chsdbacks Chapter 70 The Heart of a Warrior: Never Be Cowardly
Chapter 70 The Heart of a Warrior: Never Be Cowardly
Halfway there, Master Dehua suddenly stopped.
He's just a petty person, not a fool.
The scene of Chen Yu slaying the dragon was still vivid in his mind. If Chen Yu really attacked him, he wouldn't even survive three breaths.
The reason Master Dehua was making a show of force was that he hoped someone would step in and smooth things over.
Unfortunately, his clownish behavior failed to attract much attention.
The crowd just stared at him coldly, and no one came out to mediate or stop the fight.
After a moment of silence, Li Xiaobo suddenly kicked out and struck Master Dehua.
"You bald monk, what do you mean by this? How dare you attack the benefactor of my fishing gang?"
Master Dehua showed no weakness and openly engaged in combat with Li Xiaobo.
The two figures clashed, exchanging punches and kicks.
"Bang! Bang!"
After only two rounds, the battle was decided.
"Ahhh, Master Li, spare me! Spare me!"
Master Dehua lay on his back with his belly facing the sky, and Li Xiaobo stomped hard on him with one foot.
"You bald monk, I bet your martial arts level is only at the minor stage of Skin Refining. You dare to call yourself an Arhat and try to fool us? Do you really think our Fishing Gang are easy to bully?"
Master Dehua was out of breath and could only beg for mercy.
"Spare me! I was wrong, I'll never do it again!"
Li Xiaochuan wiped away his tears, stepped forward, looked at Master Dehua, and then at Chen Yu.
"If this expert isn't right, we...we might really have been fooled by this bald monk!"
As he spoke, Li Xiaochuan bowed to Chen Yu.
"I have offended you greatly before, please forgive me, sir!"
Chen Yu waved his hand and said, "It's alright. You've just been deceived by that treacherous donkey. I know this wasn't your intention!"
For the sake of the eight hundred taels of silver, Chen Yu didn't want to argue with him.
"Men, throw this bald monk into the river to feed the fish!"
Li Xiaobo gave the signal, and four burly fishermen immediately came over, lifted Master Dehua's limbs, and were about to throw him overboard.
"Waaaaah, I don't want to die! Please spare me! I'll give you back your money!"
Master Dehua was so scared that he wet himself.
"Wait a minute!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Yu hurriedly interrupted everyone's actions.
"First, search him to see if he has any money!"
"Oh yeah, I was so angry I almost forgot about that!"
Li Xiaobo walked up to Master Dehua and kicked him twice.
"Give us back our banknotes!"
He searched for a long time but couldn't find a single penny on Master Dehua.
"The money, all the money was in my pants and the wind blew it away."
Master Dehua's eyes darted around, and his brain worked at lightning speed.
"Let me go, and I'll go back and get the money to pay you back. But if you kill me, I won't have a single penny left; it'll all be gone!"
"You bald-headed dog! You dare to play tricks on me even when you're about to die?"
Li Xiaobo grabbed his ear and slapped him hard twice.
Then, they ripped off the gold Buddhist prayer beads hanging around his neck.
"Add a stone, let's get started!"
After Li Xiaobo finished speaking, four burly men tied Master Dehua up tightly.
Then they took a bluestone slab weighing over a hundred pounds and tied it to his ankle.
"Three, two, one, throw!"
The four of them worked together to throw the lifeless Master Dehua down.
"Bang!"
A splash of water rose.
"Gurgle, gurgle."
Soon, Master Dehua sank to the bottom of the river.
Underwater, there is also the Purple-Eyebrowed Taoist priest who was killed by him.
The two were at odds in life, but in death they became companions, resting peacefully together here, never to wake up again.
Chen Yu gazed at the passenger ship.
After a major battle, the once luxurious ship was reduced to rubble.
Some parts were charred, and some parts were smashed.
Fortunately, there was no fatal damage overall, and it did not affect normal operation.
"Turn the boat around, go back, hold a banquet, and drink celebratory wine with our benefactor!"
Li Xiaobo gave the order.
"Okay, okay!"
"Good, that wicked dragon is dead, we should celebrate!"
"Thanks to this gentleman in black! Our livelihood is secured!"
"We've avenged our brothers!"
Amidst the enthusiastic atmosphere, Chen Yu had no intention of lingering any longer.
"Master Li, I have other important matters to attend to, so I cannot drink this celebratory wine."
Li Xiaobo hurriedly tried to persuade him to stay: "Sir, you can go after you finish your drink. If you don't come, I won't feel at ease!"
"Master Li, there's no need to be so polite. Since we are destined to meet, there's no rush to do so."
Chen Yu was eager to go back to practice his skills, and refused Li Xiaobo's repeated attempts to persuade him to stay.
Seeing his resolute attitude, Li Xiaobo dared not say anything more.
"Alright, then let's take the gentleman back to the city first."
They escorted us all the way, and when we reached the shore, we transferred to a horse-drawn carriage.
Chen Yu only told him to stop when they were about twenty miles outside Qinglan Mountain.
"That's enough for now. Hall Master Li has put in a lot of effort today and must be tired. He should go back and rest early!"
Li Xiaobo sent two henchmen to drive the carriage back first.
He remained where he was, watching Chen Yu, who was dressed in a black robe.
This powerful and mysterious master, no one knows where he came from.
If we can further strengthen our relationship, it will definitely be of great benefit to the fishing community in the future.
Thinking of this, Li Xiaobo tentatively asked, "Sir, could you please leave your name or address so that I can repay your kindness in the future?"
Chen Yu squinted at Li Xiaobo.
The question he asked was a little sensitive for him.
They say they're doing it to repay a debt of gratitude, but their true thoughts are hard to guess.
Perhaps because he had been persecuted too many times, Chen Yu became increasingly cautious.
"You don't need to know his name or where he lives!"
As Chen Yu spoke, he casually drew the deer-slaying knife from his waist.
A flash of blood-red light appeared suddenly.
Li Xiaobo felt a chill on his neck, and a cold sweat immediately broke out on his forehead.
"Just remember what this knife looks like."
"Seeing the knife is seeing the person. If you really want to find me in the future, you can try your luck at the Night Owl Gang and use this knife to confirm my identity."
After saying that, Chen Yu sheathed the deer-slaying knife.
"Yes, yes, I understand!"
Li Xiaobo was still in shock and dared not ask any more questions.
"Alright, let's go back!"
Soon the two left one after the other, each heading in opposite directions.
Chen Yu circled around and hid in a large tree, observing for a long time.
After confirming that no one was following him, he changed out of his black robe and rushed back to the Sword Forging Manor.
As soon as we entered the villa, before we even reached the entrance of the central courtyard, several people rushed over in a hurry.
"Chen Yu? You must be Senior Brother Chen Yu?"
Before them stood a round-faced girl dressed in the robes of a disciple of the Central Academy.
At this moment, he was looking at Chen Yu with a worried expression.
Chen Yu pondered for a moment and quickly recognized her.
The round-faced girl's name is Sha Bao. She and another girl had passed the selection process at the Intermediate People's Court and entered the court together.
"I am Chen Yu. What happened? Why are you so flustered?"
After confirming that it was him, Sha Bao took his arm and walked into the courtyard.
"Something's happened at Forging Workshop No. 11. Your master, Li Yangwei, is dead!"
"Li Yangwei is dead. What exactly happened?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Yu was greatly alarmed.
"Just last night, the hospital director and Li Yangwei went to Taoxianglou for a night of pleasure, and the two of them stayed in adjacent rooms."
"The next morning, after the hospital director got up, he found Li Yangwei motionless. Upon entering, he discovered that Li Yangwei was already dead in his bed!"
At this point, Sha Bao's face was full of disdain.
She always looked down on men who were lustful and pleasure-seeking.
Even if they're dead, they'll still look down on them.
"What? Li Yangwei is one thing, but who would have thought that Zhou Zhengqing, with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, would do something like this?"
Chen Yu was so shocked that he momentarily forgot about something more important.
Fortunately, Sha Bao quickly pulled him out of his shock.
"If he had just died, that would be one thing, but the place where he died was not good, and the manner of his death was rather strange."
Sha Bao lowered his voice and said softly.
"Strange, what's strange about it?"
Chen Yu was puzzled.
"According to the hospital director, when Li Yangwei died, his clothes were disheveled, his undergarment was half-undone, and he lay face up on the mandarin duck brocade quilt."
"He had many red marks on his chest and abdomen, his face was ashen, and there was a strange smile on his lips, as if he was experiencing great pleasure before he died."
Sha Bao paused for a moment, then continued.
"According to the coroner, this was a case of 'death due to exhaustion of vital energy,' caused by excessive indulgence in alcohol and sex, leading to a sudden loss of essence and vital energy."
Chen Yu nodded. Li Yangwei had always been a womanizer, so it wasn't unusual for him to die in this situation.
For this kind of person, this might be their ideal destination.
"But the head of the academy felt something was wrong. He believed that the wounds on Li Yangwei's body didn't seem to be caused by pleasure-seeking, but rather by some kind of demon or ghost! There might be some unknown secrets hidden in Peach Blossom Pavilion!"
The two walked and talked, and soon arrived at the central material yard.
In front of the North Warehouse stood a burly man.
Seeing Chen Yu approaching, she quickly called out to him.
"Junior Brother Chen, something's happened to your Raven-Slaying Furnace!"
Chen Yu looked up and saw that the speaker was Zhou Tieniu, a disciple of the Central Academy.
Before he could reply, Zhou Tieniu said urgently, "Xiao Tianlu and his gang, seeing that your master was dead, thought you had no one to rely on in the Central Courtyard, so they gathered a group of people and smashed your Crow-Slaying Furnace!"
"Where are my senior brothers?"
Chen Yu already had a bad feeling.
With senior brothers and sisters around, how could they easily let Xiao Tianlu and the others smash the Crow-Slaying Furnace?
"They were all injured by Xiao Tianlu!"
Zhou Tieniu said indignantly, "Among your senior brothers and sisters, the strongest is Luo Ninghai, but he's only at the beginner level of Tendon Refining, while Xiao Tianlu has already broken through to the minor completion stage of Tendon Refining!"
"Relying on his superior martial arts skills and superior numbers, Xiao Tianlu attacked with extreme ruthlessness, directly beating Luo Ninghai until he vomited blood and fell unconscious!"
"Where are Senior Brother Fang and Senior Sister Qing?"
Chen Yu's anger rose, and he continued to inquire about the situation.
"Fang Ke's arm was broken, and he and Luo Ninghai were taken to the pharmacy down the mountain for treatment. As for Ouyang Qing, we don't know where he went."
After Zhou Tieniu finished speaking, Sha Baocai continued.
"Ouyang Qing has gone to handle Li Yangwei's funeral arrangements and is not currently at the villa."
"These people are committing such heinous acts, is there no one in the compound who dares to do anything about it? Are the criminal laws in the compound just for show?"
After hearing this, Chen Yu could no longer contain his anger.
He doesn't want to cause trouble and is kind to everyone.
However, kindness is often taken advantage of. No matter how good you are, there will always be bad people who will take advantage of you.
"Sigh, this is how the resort has always been; it's been like this for a long time."
Sha Bao shook his head and sighed.
"Because of Li Yangwei's matter, the head of the court is still being detained by the city guard. The central court is leaderless and has no one in charge. The other courts are too busy watching the show to stand up for justice."
Zhou Tieniu sneered again after hearing Sha Bao's words.
"Uphold justice? Hmph, who dares to uphold justice for Xiao Tianlu? Don't you all know? Xiao Tianlu has a lover in the inner courtyard, and that lover's status is quite extraordinary."
"Ah, I remember now!"
Sha Bao looked as if he had just realized something.
"Senior Brother Zhou, are you talking about that squad leader of the Sword Guard Hall? It's said he has homosexual tendencies and is very fond of men. So, he and Xiao Tianlu were having an affair?"
Zhou Tieniu didn't reply, but just shivered.
Thinking of that sword guard squad leader, whose strength and mentality were both abnormal, always gave him a chill down his spine.
Where is Xiao Tianlu now?
Chen Yu, with an icy expression, calmly asked the two of them.
"Senior Brother Chen, you mustn't act impulsively!"
Sha Bao looked at him with a worried expression.
As a fellow student who entered the Central Academy at the same time, she had always had a good impression of Chen Yu.
Because Chen Yu won the championship in the blind forging competition that day, which left a deep impression on her.
"You must be patient! Think positively and persevere!"
Sha Bao earnestly advised Chen Yu.
"Xiao Tianlu is terrifyingly strong. Even your senior brothers and sisters are no match for him. Even if you go, what can you do? You'll just be wasting your life!"
"For now, we should swallow our anger and bide our time. It won't be too late to demand an explanation once we've built up our strength!"
Zhou Tieniu, however, had a different opinion.
"Absolutely not! If you tolerate it today, what will you do if he comes looking for you again tomorrow? Continue to be a coward?"
"If you ask me, a real man should always seek revenge! He must get his revenge! Even if he gets beaten to death, he shouldn't let anger kill him!"
"If you don't dare to take revenge, you're not a real man!"
Sha Bao looked at Zhou Tieniu, and his expression suddenly changed.
"Senior Brother Zhou, why are you adding fuel to the fire? What's wrong with tolerating this? Why rush into revenge?"
Zhou Tieniu refused to back down: "Little Sha Zi, we are all martial artists, and we must not be cowardly. If we always retreat, our spirit and energy will dissipate, and we will find it even more difficult to move forward on the path of martial arts!"
"But you can't knowingly do something that's impossible!"
While the two were arguing, Chen Yu had already returned to Forging Workshop No. 11.
Today is not a day off. According to usual regulations, all staff members must be on duty and are not allowed to leave without a valid reason.
The place is now deserted; it seems something has indeed happened.
After leaving the fine forging workshop, Chen Yu arrived at the original site of the Crow-Slaying Furnace.
Everything was destroyed, smashed to pieces.
The hard work of many days was destroyed in an instant.
Chen Yu first returned to his dormitory, put away the silver notes, and then changed into clothes that were more suitable for fighting.
He was determined; this time, he would not tolerate it under any circumstances.
Senior brothers and sisters were seriously injured, and the Raven-Slaying Furnace, which embodied everyone's hopes, was destroyed.
If you still have to cower like a turtle, then you're really no different from a piece of trash.
After closing the door, Chen Yu picked up the deer-slaying knife and walked out.
Just as I stepped out of the dormitory area gate, I ran into Xiao Tianlu leading a dozen or so people towards me.