Chapter 10: Chapter 10 Funeral
The heads of the villages outside Guang County arrived one by one. Hua Kai had just sent the head of the Geng family to the west courtyard when he saw the Yue family coming.
"Oh! I didn't believe what others said, but they really let a kid be the head of the family. I say, Hua Lao Er, is the selection of the head of Huajiabao so childish?"
The head of the Yue family, Yue Jiateng, was also in his 60s, with a high-handed look. He walked over with his son Yue Xiang in a high-spirited manner. Before the head of the Yue family spoke, his son Yue Xiang spoke first.
Everyone in Huajiabao was furious and wanted to step forward to argue with the other party.
Yue Xiang was in his 30s and was the third son of Yue Jiateng. His strength at the 4th level of Kaiyuan Realm was slightly lower than that of his fourth uncle Hua Zihuan. He usually had a good relationship with the Hua family, but he didn't expect that he would have such a face today.
Before Hua Kai could reply, Hua Ziqi on the side spoke first.
"How the Hua family chooses the head of the family is the Hua family's own business. Does Yuejiagou think that our selection is wrong and want to help us choose?" Hua Ziqi was not afraid at the critical moment.
"Hmph! I am not interested in Yuejiagou. I heard that Mr. Hua was seriously injured and died. You guys keep pretending! If you had said something soft earlier, we, the Yue family, could still help you for the sake of our past friendship!" Yue Xiang said proudly.
The head of the Yue family seemed to have acquiesced to his son's words and stood aside without saying anything. Hua Ziqi wanted to refute but was stopped by Hua Kai.
"Thank you for your kindness, Yue family. Please go to the main hall to rest for a while. After the funeral, you, the Yue family, will know everything about the Hua family."
The Yue family thought that Hua Kai meant to confess to everyone after the funeral, and what everyone in Huajiabao heard was that they would wait until they saw how the master faced it.
"Hmph!" Yue Xiang snorted coldly and left with the head of the Yue family.
"The Han family of Guang County is here..."
At this time, everyone heard that the Han family in the county had sent someone, and they all looked over. The father and son of the Yue family stared at the big brother for a while, and they couldn't help but feel surprised. Why did the Han family come?
"The Shen family from Guang County has arrived..."
Another group of people entered Huajiabao. The father and son of the Yue family finally lost their composure after seeing the representatives of the Shen family. The Han family and the Shen family were willing to make friends with Huajiabao. Today, they actually wanted to show off to the Hua family. Moreover, the Han family and the Shen family came with gifts, but they came with empty hands. This was obviously a posture of looking for trouble!
Is the disaster of the Hua family fake?
Seeing this, the father and son of the Yue family turned around quickly, just praying that they would not be discovered by the representatives of the Han family and the Shen family.
What no one noticed was that the Chen family and the Yi family had just arrived outside the village of Huajiabao, and when they saw the people from the Han family and the Shen family in the county, they stopped at the door and did not come in.
The two families had originally agreed to give Huajiabao a hard time today. At this time, they would not let the Hua family go no matter what. Seeing this, they turned around and went home to get the gifts with trepidation.
Hua Kai could see their attitude towards Huajiabao from the attitudes of the representatives of each family. The Han family and the Shen family looked superior, and the noble families looked at ordinary families in this way. Hua Kai just needed to treat them well.
The Huang family and the Geng family had the best relationship with the Hua family, but the system showed that the family ally column was still empty. I don't know if it was because the relationship was not good enough or for some other reason.
The Mao family and the Wan family seemed to want to distance themselves from the Hua family, and the Yue family did it very clearly. It was obvious that they wanted to step on the Hua family to get to the top. Old man Yue Jiateng was already at the 9th level of the Qidong Realm, which should be their reliance.
In addition, there were the Chen family and the Yi family. With so many people today, they would not miss the opportunity to suppress Huajiabao, and their hostility was much greater than that of the Yue family.
When the guests arrived, a black wooden coffin was carried out of the main house by the Hua family. In fact, there were only some clothes that Hua Ziming had worn in the coffin. All the Hua family members had solemn expressions. The sound of mourning music sounded. Hua Kai walked in the front of the team in mourning clothes. His three uncles and more than ten direct descendants of the family followed behind. After leaving the village, the coffin was quickly buried. The next step was the highlight.
Hua Kai came to the entrance of the village with his father's spirit tablet. His uncle Huang Guangqi was waiting for him at the door. He tied a piece of black cloth on Hua Kai, and Hua Kai bowed to express his gratitude.
Behind him, the head of the Geng family also tied a black cloth on Hua Kai. The Han family and the Shen family were far away at this time, as if they were here to see the Hua family's jokes.
Seeing this, the father and son of the Yue family couldn't help but sneer secretly. After all, the family is still based on strength. They believe that the Hua family will inevitably decline without the Qidong Realm master. In this case, the reasonable competition between the Han family and the Shen family will definitely not stand up for them. Their thoughts started again.
After the funeral, all the guests gathered in the living room of the main courtyard of Huajiabao. Hua Kai, as the host, greeted the representatives of each family. At this time, Yue Jiateng, the head of the Yue family, finally spoke.
"It is really heartbreaking that Huajiabao suffered such a disaster. I wonder if you can ask Mr. Hua to come out and see him. I heard that he was seriously injured this time. I should visit him!" Yue Jiateng suddenly said to Hua Kai.
The living room suddenly became quiet. The representatives of the Chen and Yi families smiled at Hua Kai's performance. It was great to have the Yue family come forward.
The representatives of the other families were waiting as if nothing had happened. The Huang and Geng families did not say a word at this moment.
"Grandpa was attacked by the bandits of Hutuo Mountain this time and was seriously injured, but now he is fine. As for meeting my grandfather, I have to ask his opinion first. Grandpa has rarely come out since he moved to the west courtyard."
Hua Kai has already given in. The old man just lost his son. It is reasonable not to go out to see guests at his son's funeral, but in the eyes of many people, it is a submission and a guilty conscience.
"That's really a pity! My Chen family also wanted to visit Mr. Hua. Since Mr. Hua refused to meet, we can't force him. Huajiabao [Sky Spear] has no rivals outside Guangxian City. Can we take this opportunity to let the young people exercise and learn from each other?" The head of the Chen family said at this time.
It is normal to learn from each other before dinner, but when the Chen family mentioned [Sky Spear], you are provoking Huajiabao. If the Hua family does not agree to learn, then the prestige will be lost.
"Since the Chen family wants to try our Hua family [Sky Spear], the Hua family dare not refuse. How do you want to try it?" Hua Kai spoke gently without losing the majesty of the head of the family. For a moment, everyone present ignored Hua Kai's age and treated him as equal to themselves.
At this time, the representatives of the families in the living room began to think about what role their families should play in this competition to gain greater benefits.
In the end, Hua Kai asked the guests for their opinions and decided that everyone would go to the village east martial arts training ground for the competition. Everyone left the living room and came to the Huajiabao martial arts training ground.
The villagers and visitors of the entire Huajiabao knew that someone was going to compete with Huajiabao, so they all gathered at the martial arts training ground. In this world, martial arts are respected, and this kind of competition is also a competition of family strength.
"This is my grandson Chen Hao, who just turned 13 this year. Let him try Huajiabao's spearmanship first."
As soon as he arrived at the martial arts training ground, the head of the Chen family said first that it seemed that he was going to let his grandson show his face today. If he won this kind of competition, it would be of great help to a person's future.
After that, a teenager came out from behind him with a wooden sword in his hand.
The teenager held a 3-foot wooden sword and looked at everyone in Huajiabao with contempt. Hua Kai checked the other party's attributes.
Cheng Hao: 9th level of Qi Condensation Realm
Qualification: C
Constitution: 11
Strength: 9
Will: 8
Mental Skill: Qingfeng Jue (low-level yellow-level mental skill) minor success
Martial Skill: Qingfeng Sword Skill (low-level yellow-level sword skill) minor success
Huajiabao [Sky Spear] is a high-level yellow-level spear skill. It is difficult to get started but has super strong attack power. There are few rivals outside Guangxian City. Huajiabao is vaguely known as the first village in Guangxian City. Hua Kai looked at the attributes of the other party, the ninth level of Qi Condensation at the age of 13, and must be the focus of the Chen family's training. He looked at the Hua family's children who were eager to try, but he was worried.
The two Hua family members who were at the 9th level of the Qi Condensation Realm had just entered the Body Tempering Realm a few days ago. It was not appropriate for him to send them out. Many of the 9th level of the Qi Condensation Realm were too old. Hua Kai's eyes swept over the young men of the Hua family and stopped at a young man with an indifferent expression and a cold face. That was his second uncle's son Hua Mo, one of the four B-level talents in the Hua family.
Hua Mo: 8th level of the Qi Condensation Realm
Qualification: B+
Constitution: 7
Strength: 9
Will: 12
Mental Method: Jingxin Jue (low-level yellow-level mental method) minor success
Spear Method: Likong Gun (high-level yellow-level spear method) minor success
Loyalty: 89
"Brother Mo, you start this round first!" Hua Kai said.
Hua Mo is 11 years old this year. Influenced by his mother, he has always been indifferent to Hua Kai. When he heard that Hua Kai named him first, he quietly walked out of the Hua family team, holding a white locust wood spear in his hand, with a red fir wood tip, and walked to the center of the martial arts training ground and nodded to the other party.
The audience on the side was a little uneasy at this time. Hua Kai actually sent out a child about 10 years old, who was more than a head shorter than Cheng Hao on the stage.
Cheng Hao was furious when he saw this.
"Is there no one in the Hua family who can show off? Send you?" Cheng Hao said to Hua Mo.
"You have to beat me first." Hua Mo is silent, and he put out the [Sky Spear] to wait for the opponent to attack.
Cheng Hao saw this and could only choose to quickly deal with the opponent. His grandfather used to tell him that the Hua family's [Sky Spear] was very powerful, and he had to see how powerful it was today.
Cheng Hao raised his sword to attack Hua Mo, but before he could get close, he found that Hua Mo's spear had blocked his way. He used his sword to block Hua Mo's attack and rushed to kill Hua Mo. In a duel between sword and spear, only close combat can bring out the advantage.
Hua Mo was not afraid at all at this time. Seeing that his spear was blocked, he turned around and swept horizontally. While attacking the opponent, he took a small step to the side. This small step made Cheng Hao completely lose the target of attack. The combat awareness of the two people was too different.
Although Hua Mo and Cheng Hao's martial arts were both minor, [Sky Spear] was two small steps higher than [Qingfeng Sword Skill]. Cheng Hao was obviously not the opponent in the martial arts competition.
After ten moves, Cheng Hao knew that he would lose if he continued like this. He also felt that the opponent's physical fitness was much worse than his own, so he concentrated his strength to fight with Hua Mo and began to exchange injuries. The audience on the side was immediately distressed.
Hua Mo also discovered these. He was two years younger than the opponent, and his physical fitness was much worse than the opponent's. Moreover, his true qi was not dominant. This was no longer the time to compete for who had better martial arts. He was ruthless and no longer concealed his determination. He turned around and quickly escaped from the opponent's attack range. He gathered all his strength and stabbed the opponent's chest with his spear.
This spear was the most powerful killing move in the [Sky Spear]. Seeing the opponent's fierce attack, Chen Hao couldn't help but feel timid and turned back to defend with his sword. With a "bang", Chen Hao was knocked several meters away. Hua Mo also took a step back, and both of their arms began to tremble.
Although it was only a slight change in attack and defense, Cheng Hao had already lost his sharpness at this time. After the two continued to fight for more than ten moves. Hua Mo's spear tip was against Chen Hao's chest, and Cheng Hao was defeated.
The surrounding audience once again saw the power of the Hua family's [Sky Spear]. After winning, Hua Mo quietly returned to the Hua family lineup and stood in the team without saying a word.
"The Yi family also wants to learn about the Hua family's spearmanship." A voice came out. It turned out to be a child of the Yi family. Although this child of the Yi family is only 16 years old, he is already a Kaiyuan realm expert. Hua Kai sent a new Kaiyuan disciple from the family. The Yi family master practiced bows and arrows, which just restrained the spearmanship, and the Hua family failed.
The competition has just begun and has been upgraded to the Kaiyuan realm duel. The children of the Yue, Chen, and Yi families took turns to appear. Gradually, everyone got angry. The Hua family fought 7 games in a row with 5 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss, which made everyone realize the strength of the Hua family.
"I heard that the head of the Hua family is talented and has excellent spearmanship at the age of 12. My Wan family Fei'er has also been known as a genius since childhood. I wonder if the head of the Hua family dares to come down on stage to compete." The head of the Wan family actually spoke at this time.
"Haha!" The Yue family and the Chen and Yi families laughed when they heard this. As the master of Huajiabao, Hua Kai will lose face today no matter who wins. No matter how much the Hua family wins in the previous competition, it is no longer important.
"I have been waiting for a long time, and you are so anxious to end it. Hua Zihuan, the fourth son of the Hua family, come up and try if you are not afraid of death." Hua Zihuan saw Hua Kai being humiliated and said in a deep voice. Many people looked over.
"Hua, the fourth son, you are the strongest in the Hua family now! Don't struggle hard, come to our Yue family for the sake of our previous friendship, and we can still protect your Hua family, otherwise..." Yue Xiang said on the side.
"Just you? You are just a dog, do you have the courage to come up and try?" Hua Zihuan said slowly.
"Haha, don't be so arrogant, let's compete, I'm not afraid of you." Yue Xiang said and walked to the center of the martial arts training ground.
Hua Kai investigates the attributes of his fourth uncle
Hua Zihuan: Kaiyuan Realm 7th level
Aptitude: C
Constitution: 29
Strength: 26
Will: 32
Loyalty: 97
Mental Technique: Jingxin Jue (low-level yellow-level mental technique) Great Accomplishment
Spear Technique: Liekong Spear (high-level yellow-level spear technique) Great Accomplishment
The fourth uncle has actually entered the late stage of Kaiyuan Realm, and the three major attributes have all increased slightly. It seems that the [Asking the Sky Stone] secret realm has helped him a lot.
Hua Kai looked at Yue Xiang's attributes again. He was two levels lower than the fourth uncle. The four major attributes were relatively average, and his swordsmanship was only a small success.
The two took their positions on the stage. Yue Xiang rushed to attack and wanted to take the lead. There was no suppression in the sword and spear competition. The sword was heavier than the sword. As long as they were close, the advantage was still great.
Hua Zihuan smiled slightly, and suddenly thrust forward with the spear in his right hand. Yue Xiang felt the murderous intent of the spear, and stopped it with his sword. There was a burst, and Yue Xiang jumped back with all his strength. Hua Zihuan used all his strength. Seeing Yue Xiang retreat, Hua Zihuan chased him at high speed, and before the opponent landed, he swept across. Yue Xiang could only block with his sword, but how could he have thought that the power of the white wood pear blossom spear would be so great that he almost couldn't hold the sword. Hua Zihuan took advantage of the situation and forced the opponent into the air with a flying spear. He gathered all his will and true energy into the spear and thrust it into the air with all his strength. "Ah..." With a roar, Yue Xiang's sword fell out of his hand, and his right hand was broken and fell on the stage. He stood up slowly, and a trace of blood fell along his fingers. The audience in the audience took a deep breath. "I haven't lost yet, kill..."
After landing, Yue Xiang refused to admit defeat, picked up the knife on the ground with his left hand, and attacked Hua Zihuan again.
How could Hua Zihuan give him a chance? He shot Yue Xiang several times, and Yue Xiang finally fell to the ground again, lying on the ground, not knowing whether he was dead or alive.
"Xiang'er!" Yue Jiateng saw his son fall to the ground, and hurriedly got up and came to the center of the stage. Seeing his son's bloody right hand, countless hatreds emerged in his heart.
"Why are you pretending with just these two moves? I thought you could make some progress in the past few years!" Hua Zihuan said as he looked at Yue Xiang who fell to the ground.