Chapter 27: Precautionary Measures

Did he not kill at least eighty, if not a hundred, nobles of the Jin Clan when he was young?

As Li Junxian spoke, his aura was imposing and his killing intent felt tangible; Lu Yuan, who had never seen the other man like this before, felt a slight jolt in his heart.

He suddenly felt that this master's past experiences were definitely not simple, and it was possible that he had once rebelled against the Jin Dynasty in his youth.

"Master, absolutely not!"

Just as he was about to say something, Xu Dahu and Xu Erhu had already eagerly spoken up first:

"He is merely an arrogant second-generation heir; how could we let you take action yourself? You are here in Fengyang Prefecture to stay away from strife and enjoy your twilight years; you must not expose your identity because of us!"

"Although that Kundu deserves to die, we disciples are not in mortal danger after all. Once we have recovered, we will find an opportunity to take revenge ourselves. What would it look like to have you risk yourself to take action?"

Li Junxian's identity clearly had hidden secrets, and the more Lu Yuan heard, the more curious he became, but he did not press for answers, only following along to say:

"Master, my two senior brothers are right. This matter was caused by me after all, and that Kundu is just a mere second-generation heir without three heads and six arms. Once our injuries are healed, we will find an opportunity to take fierce revenge; there is no need for you to step in personally."

Seeing that all three were opposed, Li Junxian frowned, pondered for a long while, and finally said slowly:

"Fine, since you insist, then I will let that Kundu live for a while longer and leave him for you to take revenge on personally after your injuries heal."

"Thank you, Master!"

Xu Dahu finally breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Lu Yuan:

"Junior brother, don't worry. Although that Kundu comes from the General's Mansion, he is unlearned and unskilled, indulging in wine, lust, and wealth. Although it is said he has reached the Tendon Changing level, his skills are quite mediocre. Once we are healed, we will definitely take you with us to find an opportunity to avenge today's grudge!"

Lu Yuan did not say much, only nodding: "Good!"

At the same time.

In a separate courtyard of the Feng'en General Mansion.

"What, the operation failed!?"

In a brightly lit, magnificent living room, Kundu, dressed in a brocade robe, stared coldly at a man in a Night Suit before him, his tone extremely unkind:

"This is preposterous! Bata said you two were the elites under his command, with very accurate marksmanship. How could you fail to deal with a small gang of thugs, and even have one of you killed?"

Bata was a small Commander of the city garrison and also a Banner Person of the Jin Clan, who happened to be in charge of a unit of soldiers with Firearm.

Opposite him, the man in the Night Suit was clearly also a Golden Clan person, and he said with a pale face:

"Young Master Kundu, you do not know this, but Bielin and I laid in wait for half a month. Tonight, we finally hit an opportunity when we saw Lu Yuan go out, so we prepared to act."

"At the time, there were two others with him. Before we acted, he somehow sensed it in advance and reacted. Although we fired and hit them, we did not finish the job. As a result, the two martial arts experts by his side who appeared to have undergone Tendon Changing reacted and actually charged at us while braving the gunfire, killing Bielin on the spot."

"Martial arts experts who have undergone Tendon Changing? That should be the pair called Xu Dahu and Xu Erhu."

Kundu's anger had not subsided, and he asked with a gloomy face:

"Of these three people, you didn't kill a single one?"

The gunman's face was ugly:

"All three of these people were hit by us, but the extent of their injuries is unknown. It is a pity that we were short-handed; if there had been one more gun, these three would definitely have had no way to survive! Unfortunately, not only did a brother die, but we even lost the gun there. I estimate it has already been reported to the authorities. What do you think, Young Master?"

"You fail at everything you do!"

Kundu was extremely annoyed and waved his hand:

"I have already provided two hundred Silver Yuan; if there were slip-ups, that is your problem. Not to mention that the bunch of good-for-nothings at the government office have neither the guts nor the ability to investigate, if they really do come knocking, let Bata pay to handle it himself!"

Nowadays, the country is in turmoil and the administration is long since corrupted. Since it was merely a shooting case involving a few ruffians, he did not worry at all about what those fools in the government could do to him.

The gunman had nothing to say in response, bowed slightly, and immediately walked out of the room quickly.

By the window, Kundu stared at the gunman's departing figure, his expression shifting between light and shadow:

"A tiny ant, and I couldn't even crush it to death. This is preposterous."

Time passed in a flash.

On the night of the attack, Lu Yuan, Xu Dahu, and Xu Erhu were brought back to the Boxiyuan by Li Junxian to begin quiet recuperation.

All the gang members in the garden were shocked and furious upon learning of the three's encounter, scrambling to ask who was responsible.

To prevent the news from spreading and affecting future revenge, the three of them were vague and did not reveal that the mastermind was Kundu.

The others remained indignant, and it was only when Li Junxian stepped forward that the commotion was temporarily quelled, allowing the three to recuperate in peace.

Then, the days passed one by one.

Among the three, Xu Dahu's injuries were the most severe, and he could only stay in bed; Lu Yuan and Xu Erhu's injuries were secondary, but they could walk around without issue.

Because he was injured and could not practice Martial Arts, Lu Yuan considered it a blessing in disguise, as he had plenty of time during the day to practice his Guiding Technique.

Taking advantage of this rare opportunity, he devoted all his energy to practicing this technique every day, aside from eating and walking, in order to complete the Hundred Days Foundation Establishment as soon as possible.

On the night of the attack, if there had not been only two gunmen, and if Xu Dahu and Xu Erhu had not happened to be by his side, he might have died on the spot.

All of this made him more alert and more urgent in his heart.

The power of firearms is difficult for a mortal body to resist. His immortal cultivation is just at the beginning, and he cannot be arrogant just because he is a cultivator; he must be more careful in the future to avoid dying halfway.

Fortunately, every one of the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Arts has incredible power.

Lu Yuan only needed to study them slightly to determine that there was one Earthly Fiend Art that could not only save his life but could also easily repay the grudge of this gunshot from Kundu tenfold!

It was just that his current Qi Luck was only 28 units. If he accumulated it step-by-step at the rate of one unit of spontaneous growth every three days, it would take at least seven months.

However, the improvement of his own cultivation could also bring about an increase in Qi Luck. As the first threshold of the path of immortal cultivation, the Hundred Days Foundation Establishment would surely bring a significant amount of Luck Power.

Therefore, taking advantage of this time, he devoted himself wholeheartedly to the practice of the Guiding Technique, setting a goal to complete the Hundred Days Foundation Establishment.

At the same time, it seemed to be due to the dual effect of the Guiding Technique and the Ingestion Technique.

After only ten days of recuperation in the garden, the gunshot wound on his back had completely recovered, and the wound had even healed completely without leaving any obvious scars, which greatly surprised Li Junxian, who was applying medicine for him.

After all, none of the three had light injuries. In such a short time, the most severely injured Xu Dahu was only just able to get out of bed and walk, and Xu Erhu, whose injuries were similar to Lu Yuan's, only had a large scar on his shoulder from the gunshot wound that had not yet fallen off.

Such an astonishing physique left the knowledgeable Li Junxian speechless.

And as the gunshot wound basically recovered, Lu Yuan resumed his Martial Arts practice and morning lessons during the day, and began to practice the Dragon Tiger Vajra Fist with Li Junxian.

As the saying goes, having many skills is never a burden. Although immortal cultivation is the supreme method in this world, it takes a long time to achieve anything, and during this period, he still needed Martial Arts for self-protection.

While beginning to practice Martial Arts, he could also use the excuse of clearing his mind to occasionally go out during the day to buy medicinal herbs, then return to digest them with the Ingestion Technique to assist his practice of Martial Arts and the Guiding Technique.

Just like that, in a life of cultivation spent in seclusion, two months flashed by.

(End of chapter)