Chapter 87: A Minor Interlude

Seeing Feng Zi treat him with such contempt, the middle-aged Transformation Realm expert could not help but burn with rage.

Without waiting for Feng Zi to stand firm, he lunged forward violently, smashing a fist toward his face!

"Such a small-time character is truly easy to exploit; all his emotions are written on his face, he is practically begging others to find leverage against him..."

Watching that massive fist gradually enlarge in his vision, Feng Zi had already made his judgment of the man in his heart.

Just as that Jiang Huajing thought he had succeeded, the other party felt a sudden blur before his eyes—

The next moment, Feng Zi's calm voice came from behind him: "First move."

How did this brat manage that!? Reading novels to pass the time is great, ttk. tw is super smooth.

Hearing this voice, the middle-aged Transformation Realm expert's forehead was already covered in cold sweat, his heart filled with shock and suspicion.

But at the same time, the man's body had already acted a step ahead:

He poured all his strength into his right arm, twisted his waist and abdomen violently, and swung a powerful, heavy elbow toward his rear!

Yet behind him, where was there any sign of Feng Zi?

Having exhausted his full strength, this Transformation Realm Martial Artist of unremarkable ability could not check his momentum in time and actually tumbled to the ground.

Feng Zi stood calmly before him, looking down at him from above: "Second move."

This middle-aged Transformation Realm expert still did not understand what kind of methods Feng Zi had used.

But to the surrounding Martial Artists, including Lu Zhiruo, Feng Zi's figure had been like a ghost from start to finish, swift and silent.

Only Qing Lin saw it clearly:

Feng Zi had not used any real strength at all; he was simply toying with that Transformation Realm expert as if he were a child.

Therefore, she could not help but laugh out loud.

Hearing this crisp, bell-like laughter, the middle-aged Transformation Realm expert felt his cheeks burning; he had lost all face.

In his desperation and fury, how could he still think of any principle like "plan before you act"?

Seeing him use the strength in his legs, he intended to pin Feng Zi down.

This time, this Jiang Huajing finally saw clearly:

Like a shadow, Feng Zi dodged his offensive with a speed and movement he could hardly imagine.

At this moment, all his resentment was replaced by the massive gap in strength and the anger at being toyed with.

Feng Zi patted his clothes, which were not even stained with dust, and continued to look at him with that calm expression: "Third move, you still haven't hit me."

He was merely stating a perfectly ordinary objective fact, as if triumphing over this opponent were a self-evident truth—

Or rather, viewing himself as Feng Zi's opponent was merely the middle-aged Transformation Realm expert's wishful thinking.

This fact stung the Jiang Huajing's pride deeply; he jumped up in anger and once again smashed a fist toward Feng Zi's face.

But this time, Feng Zi's hand firmly gripped the man's fist, preventing it from advancing even a fraction.

"I said it before, I would only give you three moves, and you should have accepted that." Still the same calm attitude.

To this, the middle-aged Transformation Realm expert only roared: "Who agreed to such a thing with you? Don't look down on people too much!"

Hmm, once the facts are unfavorable to him, he immediately acts shamelessly and denies the account, even though he is not in the upper hand at all.

Feng Zi was not surprised by the response from such a person, nor did he think he could be dismissed so easily.

The next moment, his wrist exerted sudden force, and with just one move, he threw the man to the ground!

"I used only one move to knock you down, I did what I said I would; do you still want to keep pestering me?" Feng Zi said flatly.

The middle-aged Transformation Realm expert lay on the ground, but only gritted his teeth and said viciously: "You outsider bastard..."

But the man only gritted his teeth and indulged in a bit of verbal spite, without standing up again—

It was not that he did not want to continue the provocation, but because Feng Zi had incidentally dislocated his entire arm during the previous exchange.

Of course, the so-called "exchange" was merely the Jiang Huajing's wishful thinking; Feng Zi had always viewed it as a minor disciplinary punishment.

"You are a Transformation Realm expert; you still have a use in tomorrow's battle to wipe out the Beast Tide, so I will only dislocate one arm this time as a slight punishment."

Feng Zi looked down at him from above and said indifferently: "Next time... there will be no such thing as a 'next time'."

"If you, or those guys behind you, continue to provoke me openly or secretly, I wouldn't mind killing a piece of trash who is nothing but an empty shell of a Transformation Realm expert to establish my authority."

Facing such an existence, Feng Zi would not bother with considerations of "leaving a way out for others"—

In this world, what does one rely on to stand tall? Is it gentleness, kindness, respect, and frugality?

What a joke, those are words for raising lambs!

If Feng Zi had truly acted according to these standards, he would have been eaten until not even his bones were left back in Daishan County.

He only ever practiced "principles" with people of value.

Having said that, he looked at the surrounding Martial Artists who were still watching in a daze: "What are you still staring at? Disperse."

Hearing this command, the surrounding Martial Artists subconsciously shrank their necks and left sheepishly.

By the time Lu Hanwen and Li Shou heard the news and rushed over, the middle-aged Transformation Realm expert had already left, clutching his dislocated arm and limping.

Seeing this, Lu Hanwen immediately let out a hearty laugh and stepped forward to pat Feng Zi on the shoulder:

"It has been many days, Brother Feng Zi, your strength is still as stunning as ever, good, good, good!"

Feng Zi indeed understood that these two must be on his side, but he had not expected them to express their attitude so clearly.

Seeing this, Li Shou also walked up, still in his usual man-of-few-words manner: "He deserved it, well fought."

Hearing this, Lu Hanwen nodded repeatedly: "Brother Li Shou is right, you have truly vented our anger for us."

Having said that, he threw an arm around Feng Zi's shoulder and walked toward his and Qing Lin's room, whispering: "Come, let's talk inside."

Seeing their actions, Lu Zhiruo also walked into the barracks ahead of them with Qing Lin.

Closing the door, Feng Zi asked with confusion: "It seems that Brother Hanwen must be the one in charge of this joint camp.

"I originally thought that even if they were dissatisfied with an outsider like me intervening, they wouldn't be so blatant?"

"Don't mention it, the only reason I can be this 'person in charge' is because of my and Brother Li Shou's status, as well as our two Transformation Realm strengths; in reality, I can't suppress them at all!"

Hearing Feng Zi's confusion, Lu Hanwen immediately gave a bitter laugh and poured out his grievances:

"But this is not a long-term solution—when the Beast Tide arrived, the Lu, Li, and Cui families of Yangquan City led the masses in resistance, and the losses they suffered were also great."

"Although the strength of the three families was not depleted too much, their high-end combatants all suffered varying degrees of injury, with the Lu and Li families being the worst off."

"Due to the different responsibilities they were in charge of, the Cui Family did not suffer too many losses, but their main family force remains in the city, acting as the representative of the three great families to preside over the city's defense and daily affairs."

"If it weren't for Brother Feng Zi arriving in time, coupled with the help of the three martial brothers of Daoist Yue Hong, those four upstarts would likely have already acted out."

Wherever there are people, there will inevitably be conflicts of interest; Lu Hanwen's experience once again truly proved this point!