In the midst of Chu Ge's speechlessness, Liang Xiao met Liang Ye's fiery gaze and calmly said, "Also, please address him as the Clan Leader, not the Grand Elder."

"You! You bastard!" Liang Ye tightened his fist, "Don't think that just because I can't beat you and you have a grandfather as Clan Leader, I won't dare to fight you!"

Seeing the tense atmosphere between Liang Xiao and Liang Ye, two other young men quickly came over, ready to intervene at any moment, though their steps were hesitant, with expressions full of inner conflict.

Facing this scene, not to mention Chu Ge, even Chen Zhihao and Chen Yujie were speechless. What was going on?

But it was understandable; among the younger generation of the Liang Family, Liang Ye, the grandson of the Second Elder, and Liang Chen, the grandson of the Third Elder, had the best relationship. Naturally, Liang Ye was eager for revenge and couldn't help but want to fight Chu Ge.

As the eldest grandson of the Clan Leader, Liang Xiao had always been a person who adhered to the rules. He never did anything against the rules, nor did he allow others to, even if the person was his elder, he would interfere.

For Liang Xiao's dogmatic attitude, not only the younger generation of the Liang Family but even some middle-aged people were quite displeased. But displeased or not, they had to endure it. After all, Liang Xiao was not only talented in both literature and martial arts, unmatched among the younger generation, but also had a grandfather who was the head of the Liang Family.

Just how strong Liang Xiao was had always been a mystery to many in the Liang Family. In the competitions among the younger generation, he had never been defeated.

As a child, aside from his grandfather and his peers, some uncles and elder relatives liked to give him pointers. But ever since he defeated one of his uncles at the age of twelve, these uncles rarely gave him any more guidance, and he never challenged anyone on his own.

Even if curiosity got the better of some people, they would choose to spar with Liang Xiao in private. As for the results, Liang Xiao never mentioned them, nor did others.

He was a genius, a true martial arts prodigy that the entire Liang Family had to admire. Many even speculated in private that once the Clan Leader passed away, Liang Xiao might become the youngest Clan Leader in Liang Family history by exception.

In short, Liang Xiao was as excellent as the "ideal child" often spoken of in legends. He was the role model for all the younger generation of the Liang Family and also the nightmare they seemed to never be able to catch up with.

Thirteen years had passed, and now Liang Xiao was already twenty-five years old. Even the Second and Third Elders had not given him any guidance for two years.

Under such circumstances, Chen Zhihao felt that as the only one present who could be considered an elder, he could no longer just sit by silently. But he was truly embarrassed and at a loss, because with Liang Xiao's character, even if the Liang Family members were here, Liang Xiao might not give them face, let alone him, an outsider.

Despite providing the Liang Family with large sums of money annually, he knew well in his heart that some members of the Liang Family probably didn't respect him much, merely seeing him as a money-making tool or an ATM machine.

As Chen Zhihao was considering how to speak up, Liang Xiao ignored the fury on Liang Ye's face, and calmly said, "You should train for a few more decades; right now, you're too weak, so weak that it doesn't interest me to spar with you."

Liang Ye's face shifted from blue to red, veins twitching on his forehead. He really wanted to knock Liang Xiao down with one punch and thrash him, but ultimately, he unclenched his tightly held fist, bowed his head, and sighed deeply.

Because he was well aware that what Liang Xiao said was not an insult but an undeniable fact. He even doubted whether he could catch up to the current Liang Xiao even after working hard for several decades more.

"Moreover, I plan to have a match with him now, so if you're determined to find trouble, we can arrange another time."

"Him?"

Liang Ye was stunned and instinctively lifted his head, only to see Liang Xiao's gaze directed at Chu Ge, with eyes burning with fighting intent he had never seen on Liang Xiao's face.

Not only Liang Ye but everyone else present, except for Liang Xiao and Chu Ge, was stunned, unable to believe their eyes or ears.

Did those words really come out of Liang Xiao's mouth?

Was this man in front of them really Liang Xiao? The Liang Xiao who was known never to initiate a challenge and who adhered to the rules religiously?

This was simply unbelievable!

Amidst the incredulous gazes, Liang Xiao took off his jacket, tossing it casually in Liang Ye's direction, then reached up to touch his face, "Is there any dirt on my face?"

Liang Ye instinctively caught Liang Xiao's jacket, opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word. He mechanically shook his head, then nodded.

"Liang Ye, although I don't want to say much in front of outsiders, I can't help it. Your current expression really makes you look like an idiot."

"Ah... I know, I think so too." Surprisingly, Liang Ye didn't refute, lowering his head and rubbing his temples, a complex smile gradually forming on his face. Suddenly, he raised his head sharply with bloodshot eyes, almost snarling, "Why? Why did you choose him!"

Hearing Liang Ye say this, black lines immediately appeared on Chu Ge's forehead, falling to the ground with a crackle, and his mouth twitched twice. This sounded... quite awkward, right? Why does it seem filled with so much bromance?

God as my witness, today is the first time he's seen Liang Xiao, and besides, he's a straight man through and through, always only liking women, okay?

However, Liang Ye's roar successfully piqued Chu Ge's interest, and for the first time, he seriously examined Liang Xiao.

This man is about 1.78 meters tall, not particularly handsome, but with a neat hairstyle and regular features, neither a pretty boy type nor a rugged macho type.

If one must find a feature on this face, it would have to be those calm and regular, not too dark not too light, straight eyebrows.

As for his aura, it's like those eyebrows—neither flamboyant nor humble, with a bit of aloofness amidst the calmness.

Chu Ge was scrutinizing Liang Xiao, while Liang Xiao turned to look at Liang Ye, snorted from his nose, "Idiot, don't you think your words are disgusting?"

Liang Ye frowned deeply, his gaze filled with insistence, "What I'm asking is..."

"Forget it, you don't need to explain. It seems I really have no talent for jokes, you actually can't tell it's a joke, wrong... it must be because you're too stupid, that's why you can't understand my joke."

"I..." Liang Ye's expression became even more spectacular, but he was left speechless.

Chu Ge finally couldn't hold it back, and burst out laughing, this Liang Family... really is a place that produces characters.

This Liang Xiao can seriously speak such shameless words, even with him and Liang Xiao being in an adversarial relationship now and seemingly about to fight, he can't help but say impressive.

Originally, Chu Ge thought that the victory-orientated Liang Chen was bizarre enough, but compared to this cold humor artist Liang Xiao, he's simply weak!

Liang Xiao shrugged, raising his hand to point a thumb in Chu Ge's direction, very seriously said, "See, that guy is laughing."

"Pfft! Hahaha!" Chu Ge, who was about to stop laughing, couldn't hold back anymore, leaned against a tree and clutched his stomach, laughing heartily.

Chen Zhihao and Chen Yujie exchanged a glance, black lines crazily falling from their foreheads. Does Chu Ge not understand his situation now? How can he laugh so heartily?

"Fuck you, what are you laughing at!" Hearing Chu Ge's laughter, Liang Ye suddenly became furious, shouted and was about to rush over, but just as he took a step forward, Liang Xiao's calm voice came again.

"Sigh, calling you a fool and you're still not convinced, don't you feel that by cursing someone like this, it's also very disadvantageous for yourself?"

"Ahahaha..." Chu Ge laughed even harder, truly laughing until his stomach hurt.

Hearing that piercing laughter, Liang Ye couldn't stand it anymore, charging madly towards Chu Ge. Yet, before he could get close to Chu Ge, Liang Xiao suddenly appeared in front of him like a phantom, forcing him to stop abruptly.

Being obstructed by Liang Xiao again and again, Liang Ye's face turned as ugly as it could be, his lip corners twitched violently, he glared at Liang Xiao, raising his hand to point at Liang Xiao's nose, "Liang Xiao! Whose side are you on, damn it!"

Liang Xiao impatiently brushed Liang Ye's hand aside, "Idiot, don't you get it yet? Fighting him can only lead to self-humiliation. It's true you're better than Liang Chen, but tell me, by how much?"

Seeing Liang Ye's face full of disbelief, Liang Xiao shook his head, patted his shoulder, turned around, and once again faced Chu Ge.

"Idiot, Liang Chen is your brother, yes, but don't forget, he's also my brother. You know I've always been following the rules, so what do you think the rules are for?"

Looking at Chu Ge, Liang Xiao was speaking to Liang Ye, and as his words fell, Liang Ye and the other two young men suddenly froze.

"For... what?" Liang Ye muttered to himself, repeating a phrase he had never considered before, having always been offended by all the various rules.

"Hmph, of course, it's to protect our Liang Family, to make our kin live better, and to make our Liang Family increasingly prosperous! When a kin is harmed, how to choose between kin and rules, isn't that obvious? Idiot!"

"And, didn't you ask me why I chose him? Just watch carefully, soon you will know the answer."

Liang Xiao spoke calmly, his steps gradually approaching Chu Ge.

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