C20 magical youth

When Yang Ming returned to Qi Li Town, he knew that he had done a little thing for the weak in the Jianghu. He felt gratified in his heart, as the teachings of his master had always been in his heart.

When Yang Ming thought of this, his heart missed his master even more. His master's silver beard, hale and halo, and the kind expression and tone when he spoke to him, all appeared in his mind.

When Yang Ming returned to his residence, he heard the discussions of the crowd, "Wasn't there a rich merchant that was killed here a few days ago? It was said that he was made by a young man of about seventeen or eighteen years old, and in the recent days, there were about ten big fellows that came to his house. They said that they would find that young man to comfort their master's soul!"

"Those people are approaching in full fury. It seems like there will be another storm here. After that youth had killed someone, he had already run far away. If it were you or me who had killed someone here, would we still be here? These people are still looking for us here, they really don't use their brains! "

This kind of revenge killings in the martial arts world happened every day, so Yang Ming naturally did not put it in his heart. It was just that he felt that the young man had some ability, his entire body was tied up, and there was even a guard, so how could he escape? And how did he sneak into the wealthy merchant's residence? The wealthy merchant definitely had an expert by his side, so how did he manage to get his hands on it?

Yang Ming was different from Ning Yuan. His curiosity wasn't that strong, it was only towards the things that had already started to happen, or that were related to him, that he would carefully analyze.

This Seven Mile Town was as bustling and lively as it usually was. However, there were people who would think that every day, there would be many stories of the martial arts world happening here. And behind these stories, there would often be blood and tears.

In the town of Qi Li, other than the famous seven li long street, there was another street called the "Houhua Street". This street was called the "Houhua Street" because every night, there would be some beggars here.

Flowery Street was also a stone street. The street was built with piles of stones. The style was naturally clear and faraway. Walking on it, it gave off the feeling of a foreign land. Therefore, every day, many merchants who had been busy all day would come here to wander around.

As for the beggars, they would come to the back flower street on time to wait for them. Naturally, there would be some rich merchants among them who would give them some scattered silver.

Yang Ming was also prepared to go to the back of the flower street to give some silver to the beggars, and then leave this town.

There were high walls on both sides of this back street, and within those walls lived some of the local rich. The two sides of the high wall were about five to six meters high, and at the end of the street was a river bank. Behind the river bank was a vast swamps that spanned hundreds of miles, so it was also a dead end.

When Yang Ming arrived at the Flower street, and saw a beggar begging him before he could even walk a few steps, Yang Ming thought, this town was so wealthy, these beggars must be here to beg for money! A beggar would always look for a place, it seemed like even beggars had their own brains, none of them were simple.

Yang Ming gave a few pieces of silver to the beggars, thinking that these beggars were not completely powerless. Some of them must be from poor families, and had no way to survive, so they had to rely on begging to survive.

A few of these beggars looked delicate, but what was their purpose in begging? It was not just because he was lazy due to his simple love!

Yang Ming had unknowingly distributed all the silver in his hands. Just as he was about to leave, he heard a burst of people chasing after him from behind. The one running at the very front was the young man who killed the rich businessman a few days ago.

The youngster's clothes were in disarray and there were still traces of blood on his face. He desperately ran forward, knocking down many beggars along the way.

The people behind came in full fury, and endless swearing could be heard. Yang Ming made a path for the people behind to pass through, thinking, since I have nothing to do, why not follow me to take a look.

The young man might not have known that this was a dead end, but he was still desperately running forward. This street was actually not very long, only about three or four li in length. Very quickly, the crowd had forced the youth to the edge of the mud beach.

The area around the mudflats was only a hundred meters in radius. If they continued forward, they would arrive at the swamps. There was nowhere for the youth to run.

The teenager ran a few steps into the mud. He knew something was wrong, so he immediately turned around and ran back to the shore. The people that were chasing after him got into a formation and surrounded him.

The ground was littered with things thrown down by the beggars. It was a complete mess, and very dirty indeed. Willow catkins fluttered all around the mudflats, swaying in the wind.

The youth knew that he wouldn't be able to escape today, so he rushed towards the crowd. His expression was calm and his teeth were clenched.

"You poor brat, where are you running off to now?" The leader of the group had a full beard, oily skin, and a face covered with small pouches.

After a few rounds of fighting, the teenager was knocked down. He could only hold his head as he was unable to fight back. After a round of beating, everyone tied him up and escorted him back to the town while cursing and beating along the way.

This young man had already killed that rich merchant for several days already, why did he not leave after killing him and instead sneakily returned to let everyone find out? There must be something behind this.

Yang Ming thought that there must be something fishy about this youth's sudden return, so he secretly followed everyone.

The young man was escorted into a room with bright walls and simple objects. It only had a few pieces of furniture that were commonly used. There were chairs in the middle and on both sides, but the room was wider.

Chen Tai casually sat in his seat of honor, with a few people standing beside him. The bearded man who led the group earlier sat in the middle, causing the youth to kneel on the ground. From time to time, someone would step forward and give him a few slaps.

Blood dripped from the corner of the youth's mouth, but his eyes were filled with hatred as he stared at the other party. He did not cower in the slightest, instead feeling fear in his heart. The gazes he shot at Qin Wentian were filled with the intent to stir the hearts of those who wanted to provoke him.

Everyone continued to beat the youth. The youth's body was covered with wounds, but he still remained unyielding as he looked at the crowd. "If you have the guts, then beat this young master to death. If you let this young lord escape, then I will definitely kill all of you today!"

That youth was only seventeen or eighteen years old, and having such backbone made Yang Ming feel some respect in his heart.

The man in the lead said, "You little beast, you killed my brother in secret, so you'll be lucky if I just beat you to death."

The man looked at the people around him and saw a man walking over with a dagger in his hand. "Second Master, which piece of his flesh do you want to cut first?"

The light from the dagger reflected off the lights in the room, causing the youth's eyes to flicker. Although the youth had a body full of pride, he couldn't help but shiver; could it be that this group of people were going to torture the youth to death so blatantly?

The bearded man was called Chen Tai and the one who was killed by the teenager was his brother Chen Xi Yao. Usually, the two brothers weren't on good terms, but since his brother was killed, he couldn't step forward and make others laugh.

Chen Tai snorted: "Cut off a piece of his hand first!"

"Yes, Second Master!" The subordinate was also confused. With a flash of his dagger, the youth screamed as a half inch long piece of flesh on his arm was forcefully sliced off by the subordinate.

This scene caused everyone to feel a chill down their spines. Immediately, blood trickled down from the youth's arm.

Seeing that these people were really a bit cruel, Yang Ming wanted to save them.

Before Yang Ming could make his move, he heard a scholar like person push aside the surrounding people and rush in. That scholar was the one who advised Chen Xi Yao to stop.

The scholar said to the crowd, "Everyone, I dare to say a few words about today's matters. Can you please stop for a moment?" The scholar looked pale and delicate, and his limbs looked frail, so the crowd did not take him to heart.

"If you have anything to fart, then hurry up and let it go. If you say anything that doesn't make sense, then be careful that I might break your legs and bury you with this poor brat." That Chen Tai was really a boorish person, he spoke loudly and arrogantly.

The scholar said, "Don't be angry, this old man. When he goes out to do something, other than friendship, isn't it just the word 'money'?"

Everyone looked at each other. Just what did this sour scholar want to say?

The scholar continued, "This old man's brother is already dead, if he dies, I can revive him. If you guys kill this young man, you won't be able to save him, why not?" The scholar walked up and whispered to Chen Tai.

Chen Tai's face turned from anger to laughter, and finally he let out a few loud laughs. The expressions on the faces of the two were somewhat incomprehensible.

"Alright, let this poor brat go today, tie him up properly. We'll talk about it tomorrow!"

Everyone was surprised, how could this scholar's nonsense make Chen Tai change his mind?

The room was brightly lit with torches. It really didn't look like a place for people to live. It was just like a gathering hall for those kings in the village.

The scholar thanked Chen Tai and immediately stopped the bleeding on his arm. After being tossed around like this, the youth had already lost all strength, and had long since fainted.

The scholar and Chen Tai laughed strangely, and then left on their own. Chen Tai ordered for Lu Yishan to be firmly locked in chains, and then ordered for everyone to rest.

What did the two of them say to each other? Could it make the evil person change his mind immediately? Even someone as clever and intelligent as Yang Ming could not figure out the reason behind this.

Let's see how it goes tomorrow.

The next day, the same news came again. The young man escaped again, but this time, Chen Tai was not killed, but one of his subordinates had a large piece of flesh cut off.

Even Yang Ming had become extremely interested in this matter. had personally seen this youth's martial arts, but he knew that this youth only had some guts.

thought that this must be related to the scholar since he could escape twice and could even kill people. The scholar always appeared at the most crucial moment.

How could he find the two of them now? Yang Ming knew that Chen Tai would not let the two people go.

The young man escaped once again, causing Chen Tai and his subordinates to curse loudly. The person whose arm had a large chunk of flesh cut off was none other than the person who had personally injured the young man's arm last night.

Chen Tai discussed with the others and this time, they definitely could not let the youth escape. After discovering him, they immediately broke his arms and legs, but anyone who didn't want to take his life first would be tortured after bringing him back.

There was someone who grumbled, "Second Master was a little careless yesterday, why would he listen to the words of the sour scholar, and cause the little beast in our brother's hands to have such a huge cut, see how our father finds him today, we will definitely tear him into ten thousand pieces."

The rest of the people were also swearing, feeling extremely resentful. That Chen Tai said: "There is a reason behind the things that the sour person and I are talking about. Brothers, do not be suspicious, I will discuss this matter properly with you."

It could be said that he had used his life to exchange for it. That day, when he killed Chen Xi Yao, he accidentally landed in Seven Mile Town, and this time he came back to look for the jade, if not, even if he was given the guts, he would not dare come back because he did not dare.

The young man had been hiding until he found the jade pendant and was about to leave when he ran into someone from the Chen Clan. The young man knew that he could be hunted down at any time and had transferred the jade pendant to someone trustworthy.

He wanted Chen Tai to retrieve the jade pendant from the young man's mouth. That was why Chen Tai let the teenager go yesterday.

Even though the young man was begging for money, he had always kept the jade pendant by his side. Under no circumstances would he sell it out to any of his loved ones, since this jade pendant was his only family.

Therefore, this young man placed more importance on the jade pendant than anything else. This time, he risked his life to return and he could see how much importance he placed on the jade pendant.

When the subordinates heard this, they also felt that this matter was reasonable. They also asked more questions and went to work separately.

The young man was actually in cahoots with the scholar, and what he had said to Chen Tai was also true. After the boy killed Chen Xi Yao, he realized that the jade pendant had lost its value and ignored the scholar's advice.

After some searching, he finally got the jade pendant back to his side. The youth then temporarily handed the jade pendant to the scholar.

Back then, the scholar had no other methods, and could not think of any other plans, which was why he spoke the truth. If not for it, that young man would have been cut down to death by the Chen Clan that day.

The young man's name was Lu Yishan and the scholar's name was Li Huan. Coincidentally, three years ago, a big event happened in Lu Yishan's family, where both his parents died when he was young, and he and his sister lived with his grandfather. Originally, the family had been living an ordinary and happy life, and although they were a bit poor, they loved each other lovingly, thus they were rather carefree and relaxed.

One day, Lu Yishan's elder sister Lu Jing went to the town on a matter and was occasionally seen by a rich person, attracted by his elder sister's beauty. That person was Chen Tai's elder brother, Chen Xi Yao, who was killed by Lu Yishan.

Chen Xiyao's family had over a dozen concubines of various sizes, and they were lustful and lustful. Seeing Lu Jing's young appearance and the pure beauty of a woman from a poor family, Chen Xiyao, who was used to seeing ordinary girls, couldn't help but salivate and let her subordinates follow behind her.

After finding out Lu Jing's background, Lu Yishan invited the matchmaker. This Chen Xi Yao was already over forty years old and had always been a villager. Lu Yishan's grandfather naturally did not agree to this matter.

Therefore, he allowed Lu Yishan to take his sister and run away during the night. Unexpectedly, when Chen Xi Yao realized that Lu Yishan and his sister had the intention to escape, she had already set up a spy around the Lu family.

The brother and sister duo didn't get far before they were caught by a Chen family servant in a remote area, secretly escorting them back to the Chen family.

That night, Chen Xiyao forced Lu Jing to marry. Lu Jingning refused to obey even if she died. After being knocked unconscious, she was forcibly destroyed by Chen Xiyao. After waking up, she felt ashamed and committed suicide.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was looking, Lu Yishan escaped from the Chen Palace and ran over to the yamen to report to Chen Xi Yao. How could he know that Chen Xi Yao had already bribed the officials, after Lu Yishan let the yamen runners beat him up, he was kicked out of the yamen.

Receiving such injustice, Lu Yishan's grandfather was furious, he spat out blood continuously for a few days and then followed Lu Jing.

As the two closest people left him successively, Lu Yishan suddenly became completely unrelated. His originally blissful and harmonious family was destroyed overnight by Chen Xi Yao, and Lu Yishan was naturally merciless towards the Chen family.

Lu Yishan had no choice but to wander the world, living off begging for help. He only wanted to one day kill Chen Xiyao and wash this injustice away for his sister, and for his grandfather who died in vain under the nine springs of the sacrificial ceremony.

Lu Yishan's heart was filled with hatred, and even while he was begging, he was still being treated like a loser. One day, Lu Yishan was begging for money, and found a few big cakes, decadent to the point that they were being wolfed down under a roof. He saw an old man lying beside him, and that old man's face was deathly pale, weak and powerless.

Lu Yishan only had a few copper coins in his hands, in exchange for a few bottles of white spirit wine. After heating them up with his hands, he rubbed them on the old man's palm, the soles of his feet, his chest, and his back continuously.

The next day, the old man woke up, the fever on his body had subsided. Lu Yishan handed over the big cake that he had begged the other day to him.

That old man was actually not an ordinary person. It was only because he had caught a cold that he became both ill and sleepy and ended up on the streets.

After that, the old man brought Lu Yishan along with him and treated his adopted son as his own. That old man had a unique skill that he passed down to Lu Yishan, a skill known as the "Bone Shrinking Art", which could distort the bones in a person's body.

And every time Lu Yishan was found, he would be able to easily escape, naturally because he had this unique skill.

The two of them had been living together for two years, and because the old man was still too old and his physique was weak, he was unable to endure the cold and hunger in the end and ended up leaving Lu Yishan.

Lu Yishan buried his foster father in tears and from then on, he was the only one who roamed the Jianghu.

Lu Yishan and Li Huan's acquaintance was also due to a misunderstanding. Although Lu Yishan had always been begging for money for a living, he had never coveted the wealth of others.

A year ago, on a street, a woman dropped a purse, saying that Lu Yishan stole it and wanted to drag him into the government, coincidentally meeting with the scholar Li Huan.

Li Huan had secretly realised that it was the work of another thief and caught that person on the spot. With that, she returned Lu Yishan's innocence and the two of them got to know each other.

Seeing that Lu Yishan was young, but had the courage to do so, he took the initiative to befriend Lu Yishan. The two became brothers, and Lu Yishan told Li Huan everything that happened in his family, Li Huan swore to avenge his foster brother.

Li Huan also had a unique skill, which was to use knockout drugs. Knowing that it was impossible for her to achieve any results in the exam, she learnt some martial arts techniques that could be used to travel in the martial arts world.

The two of them had been secretly investigating Chen Xi Yao's whereabouts. On that day, Lu Yishan had wanted to go forward and assassinate her, but unfortunately, he was thought to be stealing and was captured by the Chen family members. In the middle of the night, Lu Yishan used Bone Shrinking Art to remove the iron chain on his body.

And the second time he escaped, was also because Li Huan had bewitched everyone with drugs. Then, under the circumstance of heavy injuries, Lu Yishan used the last bit of strength she had left to escape using the Bone Shrinking Art. The two of them did not want to kill each other again.

After Yang Ming became suspicious of Lu Yishan and Li Huan, he secretly followed Chen Tai and the others.

Chen Tai and the servants had already searched the entire Seven Mile Town once, and knowing that the two of them had escaped the Seven Mile Town, they instructed the servants to return to the Chen Palace to inform them, and to send more servants to support them.

Chen Tai and the rest knew that the young man was heavily injured, and that he would not be able to escape for a long time. They would also go to the nearby pharmacies to buy some medicine, and ask the people under their command for more information.

The two of them headed towards the west, Chen Tai ordered the servants to chase after them, and along the way, they asked around. With the help of money, they found out that the two of them were at rattan garden yesterday.

The rattan garden was not a place to live, it was a courtyard house built by a rich man in a remote place.

The rich man's surname was Zhao, and his name was Zhou Wu. Zhao Zhouwu had been in business with his family for a long time, and had amassed a lot of wealth in his family. Now that he had returned from his work, he no longer cared about anything else, and every day, he would live a simple life with his wife and his servants in the rattan garden, growing plants and the like.

This rattan garden was built on a mountain and there was no one within a kilometer radius from here. Zhao Zhouwu had planted various kinds of fruit trees along the way, and it was the season of harvest.

The rattan garden was behind the mountain, and in front of them was a vast expanse of land. Zhao Zhouwu asked his men to dig around ten meters into the ground, and brought over a few lotus flowers to grow in the canal. Every time the lotus flowers bloomed, they would attract a variety of butterflies, causing Zhao Zhouwu to be extremely happy.

His wife had also planted some flowers in the front yard. Every day, the couple would take their daughter out to play in this paradise.

On the right side, Zhao Zhouwu made people start farming and grew all sorts of vegetables. Everyday, he would also go and exercise a few times.

The most beautiful place in the rattan garden was on the left side. The reason why this place was called rattan garden was because Zhao Zhouwu had built a very large grape arbour here.

The grapes produced by Zhao Wu Zhou were only for gifting to people and never sold. If a friend came to visit, he would definitely ask someone to take down a few baskets. He would also bring some friends to the vine to pick some straws to quench his thirst. The fresh taste of the straws made people feel refreshed.

After Chen Tai received the report, with the confirmation from many parties, he confirmed that the two of them were hiding in rattan garden. Chen Tai led the group and came all the way. Seeing that the rattan garden was an elegant place, he did not dare be rash, as he knew that the owner must be someone of prestige.

After Chen Tai led his servants to rattan garden, he sent people to send people to pay respects, stating his business of finding people, and gave them a generous gift. To express his respect for his master.