Chapter 36
Beating
"Mother, I'm back, Mother..." Duan Xuan carried two pieces of good meat and his mother's favorite light brown long cloth. With the destruction of Wolf Village, the Golden Leopard Gang had become quite restrained.
The village has become much more peaceful.
Duan Xuan saw smiles on the villagers' faces for the first time in a long time.
The door to the house had been reinforced several times, and the leaky parts of the house had been covered with good wooden boards, finally bringing a sense of warmth back to the house.
But when Duan Xuan arrived at his doorstep today, he was stunned. The door was wide open, and there was no smoke rising from the chimney.
His mind went blank for a moment as he quickly checked if there were any enemies he hadn't eliminated recently, but he couldn't think of anyone.
With quick steps, he crossed into the house in just a few strides.
Suddenly, I saw my mother quietly weeping on the kang (a heated brick bed).
"Mother, what happened? Did a thief break into the house? When? What did he look like?"
Duan Xuan glanced at Zhou Fang and noticed a large bump on her right forehead.
It was clearly from a struggle for something, that someone threw it away violently, and it crashed into the wall.
When Zhou Fang saw her son, she did not burst into tears, but slowly calmed herself down: "It's Duan Tao."
They stole five taels of silver from our family, and they also took our meat!
Duan Xuan's eyes suddenly sharpened.
At first glance, not only were the things her mother mentioned gone, but even the silver bracelet on her wrist was missing.
That was something that had been with her mother for decades. When Duan Xuan was little, Zhou Fang said that it was passed down from her father.
At this moment, a large area of his skin turned red.
"This is outrageous!" Duan Xuan patted Zhou Fang's hand: "Mother, you rest well, I'll handle this."
Fearing that his mother would go hungry, Duan Xuan first prepared a meal, and then gave all the money he had taken from the three assassins of unknown identity to his mother, which put her at ease.
Only then did he stride quickly towards the old Shetougou area.
In less than ten minutes, Duan Xuan saw the backs of Duan Jian and his second aunt, Liu.
The two men had their heads down, seemingly having snatched something and were not in high spirits.
But the skewer of meat and the small packet of silver in his hand immediately ignited Duan Xuan's anger.
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He took out a more elaborate animal trap from his pocket, aimed at Duan Tao's next step, and threw it accurately.
Click!
The animal trap, capable of easily breaking the leg bones of gang members below the level of Ming Jin, directly crushed Duan Tao's foot.
"Ah!" Duan Tao clutched his knee and collapsed. Liu rushed over to help him up, only then noticing that Duan Tao had stepped on an animal trap without her noticing.
Duan Xuan appeared in front of the two of them, his face dark, and snatched the piece of meat, his mother's bracelet, and the loose silver.
As darkness fell, Duan Xuan looked down from his vantage point, his eyes gleaming with a sinister light, which terrified Duan Tao so much that he wet himself. Liu Shi lowered her head, weeping, not daring to look at Duan Xuan.
"Second Uncle, you've gone too far!"
Last time you came to my house to steal, you escaped unscathed. Today, I'll break your leg. If you come again, don't blame me for being ruthless!
No sooner had he finished speaking than Duan Tao burst into tears: "Nephew, please spare me! Please let me take the things back!"
If I don't bring it back, I'll be beaten to death.
Immediately, he raised his head and pointed to his face. Duan Xuan was startled by what he saw.
His eyes were bruised and swollen, like two duck eggs.
His nose bridge was broken and limp, and his mouth had a deep gash with blood still flowing down.
"Nephew, your aunt knows you're the kindest person, and you have the softest heart. Just let us take it. You don't want to see your second uncle beaten to death, do you?"
Duan Xuan glanced at his second aunt. Although Liu's face wasn't as bad as his second uncle's.
However, through her neck and arms, one could vaguely see that she also had severe injuries, especially on her neck and back, where there was a long bloodstain.
Duan Xuan recognized it at a glance; it was from being whipped.
"Was it the Golden Leopard Gang, or some other gang?" Duan Xuan asked.
Duan Tao shook his head heavily. Liu was also acting like that, as if she was very afraid of that person and dared not say his name.
"Who is it?"
The two men trembled with fright, and Duan Tao stammered, "Yes, it's Duan Xu!"
"Duan Xu? He's gone mad from practicing martial arts?"
Liu shook her head, tears streaming down her face: "When I first broke through to the Ming Jin level, he ordered me, your second uncle, and your grandfather to do this and that."
Later, they told us they needed to break through to the inner strength level and asked us to raise money. But where were we going to get so much money for them?
Qi Xue Wan (a traditional Chinese medicine formula) and Qi Xue San (another traditional Chinese medicine formula), one pill every five days, or a small packet every three days, costing ten taels of silver each time.
"Your grandfather forced us to borrow from every neighbor and sell all our goods at rock-bottom prices, but we still can't raise enough money!"
"What does this have to do with me? It's your own doing!" Duan Xuan sneered. "From the moment you bullied my mother and tried to win over my grandfather to refuse to pay for my treatment, we were no longer on good terms."
The meat from last time was a gift from me, but this time, you injured my mother, so I broke your leg. We're even now.
If they come again, I will not let them off easily.
Duan Xuan picked up his things and left.
"Duan Xuan, he's going to sell your aunt!"
He's going to sell your aunt to a brothel in the county town.
"How good your aunt has been to you, how can you just give that up?" Liu cried out in anguish, "Your second uncle and I were wrong before, we were really wrong, please help us."
Is he home now?
"No, I beat up your second uncle and me today and then went back to the martial arts school."
Your aunt is fine for now, but Duan Xu will be back in half a month…”
"I understand!" After saying that, Duan Xuan left nothing for the two of them and walked slowly home against the night wind.
Sometimes he wondered what changes the martial arts world had brought to the world.
Is it right to make evil worse and the weak weaker?
Duan Xu was the apple of the eye of Duan Tao, Liu Shi, and the old man Duan Jiantao. He was cherished since childhood and could not be hit or scolded.
Even during the most difficult times for our family many years ago, when we had to borrow money from all over the place, we still managed to feed it until it was plump and healthy.
It can be said that it has never been neglected in any aspect, so how come it has caused such a mess after only practicing martial arts for a year?
Duan Xuan suddenly thought of Lin Hu; let's not even talk about how that kid treats others.
They spoke ill of each other, and their words were sarcastic and sarcastic. Liu Mingze could be described as utterly wicked.
If his martial arts skills surpass Chen Feng's in a year or two, will this Broken Mountain Martial Arts School still be able to grow stronger safely?
At that point, at best they'll berate Chen Feng, and at worst they'll sell their two beautiful senior sisters, Chen Jingshu and Chen Jingyun, into brothels—it's not impossible.
What should we do?
Duan Xuan was momentarily at a loss. Duan Xu had broken through to the Dark Force realm a month ago.
He was also the prized closed-door disciple of the Scaled Python Martial Arts School's master.
If you confront them head-on, it will be difficult to gain the upper hand.
"Let's take it one step at a time, but I will never let my aunt get hurt in any way!" That night, Duan Xuan practiced the Mountain-Breaking Fist five times and designed several new traps.
However, these alone are still not enough for him to break through the gap in strength and defeat a powerful opponent with hidden strength.
"Fifteen days, please allow me to think it over carefully..."
The village has become much more peaceful.
Duan Xuan saw smiles on the villagers' faces for the first time in a long time.
The door to the house had been reinforced several times, and the leaky parts of the house had been covered with good wooden boards, finally bringing a sense of warmth back to the house.
But when Duan Xuan arrived at his doorstep today, he was stunned. The door was wide open, and there was no smoke rising from the chimney.
His mind went blank for a moment as he quickly checked if there were any enemies he hadn't eliminated recently, but he couldn't think of anyone.
With quick steps, he crossed into the house in just a few strides.
Suddenly, I saw my mother quietly weeping on the kang (a heated brick bed).
"Mother, what happened? Did a thief break into the house? When? What did he look like?"
Duan Xuan glanced at Zhou Fang and noticed a large bump on her right forehead.
It was clearly from a struggle for something, that someone threw it away violently, and it crashed into the wall.
When Zhou Fang saw her son, she did not burst into tears, but slowly calmed herself down: "It's Duan Tao."
They stole five taels of silver from our family, and they also took our meat!
Duan Xuan's eyes suddenly sharpened.
At first glance, not only were the things her mother mentioned gone, but even the silver bracelet on her wrist was missing.
That was something that had been with her mother for decades. When Duan Xuan was little, Zhou Fang said that it was passed down from her father.
At this moment, a large area of his skin turned red.
"This is outrageous!" Duan Xuan patted Zhou Fang's hand: "Mother, you rest well, I'll handle this."
Fearing that his mother would go hungry, Duan Xuan first prepared a meal, and then gave all the money he had taken from the three assassins of unknown identity to his mother, which put her at ease.
Only then did he stride quickly towards the old Shetougou area.
In less than ten minutes, Duan Xuan saw the backs of Duan Jian and his second aunt, Liu.
The two men had their heads down, seemingly having snatched something and were not in high spirits.
But the skewer of meat and the small packet of silver in his hand immediately ignited Duan Xuan's anger.
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He took out a more elaborate animal trap from his pocket, aimed at Duan Tao's next step, and threw it accurately.
Click!
The animal trap, capable of easily breaking the leg bones of gang members below the level of Ming Jin, directly crushed Duan Tao's foot.
"Ah!" Duan Tao clutched his knee and collapsed. Liu rushed over to help him up, only then noticing that Duan Tao had stepped on an animal trap without her noticing.
Duan Xuan appeared in front of the two of them, his face dark, and snatched the piece of meat, his mother's bracelet, and the loose silver.
As darkness fell, Duan Xuan looked down from his vantage point, his eyes gleaming with a sinister light, which terrified Duan Tao so much that he wet himself. Liu Shi lowered her head, weeping, not daring to look at Duan Xuan.
"Second Uncle, you've gone too far!"
Last time you came to my house to steal, you escaped unscathed. Today, I'll break your leg. If you come again, don't blame me for being ruthless!
No sooner had he finished speaking than Duan Tao burst into tears: "Nephew, please spare me! Please let me take the things back!"
If I don't bring it back, I'll be beaten to death.
Immediately, he raised his head and pointed to his face. Duan Xuan was startled by what he saw.
His eyes were bruised and swollen, like two duck eggs.
His nose bridge was broken and limp, and his mouth had a deep gash with blood still flowing down.
"Nephew, your aunt knows you're the kindest person, and you have the softest heart. Just let us take it. You don't want to see your second uncle beaten to death, do you?"
Duan Xuan glanced at his second aunt. Although Liu's face wasn't as bad as his second uncle's.
However, through her neck and arms, one could vaguely see that she also had severe injuries, especially on her neck and back, where there was a long bloodstain.
Duan Xuan recognized it at a glance; it was from being whipped.
"Was it the Golden Leopard Gang, or some other gang?" Duan Xuan asked.
Duan Tao shook his head heavily. Liu was also acting like that, as if she was very afraid of that person and dared not say his name.
"Who is it?"
The two men trembled with fright, and Duan Tao stammered, "Yes, it's Duan Xu!"
"Duan Xu? He's gone mad from practicing martial arts?"
Liu shook her head, tears streaming down her face: "When I first broke through to the Ming Jin level, he ordered me, your second uncle, and your grandfather to do this and that."
Later, they told us they needed to break through to the inner strength level and asked us to raise money. But where were we going to get so much money for them?
Qi Xue Wan (a traditional Chinese medicine formula) and Qi Xue San (another traditional Chinese medicine formula), one pill every five days, or a small packet every three days, costing ten taels of silver each time.
"Your grandfather forced us to borrow from every neighbor and sell all our goods at rock-bottom prices, but we still can't raise enough money!"
"What does this have to do with me? It's your own doing!" Duan Xuan sneered. "From the moment you bullied my mother and tried to win over my grandfather to refuse to pay for my treatment, we were no longer on good terms."
The meat from last time was a gift from me, but this time, you injured my mother, so I broke your leg. We're even now.
If they come again, I will not let them off easily.
Duan Xuan picked up his things and left.
"Duan Xuan, he's going to sell your aunt!"
He's going to sell your aunt to a brothel in the county town.
"How good your aunt has been to you, how can you just give that up?" Liu cried out in anguish, "Your second uncle and I were wrong before, we were really wrong, please help us."
Is he home now?
"No, I beat up your second uncle and me today and then went back to the martial arts school."
Your aunt is fine for now, but Duan Xu will be back in half a month…”
"I understand!" After saying that, Duan Xuan left nothing for the two of them and walked slowly home against the night wind.
Sometimes he wondered what changes the martial arts world had brought to the world.
Is it right to make evil worse and the weak weaker?
Duan Xu was the apple of the eye of Duan Tao, Liu Shi, and the old man Duan Jiantao. He was cherished since childhood and could not be hit or scolded.
Even during the most difficult times for our family many years ago, when we had to borrow money from all over the place, we still managed to feed it until it was plump and healthy.
It can be said that it has never been neglected in any aspect, so how come it has caused such a mess after only practicing martial arts for a year?
Duan Xuan suddenly thought of Lin Hu; let's not even talk about how that kid treats others.
They spoke ill of each other, and their words were sarcastic and sarcastic. Liu Mingze could be described as utterly wicked.
If his martial arts skills surpass Chen Feng's in a year or two, will this Broken Mountain Martial Arts School still be able to grow stronger safely?
At that point, at best they'll berate Chen Feng, and at worst they'll sell their two beautiful senior sisters, Chen Jingshu and Chen Jingyun, into brothels—it's not impossible.
What should we do?
Duan Xuan was momentarily at a loss. Duan Xu had broken through to the Dark Force realm a month ago.
He was also the prized closed-door disciple of the Scaled Python Martial Arts School's master.
If you confront them head-on, it will be difficult to gain the upper hand.
"Let's take it one step at a time, but I will never let my aunt get hurt in any way!" That night, Duan Xuan practiced the Mountain-Breaking Fist five times and designed several new traps.
However, these alone are still not enough for him to break through the gap in strength and defeat a powerful opponent with hidden strength.
"Fifteen days, please allow me to think it over carefully..."