Gently Trample As You Go

“…What? Defeat you directly at the Dragon-Phoenix Gathering?”

“Yes, since the stage is already set for us to clash, shouldn’t Martial Artists settle things with Martial Arts?”

As I continued, the Peng Family sons' Aura grew even thicker. It seemed their pride was hurt by someone openly challenging them as members of the Five Great Families.

The Peng Family Head must have felt that energy too, as he burst into laughter and shouted.

“Bwahaha-! A Zhongnan Lay Disciple truly has no fear!”

Then he immediately dropped his smile and spoke to me.

“Does our Peng Family look like a joke to you?”

If the Peng Family sons were Tiger cubs, the Peng Family Head was a true Tiger that had lived for decades, at that.

“They may not fully satisfy me, but my sons are also Tigers of the Peng Family. Do you think a mere Zhongnan Disciple, and a Lay Disciple rather than a Direct Disciple at that, can handle them?”

“We’ll handle it ourselves, so just accept it. Why do you prattle on so?”...