Chapter 86

Huang Jin still wanted to say more, but he was impatiently interrupted by Huang Ping, who even blamed Lu Ren's matter on him, believing that he had made a mistake in his oversight.

He opened his mouth, but ultimately had no choice but to retreat.

At this point, his Second Brother still didn't understand that talent was not the most important thing. Lu Ren had good talent, but wasn't it still a bamboo basket to draw water, failing to be used by the Huang family?

What the Huang family needed was not a genius, but someone who could remember the Huang family's favor, be loyal to the Huang family, and be used by the Huang family.

Xu Yang had good comprehension and poor root bone. If Huang Jin provided help at this time, it would surely win Xu Yang's heart.

But he was not a direct descendant. His Eldest Brother was in seclusion seeking a breakthrough in Marrow Cleansing, and the one who truly called the shots in the Huang family was Huang Ping.

No matter how many advantages he said Xu Yang had, it was useless if Huang Ping didn't look down on Xu Yang's root bone. Huang Ping hadn't learned the lesson brought by Lu Ren at all and only wanted to bet big with small stakes, using little money to cultivate experts.

"Forget it!"

His Second Brother had determined that Xu Yang was unlikely to achieve anything, so no matter how much he said, it was useless.

After cupping his hands, he immediately turned and left.

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【Martial Dao Longevity Points: 42】

The first thing he did upon opening his eyes was to look at the panel.

Yesterday, he slaughtered Bao Gang and received ten points as a reward. Added to the previous reward for Qi Gathering Minor Success, his points had accumulated to over forty.

According to his past habits, these points could be used to improve his root bone, but this time he didn't touch these points.

Yesterday's matter with Bao Gang let him know that he needed to keep some points in reserve. In case of an emergency, if he couldn't win, the points could be used to temporarily improve his cultivation method.

If the person ambushing him yesterday hadn't been Bao Gang but a Qi Gathering Minor Success expert, even if he could kill the opponent, it wouldn't have been easy.

"Brother, time to eat!"

After standing in the Turtle-Snake Great Stance for a while, the sky was still just beginning to brighten, and Xu Qing had already prepared breakfast.

Xu Yang pushed open the door, and the snow outside had already deepened to the height of his calves.

"What a heavy snow. I fear many people will freeze to death this year."

This year's snow was heavier than in previous years. It was only the second day, and it was already this thick.

After eating, the heavy snow hadn't stopped. Xu Yang first cleared the snow from the roof to prevent it from collapsing, then took his firewood knife and rope to head into the mountains.

It took him half an hour to return with a load of firewood.

"Don't go out. I will buy grain from the city."

The snow was too deep, and he was worried Xu Qing would be frozen. After instructing Xu Qing, he set off for the Liu family.

Heaven and earth were one color, and the wilderness was a vast expanse of white.

The goose-feather-like heavy snow fell incessantly. His blood energy was too vigorous, and his whole body was like a furnace. After walking for a while, the ice and snow falling on him kept melting, and his clothes were already soaked through.

His body, like a furnace, kept emitting high temperatures, and he was like a walking steamer emitting a large amount of mist.

"It is said that Qi Gathering Major Success experts have true qi covering their whole body, which can form a protective shield outside the body, impenetrable by water and landing no flies. It's a pity I haven't reached that realm yet.

Otherwise, even if I walked in the snow for several hours, not a single snowflake would fall on me."

Although he didn't feel cold, having to constantly vibrate his blood energy to evaporate the snow water on his body was not a pleasant thing.

When he arrived at the Liu family, a group of servants and laborers were clearing the snow.

Xu Yang walked to the Offering Courtyard. The snow here had already been cleared, and Wu Yongfeng and the others were not practicing martial arts either, but were gathered in a room roasting over charcoal fire, each of them emitting mist.

With such heavy snow, there probably wouldn't be anything to do today.

He moved closer and discovered that besides Bao Gang, Zhang Bo had also not appeared.

The few of them didn't care about Bao Gang not coming, assuming he was delayed by the heavy snow.

It wasn't until an hour later that Zhang Bo came in a hurry: "Who among you saw Bao Gang yesterday?"

???

Everyone was full of question marks. Everyone had seen Bao Gang yesterday, and he had even opened his mouth to borrow money from Xu Yang.

Zhang Bo said with a serious face: "Bao Gang has gone missing. His family came looking, saying he hadn't returned all night and they couldn't find him."

Wang Yun spoke up: "He recently got addicted to gambling and received his pay yesterday. Could he still be at the gambling den?"

Zhang Bo shook his head: "I've already been to the gambling den to ask; he left yesterday afternoon."

"Then we don't know. We haven't seen him since he left here yesterday."

He wasn't at the gambling den, the martial arts hall, or the Liu family. Everyone understood that Bao Gang had probably met with an accident. The faces of those who had lent money to Bao Gang couldn't help but turn ugly.

If you're going to die, you should at least pay back the money before dying.

"He probably met with an accident. You all be careful; this might be the work of the Liu family's enemies. I'll go tell the Master to send people to investigate."

Zhang Bo gave an instruction and left in a hurry.

Everyone's expressions changed again. It really might be the work of the Liu family's enemies. It seemed they had to be careful.

"They shouldn't be able to trace it back to me, right?" Xu Yang pondered.

Bao Gang wanted to ambush him halfway to rob him for money and kill him; he shouldn't have revealed such a thing to outsiders. Plus, with the heavy snow covering all traces, he feared even a divine catcher would be at a loss.

"It's a good thing you didn't lend him money yesterday," Wang Yun laughed.

Xu Yang shook his head: "For a gambling dog like him, not lending him money is for his own good."

The few of them nodded in agreement and soon forgot about Bao Gang, chatting about interesting news in the martial arts world. ===== CHAPTER 87 =====