60: I'll give you two dishes as a reward.

Zhong Mingyi also knew that the people from Duobao Pavilion were not to be offended.

He obediently stood up.

He wanted to stand by Yang Yi for a while.

Yang Yi pointed at him and said,

“Don’t be here with me.”

“Go sit with the Zhang family.”

Zhong Mingyi scratched his head.

He thought to himself,

“Did I offend these two with what I just said?”

“Why does no one welcome me?”

Just as he was pondering,

Zhang Ao Xuan extended an olive branch to him.

“Zhong Mingyi,”

“Come sit here with me.”

Zhong Mingyi thanked Zhang Ao Xuan.

Then he sat down next to him.

The two whispered to each other.

From time to time, they would let out soft chuckles.

They seemed to be having a good conversation.

The battle outside was still ongoing.

It was more intense and lasted longer than everyone had imagined.

After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn,

The sounds of fighting outside finally stopped.

Five children carried a corpse into the meeting hall.

Standing in the meeting hall,

Two of the children directly threw the corpse at Zhang Ao Xuan’s feet.

The youngest child slightly nodded,

And proudly said,

“He’s dead.”

“Here’s the body for you.”

Subsequently,

The five children uniformly approached Yang Yi.

The youngest child excitedly said,

“Patriarch, we killed the enemy.”

“Well done.”

“Tonight, I’ll reward you…”

Yang Yi stopped at this point,

And paused,

Thinking about what to reward the five children with.

Everyone present also looked at Yang Yi,

Thinking to themselves,

“These five children have rendered great service to you.”

“What will you reward them with?”

At this moment,

Yang Yi stroked his chin and said, “Rewards, I’ll reward you by having the kitchen make two more meat dishes for you.”

The Zhang family and the people from Duobao Pavilion thought they had misheard.

Their Faces showed surprise,

And disbelief.

Haitang frowned slightly.

He thought that the dishes Yang Yi mentioned might be some special dishes.

That would strengthen the body,

And improve cultivation.

“These two dishes are probably not simple, right?”

He asked.

Yang Yi nodded earnestly.

“Naturally.”

“These two dishes,”

“One is Braised Lion’s Head,”

“And the other is Sweet and Sour Pork Ribs.”

Haitang’s eyes turned cold.

He glared fiercely at Yang Yi,

Feeling that Yang Yi was playing a trick on him.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

Yang Yi was a little puzzled.

“Are you joking?”

Haitang furrowed his brows tightly.

“I’m not joking.”

“It’s just these two dishes.”

Seeing Yang Yi so serious,

Haitang was about to ask the children a few questions.

But when he saw the children,

He burst into laughter because when the five children heard about these two dishes,

Their excited little Faces turned red.

Two of the children were so excited that they tightly clasped their four hands together,

As if they had received some priceless treasure.

The Zhang family, seeing this scene,

Were also speechless.

They couldn’t understand what kind of bewitching potion Yang Yi had given these five children.

Yang Yi treated them so poorly,

Yet they were still so happy.

Were they fools?

Zhang Ao Xuan mocked coldly,

“That my Zhang family members could be killed by these five children,”

“It means we are inferior.”

“These five children are capable.”

“If I were the Patriarch,”

“I would definitely reward them handsomely.”

“Wealth and honor,”

“Beautiful women and fine wine,”

“Whatever they want, I would give.”

“But,”

“Why give the children two ordinary dishes?”

“Do you think the children are young and ignorant,”

“And deliberately bully them?”

Speaking of this,

Zhang Ao Xuan looked at the five children again.

“Little ones,”

“You are still young.”

“There are some things you don’t understand.”

“Big brother wants to remind you of something.”

“Although he is your Patriarch,”

“You must distinguish who treats you well,”

“And who treats you poorly.”

“Those who treat you poorly,”

“There’s no need to serve him.”

Even though these five children were young,

Their experiences were richer than those of normal children.

They had suffered humiliation and suppression when they were in the Yang family.

They understood everything.

They even understood more than some adults.

Naturally, they also understood Zhang Ao Xuan’s attempt to sow discord.

One of the oldest children straightened his back,

And said meticulously,

“Who is bad to us,”

“And who is good to us,”

“Of course we know.”

“The Patriarch is the best person to us in this world.”

“If anyone dares to speak ill of him,”

“Even if we have to risk our lives,”

“We will kill him.”

“Right!”

The other four children answered in unison.

Zhang Ao Xuan smacked his lips,

And fell silent.

He felt that these five children must have been brainwashed by Yang Yi.

Looking at the corpse of the Zhang family member on the ground,

He sighed softly.

He placed his hands on the armrests of the table,

And slowly stood up.

“I wonder if the Yang family has any other experts?”

“I also want to have a fight with you.”

His eyes intentionally or unintentionally fell on Yang Yi,

Hoping that Yang Yi would fight him.

As long as Yang Yi was killed,

The Yang family would naturally collapse.

However,

Yang Yi’s opponent was not him.

But the Yang family had no one else who could contend with Zhang Ao Xuan.

After pondering for a moment,

Yang Yi’s gaze fell on Zhong Mingyi, who was drinking tea.

Zhong Mingyi had an attitude of non-involvement,

Enjoying his tea.

He even smacked his lips.

Just as he was savoring the tea,

He suddenly noticed Yang Yi staring at him with a cunning look.

His hand trembled.

The scalding tea from the cup dripped onto his pants.

He cried out in pain,

And suddenly stood up.

Yang Yi seized this opportunity,

Clapped his hands and said with a smile,

“Good.”

“As expected of my adopted son.”

“Since you are willing to voluntarily compete with Zhang Ao Xuan,”

“Then I agree.”

Everyone present was dumbfounded.

Zhong Mingyi gritted his teeth even more,

Staring fiercely at Yang Yi.

When did he say he wanted to fight Zhang Ao Xuan?

Wasn’t this forcing him?

Everyone also knew that Zhong Mingyi didn’t want to fight Zhang Ao Xuan.

But he had stood up.

And Yang Yi had said those words.

Now, they could only see what Zhong Mingyi would do.

If he absolutely refused,

Yang Yi would have no way to force him.

Zhong Mingyi had the intention of refusing to fight,

But he didn’t want to lose Face.

If he didn’t fight,

Others would think he was scared.

He was indeed afraid of the Zhang family.

But fear was one thing,

He couldn’t show it in public.

Just as he was hesitating,

Yang Yi suddenly said to him seriously, “Go on.”

“I believe you can win against him.”

Zhong Mingyi was helpless.

He gave Yang Yi a cold laugh,

Then nodded kindly at Zhang Ao Xuan.

“Let’s just spar.”

“Don’t go for the kill.”

After he finished speaking,

He walked towards the door.

When he was almost at the doorway,

He suddenly heard Yang Yi say from behind,

“Zhong Mingyi, don’t disappoint me.”

These words were spoken very sincerely,

And with emotion.

Although Zhong Mingyi did not look at Yang Yi,

He could feel Yang Yi’s expectations for him.

He didn’t say a word,

And continued to walk silently.