The early morning sky has already began to turn pale. Xuan Luo had remained on the roof the entire night. When he got up, he realized his clothes were covered in dew. Smiling, he directly jumped off the roof, landing steadily on the ground.
There was no one in the room. Judging from the time, he knows that Guan Shan Juemust have gone to the restaurant. The year he was eight, he fainted outside his house.Guan Shan Jue, showing kindness, took care of him for a few days until he woke up.
But when he woke up, it was as if he lost all his memory. He could only recall his name, nothing else. Guan Shan Jue was speechless. Since he had no child of his own, he decided to raise him as his child. It has been five years since he became his stepfather.
During these five years, he would go to the Martial Arts Master’s building to practice fighting techniques every day. Although it was only basic routine, his physique slowly improved.
Arriving at the Martial Arts’ building, he immediately sees Bai Tian. Bai Tian was practicing his technique.
“Bai Tian!” he loudly yelled. Bai Tian is his best friend. When he first arrived at the building, only Bai Tian acknowledged him. Slowly, they became good friends. Their friendship has continued for five years now.
“Why are you so late today?” Looking at him, Bai Tian was puzzled. Usually, he would be the first one to arrive. But today, he was an hour later than his usual time.
“Couldn’t help it. I slept in!” Looking at Bai Tian, he asked, “Is the Master here?”
Bai Tian was the only one in the main hall. There was no sign of the Master.
“Master Li has gone out. I think it might be awhile before he comes back.” Bai Tianreplied.
They were the only ones in the building. It wasn’t that no one wanted to learn, but the building was very old and generally, people cannot learn much from here either. Not to mention, there were not a lot of conflict in this small town. Generally, people lived in harmony. As a result, the only purpose to learn martial arts is really to strengthen the body.
The techniques taught by Master Li were extremely simple. Xuan Luo thought he could’ve just lifted stones locks on his own. But, he did think there might be some benefit to practicing.
“Come. Let’s practice and compare!” Looking at him, Bai Tian awkwardly striked his arm.
This is the way they practiced. He has never truly beaten Bai Tian though. There were times where he had “won” but Bai Tian had purposely gone easy on him.
Although he was aware, he never said anything about it.
“Good!” Xuan Luo laughed. The two stepped apart and began to battle.
After a few rounds, the two of them lied down onto the floor with sweat dripping everywhere. Bai Tian surprisingly looked at him and asked, “When did you become so strong?”
“How would I know? Just keep practicing and strength will develop!” he responded. He has no idea that his strength has increased due to the book from yesterday.
“I’m sure you let me win on purpose, Bai Tian!” He was unpleased with his victory. He had always lost. Why is he winning all of a sudden? There was only one explanation.Bai Tian must have given him special treatment.
“No, I was planning to beat you up! I definitely didn’t go easy on you!” Bai Tianchuckled.
He quickly pounced on Bai Tian. “WHO do you want to beat up?!”
And the two friends rolled across the ground continuously, laughing nonstop.
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“I have to go now!” said Bai Tian.
“Take care, bye!” he waved at him.
On his way home, he was bewildered. How come he felt so much stronger?
He was deep in thought. All of a sudden, something seemed obvious.
Could it …could it be the content from the book?
He quickened his pace. If it really was the book from yesterday, then the book is definitely not as simple as it seems.
He sees from far away that the restaurant is surrounded by people. Immediately, his heart tightens. He has a very bad feeling about this.
On the ground was Guan Shan Jue. He lay unconscious; his body was covered in blood.
But although so many were around him, no one seemed to care. Their eyes showed pity, yet no one made a move.
Seeing this, he became furious. They were all from the village. His eyes turned red and he stormed through the crowd.
“Get out of my way!” he shrieked. The witnesses were jolted by his voice, and stood aside for him to pa.s.s.
The young man who was beating everyone looked up and saw him approaching. He didn’t say a word, but his eyes showed disdain.
He got closer step by step, disregarding everyone else. The only person he saw wasGuan Shan Jue. When he got close to Guan Shan Jue, his heart felt like it was being stabbed by knives. Guan Shan Jue looked dead. He howled, “STEP…FATHER…!!”
His eyes were b.l.o.o.d.y red. Seeing this, the villagers’ heart ached.
Master Li sees him and screams, “Run!!”
This man is definitely not good to provoke. The reason why no one is doing anything is because he is too strong. Even Master Li is no match to him, and Master Li is the strongest person from Qian Deng Zhen. If he couldn’t defeat him, no one else can.
The evil man sees him, but totally disregards Xuan Luo because he thinks Xuan Luohas a face of a beggar.
Yet, Xuan Luo‘s scarlet eyes cause him to feel slightly uneasy.
“You want to run? Well, it’s TOO LATE.” The man loudly screeched. Lifting his fist, the man exposes his veins and muscles. Master Li, along with everyone else, think he is screwed. Some of the crowd even cover their eyes.
The man throws his punch at him.
(Bang)
He was unprepared for the attack. The powerful fist caused him to fly across the ground and smash into a table. The table was totally destroyed.
The man sneered. Xuan Luo fell under one blow. He thought Xuan Luo might have been an opponent. He was stupid to have been a little shaken by his glare.
But Xuan Luo did not appear to be hurt. He quickly got up and walked towards the man. His eyes were gleaming.
The man was dazed. Although the punch was simple, it carried about fifty or sixty percent of his overall strength. If he were to get hit by it, he would not have been able to stand up so easily. He is starting to sense danger.
Seeing Xuan Luo approach, the man instantly strikes again. The key is to strike when your opponent is unaware. Once you get the upper hand, you are already winning half way. This dirty trick is extremely common amongst the people.
Currently, the only techniques Xuan Luo has acquired is what Master Li had taught him. So those simple moves are the only ones he could use. Although they are not very complex, they are very practical. He lifts his fist and aims for the man.
The two fists fight against each other. Big vs. Small. At that moment, everyone’s hearts are hanging by a thread.
At that instant, he subconsciously uses his inner nei li. The nei li begins from the core and starts spreading throughout his body. Soon it arrives at his fist, multiplying his strength.
The man begins to worry. Sweat starts appearing on his forehead. At that moment, he realizes Xuan Luo is no easy target.
“Ah!!” Xuan Luo loudly roared. His nei li swiftly soars, directly aiming for the man.
(Bang)
The man’s body flew. Originally, there were a lot of villagers standing around. But at that moment, they all stood back and the man landed on the ground. He spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, and his face turned white as paper. Looking at Xuan Luo‘s youthful figure, he could not believe his eyes.
Now that the man is injured, the villagers no longer feared him. Everyone begins to throw punches at him. They are not afraid to show their anger now.
Xuan Luo‘s punch was powered by nei li. The man’s inner organs must be damaged. IfXuan Luo had mastered his nei li, the man would have died.
Since he used so much of his strength, he felt faint. But at that moment, Guan Shan Jue was still lying on the ground. He takes a look and realizes his Stepfather was alright. He was just covered in blood.
Xuan Luo was no longer angry. He had used all his strength already. At that moment, he felt so weak. If he didn’t have to hold onto his Stepfather, he probably would have fainted by now.
“Is Mr. Guan okay?” the villagers asked. Some are concerned for Guan Shan Jue, and are still around. But seeing Xuan Luo, they are scared to come close. After all, their memory is still fresh from earlier.
Xuan Luo looked at them and harshly said, “Why are you all just watching? Why aren’t you helping?”
Right away, everyone looked down. He reached his limit and pa.s.sed out.
The villagers feel guilty. Xuan Luo had saved them and they are thankful. Seeing bothXuan Luo and Guan Shan Jue pa.s.sed out, they carry them away.
The only person remaining was Master Li. He was supposed to be the only person who could defend Qian Deng Zhen. He feels guilty and ashamed of himself…