Free Web NovelChapter 232: Chapter 185: You Snatched Someone Else’s Woman and Brought Her Back
"Father, please just give me a little more time. As soon as I break through to the next Realm, I’ll return immediately."
Huo Shenming sneered upon hearing this, not believing a word of it.
"You’ve been with the legion for months. Aside from that three-day leave you took, you haven’t left at all. So why would you suddenly get into trouble?"
"Besides, you’re already at the Ultimate Venerable Stage. A breakthrough? Do you think that’s as easy as it used to be? You might go your entire life without ever breaking through again."
"And I’m supposed to wait for you? For how long?"
Jun Yao: "..."
’I knew he wouldn’t believe me. But I can’t tell him the whole truth, so I can only bring up the most critical points.’
"Father, with my current Cultivation, no one could stop me if I were determined to leave. Why would I go out of my way to tell you, let alone use such a clumsy excuse to lie to you?"
"Have you ever considered that I might be telling the truth?"
"I really have provoked an expert at the Ultimate Venerable Peak. When he tracks me down and discovers my connection to the legion, do you think he won’t take his anger out on everyone here?"
What?
Ultimate Venerable Peak?
Hearing those three words, Huo Shenming felt his legs go weak.
’Does the Empire even have an expert of that level?’
’No, that’s not the point. The point is, how did Ah Yao manage to provoke someone like that?’ ƒrēewebnovel.com
In an instant, he broke out in a cold sweat. His face paled, and his voice trembled as he spoke.
"Are you serious? You really provoked an expert at the Ultimate Venerable Peak? When did this happen?"
Jun Yao nodded. "It’s true. As for when, you don’t need to know."
Huo Shenming: "..."
He was so furious he nearly choked. After forcing himself to calm down, he started to go over recent events.
"You’re only telling me this today, so it must have happened recently. You’re usually so sensible, you brat. If I had to think of the most unusual thing you’ve done lately, it would be..."
At that, he suddenly realized something. His eyes flew wide as he stared in disbelief at the handsome, snow-haired man before him.
"Don’t tell me it’s because of that woman. Did you steal her from someone?"
Jun Yao’s expression soured instantly at his words. He frowned and corrected him.
"She is my woman. Father, please watch what you say!"
Huo Shenming: "..."
’That settles it. The kid provoked an expert at the Ultimate Venerable Peak because of that woman he brought back from Black Wind Valley.’
’This kid must have a death wish. He just broke through to the Ultimate Venerable Stage, and he already dares to snatch a woman from a Peak Stage expert.’
’Does he think he has nine lives or something?’
He was instantly overcome with shock and fury, glaring at Jun Yao.
"You’re worried about causing trouble for the legion *now*? What the hell were you thinking back then?"
"Are you trying to get yourself killed? Messing with people you shouldn’t... Before this whole thing blows up and we reach the point of no return, I’m ordering you: send that woman away. Now."
’There are so many unattached women in the settlement. The damned brat could have picked any one of them. Why did he have to go and steal one from someone he can’t afford to provoke?’
’Is what you steal really always the best?’
Jun Yao refused without the slightest hesitation. His face darkened as well, and his voice turned cold.
"Father, you should give up on that idea right now. I can leave with her, but I will never send her away. She is my woman, and I will not send her anywhere I can’t be."
Absolutely not!
Seeing how resolute he was, Huo Shenming’s head began to throb. He was so agitated he felt like he might explode.
"You brat, weren’t you in love with your former Contract Master before?"
"How about this? Send this new woman away and go find your old Contract Master. I’ll even... I’ll even let it slide that she kicked you to the curb. How’s that sound?"
’His former Contract Master... she was on the ugly side, and her reputation was terrible, but if Ah Yao liked her, she must have had some good points.’
’Most importantly, that ugly girl wasn’t much to look at, so her other Contractors couldn’t be anything special. Their Cultivation was probably mediocre.’
’With Ah Yao’s current Cultivation, if he went back to that ugly woman, he’d surely be her number one Contractor.’
’Anything is better than provoking an Ultimate Venerable Peak expert!’
Those words struck a chord with Jun Yao. The corners of his lips curved upward, his mood improving in spite of himself.
"That’s right. I do love her. So, you support us being together, right, Father?"
"Of course!"
Hearing that, Huo Shenming’s mood brightened instantly. He beamed, nodding repeatedly.
"I fully support you being with her. So, you brat, when do you plan to send away the woman you have on your ship?"
"You don’t need to worry about that, Father. In any case, I’ll be leaving for a while. Goodbye!"
With that, Jun Yao turned to leave.
Watching his back as he walked away, Huo Shenming felt that something wasn’t right. His brow knitted together.
Suddenly, a thought struck him like a bolt of lightning. His eyes widened as he stared in disbelief at the tall, retreating figure.
"Wait!"
Huo Shenming hurried out from behind his desk, blocking Jun Yao’s path in just a few strides.
"Don’t tell me... the woman you brought back from Black Wind Valley... is your ugly former Contract Master?"
Many in the legion knew that the Commander had brought a woman back from Black Wind Valley, but no one had seen what she looked like.
Because of that, Huo Shenming had never suspected a thing.
But after seeing Jun Yao’s reactions for himself today, he’d have to be a complete idiot not to put two and two together!
Jun Yao frowned, his expression turning serious as he issued a warning.
"Father, don’t call her ugly again. Otherwise, I really will be angry."
Huo Shenming’s mood instantly plummeted.
’Damn it, so Ah Yao really did bring back that ugly woman?’
’But how could that ugly woman have an Ultimate Venerable Peak Contractor?’
’Are experts at the Ultimate Venerable Peak all so otherworldly and eccentric that they don’t care one bit about a woman’s looks?’
Huo Shenming couldn’t comprehend it, but he was utterly stunned.
"Have all the women in the world dropped dead? Huh? Why are you so determined to hang yourself from one crooked tree?"
"For that woman, you were willing to ignore the fate of the legion and the Tiger Clan. And now, you’re going to throw away your own life, too?"
’What kind of love potion did that woman make Ah Yao drink?’
’To make this damned brat so infatuated?’
’He was actually starting to want to meet this woman in person!’
"Yes, Father, you’re right. For her, I’ll ignore everything else, even if it means death! And another thing, she is not a crooked tree!"
’What could be more heart-wrenching than hearing your own son say he would die for a woman?’
Huo Shenming felt as if those words had pierced his heart with a thousand arrows, riddling it full of holes.
Overwhelmed with disappointment, he waved his hand dismissively and exploded with rage.
"Fine! I’m done with you. Go do whatever the hell you want! Scram if you want to scram! I’ll just write off all my heartfelt concern for you lately as a complete waste—might as well have fed it to the dogs!"
