As it was, all the members of the Dugu Family shared a specific habit, and that was their extreme protectiveness towards their “weak link”. This was especially true of Dugu Xiaoyi’s father, Dugu Wudi. His overprotectiveness has reached the point of being unreasonable, causing him to be labelled as the kingdom’s first “tough shank”. If anyone were to bully his only daughter, he would even go so far as to mobilize his entire army to retaliate.
[TL: Tough shank is used to replace “滚刀肉”= gǔn dāo ròu. Its Chinese meaning is “a very tough piece of meat”. It means someone who is very hard to deal with.]
A “tough shank” who would recklessly mobilize the army, disregarding the rules; who in their right mind would dare to provoke him? Even though Jun Moxie was under Jun Zhan Tian’s protection, Dugu Xiaoyi still dared to give him a beating. This did not mean that Grandpa Jun was incapable of reining in the Great General Dugu Wudi. The fact was that if Grandpa Jun were to mobilize his own army, then Grandfather Dugu would definitely make an appearance. And the reason for that was because the Great General Dugu Wudi’s overprotective nature was simply inherited from none other than the old Grandfather Dugu! That was also why the person that Jun Moxie’s memories feared most would be Grandpa Jun followed by Dugu Xiaoyi… Oh, wait! It’s the other way round. The number one most fearsome person would be Dugu Xiaoyi, while his Grandpa Jun ranked second. After all, the most his grandfather would do to him was preach to him, unwilling to actually hurt him. However, such was not the case with this horrifying “aunty”. If he was to fall into her hands, he would be thrashed… thrashed for no reason at all!
If even someone of Jun Moxie’s background dared not provoke this “gigantic” figure, then the other debauchee’s were not even worth mentioning!
And now, that precious princess of the Dugu Family actually came here on her own…
“There’s nothing I could do about it,” Jun Xie slanted his head, pointing towards his ears where a soft white hand remained, twisting his ear. “Just look at me, is there anything I could do about it? If any of you have any good ideas, then by all means please go ahead. Just do not drag me into it!”
“What is wrong? Are you not going to welcome me? Or do you think that this lady do not have any money?” Dugu Xiaoyi stared at them, pulling out her purse and smugly shook it to show them. Raising her eyebrows, she said: “This senior lady have plenty of money!”
The entire group of debauchees faltered, almost crapping in their pants. So, you have plenty of money? But the problem is: Who dares to earn your money? Whoever wins against you will get a “visit” from your old man and his army, coming to collect their debt. And that is the best case scenario! If your old grandpa happens to be in the mood and decides to make a trip here… aren’t we as good as dead?
Tang Yuan did not care what they were thinking in their hearts, his eyes blazed with fiery light: “Let’s not sweat the small stuff, just return me my item! Third Young Master Jun is here and he will not run away! You all promised me! A real man is a man of trust! Those who are untrustworthy have no right to stand between Heaven and Earth!”
Listening to the fatty’s last words, even someone with Jun Xie’s ever calm emotions nearly puked. You actually dare to claim that you are a real man? Please do not degrade the value of real men!
Among the six young men, there was one who remained calm. This person was Li Feng, the grandson of the Grand Preceptor Li Shang. The other two behind him are Li Zhen and Li Lin respectively; all three were brothers. Standing beside him was a slim looking young man. Sporting a pair of thin moustache and a pair of deep eyes, he was Meng Haizou, the eldest son of the Minister of Personnel, Meng Jianghu. He was reputed to be a person of high talent. Behind him stood another two members of the Meng Family, Meng Liang and Meng Fei.
Li Feng was all smiles as he said: “For Miss Dugu to personally pay a visit, how can I not welcome you? Please enter.” After saying that, he turned and ordered. “Serve Miss Dugu properly! If Miss Dugu becomes displeased, then I’ll peel off your skin!” He turned his head, this time his face was all smiles again as he winked at Meng Haizou. “Since Third Young Master Jun is here, then we should also conclude our little joke. Look at how anxious Master Tang is, he is already sweating. A real man is born between Heaven and Earth, how can we be untrustworthy. Give him that item.”