Daughter of Jin ZiXuan and Jiang Yanli

Chapter Two

The strange man stare at Jin XiuLan shock and surprise. Jin Ling bend down to her height, " He is not important person. Go get Uncle while I distract him, okay? ".

The strange man spoke, " Why is it your uncle not your dad? Who's your uncle again? ". A voice suddenly came from behind them a mixture of being bitter and cold, " I'm their uncle. Do you have any last words? ". Their uncle Jiang Cheng wearing a violet-clothed youth approached in confident steps his jianxiu robe flowing smoothly and his hand pressing on the hilt of his sword. A silver bell hung by his waist although it made no sound as he walked.

The young man had thin brows and almond eyes. His features were handsome in a sharp way and his eyes held a composed vigor with a slight intention of attack appearing to be two bolts of lightning as he stared.

Their Uncle Jiang Cheng stood ten steps away from Jin XiuLan and Jin Ling. his expression resembling a honed arrow on the bow ready to be released at any moment. Even his posture emitted an air of arrogance and overconfidence. He frowned, " Jin Ling, why did you linger for so long? Do you really need me to come and pick you up? ".

Snow return inside Jin XiuLan's bracelet as Jin Ling pick her up and shifted near Jiang Cheng then pointed at the man, " I'm gonna break your legs! "

With the pair of uncle and nephew standing beside each other it was clear that they shared a close resemblance probably able to pass for brothers. Their Uncle Jiang Cheng moved his finger and the paper doll swiftly flew out of Wei WuXian's hand and into his own. After taking one look at it hostility came over his face. He pressured his fingers and the paper was ignited burning to dust with the screams of dark spirits.

Their uncle spoke grimly, " Break his legs? Haven't I told you? If you see this sort of evil and crooked practice kill the cultivator and feed him to your dogs! "

Jin XiuLan knowing their uncle planning to do so she grab onto his sleeve and said, " That's mean, Uncle Jiang. He didn't do anything wrong and he was protecting himself, please let him go ".

Wei WuXian stared at Jin XiuLan with softly eyes, ' She got your personality, Shijie '. He hit by a flashback to where they were on Mount Baifeng for a night hunt. Jin Zixun insults Wei Wuxian and accuses him of breaking a rule by taking one-third of the prey. Their mother, Jiang Yanli stands in front of Wei Wuxian and she saluted Jin ZiXun and the others.

Jin ZiXun and his people didn't know how to respond either. A few of them returned the salute, and a few didn't. Jiang YanLi spoke to Jin ZiXun in a thin voice, " Young Master Jin, from what you meant, it was A-Xian who made a third of the prey on Phoenix Mountain his all to himself; it defied the rules and he was too bold. I... I haven't heard of anything like this either. It truly must've troubled everyone here. I apologize to you in place of him."

As she finished, she bowed down again. It seemed to be quite a serious apology. Wei WuXian, " Shijie! "

Jiang YanLi didn't rise yet. She looked at him and shook her head almost unnoticeably. Wei WuXian could only clench his fists and stay silent.

Jin ZiXuan gazed over from afar. His expression was quite complicated. Jin ZiXun and the rest, however, didn't even try to conceal the triumph on their faces. They were more than satisfied with themselves.

Jin ZiXun chuckled, " Maiden Jiang, you really are kind and understanding. What your shidi did was extremely unbefitting, and indeed caused us much trouble. But since you do recognize that it was unbefitting, then for Maidan Jiang and Sect Leader Jiang's sake, an apology won't be needed. The YunmengJiang Sect and the LanlingJin Sect are as close as brothers, anyways."

He was on the verge of breaking into pompous laughter. Wei WuXian was fuming with rage as his tightened knuckles cracked. Just as he was about to speak, Jiang YanLi had finished her bow and got up continuing in an earnest voice, " But, even if I haven't participated in a hunt before, there's one thing that I know—for all of the hunts that have happened, I've never heard of a single rule that prohibits someone from hunting too much prey."

The smiles on the people's faces froze before they could even set into place.

Jiang YanLi, " And so, you said that A-Xian defied rules—which exact rule did he defy? "

This time, it was Wei WuXian's turn to laugh.

Jin ZiXun's face was dark, but he didn't respond. There were two reasons. First, he had never seen Jiang YanLi step up and talk before, so he didn't know how strong his reply should be. Both Madam Jin and Jiang Cheng held Jiang YanLi in high regard, and he didn't dare rashly go against them. Second, if they really looked into it, they'd indeed fail to find such a rule!

At this point, some people among the crowd couldn't hold it down any longer. At such times, Sect Leader Yao was always the first one to jump out, "Madam Jiang, that wouldn't be the best way to put it. Although some rules aren't written out, everyone understands and follows them."

Someone shouted, "How much prey is in Phoenix Mountain in total? Is it even five hundred? How many people are there in the hunt? More than five thousand! We're fighting for the prey to begin with. If he keeps so much prey to himself using such wicked means, what could the other people do?"

Wei WuXian sneered. As he was about to speak, Jiang YanLi stopped him, whispering, "It's best if you don't say anything."

Someone else felt unsatisfied as well, "Yeah, or else I would've at least been able to get one."

Jiang YanLi, "But... It isn't his fault that others can't capture the prey."

The person couldn't say anything back. She continued, "Isn't the hunt all about true strength? Even if the ghouls are gone, aren't there also the fays and the monsters? Even if he didn't keep one-third to himself, or even if he didn't attend the hunt, those who can't capture the prey will never be able to. Although the methods that A-Xian used is different from what other people use, it's still an ability that he cultivated. You can't call it a crooked path just because others don't have access to that third of the prey, can you?"

The people who gathered around Jin ZiXun had on the same dark faces as he did. Yet, taking into consideration Jiang YanLi's background, they didn't dare talk back to her directly.

Jiang YanLi added, " Besides, hunting is hunting, so why bring the matter of discipline to the table? A-Xian is a disciple of the YunmengJiang Sect. He grew up with my brother and I, and so he's as close as a brother is to me. Calling him the 'son of a servant'—I'm sorry, but I won't accept this. And thus..."

She straightened her back and raised her voice, " I hope that Young Master Jin ZiXun would apologize to Wei WuXian of the YunmengJiang Sect! "

If the one currently saying these words wasn't Jiang YanLi and instead some random person, Jin ZiXun would probably have come at them with a slap already. His face was almost black, but he kept his mouth shut. Jiang YanLi stared at him quietly refusing to turn her eyes away.

( Flash back end )