"Cousin, if you know what's good for you, get lost quickly. Grandfather has been dead for so many years. Our family has put up with you, this useless thing, for over ten years already. Don't keep embarrassing yourself here."
Bai Shaohui said with an insincere smile.
If it were normal times, Bai Junhao, this useless thing, would never dare to talk back. He would have punched him to the ground already. But considering all the guests and elders present today, he held back.
"Could it be that the elders have all agreed to this as well? Even if I, Bai Junhao, no longer have any status in the Bai Family, you should at least respect my late grandfather!"
Bai Junhao yelled at the top of his lungs, loudly questioning the few elders in the living room.
"Junhao, we were also planning to notify you about this today."
"Forget it, Junhao. Out of consideration for your grandfather, we will provide you with some compensation. You can leave for today, you have no more business here."
The two elders shook their heads and sighed lightly.
Upon hearing this response, Bai Junhao's eyes were bloodshot, his five fingers clenched tightly into fists, like a beast on the verge of madness!
"Hahahahaha!"
Suddenly, he looked up to the sky and laughed loudly!
"Nice compensation! Over these years, you've gradually proposed so-called compensation, forcing me to compromise. Compensate your *ss!"
Bai Junhao scolded on the spot, losing control of his emotions, on the verge of exploding!
The thousands of guests were surprised. Was this guy crazy today, daring to talk back to the elders and ruin his cousin's big celebration?
"It seems I've been too lenient with this little beast!"
Bai Xiong smiled sinisterly, about to personally suppress Bai Junhao.
But a shout from the youth drew everyone's attention back!
"Junhao! What are you saying?! Do you even know how to speak?!"
The sudden scolding brought the about-to-explode Bai Junhao back to his senses.
Lin Chen swaggered over and patted Bai Junhao's shoulder with gravity, and he immediately nodded apologetically.
"Sorry, Boss Lin, I lost control of myself earlier. It won't happen again next time."
That's right! How could he speak to the elders like that on his cousin's big celebration day? He was completely disrespectful!
But to everyone's shock, Lin Chen's response was:
"That mouth of yours, do you even know how to speak? Ah! If you can speak, say more! Just now your mouth was like it was smeared with honey. Big bro strongly demands that you must also be like this next time! In the future, if anyone bullies you, hit them. If they're fiercer than you, be ten times fiercer than them!"
Bai Xiong's expression was uncertain as he sized up Lin Chen.
"Boy, who exactly are you?!"
"Who I am is none of your business. You just need to know, today Bai Junhao is under my protection. Things that should be his to handle, let him handle himself without your interference!"
Lin Chen leaked an overbearing aura, giving Bai Junhao immense confidence!
Looking towards Liu Mengfei, Lin Chen smiled plainly, "Earlier you said Junhao is not worthy of you right? In my opinion, you are not even worthy to be his servant! If you disagree, then prove it with your strength!"
"Go, tell everyone that you don't need trash like her. Make her apologize! Let's see who is worthy of whom!"
With a pat on Bai Junhao's back, with Lin Chen encouraging him, Bai Junhao stood tall and straight, emanating a bit of Lin Chen's imposing manner. It made Lin very satisfied to see his little brother finally have some backbone.
"Miss Mengfei, no, Ms. Liu Mengfei! Today I, Bai Junhao, am officially annulling our engagement. There is no longer anything between you and I. I ask that you apologize for your rudeness to me earlier!"
Bai Junhao changed his usual gentle demeanor, becoming tough and unyielding!
Liu Mengfei bit her silver teeth, about to speak, but Bai Shaohui blocked her and said with an insincere smile.
"Cousin, you've got some skill, somehow finding a savage to back you up. Since you think you're not useless, big brother will give you a chance to prove it! If you can withstand ten moves from me, I'll apologize to you on Mengfei's behalf. How about it?"
Bai Shaohui's words made the whole audience laugh or sigh.
Bai Shaohui, the current family leader Bai Xiong's son, was not even 24 years old yet already at the 8th level of the Spirit Connecting Realm. Inheriting the Bai Family's various foundations and secret arts, his strength was great - even 9th level Spirit Connecting Realm cultivators would be hard pressed to last dozens of rounds against him!
With such talent and strength, he was at the core disciple level even among ancient sects.
Even if Bai Junhao had some fortuitous encounter and suddenly gained confidence, it was impossible for him to get strong overnight with his Qi Refining Realm cultivation. He certainly couldn't fight Bai Shaohui!
Forget ten moves, if Bai Shaohui wanted, a single thought, a single move, Bai Junhao would undoubtedly die!
"What do you say, ten moves, dare you accept?"
Lin Chen retreated to Bai Junhao's side, smirking mockingly.
Recalling the hellish training he had experienced recently, Bai Junhao's face revealed an expression as firm as stone.
"Ten moves it is!"
At this, the whole audience burst into laughter and ridicule.
"Looks like this Bai Junhao's brain has gone rotten."
"Truly not knowing the height of the heavens or depth of the earth. If it weren't for the elders' past affections these years, he'd be dead without anyone collecting his corpse! Yet he actually dares to compete with Cousin Shaohui."
"Cousin Shaohui only needs one move to take his life."
"I saw him taking a huge pile of low-grade Qi Refining techniques from the Martial Arts Pavilion before. Maybe he obtained some peerless martial arts and is amazing now, hahaha!"
The Bai Family juniors ridiculed without end. Bai Junhao calmly faced it - he had experienced such mockery and doubt countless times over the years.
"Old fellows, you've seen it too. It was this brat who agreed. If he dies by my Shaohui's hands later, you can't blame us. He's seeking his own death."
Bai Xiong shrugged at the elders sitting in the main hall, smiling sinisterly. He had been thinking about how to punish the two, but unexpectedly Bai Junhao found his own path to death!
"Let it be. Since it's the path the boy chose himself, life and death are up to fate now."
The bald elder among the three sighed and seemed to give up on Bai Junhao.
"Everyone, please wait a moment. After this little interlude, we'll continue drinking!"
Bai Shaohui waved and attendants began moving away some of the banquet, clearing out a space dozens of yards wide.
"Got to say, cousin, you're really lucky. Today is your big brother's big celebration, so it would be improper to kill. That's the only reason you get to keep your life!"
Bai Shaohui walked to the center of the open space, eyebrows raised, shaking his head in disdain.
"Who gets to keep their life still remains to be seen!"
Having gained strength, Bai Junhao was different from before, becoming imposing and overbearing, emanating quite a bit of Lin Chen's aura. It made Lin very satisfied to see his little brother finally have some attitude.
"A useless nobody of the family, but your mouth has gotten quite hard. Hope you can still wag your tongue after we fight!"
Bai Shaohui's expression immediately darkened. Bai Junhao had spoiled his mood again and again today. His temper wasn't that good! Even if he couldn't kill him on the spot today, Bai Shaohui had ten ways to make him wish he was dead!
The audience watched with an attitude of enjoying the show, some even pouring drinks for themselves, looking forward to how Bai Shaohui would punish the brat!
"Wait a moment."
Just as Bai Shaohui approached Bai Junhao with a cruel smile, Lin Chen suddenly spoke.
"This fight is unfair, extremely unfair!"
Lin Chen said seriously, expression exceptionally solemn!