Chapter 69: Xuanwu Tea House

"What kind of scene is this?" Chen Yu was caught between laughter and tears.

That evening, at Xuanwu Tea House.

Xuanwu Tea House was a very renowned place in the Jianghu; a single cup of tea could dissolve grievances. Whenever people of the Jianghu had any grudges, they would mediate them here, and if they truly couldn't be mediated, the two parties would settle it by force right here.

However, after resorting to force, regardless of who died or who was injured, these grievances would end there, and no one was allowed to seek trouble with the other party again.

On the third floor of the tea house, in Zhongyi Hall.

The space on the third floor was immense. On both sides stood eight giant drums, and behind each drum stood a drummer in red. One drumbeat signified the start of mediation; two drumbeats meant the two parties had resolved their grievances; three drumbeats meant the grievances were settled once and for all.

When Chen Yu arrived, a group of people was already in the room.

Zhou Long, along with Li Zhongyi, the fifth of the Thirteen Taibao, Ren Fei, the sixth, and Zhang Zhaoming, the seventh.

Besides them, Du Feng was also present. Under the gaze of these people, Chen Yu and Lin Qingyue sat down on the other side.

Du Feng stared fixedly at Chen Yu; if his eyes could kill, he would have killed Chen Yu a hundred times over.

The hatred for the murder of his nephew was irreconcilable. Zhou Long maintained the image of an expert, while the remaining three Taibao wore different expressions.

"Senior Zhou, is this the Chen Yu you spoke of?" Li Zhongyi had a good relationship with the Qinglong Society, so he spoke first. He glanced at Chen Yu with a look of disdain.

"Just based on him, you had to trouble Senior Zhou to set up a Grievance Match? I'm afraid I could beat him to death with one punch," Li Zhongyi sneered.

"Mr. Li is ranked fifth among the Thirteen Taibao, having attained the profound meaning of the Golden Bell Shield; your hard-body cultivation is truly extraordinary," Chen Yu said with a smile.

"Kid, you've heard of me?" Li Zhongyi was quite pleased.

"Of course, but Senior Li, this technique of yours is truly useless. Who just stands there and takes a beating without fighting back?"

"What did you say, kid?" Li Zhongyi was furious. He stood up abruptly, clenched his fists, and with a *crack*, the clothes on his body burst apart, revealing a bronze-colored physique. "Come out and spar with me."

"As expected of someone from a hard-body background, typical of having developed limbs but a simple mind," Chen Yu laughed.

Li Zhongyi stared fixedly at Chen Yu; this sentence didn't cause much physical damage, but the insult was extremely strong.

Coming from a hard-body background, his mind was indeed simple, and Chen Yu's words had struck a sore spot. He roared, clenched his fists, and the muscles on his body bulged one by one. He took a step forward and smashed a punch toward Chen Yu.

"Stop." Just at this moment, a cold, clear voice drifted over, followed by a flash of red shadow, and a woman wearing a bright red gauze dress appeared.

Xuanwu Tea House, Zhu Hongxue.

"We have rules here, Senior Li, please do not forget them," Zhu Hongxue smiled faintly, two small dimples appearing at the corners of her lips, looking quite charming.

"Miss Zhu, this kid dared to insult me. Today, watch me teach him a lesson," Li Zhongyi sneered.

"Senior Li, please be patient," Zhu Hongxue smiled faintly.

"Kid, then I won't bother with you for now," Li Zhongyi snorted and sat back down.

"You should be glad Miss Zhu arrived in time, otherwise the myth that no one can break your Golden Bell Shield would never be maintained again," Chen Yu laughed.

"You're courting death." Li Zhongyi, who had already sat down, was enraged. He turned around, sank his knees, and struck out with a palm toward Chen Yu.

A Martial True Realm expert, with True Qi released externally, and furthermore, he was from a hard-body background; this punch, delivered in anger, could strike an elephant half-dead.

Chen Yu leaped up, his figure flashed, and he closed in on Li Zhongyi. He didn't dodge or evade, letting Li Zhongyi's punch land.

*Bang*... The punch hit Chen Yu's chest heavily. Lin Qingyue covered her mouth in shock; although she didn't understand martial arts, she could see Li Zhongyi's copper-like muscles.

A person like this could kill a cow with one punch, right? Chen Yu just stood there without dodging or evading to take a punch—was he crazy?

But after Chen Yu took the punch, the expression on his face didn't change in the slightest. He smiled slightly, circulated the True Qi in his body, shifted his shoulder, and *boom*, Li Zhongyi's punch was deflected to the floor.

*Crack*, a fine crack appeared on the floorboards. Li Zhongyi was startled. "You know the method of deflecting force?"

Chen Yu grinned. "I know a little. Watch out."

He let out a roar, clenched his right fist, condensed a strand of Taiqing Qi into it, and struck heavily toward Li Zhongyi.

*Bang*... This punch hit Li Zhongyi's chest heavily.

Li Zhongyi's expression froze, and he looked at Chen Yu in disbelief. After throwing this punch, Chen Yu turned and left, returning to his seat.

"Heh, Fifth Brother's hard-body cultivation is impervious to blades and spears; your punch is probably just an itch to him," Ren Fei sneered.

"Overestimating one's capabilities," Zhang Zhaoming also glanced at Chen Yu with utter disdain.

However, just as their words fell, Li Zhongyi's chest caved in, a force of the punch passing through his chest. His chest sank slightly, a mouthful of blood sprayed out, and he fell backward.

"Fifth Brother..." The two stood up abruptly and went forward to check on Li Zhongyi's condition.

Even Zhou Long stood up in shock. One had to know that Li Zhongyi's hard-body cultivation was almost impervious to blades and spears; although he was only at the peak of Martial Master, ordinary Martial True Realm experts couldn't easily injure him.

Chen Yu broke his Golden Bell Shield with one punch; just how strong was this level of power?

"Daring to hurt my Fifth Brother, you're courting death." Zhang Zhaoming stepped forward, ready to act.

"Everyone, this is Xuanwu Tea House. Today my foster father Li Xuanling is not here, and I am presiding in his stead. Are you looking down on me because I am young, and thus ignoring the rules of Xuanwu Tea House?" Zhu Hongxue's pretty face sank slightly.

Zhang Zhaoming was stunned. His face darkened, and he helped Li Zhongyi retreat.

"Mr. Chen, you understand the rules of Xuanwu Tea House, right?" After the few went down, Zhu Hongxue returned to her smiling appearance.

"I understand," Chen Yu nodded.

"Then please have this young lady go out. The people you bring stand on your side, but the premise is that they are people of status. I haven't seen this young lady before," Zhu Hongxue said.

"My surname is Lin. Lin Wenfu is my father, and Lin Tieqi is my grandfather. Who are you saying has no status?" Lin Qingyue asked unhappily.

"You are the eldest daughter of the Lin Family?" The people present were shocked. Chen Yu brought a member of the Lin Family; didn't this mean the Lin Family stood on Chen Yu's side?

"That's right, my grandfather sent me here today," Lin Qingyue held her head high. "Do I have the qualifications to sit here?"

"So it is the eldest daughter of the Lin Family. My apologies. Since you represent the Lin Family, of course you can stay here," Zhu Hongxue was slightly stunned, then nodded.

"Alright, since that's the case, let's begin. Senior Zhou, whatever demands you have, state them here," Zhu Hongxue said.

"Chen Yu crippled the Cultivation of four of my junior brothers and disciples in total, and destroyed the signboard of my Qinglong Martial Club. My demands are not many: self-destruct your dantian and break both your arms, and this matter will be settled here," Zhou Long said indifferently.

"Mr. Chen, can you accept this demand?" Zhu Hongxue turned to look at Chen Yu.

"Miss Zhu, if I were to say now that I want you to strip naked and run a lap on the street, and scar your own face, would you agree?" Chen Yu retorted.