The Rebellious Son Becomes a God

"Ouch!"

Wang Yaozu directly knocked down the shelf, and the inkstones placed on it clattered down, hitting him and the surrounding area. The largest inkstone happened to hit Wang Yaozu's forehead. The heavy force split his head open, and blood flowed down his cheeks, making him look extremely(embarrassed and in a sorry state).

Seeing this, the other students in the study couldn't help bursting into laughter.

Wang Yaozu's face turned black with anger. Ashamed and furious, he got up from the ground, roared loudly, and rushed towards Jiang Li again.

Jiang Li's eyes turned cold. This time, he didn't dodge anymore. He circulated the spiritual power within his body and simply threw a punch towards Wang Yaozu. His fist was accompanied by a whistling wind. With one punch, it collided with Wang Yaozu's fist.

With a dull "bang", Wang Yaozu only felt a powerful force coming at him. His body flew backward uncontrollably and fell to the ground again.

This time, he felt as if his arm was about to break. The pain was unbearable.

The pain made him lose his reason. He didn't think at all about how Jiang Li had managed to take his punch just now without getting hurt while he himself was injured instead. He just thought that Jiang Li had gotten lucky.

"Jiang Li, you little bastard! How dare you fight back!"

"Fight back? I just blocked your punch. Wang Yaozu, if you don't know what's good for you, don't blame me for being rude!" Jiang Li said coldly.

Although Wang Yaozu was afraid in his heart, he couldn't back down now, and he didn't want to lose face in front of everyone.

He gritted his teeth, endured the pain, and stood up. He said viciously,"Jiang Li, don't be complacent. I'll remember this debt today!"

Just as he was about to leave, the waiter in the store stopped him."Young Master Wang, you can't leave. Just now, you smashed all the inkstones on our shelf. That's no small amount. After our store calculates the price, you'll have to pay for it!"

"Do I need you to teach me? Get out of my way!" Wang Yaozu had never been in such a sorry state before. Angry and ashamed, he swung his hand and slapped the waiter.

The waiter was angry but dared not say anything. However, he still didn't move aside.

Everyone also saw that it was Wang Yaozu who not only failed to hit others but also damaged the goods in the store instead.

Seeing him being so arrogant, people began to criticize him one after another.

Wang Yaozu was feeling dizzy at this moment and didn't want to stay any longer. He threw out a sentence,"I'll send someone to the Wang Mansion to get the money later!" Then, being pestered by his servant, he quickly left.

Jiang Li didn't care much about it. He continued to choose the things he wanted. After picking out the items, he walked to the counter to pay the bill. At this time, a person came up to him.

"Master Jiang, my young lady has already paid the bill for you. She would like to invite you to go upstairs and have a chat."

[There's still someone willing to make friends with me? I'd like to see who it is.]

"Lead the way!" Jiang Li put the items into his storage ring and followed the person in front of him to the pavilion.

The man stood outside the door and said directly,"My young lady is inside. You can just go in, young master."

Jiang Li pushed the door open and entered. There was only a tea table inside, and a young woman was sitting there. She was just sixteen years old, graceful and slender. She looked at Jiang Li as soon as he came in, her eyes curving with a smile, which made Jiang Li feel rather puzzled.

Jiang Li was the first to speak."I'm Jiang Li. Greetings, miss. I wonder what you want?"

The young woman in front of him smiled and said,"Master Jiang, don't you know who I am?"

"I don't know, but judging from your attire, you must be from an extraordinary background." Jiang Li said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Giggle giggle. You're really just as Yun-ge said. I'm Princess Le'an." Princess Le'an took a sip of tea gently.

[Princess Le'an? The one who is arrogant and domineering and used to bullying noble girls from noble families?

In that case, it's better for me not to get too involved with her!]

"Thank you, Princess. However, I don't deserve to receive favors without doing anything in return. The money for those writing brushes and ink just now was about five taels. Please take it." With that, he took out five taels of silver from his storage ring and placed it on the table.

"If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now!" He clasped his hands in a salute and was about to leave.

Princess Le'an, who was still drinking tea, immediately became restless."Hey! You're such an ignorant person. This princess wants to make friends with you, yet you reject me like this."

Seeing that Jiang Li ignored her, she pretended to be angry and said,"If you go out, I'll go and expose you to Wang Yaozu. I saw all your little tricks just now."

Jiang Li spread his hands."Princess, if you want to expose me, just go ahead. Anyway, Wang Yaozu will put this account on my head no matter what. On the contrary, it'll make you look childish and be laughed at by others."

Princess Le'an blushed and quickly said,"Don't go, don't go. I was just joking. I'm a friend of Brother Yun Tian. I've always heard Brother Yun Tian praise you. I just wanted to get to know you when I met you just now. Besides, I've long been fed up with Wang Yaozu. I even clapped my hands when you made him look foolish. Don't worry. I won't expose you." After saying that, she patted her chest, making a "bang bang" sound.

Jiang Li stopped in his tracks when he heard the name Yun Tian.[This girl is a friend of Yun Tian's? Although I've only met Yun Tian once, that person's character is quite good. People who can get along well with Yun Tian probably aren't too bad!]

Calmly, he said,"I wonder what the princess wants from me. Is it really just to make acquaintance? I don't think I have the qualifications that would make the princess take the initiative to make friends with me."

Princess Le'an complained,"You're such a person! Brother Yun Tian said you were easy to get along with. Why are your words so cold? It's because Brother Yun Tian praised you in my ear every day that I wanted to know you!"

Jiang Li slightly raised his eyebrows and said,"How did Yun Tian praise me in front of the princess?"

Princess Le'an's eyes lit up and she said excitedly,"Brother Yun Tian said you were full of talent and were an upright and kind person. He said you had firm beliefs and lofty aspirations. After hearing that, I was full of curiosity about you and wanted to see what kind of person you really were."

A warm feeling welled up in Jiang Li's heart. He hadn't expected that Yun Tian thought so highly of him behind his back.

Jiang Li's attitude towards Princess Le'an softened a bit. He said,"Brother Yun Tian has given me too much praise. I'm just trying hard to pursue my own path. Since the princess is Yun Tian's friend, then you are my friend too. I apologize for my rudeness just now. I hope you can forgive me, princess."

Princess Le'an quickly waved her hand and said,"It's okay, it's okay. I also know that what I said just now was a bit inappropriate. Please don't mind it!"

Jiang Li looked at Princess Le'an's sincere eyes, which revealed a kind of clarity.

[It doesn't seem like she's pretending! Why is Princess Le'an so different from what the rumors say?]

At the same time, he reflected on himself.[How ridiculous! I've actually become the kind of person who believes in rumors. It's really a waste of all these years of reading the books of sages! When making friends with others, how can I just follow what others say.]

Jiang Li couldn't help feeling a bit ashamed. Then he sincerely asked,"I wonder what the princess wants from me after all?"

"I do have a question. Please tell me the truth!" Princess Le'an became a bit more serious at this time.

"Just ask, princess!"

"Are you that young Xiucai Jiang Li who passed the examination at the age of twelve?" Princess Le'an was full of expectation!

Jiang Li was a bit surprised. Although his identity as a Xiucai was already known in the mansion, those people in the mansion, out of jealousy, were too busy covering it up and definitely wouldn't publicize it outside. So how did she know about it?

"Why would the princess think so?"

"Of course! Brother Yun Tian praised you for your outstanding literary talent. He himself is quite talented in writing. Since you can receive such praise from him, you must be an excellent person!

Besides, the name Jiang Li might not be familiar to Brother Yun Tian when he first came to the Great Han Dynasty, but I've heard of it. Sharing the same name as that mysterious young Xiucai and being equally talented, you must be the same person!"

Le'an had an expression on her face that seemed to say "I'm so clever", which made Jiang Li couldn't help laughing.

"Stop laughing. Hurry up and tell me. Are you or not!" Although Le'an had already guessed it, she still wanted to hear his definite answer.

Jiang Li thought for a while. Anyway, it wouldn't be long before everyone knew about it, so there was nothing he couldn't say.

"It's indeed me."

"Really? That's wonderful!" Le'an, who had been sitting at the tea table, excitedly stood up.

"Then can I ask you for a favor? Don't worry. You'll definitely be well rewarded. As long as it's something within my ability, I can help you solve it!"

Jiang Li wasn't in a hurry. He asked,"What could be so difficult that it stumped the favored Princess Le'an? Tell me about it first!"