Lord of the night.

Chapter 1443 A Sound Beating [Part 2]

Fang Che genuinely nodded in agreement with those words.

Makes sense.

How many people in the world are truly good people?

Of these people, how many are actually capable?

“You’re not exactly confiding in him, nor are you on life-or-death levels with him. You’re just using his abilities, so what are you afraid of? You need to understand that by using Feng Nuan, in other people’s eyes, it’s an invisible severance from the Feng family.”

Yan Suiyun said, "In the eyes of outsiders, this is also a separation from Feng Yun. You should be able to see the benefits of this."

"With Feng Yun's perspective, he wouldn't care about these things."

"But to outsiders, it is clearly you, Night Demon, who harbored a traitor to the Feng family!"

"However, even the highest-ranking ancestors still like you and want to marry you, a princess of the Feng family..."

At this point, Yan Suiyun's temper flared up again. She slapped Fang Che on the back of the head, scattering his hair, and roared, "You still want to marry the Feng family princess! Princess!!"

Fang Che was completely dumbfounded.

I'm in class right now... What? I'm so attentive, and I get slapped for it?

Your imagination is truly remarkable.

Yan Suiyun, however, acted as if nothing had happened, as if he hadn't been the one who had just hit someone, and said, "In that case, it will be of great use to you in the future when you are able to get along well with the various families."

"In this way, you can have the opportunity to grow and expand in a short period of time. Humans are value-driven creatures. As long as you are of great value, there are only two ways to deal with you. One is to destroy you, and the other is to win you over. When they find that they can win you over, they will not destroy you."

Yan Suiyun's face showed a mocking expression: "To be honest, everyone in the world, including myself, is a bunch of selfish and despicable people! The only difference is in which aspect of the value they see."

“What my father-in-law said is true, but it’s also somewhat biased…”

Fang Che said cautiously.

"maybe."

Yan Suiyun said indifferently, "Your position is too high, like looking at ants from the clouds, it's completely useless."

Fang Che nodded obsequiously, deep in thought.

Was this what you were hesitating to say earlier?
Are you worried that I'm taking a high-handed stance and becoming as inhuman as him?

"Therefore, the heating system can be used!"

Yan Suiyun solemnly said to Fang Che, "If used properly... he will be your most capable assistant!"

"I will consider."

Fang Che answered.

Just then, a sinister voice said, "I've been looking everywhere for you, and you've actually hidden in my house!"

The father-in-law and son-in-law were taken aback, and then they saw Yan Nan walk in with a frosty expression.

He walked with the stride of a dragon and the gait of a tiger, his eyes gleaming with an indescribable, dark light.

Fang Che's heart skipped a beat: Wasn't this old bastard supposed to be having a meeting and drinking? How come he's suddenly like this... This is really catching me off guard.

He hurriedly stood up and bowed: "Greetings..."

Snapped!
A heavy slap landed right on his head.

After entering the room, Yan Nan strode up to Fang Che with an almost impatient air and delivered a long-planned slap.

It was both loud and crisp.

Fang Che was slapped to the ground, seeing stars, and covered his face in confusion: What happened to me?
immediately……

With a loud bang, he was kicked and sent flying, crashing into the wall before falling back down.

Then came a brutal and inhumane beating.

Yan Nan had been holding in her anger all day, and now she finally let it out.

He beat her mercilessly without saying a word, all the while gritting his teeth!

"What are you doing!"

Yan Suiyun was stunned and quickly came up to stop him.

"You keep an eye on it for now..."

Yan Nan said, "I've been holding back all day, let me enjoy myself first."

Yan Suiyun: "..."

Boom boom boom!
Boom boom boom!
Yan Nan gave him a thorough and satisfying beating!
Fang Che was almost beaten into a pile of mud.

After the fight was over, Yan Suiyun advised, "I know why you're angry, but you can't really blame him. After all, it was Uncle San who made the decision; what could he do?"

Yan Nan frowned, then said with a refreshed expression, "What you said makes sense."

Fang Che stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

You're all so understanding, but... why didn't you do this sooner?

Seeing that Yan Nan seemed to have calmed down, Yan Suiyun took out a pill and gave it to her son-in-law to help him recover.

Fang Che had barely finished replying and hadn't even had a chance to catch his breath when Yan Nan beat him up again, looking fierce and menacing!
This beating left Yan Suiyun completely speechless.

"I mean... what kind of shock did you suffer?"

Yan Suiyun felt sorry for her son-in-law and said with dissatisfaction, "I've never seen you use this much force when you beat Dongfang San San!"

Yan Nan angrily retorted, "I never even had a chance to fight!"

Even if you wanted a chance, they wouldn't give you one.

Yan Suiyun chuckled and said, "You're quite something, aren't you, grandson-in-law who doesn't fight back when you're hit!"

Yan Nan rolled her eyes and said, "Don't worry, Feng Laosan said that this bastard will have a Saintly Aura once he breaks through to Saint Venerable, so he can't be damaged!"

Yan Suiyunteng stood up abruptly: "Does the Holy Venerable have a Holy Aura?"

"How could this be fake?" Yan Nan said, "Feng Du wouldn't be helping him brag, would he?"

Yan Suiyun was overjoyed and stamped her foot, saying, "You child, the Holy Venerable already had a Holy Aura, why didn't you say so? If you had told me earlier, how could I have let this old geezer beat you?!"

Fang Che was wronged: "I..."

He really didn't take that matter seriously. After all, it was just a virtual ring, not obvious, and it wasn't a real breakthrough to the Saint King level. What was there to boast about?
Yan Nan flew into a rage: "Watch your mouth in front of the younger generation! You scoundrel!"

Yan Suiyun remembered that they were in front of her son-in-law, so she apologized: "It's my fault!"

Yan Nan felt a surge of joy.

After so many years, my son actually apologized to me.

Yan Suiyun said, "But this kid actually got a Saint Ring after breaking through to Saint Venerable... Grandpa, do you know what this is called?"

Seeing her son's smug look, Yan Nan snorted and said dismissively, "What's the use? He's still a womanizer."

Yan Suiyun retorted, "Your words are biased. The strong should take more and eat more! That is the driving force of any world!"

He said matter-of-factly, "If even the strong can only accept equal distribution, cannot bully others, cannot be superior to others, and cannot show off, then what's the point of working so hard to become stronger?"

"In an economic society, strength is determined by the amount of money one has; in a martial arts society, strength is naturally the measure of power!"

Yan Suiyun chuckled and said, "Grandpa, some rules are made so that the strong can break them and enjoy the thrill of breaking them!"

"What are rules? They're the shackles of the weak and the game of the strong, nothing more. If you can't break them, it proves you're not strong enough! Once you have value, even princesses will come running to you! It's that simple!"

Yan Suiyun's words carried a strange arrogance and unconventional extremism.

However, it must be said that fallacies exist precisely because they contain a element of reason.

Yan Suiyun's words may find a market among certain groups, but they are bound to be rejected by the general public.

Yan Nan, being among the elite, naturally knew that Yan Suiyun was using every opportunity to teach her son-in-law and instill his own theories.

He sneered, "Someone is giving your son-in-law a woman, and look how proud you are, father-in-law! Your chin is practically sticking out of your head!"

One sentence was enough to make Yan Suiyun's face turn black.

The dark-skinned man gritted his teeth and said, "You think you can stop me?"

Yan Nan gave a wry smile: "What do you think?"

Yan Suiyun sighed, "We can hold them off, but Night Demon is doomed!"

"Death is not necessarily the case; your third uncle wouldn't do something so drastic. But... since he found out... and made that decision..."

Yan Nan sighed.

"Ha ha……"

Yan Suiyun sneered and said, "Anyway, you can talk to Xiaohan about this yourself. I don't care!"

Yan Nan's face contorted.

I rushed home wanting to shift the blame to my son, but before I could even open my mouth, he grabbed a sledgehammer and started smashing it over my head, right on the spot where the big black pot was!

It's stuck on my head and I can't get it off.

With a sigh, the other party said thoroughly, "Night Demon, you must have picked up a lot of good stuff on your trip to Dragon God Island, right? Didn't you know to bring me any?"

Yan Suiyun whistled: "Tsk tsk, the deputy sect leader openly solicits bribes! Tsk tsk, what a shameless face."

Yan Nan said matter-of-factly, "How can a grandson-in-law come to our house empty-handed?"

Fang Che really wanted to say that he couldn't come empty-handed, as he had already sent a bunch of gifts to his father-in-law.

But Yan Suiyun remained silent.

He acted as if he wasn't the one who had just received the gift.

Fang Che said, "Yes, but I'm afraid... I'm afraid Vice Chief Master Yan won't think much of it..."

There was a pause between the two "only fears". If it were acceptable to call him "Grandpa", Yan Suiyun would naturally say "Call me Grandpa" at this moment.

But Yan Suiyun didn't say anything.

That proves that we should still call him 'Deputy Chief Master Yan'.

This is a gesture: before marriage, the father-in-law can be called "your grandfather," but you cannot call him "grandfather."

When the wedding arrives, the bride will change her address to the groom; this is the final step.

The knowledge and interpersonal relationships involved are quite complex.

As he spoke, he started taking things out of the ring.

Eighteen super-sized, perfectly round pearls, each the size of a washbasin, were taken out in one go.

I just gave Yan Suiyun the spiritual coral screen, and now I'm taking out six sets of them!

Including the ones I just gave to my father-in-law, that makes a total of twelve sets, thirty-six pearls!
Yan Suiyun's face twitched.

Did this bastard rob the Dragon King of the Sea? How come he has so much good stuff?

Now the Yan Family Manor is going to become absolutely dazzling!
Yan Nan remained calm and said indifferently, "I'm not very satisfied!" Fang Che scratched his head and then started taking things out again...

Yan Nan said, "We already have enough pearls and coral. Take something else!"

As he spoke, he twisted his knuckles together, making a cracking sound.

It's utterly threatening!

Fang Che's lips twitched, and a bead of sweat the size of a broad bean appeared on his forehead.

So they began to extract the inner core.

Ten of them were piled up, of varying sizes.

The spiritual energy in the study was practically bursting.

Yan Nan snorted and remained silent.

But then he twisted his joints again: Crack! Crack!
Fang Che scratched his head, then gritted his teeth and took out another spatial ring, handing it over dejectedly: "...It's all in there."

Yan Nan took it and glanced at it, then finally snorted and said, "I knew you weren't honest!"

He tossed it to Yan Suiyun and said, "Look at you, you're so happy with just a little bit of trivial stuff. Look at how much your son-in-law has been hiding!"

Yan Suiyun took a look with his divine sense and saw that the huge space inside the ring was ninety percent full, filled with rare and precious treasures from the seabed!
The inner core, pearl, spirit pearl, coral... are even bigger than what was taken out!

His eyes widened in disbelief: "Holy crap... he hid so much!"

Yan Nan said smugly, "Your son-in-law is the kind of person who never learns from his mistakes. He even dared to embezzle my things... let alone what he smuggled himself. I knew about his bad temper all along, otherwise, would I have forced him to do this?"

Yan Suiyun: "..."

Yan Nan said with absolute certainty, "Don't be fooled by the fact that this ring is quite full, almost to the point of being ninety percent full, giving the impression that it's all there is, not even enough to fill the ring itself. But I bet he's hiding more! There are at least three or four other rings scattered around... Do you believe me?"

Yan Suiyun: "..."

Turning to Fang Che, he asked, "Son-in-law, is it true?"

Fang Che said dejectedly, "There aren't that many left... Time was short, there weren't enough big ones, and the remaining two rings are full of small beads, corals, and inner cores..."

As he spoke, he took out two more rings.

Yan Suiyun: "..."

I'm speechless.

Upon closer inspection, they were indeed inferior to the ring that had been taken out earlier.

Yan Nan snorted and said, "There's more!"

Fang Che then took out two more rings, leaving his father-in-law speechless.

Upon closer inspection, these two items were rather ordinary. The underwater treasures were only on one level, but they were all enormous. The rest were mostly spirit jade and other rare and precious items found on the mainland, along with piles of weapons…

"Talent!"

Yan Suiyun sighed.

He threw all four rings back to Fang Che, then threw back the one that was ninety percent full as well: "Keep it for yourself."

"Thank you for the generous gift, father-in-law..."

Fang Che hurriedly took it, looking embarrassed.

Yan Nan laughed heartily: "Sui Yun, did you see that?! This is your good son-in-law! If he doesn't embezzle anything that's in his hands... then he wouldn't be him!"

"He even embezzled the Heavenly Centipede Pearl!"

Yan Nan recounted the events of that time in vivid detail, her voice brimming with emotion. Yan Suiyun listened, utterly dumbfounded.

"Now you know what kind of person your son-in-law is, right?"

Yan Nan laughed loudly: "It's only because our family is wealthy. If he were just a small-time rich man, do you believe he could have emptied our house after marrying Xiao Han and left us begging for food?!"

Yan Suiyun's expression was quite interesting: "...After the Lesser Cold, we shouldn't go hungry anymore..."

Yan Nan snorted and said, "I'll take these eighteen large beads and six sets of large corals that you brought out earlier. I'll put them in the Yan family manor to set up a spiritual energy array later."

Then he said, "Let's have a meal together. Suiyun, you can make the arrangements!"

Yan Suiyun shook her head and stood up. Just as she was about to leave, she turned back and pointed a finger at Fang Che's forehead: "You good-for-nothing... it's like nobody would steal your things."

Fang Che tumbled to the ground, looking embarrassed.

Yan Nan laughed loudly: "Hahahaha... Damn! What a talent!"

After going through countless hardships and overcoming almost eighty-one tribulations, Fang Che finally sat down at the Yan family's banquet.

Just three people.

People of all ages.

The wild geese fly south, following the clouds, until the sky clears.

Yan Beihan's mother, Feng Zhanling, never appeared.

“Your mother-in-law is unaware of this. So… there’s no need to pay her a visit for now,” Yan Suiyun said.

"Yes. I will obey my father-in-law in everything."

Fang Che was very obedient. Although he was a guest, he served wine and tea to the two elders.

"This time I'm resigning. Let Feng Laosan take over for a while."

After drinking a few cups of wine, Yan Nan said resentfully, "I'm waiting for him to come begging to me! I'll take this time to rest."

Fang Che said with concern, "With so many things happening now, the Serpent God is about to descend, and there are traitors from various factions... Vice Chief Cult Leader Feng Du is new here, I'm afraid..."

Yan Nan snorted and said, "You're still worried about him? You're quite the filial son. He promised you a princess, and you haven't even touched her butt yet, and you're already sitting on the wrong side?"

Fang Che hesitated, then had no choice but to shut up.

"Besides, it's precisely because of all these complicated issues that he was forced to come to me."

Yan Nan finally offered an explanation. He then smiled and said, "As for the rest—war, traitors, the Serpent God, and so on… our righteous sect has been experienced in these matters for many years. Even if Feng Du and I are not here, it will not matter."

"It won't cause any delays. It's you who's in trouble."

Yan Nan said, "You need to hurry up with the Tianxia Escort Agency business. Expand it further! Keep expanding! Take the proper path and establish a foothold in the Guardian's territory. Next, we will be sending scions of the nine major families to you."

Fang Che frowned and said, "If Night Demon were in charge there, it wouldn't be a big problem. But Star Brilliance... its power is too weak. And if the scions of the nine major families go there, they won't obey orders. Star Brilliance's power, foundation, and reputation are not enough."

"Establish authority through killing!"

Yan Nan said, "You understand this better than I do. In the martial world, boasting is meaningless; the reputation earned through battle is the only true reputation."

"Furthermore, we need to start establishing several secret bases. Some family members will begin to be relocated now."

Yan Nan's expression was solemn: "The arrival of the Serpent God will not lead to a full-scale war of gods; at most, it will be a preliminary battle! But there are still many dangers involved. Therefore, only by preparing in advance and taking precautions can we hope for a safe outcome."

"The Serpent God has arrived; won't a war of the gods break out?"

Fang Che was surprised.

“I’ve contacted my older brother.”

Yan Nan said, "He made it very clear to me that he still won't show up this time. Since my elder brother isn't coming, then this definitely isn't the final battle!"

He laughed, glared at Fang Che, and said, "Otherwise, would I feel comfortable abandoning my post at this time? If the war of gods were to break out in full force, the chances of my position being vacant for even an hour would be immeasurable."

"I see!"

Fang Che suddenly realized.

Unable to resist asking, "Where exactly is the Grand Master now?"

Yan Nan said, "He is currently researching how to break the Five Elemental Gu and revive Lord Feng Shuang; he has searched for many places over the years. At present, it is really hard to say where he is, but... generally, you can't contact him. The last time I contacted him, he said three words: 'Just came up.'"

Yan Nan frowned and said, "From these three words, we can deduce that our elder brother is either deep in the ocean or deep in the earth's core."

Yan Suiyun smiled and said, "I originally thought that my uncle was in a forbidden place, but I no longer have that guess."

"The forbidden place is your third uncle's place."

Yan Nan smiled and said, "Now they're out too."

Fang Che frowned.

Mustering his courage, he guessed, "Deep in the ocean... or deep in the earth's core, could there be some... unknown place?"

Yan Nan smiled and said, "Since we're all family here today, I'll also share my own guesses."

Yan Suiyun and Fang Che both perked up and listened intently.

"Ever since the battle between the Heavenly Centipede God and the Flying Bear God, for so many years, up to this day, we still don't understand why the gods fought. We can only make various guesses based on the few words left behind and the fragments of ancient heritage."

"One is God's interest, and the other is the faint hope of life."

"Since the Flying Bear God has been destroyed, the Heavenly Centipede God has already won a great victory. So why does he still preach on this continent? Why does he still yearn for this continent?"

"If you coveted something from this continent, why didn't you take it immediately after the victory? Why go through all this trouble later?"

"The Flying Bear God was already destroyed, so why was he able to revive?"

"What exactly is the battle between the two gods revolving around? What are they fighting over?"

"My elder brother has been searching for a path to the underground for ten thousand years. He has always suspected that what the two gods are fighting over must be on this continent. But it is obviously not on the surface; if it were, then it must be deep within this earth!"

"The resurgence of the Flying Bear God further solidified my brother's guess and strengthened his confidence that Fengshuang could be resurrected."

"So I guess..."

Yan Nan's expression turned solemn as he said, "It is this heart of life, the very core of the earth that my elder brother has been searching for!"

"And since my eldest brother hasn't shown up, he must be deep inside the earth right now!"

"Perhaps it's right next to what the Heavenly Centipede God wants!"

"He could roughly tell when the war of gods would arrive from that feeling. Our righteous sect has always regarded all of this as the energy of our elder brother himself, to show his overwhelming strength, but in reality... it shouldn't be."

Yan Nan said, "But these things are far from being made public. You two need to know that."

"Yes."

They both nodded at the same time.

"What we're speculating about now is whether this continent can still exist if the Heavenly Centipede God gets what He wants. If the entire continent falls apart after the Heavenly Centipede God takes it, then..."

Yan Nan's expression turned solemn: "What will become of the people on this continent?"

"Therefore, under this final conception, there is no distinction between good and evil."

"On the contrary, the Flying Bear God was originally the owner of this thing, so the continent is the safest place when this thing is in the Flying Bear God's hands."

Yan Nan picked up his wine glass and sighed, "Over the years, we've discussed this matter tens of thousands of times, yet we can only guess at this superficial aspect. As for the deeper level... we don't know."

Fang Che said, "When I was recuperating at the Guardian Headquarters, I also heard Strategist Dongfang and Senior Fengyunqi discuss the issue of gods."

Yan Nan and Yan Suiyun immediately became interested, with Yan Nan's eyes shining especially: "What did Dongfang San San say?"

(End of this chapter)