42: Build Zhongyi Hall

The establishment of Zhongyi Hall gave the members of the Yang family an unprecedented sense of motivation.

This was especially true among the younger generation.

Everyone was breaking their necks trying to get into Zhongyi Hall.

The primary condition for entering Zhongyi Hall was character.

Currently, every person entering Zhongyi Hall was selected by Yang Yi alone.

When Yang Ming returned home, he was complained to by his wife.

She said that he followed Yang Yi around, serving him hand and foot, yet he couldn't even get into Zhongyi Hall, which would make him a laughingstock among the clan members.

Yang Ming glared at his wife coldly and said viciously, "I can't get into Zhongyi Hall. Isn't that because of you? If it wasn't for you stopping the child that time, I would have been qualified to enter Zhongyi Hall. The child would also have been qualified to enter Zhongyi Hall."

The child was right beside his mother.

After hearing his father's words, he shook off his mother's hand and ran to his father.

He said pitifully, "Father, then why don't you get a different wife?"

As soon as these words were spoken, both Yang Ming and his wife were stunned.

Yang Ming raised his hand and slapped his son.

"What nonsense are you spouting? Just because of this sentence, you will never be able to enter Zhongyi Hall in your entire life. The primary condition for entering Zhongyi Hall is character. You have no filial piety toward your own mother, yet you still want to enter Zhongyi Hall? I think you aren't even qualified to enter the gate of the Yang family."

The child wailed and cried.

His mother quickly hugged her son and, through coaxing and deception, finally managed to calm the child down.

Yang Ming was feeling restless and went outside to the courtyard to drink alone.

Just as he was getting a bit tipsy, someone from the Yang family came to report that the City Lord of Dragon Tiger City had arrived with his son.

Yang Ming hurriedly went out to welcome them.

He brought them to the living room and sent someone to notify Yang Yi.

By the time Yang Yi arrived, Yang Ming was already chatting heatedly with Zhong Yueshan.

Zhong Mingyi was sitting gloomily on a chair, drinking tea continuously; he had already finished two pots.

Seeing Yang Yi arrive, he clutched his stomach and let out an "Ouch!"

"I drank too much tea just now. I'm going to the latrine."

Yang Yi smiled and told him to go ahead.

Then, he sat down beside Zhong Yueshan.

"Why are you here?"

He spoke as if he were talking to an old friend, his tone relaxed and natural.

Zhong Yueshan sighed and said helplessly, "There are three reasons for coming here. First, I brought my son to apologize to you. Although that matter has already been resolved, I still owe you an apology. Second, you killed people from the Zhang family, people from Opening Heaven Gate, and people from the Han Family. They will absolutely not let this go. You must make preparations early. Third, it is for my son. You know my son's personality. As a father, I cannot control him. So, I would like to ask you to help me discipline him."

Yang Yi did not care about the first two matters, but the last matter made him slightly troubled.

"In what capacity should he stay by my side? I do not take Disciples."

Zhong Yueshan pondered and said, "How about he acknowledges you as his foster father?"

Yang Ming, who was listening on the side, almost spat out the tea in his mouth upon hearing this.

Yang Yi and Zhong Mingyi were of similar age.

Having Zhong Mingyi acknowledge Yang Yi as his foster father was far too inappropriate.

Even if you killed Zhong Mingyi, he would likely not agree to it.

Yang Yi hurriedly waved his hand.

"No, no. We are of similar age; how can I let him be my foster son?"

"Why don't you two become sworn brothers?"

Zhong Yueshan smiled.

Yang Yi was stunned for a moment.

"Then let him be my foster son instead."

This time, it was Zhong Yueshan's turn to be stunned.

After waiting for a long time without seeing Zhong Mingyi return, Zhong Yueshan said to Yang Ming, "Could I trouble you to go find Zhong Mingyi for me? This little brat is probably acting up again."

Yang Ming smiled and went out to look for Zhong Mingyi.

He asked several people, and they all said that Zhong Mingyi had left the Yang family.

Yang Ming had no choice but to leave the Yang family, preparing to search outside.

Just as he walked out of the Yang family gate, he saw Zhong Mingyi arriving with two young men.

These two young men were dressed in luxurious clothing and carried precious swords on their backs.

These were no ordinary swords.

The scabbard of one sword was carved with a lifelike five-clawed golden Dragon.

The other scabbard was blood-red.

From that blood-red sword, Yang Ming felt a cold, sharp killing intent.

It was clear at a glance that these two young men were not simple.

He didn't know where Zhong Mingyi had found them.

"Are they your friends?"

Zhong Mingyi shook his head and said with a smile, "No, no. This is my first time in Tian Yuan City. I wanted to go out for a stroll. I didn't expect to run into two Disciples of Opening Heaven Gate. I heard they were looking for Yang Yi, so I brought them here."

So that was it.

Yang Ming nodded and invited the three of them inside.

They arrived at the meeting hall.

Just as Yang Ming wanted to introduce the identities of these two people, Zhong Mingyi spoke first, "These two are Disciples of Opening Heaven Gate. Their strength is quite formidable. Among the younger generation, they are definitely among the best. Yang Yi is also a strong individual among the younger generation. Why don't you spar with each other?"

Hearing these words from his son, Zhong Yueshan immediately glared at him, cursing him internally for not knowing what was good for him and for not learning from previous lessons.

Just as he wanted to tell his son to get back to his side, Zhong Mingyi added, "I didn't bring these two here. I also don't want any bloodshed to happen between you all. Let's just consider it a friendly spar between young people. Stop once the point is made."

These words made Zhong Yueshan nod with satisfaction.

Yang Ming also nodded silently on the side, feeling that these words were very well said.

This also proved that Zhong Mingyi had indeed come with sincere intentions to apologize and was truly unwilling to continue being enemies with Yang Yi.

On the surface, Zhong Mingyi was unwilling to continue confronting Yang Yi.

He also knew he was no match for Yang Yi.

However, he still held a grudge in his heart.

Therefore, he changed his strategy.

On the surface, he would be on good terms with Yang Yi, but he would find some strong individuals to fight Yang Yi.

He would act as a bystander and watch Yang Yi's embarrassment.

As long as Yang Yi was defeated, he would consider it a victory for himself.

After saying what he needed to say, he returned to his father's side with a smile and sat down, crossing his legs.

From time to time, he would groan; it was unclear whether he was in pain or if he was too comfortable.

His father was so angry that he kept glaring at him with annoyance.

The two Disciples of Opening Heaven Gate stood proudly in the meeting hall.

Yang Yi invited them to sit, but they refused.

The Disciple carrying the red sword on his back cupped his hands and began to introduce himself.

"I am Han Feijue, a Disciple of Opening Heaven Gate. This is my Senior Brother, Nangong Tianyue. We are both Disciples of the Sect Leader of Opening Heaven Gate. Some time ago, we heard that someone had killed the Disciples and Elders of our Opening Heaven Gate. The Sect Leader ordered us two to descend the mountain and bring the killer back to Opening Heaven Gate for punishment. I wonder which friend killed the Disciples of our Opening Heaven Gate. If you have the guts to do it, I hope you have the guts to admit it."