Chapter 159: Hua Da Lang’s Engagement Banquet
Hua Hongguang and Sheng Pengfei were thrown out of the Hua Family Courtyard. The second Hua Clan Elder and Sheng Xuan felt extremely humiliated, but they couldn’t say anything. After all, releasing demonic beasts to cause trouble was indeed wrong.
Therefore, as soon as Hua Minghe came out to smooth things over, the two immediately went along with the suggestion, smiling as they followed the others into the Main Hall, as if nothing had happened.
After Hua Minghe and the clan elders entered the house, he looked at Hua Da Lang and said, “Da Lang, quickly go and call Hongguang and Pengfei in.” Then, he looked at Hua Changxi.
“Guests are guests, how can we push them out?”
Hua Changxi snorted upon hearing this and turned to enter the Kitchen.
Seeing her enter the Kitchen, Hua Minghe quickly signaled Hua Da Lang to go and call them in.
Outside the Hua Family Courtyard, Hua Hongguang and Sheng Pengfei were gasping in pain, sucking in cold air. Hua Changxi hadn’t held back when throwing them, and they were both disoriented from the fall.
Sheng Pengfei struggled to get up and looked at Hua Hongguang, “That Hua Jiuniang’s attack was too ruthless. She didn’t care at all that I’m her Eldest Brother’s brother-in-law. Is she always this arrogant and overbearing?”
Hua Hongguang rubbed his aching body and said, “This is the first time I’ve seen her today. However, I heard from Wanyue of the Great Clan Elder’s family that Hua Jiuniang’s temper is indeed not easy to get along with.”
Sheng Pengfei replied, “Not just difficult to get along with, but also extremely ruthless. She didn’t say a word before killing our demonic pets.”
Hua Hongguang felt a pang of pain thinking of his deceased Silver Wolf. It had taken him a great deal of effort to contract this demonic beast. Among all the cultivators in the Hua Clan, he was the only one who had contracted a demonic beast.
He had released the Silver Wolf today intending to show off in front of the Sheng family, but he never expected Hua Jiuniang to kill his Silver Wolf directly.
Sheng Pengfei thought of how Hua Jiuniang had just called him a mere Qi Sea Realm cultivator, and he felt very indignant. “What is Hua Jiuniang’s cultivation level?”
Hua Hongguang shook his head, indicating he didn’t know either. However, thinking that both he and Sheng Pengfei, who were Qi Sea Realm cultivators, were thrown out with a mere wave of Hua Jiuniang’s hand, he felt a sense of frustration.
Among the Hua Clan disciples, as a cultivator with a Single Fire Spiritual Root, his cultivation talent was among the top. His cultivation speed far surpassed that of others.
He had always considered himself the most outstanding cultivator in the Hua Clan, but after facing Hua Jiuniang today, he realized how naive his previous thoughts were.
“Do you think we are too weak, or is Hua Changxi too strong?”
Sheng Pengfei’s expression faltered. He recalled the Qi Sea Realm Fire Sculpture that had been reduced to ashes by a wisp of flame from Hua Changxi, and remained silent.
At this moment, Hua Da Lang came out.
“Hongguang, Pengfei, are you alright?”
Upon seeing Hua Da Lang, Sheng Pengfei immediately limped over. “Fourth Brother-in-law, what is your sister Hua Jiuniang’s cultivation level?”
His tone was intimate, and his smile was bright. Sheng Pengfei’s attitude at this moment was much more cordial than before.
Hua Da Lang looked at him and smiled, “If you really want to know, you can ask her yourself when you get to know Jiuniang better.”
Sheng Pengfei looked at Hua Da Lang suspiciously. “Fourth Brother-in-law, you don’t happen to not know your own sister’s cultivation level, do you?”
Hua Da Lang smiled, neither denying nor confirming.
Seeing that he couldn’t get the information he wanted, Sheng Pengfei’s face fell. “Your sister is so fierce, I don’t dare to approach her. What if she hits me again?”
Hua Da Lang chuckled, “My Jiuniang is quite reasonable. As long as you don’t release demonic beasts to cause trouble in the Hua Family like you did just now.”
Upon hearing this, Sheng Pengfei and Hua Hongguang exchanged glances, their expressions somewhat unnatural.
It was indeed inappropriate for them to have their demonic pets fight in the Hua Family Courtyard. It was an impulsive decision made under verbal provocation, and deep down, they did look down on the Hua Family.
Hua Hongguang couldn’t stand the sudden rise of Hua Bin’s family. Previously, Hua Bin’s family didn’t even have the right to enter their house. Now, just because they offered a Body Refining Technique to the clan, even Grandfather had to personally visit to congratulate them. He, who was highly self-esteemed, was naturally unconvinced.
Sheng Pengfei saw how poor the Hua Family’s conditions were and wanted to vent his anger for his cousin, and at the same time, let the Hua Family see the Sheng Family’s strength, so they wouldn’t dare to neglect his cousin in the future.
Neither of them expected things to get out of hand. Not only did they lose their demonic pets, but they were also thrown out.
Hua Da Lang was also angry about their troublemaking. After a slight reprimand, seeing their changed expressions, he decided to let it go. “Alright, dinner is about to be served. Come in with me quickly. Jiuniang was just playing with you earlier.”
With that, he took the lead into the Hua Family Courtyard.
Hua Hongguang and Sheng Pengfei saw this and exchanged glances.
A moment later, Sheng Pengfei quickly followed. “Fourth Brother-in-law, wait for me.”
His cousin was still going to marry into the Hua Family, and he had no intention of truly falling out with the Hua Family. Now that Hua Da Lang had offered a way down, he naturally had to take it.
Seeing Sheng Pengfei shamelessly trot back into the Hua Family Courtyard, Hua Hongguang, as a Hua Clan member, couldn’t truly be angry and quickly followed.
After the two entered the courtyard, Hua Hongguang gave Sheng Pengfei a thumbs-up.
Sheng Pengfei smiled and said, “A true man knows when to bend and when to stand tall.” With that, he quickly walked to the ashes left by the Fire Sculpture and squatted down.
Hua Hongguang followed him. “What are you looking at?”
Sheng Pengfei, also a Fire Spiritual Root cultivator, looked at the ashes on the ground thoughtfully. “Don’t you think the flame Hua Jiuniang unleashed was quite powerful?”
Hua Hongguang replied, “It instantly killed both of our Qi Sea Realm demonic beasts. It was indeed powerful.”
Sheng Pengfei stroked his chin. “An attack of this magnitude means either Hua Jiuniang’s cultivation level is far above the Qi Sea Realm, or she possesses an Exotic Fire. Which do you think it is?”
Hua Hongguang shook his head. “I don’t know.”
Sheng Pengfei looked at Hua Hongguang. “Hua Jiuniang is also a Fire Spiritual Root cultivator, right? Do you think we should go and ask her for advice? Ask her how she cultivates?”
Hua Hongguang was somewhat tempted, but they had just been thrown out by Hua Jiuniang. To go and ask her for advice now felt a bit embarrassing.
Just then, Old Madam Hua came out and announced that dinner was ready and asked everyone to be seated.
Sheng Pengfei had only said it in passing, and he also felt a bit embarrassed. Seeing that dinner was about to be served, he abandoned the idea of asking Hua Changxi for advice.
In the Kitchen, Madam Yao was about to lead the helping neighbors to serve the dishes, but Hua Changxi stopped her.
“Mother, watch me.”
The next moment, dishes were sent out by Hua Changxi using Spiritual Power, placing them on each table quickly, accurately, and steadily.
Second Aunt Hua exclaimed, “Spiritual Power can be used like this!”
Outside the Kitchen, others also watched this novel way of serving dishes with curiosity.
“Such precise control of Spiritual Power!”
Hua Shuran glanced at Hua Wanyue. Hua Wanyue, receiving her signal, hesitated for a moment before quickly releasing a wisp of Spiritual Power towards a dish.
Unfortunately, nothing happened. The dish landed steadily on the table.
Seeing this, Hua Shuran’s expression shifted. The Spiritual Power casually used for serving dishes was more powerful than Wanyue’s intentional attack. Just how high was Hua Changxi’s cultivation?
The rest of the meal proceeded without any further incidents. After the experience of Hua Hongguang and Sheng Pengfei being thrown out, no one dared to cause trouble again.
Afterward, until the end of the dinner, the atmosphere in the Hua Family Courtyard was very harmonious. However, as the Hua Family saw off their guests, Hua Liulang stole the spotlight.
He stood at the entrance and personally handed out a parting gift to each guest.
The gifts were not expensive, just a sachet containing fifty low-grade Spirit Stones.
Everyone who received a sachet was stunned, especially the Sheng family members, whose expressions were the most dramatic. Hua Liulang saw this and smugly raised an eyebrow.
One top-grade Spirit Stone could be exchanged for 1000 low-grade Spirit Stones. He had spent ten top-grade Spirit Stones to get ten thousand low-grade Spirit Stones.
The Hua Family cultivators in the Earl’s Mansion received a monthly allowance of one hundred low-grade Spirit Stones, and the Sheng Family cultivators received the same.
He gave fifty low-grade Spirit Stones to each person, which was equivalent to half a month’s allowance. Let’s see if the Sheng family would dare to look down on the Hua Family again!
Hua Changxi found Hua Liulang’s actions amusing.
The other members of the Hua Family, however, felt a great pang of pain. Those Spirit Stones given away would have been so good if they had them!
This fellow Liulang, for the sake of a little face, disregarded the substance.
