stjorthotic Chapter 71 Killing the Hu
Chapter 71 Killing the Hu
Cheng Yuling and Lu Cheng had livid faces. After leaving the Seven Character Courtyard, Lu Cheng said coldly, "This person still thinks he can definitely enter the Inner Realm, which is why he looks down on us so much."
"When you first come to Qingyun Martial Arts School, who isn't as arrogant and ignorant as him, with no sense of awe?"
Cheng Yuling sneered, "Since he's so shameless, then we'll find a way to cut off his inner path and disturb his mind. Then he'll realize how foolish he's been!"
"Exactly." Lu Cheng said in a deep voice, "I originally thought that Chen Luo, who came from Zhengyang Martial Academy, would at least be more sensible, since he was from a poor family, but I never expected him to be so pedantic."
"Chen Luo and Song Ruokui are both incredibly arrogant!"
Cheng Yuling gritted his teeth: "Especially this Chen Luo, his words are the most insolent. I will make him kneel and beg to join the Qingyun Clan in the future!"
……
The courtyard gate closed, and a hint of mockery flashed in Chen Luo's eyes.
These two, especially Cheng Yuling, originally came from Zhengyang Martial Academy. They cultivated to the seventh level of strength through the academy and now they have come to Qingyun Martial Academy. They have been cultivating martial arts to this day thanks to the grace of the Martial Arts Selection Office, but instead of making progress, they are thinking of forming cliques for personal gain and attempting to monopolize the industry.
That's human nature. After all, martial arts are strange and unpredictable. If they develop normally without any constraints, they will inevitably be monopolized by a few people like the Qingyun Clan.
Practicing martial arts may become a privilege for a very small number of people.
Fortunately, the Military Selection Division kept things in check.
Farmers' children can be exempted from tuition fees and enter the martial arts world through Zhengyang Martial Arts Academy.
The inner realm passage is strictly controlled by the Qingyun Martial Arts School. Regardless of wealth, one must enter the Qingyun Martial Arts School to advance to the inner realm.
Therefore, no matter how much the so-called Qingyun Clan flaunts their power in Qingshan County, with the Qingyun Martial Arts School and Zhengyang Martial Arts Academy around, they will ultimately amount to nothing and only annoy people.
Especially considering the situation of Da Lin, beset by internal and external troubles, the existence of the Qingyun Clan is infuriating.
However, Chen Luo quickly came to terms with it.
No matter where you are, there will always be rats hoarding their food; that's just human nature. Although he loathed the existence of the Qingyun Clan, he couldn't stop them.
However, he would not simply let Cheng Yuling and Lu Cheng go unpunished.
He knew very well that these two could have waited until the dust settled on his inner cultivation before coming to him, but they came on the very first day. They probably had the same intention as Hu Qiu: to disturb his peace of mind.
As for the reason, it was simply that since they themselves had no chance to see the inner scenes, they wanted to drag him down with them.
Moreover, given the humiliation he just inflicted, these two will surely hold a grudge and may very well try to sabotage him in the future.
"First it was Hu Qiu, and now it's these two petty scoundrels, Cheng Yuling. This Qingyun Martial Arts School is truly not peaceful," Chen Luo muttered to himself coldly.
He would be staying at the Qingyun Martial Arts School for a long time, and he couldn't just passively accept the disturbances and schemes from all sides.
Even though he moved to the vicinity of Pharmacist Xu, he was still passively avoiding them. The more passive he was, the more these people would go too far, and it was hard to guarantee that they wouldn't do something even more insidious.
Therefore, if you want to cultivate in peace in the time to come, you must first take the initiative and deal with all these troubles.
Simply avoiding and backing down will not solve the problem.
As Chen Luo thought this, his gaze gradually turned cold.
He picked up the book containing the rules of the Qingyun Martial Arts School and began to read it again. About half an hour later, he put the book down.
He then thought silently for a moment before taking a deep breath, standing up, and leaving the courtyard.
After leaving the Seven-Character Courtyard, he went straight to the West Courtyard at the end and knocked on the door.
Not long after, the door opened, revealing Hu Qiu, who was quite surprised to see that it was Chen Luo.
He hadn't expected Chen Luo to actually come looking for him, probably to ask for the few missing Spirit Nourishing Pills. He smiled calmly.
"Young Master Chen, is there anything urgent?"
He was met with a fierce punch!
The moment he finished speaking, Chen Luo expressionlessly threw a punch, the force of which slammed towards Hu Qiu's face with a muffled thud!
Hu Qiu was actually at the seventh level of strength, otherwise he wouldn't be a manager under Lin Duhai. But he never expected Chen Luo to suddenly attack so ruthlessly. Caught off guard, he had no way to defend himself and was punched flying ten feet away, crashing heavily to the ground. His facial bones collapsed, and his mouth and nose were covered in blood.
Hu Qiu, writhing in excruciating pain, stared wide-eyed at Chen Luo, his face filled with horror and disbelief. "How dare you injure someone in the Qingyun Martial Arts School! Chen Luo, how dare you!"
Chen Luo stared coldly at him, approaching him step by step, and said calmly, "It's a misunderstanding, I didn't mean to hurt anyone."
Hu Qiu then realized the murderous intent in his eyes, and hurriedly endured the excruciating pain as he scrambled to his feet. "You, you're going to..."
Before he could finish speaking, a fierce glint flashed across his face, and he launched a counterattack with a punch at Chen Luo!
Hu Qiu was no fool. The moment he realized Chen Luo's murderous intent, he knew what he had to do—Qingyun Martial Arts School forbids private fights, and Chen Luo had violated the rules first. If he killed him now, it would be considered self-defense. This was a golden opportunity!
His punch was incredibly swift, unleashing five layers of power in an instant, slamming into Chen Luo's heart in a flash!
If this punch lands, he is certain that Chen Luo will be crippled if he doesn't die!
What he didn't know was that Chen Luo had already used his vertical pupils before he arrived.
With the blessing of seeing movement as stillness, the moment Hu Qiu's thought arose and his hand was raised, Chen Luo already knew what he wanted to do.
As if he had foreseen this, Chen Luo turned to his left, his fist almost grazing his chest as it missed.
As he turned to the side, Chen Luo coldly elbowed him in the back!
"Ah!" This elbow strike also used only double force. Hu Qiu felt his fist miss, and then a sudden pain shot through his back. He screamed as a powerful force suddenly slammed down, causing him to fall to his knees with a thud. At the same time, he coughed up a mouthful of blood.
Although a person who has mastered the Nine Yang Force has a physical body that is much stronger than an ordinary person, without entering the inner realm, they are still just a body of flesh and blood. Even a second-level force is enough to seriously injure someone.
The moment Hu Qiu knelt down and vomited blood, Chen Luo gave him no chance to catch his breath. He unleashed his double force again and kicked him hard in the stomach.
--boom!
Hu Qiu flew backward like a tattered sack, crashing through the half-closed courtyard gate and landing on the bluestone ground outside the courtyard. He rolled several times, leaving a glaring trail of blood.
But perhaps because of the double force, Hu Qiu was still alive, but his internal organs seemed to have shifted, and the excruciating pain made it impossible for him to stand up. His face was covered in blood, which blurred his vision and flowed down his forehead.
Hu Qiu felt his vision turn crimson and his consciousness faded. He couldn't understand why Chen Luo dared to attack him, why he had just opened the door for him with a smile, and why he had fallen to the ground after just one glance. But he could feel Chen Luo walking up behind him, and he realized that if he didn't do something, he would die.
That madman actually wanted to kill him!
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
Fear and the instinct for survival drove him to let out a heart-wrenching howl. With his last ounce of strength, he used both hands and feet to desperately crawl toward the disciples' quarters ahead.
Even if he climbs just one more foot, the chances of the martial arts school disciples discovering Chen Luo's murderous intent will be much greater.
If any disciple discovers this, they will certainly stop it.
He can survive as long as someone steps in to stop him!
"Murder! Murder! Murder!"
Hu Qiu crawled desperately in the pool of blood, leaving a winding trail of blood behind him. Chen Luo followed slowly behind him, letting him scream without stopping him or attacking him again.
He deliberately used only double the force, just to spare this person's life.
By the time they approached the disciples' residence, Hu Qiu's voice had become hoarse from shouting, yet he still managed to send out intermittent cries for help like a broken bellows.
Just then, the gate of the courtyard opened, and an ordinary-looking woman came out. She was stunned when she saw Chen Luo and Hu Qiu crawling forward on the ground covered in blood.
The woman was Hu Zilan. Chen Luo had never met her before, only heard about her deeds.
The two looked at each other. Hu Zilan met his gaze but did not step forward. She simply stood silently by the door, watching coldly.
Chen Luo withdrew his gaze.
Following Hu Zilan, Lu Sheng and Cheng Yuling came out one after another. When they saw this horrifying scene, they all stared wide-eyed and were dumbfounded for a moment.
But Cheng Yuling was the first to regain his senses. He finally managed to make out that the face beneath the blood was Hu Qiu's, and then he understood Hu Qiu's cry for help. In disbelief, his eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he shouted angrily, "Chen Luo, how dare you harm the manager! How dare you!"
As he spoke, he charged straight at Chen Luo, intending to capture him.
But to everyone's surprise, Chen Luo took the initiative and suddenly delivered a powerful kick to Cheng Yuling's abdomen!
"--puff!"
Cheng Yuling was struck as if by a heavy hammer, flying backward and crashing into a tree trunk by the yard. Amidst the falling leaves, he vomited blood and collapsed to the ground, severely injured.
Lu Cheng was following behind Cheng Yuling, but Cheng Yuling's body grazed past him and flew away. When he met Chen Luo's icy gaze, he trembled in fright and fell to the ground with a thud. He hurriedly scrambled backward, both shocked and terrified, exclaiming, "You, you're fucking crazy!"
"Chen Luo, stop right now!"
A deep shout came from beside him; it was Gu Youcai, who had only come out because he had been disturbed by the noise.
As soon as he came out, he saw what had just happened. After a moment of shock, he immediately rushed over and reached out to stop Chen Luo.
Hu Qiu's vision had long been blurred, and his consciousness was becoming increasingly hazy, but when he saw someone blocking his way, he clung to Gu Youcai's leg as if grasping at a straw, and cried out in a hoarse voice, "Help...help me..."
Gu Youcai kicked his hand away. Gu Youcai had been cultivating in the courtyard and didn't know Chen Luo was coming. He didn't have time to ask what was going on, and without even looking at Hu Qiu, he could only lower his voice and urgently say to Chen Luo, "The martial arts school forbids private fights and absolutely no killing. You used triple force to strike his Baihui acupoint, which can make him stupid and incompetent. As long as you spare his life, he won't be able to talk his way out of it, and there might still be room for maneuver afterward."
"It's alright."
Chen Luo shook his head. Seeing that everyone had gathered, he unleashed five layers of power and stomped down towards Hu Qiu's vital point in the back.
—Click!
With a piercing sound of his sternum cracking, blood gushed out of Hu Qiu's seven orifices like arrows. Hu Qiu's body convulsed violently a few times before he stopped breathing.