Chapter 24: Expelled from the Martial Arts Academy!

"This is... Hidden Force..."

Jiang Ye carefully experienced the completely different sense of power in his body.

It was no longer the arrogance and ferocity of the Bright Force stage, where Qi and blood surged and force floated between muscles and membranes.

But like mercury pouring into the ground, sinking iron into a pool, all the power was deeply restrained and settled into the deepest part of the bones.

Jiang Ye's mind moved slightly, and that power was like an arm, silently born from the bone marrow, silent, but containing a penetrating power that made people's hearts tremble.

Immediately after, he raised his right hand, his five fingers stretched out, his mind moved slightly, there was no sound of tendons and bones, no surging of Qi and blood, and even the muscles under the skin did not show obvious bulging.

His palm just sank slightly inward, and ripples seemed to ripple in the air.

His palm fell lightly, seemingly casually patted on the old table beside him, whose wood had long since turned yellow and dark.

Bang.

A light sound that was not loud, and even a bit muffled.

On the desktop, the small area covered by his palm, even the wood grain was not twisted or broken, as if it had just been touched lightly.

However.

Jiang Ye moved his palm away, and his gaze fell.

Centered on his palm point, the desktop within a radius of a foot, seemingly intact, was actually internally shattered by the Hidden Force that sank into the bone marrow and emitted through the body in an instant.

It was not cracked, not collapsed, but turned into extremely fine and uniform wood powder.

"Not bad!"

Jiang Ye nodded slightly, a satisfied look on his old face.

Compared to the Bright Force, which is fierce and external and good at breaking cleverness with force, the biggest characteristic of Hidden Force lies in the word "penetrate."

The force is condensed like a needle, deep and heavy like a hammer, capable of easily penetrating clothing, leather, and even ordinary metal armor protection, directly hitting internal organs, causing internal damage like hitting a cow across a mountain.

"If I had broken through to the Hidden Force realm earlier, that protective inner armor on Zhang Xu would have been equivalent to a display."

A cold light flashed in Jiang Ye's eyes, and he already understood in his heart.

With his current Hidden Force that penetrates armor and hurts marrow, he didn't need to shatter the wall and hit Zhang Xu flying with that punch earlier.

The fist force could completely penetrate that inner armor and attack directly on Zhang Xu's heart pulse and internal organs.

The appearance might be undamaged, but the inside was already a mess.

Let alone he, Zhang Xu, only had one life; even if he had two more lives, he would have died on the spot, without any chance of survival.

"I don't know if that kid... really died thoroughly..."

Thinking of Zhang Xu, a cold chill flashed in Jiang Ye's eyes again.

This son's heart was vicious, his means were low, and he dared to carry out such a filthy calculation against Liu Yiyi, which had already touched Jiang Ye's bottom line.

"If that punch failed to take his life, letting him linger on..."

Jiang Ye's withered fingers twisted the cuffs unconsciously, his eyes becoming more deep and cold.

"Then I have to work hard again, send him on his way with my own hands, and ensure he dies thoroughly!"

For enemies, especially a beast like Zhang Xu who is insidious and despicable, Jiang Ye always believes in eradicating evil thoroughly and leaving no tail.

At the same time.

Anxi County, East City, Zhang Family Mansion.

Inside the brightly

On the left, Liu Qingshi, the Master of the Qingshi Martial Arts Hall, stood with his hands behind his back, his face as heavy as water.

Beside him was Su Chen, the head of the Su family, whose eyes were currently filled with malice, devoid of his usual harmonious demeanor.

Behind the two, Liu Yiyi and Su Yan stood side by side; the young women's faces were pale, yet cold flames of anger burned in their eyes as they stared straight ahead.

On the right, Zhang He, the head of the Zhang family, stood alone in front of the main seat, his expression so gloomy it could almost drip water.

Between them lay a person who was severely injured and on the verge of death—it was none other than Zhang Xu.

Previously, Su Yan and Liu Yiyi had discussed the matter, and, suppressing their shame and pain, they had selectively informed their fathers of what had transpired.

They concealed the white-haired old man and the subsequent unbearable chaos, focusing only on how Zhang Xu had set the trap and drugged them, and how they had seen through it and fought back.

Even so, Liu Qingshi and Su Chen were incensed.

If it weren't for the fact that Zhang Xu was already on the brink of death and could no longer function as a man, Liu Qingshi would have wanted to punch him into a pulp of flesh right then and there.

Therefore, they had immediately brought Zhang Xu, the living evidence, to demand an explanation.

On the other side, Zhang He's brows were furrowed into a 'chuan' shape, his expression gloomy to the extreme.

To be honest, the moment he saw them bring in the dying Zhang Xu, Zhang He realized that his son had definitely botched things again.

This made him both angry and furious.

He was angry that this disappointing son had botched things again, and furious that Zhang Xu had been injured to such an extent!

No matter what, this was his son!

"Hall Liu Liu Guan Zhu, Family Head Su! Do not make false accusations! My son Zhang Xu has always acted uprightly; how could he possibly think of plotting against your daughters!"

Zhang He shouted sternly with a gloomy face:

"You took the law into your own hands and injured my son like this; you truly do not hold the Zhang family in your eyes!"

"I strongly suspect that the truth of the matter is that your daughters wanted to seduce my son..."

"And when things went wrong, they dealt such a vicious blow to my son!"

He knew that he absolutely could not admit to the matter at this time.

Furthermore, he had to immediately bite back.

Because with the situation escalated to this point, both sides were bound to become enemies.

Seeing that Zhang He was actually so shameless as to bite back, the killing intent on the faces of Liu Yiyi and the others surged instantly.

They had truly learned what it meant to have a father like son.

Only Liu Qingshi's expression remained unchanged; he looked at Zhang He with cold eyes and said in a deep voice, "It seems you will not give up until you hear your son admit it himself."

As he spoke, Liu Qingshi stepped forward, intending to lift Zhang Xu, who was lying on the ground.

"What do you want to do..."

Zhang He's expression changed abruptly, and he wanted to stop him.

Liu Qingshi's gaze shifted slightly, his cold stare falling upon Zhang He like a mountain.

"You..."

Zhang He's figure stalled.

Although the Zhang family also hosted a Transformation of Force martial artist, that expert was never constrained and was not at the manor at this moment.

If Liu Qingshi were truly to make a move, he really had no way to stop him.

He hesitated for just this moment, and Liu Qingshi had already hoisted Zhang Xu up.

Liu Qingshi extended a finger as fast as lightning and pressed it onto an acupoint on Zhang Xu's back.

Immediately after, Zhang Xu, who had been like a dead dog, trembled violently, as if experiencing a final flash of life, shaking his head and regaining a sliver of consciousness.

Without giving him any time to react, Liu Qingshi asked in a majestic voice, "Zhang Xu, tonight, did you plot to drug Liu Yiyi and Su Yan and attempt to commit an indecent act against them!"

Zhang Xu was currently suffering internally, his life hanging by a thread, his mind already blurred; he felt only boundless pain and fear, as well as the pressure of an irresistible will.

His lips trembled, and he spoke intermittently, like someone talking in a dream: "It's… it's me… I wanted to… but it didn't succeed… spare… spare my life…"

Trembling as he finished this sentence, his voice grew weak again, as if he had exhausted all his strength and could stop breathing at any moment.

Zhang He stared fixedly at Zhang Xu with a gloomy gaze, unable to speak for a moment, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Zhang He!" Su Chen's hair and beard bristled as he shouted angrily, "Your son has admitted it himself; what else do you have to say!"

After a moment of silence, Zhang He said to Liu Qingshi with a forced smile, "Hall Liu Liu Guan Zhu has good methods!"

Then, looking at the half-dead Zhang Xu with a cold expression, he said coldly:

"If you do something wrong, you must admit it; if you are beaten, you must stand straight."

"Since it was my son who committed the error first, it is only right that he receives a heavy punishment; I have nothing more to say."

"Fortunately..." He changed the subject, his gaze sweeping over the two young women, Liu Yiyi, and his tone softened, "Your beloved daughters were alert and did not let this degenerate succeed; their purity remains intact, which is the greatest fortune in this misfortune. My Zhang family is willing to provide compensation for this matter to appease your anger."

"For your two beloved daughters, I will offer twenty thousand taels of silver each as an apology to soothe their shock; how about that?"

"If you feel this compensation is not enough to vent your anger..."

Zhang He paused slightly, his gaze toward Zhang Xu becoming even colder, and he said faintly:

"Then you may take my son away; kill him or carve him up, do as you please."

Upon hearing this, a strange look flashed in the eyes of everyone present.

Zhang He was indeed worthy of being the head of the Zhang family; he was truly ruthless.

Liu Qingshi exchanged a glance with Su Chen, and seeing the other party agree, he let go of his hand, tossing Zhang Xu onto the ground like trash, and said in a deep voice, "Then let it be so."

The reason they could agree was mainly because they believed their daughters' purity had not been harmed, and Zhang Xu was already crippled—he couldn't even be a man anymore, which was no different from being dead.

Killing him further had no meaning.

Zhang He acted extremely quickly, immediately calling for someone to bring the silver notes, and then sent them off.

Watching the backs of the group as they stepped out of the Zhang family mansion, Zhang He's eyes narrowed until they were almost a line, cold as a viper.

Suddenly.

"By the way, from this moment on, Zhang Xu has been expelled from my Qingshi Martial Arts Hall and cast out of the sect. Henceforth, he has no further connection with the Martial Arts Hall and shall never be allowed to step foot in the hall again!"

Liu Qingshi's cold voice exploded in Zhang He's ears like a thunderclap.