Chapter Five: Interrogation

  I was delighted to dance the Shaolin Arhat Fist on the lawn in the backyard, this Arhat Fist is said to be the source of Shaolin external family kung fu, and the moves of the 72 absolute techniques of Shaolin also evolved from it. Many martial artists take this statement as a joke, but with my current power after reaching the later period of Bi Gu, I can clearly feel the power of this fist method. According to my guess, this fist method is likely to be the Fumo Arhat Fist of the Buddhist sect in the Xiu Zhen world. The Fumo Arhat Fist and the Fumo Golden Vajra Secret are the treasures of the Buddhist sect, but the Fumo Golden Vajra Secret is even more wonderful, said to have 18 layers, practicing to the extreme can even directly enter the divine realm without entering the immortal realm. Moreover, the most fortunate thing is that only the 18th layer has Buddha's difficulty, and other times are very safe. In contrast, although the Xiu Zhen Fa Jue (a type of cultivation method) is slightly faster, there are many calamities within it, and if one is not careful, they may lose their soul and never be able to transcend in this life.

  I'm most happy to have practiced this boxing technique in this life. The more I dance, the more I gain insight, and gradually, the slower I dance, but everything around me moves with my fist. I don't know how long it took, but slowly I gathered my momentum. Suddenly, I was surprised to find that the liquid prenatal true energy inside my body had begun to condense, which is a sign of borrowing the golden elixir! I'm too excited, these two days have been extremely lucky, haha

  "Master, master, something's wrong! The old man from the Ouyang family has come and wants to settle accounts with you. He says you hit his son yesterday, Master, be careful!" Chunyu shouted from in front of the garden gate, looking extremely anxious.

  Alas, extreme joy begets sorrow. Just now I said my luck had improved, but now Ou Yang's ghost has arrived. This Ou Yang is still jointly operating the Far East mine with my family, and this time I'm in for a disaster! Alas!

  What to do? This Ou Yang old ghost is very cunning, his precious son can't be compared with him, it's really hard to deal with!

  "Second brother, what's troubling you? Tell me and let's see if I can help you think of a solution." Wolf Fang big brother walked in from the doorway. Who made big brother my brother? That's why I'm willing to let big brother enter my treasure land.

  "Ouyang Liang's father has arrived and wants to settle the account from yesterday, sigh." I couldn't help but start worrying again.

  "That Ou Yang Liang was the one who provoked you first, it's not Ou Yang Liang's fault, his father is still looking for you to settle the score, what kind of thing is this? Don't be tense, we're in the right, why fear him?" Big brother seems to be very indignant, alas good and honest big brother.

  "Big brother, you don't know, it's not that we're in the right just because you say so, who can prove it? Moreover, I'm fine, but his son went back yesterday and is probably very weak, this battle is hard to fight." I patiently explained to big brother.

  "You figure it out, I don't know what to do. I'm going to take a break." The big brother finally showed his ten-year-old appearance.

  "Older brother, you just play for now, I'll go to the front yard." I said to my older brother and then walked out, I can only face all of this by myself.

  I walked and thought about the countermeasures, thinking back and forth, but there was no good way, finally I could only decide to firmly believe that I had never hit him before, and the rest could only be taken one step at a time.

  "Third Master, the master of the Ouyang family has arrived. The old master is accompanying him and has asked me to call you over. It seems it's about the son of the Ouyang family master. Third Master, be careful." Zhang Gongguan came running to tell me, Zhang Gongguan had watched me grow up and was very concerned about me. To be honest, in the entire manor, only Da Niang and Er Niang held hostility towards me.

  To be honest, I really don't know why it's like this. Once I asked my mother, a beautiful and virtuous woman, but her answer was that I was still young, not yet the time, and when I grew up, she would tell me. I also used to worry about it, but later I opened up, as long as I followed the rules and had a clear conscience, that's all that mattered.

  I suddenly feel like it's fine just going like this, no matter what, I didn't hit Ouyang Liang anyway, what's there to be afraid of, humph.

  I strode into the grand hall with a clear conscience.

  I walked into the grand courtyard with neither arrogance nor humility.

  I looked up and saw that the main seat was occupied by my father and his first wife, while on the right side sat my mother and his second, fourth, fifth and sixth wives. All of my old man's wives were present, it seemed like things had gotten out of hand.

  "I have seen Father, Mother, Dage, Erniang, Siniang, Wuniang, Liuniang, and also Little Brother has seen Uncle Ouyang." I said immediately with my head bowed.

  How did all the big ladies end up here? But this matter shouldn't be so serious, right? That old ghost Ouyang is sitting on the left side of the upper seat, and below him are a group of people brought by Ouyang. Ouyang's face is full of frost, staring at me with an air of great hatred, as if he wants to kill me. My heart skipped a beat - could it be that something really happened to Ouyang Liang? I couldn't figure it out, so I carefully thought through the whole thing from start to finish. Suddenly, I remembered something very serious: this Ouyang Liang is too young, and has been influenced by both Wolf Blade Big Brother and my auras. Moreover, he's always been spoiled, who knows if he might collapse at home? His mental strength is too weak, how could he withstand the pressure from such a master? I couldn't help but feel anxious - it's all because of Ouyang Liang's cunning when he spoke to me earlier, and my heart assumed his endurance was very high. Alas!

  "Xiao San, have you ever intimidated or threatened the young master of the Ouyang family?" My mother asked immediately. She seemed very anxious, and I could clearly see the worry on her face. What's going on? Even if Ouyang Liang was ill, it shouldn't make my mother like this. My brow furrowed involuntarily.

  "Xiao San, tell me, did you really do it? Answer quickly." Father was very serious and his tone was extremely cold.

  I was shocked, this was the first time my father had spoken to me like that. From childhood till now, my father had always been very doting on me, but at this moment he was speaking to me in such a way, I couldn't help but feel some anger. I lifted my head and said word by word: "I——haven't——done" My eyes stared straight at my father.

  "You don't, okay, great Third Master, you've forced my son to be played for a lifetime, haha, you still won't admit it. Are you saying that yesterday my son had conflicts with others besides being bullied by you? Ah? Hmph, I, Ouyang Mingqing, will exhaust all means to avenge my son."

  "Master Ouyang, I will definitely give you an explanation for this matter. Don't worry, the Suzhou Prefecture Magistrate is also here today, and you have brought a large group of witnesses with you, so don't worry." My father said immediately.

  The old man, who was the Suzhou prefect, stood up and bowed: "Duke, Earl, I will definitely handle this matter impartially. Please be at ease." The old man's expression was still very serious, which made it seem like a troublesome affair. What exactly had happened? Ou Yang said his son was finished, but how could he be finished just because he got sick? Was my luck really that bad, scaring people to the point of death?

  The entire Ming dynasty's large families were enfeoffed with titles, namely Duke, Earl and Baron. These were only given to merchants. The actual titles for officials were Gong, Hou, Bo, Zi and Nan, which were five ranks.

  "Father frowned and said: "Xiao San, tell the truth, what exactly happened? Tell me from the beginning."

  "Third Master, you'd better tell the truth, I have quite a few witnesses here." Ouyang Laogui said coldly.

  "The head of the Ouyang family, something has happened and we are all very regretful. Please listen to my son tell you about it," my father said immediately. My father is also the master of the Zhang family, one of the four major families, so the old ghost Ouyang didn't dare not give him face.

  "I said calmly, 'Everyone, that day, when I went to the small garden in Western City, Young Master Ouyang was there. Later, he had his servant come ask me for guidance on martial arts. Later, I defeated his servant. Later, I found out that this servant was quite pitiful, he was working for the Ouyang family for his mother's sake. So I let Ouyang Liang send his servant's mother to my Xingfeng Pavilion. Later, Young Master Ouyang ordered his servants to send her over. Then you all came looking for me, that's what happened.'"

  "My father immediately said: 'Master Ouyang, is what my son said a true situation?'"

  "What a formidable Third Master, he actually avoided the heavy and chose the light, he didn't even mention the details. He dares to say that he has never threatened or intimidated my son, humph!"

  "Mr. Ouyang, I dare say that I haven't said a single threatening word, you can ask anyone present to testify." I said with confidence. To be honest, from start to finish, I didn't say anything threatening, I just used my tone to intimidate him.

  "Those little kids, what do they know? They're just a few years old, their words can't be taken seriously. I have a way to prove that everything was done by the Third Master, Ah Tian, tell me about Young Master's behavior and actions that day." Old Ghost Ouyang turned his head and said to a servant.

  "Yes, sir, honorable gentlemen, I served the young master from the time he got up in the morning. He was in a good mood that day and went to the small garden in West City after breakfast. We servants waited outside the door as it's said that adults are not allowed in, only children can enter. After a while, Third Master came with his younger brother and sister. Some time passed, then a group of kids came out one by one, looking anxious, and went home. Later, Young Master also came out, pale-faced and sweating coldly. I thought he had fallen ill. He ordered us to return to the mansion immediately and asked us to send the mother of his study companion to Third Master's Xingfeng Pavilion. After returning home, Young Master lay in bed, later running a high fever at night, then the divine doctor came."

  An old man with a wide-sleeved long gown and a hair bun stood up immediately and said: "Duke, Earl, Governor, based on my 40 years of medical experience, Master Ouyang must have received a very strong fright, which caused him to lose his mind. On that night, he was also exposed to wind and cold, and had a high fever, with both internal and external symptoms occurring at the same time. Moreover, Master Ouyang is still young, and his resistance is weak. That episode of high fever has caused problems with Master Ouyang's brain, and he is too young, with very low recovery ability. It is estimated that for the rest of his life, his brain will not be able to recover."

  I was stunned, how could this be? Has my brain gone bad? How did I become so unlucky? It was just a bluff to scare him, how did it end up like this?

  "Zhang Tiande, who do you say is to blame for this? Ah, my son has ended up like this, and he's my only child! You tell me!" Ou Yang was a bit crazy now, but it wasn't strange, considering that Ou Yang was already over 50 years old. This Ou Yang Liang was his late-born son, so if he didn't go mad now, then when would he?

  "Mr. Ouyang, don't be in a hurry, everything will become clear. With so many people here, how can we not give you justice?" My father immediately came to comfort Old Man Ouyang, and this old man was indeed a hero of his generation, controlling his emotions, he sat down.

  "Xiao San, is what people in the Ou Yang estate say true or not?" Father turned his head and asked me.

  "No, but I didn't threaten or intimidate him." I insisted that I hadn't threatened or intimidated Ouyang Liang. If I said it and then regretted it, wouldn't that be admitting that Ouyang Liang's face turned bad? The other kids had all left, so what would be the outcome if only one was left? Ah, this is a real headache, what to do?

  Ou Yang's old ghost sneered from the side.

  Her mother seemed a bit anxious.

  The two women smiled at each other.

  Father immediately frowned, but still said: "Xiao San, then you say why Ou Yang Gongzi was pale after entering and coming out?"