My name is Huang Tian, ​​what the hell is this "Heaven is dead" nonsense?

Chapter 71 Unbound by Cage
When a person's spirit, or rather their will, is strong enough, they can scare a person to the point of collapse, or even to death, simply by looking at them!
However, those who possess such a strong will are basically martial arts masters with extremely high strength and unwavering will.

'This rebellious son's strength is only at the eighth rank, but how can his will be so terrifying?!'

Huang Xunjiu was shocked and furious. The sound of his wife's shrill cries filled his ears, disturbing his peace of mind. He snorted and got up, leaping to He Yunrou's side and gently patting her on the back of the head. She immediately fell silent and collapsed, motionless.

"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and take Madam back to rest!"

Seeing that the servants were still in a daze, Huang Xunjiu flicked his sleeves and said.

"Yes Yes!"

The old nannies who came with He Yunrou quickly helped her up and led her out of the courtyard. They left as hastily as they had come.

The courtyard quickly fell silent again.

Huang Xunjiu was furious and was about to scold or even hit him when his gaze suddenly fell on a piece of white jade hanging from Huang Tian's waist. It was a piece of white jade with intricate patterns that looked exceptionally warm and delicate.

'This jade... I feel like I've seen it somewhere before?' Huang Xunjiu wondered, a sense of unease creeping into his heart.

A mid-level martial artist like him would have an excellent memory. While he wouldn't claim to have a photographic memory, he would almost never forget important objects, and that piece of white jade felt extremely familiar to him…

"Your jade... belongs to Commander Bai?!"

After racking his brains to recall, Huang Xunjiu finally remembered where he had seen that piece of jade before:
Six years ago, Bai Yuanfu, who was serving as a commander of a thousand men in the state's military garrison, broke through to the fourth rank and was transferred to Kunyun County as the garrison commander. At that time, countless people in the county town rushed to send congratulatory gifts in an attempt to get closer to him. Huang Xunjiu was one of them, but their gifts could not be delivered at all and were all rejected.

But it was on that occasion that Huang Xunjiu saw with his own eyes Bai Yuanfu, who was wearing a crimson brocade robe and had a white jade pendant around his waist.

The white jade that Bai Yuanfu wore that day was none other than the one Huang Tian wore at his waist!
Huang Tian had no intention of letting them make wild guesses. This time, he changed into his official robes and wore white jade because he was too lazy to play the fool and deceive others. "It was indeed a gift from the garrison commander."

Huang Xunjiu was stunned for a moment.

Without a doubt, what does it mean that a jade pendant that Shirahara Suke always wore and cherished was given to Huang Tian?
It represents absolute appreciation and conveys a message: Huang Tian is a talented individual I value, and no one should dare to lay a hand on him, or I will not be polite!

The mere jade pendant left Huang Xunjiu stunned. He took a deep breath and looked at Huang Tian, ​​whose face was serene, and his regret deepened.

If I had treated my fourth son better, been kinder to his birth mother, and let him learn martial arts earlier to showcase his talent, things might have been very different.

With such a talented son, how could the Huang family not prosper?
One day, they might even transform from a powerful family in the county town into a family of grandmasters!
Grandmaster, you lived to be three Jiazi (60 years old), enough to protect your family for a hundred years!

This was enough to make the Huang family a renowned and prominent family in the vast Qin Prefecture!
The opportunity to prosper for a century was missed because of a moment's lapse in judgment. Huang Xunjiu felt as if a piece of his flesh had been torn out, and he was extremely heartbroken!
No matter how heartbroken you are, it's ultimately your own doing, and you have to swallow the bitter pill yourself.

'No! No matter how talented he is, who can guarantee that he will become a grandmaster? In the current turbulent situation, he may be seriously injured or even killed by some sects before he has even grown up. I don't need to regret it too much. After all, a genius is not a strong person.'

And I still have my boss! He's so young, yet he's already a seventh-rank martial artist. Even if his talent isn't as good as this rebellious son's, he still has a chance to reach fourth-rank!

Intense remorse made him subconsciously imagine the worst for Huang Tian's future, as if this could alleviate the heavy pressure and regret in his heart.

'Moreover, given this rebellious son's unruly and arrogant nature, his future path in martial arts will be extremely difficult. If one gets too close to him, there's no guarantee they won't be implicated in disaster...'

Thinking this way made him feel much better.

Tread~

Hurried footsteps sounded, and the steward who had left earlier ran into the courtyard with two contracts in his hands. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he found the atmosphere inside to be very strange. He secretly glanced at Huang Xunjiu, who waved his hand with a cold face. He then steeled himself and walked to the stone table, placing the contracts on it.

"Fourth Young Master, these are their employment contracts," the butler whispered.

Huang Tian asked, "How much silver is needed to cancel the contract early?"

The butler paused, then hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

"explain."

"Yes, I want eighteen taels and seven mace." He blurted out in a panic.

Upon hearing this, Huang Tian took out two ten-tael silver notes from his sleeve, saying, "Keep the change."

The steward blankly accepted the silver note, feeling a sense of absurdity. Huang Xunjiu's face darkened even more. Huang Tian's attitude showed that he was unwilling to have any further involvement with the Huang family.

After picking up the contract from the stone table, Huang Tian turned to look at the main room. "Is everything ready?"

"It's packed!"

Half-hidden behind the door, Aunt Qin's voice was a little uneasy. They had actually packed everything up long ago, but the atmosphere in the courtyard was too frightening. They only dared to stay in the house to see how things went, so as not to drag Huang Tian down if they went out.

"Then come out, we should go."

"well."

Aunt Qin and Heng'er each carried a floral cloth bundle on their backs and a small wooden basin in their hands, which contained some needles and thread, bowls and chopsticks, and looked very rustic.

Huang Tian chuckled, knowing they were used to being frugal, and without saying anything more, stood up and said, "Then let's go."

After saying that, he took the lead and left, with Aunt Qin and Heng'er following closely behind him.

"Master?" The butler leaned closer and whispered as he watched Huang Tian and the other two walk away.

Huang Xunjiu understood his meaning perfectly well, and said coldly, "It's because he doesn't want to have anything to do with us. Do you expect me to be so eager to please them and personally see them out the door?!"

After saying this, he became enraged, his blood boiling. He suddenly flipped his right palm, creating a vortex of energy, and slammed it down on the stone table with a loud bang, shattering the cold, hard stone into more than a dozen pieces. The flying stones scattered like bullets.

Huang Tian and his two companions, of course, did not witness the impotent rage of the dignified Master Huang. Amidst the envious and fearful gazes of the servants, they calmly walked out of the Huang residence.

As he sat in the carriage waiting at the gate, Huang Tian glanced back at the magnificent and splendid Huang mansion, his eyes deep. This time, he had come to take Aunt Qin and Heng'er away, to prevent them from falling victim to any underhanded tactics. Next time...

Inside the carriage, Heng'er and Aunt Qin were a little excited and a little uneasy, feeling both apprehensive about the passing of their old life and looking forward to a new one.

"Snapped!"

A sharp crack of a whip rang out, and the wheels began to rumble, rolling through the afternoon sunlight as they slowly made their way towards Baoqingfang.

(End of this chapter)