Above the Galaxy-Chapter 579 - 358: Are You Going to Be Enemies with the Whole World?_2

"It’s just a loss of a layer of skin; it can be re-worn when the time comes. However, the skeleton and flesh remain intact... If the Royal Family really wanted to wipe out the Lu Family, the army would have already surrounded Lu Ban Mountain."

"Would they dare?"

Qin Wangyuan showed a thoughtful look and asked, "What do you think is their intention behind such actions, big brother?"

"A statement," said Qin Wangyue. "If I’m not mistaken, the current King has started planning for the succession issue. He wants Zhong Tianque to succeed the throne but fears that Zhong Tianque might not be capable enough to control the nine major families and balance all the forces..."

"So, before the new emperor ascends, he wants to tidy things up for him. Whoever needs to be fought will be fought, whoever needs to be killed will be killed, and any power that needs to be cut back will be reduced..."

After pondering for a moment, Qin Wangyue sighed deeply and said, "It’s just unknown whether, in their envisioned territory... our Qin Family is among those to be fought or to be killed."

"What do you mean by that, big brother?"

"I will make a trip to the Phoenix Palace," said Qin Wangyue. "The Qin Family has always been virtuous and loyal, loyal to the Empire, loyal to the Royal Family; we should not be treated like this."

"Alright, I’ll gather more information and discuss strategies with Zhong Li and Zhong Yu," said Qin Wangyuan.

Qin Wangshu opened his mouth but realized he had nothing to contribute.

Forget it, everyone thinks of me as a complainer anyway, just good at spouting off...

Qin Shuang came out of the First Rank Hall, still feeling a bit aggrieved by the Third Grandpa’s doubts about Tang Fei.

She wanted to call Tang Fei to say some words of thanks.

But fearing that she wouldn’t know what to say once the call connected, after much hesitation and repeatedly deleting what she had written, all she eventually sent were three words: "Thank you."

The phone number had been added while she was studying at White Crane Academy; this was their first contact.

After a short wait, she received a reply from Tang Fei: "No need to be polite."

It was very formal, very distant, yet Qin Shuang’s mouth still curled up slightly at the corners.

She had made a new friend.

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Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

In Black Dragon Pond, Little Fatty was naked to the waist, hammering at the waterfall with one blow after another, as if he intended to stop the relentless flow of water.

This indeed was what he wanted to do.

It looked foolish, and it sounded even more foolish.

But he had persisted for countless days and nights.

Little Fatty didn’t know if this could be successful, but since his master had told him to do it, he did it.

And on top of White Crane Mountain, an old immortal had slashed his sword, solidified the black clouds, and abruptly stopped the chaotic rain, like a miracle.

He wanted to be that kind of person.

If he had that kind of power, no one would dare to bully his big brother anymore.

Even though everyone now in the Phoenix Empire knew his big brother was the one bullying others, in Little Fatty’s heart, his big brother needed protection; there would always be bad people who wanted to bully his big brother.

Otherwise, why would big brother struggle so hard and desperately climb upwards?

Moreover, once he became a Great Grandmaster, he would make the King give Sister Phoenix to his big brother in marriage. Anyone who disagreed would be smashed...

After smashing enough people, no one would object anymore.

Bang!

With each hammer blow, the Skull Hammer surged with a chilly breeze, encircled by swirling dark energy.

For a brief moment, the churning water seemed to pause, even showing signs of recoiling back.

But quickly, it rushed back down towards the bottom of Black Dragon Pond with even greater speed and violence.

Water flows downstream; it’s a law of nature.

How difficult is it to defy nature with human strength?

Just then, a familiar figure appeared on the shore.

"Bro..."

When Little Fatty saw Tang Fei, he grabbed the Skull Hammer and hurled himself towards him.

Despite his large size, there was not an ounce of fat on Little Fatty, his muscles were impressively solid.

Strangely, although he practiced shirtless all day, his skin remained snow-white, glaringly so.

It had been the same on Mount Hate, and it remained unchanged after arriving at New Star.

He charged at Tang Fei like a moving mountain.

Reaching the edge of the pond, his body lightly bounced, sending him flying up like a rubber ball.

Clang!

His feet landed heavily on the stones below, and countless cracks appeared on the surface at a visible speed.

Very explosive!

"Slow down, slow down," Tang Fei laughed and said, "I’m not running away, what’s the hurry?"

"Hehehe..." Little Fatty grinned foolishly, looking at Tang Fei and said, "Big Brother’s here, I’m happy."

Tang Fei couldn’t help but reach out to touch Little Fatty’s head, but seeing that his hair was all wet, he withdrew his hand and stuffed it into his trouser pocket.

"I’m happy too," Tang Fei said with squinted eyes and a smile. "How about it? Made any progress recently?"

"Brother, I feel like I’m getting stronger and stronger," Little Fatty said proudly, like a child who couldn’t wait to show off to his parents after getting good grades.

"That’s good. Let’s find some time to test it out," Tang Fei said.

Little Fatty shook his head vigorously, "Brother, that won’t do. If I spar with you, I can’t really give it my all."

"Then who should we find?"

"Whoever wants to fight you, I’ll go smash them. That’s when I have the most strength."

"..."

Do you hear this? What kind of heartfelt confession is that?

Where else in the world is there such a divine little brother?

Little Fatty didn’t notice the change in Tang Fei’s thoughts and continued, "Brother, how come you have time to come today?"

"Mr. Ran called me and said that Dean Shang wanted to see me," Tang Fei said.

Little Fatty said discontentedly, "If Master wants to see you, he should have asked me to call you. Why did he go to Mr. Ran?"

In Little Fatty’s heart, he was the closest person to his brother.

If Master wanted to see Big Brother, it should be him contacting Big Brother.

Why was it Mr. Ran?

"Mr. Ran is our teacher, maybe he just happened to be in the office," Tang Fei said with a smile.

Little Fatty imagined the scenario where Mr. Ran and Dean Shang met in the administrative office and cheered up again, "Then I’ll go back with you."

"Did you finish training?"

"Not yet," Little Fatty said. "I was worried that Big Brother might be bored waiting, so I wanted to accompany you back to see the Dean first, and I’ll make up today’s training tomorrow."

"..."

He never gets bored swinging the hammer every day, yet he’s worried that Tang Fei might get bored waiting on the shore for a while.

It’s enough to make one cry.

Tang Fei and Little Fatty returned to the small courtyard where Shang Xiulin lived. Mrs. Shang was washing vegetables in the yard. Seeing Little Fatty’s return, the old lady’s eyes crinkled up with joy, "Little Fatty’s back? Exhausted, aren’t you?"

"Madam, I’m not tired," Little Fatty said with a simple smile.

"Training every day, never letting the child take a break... Later, I’ll have a word with your Master," the old lady complained. "Wait for me a bit, today I’ll make you something delicious. Braised pig’s feet with chicken and roast lamb chops..."

"Thank you, Madam."

It was as if the old lady had only just noticed Tang Fei standing beside Little Fatty, "Xiao Tang is here too? Come in and sit down. The old man is inside waiting for you."

"Thank you, Madam," Tang Fei said politely.

Madam was Little Fatty’s Madam. Her kindness to Little Fatty didn’t necessarily extend to himself.

So, he still had to maintain the necessary courtesy.

When Tang Fei and Little Fatty entered, Shang Xiulin was sitting in front of the window drinking tea.

Mr. Ran was sitting opposite him, looking quite restrained.

Seeing Tang Fei come in, he leaped up as if he had seen a savior and quickly offered his seat, "Tang Fei, you’ve come? Have some tea. The Dean has been waiting for you for quite a while."

Then to Shang Xiulin, he said, "Dean, shall I go help Auntie? She can’t manage all that cooking by herself."

Shang Xiulin nodded in agreement, and as Mr. Ran turned around, he winked at Tang Fei, sporting a you’re-on-your-own look. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Tang Fei wondered, what mistake had he made recently?

Shang Xiulin pointed to the seat where Mr. Ran had been sitting and said to Tang Fei, "Sit down and have some tea."

"Thank you, Dean," Tang Fei replied respectfully.

Seeing Little Fatty standing behind him, refusing to leave, Shang Xiulin had no choice but to say, "You sit down and have some tea too."

"Alright. Thank you, Master," said Little Fatty, overjoyed.

He didn’t like drinking tea, but he liked being with his Big Brother.

Big Brother was so busy it was hard to even see him.

So whenever there was a chance, he wanted to spend more time with Big Brother.

"Dean, you wanted to see me?"

Shang Xiulin didn’t pay attention to Tang Fei’s question, but after placing two cups of brewed tea in front of Tang Fei and Little Fatty, he looked up, his gaze sharp as he said sternly, "Tang Fei, what exactly are you trying to do? Are you intending to be enemies with the whole world?"