âAlright, thatâs a promise!â Chen Haoâs mouth twitched.
He didnât care about his image or othersâ opinions toward him anymore.
Chen Hao had become selfish and materialistic. He would only do things that would benefit him now.
Bam!
Meng Kang and Zhang Tie could not hold out much longer.
Meng Kang and Zhang Tie flew backwards from Wang Dahaiâs attacks and landed at Chen Haoâs feet.
âHa-ha! Two useless brats! Lu Zongyuan, is this what youâve got? If you have something up your sleeves, itâs time to show it!â Wang Dahai laughed loudly.
Chen Hao walked toward him calmly.
âHa! A young kid like him? Thereâs no one else in the Lu Family? You have to resort to hire a joker?â
Wang Dahai eyed Chen Hao disparagingly and shook his head.
âYou have been learning martial arts in Southeast Asia all this while?â Chen Hao glanced at him and asked.
Wang Dahai was stunned to hear this.
He had been hiding his identity carefully, and he thought that his secrecy was quite protected.
He did not expect a young man like Chen Hao to figure out his background in such a short time.
âH-How did you know?â Wang Dahai began taking Chen Hao seriously.
âIs Wen Sen your Junior Brother?â Chen Hao asked.
Wang Dahai raised one of his eyebrows. âYes, he is. But he was trained in the outer clan. Do you know him?â
âYeah, I killed him,â Chen Hao said.
âYou?â Wang Dahaiâs heart fluttered. âSeems like you know what you are talking about. But Wen Sen is just an outsider. He never learned the real techniques from the Metal Fist Clan. Itâs easy to kill him.
Donât ever compare me to him. Since you murdered someone from my clan, Iâll kill you to avenge him!â
Wang Dahai became furious and rushed toward Chen Hao.
Bam!
Their fists knocked against each other.
Wang Dahai flew backward from the impact, followed by the sound of his bones cracking.
âArgh!â Wang Dahai clutched his elbow and saw his bone sticking out from his flesh.
One hit from him made my bones come out from my flesh? What an immense power! Wang Dahai was shocked.
Lu Zongyuan and Meng Kang were wide-eyed and looked at each other incredulously.
âI canât believe youâre an Inner Energy practitioner at such a young age, and your Inner Energy is so strong!â Wang Dahai exclaimed, frightened by Chen Hao.
âKill yourself and save me the hassle,â Chen Hao shook his head and said.
Wang Dahaiâs expression darkened.
He nodded as he suffered from immense pain. âFine, Iâll do that!â
With that, he took out a dagger and wanted to stab himself.
In an extremely fluid motion, he suddenly threw the dagger to Chen Haoâs face. Then, he threw a handful of soil at everyone, and fled.
Chen Hao merely tilted his head to avoid the dagger.
âMr. Chen, go after him, quick! H-He ran away!â Lu Zongyuan said frantically.
Chen Hao flicked his wrist, and a streak of black light dashed past him swiftly.
âArgh!â Wang Dahai screamed in agony before falling to the ground.
The dagger flew back to Chen Haoâs hand shortly after.
âHeâs dead! Heâs dead!â Lu Zongyuan said happily and turned to Chen Hao. âMr, Chen, you did the Lu Family a big favor today. I will definitely repay you with priceless gifts!â
âJust give me the Scripture of Beasts,â Chen Hao smiled faintly at him.
Lu Zongyuanâs smile immediately froze as he wanted to avoid the subject.
âSis, look! It really is Chen Hao! H-He is this skilled?â Lu Han covered her agape mouth.
Lu Xue looked at Chen Hao intently.
So he came here from Long Jiang to help father. Still water runs deep! Lu Xue thought.
Chen Hao left a deep impression on her.
Midnight.
In the meeting room of the Lu Family, the executives of the Lu Family cheered as they heard the news of Wang Dahaiâs demise.
Their enemy was finally dead.
However, a few people, including Lu Zongyuan, looked glum.
âHmph! He is just a kid! No matter how skilled he is, he is not supposed to lay his hands on our Scripture of Beasts!â one of the men said angrily, hitting the table at the same time.
Lu Zongyuan was playing with a pendant. âThis is all my fault. He is indeed very strong, but I thought he was skilled only in killing people. For people who are good at fighting like him, I assumed money or women would satisfy him. And he might be useful to us in the future as well. I thought he agreed to our request because of Meng Kang. Who knew that he was actually plotting to take the Scripture of Beasts.
On top of that, he waited to make his request until we reached a life or death situation! â Lu Zongyuan looked at them intently.
âMaster Lu, the Scripture of Beasts is our sacred treasure. You canât give it to him!â someone said.
âI know, but I had no choice back then. If I turn my back on the promise, Iâm afraid he would be unhappy. This guy is difficult to be dismissed easily, and he is even more ruthless than Wang Dahai!
These are my worries.â
âBrother, donât worryâI have an idea! We could protect the Scripture of Beasts and get rid of Chen Hao at the same time!â At this moment, a middle-aged man with squinting eyes stood up.
âZongnian, whatâs your idea?â Lu Zongyuan asked immediately.
âI heard from my men and investigated Chen Hao. Even though we didnât find out much about him, Chen Hao has an important secret!â Lu Zongnian said.
âBrother, you do know about the Mo Family from Long Jiang, donât you? Even though we donât get along with them, I heard that they were hunting down a man named Chen Hao a year ago! They put a lot of effort into it, and requested help from rich merchants everywhere in the Southern Region ro find out Chen Haoâs whereabouts! Coincidentally, Chen Hao came from the Southern Region as well, and he fits the description of this Chen Hao whom the Mo Family was looking for. Do you think he might be the person they want?â Lu Zongnian squinted his eyes and smiled coldly.
Lu Zongyuan put down his pendant and had a sudden realization.
âIf thatâs the case, it is a good idea. The Mo Family is very powerful, and they have many skilled and mysterious people who are beyond our imagination. It would be great if we could use some of their help,â Lu Zongyuan smiled.
âMaster Lu, but we have no connections with the Mo Family. On the contrary, we had some grudges against each other. In fact, I heard that the Mo Family wanted to take over our family a long time ago. It was because our family has been here in Long Jiang for almost a thousand years that they didnât carry out their plans. If they dare to attack us, it would be equivalent to attacking the entire economy in Long Jiang. Thatâs why they havenât made any moves on us. Do you think they would help us?â Someone raised their concern.
âYes, of course they will. If we find someone whom they desperately want, I believe they will solve the problem for us even without us asking. For now, the most important thing is to make Chen Hao work for us. If he complies, I would spare his life; if not, we would have to ask the Mo Family to get rid of him,â
Lu Zongyuan said.
The meeting continued until late night.
The lights in Chen Haoâs room were still lit as he was analyzing the map that he got from Meng Kang.
It was very useful for him to travel around the woods.
Suddenly, there was a knock on his door.