The Rebellious Son Becomes a God

The general's mansion was shrouded in the curtain of night as Jiang Zhenting returned to the mansion.

As soon as he stepped through the gate of the mansion, Lady Wang came up to greet him, with just the right amount of concern on her face.

"Master, you must have had a tiring time outside," Lady Wang said as she eagerly took the cloak that Jiang Zhenting took off.

Jiang Zhenting frowned slightly and glanced at Lady Wang before walking straight towards the main hall. After sitting down on the master seat, he slowly opened his mouth and said,"Well, tell me. What's so urgent?"

Lady Wang hurriedly followed him in, stood aside, lowered her head slightly, and said in a tone that seemed rather offended and aggrieved,"Master, you really should discipline that child Jiang Li properly. Two things happened today, and they've truly worried me to death."

Jiang Zhenting picked up the teacup handed to him by a maidservant at his side and took a sip gently. Then he said unhurriedly,"Which two things? Tell me in detail."

Seeing this, Lady Wang was secretly delighted, thinking that the time was right. So she embellished the story of how Jiang Li had relied on Le'an and the others and disrespected her today. From time to time, she even wiped away a few tears, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

"Also, this Jiang Li doesn't even take you, Master, seriously. He secretly took a master and learned martial arts without permission, completely ignoring the rules of the mansion. What if this gets out? Master, you must punish him severely to uphold the rules of the mansion!"

Listening to Lady Wang's account, Jiang Zhenting's eyes gradually turned cold. He put down the teacup in his hand and looked directly at Lady Wang, asking,"A master? Do you have any evidence?"

Lady Wang was caught off guard by Jiang Zhenting's sudden question. She stammered in reply,"Well... Master, although I don't have conclusive evidence for now, this rumor has been going around in great detail. It surely can't be groundless!"

Jiang Zhenting snorted coldly,"Since there's no evidence, let's put this matter aside for now. We'll talk about it again when there's evidence!"

Seeing Jiang Zhenting's attitude, Lady Wang felt a bit reluctant in her heart, but she didn't dare to say anything more. She could only reply,"Yes, Master is right. I was just too impatient, fearing that Jiang Li might really do something to damage the reputation of the mansion."

"Alright. If you have nothing else to say, go and have a rest!" Jiang Zhenting waved his hand, signaling Lady Wang to leave.

Lady Wang left with a sense of reluctance.

"Someone!" After a while, Jiang Zhenting summoned a servant.

The servant bowed and saluted, saying,"What's your order, Master?"

"Go and call Jiang Li here."

"Yes."

Before long, Jiang Li arrived at the main hall.

"Father, your son pays his respects to you!" He saluted Jiang Zhenting respectfully, while secretly speculating in his heart about the purpose of Jiang Zhenting's summoning him here.

Looking at Jiang Li in front of him, Jiang Zhenting's expression softened a little. He slowly said,"Jiang Li, you did quite well in the last competition. You didn't disgrace the reputation of the General's Mansion. In this regard, I'm rather pleased."

Jiang Li was slightly taken aback. He hadn't expected that Jiang Zhenting would praise him as soon as he opened his mouth. He quickly replied,"Thank you for your praise, Father. Your son was just doing his duty."

Jiang Zhenting nodded slightly and then continued,"Also, it's no problem that you are on good terms with Princess Le'an and the others. Princess Le'an has a noble status. Making her acquaintance might be helpful to you in the future.

But you should be careful and not have any improper thoughts. Do you understand?"

Jiang Li understood the meaning behind Jiang Zhenting's words in his heart and quickly replied,"Yes, Father. Your son understands and will surely behave himself and dare not have any other improper behavior."

Jiang Li had thought that Jiang Zhenting was going to scold him, but unexpectedly, he was praised by Jiang Zhenting for a rare occasion, which really caught him by surprise.

However, who could have known that Jiang Zhenting's face suddenly darkened, and he raised his hand and struck out a palm at Jiang Li with force.

This palm strike seemed light and gentle, yet it contained tremendous power. Jiang Li had no time to dodge at all and took the palm strike head-on. Immediately, he felt a sharp pain in his chest and spat out a mouthful of blood with a "wow".

Most importantly, he felt that his spiritual soul had cracks on it!

Jiang Zhenting's face was cold and stern as he scolded harshly,"Jiang Li, you're really getting more and more presumptuous! How dare you humiliate Wei Wanrou in public and not take Prime Minister Wei seriously. Well, let's just forget about that for now.

I've told you before not to practice martial arts, do you still regard me as your father? Do you still have any regard for the rules of this General's Mansion?"

Jiang Li covered his chest and looked at Jiang Zhenting blankly,"Father, your son... your son was just doing something to strengthen my body. How can it be considered cultivation?"

Jiang Zhenting snorted coldly,"Humph! How dare you quibble? You've reached the initial stage of a Soul Master and the Great Perfection of a Martial Disciple. You're quite good at hiding it. Are you planning to cultivate until you reach the Divine Realm and overthrow me, your father!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Jiang Li's heart sank. He lowered his head and admitted his mistake, saying:

"Your son wouldn't dare. Your son was just practicing some self-defense skills and had no other intentions!"

"Oh, you didn't listen to my teachings and secretly practiced martial arts. And now you still want to deceive me?

That palm strike just now was your punishment.

I've long seen that you're a restless and rebellious son. You even dared to attempt to cultivate both the martial and spiritual paths simultaneously. You're simply overreaching yourself!"

Jiang Li felt a bitter smile in his heart. Yes, with Jiang Zhenting's resolute and domineering personality, why would he bother to ask him? As long as he noticed there was something wrong with him, he could directly hold him accountable.

He had been so careful, but still couldn't escape his notice in the end.

He hadn't expected that Jiang Zhenting could see through his current cultivation level at a glance. He had really been too careless!

Although he knew in his heart that it was definitely unwise to resist Jiang Zhenting head-on, his stubborn nature made him couldn't help but retort a few words,"Father, why can all the other brothers and sisters cultivate, but I can't?

I also want to have some skills to serve the family. Why do you treat me so differently?"

Hearing Jiang Li's words, a flash of anger appeared in Jiang Zhenting's eyes. His authority couldn't be challenged. He raised his hand again and struck out a palm at Jiang Li.

This palm was even more fierce than the previous one. Although Jiang Li had been on guard early, in the face of Jiang Zhenting's powerful strength, he was still like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

He only felt an overwhelming force coming towards him. Once again, he was sent flying backward while spitting out blood and fell heavily to the ground.

And his spiritual soul was severely damaged, with cold sweat rolling down his forehead in big drops.

Jiang Zhenting looked coldly at Jiang Li lying on the ground and said expressionlessly,"Don't think that just because you're on good terms with Princess Le'an and others now, you can shout at me! If I want to deal with you, even if the Emperor comes, he won't be able to stop me!"

Jiang Li lay on the ground, his heart full of bitterness.

He clearly realized the huge gap between himself and Jiang Zhenting. At this moment, he was as insignificant as an ant in front of Jiang Zhenting.

"Considering that you will take the provincial examination half a month later, I'll spare your life for now. Otherwise, I would have beaten you to death on the spot today, just to let you know that the rules of this mansion cannot be trampled on by you at will!

Since you want to take the imperial examination route, then be an obedient scholar!

However, if you can't win the first place this time, you'll be punished by the family rules when you come back!"

After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and turned around to leave, leaving Jiang Li alone lying on the cold ground, with blood oozing from the corner of his mouth and his eyes full of grief and unwillingness.

Although Jiang Zhenting's several palm strikes didn't directly endanger Jiang Li's life, they had truly damaged the foundation of his spiritual cultivation.

Jiang Li only felt as if his spiritual soul had been hit hard by a heavy hammer, waves of severe pain came, and his mind was in chaos.

If he hadn't coincidentally learned about the Yangyu, a magic weapon that could repair the spiritual soul before, he might really be cut off from the path of spiritual cultivation at this moment.