Celestial Peak

"Wang Hong, good to see you again, as your older brother I am truly ashamed to being the weaker one." Wang Ling showed a warm smile to Wang Hong. Wang Hong responded with puffing his chest proudly as he approached his brother and gave him a big and welcoming hug.

"It had been long indeed, older brother." Wang Hong tightly hugged Wang Ling as if he had been longing for some brotherly affection. His straightforwardness seemed to be something inherent, and Wang Ling truly liked that.

Returning the hug, Wang Ling commented, "You're already a saint and I am still at nascent soul stage. That bothers me, well, I need to put in the effort to catching up then." Wang Ling joked around about matters of cultivation without restraint.

Wang Hong laughed but encouraged Wang Ling, "You only cultivated for a few years, it is understandable that your cultivation is lower than mine. In hindsight, isn't your cultivation improving terrifyingly?"

Shrugging his shoulders, the two brothers laughed once again. As if they were a pair of mischievous children, the two began to talk without restraint. The people around them were baffled as this was the first time they saw such a sight.

This was especially so for Bai Xue and Qigang who always saw Wang Ling as someone calm and collected. Seeing him act like this with his family was somehow… heartwarming.

[At least I know he's not just some heartless person… I already know he isn't, but still.] Bai Xue smiled and didn't interrupt the two brothers' reunion. Instead, she stayed quiet and enjoyed seeing Wang Ling laugh like an idiot.

Aside from Bai Xue and Qigang. Mu Feng was the next to be left speechless. The bomb of knowing that Wang Hong has a brother was enough to make his brain stop for a moment to process the sudden flood of information coming to flood his brain.

He was shaken that as he tried to intervene with the happy talk of the Wang Brothers, he was stuttering, "Y—you're, h-his… what?" he wasn't an idiot. But the idea of Wang Hong having an older brother flew above his head that he completely disregarded that such an idea could exist.

After all, as much as the Wang Family's high profiled actions and talents in their ranks. Wang Hong and Wang Yue were the only recorded children of the Wang Family. The little girl Wang Yue was something of a surprise to the other Clans, but the surprises weren't stopping.

Another Wang Family descendant was standing in front of him. And it seems like they were on good terms with one another.

It wasn't just Mu Feng who was shaken though. Everyone in the area was shaken at the idea of Wang Ling was a member of the Wang Family which made them even shiver at the thought of the untamed laugh they did earlier.

The idea of Wang Ling being a member of any of the other Two Great Families was bad enough. But the Wang Family was the worst in terms of being vengeful. The Wang Family was both revered and feared in the Frost Domain for good reasons.

Those who laughed at Wang Ling earlier shivered. By now, they didn't think the actions of the people in black who crippled the lady was cruel. Now, they think of it as mercy. She should be happy she wasn't killed on the spot.

Sensing the disturbance of the surrounding saints, Wang Ling looked at them playfully and flashed them a flowering smile. That smile was both reassuring and terrifying at the same time.

Wang Ling turned to Mu Feng and respectfully greeted him with a smile that he showed the others, "My name is Wang Ling, my family refers to me as the First Young Master of the Wang Family. But those of the Azure Skies Kingdom also call me trash of the Wang Family."

"First Young Master? Does that mean you're the oldest son of the Wang Family?"

"I am not aware of anyone else that is older than I, so if no one appears and claims they are the oldest son. Then I am indeed the oldest." When Wang Ling talk, he was infusing his voice with the angelic qi.

This infusion made the aura and feeling he gave off to others as kind and approachable. Mu Feng was seeing Wang Ling as someone friendly and easy to talk to. Coupled with his flowery words, Mu Feng felt Wang Ling was some kind of longtime friend.

This gave way to Mu Feng lowering his guards against Wang Ling, "So that was the case." Mu Feng finally understood what was happening. Mu Feng saw Wang Ling as nice and gullible. At least that's what he got from how he acted.

Wang Ling then began conversing with Mu Feng and answering some of his questions. He took note of his actions and detailed everything he could. The Mu Clan was in the Frost Domain if they were to fight later, Wang Ling needs to secure every information he could get to kill them efficiently.

Luckily for Wang Ling, he had the perfect example of a Mu Clan clan member.

After speaking with Mu Feng, he turned to Yan Renhuo who had been oddly quiet all this while. He had heard of the earlier discussion and he was feeling quite amazed by her persistence but that was it really?

"Miss Yan Renhuo, it had been quite some time. Sorry for eavesdropping earlier, but I heard you tried contacting me in the Thundergod Academy? I apologize for I had to leave early and return home." Wang Ling apologized and didn't address any matter regarding the in-law thing going on.

He will resolve that later, but not right now. Such misunderstandings can become quite useful if used correctly.

Yan Renhuo being as valiant and straightforward as she is, took a different route as Wang Ling did. She directly asked him without any embarrassment an ordinary lady would have, "So, have you decided about the proposal of becoming my dao companion?"

This act of asking Wang Ling sparked Mu Feng to once again come to a start. But he didn't say anything else as he feared of infuriating the tigress called Yan Renhuo.

Wang Ling had a headache and cursed Yan Renhuo on the inside for destroying his plans. Of course, he did not project that hate on the outside and only sighed as he answered her, "Like before I have to refuse your offer. Let us stop this talk for now as this is not a place we should talk about this matter."

Salvaging what he could from the wreckage of his plans. Wang Ling began redirecting the talk to later talks, therefore giving an open-ended ending to the matter.

Without waiting for a reply, Wang Ling bowed respectfully as he said, "I shall speak with you on a later date Miss Yan. My young brother and I need to talk about something important."

Wang Ling left the scene with Wang Hong as fast as he could leaving Mu Feng and yan Renhuo there. As Wang Ling left and his disappearing back became the only thing visible of him, Mu Feng smiled slyly.

Yan Renhuo seemed to have noticed this smile of his and warned him, "Mu Feng, I don't know what is going on in your mind but let me tell you this from someone who has made deals with your clan before.

"Try anything on Wang Ling and you will suffer greatly. Not just because you shall incur my wrath, but also the other forces as well. Act like the headfirst idiot that you are and you might as well start the end of your clan."

"What do you mean?" Mu Feng abruptly turned around to question Yan Renhuo, but Yan Renhuo had already turned around and left the scene. This caused Mu Feng to think twice about the plans he had in mind.

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Wang Ling left the scene together with Wang Hong. It wasn't just them though as QignBaio was following along the way.

QingBiao was silent and didn't say anything to Wang Ling. She will only nod her head to him every time their eyes would meet.

Wang Ling was going to the place where the barrier was which was a couple of hundred meters away. This caused Wang Ling and Wang Hong to have some time to talk to one another.

"So, is Miss Yan Renhuo going to be my sister-in-law?" It was Wang Hong who initiated the talk.

Wang Ling reacted with a flat "No, but I heard she was skilled in alchemy and I want her to help me in the path of alchemy."

"Alchemy? Are you interested in such a thing, older brother? Do you even know any [Flame Cultivation] technique?"

"I control some flames so I think it would be best if I can converse with someone who is experienced with Alchemy."

The two conversed for a long time. Their talk ranged from daily activities to cultivation and martial techniques. Wang Ling did not feel out of place conversing with Wang Hong.

He could feel some kind of kinship with him that made him feel nice. This feeling made him think of something really weird.

[This is quite fun, having a brother is not so bad. Even someone as old as I am enjoying such things.

Then why are there so many legends and stories where sibling rivalries lead to killing one another? Sigh, greed in most stories is too prevalent.]