Chapter 24 Who did I offend?

Zou Huainan passed away peacefully.

……

He wanted to take revenge today and had made careful plans for this.

The status of the Nancheng Imperial Guard Office was higher than that of the Fukangfang Office. He easily found out Liang Yue's whereabouts and knew that he was going to a banquet with someone today and would return home later.

It was easy to find out that the Liang family lived in Ping'an Alley, so he packed up and set off immediately. The reason why he came in person was because his identity made it easier to act. If it was the Imperial Guards under his command, it would be a bit strange for them to appear in the armory, but he had his father's identity, so it was easy to explain even if it was investigated later.

All they had to do was say that Liang Yue was injured and asked his family to go and look after him. They could trick his family away and then force Liang Yue to go to the armory, and they would be able to crush him to death completely.

Thinking of this perfect and flawless conspiracy, Zou Huainan's mouth was crooked all the way.

Arriving at the door of the Liang family, he adjusted his expression a little, changing it into an upright and anxious face. He had already thought of what to say in his mind, and was about to knock on the door.

Changes occur suddenly.

Before he could stretch out his hand, a gust of evil wind suddenly blew from behind!
Zou Huainan was also a master at the peak of the second realm, so his reaction was naturally not slow. He immediately turned around and wanted to draw his sword.

But the opponent was faster, well-trained and well-coordinated. When he turned around, he saw only darkness, and a hard sack had been put over him, covering his head.

The hand that was drawing the sword was grabbed by someone and twisted to the side. Both legs were hit hard and he fell to his knees with a thud.

"You..." He was about to shout, wanting to say, "Do you know who my father is?"
But the opponent didn't give him the chance to make a sound. He struck him with a horizontal palm, causing his throat to contract. He vomited blood and could no longer utter a word.

There is only confusion in my heart.

What's the matter?

How did he encounter an ambush here? Could it be that Cong Wei knew his plan in advance?

Is there a mole?
But where did that little Cong Wei get such a powerful force?
The cultivation levels of these attackers are similar to his own, and there is also one who is obviously stronger than him. This is a force that cannot be organized by ordinary people.

Soon he was unable to think, and after falling to his knees on the ground, he was unable to make any sound. A sack was put on his head. Zou Huainan was completely like meat on the chopping board, and a group of big men beat him inhumanely.

Bang bang bang bang——

boom! Bang!
After a round of beatings and kicks, he was almost unconscious. Two more people grabbed his arms, and another two swung their clubs, breaking his arms instantly with two crisp snaps!

"Ah..." Zou Huainan was awakened by the blow. He raised his head and wanted to scream, but his throat was constricted and no sound came out. Cold sweat soaked his clothes.

Before he could get relief from the severe pain, his legs were also treated in the same way.

clap clap!

There was another sound of breaking bones, and Zou Huainan's limbs were all broken, leaving him no ability to move.

But these people seemed not to intend to let him go. A group of people carried him up who was unable to resist and ran away. A carriage had stopped at the entrance of the alley. As the crowd carried him onto the carriage, it drove away.

It was curfew time, and a large number of people and carriages were crowded at the South Gate, rushing to leave the city before the evening drums were sounded. This carriage did not need to queue or be checked. The coachman just gave a look to the soldiers guarding the city and drove straight out of the city.

They didn't arrive until they reached a turbulent river before several thugs carried Zou Huainan out of the car.

On the way, Zou Huainan tried to sob and beg for mercy several times, but all he got in return was a more brutal beating. The sack over his head was already clogged with his dirty blood, snot and tears.

"Boy, if you can survive this time, remember this lesson." The leader stood on the river bank and said coldly, "If you want to survive in Longyuan City, you have to know your own weight."

what?
I know how much I weigh!
Zou Huainan felt full of grievances. I was just a useless second-generation rich man who relied on my father's protection. I acted arrogantly in this small area of ​​South City. I never dared to mess with people who were more powerful than me. I only bullied those who were of lower birth and status than me.

The principle of bullying the weak and fearing the strong has been implemented to the end!

Who did I offend?
Eh?
Eh! ?
Before he could think it through, the leader over there waved his hand, and the two big men exerted their strength together, and with a swing, they threw Zou Huainan out.

"what--"

Zou Huainan in the air finally let out a complete scream, which was full of confusion and bewilderment.

Pfft!
Then, the sack fell into the river and sank into the water in a stream of foam.

A cultivator of the second realm was naturally not afraid of water, but he was now seriously injured, with his limbs broken and four of his five limbs missing. Whether he could survive in this rapid flow depended on his own luck.

……

"Something's not quite right."

Late at night, when Liang Yue returned home, he carefully observed the alley entrance first, and made sure there was no ambush in the dark alley before entering. As soon as he arrived at the door, he immediately smelled a slight smell of blood. There were scattered footprints on the ground, as if a fight had taken place.

He hurried forward and knocked on the door. After a while, Liang Peng's voice came from the door: "Wumeng Mountain is connected to the mountain outside the mountain."

Liang Yue replied: "The moonlight shines down on Xiangshui Beach."

With a creak, Liang Peng opened the door and said with a smile: "Brother, what do you think this secret code is?"

"It's just the lyrics I heard in my early years. How is your family? Is everything okay?" Liang Yue brushed it off and asked.

"Nothing happened, everything is calm." Liang Peng replied: "Are we too nervous?"

Because he was worried that someone would take revenge on him, Liang Yue told his younger brothers and sisters not to act alone during the day, and also set a secret code for opening the door at night, telling them not to pay attention to strangers.

He even left a whistle arrow to Liang Peng, to be released immediately if there was any danger.

Even if that would violate the rules of the Imperial Guard, it would be better than having my family actually get hurt.

But now it seems that I was worrying too much, because neither the black and white forces I offended seemed to come to retaliate.

"It's better to be more cautious than to be unprepared." Liang Yue said as he walked into the house, "Hold on for half a month. If nothing happens, then relax your vigilance."

"Okay." Liang Peng agreed from behind.

"Haven't you awakened your Qi sense?" After returning to the house, Liang Yue asked again: "What did the teachers in the academy say? Didn't they teach you some techniques to practice first?"

If Liang Peng became a true Qi Refiner, he would be more at ease about his family.

"They have already contacted the Kendo Academy and will take me to take the exam in two days." Liang Peng replied: "If I pass the Kendo Academy's entrance exam, I can get the Confucian skills to practice. If I fail, I will have to find the skills myself or find another master."

"I'm sure you won't have any problems passing the entrance exam." Liang Yue had absolute confidence in his brother's performance in the exam. "Practice hard after you enroll. When I'm not at home, you must be able to protect mother and Xiaoyun."

"I will." Liang Peng nodded.

In fact, as long as you are admitted to the Sword Academy, you don't need a high level of cultivation, and few people dare to mess with the Liang family. Because the students of the academy have great influence from the court to the martial arts world.

To offend a Confucian monk from a kendo academy means to possibly offend a high-ranking official in the future court and the large network of relationships that he will have, so if a family has a student from a kendo academy, they will immediately win a lot of respect.

After letting Liang Peng go back to rest, Liang Yue stayed alone in the yard to practice swordplay. Although it was already late, sleeping time could be saved, but daily practice time could not be saved.

After practicing the eighteen styles of Hu family swordsmanship again, Liang Yue put away his sword and stood up again.

He has already practiced this set of sword skills to the limit. If his level does not improve, practicing it further will have no effect.

In the visualization realm, it is no longer possible to improve the realm simply by tempering the blood. He needs to visualize various techniques, stimulate his own divine palace with the power of the visualization diagram, gradually strengthen his divine consciousness, and then stimulate the muscles, bones, skin and flesh of the whole body with divine thoughts. When the divine consciousness is able to reach every detail and the control of the body reaches an absolute degree, it means that he has broken through the visualization realm and reached the third level of martial arts - the armor casting realm.

Therefore, his current task in the second realm is to visualize various techniques. The higher the grade, the better, because the higher-level techniques contain more Tao rhyme and the stimulation to the Divine Palace is stronger.

The bloody death of Fengdie in front of him today had a great impact on him. Together with the previous murder of Zhen Changzhi, all of them showed how fragile the lives of mortals were in this world of extraordinary power. Although the Four Seas and Nine Provinces had established their own order, this order was ultimately easy to break in front of powerful practitioners.

Only by strengthening yourself can you survive and thrive.

Previously, he had solved a case in Fukangfang, provoked the Longya Gang, and offended Zou Huainan, which made it difficult for him to maintain a peaceful state of mind. With a sense of crisis looming in his heart, he became more eager to become stronger.

At least he had to break through to the third level of martial arts, the Armor Forging Realm. Then his skin would be as hard as iron and invulnerable to swords and spears, and he would be more confident in dealing with some covert means. With his status as a Royal Guard, the other party should at least not dare to come openly.

Although Chen Ju said that it was difficult to break through after reaching the second level, Liang Yue felt... it seemed okay.

For rich people, the first level of qi and blood can be built up by taking medicine, but the second level and onwards it depends on understanding and hard work, which is naturally more difficult.

For Liang Yue, the first stage required hard work and was a bit strenuous, but the second stage began to rely on comprehension. After these days of practice, he felt that his comprehension was pretty good.

A little stronger than the average person.

And hard work is my strong point.

Ok.

"I should go to the station to find a martial art tomorrow." Liang Yue muttered to himself.

His current swordsmanship attainment at the second level is already extremely strong. If he wants to learn something new, he should find a body technique to go along with it so that he can unleash greater power from his swordsmanship.

Hu Tiehan certainly has no shortage of this kind of skills, but when Liang Yue thought of his eager look, he couldn't help feeling a little scared.

What if he kneels down again and asks me to provide for his retirement?

(End of this chapter)