Chapter 208: Revenge (Part 1)
Zhao Hongyu stared in disbelief at the bald man walking into the hall. It was the very man she had been longing for. Though he had changed a bit, she still recognized him as Chen Dong in a single glance.
"How did you get out!" Guo Lingtong demanded coldly. She couldn't believe that this brat had managed to get out from under Chen Wei's watch.
"You mean that bunch of small fry? They went to sleep," Chen Dong said calmly.
They had indeed gone to sleep, though it was a forced slumber in the ice and snow.
Zhao Hongyu asked, surprised and delighted, "You're from the Chen Family too?"
Chen Dong gave a slight nod. "I suppose I am."
Zhao Hongyu quickly pointed at Chen Dong and declared, "In that case, I'll agree to the marriage, but he's the one I'll marry!" With that, a crimson blush flooded her cheeks. She immediately lowered her head and sat up straight.
Guo Lingtong scoffed, "What makes him a member of the Chen Family? His name isn't even in the family register!"
Chen Dong replied coldly, "Of course not. Not in the family register you wrote."
At this point, Guo Lingtong was in no mood to argue with Chen Dong. She bellowed, "Guards! Seize this brat!"
Zhao Wenxuan bellowed, "Hold on! This man is my Zhao Family's son-in-law! Does your Chen Family truly intend to completely sever ties with us?"
"What are you talking about, old man? We've already turned on each other, haven't we? Your Zhao Family has only two choices: submit to the Chen Family and save yourselves, or wait to be carved up by the five great clans!"
Zhao Wenxuan rose to his feet and declared, "Chen Dong, let's go! With me here, this madwoman won't dare lay a finger on you!"
Chen Dong shook his head. "I came to Beijing for revenge. My enemy is right here. Where would I go?"
Guo Lingtong roared with laughter. "Whatever you're relying on, bring it out! I'd like to see what you can possibly do to me!"
Just then, members of the Chen Family rushed in from outside and surrounded Chen Dong.
Chen Dong swept his gaze over them. "I am my own backing. And stop calling out these worthless lackeys." With a casual wave of his hand, a bolt of lightning instantly struck the charging members of the Chen Family.
The crowd of Inner Strength Martial Artists convulsed violently on the floor under the electric shock. Chen Dong hadn't struck to kill; otherwise, not one of them would have survived the lightning.
Xiao Yu cried out in delight, "Wow, lightning techniques! Just as I thought, the world down from the mountain is so much more exciting than being up on it."
Chen Rui stared at Chen Dong in disbelief. "You're Brother Dong? Didn't Mother say you were dead? You're alive?"
Chen Dong held his head high. "Go ask your mother yourself!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Rui turned to Guo Lingtong with a questioning look.
Seeing the terrifying power of Chen Dong's lightning techniques, Guo Lingtong, who was only at the Grandmaster Realm, hesitated to act. She turned to Chen Rui and said, "Rui'Er, help your mother take down this brat. I'll explain everything later."
Chen Rui nodded and looked at Chen Dong gravely. "Whether you're Brother Dong or not, you disrupted Mother's banquet. For that, you must atone!"
Chen Dong snorted in contempt. 'He was like this as a child, and he's still the same now that he's grown.'
"Then bring it on!"
A Celestial Spirit aura flared to life around Chen Rui. He didn't dare underestimate Chen Dong's lightning techniques, so he activated it immediately. In a flash, he appeared before Chen Dong and threw a punch!
"Don't!"
"Don't!"
Zhao Wenxuan and Zhao Hongyu cried out in unison. They knew Chen Dong possessed impressive martial skills, but Chen Rui was a top disciple of the Xuanwu Sect. In their eyes, Chen Dong was no match for him and probably couldn't even withstand a single punch.
Facing this kind of Celestial Spirit aura, which was devoid of any true martial intent, Chen Dong didn't need to use his full strength. He sidestepped the punch with a tilt of his head and slammed a Top Heart Elbow into the aura. Chen Rui's Celestial Spirit instantly shattered.
Chen Rui's eyes filled with terror. He couldn't believe his Protective Celestial Spirits had been shattered so easily.
Chen Dong stated flatly, "You only focused on raising your Realm, with no true tempering in the Martial Dao. I could break a hundred auras like yours."
As he spoke, he sent Chen Rui flying with a single palm strike.
Xiao Yu was also wide-eyed with shock. The third-ranked Core Disciple of the Xuanwu Sect had been defeated in a single exchange. 'This man is terrifyingly strong!'
Guo Lingtong looked as if she had seen a ghost. "You... you..." Her hands trembled uncontrollably. If even her son in the Celestial Spirit Realm was no match for him, then she, at the Grandmaster Realm, stood no chance at all. Forcing herself to calm her nerves, she pulled out her phone and quickly dialed a number.
Chen Dong watched without stopping her, as he knew who she would call. 'Now that I've made my move, blood must be shed. It doesn't have to be the blood of Guo Lingtong and her son, but it will definitely be *his*.'
The call connected. Guo Lingtong spoke in a frantic rush, "Third Uncle, hurry, save me! That kid from all those years ago... he's still alive, and he's come back for revenge!"
Guo Lingtong's third uncle was at the Chen Family Mansion, cultivating in a secluded inner courtyard at the very back of the estate. Only a few dozen seconds after she made the call, a figure burst into the hall like a hurricane.
The newcomer was a vicious-looking old man.
Chen Dong recognized him. This was the man who had crippled his mother's cultivation and broken his limbs all those years ago. If you were to ask who in the Chen Family Mansion Chen Dong hated the most, this man would be second. First place would go to Guo Lingtong.
However, Chen Dong planned on leaving Guo Lingtong's fate for his irresponsible father to deal with upon his return. As for her third uncle, he was without a doubt going to die today.
Without a word, Chen Dong took a step toward the old man and lashed out with a whip-like kick.
The old man prepared to receive the blow with a Tai Chi Unloading Skill, but Chen Dong's leg suddenly changed its trajectory. Instead of striking the old man's abdomen, it shot up toward his chin.
The attack was so fast the old man couldn't adapt in time. His Celestial Spirit flared to life with a CLANG~! He used it to block the kick.
"So you're that brat from back then? You actually dared to return. Do you want me to break all four of your limbs again?" the old man said with a sinister sneer.