Limitless - Chapter 623
Chapter 623: Astonished Looks
Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations
Everyone was astonished!
Stunned.
They looked at him in a daze.
Has this kid gone mad?
All these years, Shang Guan Mu held little power in the entire clan, he was almost at the bottom most ranks of the clan.
Even the trusted servants in the clan could reprimand and discipline him.
The young master had always gritted his teeth down and bore all the humiliation.
But whenever his mother and sister were compromised, he would prance out like a small tiger, baring his teeth to all their aggressors.
He had always been submissive towards his aunt, Madam Xiao Yan.
It had been oppressive!
No matter how harshly she treated him, he always kept mum and stayed obedient.
His mother on the other hand always carried herself with grace and a respectable presence.
Her stance had always remained firm.
Too bad the opinions were always against them.
The whole clan’s opinion.
If Shang Guan Mu’s mother had a choice, she would have left the clan along with her two children. To somewhere far away.
She used to hope for the old ancestor to return and give her some justice.
Not anymore.
Not even Shang Guan Mu’s mother saw this coming.
His domineering aura was remarkable!
His remark had left Madam Xiao Yan speechless.
The first responder was one of Shang Ping’s trusted advisors.
This man was Shang Guan Mu’s cousin.
He stepped up and shouted furiously, “Ill-mannered bastard, have you forgotten your respect for your ancestors?”.
He raised his palm and slapped Shang Guan Mu harshly.
How dare a child act so outrageously in this clan?
He deserves a beating!
Smack!
A crisp loud noise.
Madam Xiao Yan looked smug and pleased as she stood in the chamber.
She was blaming herself for not killing this impudent child earlier.
The Qu clan was a bunch of useless oafs.
Was there anything that they could accomplish?
They let this little guy run home unscathed even after receiving so much intel from her.
And let him humiliate her like this.
Intolerable!
I am going to kill him!
In the next moment, Madam Xiao Yan’s eyes widened further.
She couldn’t believe her eyes.
Wicked!
What’s up today?
Not only her.
Everyone in the courtyard was wide-eyed with disbelief.
Including Shang Guan Mu’s mother, sister and the old servant.
Shang Guan Mu was standing there, still. The man standing opposite him, however, the man who just slapped him… his face was swelling up like a balloon.
Rapidly expanding.
Like a rising bread loaf in the oven.
He looked like a swollen pig’s head.
Shang Guan Mu glanced at his own hands in a daze.
He didn’t know exactly what happened, he just felt his arm move for a second.
Then… this happened.
It’s Master!
The Master is helping me!
His heart felt warm and full.
He was confident and sure of himself now.
“Who else wants to teach me a lesson?”
He was a hot-blooded youth with a kind heart, and an intelligent youth as well.
He was going to make full use of the circumstance.
Everyone in the yard was silent.
The man was still swollen and shivering.
Shivering from fear!
He was sure of what he had just experienced.
The saint in front of him, that young child had just erupted an unbelievable suppressive aura!
He was a Great Saint himself, but he was completely subdued and overwhelmed.
The atmosphere was peculiar.
It had dawned upon everyone that Shang Guan Mu was different from before!
Not quite sure how and why but it was certain.
Madam Xiao Yan climbed to her feet slowly, she was furious and horrified at the same time. She had to hold herself back from the urge of scolding Shang Guan Mu, but for now, she decided to keep mum.
It would be devastating if her face was ruined like that.
At this moment, Shang Guan Mu yelled, “Kneel down!”.
Madam Xiao Yan was stunned when she realized that he had directed his words at her.
They looked at each other in the eye.
“Me?”
She pointed at herself.
“Kneel down! Pick up all the tablets! And then… put them back, all of them!” he shouted at her viciously.
“Are you mad?” she couldn’t take it anymore, “Have you gone completely mad?”.
“Are you dead?” she directed her fury to Shang Ping.
“Are you going to do something about this impudent brat?”
Smack!
It was a crisp loud sound again.
Shang Guan Mu was still standing there.
But all the practitioners in the yard could tell that he had moved.
Swiftly!
Like a passing shadow.
They could only sense it with their years of experience and cultivation powers.
They were terrified!
They had never thought much about this young man before, but now, he had completely transformed into something so powerful!
He was like a new person!
How did he manage to progress so quickly?
Heavy hearts filled the yard.
This was bad news for them and Shang Ping, or even the entire Shang Guan clan.
Madam Xiao Yan was still standing in the chamber, her face was also swollen like a pig’s head.
She was concerned.
She had some postulations.
Someone… someone powerful was helping Shang Guan Mu!
How can a young man like him make advancements in leaps and bounds within such a short period of time?
He was still chased by the Qu clan… wait a minute!
Don’t tell me that the Qu clan is helping him!
She dismissed her thoughts.
It sounded preposterous even in her head!
Why would they help Shang Guan Mu?
Well, she was wrong.
Without Chu Yu, Shang Guan Mu would have trampled upon the Shang Guan manor with an army of the Qu clan.
If he had chosen to do that, no one in the clan would have been spared.
“Are you hearing me?” Shang Guan Mu was radiating confidence.
No matter how mature he was, he was still a child. It was time for him to vent his pent-up frustrations after being bullied for so many years.
Chu Yu understood his state of mind, he let Shang Guan Mu do as he pleased and rendered him support.
Chu Yu was doing some introspection of his own.
It was baffling to him how a respectable clan like this ended up in such a pathetic state after the departure of their old ancestor.
They had sunk into a state of internal conflict and struggle.
The root of the problem, in Chu Yu’s opinion, was the old ancestor of the clan.
He was utterly irresponsible!
Even though Shang Guan Mu defended by explaining the fact that the old ancestor protected the clan for many years in the dark.
Chu Yu was still convinced that the old man was the cause of all these troubles.
If he was truly a dutiful guardian, why didn’t he groom more talents to protect his legacy?
There were plenty of resources around here at the Bastion of Stars, even more bountiful than the Eastern Heavens.
Feng Jian could train his own disciples to run the huge clan.
Why couldn’t he do the same?
Keep his own clan united and harmonious.
There was no way Chu Yu could have become their leader if they were all contentious and petty people.
Not even with the sword scholar’s support!
Madam Xiao Yan’s face was so swollen, you could barely make out her eye on that half of her face. But her other side of her face was still beautiful.
She hesitated for a moment before kneeling and picking up the tablets one by one.
As he watched her, Shang Guan Mu’s expression softened and sighed, “Get out of there.”.
She looked startled before she walked out with her head held down.
Her strong headedness was completely gone.
Even Shang Ping found that marvelous.
He had come to understand the oddity of today’s circumstances!
The moment Madam Xiao Yan stepped out of the chamber, Shang Guan Mu walked in there.
He was the young master of the clan!
The true bloodline!
His eldest son will become the clan’s successor.
He was determined to discipline his own descendent well in the future.
Steering the clan well away from chaos and mess.
Master is right, there will always be a couple of scumbags in great clans, but if the entire clan is comprised of scum, it proves that there is something wrong with the teachings in the clan!
He picked up all the ancestral tablets.
Including the tablet of the old ancestor.
All of them.
Everyone was confused.
When he stepped out of the chamber again, he addressed the crowd.
“My return today is purely for the sake of my mother and sister, I am going to bring them along with me.”
“I was planning to leave quietly unnoticed.”
“Even though I am the young master of the house, the first blood of the line, I have no emotional attachments to this place.”
“I don’t want a single blade of grass from here.”
“I just wanted to bring them away from you guys! Even if we had to lead an ordinary common man’s life, we would be happier and more fulfilled.”
“But you all are just too despicable!”
“Enough is said, I am not going to waste more time on you all. As the most deserving blood descendant, I am going to take the tablets along with me.”
He had voiced his speech using the voice of the great Dao!
Every consonant had enveloped the air around them.
The entire Shang clan could hear his announcement, everyone across the different cities.
He looked at them emotionlessly, “From this day on, do as you please. As the young master of the Shang clan, I hereby announce that you all have been abdicated from the clan name, whatever you do, will not be tied to the Shang clan in any way. Pick your own clan name as you deem fit!”.
Countless men were stupefied as they listened to the announcement.
Although they didn’t know what was happening, something big was happening for sure!
He sighed regretfully, “Aren’t you all afraid of the Qu clan? I am also hereby declaring that I will shoulder all of the clan’s responsibility and hence, accept all the vengeance directed towards the clan by myself!”.
Chu Yu sighed as he looked at his new student.
Good-natured.
Even when he was utterly disappointed by his own kind, he still left them with options.
Taking the tablets with him and making the public announcement would mean that this place would no longer be the Shang clan anymore.
He had publicly declared his undertaking of all the responsibilities.
The Qu clan wouldn’t dare to mess with them in consideration of their public image.
The people across the cities were all reflective.
Thinking about how they used to think of their young master, about their stance towards Shang Guan Mu’s mother and sister…
And Shang Guan Mu’s gestures today.
What a big difference between people!
Shang Ping looked conflicted.
Other than their slight discomfort regarding their ancestral tablets, this was good news for them!
They could always rebuild their ancestral hall and craft new tablets.
He was the true master of the clan.
Of course, they would be stripped of their authenticity.
But their pressing issues would all be solved!
Even Madam Xiao Yan looked pleasantly surprised!
If she had known of his intentions sooner, she wouldn’t have stirred such a big scene.
Sparing her face.
Now she won’t be able to leave the premises for a good while.
But it meant that she will be the true Mistress of the clan!
There won’t be any enemies coming after them, their fears will be eliminated.
No?
Suddenly, an icy laughter broke out from the skies above them.
“Smart, a good idea. But you want to take on all the vengeance by yourself? You are too naïve!”
Then, a remarkable force of energy fell upon them!
The weather was changing, a storm was brewing.
The terrifying aura had subdued most of the people on the ground, they were unable to even get up.
A great figure!
They didn’t expect that a powerful being would be here.
It’s over!
It must have been a being from the Qu Clan who was here to exterminate them.
Shang Ping’s face went place.
Once a powerful being came, there was nothing they could do, unless their own ancestor appeared now.
But they knew that that was impossible.
Madam Xiao Yan had a face of venom as she glared at Guan Mu and said, “Little b*stard, why did you have to come and implicate all of us?”.
Shang Guan Mu looked at her coldly and said, “Am I the only descendant of the ancestor?”.
“You’re the heir of the main branch!” she raged.
Shang Guan Mu laughed and said, “Now you admit it? Haven’t you been bullying me and my family all these years? Haven’t you been using your authority as the acting leader to threaten us?”.
After saying this, he rushed into the sky and let out a divine sense, “I’ve already said it just now, the grudges and grievances of the Shang clan will be taken by me, I’ve already taken all of the ancestral amulets, this has nothing to with them.”.
Many of them did not realise that Shang Guan Mu, who was just a Saint, seemed undaunted by the pressure of this powerful being.
He looked relax, and there was no fear in his eyes.
The people below might not have realized, but the powerful being definitely did.
But he was not worried.
Because the Qu Clan had more than 3 powerful beings now!
Quiet developments across the past few years had allowed them to produce another 2 powerful beings!
This time, the one who had come was one of the two who had just stepped into the ancestral realm!
Even if the one protecting Shang Guan Mu was an ancestral being, they had five ancestrals in total!
No matter who it was, no one could take on five ancestral beings on his own!
This was why the powerful being here was not afraid.
He laughed coldly at Shang Guan Mu, “You? You rotten child, what responsibility can you take? Your Shang clan will cease to exist today!”.
As he said this, he immediately charged over.
With an ancestral aura around him, he was just like a god.
Chu Yu, who was watching on from the shadows, frowned as he unleashed his sacred art and visualized what the two ancestral beings of the Qu Clan had on them.
Two young newly inducted ancestrals, they should have some good stuff on them right?
