Chapter 38 This kid's skill is no less than mine!
Chapter 38 This kid's skill is no less than mine!
"Megan Son?!"
Shen Tu Lie's old eyes widened in disbelief. "You're still alive?"
He instinctively took a half step back, adopting a defensive stance, his gaze quickly sweeping across the front and back doors and windows. He lowered his voice and hissed, "Where are the people from the Extinction of Emotion Path! How did you find this place? The matter of Shen Family Village is settled long ago! We, the Burial Path, have not interfered further!"
The shopkeeper was taken aback upon hearing this, and then suddenly pulled out an abacus from somewhere, becoming cautious and wary.
He would act as soon as Shen Tu Lie gave the order.
Shen Tu Lie kept a close eye on Wu Cheng, while also listening carefully to his surroundings, as if Fei Yuan, the "Silent Yellow Spring" of the Extinction Path, might jump out at any moment.
After all, if Wu Cheng and this girl hadn't been members of the Extinction of Emotions Path, how could they have survived the hands of the Extinction of Emotions Path Master and Young Master?
Shenjiazhuang was a trap! It was just someone else's trap!
Wu Cheng's smile remained unchanged. "Mr. Shentu, don't be nervous. There's no such thing as the Path of Extinguishing Emotions here."
"Didn't they come?"
Shen Tu Lie gave the waiter a look, and the waiter immediately rushed out.
A moment later he returned and shook his head. "Elder, there really is no one here."
"Great! It's good that you didn't come!"
Shen Tu Lie grinned, "Then don't blame me! I just wanted to run a small business honestly, but you brats insisted on barging in and exposing my identity! Now that you know my background, you won't be leaving this room standing up today!"
Before he finished speaking, Shen Tu Lie's true energy suddenly erupted, overturning all the tables and chairs in the back hall!
The man, unable to bear it any longer, scrambled out the door.
The next moment, Shen Tu Lie stomped his foot, and the bluestone bricks instantly cracked into a spider web pattern! Then, like a tiger descending from the mountain, he threw a punch at Wu Cheng!
He used 80% of his strength in that punch!
Qingque gripped the umbrella handle instantly, ready to draw her sword the next moment.
But after Wu Cheng made his move, she gripped the umbrella handle, holding back her attack.
Wu Cheng had already stood up. He unleashed a burst of energy from the Yongquan acupoint on his left foot and advanced instead of retreating using the Flowing Cloud Step!
He pointed his fingers like a sword, and his true energy emerged from the Qi seed in his dantian. It flowed smoothly from the Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian to the Tianjing point behind his elbow, spiraling and overlapping like a spring!
The resulting reaction force made his sword finger move three times faster!
This is the usage he realized after another epiphany on the road.
If that burst of true energy can be used for light footwork and swordplay, then why can't it be used for other acupoints around the body?
He tried it and it worked! It's just that after using it a lot, the acupoints and meridians felt a little sore and numb.
Shen Tu Lie clearly hadn't expected him to be so fast! And that sword finger could even accelerate another third midway through!
With a fierce grin, he threw a punch with 80% of his strength, aiming directly at Wu Cheng's sword finger!
Watch me fucking smash your arms and teeth!
Zzzzz!
After a faint sword cry, Shen Tu Lie staggered back three steps! His chest heaved violently!
He looked down at the bloody mark on his fist, then looked up at Wu Cheng's unharmed fingers. His expression changed instantly from ferocity to astonishment, and then from astonishment to disbelief.
Sword finger, just two fingers... How could a young boy who looks only a teenager break through his full-force fist and injure his fist with just two fingers?!
Is this guy even human?
Wu Cheng also stepped back to the seat using the Flowing Cloud Step. The lingering force in his Yongquan acupoint made his clothes flutter gracefully.
Shen Tu Lie calmly hid his injured right hand behind his back, his fierce eyes fixed on Wu Cheng, and said in a deep voice, "Boy, I only used six-tenths of my strength. The fact that you survived my punch is already a rare feat among the young talents of the martial world. You are destined for a bright future. How much strength did you use?"
Shen Tu Lie valued his reputation above all else, so he kept his words to himself.
Wu Cheng said calmly, "Let's say it's five parts of my strength."
In reality, he only used three-tenths of his strength.
Shen Tu Lie: "..."
Hard! The fist is hard!
He glanced at Qingque. If he knew he couldn't beat these two working together, he would have definitely gone up and fought to the death!
At this moment, Xue Jianren and Zhou Ke suddenly realized what was happening.
Zhou Ke stared at Wu Cheng with a shocked expression, and couldn't help but sigh, "I only knew that the Sword Pavilion had many rumors about my junior brother's exceptional talent, and I thought it was just an exaggeration. But seeing him today, I know they were right! I never imagined that my junior brother's strength was no less than that of 'Blood Blade' Shen Tu Lie!"
Shen Tu Lie is a renowned and illustrious elder of the Demonic Sect!
Zhou Ke was shocked by his identity and was secretly determined to cover Wu Cheng and the others' retreat when Wu Cheng suddenly made his move! He even fought Shen Tu Lie to a standstill!
Today has truly been an eye-opening experience; even returning to the mountain now would have been worthwhile.
Xue Jianren, on the other hand, looked solemn.
To be honest, he had no idea who "Blood Blade" Shen Tu Lie was.
But he knew that Wu Cheng could kill him with a single sword strike, and that the skinny old man with the scarred face could fight Wu Cheng for a move without losing, which meant that he could also kill him with a single punch.
Wu Cheng ignored what the two were thinking and asked with a smile, "Mr. Shentu, can we sit down and talk now?"
Shen Tu Lie snorted coldly, pulled over an overturned chair, sat down, and said in a gruff voice, "What do you want to talk about?"
"I've heard that your Fushengtang is well-informed. Help me find someone." Wu Cheng said calmly, "Yuan Congwen, the son of the magistrate of Luoyang, has a personal servant named Sun Xiaohu. He is probably in his early twenties, with a long face and a black mole on his left cheek. I want to know where he is. I want to see him alive or dead."
Shen Tu Lie glared at him coldly, "Hmph, what if I don't help?"
Wu Cheng smiled slightly, "To be honest, Mr. Shentu, I am now a disciple of the Wentian Sect, and even a true disciple of the sect leader."
Shen Tu Lie was immediately taken aback. "So your Wentian Sect was involved in that scheme back then too!"
Bai Suying was also there that day, and she had already begun to gain fame in the martial arts world.
Shen Tu Lie assumed that Wu Cheng was a disciple of the Wentian Sect at that time.
Wu Cheng didn't explain. He just paused for a moment, then his light voice rang out, "If Mr. Shentu helps me with this favor, then the Wentian Sect will pretend they didn't see the fact that the remnants of the Burial Path are hiding in Luoyang City, using the pseudonym Fushengtang to run wedding and funeral businesses."
Shen Tu Lie remained silent for a long while, then sighed and yelled at the waiter, "Go, serve tea to our distinguished guests!"
He paused for a moment, then added, "Serve the finest tea!"
Seeing Wu Cheng looking over with a smile, he immediately added, "No poison or sleeping potion!"
Zhou Ke and Xue Jianren: "???"
No! They really drugged me!
The two men immediately looked at Wu Cheng. No wonder his junior brother had repeatedly warned them not to drink water or eat food from strangers; it turned out they really had encountered poison...
Shen Tu Lie seized the opportunity to speak, "Young Master Mei, what brings you to Luoyang City to find a servant of the Luoyang Magistrate's household?"
Xue and Zhou glanced at Wu Cheng but said nothing.
Junior Brother Wu's surname is clearly Wu, but Shen Tu Lie calls him Mei Gensheng. There must be a story behind this, but now is not the time to ask.
Wu Cheng replied slowly, "Because an outer disciple of the Wentian Sect died a violent death, I and my two senior brothers were sent out by the sect to investigate."
Shen Tu Lie asked, puzzled, "You asked if you've come to Luoyang to find a servant because a disciple of the Heavenly Sect has died?"
Wu Cheng said calmly, "The outer disciple who died was named Yuan Congwen, the son of the magistrate of Luoyang, and Wang Xiaohu was Yuan Congwen's servant."
Shen Tu Lie was taken aback, then got up to leave.
"Mr. Shentu." Wu Cheng's voice made Shentu Lie pause in his tracks. "Do you no longer want to run Fushengtang? Or... do you want to offend the Wentian Sect?"
Shen Tu Lie slapped his thigh, his face contorted in a grimace, and sat back down. "Damn it... I shouldn't have asked!"
Now, being single-minded has become a double-edged sword!
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