Chapter 742 - Punishment
Once Yuan was standing in front of Chu Shijian, he took a deep breath before speaking in a slow but clear voice, "Despite all the things you have done— despite my urges, I won't kill you. However, it is a fact that you tried to kill me today, and to make sure that you won't attack me again in the future, I will end your life… as a Cultivator."
Chu Shijian snapped out of his daze when he heard Yuan's words, but before he could open his mouth and utter a single word, Yuan swung his arm and punched Chu Shijian square in the stomach, shattering his Dantian.
Cough!
Chu Shijian coughed up a mouthful of blood afterward.
"Ahh… Ahh… No… Not my cultivation!" A horrified look appeared on Chu Shijian's face when he could feel his spiritual energy leaving his Dantian before leaving from the pores on his body.
"What… What have you done?!" Chu Shijian snapped at Yuan with a furious face.
"How dare you cripple my cultivation! Do you have any idea how much time, effort, and money I have sacrificed to reach that point?! Without my cultivation, the Chu Family will be doomed! And this is all your fault!"
"You were prepared to take my life, so I took away your cultivation in return. It's a fair trade if you ask me. At least you get to keep your life." Yuan said.
"Don't fuck with me! I'd rather you kill me now than live the life of a mortal!"
Yuan shook his head and said, "If you want to die, that's your decision. I already made my decision."
Tears began flowing from Chu Shijian's face.
Chu Liuxiang swallowed nervously when she saw this scene, as this is her first time seeing Chu Shijian shed such sorrowful tears.
Yuan ignored Chu Shijian and turned his focus to Chu Shufen next.
When Chu Shijian realized what Yuan was about to do, he stood up and shouted, "Y-You bastard! You're not satisfied with ruining my life so you're going to ruin my wife's life as well?!"
Hearing his words, Yuan calmly responded, "It wouldn't be fair if I only took your cultivation and not hers. Furthermore, she also tried to kill me. It only makes sense for me to take her cultivation as well."
"I swear to god, if you dare hurt even a single hair on her body, I will do whatever it takes to make your life miserable before taking your life! You might think that you have defeated the Chu Family because you took away my cultivation, but we still have many resources at our disposal, and it will all be used to dispose of you!"
"..."
The place turned dead silent for a good moment until Chu Liuxiang spoke.
"Yuan, I think you have already punished them enough. Although I wouldn't mind fighting the entire world with you, I cannot say the same about the others. Think about Meixiu and the others that will be dragged into this mess if you continue."
"Father, I will leave the Chu Family after today. I wish that I could've left the family in a better manner, but what's done is already done. And despite what happened between us, I don't hate you or the Chu Family. In fact, I am feeling grateful to you and the family. After all, you gave me a chance to experience what it feels like to have a family even if it is not an ordinary family."
"Now that I am old enough to have my own family, I am going to start one with the person I love— Yuan."
After a moment of silence, Chu Liuxiang looked at Senior Qi, who was still sealed, and said, "As for Master— Senior Qi is still alive. You can ask her to explain everything to you once she breaks out of that seal in a few days."
Chu Liuxiang suddenly went to Yuan and grabbed his hand before mumbling to him, "Let's go home now, shall we? I don't want us to miss Meixiu's breakfast."
Hearing her words, Yuan could only nod his head.
"Okay."
Chu Liuxiang and Yuan left the scene shortly after, leaving the Chu Family in havoc.
"Are you okay?" Chu Liuxiang asked Yuan as they walked home together.
"Yes, I am not hurt."
"I am not talking about your body, you silly. You did some incredible things today— things that I didn't know you were capable of. If you want to talk about it, I will always be here to listen."
"I guess I was acting a little different today. I don't know why, but I felt incredibly angry today, yet it wasn't the type of anger that I am used to. Maybe I had released some of my built-up anger for my own family on the Chu Family."
And he continued, "But it's okay. I will be fine since everything has ended now."
However, Chu Liuxiang shook her head with a bitter smile, and she sighed, "Unfortunately, things are not over yet, as much as I want it to be."
"Huh? What do you mean? Do you think the Chu Family will take revenge in the future?" Yuan asked her.
"Yes, but I am not talking about my parents— about Chu Shijian and Chu Shufen. I don't know if I told you this before or not, but my father has multiple wives, and they all control a small portion of the Chu Family in other places. The Chu Family is simply too big for my father to manage alone, so he made his other wives assist him in managing the family."
"Although we didn't see any of them today beside my father's main wife, things would've played out very differently if they were there. With that being said, there's a good chance that they'll retaliate because of what you did today."
"Also…"
"There's more?" Yuan was speechless.
"Of course. Have you forgotten about the Dragon Spiral Mountain? We should start looking for a new place to stay when we get back because we will most likely be evicted for our actions today."
"Aiya…" Yuan sighed out loud.
"Even though I don't mind moving, it kind of hurts that we have to move so soon after moving to this place, not to mention the amount of money we had spent to live here. I will have to apologize to the others once we get back. They also paid for the house, after all."
"I'm sure they'll understand.." Chu Liuxiang smiled.