Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 102: Xu Ping’an’s Elder Brother

Song Xianjun was furious.

He had been openly disrespected by someone who was just an unknown disciple of the Beichen Sword Sect.

"Who are you, to not even consider our Li Huo Sect worthy of your attention?" Song Xianjun angrily said to Xu Ping’an.

Many disciples of the Li Huo Sect around him looked at Xu Ping’an with angry faces, their eyes filled with hostility.

"My name is not something you are qualified to know yet," Xu Ping’an said with a faint smile.

"You’re asking for death!" Song Xianjun roared, his fist hurtling directly towards Xu Ping’an.

This punch churned with True Yuan, its Fist Force domineering.

Obviously, he intended to cripple Xu Ping’an.

The disciples of the Li Huo Sect sneered coldly, sure that this ignorant youth would suffer terribly.

This was the fourth prodigy of their Sect—who could withstand his punch?

In the entire Li Huo Sect, only a few could be counted on one hand.

How could a disciple of the Beichen Sword Sect possibly bear it?

However, Xu Ping’an just scoffed coldly and punched back in kind.

"Boom!"

Without using the slightest bit of True Yuan, he actually blocked Song Xianjun’s punch.

Song Xianjun was forced back a step, while Xu Ping’an did not move an inch.

"Body Refinement Technique?" Song Xianjun looked at Xu Ping’an in surprise.

This person had actually blocked his punch with just the strength of his physical body.

How was this possible?

Although he hadn’t used about 60% of his strength, it was still comparable to a full-force strike from someone in the Seventh Layer of the Meridian Opening Realm.

Even those guys from the Tyrant Heavenly Sect couldn’t possibly do that, could they?

The surrounding disciples of the Li Huo Sect were also astonished.

This kid had actually blocked Song Xianjun’s punch?

"The fourth of the Li Huo Sect is just this much after all!"

Xu Ping’an chuckled lightly.

Over this period, his Golden Vajra Decree had improved a bit more.

With just his physical strength, he could contend with someone in the Sixth Layer of the Meridian Opening Realm.

Moreover, in that punch just now, he had used the Unloading Force Technique of a shield.

Wasn’t Song Xianjun’s punch easy to handle?

"Hmph, no wonder you are so arrogant, you do have some ability. Let’s see how much weight you actually carry," Song Xianjun snorted coldly.

The next moment, he was ready to go all out.

"Stop!"

Just at that moment, a thunderous shout came.

A youth dressed in black walked over.

Seeing the newcomer, the surrounding disciples of the Li Huo Sect showed a look of reverence.

Song Xianjun’s face also changed, and he quickly retracted his True Yuan, looking at the youth in black with a hint of fear.

Xu Ping’an also turned to look at the newcomer.

"Very strong, likely at the peak of the Third Rank Ninth Layer, with solid and domineering True Yuan. A formidable opponent," Xu Ping’an muttered to himself.

"It’s him, Tang Yu, the second in strength in the Li Huo Sect. It’s said he once fought a Fourth Rank First Layer Demon Beast for an entire Hour and eventually killed it with sheer brute force," Li Qingyi whispered to Xu Ping’an.

Xu Ping’an was slightly astonished.

To have slain a Fourth Rank Demon Beast.

It seemed this person’s strength was indeed formidable.

"Hmph, private fights are forbidden within the Sect. Song Xianjun, have you forgotten this rule?" Tang Yu said with a cold snort.

"Brother Tang, this man insulted our Li Huo Sect, and I couldn’t contain my anger, hence I took action," Song Xianjun hastily defended himself.

The other disciples of the Li Huo Sect nodded in agreement.

"Even so, you should not have acted. It’s disgraceful. Our Li Huo Sect doesn’t need to justify ourselves to others," Tang Yu said with another snort.

"But…" Song Xianjun still wanted to speak.

He was silenced by a look from Tang Yu, swallowing his words back.

"If someone really insults our Li Huo Sect, then wait for the competition and defeat them openly and honestly on the arena. That’s how you truly bring honor to our Sect. Your actions now will only lead others to criticise our Li Huo Sect for not knowing how to treat guests," Tang Yu said yet again with a cold snort.

"Yes, Brother Tang, I understand," Song Xianjun nodded.

The many disciples of the Li Huo Sect also refrained from any further rebuttals.

Song Xianjun gave Xu Ping’an a cold look and sneered, "Come tomorrow, I will make you kneel and personally say that your Beichen Sword Sect is nothing but trash."

"Then I’ll be waiting," Xu Ping’an said with a faint smile.

"Hmph!" Song Xianjun immediately swept away with his sleeves.

Before leaving, he gave Li Qingyi a cold glare.

The woman Song Xianjun had his eyes on had never been unattainable.

One day, he would surely make her kneel before him, begging for mercy.

Li Qingyi remained as cold as ever, ignoring Song Xianjun’s gaze.

"So you’re Xu Ping’an?" Tang Yu approached Xu Ping’an.

"You know me?" Xu Ping’an asked, surprised.

He hadn’t expected the other party to actually know his name.

"The one who killed Guan Qing of the Yudao Sect, I have indeed heard of him," Tang Yu said indifferently.

"I didn’t realize I was that famous," Xu Ping’an smiled.

"Don’t be proud, Guan Qing’s strength wouldn’t even rank within the top fifteen of the Li Huo Sect, so you have no right to be arrogant in front of me," Tang Yu said lightly.

Xu Ping’an smiled gently.

Arrogant?

If I were truly arrogant, then none of you would be worthy of my attention.

"You don’t have to be unconvinced. What I’m saying is the truth; the first place in this competition will only belong to my Li Huo Sect. The Tyrant Blade Sect and the Yudao Sect might have some qualifications to be our opponents, but the Beichen Sword Sect does not," Tang Yu declared.

His words were not arrogant, but they were incredibly domineering.

The surrounding disciples of the Li Huo Sect all voiced their admiration, each one brimming with pride.

Their Li Huo Sect was number one; the Beichen Sword Sect was nothing.

Xu Ping’an smiled.

It had to be said, the Li Huo Sect spoke the truth.

Indeed, the Beichen Sword Sect was no match for the Li Huo Sect, but that was without him.

With him there, the outcome was uncertain.

"I hope you can maintain that perspective," Xu Ping’an said with a slight smile.

Having said that, he took Li Qingyi with him and left the place.

Talking further was pointless.

Everything would be settled tomorrow when the sect competition began.

Tang Yu watched Xu Ping’an’s departing figure, his eyes showing little emotion.

In his view, anyone below the Third Rank Ninth Layer had no qualification to be his opponent.

And Xu Ping’an was among them.

…

After leaving the crowd, Xu Ping’an had originally planned to return to the northern courtyard with Li Qingyi.

But on the way, he encountered an unexpected acquaintance.

His cousin, Xu Chengyu.

When the Xu Family had declined, Xu Ping’an’s father, Xu Beixiao, took over as the head of the family.

Unsatisfied, Xu Ping’an’s uncle, Xu Nanfeng, left the Xu Family to establish his own faction.

When Xu Nanfeng left, he took most of the Xu Family’s resources with him.

So when Xu Ping’an took over the reins of the Xu Family, it was practically an empty shell.

Later, Xu Nanfeng returned to the Xu Family a few times with his son, Xu Chengyu.

That was after Xu Beixiao had already gone missing.

Xu Nanfeng had even proposed that Xu Ping’an hand over the Xu Family.

It was Aunt Su Chan who strongly opposed, and along with Xu Nanfeng’s lack of intense desire for the family, the Xu Family was preserved.

However, Xu Chengyu had always coveted Aunt Su Chan.

At the same time, he often bullied Xu Ping’an.

In Xu Chengyu’s eyes, Xu Ping’an was nothing but trash.

So when he saw Xu Ping’an, Xu Chengyu too was taken aback.