Chapter 7: Conflict.

After leaving the Martial Arts Hall, Du Shaofu planned to ask Fu Yibai where the Purple Qi Morning Sun Scripture was kept, but what he saw was a young man diligently sweeping the ground, while Fu Yibai had vanished without a trace.

Seeing Du Shaofu emerge from the Martial Arts Hall, the young man, holding a broom, looked somewhat surprised and puzzled.

From yesterday to today, the name Du Shaofu had spread throughout the entire Du family, and everyone was discussing the events on the arena yesterday. A single shout could send someone flying—what was going on? Could it be that the foolish young master was no longer foolish?

Seeing someone, Du Shaofu wisely took large steps to leave, planning to find Fu Yibai another time. After all, the Martial Arts Hall was not a place one could enter casually. If someone caused trouble, it would be difficult for him to enter again in the future.

The inner courtyard of the Du family was lush and verdant, with pavilions and terraces scattered about. The Du family had a long history in the entire Stone City, and their architecture was ancient and elegant, with a beautiful landscape.

Du Shaofu left the Martial Arts Hall and followed a gravel path, his steps slowing down a bit amidst the lush surroundings.

"Ha ha."

Suddenly, a burst of laughter echoed from the gravel path ahead.

Du Shaofu raised his head and looked in the direction of the sound. A group of over a dozen young men and women were walking over, with a young man and a young woman leading the group, standing out prominently, making the others seem like mere accompaniments.

Seeing this group, Du Shaofu couldn't help but frown. He recognized the leading young man, named Du Hao, who was the grandson of the Du family's Great Elder. Du Hao was a year older than him, seventeen years old, and was said to be an outstanding figure among the current young generation of the Du family, a leader among his peers.

Du Shaofu would never forget Du Hao. Although he was a wasted martial pulse, he still held the status of a Du family young master, and received monthly supplies of medicinal pills and money from the clan. However, these supplies never reached him; as soon as he received them, they would be snatched away. The one who snatched them the most was this Du Hao.

Such behavior was naturally forbidden by the clan, but because of the label "foolish young master," the elders turned a blind eye, not caring at all. Perhaps the elders also believed that a fool holding those medicinal pills was a waste, and it was better to give them to others.

So, over time, Du Shaofu rarely went to collect his monthly supplies, as he didn't need them anyway, and didn't spend much money in the Du family.

At this moment, Du Shaofu took a closer look at the prominent young woman. She was not from the Du family, and neither were the few young men and women accompanying her.

The young woman was extremely beautiful, though young, she had already grown into a graceful and elegant figure. Her skin was fair, her face delicate, and her occasional smile made the surrounding Du family young men look at her with adoration, especially Du Hao, who was always热情地陪伴在她身边。

杜少甫的目光打量间，那十几个少男少女也见到了杜少甫，欢声笑语之声逐渐减弱了不少，一道道目光都落在了杜少甫的身上。

虽然前面有几个论辈分可以算是自己堂兄堂弟的少年，但从六岁之后，杜少甫就再也没有和这些所谓的兄弟姐妹有过交集。要说有交集，也就是每年祭祖的时候，在祖祠会受到这些堂兄堂弟那暗自讥讽嘲笑的眼神和姿态。

所以，杜少甫没有过多的打量，径直往前走去，“杜少甫，还不让开一些，冲撞了客人怎么办？”

杜浩眉头蹙了蹙，有些不喜地望了望走过来的杜少甫，他可没想到会在这儿碰上这傻子，眼中透着些许的嘲讽，现在可不想被这傻子打扰了好事。

杜少甫淡淡地抬了抬头，并没有打算理会杜浩，继续往前走去。

“我说的话你没有听到么，给我让开。”

见杜少甫不仅没让，还继续走了过来，杜浩终于将目光盯在了杜少甫的身上。

脚步微微停顿，杜少甫这才停住身子，抬头望着杜浩，清朗的眸子微动，道：“这路也不窄，你们走你们的，我走我的，不需要我让吧！”

杜少甫那淡淡的语气，让杜浩脸庞一滞，似乎感觉今天这傻子还真是和平常有些不一样了，这傻子以前见到他可是掉头就走的，没想到今天在美人面前却如此顶撞他，面色顿时也阴沉了起来。

“浩哥，和这傻子有什么多说的，傻里傻气的，也说不清楚的。”

杜浩身后的一个华服少年见状，顿时极为识相地走了出来，话音落下的时候，瞥了杜少甫一眼，一手便对着杜少甫推了过去，嘲讽道：“你这傻子还是老实点让开……”

“咔嚓！”

清脆的咔嚓声传出，那华服少年的话音还没有完全落下，突然嘴中便传出了一声惨叫声。

“啊……”

凄惨的哀嚎之声从那华服少年的嘴中传出，伸向杜少甫的手臂手腕，不知何时已经落在了杜少甫的掌心内翻转了一百八十度，咔嚓一声，一只手臂直接脱臼断了，一张脸庞顿时痛成了猪肝色。

而这一切，刚刚竟然是快到没有人看清楚是怎么发生的。

“杜贵，论辈分，我是你堂哥，杜家长幼有序，尊卑有别，敢对我不敬，这是给你的教训！”杜少甫手掌放下，淡然负手而立，声音中却有着一种令人难以反抗的威严气势。

突如其来的一切，令得十几个少男少女都呆滞的傻了眼，只有美貌少女黛眉微挑，眼中目光颇为意外地落在了杜少甫的身上。

“杜少甫，你敢动手！”

杜浩率先回过神来，微微吸了一口气，目光顿时盯在了杜少甫的身上，脸庞不怒反笑，他感觉今天这傻子的确是有些不像平常了，或许真如族中现在传言中的一般，这傻子恢复了正常，还已经能够修炼了。

“长幼有序，杜家是有规矩的，我只是教他规矩而已。”杜少甫望着杜浩道。

“好一个长幼有序，我的好堂弟，你的脑袋一直有些不太灵光，那看样子，我这做哥哥的，今天也有必要教你一些规矩了。”

杜浩望着杜少甫，只不过脸庞的笑容中透着并没有掩藏的多深的讥讽之色，一个傻子而已，就算是恢复，又能有多强。

“你教不了。”

杜少甫摇了摇头，抬头望了望杜浩身边的那美貌少女，然后继续望着杜浩道：“我知道你无非是想引起你身边的那位小姐注意吧。”

话音微微停顿，杜少甫嘴角一挑，透着几分玩味的语气，继续道：“不过，不得不说你很稚嫩啊，我感觉你实力不够，别到时候没有出到风头，反而丢了脸，那就得不偿失了。”

“你……”

杜浩被暗讽，当下笑容的脸庞再也无法保持，彻底阴沉了起来，他完全没有想到以前的傻子少爷，今天竟然是来了如此大的转弯，冷笑道：“听说你在杜宇杜雪他们的试手擂台上出了不少风头，原本我还不相信，现在看来应该是真的了，那就让我试试你到了什么地步吧！”

“改天吧，让外人看了笑话，也是不好，今天我也还有事情忙，你也别把你身边的小姐冷落了。”

甩了甩长袖，杜少甫直接大步离去，没有再回头多看杜浩一眼。

“杜少甫，你……”

见杜少甫淡然离去，落在杜浩眼中，阴沉的脸庞抽搐，似乎是心口被憋住了什么。

那美貌少女的目光却望向了那道紫袍少年的背影，清瘦的身子，但背影却显得格外挺拔，然后对正憋脸阴沉的杜浩道：“浩少爷，此人是你杜家的兄弟么，我怎么以前没怎么见过？”

「第二更到，兄弟们别忘记了收藏还有推荐票，小禹继续码字去。」

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As Du Shaofu walked past, the group of young men and women gradually fell silent, their gazes fixed on him.

Although there were a few young men who could be considered his cousins by seniority, Du Shaofu had not interacted with these so-called siblings since he was six years old. The only interaction he had with them was during the annual ancestral worship, where he would receive their mocking and derisive glances and attitudes in the ancestral hall.

So, Du Shaofu did not linger, and continued walking forward. "Du Shaofu, don't you move aside? What if you bump into the guests?"

Du Hao frowned, looking at Du Shaofu with displeasure. He hadn't expected to run into this fool here, and his eyes showed a hint of mockery. He didn't want this fool to disrupt his good time.

Du Shaofu lifted his head slightly, not intending to pay attention to Du Hao, and continued walking.

"Didn't you hear me? Move aside."

Seeing that Du Shaofu not only didn't move but continued to walk closer, Du Hao finally focused his gaze on him.

Du Shaofu paused for a moment, then stopped and looked up at Du Hao. His clear eyes flickered, and he said, "The path isn't narrow. You walk your way, I walk mine. There's no need for me to move aside."

Du Shaofu's calm tone made Du Hao's face freeze. He felt that this fool was indeed different from usual. In the past, this fool would turn and run away when he saw him, but today, he was defying him in front of a beautiful girl. His face darkened.

"Brother Hao, what's the point of talking to this fool? He's just a fool, and you can't reason with him."

A well-dressed young man behind Du Hao stepped forward, glancing at Du Shaofu and pushing him, mocking, "You fool, just move aside..."

"Crack!"

A sharp cracking sound echoed, and before the well-dressed young man could finish his sentence, a scream of pain erupted from his mouth.

"Ah..."

A miserable cry came from the well-dressed young man's mouth. His arm, which had reached out to push Du Shaofu, was now twisted 180 degrees in Du Shaofu's palm, and with a crack, it dislocated and broke. His face turned a painful shade of liver color.

All of this happened so quickly that no one could see exactly what had happened.

"Du Gui, by seniority, I am your elder brother. In the Du family, there is a clear hierarchy. To show disrespect to me, this is your lesson!" Du Shaofu released his hand, standing calmly with his hands behind his back, his voice carrying an unresistable authority.

The sudden turn of events left the group of young men and women stunned, except for the beautiful girl, whose eyebrows raised in surprise as she looked at Du Shaofu.

"Du Shaofu, you dare to attack!"

Du Hao was the first to recover, taking a deep breath and staring at Du Shaofu. His face, though not angry, showed a smile. He felt that this fool was indeed different from usual, perhaps as the rumors in the clan suggested, the fool had recovered and could now cultivate.

"By seniority, the Du family has its rules. I was just teaching him some manners," Du Shaofu said, looking at Du Hao.

"By seniority, my good younger brother, your mind has always been a bit slow. It seems that I, as your elder brother, need to teach you some manners today."

Du Hao looked at Du Shaofu, but the smile on his face was tinged with undisguised mockery. A fool, even if he had recovered, could not be that strong.

"You can't teach me."

Du Shaofu shook his head, looked at the beautiful girl beside Du Hao, and then continued, "I know you just want to attract her attention."

He paused, a hint of amusement in his voice, and continued, "But, I must say, you are quite naive. I feel your strength is not enough. Don't end up embarrassing yourself instead of gaining attention. That would be a loss."

"You..."

Du Hao, feeling mocked, could no longer maintain his smile. His face darkened, and he coldly said, "I heard you made quite a name for yourself on Du Yu and Du Xue's trial arena. I didn't believe it at first, but now it seems to be true. Let me see how far you've come!"

"Another day. It wouldn't be good to let outsiders see a joke. I have things to do today, and you shouldn't neglect the young lady beside you."

With a flick of his sleeves, Du Shaofu walked away, not looking back at Du Hao.

"Du Shaofu, you..."

Seeing Du Shaofu walk away calmly, Du Hao's face twitched, as if something was stuck in his chest.

The beautiful girl, however, looked at the back of the purple-robed young man, his slender but upright figure, and asked the now sullen Du Hao, "Young Master Hao, is this person a brother of your Du family? I haven't seen him much before."

「Second update, don't forget to add to your favorites and give recommendations. I'll keep writing.」

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