While Tin Yepong was thinking about his older brother, his thoughts were interrupted when a servant came forth into the hall and knelt.
"Lord Ye… there has been a certain situation.. a man had assaulted the guards at the entrance of the residency and had caused lot of disturbance-"
"Hmph. Why are you reporting me all this? Just follow the procedure and have him detained and beaten up.", Yepong stroked his beard as he said.
The servant didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Lord Ye… we tried to beat him up… but… he is too hard!"
"Huh? Too hard? Explain yourself.", Yepong's brows raised. This was the first time he had heard something like this.
"Lord Ye.. his body is hard like diamond.. almost nothing is able to even scratch him, the guards collapsed due to fatigue as they tried to 'beat' him up…."
"Interesting… bring him here.", Yepong initially felt that the detainee could perhaps be a cultivator but then again… would a cultivator lower himself to such an extent to allow even normal guards to beat him? Obviously not.
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Detainment Room.
Yenma had a frown on his face as he saw the guards who lay all around him puffing and panting for breath. Those guards originally thought than they would easily make Yenma know his place but sadly, the reality was harsh.
"What's going on? Your punches and kicks feel like as if air blowing on my skin…", Yenma originally thought he would receive free food and clothes but who would have thought that the moment he stepped into the detainment room the guards around him suddenly tried to beat him up.
"Could it be….", Yenma looked around the room but he saw no hidden-cameras.
"...This is a prank right?", He mumbled.
The guards who were lying on the floor gasping for breath felt their eyes reddened with madness.
'Fvk your m@ther… you really think this is a prank?! I broke my damn arm while trying to punch you! Are you sure you are even human?!', one of the guards lying down just beside Yenma almost vomited out blood in anger.
Luckily Yenma was summoned to the main hall of the Tin family...otherwise the guards would have possibly killed themselves in indignation if Yenma stayed around.
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Main hall of Tin family.
Yepong's brows slammed together as he saw Yenma stand before him without even a single scratch after the guards tried to 'beat' him up.
"You…. Why are you naked?", This was what confused Yepong the most, he then looked towards the guard who had escorted him to the hall with a strange look in his eyes.
The guard knew that his lord had misunderstood him so he pleaded, "It was not me.. he was already naked when he tried to assault the guards and cause disturbance near the entrance of the residency… perhaps… he likes being naked."
Yenma who initially was only interested in the free food and clothes was now starting to get pissed off, "Hey...I was not naked..", but he suddenly stopped halfway as he remembered the scene where the wind blew away the 'cover' of his lower-half.
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"Go fetch him some clothes.", Yepong ordered.
After a while Yenma was given some clothes and he readily dressed himself up.
Only now did Yepong notice that Yenma seemed somewhat familiar. He focused on his face and was in deep thoughts.
"Who made the report?", Yenma tapped his finger on the armrest of his chair.
"My Lord… It was Sir Ming that made the report.", The guard replied.
"Hmmm… Ming? That troublesome son of mine!", Yepong sighed. He knew this son of his well and was hundred percent sure that Yenma was most probably innocent.
Yepong then dismissed the guard and looked towards Yenma, "I know you are innocent so no need to explain yourself. I feel that you are quite familiar… where are you from?"
Yenma knew that the mountain in which the previous owner of the body had secluded himself was called [Miaoxiao Mountain] so he calmly replied, "I have come down from the Miaoxiao mountain…"
Yepong felt his heart beat faster, "Miaoxiao mountain? Only my brother lives in those mountains….."
Yepong couldn't help but take another glance at Yenma, he stood up and directly came face-to-face with him. The more he looked at him the more he felt that what he was thinking was correct.
'Now that I have a clear look… this young lad does look a lot like my brother when he was younger…'
'Could it be…', Yepong thought of a possibility that shook him deeply.
'Brother Yesei… It couldn't be that you were having fun in the mountains while the rest of the family thought you were in seclusion…right?', Yepong suddenly felt the admiration and respect he had for his older brother dim down. Although what happened to his older brother was tragic, he nevertheless admired how his brother didn't marry any other woman and lived his remaining life on the secluded mountain, this only showed how deeply he loved his fiancée Su Ying.
"You…. What is your name?", Yepong asked.
"Yenma.", Yenma replied. He felt the old man in front of him suddenly became more easy-going and friendly.
".. I will need you to undergo a blood-test to determine whether you are a child of Tin family or not…", Yepong spoke calmly.
Yenma wasn't really interested in being a child of some family, he only came here for the free food….which he didn't get.
"What benefits do I get?", Yenma asked. After having lived as a 'Trash' and a 'Dog', Yenma had come to know how cruel and unjust the world was and that he could only believe in himself.
Yepong nodded in satisfaction, he was pleased with the attitude Yenma had shown. In fact if Yenma had readily agreed to his request, he would have looked down on him.
'Understanding the situation and at the same time remaining so calm and seeking benefits...I must say…Brother Yesei's son is a true gem. After the blood-test, I will immediately announce his identity and heartly support him…", Yepong couldn't help but chuckle and stroke his long beard. Clearly Yepong had overestimated Yenma.
"I believe you are a direct-descendant of our Tin family…once it is proved through the blood-test, your identity will be confirmed."
"And being a direct-descendant of our family does indeed come with lot of benefits for you. Starting with the fact that you could be taken in as a disciple of Senior Luang and cultivate-"
"I'm in.", Yenma didn't even hesitate to directly interrupt Yepong the moment he heard the word 'cultivate'.