My Arrogant Young Lady

Seeing my own bloodline turn against each other was unbearable. After thinking for a moment, I smiled and knelt down in front of Liuli. I took her two delicate little hands in my hands and gently stroked her long hair. Then, I smiled at Liuli and said, "I'm sorry, Liuli, I really lied to you."

"Aren't you Old Eight Brother?" Liuli frowned, her eyes full of innocence.

Hearing Liuli's words, I smiled and shook my head, saying, "I'm sorry. I'm not. I'm your older brother, the heir of the Wang family, Wang Xi! And I am the Wang Xi you've been searching for. My name is the Xi you've been looking for!" As I spoke, I took a card from Liuli. Pointing to the large character "Xi" on it, I felt a growing pang of pain in my heart as I thought of Liuli's tireless search for me these past few days.

"You're lying to me?" Liuli looked at me seriously and said.

"Yes, I lied to you," I said.

"Why did you lie to me?" Liuli asked me.

"Because you're naive, you're foolish, you're easily deceived. I've never seen anyone as gullible as you in my entire life," I said.

"Oh..." After hearing what I said, Liuli gently pouted her little mouth.

But in the next instant, my body was suddenly sent flying. I felt a tremendous force kick me, and I crashed into four or five tables before slamming into the wall. Once I was firmly against the wall, I couldn't help but cough up a mouthful of blood.

Glancing at the overturned table, An Yao's eyes instantly turned icy cold. She immediately pulled a pistol from her person and pointed it at Liu Li. "Liu Li, if Wang Xi isn't lying to you, you'll kill him!"

"An Yao, do you think I would have the heart to kill my own brother?" At this moment, Liu Li's eyes were no longer innocent; they were as cold as Wang You's and An Yao's. Then, she looked at me hatefully, and tears gradually streamed down her face.

"If you find Wang Xi, what will you do?" Xi'er coldly questioned Liuli.

“I’m still thinking about it, but I definitely won’t kill him. None of you believe me…” Liuli glanced at me, her eyes gradually dimming.

“Of course Liuli wouldn’t kill anyone. She’s a kind girl, how could she kill someone? On the contrary, Wang Xi treats Liuli like a wild beast, he’d rather trust his pet snake than Liuli. What right does such a person have to be a good older brother?” Stepping off the stage, Wang You tucked his pistol into his waistband. Then, Wang You hugged Liuli tightly, looking at her with heartache for a long time.

"Liuli, in this world, I'm the only one who won't lie to you. Let's go, I'll never let anyone else have the chance to lie to you again..." With a smile, Wang You took Liuli's small hand and walked outside.

"Wang You!" Just as Wang You and Liu Li were about to leave the party, I suddenly pulled out my pistol, pointed it at him, and shouted.

"Want to hit me? Shoot me? I'll open my arms and let you shoot. If you want to kill me, then do it!" Wang You glanced at me disdainfully and sneered. Then he slowly opened his arms to me.

"Brother!" Upon hearing Wang You's words, Liu Li immediately stood in front of Wang You and glared at me hatefully.

Seeing the shared hatred in Wang You and Liu Li's eyes, I was stunned. Then, after thinking for a moment, I murmured, "Is lying really such a shameful thing?"

"With Liuli and me working together, no one can stand against us. If we wanted to kill you, we would have done it on the very first day we arrived in the provincial capital. We just wanted to find a safe place, a place where no one could separate us, brother and sister. And you, you actually used despicable means to deal with us. Heh, you don't deserve to be our brother..." Wang You sneered.

"Brother, from now on, Liuli will never believe you again..." She glanced at me with disappointment. Liuli was slowly pulled away from the party by Wang You.

However, just after they left the party, a burly man rushed to Emperor Zhao's side and whispered, "Brother, Wang You just surrounded us with a lot of men. If Wang You wanted to kill us, we wouldn't have been able to resist!"

"What?" Upon hearing the burly man's words, Emperor Zhao's gaze gradually became complicated as he watched Wang You and Liuli's departing figures.

That night, I couldn't sleep, thinking about Wang You and Liu Li's resentful eyes. Lying in bed, my mind was in turmoil. Wang You and Liu Li certainly had many opportunities to kill me. But they didn't.

Perhaps, they just wanted to stay in the provincial capital, live quietly together, and not let anyone separate them.

And I was wrong. My heart was conflicted; I judged him by my own standards. I mistook Wang You's simple love for Liuli for the romantic feelings between a man and a woman. Wang You did love Liuli, but he would never do anything inappropriate to her. His love could be the love of family or the love of a lover. But he would only ever love Liuli wholeheartedly.

Wang You is outstanding, and so is Liu Li. It would be difficult to find anyone else worthy of them besides themselves.

My younger sisters, An Yao and Wang Che, will both get married sooner or later. And when that time comes, who will be good enough for them?

I lit a cigarette with my lighter, then closed it again, lost in thought. I lied to Liuli; consider it a debt I owe her. Wang You and Liuli let me go tonight, so I'll let them go too. Let them stay quietly in the provincial capital; from now on, we'll keep to ourselves.

"Your Highness, you seem to be in a bad mood?" Suddenly, a voice appeared beside me.

Shocked, I immediately looked towards the figure. A young man slowly emerged from the darkness and approached me, placing two jade pendants before me. "One of these pendants is a token only you, the heir apparent, are entitled to possess. It symbolizes your status and position within the Wang family, allowing you to command all forces connected to the Wang family. The other pendant is the family's kill order against Wang You and Liuli. They have repelled too many of the Wang family's attacks; we hope you can lead us to eliminate them!"

Chapter 216 My Father

"What!?" I was utterly shocked as I stared at the kill order before me. Regardless of who was right or wrong between Wang You and Liuli, or how much misunderstanding we had before, whether they genuinely wanted to kill me or Wang You was just trying to gain fame by deliberately speaking ill of me, Wang You and Liuli were still my own brother and sister. No matter how wrong they were, they were still the flesh and blood of the Wang family.

I don't believe it! I don't believe the Wang family would have the heart to kill Wang You and Liuli!

The young man before me seemed to have guessed what I was thinking. Smiling, he gently placed his hand on the coffee table. Then he closed his eyes, as if sensing something.

In an instant, the coffee table in the young man's hands made a loud crash. Just a moment ago, the coffee table was intact; now, it was completely shattered.

"This is called internal strength, also known as true qi. I am a god-level master, my name is Wang Huan." The young man opened his eyes and smiled at me. Then, he smiled and walked to the window, standing with his hands behind his back. "Just outside our provincial capital, a large number of Wang family masters have gathered. They are all masters of martial arts level or above. They are just waiting for your order, and we can launch a coordinated attack from within and without to kill Wang You and Liu Li!"

"Your Highness, Wang Huan knows you are a benevolent ruler. However, Wang You and Liuli have committed two capital offenses. Their love is against the natural order. They have betrayed the royal family and violated moral principles. They were chosen by the entire royal family through discussion to be killed. And just yesterday, we secretly attacked Wang You and Liuli. Our men were ambushed by Wang You's men. One of our adopted sons died yesterday..."

He turned around. Wang Huan's expression was uncertain, his eyes blazing with anger.

"Young Master, the adopted sons of the Wang family were all taken in and raised by the patriarch and his seven wives. They were either orphans who lost their parents in war or children whose families were destroyed by drugs. They are all pitiful orphans without parents. And they are the adopted sons of the Wang family. The Four Hall Masters are the adopted sons of the Wang family, Mount Everest is the adopted son of the Wang family, the Five Poisons, and I, Wang Huan, are all adopted sons of the Wang family. Just because they are not the patriarch's biological children, should they die? Wang You and Liuli have not only betrayed our Wang family, but they have also committed the heinous crime of murder. They must both be executed!" As he spoke, veins bulged on Wang Huan's forehead. His eyes burned with rage, and his fists clenched with a loud crack.

"Your Highness, if you are a fair and just prince, then please do justice for us. Please lead us to kill Wang You and Liu Li!" With a face full of indignation, Wang Huan suddenly knelt down in front of me with a thud.

"Wang Huan!" Seeing my family member kneeling before me like this, my heart was like a raging storm crashing against a reef.

"Do they really have to die?" I asked Wang Huan after thinking for a moment.

“They must die. If you don’t lead us in a full-scale attack on Wang You and Liuli, then we’ll have to attack them on our own. But we have no one in the provincial capital to coordinate with us, and we’ve come a long way without much firepower. By then, I’m afraid even more members of the Wang family will be sacrificed.” As he spoke, Wang Huan’s tone turned somber.

"Let me think about it," I said after listening to Wang Huan's words.

"Your Highness, please forgive Wang Huan's rudeness. Killing Wang You and Liuli was the Wang family's decision. If you cannot give us an answer within one day, then we will have to take matters into our own hands," Wang Huan said somberly.

"Okay, I understand." I nodded gently.

"Well then, Wang Huan will take her leave." She rose, bowed deeply to me, and gradually disappeared into the darkness. Then, the front door of the house clicked softly.

After Wang Huan left, I sat on the sofa again, deep in thought. I didn't sleep a wink all night; I didn't know how to deal with Wang You and Liu Li's betrayal of their family.

To be precise, Wang You and Liuli's main purpose in coming to the provincial capital this time wasn't me. They were just a couple who eloped, wanting to find a world of their own. But their elopement would definitely incur the wrath of the entire Wang family. Even if they escaped to the ends of the earth, the Wang family would certainly send a large number of experts to capture them and bring them back. The meticulous Wang You then thought of the city where I was.

He knew I was the heir of the Wang family, and my status was far more prestigious than his. I, on the other hand, had grown up in the Zhang Xuan family all these years, enduring far more hardship than they had. All the elders in the family felt sorry for me and genuinely loved me. If they could control me, they would have more leverage in negotiations should the Wang family send out powerful experts to launch a major attack on them.

To be more precise, Wang You is a bad person, while Liu Li is just a naive and kind-hearted girl who doesn't understand anything. Wang You deeply loves Liu Li, but Liu Li may not reciprocate his feelings. Liu Li loves everyone she trusts and everyone who is kind to her. However, Liu Li saved Wang You's life, rescuing him from a pile of corpses on a foreign battlefield. This caused Wang You to develop feelings for Liu Li. Although he harbors no ill intentions towards Wang You, he has already formed the desire to be with Liu Li for all eternity.

Liuli will eventually get married, and like Wang Che, her family will find her a suitable fiancé. How could Wang You allow Liuli to marry someone else and become someone else's wife?

Wang You, he really wasn't lying. He simply told Liuli that he loved her and wanted to find a place to stay with her forever. But the naive Liuli misunderstood him, thinking that he loved her just like his other family members, and that she wanted to be with Wang You, so she came with him.

As for Liuli coming to capture me, it's probably because they've been under increasing pressure lately. The Wang family has sent more and more experts, and they've started carrying firearms. I've seen Che'er's marksmanship; it's at a very high level. I believe the experts sent by the Wang family are definitely better marksmen than the small fry Wang You recruited. The experts sent by the Wang family have been repeatedly repelled by them; they must have paid a heavy price to do so. Liuli couldn't bear to see Wang You troubled, so she came to find me herself.

Because I am key to them; if they get me, they will have control over the Wang family's lifeline.

Thinking about this, everything began to become clearer. Wang You, it seemed, was still an upright person. He'd been in the provincial capital for so long, and hadn't done anything to me. He'd only taken over the four major families and nineteen other forces in the provincial capital, and even considered swallowing up the sixty-five schools, but we thwarted his plan. As for Liuli, she'd secretly run away to find me, which apparently angered Wang You. The reason she stayed with me for a few days was because she was afraid to go back after angering Wang You.

It was only when Liuli was in my hands that Wang You sent assassins to attack me. Liuli was a naive girl who couldn't lie; she said what she thought.

She said she wanted to kill me, which was probably true. She also said she didn't want to kill me. That was probably true too. I often think about killing people, but even when I actually defeat someone, I don't kill them. After all, it's a human life; who could bring themselves to do it?

As for Liuli saying she wanted to kill me, it must have been because Wang You had murderous intent towards me at some point. He casually said it, and Liuli remembered it. It's like two adults whispering sweet nothings to each other, which their innocent child overhears. Then, when the child goes to play at someone else's house, the other adult teases them and they blurt out everything.

Damn, Liuli's IQ is okay, but her EQ is practically zero. Wang You is really something else; if he's so cunning, can't he teach his sister to be a little more cunning too?

He even said I wasn't worthy to be his older brother; Wang You is nothing special. These past two days with Liuli, I even gave her a sex education lesson.

It seems I'll have to trick Liuli back sometime, fulfill my responsibility as an older brother, and properly teach her a lesson.

However, there's still a problem. Wang You hadn't touched me before; after taking over the provincial capital, he'd kept to himself and me. Even at the banquet, when he had men surround us, he didn't kill me. If he wanted to, he had countless opportunities. Even if he captured Wang Huan, he could have had Wang Huan secretly poison me—that would have been enough to kill me. Why did he hesitate to kill me before, but suddenly become so eager to do so?

Is there some misunderstanding? Liuli is his Achilles' heel; I tricked him into letting me play with her for a few days. He thinks I'm treating Liuli like a fool; he's angry and hates me, and I accept that. But before I met Liuli, there didn't seem to be any conflict between us. Damn it, could there be some backstabbing person stirring things up between us?

The next day, my eyes were bloodshot. At Zhang Xuan's house, our entire group had arrived. Our circle was now divided into four groups: me, Wang Che, Young Master Bao, Runtu, and Black Dragon; An Yao's group: An Yao, Hurricane, Lightning, Thunder, Earth Fire, and Mount Everest; Wang Huan's group: Wang Huan and Five Poisons Child; and Xi'er's group: Xi'er.

I saw that all four of Xi'er's girls were injured. I found it a little funny to see Xi'er all alone. Xi'er can be quite naive sometimes; seeing my serious expression, she thought I was saddened by the injuries of her four girls.

Last night, Wang Huan smashed the coffee table to pieces with a single blow to prove his strength. I've already cleaned up the broken pieces and taken them out. Now there's a large empty space in the living room, just enough for us all to sit in a circle on the floor.

I placed the two jade pendants in front of them and said, "Wang Huan gave these to me last night."

"The Crown Prince's Decree and the Kill Order?" An Yao's expression turned serious as she saw the two jade tablets on the ground.

"Great! This Wang You is usually arrogant and domineering, and he's like a block of ice when he sees people. He can't even speak a human word. Now, his family is finally going to execute him!" Wang Huan's eyes lit up as soon as he saw the kill order.

"He brought it on himself." Wang Che glanced at the kill order and curled his lip in disdain.

"..." After hearing Wang Huan and Wang Che's words, An Yao gave me a helpless, cold look. The implication was clear: look at your two younger siblings.

Seeing Wang Huan and Wang Che's indifferent attitude, I angrily slammed my hand on the ground. "Don't you two have any compassion? Wang You and Liuli are our younger brothers and sisters. The family has already issued an order to kill them both. Can't you show some familial affection?"

"..." Startled by my words, Wang Huan and Wang Che immediately fell silent.

I never expected Wang Huan and Wang Che to be my younger siblings, so I immediately started scolding them. But after I'd only said two words, Wang Che grabbed my hand and said, "Brother, we all know you're kind-hearted. Although you're not as outstanding as us, we still respect you. But if you want us to plead for Wang You and Liu Li, then forget it."

“Yes, Wang You and Liuli are both powerful figures. They’re practically untouchable within the family, and they’re also incredibly strong in the outside world. They’re both extremely powerful; we don’t need to plead for them. Besides, the family has already issued a kill order against them, which is clearly a decision made after careful consideration. Even if we wanted to change the family’s decision, we couldn’t. We might as well lead the family to kill Wang You and Liuli, and use this opportunity to gain merit and earn praise from the family,” Wang Huan immediately chimed in, picking up where Wang Che left off.

"Moreover, Wang You and Liu Li are both very dangerous individuals. Wang You is an extremely ambitious man who vowed to rule the world when he was eight years old. Liu Li is an even more mischievous little devil. When she was five years old, she took pity on the criminals her father had imprisoned and released them all, which almost led to the destruction of our Wang family for the second time." Wang Che covered his mouth and chuckled.

"Moreover, neither of them were favored by their father from a young age. One was too capable, and the other was too righteous. If the position of family head were passed to Wang You, their father feared that he would actually launch a war to rule the world. If the position of family head were passed to Liu Li, their father feared that she would be like her mother, meddling in everything and restricting us with rules and regulations, punishing us for everything except for three meals a day plus a midnight snack," Wang Huan said.

"The scariest thing is that I can't even use my family's money to renovate my room. They say I'm being too extravagant and suspected of embezzling public funds. They actually investigated me, which scared them half to death. That Wang You isn't a good person either. He only cares about his sister Liuli all day long. If he doesn't treat us like family, why should we treat him like family?" Wang Che said, pursing his lips.

“Yes, the family should execute them! With them dead, we'll have two less formidable competitors. Their deaths will also elevate my status within the family. That way, I'll be valued by everyone more!” As he spoke, Wang Huan's eyes gleamed, revealing a happy smile.

"Hehe, if I'm not mistaken, this kill order must have been agreed to by Liuli's mother with tears in her eyes. After Liuli dies, her mother will definitely have no heart to manage the Wang family anymore. I want to give my mother the power to manage the family, and when that time comes, I will turn our entire Wang family into a magnificent golden palace!" As he spoke, Wang Che took out a handful of banknotes and scattered them all over the sky.

"..." Seeing Wang Che and Wang Huan dancing with excitement, everyone couldn't help but cover their heads.

Seeing my two younger siblings so happy, I couldn't help but recall what Wang You had told me. Suddenly, I realized how utterly unsuccessful I had been as an older brother.

I thought I had educated Wang Che and Wang Huan very well, but it turns out they are no different from before.

“Brother, a large number of experts from the Wang family are about to launch a major attack on Wang You and Liuli. Why don’t I tell you your true identity?” An Yao thought for a moment and looked at me seriously.

“You don’t need to say anything, I already know my identity. Our father is called Wang Yang, he is the biggest warlord in the Golden Triangle, he is the emperor of the Golden Triangle!” I closed my eyes, and a figure gradually emerged in my mind.

His body emanated a thick black aura, within which seemed to coil a majestic yet ferocious black dragon. He was a born emperor, and he had defeated countless martial arts masters.

And I, and we, are his princes!

Chapter 217 The Great Battle Begins

My father was a great man, a household name. How could I have never heard of him growing up? And the city I live in bears the traces of my father. This provincial capital is my father's hometown.

I never dreamed that I would be his son. And my mother, a woman of breathtaking beauty, was the world's greatest master of blue and white porcelain.

I am their son, and their blood flows in my veins.

Now, more and more experts from the Wang family are coming, and An Yao knows she can no longer hide my true identity from me. However, when she tries to tell me, she discovers that I already know everything.

My father is an emperor overseas, commanding his own armies and subjects. His status is internationally recognized, and his influence extends far and wide. With such a background, how could Xiaohao and those noble children not be afraid? They are children of nobles, while I am the son of a true dragon. Compared to them, my status is immeasurably higher. Everything is exactly as Wang Che said; they aren't even worthy to carry my shoes.

And the stories of the father and the family, as An Yao said, are indeed endless, because there are too many stories to tell.

My responsibility is to continue the legend my father left behind, and to forge a new path in life within the framework he built.

Now that I know my true identity, An Yao, Xi'er, Wang Che, and Wang Huan all look at me with different eyes. The Four Hall Masters, Mount Everest, and the Five Poison Child look at me with even more expectation, hoping that I can continue my father's legend and become even more outstanding than him.