Otherworld Merit Upgrade System

Chapter 134 The纨绔子弟 (Wán kù zǐ dì, spoiled brat)

Chapter 134 The纨绔子弟 (spoiled brat)

Outside the Shenwei Marquis's residence, a richly dressed young man, surrounded by several servants, swaggered into the mansion.

"Strange, why are there fewer guards at the gate today?" The young master muttered to himself, looking at the soldiers at the gate with a puzzled expression.

Just then, a group of servants hurried out of the Marquis's residence. The young master stopped them and asked, "What are you rushing off to?"

"Reporting to the young master," a servant replied respectfully, "it was the old marquis who instructed us to prepare sacrificial offerings. He said that the young master has returned and we need to pay our respects to Madam Shan."

"Defeat Aunt?" The young master's expression changed, and a familiar face suddenly appeared in his mind: "Could it be that kid has returned? That's impossible! Wasn't that kid sent away from the capital city many years ago? How could he suddenly come back?"

He thought for a moment, then ordered his men, "Come with me and see if they're some kind of thieves trying to scam us for food and drink!"

……

Inside the inner courtyard, Su Jie was by Lin Fei's side, sighing repeatedly, "It's been several years since we last met. I never expected to see the young master again. This old servant is truly overjoyed!"

He sighed and said, "But, young master, the capital is a dangerous place. You really shouldn't have come back!"

Lin Fei sensed something was amiss in his words and asked, "Uncle Jie, after I went up the mountain, I was seriously injured once, and I can't remember many things from before. If you have anything to say, please feel free to speak."

Su Jie sighed, "These are things that we servants shouldn't be talking about. But this old servant has watched Miss grow up since she was a child, and I consider you, young master, to be my own family. Since you asked, young master, then this old servant will tell you the truth."

"In the years since Young Master left the capital, the Second Prince's faction has grown significantly and is now poised to inherit the throne. I'm afraid that Young Master's return this time will make him a thorn in the side of some people!"

"Oh?" Lin Fei raised an eyebrow: "In front of Grandpa, who would dare to lay a hand on me?"

“Things are different now!” Su Jie sighed. “Since the Second Miss died, the Eldest Young Master has also become a Taoist priest. The Old Marquis is heartbroken and drowns his sorrows in alcohol every day, and has long since stopped caring about affairs. Moreover, His Majesty is wary of the Old Marquis because of the Second Miss’s matter, and has been weakening his power over the years. Even Tianmen Prefecture is now divided into North and South Prefectures. The North Prefecture is managed by His Majesty’s confidant, Lu Dingyuan. Only Su Wuming of the South Prefecture is the Old Marquis’s adopted son, so he can still be considered family.”

Lin Fei suddenly thought of the mural in the main hall of the Marquis of Shenwei's mansion and chuckled, "Uncle Jie, as the saying goes, 'An old tiger still has its might.' Just wait and see, Grandpa is probably already making his move!"

Looking at Lin Fei's confident demeanor, Su Jie realized that he was completely different from the crying child he had sent to Jade Emperor Mountain years ago.

He looked at Lin Fei with satisfaction: "Young Master has truly grown up these past few years. I'm sure the Second Miss can rest in peace now!"

In fact, Lin Fei had absolutely no memory of the parents of this body. He wasn't even Li Longyuan himself. The real Li Longyuan had already perished when he fell off the cliff.

However, now that Lin Fei has taken over this body, he should also fulfill the obligations that the original owner of this body should have. He sighed and said, "Once the servants have prepared the sacrificial offerings, Uncle Jie and I will go to pay our respects to Mother!"

……

They were sitting in the courtyard of the inner residence, and before the servants could prepare the sacrificial offerings, the eldest son of the Marquis's mansion walked in surrounded by a group of servants.

"Haha, I heard my good-for-nothing cousin is back?" The unrestrained laughter carried from afar: "Let your cousin see if you've changed at all these years, you brat!"

Upon hearing this voice, Lin Fei frowned slightly. He had met all sorts of people over the years, from righteous individuals to those from the demonic path. From that laughter, he could detect a strong sense of disdain and hostility.

"It's Su Xuewen, the eldest son of the Marquis's mansion, the eldest master's son," Su Jie whispered in Lin Fei's ear, adding with a frown, "He's also a notorious playboy in the capital. He's ruined the reputation of the Marquis's mansion!"

Su Jie is an elder of the Su family, and the "uncle" he refers to is Lin Fei's master, Yuan Yi. From Su Jie's words, one can also discern his dissatisfaction with Su Xuewen.

Upon hearing that it was his master's son from his secular days, Lin Fei's expression finally softened considerably.

Master Yuanyi was not only his teacher but also his uncle. To him, Yuanyi's kindness was so great that it could be described as "a second life." If it weren't for Yuanyi, he would probably have been crippled in martial arts and imprisoned in the dark Demon-Subduing Tower by now.

Therefore, even if his offspring is a spoiled brat, or even harbors considerable hostility towards him, he will not bother with him.

"Come with me to greet my cousin!" Lin Fei chuckled and took the initiative to walk towards the direction Su Xuewen was coming from.

"It really is that kid! He's really back!" Su Xuewen saw Lin Fei from afar. Although Lin Fei's appearance has changed quite a bit from before, you can still see some resemblance to him in his eyes and brows.

At the same time, a hint of jealousy rose in Su Xuewen's heart—Lin Fei was now not only handsome and tall, but also, due to his extraordinary cultivation, had met many important figures, even chatting and laughing with someone like Yuan Yuanshan, the second-ranked on the Tiger List. His every move exuded the air of a master, something Su Xuewen, a spoiled brat, could never compare to.

"Damn it, how could this kid have changed so much in just a few years?" Su Xuewen felt a surge of jealousy and found Lin Fei increasingly unpleasant to look at.

"Long Yuan greets cousin." Lin Fei was quite polite, bowing to Su Xuewen. After all, this was his master's son, and out of respect for his master, Lin Fei couldn't be impolite, even if he looked down on this纨绔 (wán kù, a spoiled brat).

Su Xuewen looked at Lin Fei with a forced smile that was clearly hypocritical: "Wasn't my cousin sent to the Jade Emperor Sect to study? How come he's suddenly back?"

"Oh, right!" He suddenly clapped his hands, feigning sudden realization: "I heard that the Jade Emperor Sect has a rule that if someone fails to master a skill after several years, they are expelled from the mountain? Could it be that my cousin was expelled because he was too dull to learn the skill?"