Chapter 107: Chapter 107: I Will Shoulder It Alone

Xiao Gu’s face was terrifyingly grim as he left the Jiang Family estate.

"You bastard! How dare you treat me, Xiao Gu, like this? I’ll show you what I’m capable of."

"People from my Alchemist Guild are not to be trifled with."

Suddenly, he remembered something.

’Right, what kind of treasure was that fan he used against me? How was it so powerful? When that cold wind came, I couldn’t resist at all.’

Just thinking about that fan made Xiao Gu’s scalp tingle with fear.

He had never encountered a treasure so powerful it was practically heaven-defying.

A flash of excitement appeared in his eyes.

’If I could get my hands on that treasure... damn, I’d be unstoppable.’

The more he thought about it, the more he agreed with himself. He wasn’t just thinking about getting even with Jiang Chen and the Jiang Family; he was now plotting to take Jiang Chen’s Divine Wind Fan.

「The Jiang Family Estate」

Watching Xiao Gu leave, the members of the Jiang Family stared at Jiang Chen as if he were a ghost.

It was safe to say they had never seen anything like this before.

It was utterly beyond their imagination.

After all, Xiao Gu was an Elder of the Alchemist Guild. Forget an Elder—you couldn’t afford to provoke *anyone* from the Alchemist Guild.

Jiang Han, Jiang Men, and the others watched as Jiang Chen walked toward them.

Some of the clansmen even took a few unconscious steps back when they saw him.

They were filled with fear of Jiang Chen.

At such a young age, Jiang Chen was already an awe-inspiring, even terrifying, figure.

GULP.

Someone had swallowed hard.

Jiang Chen didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

He said helplessly, "Why are you afraid of me? I’m not your enemy."

He smiled wryly to himself. The Jiang Family was simply too terrified of the Alchemist Guild.

It made them this afraid, constantly worried about the guild’s retaliation.

But Jiang Chen didn’t seem worried in the slightest. On the contrary, his expression was relaxed.

Jiang Han climbed up from the ground.

He glanced at his son, Jiang Chen.

He waved a hand and said, "Alright, let’s head back to the main hall to talk."

Before leaving, he couldn’t help but look back at the courtyard, which had been thrown into disarray by the gusts from Jiang Chen’s strange fan.

With lingering fear in their hearts, everyone returned to the family’s main hall.

They slumped into their chairs, panting heavily as if they had just plowed several acres of land.

Jiang Han looked at his son standing in the middle of the hall and said with a wry smile, "Sit down. You standing there puts a lot of pressure on your old man."

Jiang Chen was stunned speechless.

’What is going on here?’

He had no choice but to sit down in a chair.

At that moment, all the clansmen turned to look at Jiang Chen, sizing him up again and again.

The series of recent events replayed in their minds as if happening right before their eyes.

Jiang Chen’s fiancée, Qin Muxue, came to break off the engagement, but she ended up getting slapped by Jiang Chen, who then swore to annul the engagement himself.

The Martial King Expert Qin Muxue brought with her was mysteriously injured. In the end, the engagement wasn’t broken, and they fled in disgrace.

Ling Xuan left, and Jiang Chen stepped up in the emergency, resolving the Jiang Family’s crisis.

And now, Xiao Gu, an Elder from the Alchemist Guild, came to the Jiang Family, was beaten black and blue by Jiang Chen, and also left with his tail between his legs.

So, no matter how they looked at it, this guy was becoming more and more uncanny.

"Son, by doing this, you’ve caused a disaster."

Jiang Han finally sighed and stated the fact.

The fact of what was about to happen.

And wasn’t it true? To be beaten like that and forced to kneel and apologize—for someone of Xiao Gu’s status, such a humiliation was unbearable.

Therefore, the retaliation that would follow would surely be incredibly fierce.

Every clan member sighed again and again, as if the Jiang Family’s doomsday had arrived.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen stood up again.

"Father, this isn’t causing a disaster. I was reclaiming our family’s dignity."

"What does that Xiao Gu amount to? Forget Xiao Gu, I’d beat up the President of the Alchemist Guild just the same."

PTUI!

The members of the Jiang Family collectively coughed up blood.

It was Jiang Han’s fear of the Alchemist Guild that made him feel like doomsday had arrived.

He said, exasperated, "Would it kill you to not boast?"

"Things are already like this, and you’re still bragging? Don’t you know how terrible the Alchemist Guild’s retaliation will be? Our Jiang Family is no match for them at all."

Jiang Men also spoke up. "Jiang Chen, that’s just the reality of it. Compared to the Alchemist Guild, our Jiang Family is nothing but a fleeting cloud."

"This time, by provoking Xiao Gu, we’re all finished."

"I’m afraid it’ll be too late to even run for our lives. The people from the Alchemist Guild won’t let us go."

Some of the other clansmen also looked resentful.

"You’re young and full of hot air, acting purely on impulse. You’re going to get the entire Jiang Family killed."

"That’s right! Jiang Chen, why don’t you just go to the Alchemist Guild and admit your mistake? Maybe then they’ll spare our family." 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"By doing that, you’d be sacrificing yourself for the greater good, ensuring the rest of us in the Jiang Family remain safe."

Some clansmen went as far as to urge Jiang Chen to go apologize to Xiao Gu.

Even if Xiao Gu was furious, as long as he only punished Jiang Chen, the other clan members would be fine.

The more Jiang Chen listened, the angrier he became.

He roared.

"And you call yourselves members of the Jiang Family! Every one of you is a coward who clings to life and fears death."

"What did I, Jiang Chen, do wrong?"

"I can win back the Jiang Family’s dignity! I alone can hold up half the sky!"

"What? Are you all scared now?"

"Heh!"

He was infuriated by these clansmen, each one acting like a coward who clung desperately to life.

He was angry at their lack of ambition, their unwillingness to fight back.

He pointed an angry finger at the crowd and said, "Fine! This is a personal grudge between me, Jiang Chen, and the Alchemist Guild. It has nothing to do with any of you."

"From this day forward, I will bear it all alone."

Hearing Jiang Chen’s angry outburst, the clansmen all fell silent.

Jiang Han gave a wry smile. ’This son of mine certainly has a temper.’

But he was his son, after all.

He had finally caught his breath and said, "Alright. What you did... it wasn’t wrong."

What?

Many in the Jiang Family were outraged.

They wanted to accuse Jiang Han.

But Jiang Han didn’t give the clansmen a chance to speak, announcing loudly, "Even if the Alchemist Guild really comes for revenge, I, Jiang Han, will take full responsibility."

"Chen’er, you can go back for now. This doesn’t concern you anymore."

Jiang Han was actually planning to take all the blame himself.

He knew his son had made a mistake, and he certainly wouldn’t stand by and do nothing.

So even if the Alchemist Guild came for revenge, he would intercept all the responsibility himself.

Jiang Chen looked at his father.

The other clansmen... they were outsiders, after all.

Only his father was the one who cared about him most.

His father’s words moved him deeply.

"Then I’ll head back first."

Jiang Chen left without another word.

Staying in the main hall was pointless. He needed to make some preparations.

Having provoked the Alchemist Guild, he couldn’t just ignore the consequences.

’Just in case they really do come for revenge...’

Once Jiang Chen had left, the clansmen broke out in heated discussion.

This time, Jiang Men was smart enough not to say anything, but the other clansmen all had extremely strange looks in their eyes.

Finally, someone stood up and said, "Patriarch, your son started this. We can’t just sit here and wait for death!"

"That’s right! We have elders to support and children to raise. I refuse to just wait for them to come and slaughter us."

"Patriarch, make Jiang Chen go to the Alchemist Guild and offer a humble apology! Maybe that will appease Xiao Gu, and our Jiang Family can be saved."

Seeing the shameless expressions on his clansmen’s faces, Jiang Han was actually furious.

Not a single person had stood up to speak for his son.

’These clansmen are so unreliable.’

Finally, he roared, "All of you, shut up! They haven’t even come for revenge yet, have they?"

"What are you all panicking for? You have elders and children to care for—do you think I, Jiang Han, don’t?"

But someone complained resentfully, "Isn’t this all your son’s fault? He was so reckless, and now that he’s caused a disaster, he just washes his hands of it and walks away."

Seeing that the clansmen were still intent on blaming his son, a sudden, inexplicable rage surged through Jiang Han.

He shouted, "Seeing these shameless faces of yours, I think what my son did was goddamn right!"

"Alright, I’m going to go offer a humble apology on my son’s behalf. You can all choose a new Patriarch."

With that, he rose and walked out.

What?

At this, everyone was stunned into a stupor. The current Jiang Han absolutely could not be allowed to leave.

"Patriarch, don’t go! We can talk this over!"