Chapter 15

"Xu Yang, I'll kill you!"

Yang Jun saw this scene, his eyes splitting with rage, and he lunged at Xu Yang.

Xu Yang had long been on guard against him.

Yang Jun had started practicing martial arts earlier than him, but not by much, and he certainly hadn't initiated any fist techniques yet.

So when the two of them fought, it wouldn't be much different from street thugs.

And in a fight, one looks at reaction, and two looks at strength.

He had been mining at the mine and had long since developed a body of brute strength, and in the past few days of stance training, his strength had been increasing day by day.

Although Yang Jun had started practicing martial arts earlier than him, his strength was definitely not as good as his.

The moment Yang Jun lunged, he pushed Old Second Xu in front of him to collide with Yang Jun, and then he took a step forward and threw a punch.

Yang Jun was bumped by Old Second Xu, and his forward momentum was immediately blocked.

He hurriedly reached out to push Old Second Xu, but didn't notice that Xu Yang's fist had already arrived, hitting him heavily under the ear.

"Bang!"

Basically without any extra reaction, Yang Jun fell straight down, as if his power had been cut off instantly.

"Trash!"

He hadn't even expected Yang Jun to be this useless, being knocked down in one move.

"A-Jun..."

Zhang Cuiting had just barely walked out of the room when she saw Yang Jun fall unconscious to the ground. She didn't care about Xu Yang anymore and lunged at Yang Jun like a madwoman, pinching Yang Jun's philtrum hard.

"Brother, hurry and go, you've beaten Yang Jun to death."

Xu Qing, who had chased after them, saw this scene, and her face turned pale instantly.

"He won't die, he's just temporarily unconscious." Xu Yang said.

Yang Jun's stance training had already been initiated, and he had started tempering his muscles and bones. One punch wouldn't kill him, and he had also held back his strength.

Sure enough, after a flurry of panic from Zhang Cuiting and Old Second Xu, who were busy massaging his meridians and pinching his philtrum, Yang Jun slowly woke up and then looked at Xu Yang with a look of fear.

He had initiated his stance training several days ago, and yet he had been knocked down by a mud-legged miner with one punch. It was simply a great humiliation.

Old Second Xu stood up angrily: "Rebellious son, I just took one of your chickens, is it worth making such a scene? A-Jun has become a martial artist, which is also good for you. How much have you eaten of mine over the years..."

As he spoke, his words stopped abruptly.

He had wanted to say how much you have eaten of mine over the years, but he realized that over these years, he hadn't raised Xu Yang at all; instead, he had taken quite a bit from Xu Yang.

"What? You don't have the face to continue?"

Xu Yang stared at him: "You should be glad you're my father; otherwise, today's matter wouldn't end like this. At the very least, I would have to break your arm."

"And Old Second Xu, listen well: from today on, I and Xiao Qing are severing ties with you. If you dare to come to our door to rob things again, I will definitely beat you to death. Tomorrow I will announce this matter to the public, and I also ask the fellow villagers to help witness it."

Xu Yang bowed to the people watching the commotion outside Zhang Cuiting's courtyard one by one, and then took Xu Qing and walked away with long strides.

"Rebellious son!"

Old Second Xu roared. For the sake of a chicken, he was actually severing ties with him.

"Still not ashamed enough? Hurry and help me support A-Jun back to the room." Zhang Cuiting roared.

She only cared about her son's condition now and would worry about other things later. ===== CHAPTER 28 =====

【Martial Dao Longevity Points: 39】

At the fifth watch, Xu Yang woke up. The first thing he did upon opening his eyes was to look at the panel. The points rewarded by the panel yesterday were thirty.

Because he had initiated the Turtle-Snake Great Stance yesterday and also learned the Mountain-Shaking Bear Fist.

【Root Bone: 30】

Without any hesitation, Xu Yang used all thirty points to improve his root bone, not using them to improve the Turtle-Snake Great Stance or the Mountain-Shaking Bear Fist.

His Turtle-Snake Great Stance initiation was only one day later than Lu Ren's, yet still, no one believed he could become a martial artist. Besides the reason of resources, the main reason was that his root bone was not as good as Lu Ren's.

In other words, at the current stage, root bone was more important than comprehension.

And comprehension was related to the cultivation speed of techniques, so using it to improve technique progress wouldn't bring much benefit to rushing the barrier.

In an instant, Xu Yang only felt his whole body heating up, and a tingling sensation came from his muscles and bones.

His body became hotter and hotter, and he started to sweat.

He had experienced this situation three times.

The first time was when his root bone improved to 5, the second time was when it improved to 10, and the third time was when it improved to 20.

And this time, his root bone improved to 30.

"My current root bone should be Grade C-Upper, the same as Zhang Yong's."

After a while, his body gradually returned to normal. His whole body was already soaked with sticky sweat, and this sweat carried a sour smell and was black in color.

He only felt his muscles and bones were stronger, his strength had changed somewhat, and his whole person felt much lighter.

Xu Yang didn't move the remaining points for the time being. Even if he wanted to improve the progress of his fist techniques, he had to take it slow.

He had only learned the Mountain-Shaking Bear Fist yesterday, so he should wait a couple of days before improving it. It was best to add one point a day so it wouldn't appear too abrupt.

Walking out of the room, Xu Yang fetched a few basins of water to wash off the sweat on his body, but his stomach was already hungry to the point of being unbearable.

He was actually woken up by hunger. The things he had eaten at the Mighty Far Hall last night had already been digested. With the Turtle-Snake Great Stance initiated, relying only on a little meat and rice was no longer enough to support his cultivation.

Returning to the room, Xu Yang ate two large bowls of brown rice with the chicken meat Xu Qing had stewed last night, but he still felt unsatisfied.

If he were to eat to his heart's content, he could eat a whole chicken, but he had to leave some for Xu Qing.

The little girl was at the age of growing, and she also needed nutrition.

Xu Yang started to practice the Turtle-Snake Great Stance. With his root bone reaching Grade C-Upper, the cultivation effect improved quite a bit.

By the time dawn broke, the things he had eaten were almost digested again, so he immediately rushed to the Mighty Far Hall.

He hadn't just been scaring Old Second Xu last night. Along the way, he told everyone he met about the severing of ties between the brother and sister and Old Second Xu.

Old Second Xu had been crazy about money recently. What he was most worried about was that if he didn't comply, Li Hu would go find Old Second Xu.

With Old Second Xu's character, he might really sell Xu Qing for Yang Jun to practice martial arts. Yesterday's incident just happened to give him the opportunity to sever the father-son relationship with Old Second Xu.

Not long after, everyone in White Stone Ward knew about this matter.

"The little brat is actually this clever!" Li Hu showed a look of surprise.

He had come to White Stone Ward today because he wanted to buy Xu Qing through Old Second Xu, but he hadn't expected to hear that they had already severed ties, thinking that Xu Yang had guessed his scheme in advance.

"Tiger Master, what should we do? Since they've severed ties, Old Second Xu has no right to sell anyone." A subordinate beside him asked.

A fierce light flashed in Li Hu's eyes: "Giving face but not wanting it. Since he wants to die, I'll fulfill his wish. Isn't the little brat working at the mine? Arrange a few people to enter the mine and finish him off directly."

"I wanted to do things properly, but he forced me to kill. Then don't blame me."

……

Mighty Far Hall!

Zhang Yong still didn't speak to Xu Yang, but the hatred in his eyes wasn't as obvious as it was yesterday.

"Do you know why Liu Guangfa doesn't eat with us anymore?" Qian Jiaxing leaned over sneakily.

Xu Yang said: "Why?"

Both of them lived outside the city and went home together every day. Qian Jiaxing would take this time to ask Xu Yang for advice on the Turtle-Snake Great Stance.

Xu Yang wasn't stingy either; he would guide him on whatever he understood.

Everyone was struggling in the mud, so he didn't mind doing a small favor. As time went on, if one were to ask who had the best relationship with Xu Yang among the ten, it was undoubtedly Qian Jiaxing.

But when they were at the Mighty Far Hall, both of them had a tacit understanding not to let everyone see it.

Qian Jiaxing whispered: "He sold his meat to Zhou Yang, so he doesn't dare to eat with us."

Xu Yang was stunned and shook his head: "It seems he has given up."

He wasn't too surprised. Liu Guangfa had long been out of the game. Although he had memorized the Turtle-Snake Great Stance later with Lu Ren's help, his Dao heart was already broken, so this choice wasn't surprising.

Qian Jiaxing looked around and, after confirming no one was there, lowered his voice: "It's not just because of what you caused yesterday. It's not just him; others have also been shaken."

"He asked me to pass a message to you. He also wants to sell his meat for money, but he doesn't want to sell it to those dog things like Zhou Yang. If you are willing, he will sell the meat to you."

Xu Yang was somewhat tempted upon hearing this: "Who is it?"

Three hundred coppers a month, only needing ten coppers a day to get three more bowls of beef. This was definitely a cost-effective deal; otherwise, the Zhou Yang and Zhou Yuan brothers wouldn't be staring at them every day.

If he had three more bowls of meat every day, his speed of storing blood and Qi would increase by a notch.

Qian Jiaxing shook his head: "He actually came to me first, but I couldn't come up with that much money. He wants one silver tael at once. I said I would help him ask you. I'll only tell you his name if I promise him you're willing to buy it."

Xu Yang thought seriously for a while and shook his head: "I don't dare to take it."

One silver tael, he could take it out, and it was very cost-effective. ===== CHAPTER 29 =====