"It’s him!"
Chu Fan’s pupils contracted as he also looked to the southwest.
There, slowly walking out, was Zhou Ye—the sa man who even Huang Yu had been unable to handle on Xingning Street.
Zhou Ye smiled, his lips curling, but there was no trace of a smile in his eyes. "Qingxue, he was this vicious with my subordinate."
"If I hadn’t drawn my sword, wouldn’t he have stomped Ling Feng to death?"
’Ling Feng is Zhou Ye’s subordinate?’
Chu Fan’s expression flickered, and he frowned slightly.
’No wonder Ling Feng was so arrogant. So he had a backer!’
Just then, two n erged from behind Zhou Ye and hurried forward to help Ling Feng to his feet.
After taking that elbow, Ling Feng’s entire face was contorted in pain. Blood dripped from the corner of his mouth, and he’d lost several teeth, completely stripped of his earlier bravado.
The look he shot Chu Fan was filled with such venomous hatred it was as if he wanted to devour him whole.
Zhou Ye walked over to Li Qingxue and bent down to pick up the longsword on the ground.
But Li Qingxue took a step forward, planting her foot firmly on the blade.
"..."
Zhou Ye’s fingers froze in mid-air. The tips of his ears flushed red—a clear sign of his sha and anger.
He slowly straightened, forcing a smile as he lowered his voice. "Qingxue, everyone’s watching. You have to give so face, don’t you?"
"I’m taking this Cyan Rainbow Sword," Li Qingxue said coldly. "If you don’t want to die, scram!"
"..." Chu Fan couldn’t help but glance at Li Qingxue again, a flicker of surprise in his eyes.
In his mory, Li Qingxue had always been taciturn and unapproachable, keeping everyone at a distance.
’But I never expected her to be so domineering, snatching Zhou Ye’s sword right from under him!’
Zhou Ye seed to have so connections within the Seven Stars Gang.
His second uncle was the Incense Master of Cyan Wood Hall, allowing him to act so arrogantly and tyrannically within the Seven Stars Gang.
Yet, in front of this whole crowd, Li Qingxue hadn’t given him a shred of face!
The corner of Zhou Ye’s eye twitched. He shot a glance at Chu Fan, then turned and bowed to Cao Feng before leaving with a grim face.
The n he’d brought with him supported Ling Feng as they followed.
The group soon vanished from sight, leaving only a few drops of blood on the ground.
"Zhou Ye..."
Chu Fan lowered his head, his eyelids half-closed, hiding the killing intent in his gaze.
’That sword strike from Zhou Ye... was that really to save Ling Feng?’
’He was clearly trying to kill with that one strike!’
’I’ll rember this debt for now!’
Chu Fan raised his head slightly, his gaze falling on the Cold Moon Lone Shadow Saber that Li Qingxue was sheathing. His eyes filled with awe—
’So fast...’
’Li Qingxue’s saber strike was truly too fast!’
Zhou Ye’s sword strike had been sharp, whistling through the air, but Chu Fan was confident he could have dodged it.
But he hadn’t been able to see Li Qingxue’s saber strike at all!
He only saw a flash of light and heard a CLANG, and Zhou Ye’s Cyan Rainbow Sword was knocked to the ground!
’Is that the Seven-Star Bead Slash?’
’The fastest saber in Cyan Yang Ancient City?’
...
The entire field fell silent.
Only the cold wind swept by.
No one spoke. They even seed to be breathing more softly.
Even with the ethereal beauty Li Qingxue on the field, all eyes were fixed on Chu Fan.
Their gazes were filled with shock and disbelief.
Ling Feng, the genius who had reached the Blood Nourishing realm months ago, had been so utterly defenseless against him...
’Just how strong is he?!’
All told, he had only been in the Seven Stars Gang for just over forty days!
’What kind of freakish prodigy is this!’
A few days ago, he had defeated Jiang Yuanfan through trickery.
Many people had mocked him behind his back, calling him shaless and saying he relied only on petty tricks, possessing no true skill.
Who could have imagined his strength was so formidable he could crush even Ling Feng with ease?!
When Instructor Cao had given him special treatnt, many assud he was just riding Zhao Tianxing’s coattails. They had whispered insults behind his back, every one of them green with envy.
Now, it was clear that Instructor Cao truly had a keen eye for talent!
In the crowd, Jiang Yuanfan stood up straight, his chest puffed out and his head held high.
He wore a smug expression, as if he were the one who had defeated Ling Feng, not Chu Fan.
’From now on, no one will dare laugh at for losing to Chu Fan...’
’What’s so laughable about losing to Chu Fan?’
’Ling Feng, the genius of the hour, lost far more miserably than I did. He even had his teeth knocked out!’
’He didn’t even last a single move!’
...
Just six or seven ters away from Jiang Yuanfan, Zhang Shuyao was trembling uncontrollably, as if seized by a violent chill.
Just today, she had been plotting how to deal with Chu Fan. Now, she was absolutely terrified...
...
"Qingxue, a bet’s a bet."
Cao Feng held out his palm to Li Qingxue. "Three hundred taels. You can’t welch on the deal."
Li Qingxue was fuming, her cheeks flushing red.
’This old coot, swindling his own niece!’
Cao Feng smiled and added, "Just take Zhou Ye’s Cyan Rainbow Sword and sell it."
"It’ll sell for a few hundred taels at least, so you won’t lose out."
Li Qingxue pouted, her tone tinged with indignation.
Just then, Zhao Tianxing staggered over, clutching his chest. "Master Cao, what money? How’d you make it?"
Cao Feng and Li Qingxue turned simultaneously and said in unison, "Get lost!"
Zhao Tianxing looked aggrieved. "I was beaten so badly I’m coughing up blood, and you’re telling to get lost..."
The crowd couldn’t help but chuckle.
The tense atmosphere from a mont ago dissipated considerably.
Chu Fan walked over to Li Qingxue, clasped his fists in a bow, and said with sincerity, "Thank you for your help, Senior Sister!"
Li Qingxue gave a slight nod, then turned and waved a hand. "Everyone, disperse!"
The crowd of onlookers quickly scattered.
Cao Feng ca forward and draped an arm over Chu Fan’s shoulder, his tone full of praise. "Endure when you must, but don’t hold back when you don’t have to. You did well today. You didn’t disgrace ."
"When I was young, I also wanted to live freely, repaying kindness with kindness and vengeance with vengeance..."
"But family ties were too complicated, relationships too complex. I was weighed down by shackles, always hesitant in my actions. It was infuriating."
"A mont ago, I saw you show a flicker of killing intent toward Zhou Ye."
"It was fleeting, but I saw it clearly."
Cao Feng tilted his head to look at Chu Fan, a glint of appreciation in his eyes. "You’ve got a vicious streak in you, kid. Just like when I was young."
"But that’s not a bad thing."
"A young man’s spirit ought to be like this. It’s the only way to sever the worldly shackles that bind you and attain true freedom!"
Zhao Tianxing looked like he was about to speak, but a harsh glare from Cao Feng made him swallow his words.
Cao Feng continued, "You had a good fight today, but you’ve also made two enemies..."
"So, you need to keep a ledger in your mind. Rember the na of every single enemy."
"When your Martial Arts are strong enough, find an opportunity to kill them one by one. Don’t leave any loose ends!"
Chu Fan looked up, his eyes eting Cao Feng’s.
He saw a hint of expectation and encouragent in the man’s eyes, and his heart stirred.
He nodded slowly. "I will rember."
Li Qingxue glanced at her second uncle and sighed to herself.
’That’s my nature.’
’But my second uncle isn’t.’
’The words he’s saying to Chu Fan... he’s really saying them to himself.’
’If he had been like this back then, would he, the Cao Family, and the Li Family have ended up in this situation?’
’Realizing it now is a little too late.’
Zhao Tianxing couldn’t help but speak up. "Master Cao, there’s a rule in the Seven Stars Gang."
"Anyone who harms a fellow gang brother must suffer the punishnt of ’three cuts and six holes’..."
SMACK!
Before he could finish, Cao Feng slapped him across the head.
"Rules are just chains for the weak!"
Cao Feng’s voice grew stern, filled with authority. "Do you think any of the true masters got where they are by following the rules?"
"Isn’t Zhou Ye arrogant?"
"Doesn’t he strut around the Seven Stars Gang like he owns the place, all because his uncle is an Incense Master?"
"Qingxue threatened to kill him. Did you see him dare to make a peep?"
"Qingxue took his Cyan Rainbow Sword. Did you see him dare to say a word?"
"Everything is built on two things: strength and guts!"
"Without strength, following the rules is useless. You’ll just get pushed around!"
"And if you have strength but no guts, you’re just a coward! You’ll get pushed around all the sa!"
"Back in my day, I was that second kind of coward!"
"Huh?" Both Zhao Tianxing and Chu Fan were taken aback.
But Cao Feng continued, "You should learn from Chu Fan..."
"The Huang Family tried to take his ancestral ho, so he wiped them out. Annihilated the entire family!"
"..." Chu Fan froze, a flicker of shock in his eyes.
He hadn’t expected Master Cao to know about that, let alone say it out loud in front of Zhao Tianxing and Li Qingxue.
"!!!" Zhao Tianxing’s eyes went wide, his jaw dropping so low you could fit a fist in his mouth.
Behind them, Li Qingxue’s head snapped up, her eyes filled with shock, as if she were seeing Chu Fan for the very first ti.
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