The Name of Eternals

Chapter 113: To Hell with Father and Son

"Want to die? It's not that easy. Even if I cripple you, I will rid you of this rebelliousness. Otherwise, if you turn into a demon, I, Li Tiangang, would be ashamed to face the world!" Li Tiangang said coldly.

He raised his hand, and a surge of power swept through the area.

His indestructible divine will quickly covered the God General's mansion. From a dark dungeon within, two chains suddenly flew out, racing toward him!

The chains flew over the mansion, across countless rooftops like two black stars falling from the sky.

They landed in front of Li Hao.

"I had intended to make amends with you, but you've been spoiled for too long. Even if I break my word, I will first break your rebellious bones!" Li Tiangang said coldly. "Don't forget what I do. I have ways to rid you of your defiance!"

"Li Tiangang!!" Li Qingzheng, eyes wide with anger, rushed over, his elderly face flushed with rage. "What are you doing? Do you intend to torture your own son?!"

"Uncle!" Li Tiangang's expression changed slightly before he shouted angrily, "This is my family matter. Stay out of it!"

"You, you're going to drive me to my grave!" Li Qingzheng cursed. "You've just returned from the frontier. Is it not enough to flaunt your power there? Do you have to do it here too?"

"All these years, you've never visited Hao'er, and now you want to change him completely. Have you gone mad?"

"Uncle, stop talking!" Li Tiangang's face was icy. "I've been patient. For years, you and Second Uncle indulged this brat, spoiling him. I didn't want to say it, but Hao'er wouldn't be like this if not for your indulgence."

"Can't you see what he's become today? He dared to attack me. He just got the True Dragon title and has some strength, and he's already this arrogant!"

"When he reaches the Three Immortals realm and steps into the Four Establishments, even you uncles will be trampled by him. He might even destroy the ancestral tablets!"

"You, you!" Li Qingzheng, trembling with anger, pointed at him, momentarily speechless.

He blamed them for indulging Li Hao? But when had they ever indulged him?

In this vast mansion, who else but the two old men could accompany this child? What mistake had this child ever made?!

"You're simply, simply unreasonable!" Li Qingzheng gritted his teeth.

Years of calm demeanor shattered by genuine anger. If it weren't for the ancestral spirits needing guarding, a foundation more important than the Rain Listening Tower, he would have already moved to harshly discipline his nephew!

"Move aside!"

Li Tiangang, his face murderous, said no more. In his eyes, everything Li Qingzheng said was just an excuse for Li Hao.

"Granduncle, move aside, don't break your vow because of this mad dog." Li Hao's voice came from behind Li Qingzheng.

Li Qingzheng's body trembled. He turned to see Li Hao, covered in wounds, clothes tattered, face bloodied, with eyes full of pain and pity.

"Hao'er, just admit your mistake. Just apologize!" he pleaded.

"After all, you are father and son. Just apologize."

Father and son?!

Li Hao laughed, a wild laugh.

But the laughter abruptly stopped.

"Granduncle, move aside," Li Hao said again.

Li Qingzheng's face was grim, but eventually, he stepped aside.

Father and son faced each other without barriers. Li Tiangang's face was stern, his eyes piercing.

"Uncle is right. We are father and son. Although it's late to admit your mistake, if you do, I will spare you from torture today," Li Tiangang said coldly.

Li Hao laughed again, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

"To hell with 'father and son'!" Li Hao roared.

Because of this idea, this thousand-year-old tradition, the child in his heart had hoped for those frontier parents for fourteen years.

And this tradition had led him to today's dire situation, covered in wounds!

Hearing the boy's roar, everyone's faces changed. Li Qingzheng was about to speak.

Li Tiangang's face filled with rage. "You beast!!"

The chains shot forward, their ends shaped like scythes, piercing into Li Hao's shoulders.

Like nailing a criminal to the ground!

The violent force pulled Li Hao's body, making him fly backward, only to be yanked back and fall at Li Tiangang's feet.

"I will make you admit your mistake!" Li Tiangang's eyes burned with anger, looking down coldly.

But suddenly, an angry roar came from the horizon.

"Li Tiangang!!!"

The shout came with a gale, sweeping the debris and dust around.

A figure descended, standing between the father and son, cradling Li Hao.

"Hao'er!!"

It was Li Muxiu. Returning to Qingzhou City, he hoped to catch the grand ceremony of Li Hao becoming the True Dragon, but he saw this scene instead.

With his perception, he could cover an entire city.

Seeing the boy in his arms, weak and barely alive, Li Muxiu's eyes almost bled!

His white hair fluttered in the wind, eyes filled with anger not seen for decades.

"Hao'er, don't be afraid. I'm back. If no one stands up for you, Second Uncle will!"

Feeling the warmth of those arms, Li Hao's exhaustion seemed to relax.

Seeing his second uncle so angry, Li Hao's lips curled into a smile. "I'm sorry, Second Uncle. I wanted to wait until the guests left to take my revenge, not to shame the Li family, but it seems I've still shamed us."

Their battle had spread across Qingzhou City and would undoubtedly be known.

Hearing Li Hao's words, Li Muxiu's heart ached. Though he didn't know what happened, he knew Li Hao well enough!

Years of companionship by the lake, countless conversations—how could he not understand this child?!

"Hao'er, don't speak. I will stand up for you, even if your grandfather were here!" Li Muxiu said through gritted teeth.

Hearing this, Li Tiangang's face changed, especially at the mention of his late father.

Anger flashed in his eyes. "Second Uncle, you spoiled Hao'er all these years, didn't you?"

Li Muxiu gently put Li Hao down, seeing the chains pierced through his body, his eyes filled with sorrow, but he didn't dare to remove them, fearing worse injury.

Standing up, he turned to Li Tiangang, enraged. "Yes!!"

"I spoiled him, so what? Are you going to punish me too?!"

Li Tiangang's face darkened. "Second Uncle! Though you're my uncle, and I'm grateful you raised Hao'er, you've also spoiled him, leading to today's situation. You bear responsibility too!"

"Grateful? Who needs your gratitude!" Li Muxiu roared. "You and your wife guarded the frontier. If we didn't spoil Hao'er, who would?"

Li Tiangang gritted his teeth. "Second Uncle, don't lose your head. My duty to the frontier is by imperial decree, for the people. Should I abandon the people for one child?!"

Li Muxiu's face changed. As a member of a military family, he couldn't deny that.

Perhaps ordinary people could prioritize family, but not the God General's mansion.

Otherwise, where would the countless families be? "Although I don't know what happened, what mistake could Hao'er have made to deserve such cruelty!" Li Muxiu couldn't help but rage.

Li Tiangang sneered. "Just got the True Dragon title and tried to kill his brother and father, acting recklessly with his talent. He never thought that his talent came from me. Although he didn't awaken divine blood, our Li family has no lack of talent!"

"He surpasses his peers because he has my and Qingqing's blood!"

"He reached the Fifteen Miles realm at fourteen because of the Li family's resources!"

"He can use these techniques because of the Li family's martial arts!"

"What is he without the Li family?"

Li Muxiu retorted, "He's your son! Shouldn't he enjoy these things?!"

"Besides, Hao'er hasn't consumed much of the family's resources over the years. He has cultivated on his own!"