This punch was vigorous and powerful, and it contained too many things.
It was in line with Jia Shidao's current state of mind.
His brother, who had been dead for two years, was still alive. Most importantly, he hadn't said a word in the past two years, not even saying hello. So he found out about it through his father's channels.
That wasn't the most annoying thing.
The most infuriating thing was that even Wei Zhongxian, the old eunuch, knew about it and had already returned to his elder brother's side, while he, the younger brother, was still kept in the dark. If it wasn't for his father coming to find him, he didn't know when he would have known about it. Why!
Confusion, anger, excitement, sadness, doubt, shock … All these emotions gathered in this punch and hit the strange yet familiar face in front of him.
Sun Lang felt that the scene in front of him was familiar.
It could often be seen in movies and anime, especially in Japanese anime. The characters or male protagonists who looked very arrogant would, for various reasons, forcefully take the opponent's fist with their face. They would either be knocked to the ground or sent flying, and then everyone would start talking about their dark history.
But Sun Lang didn't plan to do that at all.
With a bang, the fist was squeezed by the palm. Sun Lang caught the punch casually. His five fingers squeezed Jia Shidao's fist and looked at the angry face.
It was a little different from the high-spirited face in his memory. There was more indifference and vicissitudes. It lacked the sharpness of a young man. The lofty horns of the past had been smoothed out a lot.
He was still wearing a Taoist robe and his hair was combed into a Taoist bun. He looked like a young Taoist in plain clothes, not the high-spirited young Duke of Ningguo Mansion.
He became a monk … It was said that his father was so angry that he hung his seal and left. He refused the imperial court's reward and gave up his bright future. He lived in seclusion deep in the mountains and forests, alone.
He seemed to have lost confidence in the world and compromised his ideals.
But Sun Lang could feel the black fire burning in his cousin's heart … The fire was twisted and angry, gathering hatred and malice, silently dormant.
He looked at the young Daoist in front of him and smiled, "I heard that you became a Daoist, but your martial arts didn't seem to fall behind. Could it be that you're hiding in the mountains and plotting something?"
Jia Shidao's words seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth. He said coldly, "I heard that you were dead, but you're still alive in this world. What are you planning?"
Sun Lang said calmly, "You're right. The old me is indeed dead."
Upon hearing this, Jia Shidao exploded. Like a furious lion, he roared at Sun Lang, "So you've forgotten about your ancestors and family? You've allowed the widows of the Rongguo Mansion to support the family for the past two years, and you've allowed Sister Xue and Sister Lin to stay alone and mourn for you. You've allowed Madame Dowager to wash her face with tears all day long, and the women of the Rongguo Mansion to pretend to be happy all day long, and you've allowed the bastards of the collateral branch and the rats of Jinling to covet the Jia Mansion. You've ignored all of this and treated it as if you were already dead?"
Sun Lang narrowed his eyes and nodded. "Yes, he died a long time ago."
"Bastard!"
Upon hearing this cold-blooded and ruthless answer, the travel-worn young man was completely furious. He slammed into Sun Lang with a ferocious face, as if he wanted to bite off a piece of meat from Sun Lang directly.
Sun Lang sneered faintly, opened his right hand, and pushed casually.
Even back then, he was famous for his bravery in the Six Armies. During the Grandmaster Martial Arts Competition, he was recommended as the best swordsman in the world. He had also compiled the book "Sword Scripture" and had already become a great grandmaster. In contrast, his cousin, Jia Shidao, was not known for his martial arts. He was better at battle formations and defense.
Even though Jia Shidao had worked hard in the past two years, the gap between him and Sun Lang was even bigger. It was as if the gap between heaven and earth. The bloody bloody battle in the barren mountain was like the hottest furnace, using unprecedented fuel and hammer to forge Sun Lang into the most terrifying monster in the history of the world. In terms of martial arts strength, the two of them were already in different dimensions.
And Sun Lang did not have any guilt or hesitation, so Jia Shidao had no chance at all. His desperate attack was full of mistakes. With just a gentle push from Sun Lang, he flew out and fell to the ground.
Jia Shidao rolled on the ground and quickly stood up. He roared and rushed up without hesitation.
Sun Lang stretched out his leg and tripped him. Jia Shidao saw it clearly, but he could not dodge. He used all his strength, but he was almost tripped and fell to the ground.
"Stupid," Sun Lang said. "I didn't even use my strength, and you fell."
These words were very familiar. In the past, when they were training with each other, he would often say — no, rather than calling it training, it would be better to say that it was one-sided bullying. However, it was given a proper name. He would say things like, "Give your stupid and weak younger brother special training on the battlefield, let him familiarize himself with any unexpected situations, and improve his survival ability on the battlefield. This is the elder brother's care for his younger brother," and so on.
This kind of "love education" usually happened when he did something wrong or said something wrong to annoy his cousin. This famous and prestigious elder brother was not always perfect. He was sometimes very narrow-minded and vengeful in private, and he would always use subtle ways to get revenge.
Every time, he would be tortured until his face was bruised and swollen, rolling on the ground. Every time this happened, his elder brother would wear that hateful smile and make sarcastic remarks. "I didn't even use my strength, and you fell" was the most frequent, and a string of sarcastic remarks such as "your lower body is weak, and your boxing skills are not good enough" was the second most frequent.
Without a doubt, his elder brother was a noisy guy who could not stop talking. He would always say something strange. Strangely, he had heard a lot about his cousin, but he had never heard that he had such a bad habit. It was probably a bad habit that he later picked up on the battlefield, or so he thought at the time.
Therefore, whenever he heard the sarcastic remarks such as "I didn't even use my strength, and you fell", he would usually smile lazily and pretend to be lying down. When his elder brother did not hesitate to kick him in the groin, he would jump up as fast as he could … It was always like this in the past.
But not anymore.
Now, when he heard such words, he only felt infinite irony and sadness.
The words were still the same, and the person was still the same back then. It was just that … he was betrayed.
Jia Shidao jumped up with all his might, but it was useless. He screamed and rushed to the person in front of him.
"That's enough."
Sun Lang's tone was still lazy. He blocked Jia Shidao's claw attack and knocked him to the ground with his left shoulder. Looking at the young man on the ground, he said lightly, "I have something to ask you."
Jia Shidao said fiercely, "You have something to ask me?
Then what have you been doing? "
Sun Lang said lightly, "Cut the crap. I ask, you answer. Who told you that I'm here?"
Jia Shidao stared at him coldly. "Is that important?
Are you so afraid of letting us know? "
Sun Lang said, "It's important, but I'm not afraid.
It's important because I'm fighting with the Emperor and Tensei Province. Now that I'm in the Bai Castle, I've successfully dealt with Bai Yuwei's matter, and I have the final right to explain this matter. I've once again taken the initiative in the game with the Emperor.
If the Emperor and Tensei Province want to turn the situation around, they have to think of a good idea somewhere else. The Jia Mansion is a good breakthrough point. "
Now that the rumor had been spread, it was slowly fermenting. After the two generals, Zhao Yunlong and Qi Guanyan, added fuel to the fire, this matter had caused quite a stir in the court.
The Bai Family, who had personally experienced this matter, had yet to say anything, and the Bai Family was controlled by Sun Lang. He had the Gold Elemental Sacred Sword and was a prestigious former marshal. Plus, there were many witnesses at the time, so of course, he had the final right to explain this matter.
If he told the whole truth and pointed out that Bai Yuwei had been swallowed by the Gold Elemental Sword Spirit and claimed that all of the Imperial Army had suffered the same fate, then the Emperor's situation would become extremely passive.
This meant that after the negotiations in Ming Province had been put on hold, the Emperor was once again forced to the negotiating table by Sun Lang.
From the very beginning, Sun Lang had the ability and trump card to flip the table, but he chose to negotiate with the Imperial Court. This could only mean that he wanted more.
During the negotiations in Ming Province, his demands were not met, so the negotiations were put on hold. He brought Empress with him to Qin Province, and who would have thought that he would perfectly deal with Bai Yuwei's matter and obtain another heavyweight chip? One could imagine that if the negotiations were to begin again, his face would become extremely arrogant, and his appetite would swell to an extreme.
This was extremely infuriating.
Moreover, for the Emperor, the situation had always been extremely passive.
Dynasties changed, and the throne changed. In the thousands of years of history, politics and conspiracies were intertwined. However, in all the history books, there had never been a situation like today where one person was able to have the upper hand against an entire country.
This was because the situation was too unique. This person's martial arts had infinitely narrowed the gap between the strength of one person and an entire country.
This was because he could easily shake off the pursuit of an army, travel thousands of miles, and calmly kill all of the country's grassroots officials, completely paralyzing the administrative system of the world's most powerful country.
Not only that, but he also possessed a terrifying secret that could consign an entire country to eternal damnation. Moreover, he was not afraid to shed all pretense of cordiality because he had become a madman.
Therefore, even though the Emperor had many tricks and schemes, he did not dare to use them. As the saying went, a man with nothing to lose is not afraid of wearing shoes. Before the Empire came up with a way to counterbalance and defeat him, they had to be careful.
First, they had to deal with the matter of Bai Castle.
Just as Sun Lang had said, the Jia Mansion was indeed a good breakthrough point.
After explaining, Sun Lang repeated, "So, let me ask you, how do you know about this?"