Knife

Chapter 83 Knife

One month later.

Duan Xuan stood in his own courtyard. A cold wind blew, and the snow that had accumulated on the eaves gently fell, sparkling like silver foil.

This winter is very cold, but Duan Xuan and his mother Zhou Fang both feel it is much warmer than in previous years.

He took a deep breath, pushed his fist forward with all his might, and his blood and qi automatically rose, rushing from the soles of his feet to his thighs.

It is then divided at the base of the legs, flowing along the eight extraordinary meridians into the dantian.

The dantian is responsible for converting qi and blood into internal energy. With a loud shout from Duan Xuan...

The punch was powerful, and the snowflakes that fell with the force of the punch were forcibly dispersed before they could even land on the shoulder.

"Phew!" Duan Xuan let out a long sigh and slowly retracted the Broken Mountain Fist stance.

The air currents rose out through my pores, instantly resembling white smoke merging with the cold wind.

Humanity rewards diligence, and Heaven rewards those who help themselves.

【Trap: Perfection (1577/2000)】

【Hunting: Perfect (1200/2000)】

[Breaking Mountain Stance Skill: Mastery (2545/3000)]

[Broken Mountain Fist: Dacheng (1678/3000)]

【Hidden Wolf Hunter: Mastery (2009/3000)】

During this month, he fully experienced what it meant to have unlimited elixirs and unlimited meat.

The path of martial arts is nothing more than eating, killing, and training fiercely.

Several months ago, Duan Xuan improved his skill points rapidly because of intense practice and occasional ambushes.

But in this month, he made up for his last weakness—eating!

Whether it's elixirs or meat, both are highly beneficial for martial artists to replenish their qi and blood.

Renhetang believed that Duan Xuan could break through to the Transcendent Realm, so from top to bottom, they all said one thing: eat as much as you want!

Even now, Duan Xuan still has a huge amount of undigested pills remaining in his stomach.

"Relying solely on training is too slow to digest; we still need to fight!" This put Duan Xuan in a dilemma. Bai Yutang, being cowardly and cunning, was abandoned by various powerful forces after losing power.

Left with no other option, Bai Yutang had to flee to other counties.

How could Renhetang let him off so easily?

The Bai family and Jin Yutang once ambushed Ren Wanqing and his group on the way, and also seized countless territories and shops when Renhetang was at its weakest.

The entire Ren family wished they could tear this man to pieces.

Ren Wanqing, the patriarch of the family at the Dark Force realm, personally led the team and slaughtered the Bai family, leaving them in a bloodbath. If it weren't for two rather powerful individuals appearing halfway through, the situation would have been much better.

Using an unusually rare tactic—a roadblock—to forcibly abduct Zihe, Ren Wanqing was able to completely eradicate the Bai family.

That time, they did not ask Duan Xuan for help.

Duan Xuan had thought that the Scaled Python Martial Arts School would cause him trouble because of Xiao Xiangbei's matter.

To the surprise of all the forces, the Scaled Python Martial Arts School actually closed its doors, as if swallowing its anger and becoming humiliated by shutting itself off.

The disciples did not leave the house or take a step outside; not a single person could be seen.

"Xuan'er, dinner is ready."

"This rice, without any adulterated grains, smells so good!" Zhou Fang's gentle words were filled with happiness.

She stood on the steps, limping, gazing at the small courtyard house.

The courtyard has a self-sufficient well, a huge locust tree, and two side rooms.

The main gate was also a red gate made of thick wood wrapped in iron; it would probably take a lot of effort for bandits to get in.

In the past, she wouldn't have dared to even think about it.

In less than a year, they actually moved here.

"Two rooms, that's enough to marry two wives!" Zhou Fang snapped out of her thoughts and said with a smile, "If only your father were still here."

Soon we'll see Xuan'er marry his first wife and second wife, and then our whole family will live a wonderful life. Sigh—"

"What do you mean by first wife and second wife? I plan to bring my aunt and grandmother over in a while, so you'll have some company."

I'm not in a rush to find a wife.

Mother, don't worry. Life goes on day by day, and we'll find Father one day at a time.

I don't know where the imperial court has taken my father, but one day I will leave Huangshe County and break out of the Ten Thousand Mountains!

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Duan Xuan looked up at the sky, but he didn't know how big the Ten Thousand Mountains really were.

All he knew was that whether it was Lin Luhanzi, Master Chen Feng, or Ren Wanqing, the head of the hall who had traveled a hundred miles away from Huangshe County.

They were all walking in a small part of the Ten Thousand Mountains.

They, too, had never left the Ten Thousand Mountains; they had only heard of the outside world but had never actually seen it.

As for the imperial court—Duan Xuan sometimes couldn't help but doubt the so-called imperial court and empire.

They were merely a force that occupied a relatively large area within the Ten Thousand Mountains.

Hearing her son say this, Zhou Fang didn't refuse and nodded slightly, quite happy.

If she had to pick the two people in the Duan family she liked the most, besides her son and husband, it would be Duan Xin and her old mother. The mother and son sat at a small table with a steaming stove under their feet.

In front of them were not only rice and steamed buns, but also a meat dish and a vegetable stir-fry with meat.

There were actually many expensive wines in the room, all delivered by Bai Rentang's partners.

However, neither Duan Xuan nor his mother liked this kind of food, so they stored it in the cellar, hoping that his father would come back next year and he could enjoy it.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Duan Xuan helped Zhou Fang sit on the steaming kang (a heated brick bed), with oil lamps placed beside her.

Zhou Fang has difficulty moving around, and Duan Xuan is worried that if an oil lamp burns out, his mother will have to go out to find more.

Picking up the latest bone-dissolving medicine from Renhetang, Duan Xuan dripped it into his palm, gently rubbed it, and used his strength to apply the medicine to the surface of his skin.

The next moment, a gentle pat was placed on Zhou Fang's injured leg, and the warm medicinal power was quickly absorbed like flowing water.

Although it still couldn't penetrate to the bone marrow, it was far better than the medicine given by the Jinbao Gang.

"Xuan'er, do you need to make a move on that whole animal hide and that incredibly strange pill you mentioned to me last time?"

"The leader of the Golden Leopard Gang has personally come to buy furs these past few times, and his attitude has been excellent!" Zhou Fang inquired.

"Don't sell that hide yet; it might be useful at Renhetang later!" Now it has been moved to a county outside Huangshe County.

Duan Xuan was no longer worried that the smell of the pills and animal hides would attract demonic beasts, so after informing his mother, he hid them again.

"Master Duan, are you home? This is from Renhetang. The pills for this week have arrived!"

Hearing the rather unfamiliar sounds outside, Duan Xuan's heart stirred:

"It's always Ren Xiaofei from the Ren family who delivers the pills, why is it a different person today?"

However, thinking that everyone might have something to do, he put down his chopsticks and walked outside.

When the door was opened, a man dressed in a wolf skin stood outside, grinning at Duan Xuan.

In the blink of an eye, a dagger appeared from the long sleeve and stabbed fiercely at Duan Xuan's shoulder.

Duan Xuan remained calm. As the saying goes, something unusual must be going on. If he wanted to live a good life, he had to take all factors into account.

For example, Ren Xiaofei met with misfortune and was killed by a disciple of the Lin Mang Martial Arts School, which had not opened its doors for a month.

For example, when Bai He returned with his men, Ren Wanqing was difficult to kill, but Duan Xuan and his mother Zhou Fang, who were outnumbered and outmatched, could easily succeed!

At that moment, the small traps he had laid throughout the house came into play. He leaned back, lightly tapping the inside of the wooden door with his right hand, shaking it as much as possible to trigger the mechanism.

A hidden arrow shot out swiftly from the circular hole in the wooden door.

The man didn't seem to be planning to kill the enemy and escape unscathed.

While he still had a breath left in his neck, he pointed at Duan Xuan and laughed loudly: "It really is you. I've found your home. My elder brother is back to personally send you on your way."

No sooner had he finished speaking than he bled to death.

Duan Xuan frowned deeply, unable to recall where he had offended this new gang, especially since no small gang would dare to provoke him nowadays.

Just as Duan Xuan glanced at the man's longsword, his pupils contracted: "A standard Wolf Stronghold sword!"

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