Gou Zai Xianwu Chaos World, Physical Sainthood

Chapter 39 Lin Family Martial Arts School, Challenge!

"Brother Lu, please wait!"

Lu Cheng turned around and saw Zhao Cheng carrying a halberd, quickly catching up.

As Zhao Cheng walked in, Lu Cheng noticed that Zhao Cheng was carrying a bag on his back.

"Brother Zhao, what's wrong with you...?"

Zhao Cheng was the "guard" of Lijia Village. He had just returned from escorting the cart and it was time for him to rest.

At this moment, looking like this...

It's hard not to have some different speculations.

It was as if she had sensed Lu Cheng's thoughts.

Zhao Cheng hurriedly said seriously:

"Hey, Brother Lu, please don't misunderstand. Am I the kind of person who would avoid a friend in trouble?"

"The Li family has been supporting me for over a year; how could I possibly leave them at a time like this?"

Lu Cheng quickly waved his hand:

"Brother Zhao, you're overthinking it. How could I possibly think that way about you?"

"It was just curiosity."

Lijia Village is not close to Yangcheng, and it's getting late.

The two did not stop there, but continued talking as they traveled.

Zhao Cheng said:

"I won't lie to you, the offerings I receive from Li Family Village are two doses of blood-activating powder and five taels of silver every month."

Lu Cheng nodded.

According to the market price in Yangcheng, a dose of Huoxue San costs three taels of silver.

But the price of what you buy from Lijiacun is definitely cheaper than the market price.

So, that's about ten taels of silver per month.

For a martial artist in the early stages of Qi Refining, ten taels a month is truly not a small amount.

"Oh, so that means Li Family Village is no longer inviting Brother Zhao?"

Zhao Cheng shook his head:

"That's not the case."

"Neither Chief Li nor the elders said they would reduce the offerings."

"But for the past year, apart from escorting medicinal herbs, there has been nothing else. It doesn't really matter whether I'm there or not."

"Seeing the current difficult situation in Lijia Village, I have decided to temporarily stop making offerings."

"But to my surprise, Chief Li refused to agree no matter what I said after I brought it up."

"I have no choice but to leave for now."

Lu Cheng knew this was the truth.

If you take someone's money, you're obligated to solve their problems.

As a retainer, Zhao Cheng received money from Lijia Village. Although his position was not low, he still had to obey Lijia Village's orders.

If I stop taking money, what identity should I have to stay here?

How should the people of Lijia Village treat him?

Both sides will find this rather awkward.

Since Li Family Village wouldn't have any medicinal herbs to escort in the short term, Zhao Cheng really didn't need to stay.

"So, what are your plans, Brother Zhao?"

Lu Cheng sensed that the [River-Blocking Halberd Technique] was probably about to be fully deduced.

Zhao Cheng taught me everything without reservation, and now that I have mastered it, I should naturally teach it back to him.

But if Zhao Cheng leaves, there will be no one to look for him.

Zhao Cheng shook his head:

"I don't have any plans yet, but I won't leave Yangcheng. If anything happens in Lijia Village, I'll come back immediately."

Lu Cheng was overjoyed. If that's the case, then there's no problem.

The Xuan Ying Gong of Changfeng Escort Agency is a complete martial arts technique, sufficient to cultivate to the point of perfect body refinement.

However, the [River-Blocking Halberd Technique] also piqued Lu Cheng's curiosity.

It is both a martial art and a cultivation method, which is really rare.

Moreover, just the first twelve moves, which are equivalent to ordinary martial arts techniques, are enough to cultivate internal strength.

What level can the complete Thirty-Six Forms reach?

If each twelve forms represents a different level, then one can reach the pinnacle of internal strength cultivation.

But Lu Cheng's intuition told him that this wouldn't be the case.

Directly reaching Body Refinement?

Lu Cheng shook his head. Everything still had to wait for [Destiny] to deduce it before anything else could be discussed.

Upon seeing Lu Cheng, Zhao Cheng first showed delight, then shook his head, which piqued Zhao Cheng's curiosity.

"Brother Lu, why do you look like that? Could it be that you've been hoping I'd go to Yangcheng with you all along?"

Lu Cheng smiled and said:

"Let me keep you in suspense for now. You'll find out when the time comes, Brother Zhao. But I can tell you in advance that it's definitely good news."

Then he added:

"Yes, that's great news!"

This only made Zhao Cheng more curious.

No matter how much Zhao Cheng pleaded, Lu Cheng insisted on not saying anything.

Zhao Cheng had no choice but to suppress his curiosity.

As the two walked, Lu Cheng suddenly had another idea.

Once the [River-Blocking Halberd Technique] is fully developed, even if it only reaches the level of perfected Qi Refining, it will definitely be able to enter the rank.

A martial artist who has perfected their internal strength training is capable of opening a martial arts school and teaching students.

Even sects like the Sanyang Sect and the Yuntao Sect are only supported by martial artists who cultivate internal strength.

Zhao Cheng could also try opening a martial arts school.

However, this is something to consider only after the derivation of the [River-Blocking Halberd Technique] is completed.

After all, although Zhao Cheng was quite strong, he was still only a martial artist in the early stage of the Qi Refining realm.

There are plenty of them in Yangcheng too.

The rest of the journey was uneventful, and after noon, the two returned to Yangcheng.

After exchanging information about the address of Changfeng Escort Agency, the two said their goodbyes.

……

"What?! How could this be?!"

Inside the courtyard of Changfeng Escort Agency.

Upon seeing Lu Cheng return, Liu Chang'an and the other two were all extremely surprised.

Based on the journey, even without counting the time spent in Yunshan County, it would take Lu Cheng seven days to return.

Upon hearing Lu Cheng's account, they were all greatly shocked.

However, the three of them performed slightly differently.

Liu Wan'er was most concerned about the casualties, but she focused her questions on Lu Cheng.

Liu Chang'an immediately thought of Liu Family Village.

"What should we do?"

"Now that the medicinal herbs are gone, compensation must be made with silver."

"Ten cartloads of medicinal herbs, triple compensation—such a large sum is certainly not something the clan can raise in a short time."

The chubby boy, while worried, was also extremely annoyed:

"What is Liu Xun good for? This sycophant who only knows how to flatter the powerful and wealthy, is this how a clan leader should act?"

"And Liu Xitian, that ignorant fool, mediocre talent, and good-for-nothing."

"Serves him right for being paralyzed! Bah, serves him right!"

"A bunch of useless trash, utterly useless!"

Liu Wan'er and Liu Chang'an turned their heads and frowned as they looked at the chubby boy.

Liu Chang'an couldn't help but say:

"Alright, Ah Cai, nobody expected it to turn out this way."

"Yes, no matter what, they are all elders in the clan, and Uncle Xitian is paralyzed. Is it appropriate for you to continue cursing like this?"

The usually easygoing chubby boy completely ignored their advice, his face flushed red as he angrily retorted:

"What, did I say something wrong?"

"If we had listened to Lu Cheng, how could we have lost eight cartloads of medicinal herbs!"

Lu Cheng had never seen the chubby boy so angry since he met him.

This is partly due to the fact that the clan leader's power was usurped, and he has always harbored resentment about it.

But it wasn't all just irrational anger.

To be fair, Liu Xun's arrangement was indeed inappropriate.

Despite knowing that Xiao Kuang of Cuiyun Pavilion and Zhou Yunxiang of Lin Family Martial Arts School were not on good terms and even harbored resentment, they still insisted on appointing two team leaders.

This in itself is a potential problem.

As for whether having only one team leader would make it easier for someone like Zhou Yunxiang to coordinate from the inside out, that's another matter.

However, it is also true that Liu Xun failed to observe the situation carefully.

Secondly, there's Liu Xitian.

This guy targeted Lu Cheng at every turn on the road and rejected Lu Cheng's suggestions.

If we had listened to Lu Cheng, we wouldn't have suffered such a huge loss.

Liu Chang'an shook his head:

"It's too late to say anything now. With such a big incident, let's go back and check on things first."

The chubby boy tossed his hand and walked away without looking back.

"Go ahead and see, I'm not going!"

……

"Why……"

Liu Chang'an and Liu Wan'er both sighed.

Liu Chang'an said with deep concern:

"How did it turn out like this? I wonder what the Lin Clan Martial Arts School has to say. After all, it was their disciple who acted as an inside agent this time. If they could get some compensation, the clan would be in a much better position."

Lu Cheng shook his head inwardly, thinking that Liu Chang'an's idea was far too unrealistic.

The Lin Family Martial Arts School is just a martial arts school; its biggest difference from other martial arts sects is its looser rules.

It's practically impossible for the Liu family to get compensation.

……

Sure enough, before nightfall, the Liu family villagers who went to the Lin family martial arts school brought back bad news.

The Lin family martial arts school refused to pay compensation, citing that Zhou Yunxiang had privately hired bodyguards.

They also expelled Zhou Yunxiang and his four disciples from the martial arts school.

In addition, the Lin family martial arts school actually issued a challenge to Lu Cheng!