Soul Emperor Martial God

Chapter 2323: Chapter 2319: Dongfang Zhi’s Fury

Bang...

A sound of a rough door being pushed open.

In the Dongfang Family, the door to the Family Master’s study was abruptly flung open.

"Hmm?" The Dongfang Family Master was sitting at his desk, chatting about something with Dongfang Wu.

At this moment, the two furrowed their brows in unison and looked toward the study’s door.

There weren’t many people in the entire Dongfang Family who dared to barge into the Family Master’s study like this.

Of course, Dongfang Zhi was one of them.

"Zhi’er?" The Dongfang Family Master frowned.

At this moment, Dongfang Zhi’s face was full of anger, furious and storming in.

"Second Sister." Dongfang Wu relaxed his brows and chuckled lightly.

"What’s wrong?" The Dongfang Family Master didn’t mind Dongfang Zhi’s entrance, and instead laughed lightly, "Who made Zhi’er angry like this, with such wrath?"

"Humph." Dongfang Zhi plopped onto the chair beside the desk, "Who else could it be?"

"In such a large Dongfang Family, there hasn’t been any annoying visitor recently, except for that little thief Xiao Yi."

"Oh? Little friend Xiao Yi?" The Dongfang Family Master chuckled.

"What little friend?" Dongfang Zhi glared at the Dongfang Family Master, "Can such a little thief be called a friend?"

The Dongfang Family Master said, "Didn’t I tell you back then in the Holy Moon Sect? Your grandfather and the Asura Hall Master are sworn life-and-death friends."

"Naturally, little friend Xiao Yi should also be considered a friend of our Dongfang Family."

"Humph, I don’t care." Dongfang Zhi suddenly stood up, walked to the front of the desk, and shook the Dongfang Family Master’s arm like a spoiled child.

"Father, I don’t want to see that little thief Xiao Yi."

"Just seeing him disrupts my Qi-Blood, making me furious."

"He was excessive just now at the Martial Arts Hall, speaking coldly to me and even drove Sister Youu away."

"More egregiously, he even killed our family’s martial artist."

"This little thief is so ruthless; if he weren’t wary within the Dongfang Family, he might have killed your daughter too."

"That won’t happen." Dongfang Wu shook his head.

"With Master Xiao Yi’s skills, if he really wanted to kill you, Sister, you wouldn’t have survived past journeys outside."

The Dongfang Family Master’s expression became serious, "Wu’er is joking, but her words are true."

"If little friend Xiao Yi truly wants to kill someone, they cannot escape once he targets them."

Dongfang Zhi’s face turned icy, "Do you really want to watch your daughter suffer and be humiliated?"

"Would you only be satisfied if she ended up a corpse in the wilderness someday?"

The Dongfang Family Master frowned, "Zhi’er, you’re taking this too far."

"With just the relationship between your grandfather and the Asura Hall Master, little friend Xiao Yi wouldn’t truly hold anything against you, let alone kill you."

"If you find him annoying, just ignore him."

"Little friend Xiao Yi wouldn’t go out of his way to cause trouble for you."

Dongfang Zhi snorted coldly, "Should I be afraid of him?"

"Our Dongfang Family, with just the White Current, can shake the Central Region. Within the family, the Five Great Legions keep the Demon Domain from daring to cross the Thunder Pool for millennia."

"Why should our Dongfang Family fear his Eight Palaces? Why should I be humiliated by this little thief Xiao Yi?"

The Dongfang Family Master’s brows furrowed tightly.

Dongfang Wu chuckled lightly, "Sister, don’t be angry. Wu’er will think of a way to make Master Xiao Yi suffer a major loss later, as a way to teach him a lesson for you, alright?"

"Really?" Dongfang Zhi’s expression brightened, "That’s good, Wu’er, you are wise beyond compare, surely you have a way."

"Do you and Father have important matters to discuss?"

Dongfang Wu nodded.

"Alright." Dongfang Zhi nodded, "Then I won’t disturb you."

With that, Dongfang Zhi left with a pleased expression, as if already anticipating the pleasure of taking revenge on Xiao Yi.

She seemed very confident in Dongfang Wu.

Dongfang Zhi departed.

Inside the study, the Dongfang Family Master exhaled a sigh of relief and shook his head.

"Little friend Xiao Yi drove away Mo Youh, didn’t he, at your arrangement?" The Dongfang Family Master looked at Dongfang Wu and smiled.

Dongfang Wu smiled, "Father is wise."

"It’s not me being wise." The Dongfang Family Master chuckled lightly, "Rather, you specifically instructed Uncle Yun to welcome him. With Uncle Yun’s prudence, he wouldn’t let little friend Xiao Yi go to the Martial Arts Hall knowing what would happen."

"Yet Uncle Yun still let little friend Xiao Yi go there on his own."

"Proving you had already told Uncle Yun not to interfere with this matter."

Dongfang Wu nodded, "Now that Demon Sacrifice Day is near, things on the Demon Domain side are becoming more unstable, and it could change suddenly at any moment."

"I don’t want any unstable factors during this time, nor any unexpected changes."

"From my brief conversation with Master Xiao Yi, he’s not an ordinary person and should understand this is an exceptional period."

"As long as nothing severe provokes him, he won’t suddenly erupt."

"Sister Youu is one such factor, so I preferred to resolve this early to avoid any unnecessary surprises later."

"Furthermore." Dongfang Wu said seriously, "There’s one thing Sister mentioned earlier that was wrong."

"It’s not that Master Xiao Yi is wary within the Dongfang Family."

"From what I understand, if Master Xiao Yi truly wants to kill someone, even if Sister is in the Dongfang Family, he would immediately strike."

"Good." The Dongfang Family Master nodded in satisfaction, "You see clearly, if Zhi’er had half your wisdom, I wouldn’t always be worried."

"You need only remember, little friend Xiao Yi is a friend of the Dongfang Family."

"Beyond that, you can do as you wish."

Dongfang Wu nodded, "Understood, Father."

"It’s just." Dongfang Wu furrowed her brows, "I haven’t figured out why Master Xiao Yi disabled Xue Bai and Heu Youu."

"As far as I know, Master Xiao Yi doesn’t care about rumors unless truly provoked, and he rarely fusses over them."

"Back then, he could storm the Heavenly Hidden Academy for a family elder’s friend, so I anticipated he’d disregard everyone for Mo Youh’s presence today."

"But Xue Bai and Heu Youu, he has no reason to take action."

The Dongfang Family Master chuckled, stood up, and took a sideways stance.

"The self-restraint of the strong, the foresight of the wise, little friend Xiao Yi possesses both."

"He knows what the larger picture is."

"But this is contingent upon not angering him."

"Mo Youh is an example."

"What about Xue Bai and Heu Youu?" Dongfang Wu turned to look at the Dongfang Family Master and queried.

The Dongfang Family Master chuckled, "Those two mouth off recklessly all the time, and their nonsense doesn’t matter."

"But calling the Holy Moon Sect’s marriage a ’great match’ back then?"

"On the day of the Holy Moon Sect battle, little friend Xiao Yi turned it upside down, creating a bloodbath, with casualties in the Hidden Hundred Families, the Beiyin Palace parties almost completely lost, and even the Beiyin Palace Grand Elder couldn’t escape."

"If not for unexpected changes at the last moment, Beiyin Wuwei would have perished there."

"Imagine, were Heu Youu and Xue Bai not bringing trouble upon themselves, inviting death today?"

"Merely disabling them without killing is little friend Xiao Yi granting our Dongfang Family a favor."

"I see." Dongfang Wu nodded.

Dongfang Wu chuckled and stood to bow, "I’ll take my leave, Father, not to disturb you resting."

With that, Dongfang Wu turned and left.

Just as she reached the study’s door, her father’s solemn voice suddenly echoed from behind.

"Wu’er, are you hiding something from me?" The Dongfang Family Master asked seriously.

Dongfang Wu paused, turned slightly, "I don’t know what you mean, Father."

The Dongfang Family Master took a deep breath and uttered four words, "Blue Leaf Poison."

"Whatever you intend to investigate, you’ve never failed."

"From ancient secrets above to any demonic disturbances below, if you seek, you find."

"Despite being only 20, I’ve allowed you to command the Purple Winged Army; by rank alone, you could stand equally with me."

"You are very capable, smarter than anyone."

"I don’t believe you couldn’t find any clue about the Blue Leaf Poison."

Dongfang Wu pursed her lips, "I also have things I cherish, just like Father does."

"If...those cherished things were lost...even if the Central Region turns to ashes, what then has it to do with me?"

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Second Chapter update.

To be continued.