Chapter 51

【Comprehension: 21】

【Innate Talent: 39】

【Cultivation Base: None】

【Cultivation Method: Turtle-Snake Grand Stance - Entry Level (72/100), Mountain-Shaking Bear Fist - Entry Level (119/150)】

【Skill: Mining lv. 3 (283/400)】

【Remaining Lifespan: 57】

【Martial Dao Longevity Points: 0】

After half a month of hard practice, the results were remarkable, and Xu Yang was very satisfied.

The points accumulated over these half a month had already raised his innate talent to 39, and in a few more days, it would reach 40.

By then, his innate talent should be able to enter the B-grade realm, on the same level as Lu Ren.

Supported by the money obtained from the Three Harmonies Gang, the progress of the Turtle-Snake Grand Stance had also improved. There would be no problem reaching the first barrier of the martial path this month.

There had been no accidents in the past half month. The Three Harmonies Gang had not sent anyone to station at the hall again, and the people collecting the residence fees came directly from the main altar.

"Brother Xu!"

At this moment, Qiu Wenjie walked over.

"If you don't practice properly, why are you coming to me? Your father entrusted me to supervise you." Xu Yang put away the Turtle-Snake Grand Stance.

Qiu Wenjie pointed to the gate of the Weiyuan Hall and said, "Xue Fangsheng is back, and he's alone."

Xu Yang looked toward the gate and indeed saw Xue Fangsheng, but he did not see Zhang Yong and the others who had gone into the mountains with Xue Fangsheng to hunt exotic beasts.

"Something happened!" Xu Yang's heart sank.

If he didn't have the panel, he probably would have followed Zhang Yong and the others into the mountains to take risks. He hadn't guessed wrong; there was something wrong with Xue Fangsheng.

But how could he dare to kill all seven of them?

"Why wouldn't he dare? You are all people without any background. As long as the Huang family doesn't step forward, would your families dare to find trouble with a Qi Gathering martial artist?

There are so many people in the outer courtyard; that's the reason he specifically sought out you few. It's fortunate that you refused at the time."

Qiu Wenjie sneered.

Many people in the outer courtyard knew there was something wrong with Xue Fangsheng, but few would offend a Qi Gathering martial artist for the sake of a few unrelated mud-legged people.

"Brother Xue, where are Luo Dehu and the others?"

Lu Ren strode over and blocked Xue Fangsheng's path. He also realized that something had happened.

"I'm not their father, why are you asking me?" Xue Fangsheng did not give Lu Ren any face.

Lu Ren was a genius, but after all, he hadn't successfully gathered Qi. As long as he didn't succeed for one day, there was a possibility of failure.

Even if Lu Ren could successfully gather Qi, so what? From the moment he set his sights on Luo Dehu and the others, he had already considered Lu Ren.

With the gains from this time, he might not necessarily be unable to cleanse his marrow in the future.

"You..."

Lu Ren was speechless for a moment: "Aren't you afraid that Master will hold you accountable for doing this?"

"Brother Lu Ren, speak clearly, what did I do?" Xue Fangsheng sneered.

If he didn't even know what had happened, how could he be held accountable?

Besides, if Lin Cheng cared about these trivial matters, would he still be doing it?

He hadn't expected Lu Ren to be so naive after such a long time, really taking Lin Cheng as his master and thinking that everyone was loving fellow disciples.

Didn't he see that Sun Tao was not far away, but he didn't care either?

For a moment, Lu Ren could no longer speak.

"What did you do? You beast, you treated us as food to feed the exotic beasts. Did you really think we were all dead?"

Xue Fangsheng's expression changed slightly. He looked back and saw Luo Dehu walking into Weiyuan Hall in rags, his face covered in bloodstains from tree branches.

Immediately after, Zhang Yong, Zhang Hong, and Qian Jiaxing also appeared.

All four had varying degrees of injuries, but none were serious; they were all just scrapes and the like.

In their eyes, there was nothing but unadulterated anger toward Xue Fangsheng.

"You beast, you even guarded us outside the mountains for a day, wanting to silence us all. Fortunately, we hid."

Qian Jiaxing's eyes were red, and he no longer had the high spirits he had when he returned last time.

Xue Fangsheng's expression remained unchanged, and instead, he showed a heartbroken expression: "Brother Qian, you simply don't recognize a good heart. I was worried about you having an accident, so I waited for you outside the mountains for a day without eating or drinking.

Seeing that you are all right, I am relieved."

As soon as these words were spoken, the eyes of Zhang Yong and the others were about to spit fire. It was clearly an attempt to kill them to silence them, but it was described by Xue Fangsheng as caring for them.

"Beast, you killed Tang Ruiyang and Yang Dacai and the others. You are not human."

Even if he couldn't do anything to Xue Fangsheng, Luo Dehu had to say it out loud to completely ruin Xue Fangsheng's reputation.

However, not many people sympathized with them. Who can you blame for not having enough brains?

Do you really think you are the son of destiny, that pies will fall from the sky, and that a Qi Gathering martial artist will kindly take you to make money without wanting anything from you?

"They were killed by exotic beasts. Don't blame me." Xue Fangsheng didn't care at all.

He dared to do these things, naturally having considered the consequences.

"Less nonsense, take out the money we deserve, otherwise we will go to Master to confront you." Zhang Yong said coldly.

The hatred of today will be settled after becoming a martial artist. The important thing now is to get the money.

"Yes, take out the thirty percent we deserve."

Zhang Hong, Luo Dehu, and Qian Jiaxing spoke up one after another.

"What money we deserve? At that time, the tiger was chasing us closely, and the things weren't brought out."

Xue Fangsheng didn't want to spit out what he had swallowed. He hadn't expected Zhang Yong and the others to change so quickly, knowing that he would intercept and kill them outside, and they had managed to hide and not come out. He had thought everyone was dead before he left.

Zhang Hong said angrily: "Do you think we didn't see you carrying that exotic beast to sell?"

Xue Fangsheng's eyes were gloomy. He hadn't expected these few lackeys to have been following him secretly.

Sun Tao walked over with a warning in his eyes: "Brother Xue, don't bring things from the mountains to the martial arts hall. If the matter reaches Master, you know Master's character."

The implication was that if you want to do something, handle it cleanly. Now that you haven't handled it cleanly and brought it to the martial arts hall, causing trouble for Master, even if Master doesn't want to care about these things, he will inevitably have to care for the sake of the martial arts hall's reputation.

Reluctantly, Xue Fangsheng took out the money that should be split and gave it to Zhang Yong and the others. As for the two who died, whether Zhang Yong and the others would split it was none of his business.

Staring fiercely at Zhang Yong and the others for a while, he left.

"Thank you, Brother Sun!"

Zhang Yong and the others bowed deeply to Sun Tao. Without Sun Tao speaking, it wouldn't have been easy for them to get this money.

"Take care of yourself!"

Sun Tao shook his head and turned to leave. He didn't want to care about this matter, but since it appeared in the martial arts hall, he had to care.

The crowd dispersed, leaving only Zhang Yong and the others.

"What should we do next?" Luo Dehu said with a bitter smile.

The money was obtained, but looking at the expression on Xue Fangsheng's face before he left, he would definitely not let them go. A Qi Gathering martial artist wanting to kill them wouldn't take much effort.

"I regret being blinded by greed. I should have listened to Xu Yang at the beginning." Zhang Hong sighed.

Thinking about it carefully now, Xu Yang saw it clearly. Although they were still alive now, once there was an opportunity, Xue Fangsheng would definitely make a move.

"He's not a good thing either. Since he knew Xue Fangsheng's intentions were sinister, why didn't he remind us?" Luo Dehu actually held a grudge against Xu Yang.