Chapter Fifty-Four The Jiang Family's Inner Courtyard

  The Grand Way cannot directly lead to the City of the Sun, but only reaches the capital of the Empire of Fia, and then needs to be transported through the air by the Griffin, under Zhou Yan's deliberate acceleration, the journey was shortened by dozens of days, just over two months, Jiang Hao and others have already landed in the Griffin Forest outside the City of the Sun.

  For the past two months, Jiang Hao had been through a lot of hardships. Every time Jiang Hao made an excuse to leave, Zhou Mengyan would gaze at him with a melancholic expression, so Jiang Hao could only stay with the horse team and continue to ride in the same carriage as Zhou Mengyan.

  Having two beauties by his side all day, anyone else would be overjoyed, but Jiang Hao, apart from being able to take advantage of the situation with his words, actually didn't understand anything. When facing Zhou Mengyan, he would always unconsciously blush, which made Xiao Lin mock him mercilessly, forcing Jiang Hao to spend his time on the car practicing meditation to pass the time.

  Looking at the familiar city wall in front of him, Jiang Huan's thoughts were a thousand miles away. "Mother, Huan is back!" Although home was just before his eyes, that thought had already reached its peak.

  "Mengyan sister, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave first." Jiang Hao said, still not daring to look at Zhou Mengyan.

  "Ah, you're leaving? Alright then, thank you so much this time." Zhou Mengyan bowed and said softly.

  "Mengyan sister, goodbye." Jiang Huan turned around and waved his hand, and the figure had already flashed out of a hundred meters away.

  "Remember to come to Jubaoge often!" Zhou Mengyan lightly bit her lip and said in a soft mosquito-like voice.

  "Hehe, Mengyan sister, you won't like this kid, although his strength is not bad, it's just a bit too tender." Xiaolin chattered on.

  Zhou Mengyan's face flushed with a hint of red, and she lightly snorted, "You dare to spout nonsense again, watch me tear your mouth apart." As she spoke, she raised her hand and chased after Xiaolin.

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  The governor's mansion, a figure in a green robe standing at the gate, eyes fixed on the gate in a daze, finally returned!

  "Mother!"

  Jiang Hao directly arrived at the small courtyard where he lived, and before entering, he loudly shouted, "Mother!", Jiang Hao called out several more times, but no one responded.

  "What's wrong?" Jiang Huan's heart suddenly tightened, and he kicked open the courtyard door and rushed in. The small courtyard was overgrown with weeds, as if no one had lived there for a long time.

  "Mother, mother, Haoye is back, where are you?" Jiang Hao ran out of the door and shouted loudly.

  "Hey, who is it? It's you, that little piece of trash, back again! Where's your old lady, huh? Hahaha!" A sharp and piercing voice rang out.

  Jiang Hao turned his head, and in front of him stood a man, five feet tall, with a thick waist and sturdy horse-like legs, covered in fat, a pair of lewd small eyes smilingly staring at Jiang Hao, who else could it be but Jiang Kui?

  "Who are you calling a waste?" Jiang Huan's eyes narrowed, and an astonishing aura spread out, enveloping Jiang Kui.

  Jiang Kui only felt his heart inexplicably stunned, as if there was a towering mountain standing in front of him, and he was about to be overwhelmed by its majestic power.

  "How is this possible? I'm already an eight-star warrior. How can I feel fear towards this little piece of trash? No way, it must be an illusion." Jiang Kui thought to himself.

  "Who else is a waste apart from you?" Jiang Kui gritted his teeth and said, with sweat all over his face.

  Jiang Hao didn't say a word and walked step by step in front of Jiang Kui, stretched out his right hand, and suddenly lifted Jiang Kui up.

  Hmph!

  "Who are you calling a waste?" A large hand tightly grasped Jiang Kui's neck, and Jiang Kui's hundred-jin body was like a duck with its neck pinched, his face already flushed bright red.

  "Let go, let me go."

  Jiang Kui only felt his body being lifted up, and he was caught by the neck by a person who used to be a waste. Jiang Kui was filled with shame and anger in his heart, but the fighting spirit all over his body was suppressed, and those hands were like iron pliers that grasped him tightly, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't break free.

  "Where's my mother?"

  Jiang Hao's hands were slightly exhausted, Jiang Kui's face turned even redder, and he glared at Jiang Hao with a resentful expression.

  "Haha, you're quite bold, so I won't be polite." Jiang Hua pulled out a dagger and made a vicious slash between Jiang Kui's legs.

  Jiang Kui, as the son of the Grand Marshal, was usually arrogant and domineering, and didn't know how many maids he had bullied. When he saw Jiang Huan take out a dagger, Jiang Kui unconsciously clamped his legs together, and a hint of fear finally appeared on his face.

  "Wait, wait, I'll tell you, your mother has been taken to the inner courtyard by your father." Jiang Kui hastily said, fearing that Jiang Hao would really take action.

  Jiang Hao relaxed his hand, and Jiang Kui's massive body had already gone limp on the ground, staring at Jiang Hao with a terrified expression.

  "What's Dad up to now?" Jiang Hao really couldn't understand why Jiang Yuan would bring his mother into the inner courtyard.

  "Get out! If I see that ghostly look again, I'll beat you up once more." Jiang Huan glanced at Jiang Kui with a lowered head, dropped the sentence and turned to leave.

  Jiang Kui's legs were already wet, obviously frightened, and his eyes gradually filled with resentment, "You little waste, wait for it, after this family comparison, I'll let my brother beat you until you can't take care of yourself."

  The Jiang family, as the largest family in Taiyang City, occupies tens of thousands of acres of land. There are nearly a thousand large and small courtyards, with dozens of courtyards clearly divided from each other in the central area. At all times, there are dozens of patrol teams coming and going, not allowing outsiders to enter. This is the inner courtyard of the Jiang family, where only the direct descendants of the Jiang family have the qualifications to live. Even someone as powerful as the Grand Manager does not have the qualifications to reside in the inner courtyard.

  Jiang Hao immediately rushed to the inner courtyard after lecturing Jiang Kui.

  "Halt! Who goes there?"

  Jiang Hao's sudden appearance instantly alerted the patrol team, and dozens of people had already surrounded him. These men were calm and composed, with a faint scent of blood on their bodies, clearly seasoned veterans of many battles.

  Jiang Hao took out his own waist card and threw it at them, then didn't say another word.

  "Jiang Hao? So it's the Third Young Master, but the inner courtyard only allows legitimate sons to enter. Third Young Master, I'm afraid it's not convenient for you, please leave." The leader of the group was taken aback when he saw Jiang Hao's waist token, but quickly regained his composure, although the disdain in his eyes did not escape Jiang Hao's notice.

  "Hey, it seems that being a useless person is also well-known in the Jiang family." Jiang Hao shook his head and sneered at himself.

  "Hey big brother, would you mind announcing it?" Facing his father's guards, Jiang Huan naturally couldn't take action.

  "Heh heh, Third Young Master, the old master is currently meeting some important guests. I think you should head back first."

  Jiang Hao's eyes turned cold, thinking what kind of important guest would make him feel this way, did he think he was still a little kid? Jiang Hao forgot that he was originally just a little kid.

  With a firm grip of both hands, the war energy had already roared out. Since that was the case, Jiang Huan could only force his way through.

  "Stop!"

  A loud shout came from behind, Jiang Huan hurriedly turned his head around, a young man in white clothes stood behind him, with youth and confidence radiating from his face.

  "Great Young Master." Those guards saw the latter and hurriedly knelt down on one knee, paying their respects.

  "Big brother." Seeing the young man in front of him, Jiang Huan's face finally broke into a smile.

  "Haha, little Jiang Huan, it's been years since we last met, and you've become so sturdy! What's going on here?" Jiang Tian patted Jiang Huan's head, his eyes filled with warmth.

  "Big brother, I heard that my mother was taken to the inner courtyard by father to live, so I came looking for her. But they won't let me in, saying that father is receiving important guests." Jiang Hao said truthfully.

  "Great Young Master!" Those guards were instantly frightened pale.

  "Alright, no need to say more, this won't happen again. Third brother, second sister has indeed been taken into the inner courtyard. Let's go, I'll take you to see father!" Jiang Tian said calmly.

  "Yes, young master!" The guards saw that Jiang Tian was not making things difficult for them and quickly got up to pay their respects before dispersing.

  "Big brother, must we really go see Father?"

  In Jiang Hao's impression, his old father was an extremely serious person. Although he hadn't seen this old father of his for many years, there was always a little shadow in Jiang Hao's heart.

  "Heh heh, Third Brother, I observe your aura and it seems you can already cultivate! Big Brother is truly happy for you." Jiang Tian looked at Jiang Huan with a gentle expression.

  Jiang Hao felt embarrassed by Jiang Tian's gaze and hastily changed the subject, "Hey, big brother, aren't you in the military camp? How did you come back? Where is second brother?"

  "Your second brother has also returned. We haven't been back home for several years, but we have to come back and take a look. After coming back, I went to find you, but Second Aunt said you've gone out to cultivate."

  "Alright, let's go see Father first. He was overjoyed when he found out you could cultivate."

  Yes, as they say, a tiger father has no dog son. Which father doesn't hope his own son will surpass him instead of being a good-for-nothing?

  Thinking that he would soon see his father, Jiang Huan's heart was still a little nervous, but thinking of his mother, Jiang Huan inexplicably felt his body fill with strength.