Chapter 228: Scheming and Plotting

“Sixth… Sixth brother, let me do the introductions…” Shang Fu caught his breath before looking at the mature-looking lady behind the siblings. “This is your Second Aunt. She’s called Xu Huizhu.”

Pointing at the two in front of her, he continued, “They’re her children, and they’re fraternal twins. This is your second brother Shang Bei, and your third sister, Shang Dong. Second Uncle might have started his family when he traveled around the world, but they would return to the Tongyou City from time to time… We’re all family here!”

A forced smile hung on Shang Xia’s face when he heard Shang Fu’s explanation.

Because of his response, Shang Fu became even more awkward. Shang Bei and Shang Dong instantly felt that he was looking down on them when they saw his expression.

“This is a misunderstanding!” Shang Fu yelled loudly when he noticed the situation growing tenser and tenser. He quickly waved to the disciples who were gathering around them. “Go away, go away! We’re all part of the same family here! There’s nothing to look at here!”

Even though Shang Xia hardly came back to the Shang Clan Manor, many disciples recognized him.

When they heard that there were two more direct members of the clan, a look of suspicion could be seen in their eyes. However, they knew that it wasn’t time to speak up then.

Naturally, they weren’t the only ones who were confused. Shang Xia was equally clueless. In fact, he had no idea why he was called the sixth young master. Now, he finally saw two more members of the clan from the same generation.

He might have heard of them in the past, but this was their first time meeting.

Well, since his uncle had appeared, it made sense for there to also be an aunt… His second uncle couldn’t possibly remain a bachelor all his life, could he? By extension, the appearance of Shang Bei and Shang Dong started to make sense too.

Even though he was still irritated that Shang Dong sneakily attacked him, the initial sense of anger had already disappeared. After all, the sneak attack didn’t succeed. He was also unwilling to start a feud with members of the same clan because of a small incident like that. The smile slowly returned to his face and he withdrew the golden screen. The short sword clattered to the ground.

The more casual Shang Xia’s actions were, the more Shang Dong felt that he was looking down on them. After all, he didn’t even bother addressing them after withdrawing his defenses. She felt that he wasn’t giving them the respect they deserve!

“Hold it right there!”

Shang Dong’s sharp yell rang in his ears and a frown formed on his face.

“Forget it! You shouldn’t have attacked him in the first place.” Shang Bei quickly interrupted.

Shang Fu added, “Third sister, all of you just came back and you’re not familiar with the manor. Why don’t I bring you over to Uncle Jian’s place for now?”

As Shang Xia turned around, a chilly expression could be seen on his face. He didn’t harp on the matter of her sneak attacking him earlier, but it didn’t mean she could shout and yell at him however she liked.

“What do you mean by that? Are you looking down on us?” Shang Dong grabbed the sword that had fallen to the ground and pointed it at Shang Xia.

“Hehe. It really is the Fortification Sword Art.” Shang Xia snorted lightly. He might not wish to form a grudge against the other members of the Shang Clan the first time they met, but he couldn’t hide the slight sneer on his face.

“What’s the problem? Do you think you’re very impressive because you’re from the Shang Clan? Do you think that we really wanted to come back here?” Shang Dong snapped. She didn’t know why, but anger filled her heart when she saw the look on Shang Xia’s face.

“Third sister, enough!” Shang Fu’s expression turned serious, but none of them were paying him any more attention.

Hearing the disrespect she had for the clan, Shang Xia’s expression finally changed. A snort left his lips. “Our Shang Clan might not be impressive, but we’re not begging anyone to come back and act like they own the place. We don’t need people coming around to spout their bullshit and look down on us either.”

“Sixth brother, just… Just let it be…” Shang Fu chimed in weakly at the side.

“Spouting bullshit? Are you insulting me right now?” Shang Dong flew into a fit of rage before turning around. “Mother, look at this! I told you the Shang Clan doesn’t welcome us back! The moment we came back, people started looking down on us! Hmph!”

She conveniently forgot that she was the one who sneak attacked the other party in his own home as she complained incessantly towards her mother.

Shang Xia couldn’t help but shake his head in response. “I didn’t look down on you initially, but now, you’re asking for it.”

As soon as the words left his mouth, Shang Dong leaped towards him. “Asshole, eat my sword!”

A frosty light returned to surround her blade as it chopped straight towards Shang Xia’s chest,

If her sneak attack previously was considered half-serious, this time, she looked like she wouldn’t stop until he was dead.

Facing such a weak attack, Shang Xia didn’t bother moving even when the sword was about to reach him.

𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

“Hmph! Who cares about your Shang Clan’s technique? I heard that he’s the leader of the outer division of the Tongyou Institution. What a disgrace!” Shang Dong sneered in her heart.?Even if I don’t kill him, I have to scare him so that he stays out of my way in the future! Hmph. I’ll just give him some rank two medicine in the future to get rid of his scars if I accidentally wound him…

A triumphant scene played out in her mind. After suppressing Shang Xia, they would be able to raise their heads high in the family! She would prove to her father that she was better than someone of Shang Bo’s direct bloodline! After all, her father couldn’t stop talking about him!

It was an amazing feat for her to think so far before she even landed a successful blow. It was as though she had forgotten that her sneak attack failed miserably earlier.

A yell from her mother caused her to snap back to reality. “Be careful!”

“Hmph. Mother is still too kind. She’s afraid that I’ll make a mess of things and reminded him to be careful.” Shang Dong chuckled to herself. However, she soon realized that she had lost control of her sword.

The world started spinning around her and the next thing she knew, her sword was flying back at her.

“Be careful!” Shang Bei yelled at the side as he drew his sword to protect her.

“Sixth brother, please go easy on her!” Shang Fu’s yell came from the side too.

Shang Dong finally realized… “They were reminding me!”

“Clang!” The sound of metal scraping against metal rang in her ears and several swords flew through the air.

“Ah!” Shang Bei yelled as his palm was sliced open. Blood dripped to the ground below.

“Buzz…” The swords belonging to the two of them clattered to the ground while trembling violently.

“Preposterous!” A yell came from behind the two as Xu Huizhu drew her sword.