Chapter 71

Chapter 71 Shameless Sophistry, Heartbreaking

“Ah Qing?!!”

The villagers had all thought that Wang Da’an was going to be severely beaten by the man with the black mole.

Unexpectedly, a man suddenly appeared and blocked the slap.

What surprised them even more was that the man was Lu Qing!

“It’s you, little brat?!” The man with the black mole was also surprised, and then he smiled cruelly, “It’s just right, I was just wondering where to find you, and I didn’t expect you to come to my door!”

“Come back quickly, Ah Qing, these people are not to be trifled with!”

Uncle Zhang shouted hurriedly when he saw this.

“You want to run now? It’s too late!” The man with the black mole showed a cruel look in his eyes.

He exerted force on his hand, trying to break free and grab Lu Qing again.

However, when he shook it hard, he found that Lu Qing’s hand holding his wrist was like a pair of fine steel clamps, and it didn’t move at all.

Not only did he not shake it off, but it tightened even more, and his wrist began to hurt.

Lu Qing looked at him with a smile and gradually exerted force.

“Let go of me right now!”

Feeling the increasing pain in his hand, the man with the black mole’s face changed and he shouted. Simultaneously,

he let go of Wang Da’an’s hoe with his left hand and punched Lu Qing in the head.

“Did you hear me? I told you to let go!”

However, just as his fist was halfway out, there was a snap, and he felt an unbearable pain in his right wrist, which was being held by Lu Qing.

Before the man with the black mole could even cry out in pain, a huge force surged through his chest and abdomen. With a series of cracking sounds, his throat felt sweet, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.

His body flew into the air, and while still in mid-air, his vision went black and he died.

Bang!

As the man with the black mole fell to the ground, he slid back seven or eight meters, scraping a long scar across the ground, and remained motionless.

Everyone fell silent, stunned.

The villagers of Jiuli Village were especially shocked, watching the scene in disbelief.

“What?!”

Seeing the man with the black mole being kicked away by Lu Qing, the man with the gloomy brows and pupils suddenly contracted, and he looked at Lu Qing in disbelief.

Although Lao Qi’s kung fu was not as good as his, it was not far behind.

He was kicked by Lu Qing and it was unknown whether he was alive or dead.

How did this kid do it?!

After breaking the man with the black mole’s wrist and kicking him to death, Lu Qing finally set his sights on the remaining people on the opposite side.

Lu Qing had been observing from the side for a while.

After listening to the conversation between Grandpa Zhang and them, he basically understood that the group on the opposite side was probably the real culprit of Xiaoyan’s parents’ death.

To this end, he even used his supernatural powers to explore information about the group on the opposite side.

Then he discovered that this group of people were all members of a gang called the Black Wolf Gang.

Among them, the gloomy man in front of him was the leader.

[Han Wu: A peripheral member of the Black Wolf Gang, he is cruel and cunning, and will seek revenge without mercy. He is ruthless and merciless.

Proficient in martial arts and having received instruction from a martial artist, he’s only a hair’s breadth away from reaching the Qi and Blood Realm. Recalling

the information he’d just uncovered, Lu Qing’s gaze turned a colder shade towards the gloomy man.

Even his supernatural powers were described as ruthless and cruel. Han Wu must have committed countless evil deeds.

Stung by Lu Qing’s gaze, Han Wu, still in shock, snapped back to his senses.

He looked at Lu Qing and blurted out, “You’re a martial artist?!”

“Oh, you’re quite knowledgeable,” Lu Qing said, somewhat surprised. “Tell me, who are you?”

Hearing Lu Qing’s direct admission, Han Wu’s heart was once again shaken.

He’d seen Lu Qing in person over a month ago.

Back then, Lu Qing was emaciated, distraught, and looked like he was going to die.

How long had it been since then, and the little brat he’d easily crushed with a single finger had become a martial artist?

How had he done it?

Han Wu was filled with disbelief.

He knew how difficult it was for martial artists to become warriors.

He, for example, had practiced martial arts for over a decade, even with his elder brother’s guidance, yet he still hadn’t achieved the breakthrough to become a warrior. He

was always just a little short of the legendary Qi and Blood Realm.

And Lu Ming’s son, who had been frail and dying just a month ago,

had now become a warrior. How could this be possible?

Lu Qing saw the shock on Han Wu’s face, but he didn’t care.

Instead, he continued to look at him sternly: “It seems that you haven’t answered my question yet. Tell me, who are you?”

Han Wu felt the coldness in Lu Qing’s eyes, and his heart shuddered.

No matter how Lu Qing became a warrior, it didn’t matter now.

The important thing was that if he didn’t deal with it properly next, I’m afraid that all of them would die here today.

With his thoughts racing, Han Wu forced a smile on his face.

“Young Master Lu, this is all a misunderstanding…”

However, before he could finish, Uncle Zhang was already shouting from behind: “Ah Qing, they are the evil people who killed your parents!”

“That’s right, Ah Qing, your parents were forced to death by them!”

“Ah Qing, don’t let them go!”

“Just now they wanted to take Xiaoyan away!”

It was the other villagers who shouted after seeing how powerful Lu Qing was.

Sweat suddenly broke out on Han Wu’s forehead. “No, Mr. Lu, your parents committed suicide by jumping into the river. Their death has nothing to do with us…”

“Bullshit, if you hadn’t set a trap to deceive Lu Ming, how could the couple have owed debts and eventually committed suicide by jumping into the river? It was clearly you who forced them to death!”

The hot-tempered Uncle Zhang continued to shout.

“No…”

Han Wu’s words were interrupted again and again by Uncle Zhang, and the murderous intent in his heart suddenly overflowed.

He swore that if he could escape safely this time, he would torture this old guy to death and whip his corpse for three days to vent his hatred!

“Young Master Lu, this is truly just a misunderstanding. Your father wanted to start a business and borrowed a lot of money from us. But his business failed, and he was left with debts he couldn’t repay. In a panic, he and your mother committed suicide by jumping into the river.”

“From beginning to end, we never forced them to do anything. Look, the IOU is right here. It’s signed and stamped with your father’s name.”

Han Wu pulled a piece of paper from his bosom and quickly showed it to Lu Qing.

“You… are shameless!” Uncle Zhang was furious when he saw the paper. “You clearly said you had destroyed the IOU, yet you still have it? How shameless!”

The other villagers were equally outraged, yet also puzzled.

They had witnessed Han Wu and his men destroy the IOU, so how could there be another one now?

Lu Qing glanced at the IOU for a few moments and nodded. “My father’s name is indeed on it, but what does that prove?”

“It doesn’t prove anything. I just want to prove to you, Mr. Lu, that your father did owe us money, and that your parents’ deaths really had nothing to do with us.”

“Think about it, we lent your father so much money, and we haven’t even gotten our money back yet. How could we possibly want to force him to death? Wouldn’t we be left with nothing?”

“Who would want to do such a losing business?”

“That seems to make some sense,” Lu Qing nodded again.

“Ah Qing…”

The villagers behind him grew anxious, seeing that Lu Qing seemed to have bought into Han Wu’s arguments.

But Han Wu had learned his lesson this time. Seeing Lu Qing wavering, he felt pleased and stopped giving the villagers a chance to speak.

He immediately said in a hurry: “But as the saying goes, when a man dies, his debts are wiped out. Since Lu Ming is already dead, his debts are naturally counted. This IOU is our Black Wolf Gang’s gift to Mr. Lu, and it can be regarded as returning the property to its original owner.”

As he said that, he took out a few silver bills from his pocket and presented them together with the IOU.

“Also, our Black Wolf Gang has always been saddened by the death of your parents. Here are three hundred taels of silver bills as a small token of our Black Wolf Gang’s appreciation. I hope Mr. Lu will accept them.”

Han Wu’s words were spoken sincerely, as if everything he said was true, with a clear conscience, and without a single lie.

Lu Qing looked at the silver bills and IOU in front of him, and then looked at Han Wu, who looked sincere.

After a long silence, he suddenly smiled: “Yes, this gift is indeed very generous.”

Han Wu saw that Lu Qing believed him, and was overjoyed.

“That young Master Lu…”

But before he could finish his words, a hand suddenly and silently appeared over his heart.

Then, an irresistible force erupted from his chest, penetrating his heart and shattering it into pieces.

Han Wu’s entire body trembled, his limbs weakening as he slowly fell to the ground.

Then, in his final moments, he heard Lu Qing slowly utter the second half of his words.

“Unfortunately, if I didn’t know your character, perhaps I would have trusted you even a little bit.”

(End of this chapter)