Chapter 6: Family Law

  I was at a loss, so I said: "How do I know? On that day when I and Ouyang Gongzi's attendant were competing in martial arts, he was watching from the side. After the competition ended, I asked Ouyang Gongzi to bring his attendant's mother to my residence. That's all, then he left. What does it have to do with me? It's also possible that Ouyang Gongzi saw us competing and got a shock, this is also very likely."

  "Stop spouting nonsense! My son, the Third Master, may be incompetent, but he wouldn't suffer brain damage from watching a martial arts competition. You yourself admitted that my son was pale-faced in the small garden earlier. Who else could it be? Are you saying it's your four or five-year-old younger siblings? Speak up!" Old Ghost Ouyang glared at me, his hair standing on end, with a ferocious expression as if he wanted to devour me, and roared wildly.

  I was shocked, could it be that they wanted to shift the blame onto Ah Xing and Xiang Yu? Not only was this impossible, but I also wouldn't agree to it. I turned my head, looking at my father. My mother was also anxiously looking at the head of the family.

  My father's brow furrowed when he heard me say that what the servant said was true, and he knew things were going to go badly. Although he loved his son dearly and was a good father, he was also the current head of the Zhang family clan, and he had to consider the interests of his family. If they were to offend the Ouyang family, although it wouldn't be a big deal for the Zhang family, at least the entire Far Eastern business network would suffer greatly. Moreover, the Ouyang family had been cooperating with the Zhang family for a long time and had become one of the top families, second only to the four major families. If they were to sever ties because of this, the Zhang family might fall from third place to fourth place - there was no other choice, and he couldn't let the entire clan suffer because of his son.

  "Everyone, since it's like this, I'll have someone bring over Ou Yang Gong Zi's study companion and the younger brother and sister of the Ou Yang family." My father stood up, looking around at everyone, saying loudly.

  Others also knew that my father was going to shift the blame onto others, but who dared to say it? Ouyang thought of saying it, but because of my father's prestigious status and having no reason, he didn't.

  I was shocked, this is going to involve my brothers and sisters, this is impossible, a wave of anger ignited in my heart, my head burning with rage.

  "What, I admit that this matter is because of me, he's just like that because of my aura, what does it have to do with others? If you've got the guts, come at me, I'll take it on," I said boldly to Old Ghost Ouyang.

  Mother immediately ran to me and said: "Xiao San, don't be so stubborn, you know it will hurt my heart if you do this. You know I carried you for ten months and eight days, feeling your playful movements in my belly all the time. I know you are my precious son, my lifeblood. I won't let others bully you, I won't let others bully you, do you know that? Wuuu......"

  I tried my best not to let my tears fall, but I couldn't help it. I looked at my mother quietly, and a wave of emotions surged in my heart. I suddenly lowered my head and wiped away my tears. I raised my head and smiled at my mother, saying: "Mother, don't be like this, am I not fine? Why are you crying? You don't know, Mother, when you cry, Sanzi's heart aches too. I'm okay, can't you see that I'm fine? Don't cry anymore."

  My father looked at me, not making a sound, just quietly staring at me, his eyes unmoving, only looking at me, looking at his precious son, looking at his trouble-making son. His face had no expression, but in his heart he was angrily shouting: Why, why, is it because I am the master of the Zhang family that I must wrong my six-year-old son? The Zhang family, the Zhang family, hahaha...

  The entire hall was shrouded in an oppressive atmosphere, with no one daring to speak out loud. Even Ou Yang, the old ghost, didn't dare say anything else after seeing my father's cold and frightening expression, although he was from one of the four major families.

  The most powerful family, but the gap between the Ouyang family and the four major families is like the difference between a well-off family and a billionaire family. They may not seem to be doing much different business in the world, but the assets of the four major families have been accumulated over several hundred years, nearly a thousand years. The assets of the four major families are all worth hundreds of billions of silver taels, while the national treasury has only had hundreds of billions of silver taels during the prosperous Tang Dynasty. They are no longer just rich enough to rival a country, but are now wealthy enough to suppress a country. Who else in this world would dare speak out under the wrath of the master of the Zhang family, one of the four major families?

  At this time, Ou Yang had already regretted it. How could he sacrifice his family of two hundred years for a son who was already finished? His son was gone, but he could have another one, and although his own son was not smart, he would still get married and have children in the future. How could he shift the blame to someone else? What Ou Yang was considering at this time was how to let Zhang San Gongzi escape punishment. He knew that the four major families' punishment for the young master's sons was extremely cruel, which was also for the sake of the family's inheritance, so as not to hurt each other.

  Suddenly a bright light flashed through Ouyang's mind, "He's just like that because of my aura" Aura hurts people, aura hurts people, haha...

  "Everyone, listen to what I have to say," said Ou Yang loudly.

  My father glanced at Ou Yang and said calmly: "Please speak, Master Ou Yang."

  Ouyang Old Ghost smiled and said, "Everyone, I believe you all know that the technique of injuring with aura is something that only a master who has reached the Pre-Heaven realm can use. The earliest person to reach the Pre-Heaven realm in the entire Qinglong Continent was Xiang Yu, the Overlord of Western Chu, 1,300 years ago. At that time, Xiang Yu was the number one expert under heaven and had only just reached the Pre-Heaven realm at the age of twelve. The second-ranked Poet Immortal Li Bai had also only reached the Pre-Heaven realm at the age of fourteen. How could Third Young Master possibly reach the Pre-Heaven realm at the age of six? His sworn brothers and sisters are even younger than him, so it's impossible for them either. The only possibility is my son's study companion, Lang Feng. When he came to our household, he was already capable of killing ferocious tigers with a single strike. This is something that all the servants in our estate know."

  My father's face showed a faint smile, and my mother also seemed to relax a lot after hearing it. She looked at me with a smile, and the atmosphere in the hall immediately became lively. One by one, they said: "How could this matter be related to Third Young Master?" "I said so too, how could Third Young Master, who is so lovely, hurt Ouyang Young Master?" "Right, right, only that despicable Wolf Blade would do such a thing."

  Ou Yang's old ghost seemed to see a peerless beauty, his eyes shining brightly as he loudly shouted: "Guards, bring that Wolf Fang here!"

  Everyone in the hall was laughing, and this matter was pushed onto a humble commoner, isn't that just wonderful.

  My body trembled, Wolf Blade big brother, no, no, no, this is getting on Wolf Blade big brother's head, he's done for, Old Ghost Ouyang won't spare his life. What about his poor mother? I looked at my smiling mother and said bitterly: Sorry, mom, sorry...

  I gazed at the smiling people around me, and with a bitter tone, I let out a heaven-shaking aura...

  The entire hall fell silent, staring at me with an imposing aura. Not only because I had reached the Xiantian realm at the age of six, but also because this meant that I myself acknowledged being the culprit who led to Ouyang Liang's death. What to do? The whole hall was in chaos.

  The Suzhou governor was also in a mess. These three young masters had openly and uprightly admitted it themselves, so how could they still be shielded?

  My mother looked at me, her heart was about to break, and she silently screamed in her heart: Xiao San, why is this happening, why did you have to admit it...

  Ouyang Laogui looked at me with a bitter smile: "Third Master, I've already let you off the hook, why don't you let yourself off the hook? This is not letting my Ouyang family off the hook. My ancestors, because of this matter, my Ouyang family will suffer so much loss... Zhang Tiande appears to be calm and won't move against my Ouyang family openly, but secretly, he'll definitely cause trouble for my Ouyang family. It's all because I was too impulsive back then..."

  Father looked at me, his heart bleeding: Little three, aren't you going to drive your father crazy?

  The entire hall was staring at me with an overwhelming aura, without a single sound, and the hall fell into even greater oppression.

  "The council of elders has unanimously decided: the Zhang family will prioritize the interests of the clan above all else." An old man walked to the front of the hall and said this, then turned around and left.

  This sentence made Zhang Tiande's face turn pale with shock.

  My father looked at me with an icy gaze devoid of any emotion, his eyes fixed on me without blinking, as if the voice from hell echoed in the hall, "According to the family law of the Zhang clan, Zhang Xingfeng has been expelled from the Zhang clan's genealogy, never to return to the Zhang clan again. All servants of Xingfeng Pavilion must leave the Zhang clan immediately, and the formal punishment will be decided by the Council of Elders tomorrow."

  I stared blankly at Father, what, leaving the Zhang family, never to return to the Zhang family for generations to come, never to return, hahaha... never to return, using "never to return" ah, hahaha...

  I looked at my father, smiled, three years ago you still carried me to the Yuwen family to show off my martial arts... ...the day before yesterday was still playing hide and seek with me... now, now you want me to be driven out of the Zhang family, drive me away from home, and never come back for eternity, haha...

  "Dad, dad, are you going to drive me out of the house? Are you going to drive me out of the house? Answer me! Answer me! Answer me!"

  Father looked at me with a pale face, "----is----" and turned into the inner hall.

  "Oh, you really want to drive me out of the house, haha... driving me out of the house, what a cruel family law, what a cruel family law. Alright, alright, I agree, I'll leave. I'm leaving..." I gazed at the empty seat in the center of the hall and let out a mad roar."

  I turned around and rushed out, my whole body's power activated, I ran wildly, my mind full of Father, Father's concern for me when I was young, the expression of feeding me when I was young... The resolute decision just now, driving me away from home without hesitation, saying "yes" without leaving any emotions. I wildly urged on my power, and my figure instantly left the Zhang family, like a ghostly shadow leaving Suzhou City...

  "Xiao San!" My mother stood at the door and called out to me, suddenly falling down at the entrance.

  Ouyang old ghost looked at all this, wanting to cry but having no tears.

  The two second-grade masters of Zhang Mansion looked at the empty street and couldn't help but be shocked.

  The master of the Zhang family, who was sitting on a luxurious armchair in the back hall with his eyes closed, had two clear tear marks on his face and muttered: "Xiao San..." Two more tears flowed down.