Chapter 2
: Kill 3 people and continue to break through!
The next day, the rooster crowed at dawn, and the sky was just beginning to brighten.
"Lin'er, it's time to eat."
Inside the main room, a woman in a simple cloth dress and hairpin brought over some thin porridge and eggs. She was Zhou Man, Gu Lin's mother, who worked as a factory worker in the Kang Le Fang textile factory.
In the courtyard, a shirtless, burly man was wielding a long spear. He was eight feet tall, with a strong physique and a back covered in scars. He was Gu Changchuan, Gu's father, who worked as a bodyguard for a security company.
The dinner table was silent. Zhou Man peeled an egg for her son, while Gu Changchuan scooped up his corn porridge, unwilling to look at Gu Lin directly.
Gu Lin lowered his head and remained silent.
The father, who was at the eighth level of Qi Condensation, failed to perceive his son's astonishing transformation.
It seems that no one else can detect his cultivation level.
dong dong dong-
Suddenly there was a knock on the door.
Gu Lin walked out of the main room.
As soon as he opened the courtyard gate, he saw the face he loathed.
It was Li Qingwu.
Li Qingwu's delicate face remained expressionless, but a strong look of shock flashed deep in her eyes.
How is that possible?
That lowly lackey is still alive?!
"It seems the woman who practiced evil arts last night couldn't withstand the backlash from going berserk. She died before even encountering this lackey. That dog surnamed Gu is really lucky!"
Li Qingwu pondered for a moment, then changed her attitude and forced a smile:
"Gu Lin, you were drunk last night, weren't you? You were so disrespectful to me. I couldn't sleep all night and was heartbroken for a long time. You need to apologize to me."
Firstly, she wanted to continue to squeeze money out of the Gu family, and secondly, she wanted to keep Gu Lin in check and prevent this lackey from barking wildly and tarnishing her reputation.
Gu Lin's expression remained unchanged, but he keenly caught the shock in the vile woman's eyes, combined with the "little girl" the wicked woman had mentioned last night.
My becoming a furnace is definitely related to this bastard!
Just wait, he'll be skinned alive sooner or later!
This wretched person started cultivating at the age of nine and has been practicing diligently for ten years. Now she has reached the fourth level of the Qi Condensation Realm.
But what does he have to fear?
Breaking through the fifth level of the Meridian Opening Realm in a single day—as long as one accumulates merit, the speed of breakthrough is unimaginable!
"Clang!"
The sound of a rice bowl shattering came from the main room.
Upon hearing this, Li Qingwu pursed her lips and strolled away leisurely.
The atmosphere in the main room plummeted to freezing point.
Zhou Man bent down to pick up the broken bowls on the ground, sighing from time to time.
Gu Changchuan stared coldly at Gu Lin as he walked in, and roared angrily:
"Li Qingwu! It's Li Qingwu again! Hasn't she ruined our family enough? When will you finally wake up?!"
"A real man should be as pathetic as a dog, thinking himself devoted, but in the eyes of outsiders he's nothing but a laughingstock, a spineless wretch, a beast without dignity!!"
"Dad, stop talking..." Zhou Man quickly tried to stop him as he swore more and more.
Gu Changchuan's anger burned fiercely. Pointing at his wife, he almost roared:
"Look at your mother, does she even have a single piece of jewelry left? Every night she has to go to the market to weave cloth to supplement the family income. Look at the calluses on her hands, look at the wrinkles around her eyes!!"
Zhou Man glanced at the scars on her husband's back and abdomen out of the corner of her eye, feeling saddened.
Gu Changchuan was so enraged that veins bulged on his forehead as he roared:
"I don't blame you for not being able to cultivate, I accept your mediocrity, but you are so lowly and without dignity. You have ruined this family, and you will continue to sink into this endless abyss. You don't just break my heart, you disgust me to the extreme!"
Other parents are proud of their children, but you've never made me proud, only filled me with humiliation and anger!
"The neighbors are all laughing at me for being a family man; your mother can't even hold her head up when she talks to people!!"
Originally a well-off family, the disobedient son repeatedly borrowed money at exorbitant interest rates for Li Qingwu, squandering all of the Gu family's savings. The house and shops were gone, the lady's jewelry was gone, until the family was left destitute!
The roar echoed in the room.
Zhou Man originally thought that Lin'er would run out of the house in a huff as usual, and that any words she said would go in one ear and out the other.
But this time, Lin'er didn't.
"I'm sorry, Mom and Dad."
Gu Lin did not refute, but sincerely apologized, whispering:
"My son has turned over a new leaf and has severed ties with her."
Gu Changchuan was taken aback, but his attitude remained unchanged, and he said coldly:
"Don't let me see you having any connection with her again!"
He cursed him a thousand times, but he simply didn't believe that his wayward son would wake up this time.
Even if he truly repents, it's too late now. The family's wealth is gone, the wayward son has no talent for martial arts, and studying is useless. He wants to live a peaceful life as an ordinary person, but the family can no longer support him.
Gu Changchuan sighed and said to his wife:
"I'm going to the escort agency to deliver the three bandits to the county government to collect the bounty."
After saying that, he left home.
Gu Lin told his mother and then followed her.
My father was a bodyguard at Tongxing Escort Agency, one of the three major escort agencies in Shiyang County. He was responsible for escorting grain and goods and earned five taels of silver a month.
But in order to earn money to support the family, my father took on three jobs!
One of them was a bodyguard.
The second type is the martial arts instructor, who teaches children who are just beginning to learn martial arts how to shoot.
Thirdly, there are bounty hunters. During the escorting of goods, they capture mountain bandits for the county government to earn rewards. This is a job that puts their lives on the line. Although the reward is considerable, it is extremely dangerous.
......
Tongxing Escort Agency.
"Sixth Brother Gu".
"Hello, Sixth Brother!!"
The staff at the security escort agency addressed him respectfully.
Gu Changchuan was the sixth-ranked bodyguard at Tongxing Escort Agency, and was respectfully addressed as Sixth Brother Gu.
However, upon seeing Gu Lin, the smiles vanished from the faces of the many bodyguards, though they still exchanged some polite words:
"Young Master Gu is a man of exceptional appearance and talent."
That's the truth. Gu Lin is exceptionally handsome, but he's all show and no substance!
Tongxing Escort Agency also knew of his "legendary story!"
If it weren't for this unfilial son, would Brother Gu have needed to risk his life?
Sensing the guard's attitude, Gu Changchuan could only smile bitterly and sigh.
Upon entering the escort agency's stable, they found three mountain bandits imprisoned inside, their mouths gagged with burlap and their bodies bound with iron chains.
He was arrested overnight yesterday, and we're just waiting for the county government to open so we can send him to the police station to collect the reward money.
Gu Lin followed behind, and when he saw his father pick up an official document, he immediately went forward to examine it.
The official document details the heinous crimes committed by the three wanted criminals.
[Those who see the head...]
Upon seeing these four keywords, his expression brightened slightly.
That's why he came along.
Bounty hunters can bring "heads" to claim rewards; this is a rule tacitly approved by the county police station.
"Father, I want to kill them!" Gu Lin suddenly said.
Gu Changchuan suddenly turned his head and stared at his son in disbelief.
How could a cowardly person who is afraid to even kill a chicken and see blood dare to kill someone?
He remained silent for a long time, staring intently at Gu Lin.
Gu Lin met his gaze and said in a deep voice:
"Father, I don't want to be a coward anymore. I don't want to become a laughingstock. I need to be ruthless. Only a ruthless man can stand firm in this world!"
Gu Changchuan's facial muscles tensed, then gradually relaxed, and his usually indifferent gaze softened somewhat.
This time, he genuinely believed that his son had come to his senses.
"Okay!" Gu Changchuan immediately agreed.
His son had changed his cowardly nature, which made him happy. He also wanted to see how his son would behave when he killed someone for the first time!
"Here you go." Gu Changchuan proactively handed over the knife, saying gently:
"Close your eyes and just stab them to death."
Unexpectedly.
Gu Lin refused, stating directly:
"Father, give me the axe!"
In an instant, even the usually composed bodyguard Gu was surprised.
A knife, used to stab someone in the abdomen.
Axe, chop it off its head!!
The sense of violence is completely different.
To ask for an axe for one's first murder—what kind of courage does that take?
Gu Changchuan remained silent for a long time, then turned around and found a gleaming axe.
The father and son walked silently into the depths of the stable, looking down at the three mountain bandits.
The latter struggled desperately, making "whooshing" sounds, and the chains clanged.
Gu Lin took the axe, gripped the handle, and walked step by step toward the three people.
Gu Changchuan watched quietly, but he was very nervous inside. He still couldn't believe that his son had the courage.
Seeing that he was hesitant to make a move, Gu Changchuan was slightly disappointed and spoke quickly:
"Don't feel guilty. They deserved to die; they were all a scourge to the people of Shiyang..."
He only said half of what he meant.
Gu Lin calmly raised his axe and brought it down heavily on a man's neck.
Blood spurted out, and the head rolled off!
Raise the axe again, and chop again!
Without the slightest hesitation, the moment the axe cleaved into flesh, he felt no fear. Having experienced the humiliation of the previous night, he craved power even more, and he was not afraid of blood at all.
Until the three heads rolled in all directions, their unfocused eyes stared fixedly at the executioner, their eyes wide open in death.
Tick tock!
tick-
A long, deathly silence fell, broken only by the dripping of blood.
Witnessing all this, Gu Changchuan could not hide his horror and stared at his son with wide eyes.
boom--
Gu Lin dropped the axe, turned around and said to his father:
"Father, I've said I've truly reformed and will become a true man! I will not be cowardly or incompetent, nor will I fawn over others!"
After wiping away the blood, he left the stable, leaving behind a gratified bodyguard.
While Gu Changchuan felt gratified, he could only sigh as he watched his son's retreating figure.
"Jingming, you've realized this too late!"
He rarely referred to his son by his courtesy name.
Now he has realized his mistake, but the family has no money left and can no longer help his son. His son has no moral character, has achieved nothing in his studies, and it is a pipe dream for him to make something of himself.
.......
After leaving the escort agency, Gu Lin found a teahouse and sat in a corner.
The golden starlight that only he could see appeared before his eyes, and it once again gathered into the three large characters "Book of Merit".
[Slay three villains of "Ding Four Star" rank and receive a reward of max-level Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique)]
[Martial Arts: 732/1000]
Confucianism and Taoism: 0/1000
[Skill Level: 0/1000]
[Witchcraft Path: 0/1000]
In an instant, Gu Lin's internal energy surged, his meridians expanded again, and two wisps of qi and blood formed mist and flowed within his meridians.
Breaking through two levels in a row!
He has now reached the seventh level of the Meridian Opening Realm!
Gu Lin took a sip of tea. Although he tried to keep his emotions in check, how could he possibly suppress the smile on his lips?
Last night, he was still a useless person who couldn't cultivate!
This morning, he reached the seventh level of the Meridian Opening Realm!
Not to mention, he has mastered two max-level martial arts, Xuanming Divine Palm and Lingbo Steps. Lingbo Steps is an extremely powerful movement technique, and he has very skillful execution of each move in his mind, including the power of each acupoint for casting spells.
"It seems that villains are divided into A, B, C, and D, and further divided into nine stars, with A and nine being the highest."
"The merit points from dealing with these three are far less than those from last night's wicked woman. The higher the level of the villain, the richer the reward!!"
Gu Lin laughed to himself for a while before calming down and leaving the teahouse.
Walking into a deserted alley, he couldn't resist using his Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique).
In an instant, the figure flashed past like the wind.
How wonderful!
"Lin'er, it's time to eat."
Inside the main room, a woman in a simple cloth dress and hairpin brought over some thin porridge and eggs. She was Zhou Man, Gu Lin's mother, who worked as a factory worker in the Kang Le Fang textile factory.
In the courtyard, a shirtless, burly man was wielding a long spear. He was eight feet tall, with a strong physique and a back covered in scars. He was Gu Changchuan, Gu's father, who worked as a bodyguard for a security company.
The dinner table was silent. Zhou Man peeled an egg for her son, while Gu Changchuan scooped up his corn porridge, unwilling to look at Gu Lin directly.
Gu Lin lowered his head and remained silent.
The father, who was at the eighth level of Qi Condensation, failed to perceive his son's astonishing transformation.
It seems that no one else can detect his cultivation level.
dong dong dong-
Suddenly there was a knock on the door.
Gu Lin walked out of the main room.
As soon as he opened the courtyard gate, he saw the face he loathed.
It was Li Qingwu.
Li Qingwu's delicate face remained expressionless, but a strong look of shock flashed deep in her eyes.
How is that possible?
That lowly lackey is still alive?!
"It seems the woman who practiced evil arts last night couldn't withstand the backlash from going berserk. She died before even encountering this lackey. That dog surnamed Gu is really lucky!"
Li Qingwu pondered for a moment, then changed her attitude and forced a smile:
"Gu Lin, you were drunk last night, weren't you? You were so disrespectful to me. I couldn't sleep all night and was heartbroken for a long time. You need to apologize to me."
Firstly, she wanted to continue to squeeze money out of the Gu family, and secondly, she wanted to keep Gu Lin in check and prevent this lackey from barking wildly and tarnishing her reputation.
Gu Lin's expression remained unchanged, but he keenly caught the shock in the vile woman's eyes, combined with the "little girl" the wicked woman had mentioned last night.
My becoming a furnace is definitely related to this bastard!
Just wait, he'll be skinned alive sooner or later!
This wretched person started cultivating at the age of nine and has been practicing diligently for ten years. Now she has reached the fourth level of the Qi Condensation Realm.
But what does he have to fear?
Breaking through the fifth level of the Meridian Opening Realm in a single day—as long as one accumulates merit, the speed of breakthrough is unimaginable!
"Clang!"
The sound of a rice bowl shattering came from the main room.
Upon hearing this, Li Qingwu pursed her lips and strolled away leisurely.
The atmosphere in the main room plummeted to freezing point.
Zhou Man bent down to pick up the broken bowls on the ground, sighing from time to time.
Gu Changchuan stared coldly at Gu Lin as he walked in, and roared angrily:
"Li Qingwu! It's Li Qingwu again! Hasn't she ruined our family enough? When will you finally wake up?!"
"A real man should be as pathetic as a dog, thinking himself devoted, but in the eyes of outsiders he's nothing but a laughingstock, a spineless wretch, a beast without dignity!!"
"Dad, stop talking..." Zhou Man quickly tried to stop him as he swore more and more.
Gu Changchuan's anger burned fiercely. Pointing at his wife, he almost roared:
"Look at your mother, does she even have a single piece of jewelry left? Every night she has to go to the market to weave cloth to supplement the family income. Look at the calluses on her hands, look at the wrinkles around her eyes!!"
Zhou Man glanced at the scars on her husband's back and abdomen out of the corner of her eye, feeling saddened.
Gu Changchuan was so enraged that veins bulged on his forehead as he roared:
"I don't blame you for not being able to cultivate, I accept your mediocrity, but you are so lowly and without dignity. You have ruined this family, and you will continue to sink into this endless abyss. You don't just break my heart, you disgust me to the extreme!"
Other parents are proud of their children, but you've never made me proud, only filled me with humiliation and anger!
"The neighbors are all laughing at me for being a family man; your mother can't even hold her head up when she talks to people!!"
Originally a well-off family, the disobedient son repeatedly borrowed money at exorbitant interest rates for Li Qingwu, squandering all of the Gu family's savings. The house and shops were gone, the lady's jewelry was gone, until the family was left destitute!
The roar echoed in the room.
Zhou Man originally thought that Lin'er would run out of the house in a huff as usual, and that any words she said would go in one ear and out the other.
But this time, Lin'er didn't.
"I'm sorry, Mom and Dad."
Gu Lin did not refute, but sincerely apologized, whispering:
"My son has turned over a new leaf and has severed ties with her."
Gu Changchuan was taken aback, but his attitude remained unchanged, and he said coldly:
"Don't let me see you having any connection with her again!"
He cursed him a thousand times, but he simply didn't believe that his wayward son would wake up this time.
Even if he truly repents, it's too late now. The family's wealth is gone, the wayward son has no talent for martial arts, and studying is useless. He wants to live a peaceful life as an ordinary person, but the family can no longer support him.
Gu Changchuan sighed and said to his wife:
"I'm going to the escort agency to deliver the three bandits to the county government to collect the bounty."
After saying that, he left home.
Gu Lin told his mother and then followed her.
My father was a bodyguard at Tongxing Escort Agency, one of the three major escort agencies in Shiyang County. He was responsible for escorting grain and goods and earned five taels of silver a month.
But in order to earn money to support the family, my father took on three jobs!
One of them was a bodyguard.
The second type is the martial arts instructor, who teaches children who are just beginning to learn martial arts how to shoot.
Thirdly, there are bounty hunters. During the escorting of goods, they capture mountain bandits for the county government to earn rewards. This is a job that puts their lives on the line. Although the reward is considerable, it is extremely dangerous.
......
Tongxing Escort Agency.
"Sixth Brother Gu".
"Hello, Sixth Brother!!"
The staff at the security escort agency addressed him respectfully.
Gu Changchuan was the sixth-ranked bodyguard at Tongxing Escort Agency, and was respectfully addressed as Sixth Brother Gu.
However, upon seeing Gu Lin, the smiles vanished from the faces of the many bodyguards, though they still exchanged some polite words:
"Young Master Gu is a man of exceptional appearance and talent."
That's the truth. Gu Lin is exceptionally handsome, but he's all show and no substance!
Tongxing Escort Agency also knew of his "legendary story!"
If it weren't for this unfilial son, would Brother Gu have needed to risk his life?
Sensing the guard's attitude, Gu Changchuan could only smile bitterly and sigh.
Upon entering the escort agency's stable, they found three mountain bandits imprisoned inside, their mouths gagged with burlap and their bodies bound with iron chains.
He was arrested overnight yesterday, and we're just waiting for the county government to open so we can send him to the police station to collect the reward money.
Gu Lin followed behind, and when he saw his father pick up an official document, he immediately went forward to examine it.
The official document details the heinous crimes committed by the three wanted criminals.
[Those who see the head...]
Upon seeing these four keywords, his expression brightened slightly.
That's why he came along.
Bounty hunters can bring "heads" to claim rewards; this is a rule tacitly approved by the county police station.
"Father, I want to kill them!" Gu Lin suddenly said.
Gu Changchuan suddenly turned his head and stared at his son in disbelief.
How could a cowardly person who is afraid to even kill a chicken and see blood dare to kill someone?
He remained silent for a long time, staring intently at Gu Lin.
Gu Lin met his gaze and said in a deep voice:
"Father, I don't want to be a coward anymore. I don't want to become a laughingstock. I need to be ruthless. Only a ruthless man can stand firm in this world!"
Gu Changchuan's facial muscles tensed, then gradually relaxed, and his usually indifferent gaze softened somewhat.
This time, he genuinely believed that his son had come to his senses.
"Okay!" Gu Changchuan immediately agreed.
His son had changed his cowardly nature, which made him happy. He also wanted to see how his son would behave when he killed someone for the first time!
"Here you go." Gu Changchuan proactively handed over the knife, saying gently:
"Close your eyes and just stab them to death."
Unexpectedly.
Gu Lin refused, stating directly:
"Father, give me the axe!"
In an instant, even the usually composed bodyguard Gu was surprised.
A knife, used to stab someone in the abdomen.
Axe, chop it off its head!!
The sense of violence is completely different.
To ask for an axe for one's first murder—what kind of courage does that take?
Gu Changchuan remained silent for a long time, then turned around and found a gleaming axe.
The father and son walked silently into the depths of the stable, looking down at the three mountain bandits.
The latter struggled desperately, making "whooshing" sounds, and the chains clanged.
Gu Lin took the axe, gripped the handle, and walked step by step toward the three people.
Gu Changchuan watched quietly, but he was very nervous inside. He still couldn't believe that his son had the courage.
Seeing that he was hesitant to make a move, Gu Changchuan was slightly disappointed and spoke quickly:
"Don't feel guilty. They deserved to die; they were all a scourge to the people of Shiyang..."
He only said half of what he meant.
Gu Lin calmly raised his axe and brought it down heavily on a man's neck.
Blood spurted out, and the head rolled off!
Raise the axe again, and chop again!
Without the slightest hesitation, the moment the axe cleaved into flesh, he felt no fear. Having experienced the humiliation of the previous night, he craved power even more, and he was not afraid of blood at all.
Until the three heads rolled in all directions, their unfocused eyes stared fixedly at the executioner, their eyes wide open in death.
Tick tock!
tick-
A long, deathly silence fell, broken only by the dripping of blood.
Witnessing all this, Gu Changchuan could not hide his horror and stared at his son with wide eyes.
boom--
Gu Lin dropped the axe, turned around and said to his father:
"Father, I've said I've truly reformed and will become a true man! I will not be cowardly or incompetent, nor will I fawn over others!"
After wiping away the blood, he left the stable, leaving behind a gratified bodyguard.
While Gu Changchuan felt gratified, he could only sigh as he watched his son's retreating figure.
"Jingming, you've realized this too late!"
He rarely referred to his son by his courtesy name.
Now he has realized his mistake, but the family has no money left and can no longer help his son. His son has no moral character, has achieved nothing in his studies, and it is a pipe dream for him to make something of himself.
.......
After leaving the escort agency, Gu Lin found a teahouse and sat in a corner.
The golden starlight that only he could see appeared before his eyes, and it once again gathered into the three large characters "Book of Merit".
[Slay three villains of "Ding Four Star" rank and receive a reward of max-level Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique)]
[Martial Arts: 732/1000]
Confucianism and Taoism: 0/1000
[Skill Level: 0/1000]
[Witchcraft Path: 0/1000]
In an instant, Gu Lin's internal energy surged, his meridians expanded again, and two wisps of qi and blood formed mist and flowed within his meridians.
Breaking through two levels in a row!
He has now reached the seventh level of the Meridian Opening Realm!
Gu Lin took a sip of tea. Although he tried to keep his emotions in check, how could he possibly suppress the smile on his lips?
Last night, he was still a useless person who couldn't cultivate!
This morning, he reached the seventh level of the Meridian Opening Realm!
Not to mention, he has mastered two max-level martial arts, Xuanming Divine Palm and Lingbo Steps. Lingbo Steps is an extremely powerful movement technique, and he has very skillful execution of each move in his mind, including the power of each acupoint for casting spells.
"It seems that villains are divided into A, B, C, and D, and further divided into nine stars, with A and nine being the highest."
"The merit points from dealing with these three are far less than those from last night's wicked woman. The higher the level of the villain, the richer the reward!!"
Gu Lin laughed to himself for a while before calming down and leaving the teahouse.
Walking into a deserted alley, he couldn't resist using his Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique).
In an instant, the figure flashed past like the wind.
How wonderful!