not as pretentious as you."
Zanian could only bitterly smile. When it came to integrity, he could never compare to Lang Shunye. After all, the young master of the Feng family had a very heavy burden on his shoulders. If he was not a little more careful, he would not be able to survive more than a few days in this dog-eat-dog Law Realm.
Lang Shunye lowered his head to look at the time and mumbled, "The inauguration ceremony is about to begin. Why isn't Mu Fuping here yet?"
Zanian was taken aback. "Mu Fuping? What's she doing here? "
"I called her here." Lang Shunye was very calm. "When I received that letter, I thought that Xia Fei might really need our help, so I called Mu Fuping along. She's the granddaughter of the Withered Mu Clan, and she has quite a bit of power. Since Xia Fei wants to make a big deal out of this, we brothers will do our best to cause a ruckus!"
Lang Shunye had a loud voice, and his words attracted the attention of everyone around him.
Zanian hurriedly pulled him to a quiet corner and whispered, "Big Wolf, why didn't you discuss this with me first? Xia Fei and Mu Fuping …"
Without waiting for Zanian to finish, Lang Shunye burst out laughing. "I know. That rascal Xia Fei is currently courting love, and Mu Fuping might have some sort of relationship with him. Isn't that perfect? I'll be the matchmaker and help the two of them get closer. If this succeeds, I'll even have to drink a cup of wine at the wedding. Once Xia Fei really marries the Mu family's daughter, let's see who in this circle will dare to look down on him!"
Zanian was completely speechless. He had no idea where Lang Shunye had learned this kind of matchmaking trick from, but Zanian was well aware of the matter between Xia Fei and Mu Fuping, and it was obvious that Xia Fei had no such intentions.
As they were talking, there was a commotion in the distance. Zanian looked up and could not help but be dumbfounded. All he saw was a group of youths, ranging from seventeen to eighteen years old, swaggering into the Yu family's ancestral hall.
"Brothers, I'm here!" Lang Shunye raised his hand and called out.
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