An Unexpected Turn: Villain Becomes Dad

Chapter 178

“Haha, a cripple with shattered essence, still trying to play the hero! Today, I’ll teach you a lesson, you worthless trash!” Zhan Yunxuan glanced contemptuously at Xiao Dong and lightly raised his hand.

Boom!

A true energy palm descended from the sky, pressing Xiao Dong to the ground.

“Ugh!” Unable to withstand the pressure, Xiao Dong coughed up a mouthful of blood.

“Senior Brother Zhan, Master has strictly forbidden any fighting on Youyue Peak! Let Xiao Dong go!” Chu Xi shouted anxiously.

But Zhan Yunxuan didn’t care in the slightest.

“That rule is for you, not for me! My aunt is the Peak Master of Youyue Peak. As a direct descendant of the Zhan family, I can not only fight here but also kill Xiao Dong on the spot without facing any consequences!” Zhan Yunxuan’s was unabashedly arrogant.

He had disliked Xiao Dong for a long time. When Xiao Dong was first discovered to have the Pure Yang Sacred Physique, Zhan Yunxuan’s aunt personally took him as a disciple and treated him with special care. Back then, Xiao Dong was arrogant, looking down on everyone, even mocking Zhan Yunxuan for being a spoiled, useless young master.

Recalling those memories, Zhan Yunxuan tightened his grip. Suddenly, cracking sounds echoed as Xiao Dong’s bones began to dislocate.

“Ah! Dammit!” Xiao Dong screamed in pain, veins bulging on his face.

Seeing this, Chu Xi hurriedly struck at Zhan Yunxuan, hoping to free her brother.

However, Zhan Yunxuan smirked in disdain. A silver mark appeared between his eyebrows.

Swoosh!

A silver sword light shot out, knocking Chu Xi away. She hit the ground, blood dripping from her shoulder.

“Haha, Junior Sister Chu Xi, with your mere half-step Nascent Soul cultivation, you dare to challenge me? I admire your courage! If you agree to become my Dao companion and dual cultivate with me, I’ll spare your brother. If not, he won’t survive the day! Think carefully. You wouldn’t want your brother to lose his life because of your choice, would you?”

“Zhan Yunxuan, you’re going too far!” Chu Xi gritted her teeth, a trickle of blood at the corner of her mouth. Although the surrounding disciples were all from Youyue Peak, none dared to stand up for her.

Even though they were inner disciples of the Heavenly Dao Holy Land, Zhan Yunxuan was the Peak Master’s nephew and a direct descendant of the Zhan family.

The Zhan family was an ancient clan, with a legacy in the Holy Land that spanned over a million years. Their foundation ran deep, sharing honor and shame with the Holy Land itself. Even the Holy Master had to show them respect.

Who among the ordinary inner disciples could afford to provoke the direct heir of the Zhan family? Today, it seemed Chu Xi would have no choice but to yield. Several male disciples looked on with regret.

Chu Xi was the fairy of Youyue Peak, and they all admired her deeply. Now, they could only watch as she was forced to become Zhan Yunxuan’s Dao companion.

“Sis, don’t agree to him! Zhan Yunxuan, you bastard, to hell with you! Kill me if you have the guts! If I survive, I’ll destroy you and wipe out your entire Zhan family!” Xiao Dong, still pressed to the ground, cursed in fury.

His eyes were bloodshot, and his face contorted with rage. His fists clenched tightly as he lay there, filled with hatred. Hatred toward the heavens for treating him and his sister so cruelly. If only he had a hundred years to cultivate, with his talent and his Pure Yang Sacred Physique, killing Zhan Yunxuan would be as easy as killing a pig.

“Ah!” Xiao Dong roared in fury.

Ignoring his worsening injuries, he channeled all his remaining strength, trying to break free from the true energy palm suppressing him. As Xiao Dong went berserk, the shattered essence within him began to reform at a faster pace.

White light radiated from his body—hot, bright—enveloping him like a rising sun about to break free from the horizon.

The true energy palm pressing him down began to tremble, as if it could no longer hold him.

“Is that …?”

“Pure Yang Sacred Physique?”

“Wasn’t Xiao Dong’s Pure Yang Sacred Physique already destroyed?”

“I heard Senior Sister Chu Xi begged for three days and nights at our master’s door to get a Rebirth Pill!”

“Could it be that the Rebirth Pill is helping Xiao Dong’s shattered essence reform?”

“A miracle, truly a miracle!”

“Even our master said it was unrealistic to hope for the Rebirth Pill to restore the Pure Yang Sacred Physique’s essence, but Xiao Dong has done it!”

“If Xiao Dong’s Pure Yang Sacred Physique starts recovering, our master will surely treat him as she did before!”

“Zhan Yunxuan wouldn’t be able to act so recklessly then!”

The surrounding disciples murmured among themselves.

Zhan Yunxuan’s eyes filled with murderous intent as he looked at Xiao Dong, now enveloped in the blazing white light. If Xiao Dong’s Pure Yang Sacred Physique truly recovered, not only would his aunt, but the higher-ups of the Holy Land would all regard him highly.

That would be a problem. Thinking this, Zhan Yunxuan raised his hand, prepared to kill Xiao Dong once and for all.

It would be better to eliminate him now and be done with it.

But before he could act, Chu Xi threw herself forward, trying to stop him.

“You wretched woman, do you really think I won’t kill you!?” Zhan Yunxuan’s face twisted with malice.

A sharp sword light shot out from his brow, this time aimed directly at Chu Xi’s neck. He intended to kill her. If he couldn’t have her, he would destroy her. That had always been Zhan Yunxuan’s way. This woman had rejected him time and time again. Today, he would send her and her worthless brother to the afterlife together.

Facing Zhan Yunxuan’s deadly sword strike, Chu Xi had no way to escape. Her mind flashed with images of the years she had spent with her brother, Xiao Dong. But at the last moment, Yang Chen’s handsome figure surfaced in her thoughts.

“I must be delusional to be thinking of Senior Brother Yang right now! Heh, I was never destined to be with him! At such a young age, he’s already reached the Soul Transformation Realm. His future is limitless! And yet, today, I will meet my end.”

As the lethal sword light closed in, and despair clouded her eyes, Chu Xi was about to shut them when a figure suddenly appeared in front of her, taking the blow meant for her.

The broad back was like a mountain.

Seeing the familiar silhouette, Chu Xi hesitated and tentatively called out: “Senior Brother Yang?”

Yang Chen turned around, still wearing his warm, handsome smile.

“Junior Sister Chu Xi, sorry for being late!”

“Senior Brother Yang, it really is you!?” Chu Xi stood there, stunned, unable to believe her eyes.

At the very moment when she was about to be killed, it was Yang Chen’s figure she had envisioned! And in the end, it was truly Yang Chen who appeared and saved her!

Could it be that she and Senior Brother Yang were fated to be together after all?

[Ding! The host has saved Chu Xi, winning her gratitude and affection. You have plundered 1000 points of Providence Luck from the Son of Destiny, Xiao Dong. The host has gained 1000 VPs!]

Hmm?

Hearing the system’s notification in his mind, Yang Chen was momentarily taken aback. A slight smile curled at the corner of his lips.

This old, cliché trick of saving a damsel in distress … using it felt incredibly satisfying. And just like that, she fell for me?