For Xiao Qiang, had he not noticed the fierce glint in Liu Hua’s eyes after watching Li Yuan, he would have let those guys go.
After all, on one hand, it was a public place and it wasn’t fitting for him to kill, and on the other hand, Xiao Qiang hadn’t reached the cruel stage where words would lead to violence.
However, when Xiao Qiang noticed Liu Hua’s malicious look as he was secretly watching Li Yuan, he changed his mind.
From his many years as a martial artist, Xiao Qiang had learnt the importance of eliminating evil.
He had seen good people spare the lives of bad ones due to their belief in the inherent goodness of life, only to have the bad ones eventually annihilate them and their entire families.
Xiao Qiang, dealing with those who wished to harm him, always held the attitude of efficiently handling anyone showing intentions of revenge.
Like Liu Hua, if he didn’t deal with him today, Li Yuan would certainly fall victim to his revenge.
“I know you can’t accept this.” Xiao Qiang glanced at Liu Hua.
“But I am stronger than you, and you can’t do anything about it.”
“What you said…
I accept my defeat.” Liu Hua warily observed Xiao Qiang’s expression.
Considering Xiao Qiang’s display of martial skill, Liu Hua was aware that his little gang couldn’t stand a chance against Xiao Qiang.
He had only seen this level of ability in some mysterious figure close to his boss, Zhao Hongjun.
“Admit defeat?” Xiao Qiang’s lips curled in a half-smile.
He pointed at the men behind Liu Hua.
“I think, they don’t seem to think so.”
Liu Hua turned his head to look at his injured subordinates.
They were not hiding their hatred for Xiao Qiang at all.
To them, being beaten up by Xiao Qiang was a heavy insult.
“I have a short temper and don’t have much to care about.” Xiao Qiang picked up the dagger that Liu Hua had dropped, holding it horizontally in front of his eyes.
He gripped the dagger with two fingers and gently bent it downward.
To everyone’s astonishment, the dagger was indeed bent by him!
Liu Hua, looking at the 90-degree bent dagger, felt as if he was in a sci-fi movie.
Was this even human?
“Well, I’m a cautious person.
I don’t know when my friend or I will be caught off guard.
What if you come back for revenge with your gang?
So, I’ll give you a choice- hand or foot.
Pick one, how about it?” Xiao Qiang coldly continued.
Liu Hua immediately knelt down, ceaselessly begging for mercy.
“Big bro, sir, I’m blind.
I didn’t recognize your greatness.
Please, spare me!
Just let me go like a fart in the wind.”
Bad guys are like that.
When facing unarmed ordinary people, they would always have some ideas.
But when they face fully armed violent forces, they surrender without fighting.
The reason is simple- for the bad guys, violent forces are irresistible.
Like Xiao Qiang, even an idiot like Liu Hua knew that if Xiao Qiang could bend a steel dagger with his hand, he would have no trouble dealing with his hands, feet, or even his neck.
In an instant, all thoughts of revenge vanished.
Liu Hua was very clear about the consequences of being targeted by such an expert.
Even an army couldn’t stand against him.
He had once seen a group of burly men surrounding his boss, only to be beaten blue and black within ten minutes by a certain elder Dong.
Therefore, Liu Hua promptly knelt down and begged for mercy.
Xiao Qiang looked surprised.
He hadn’t expected this guy to be such a scoundrel, completely bereft of his earlier bravado.
The key factor was the fear in his eyes, it was genuine.
Xiao Qiang concluded that he must have encountered advanced martial artists before.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have surrendered just after seeing a hint of his skill.
This guy, he’s kind of interesting.
“Forget it, Xiao Qiang, let’s spare them.” At this moment, Li Yuan finally spoke.
She hadn’t expected Xiao Qiang to be so capable.
She had underestimated him.
He wasn’t a coward, he just didn’t bother to deal with such weak enemies.
If he had wanted to, he could have easily taken out these thugs.
Xiao Qiang looked at Liu Hua, confirming that he no longer harbored thoughts of revenge, then waved his hand dismissively.
“Get out of my sight, or even the gods won’t be able to save you.”
He had brought a lot of good stuff from the mountain, including charms and medicinal pills.
To kill a person like Liu Hua would be extremely easy.
Liu Hua didn’t dare to waste time and left swiftly, as if he had just received a pardon.
Xiao Qiang returned to his seat.
Li Yuan looked at his calm face and smiled softly, “I didn’t expect you to be a martial arts master.”
Xiao Qiang smiled faintly, “Just practiced a bit when I was young.”
“You should smile more.” Li Yuan looked at Xiao Qiang’s smiling face, “I thought you didn’t know how to smile.”
She was telling the truth.
Xiao Qiang had been at the school for several months, and Li Yuan had never really seen him smile.
Xiao Qiang listened to her words, the corner of his mouth curving into a slight grin as he lowered his head back to his magazine.
The vehicle slowly moved forward, soon arriving at the central bus station of Mingzhu City.
“Xiao Qiang, I’m heading home, where are you going?”
Once they got out of the vehicle, Li Yuan asked Xiao Qiang.
Xiao Qiang thought for a moment: “I’m going to see a friend.
I’ve been away for half a year, I have no idea how she’s doing.”
Li Yuan was taken aback.
She knew Xiao Qiang wouldn’t return to school after leaving this time, hesitating for a moment, she asked: “Do you, Do you have a phone?”
Taken aback, Xiao Qiang then shook his head: “I don’t use those things.
If it’s meant to be, we’ll naturally meet again.”
After saying this, he turned around and left.
To Xiao Qiang, he was merely a passerby in Li Yuan’s life.
He was a man of clear grudges.
His trip to the city this time was to resolve the grudges of his body’s previous owner.
Once everything was settled, Xiao Qiang planned to retreat into the mountains to cultivate.
Li Yuan looked at the figure disappearing in the distance, her gaze involuntarily a little infatuated.
This man, despite his short-lived appearance in her life, left an unforgettable impression.
Walking on the street, Xiao Qiang took out the last few hundred bills from his pocket, revealing a bitter smile.
Everyone would be surprised that he, just a moment ago, was worrying about money for his meals.
That’s right, Xiao Qiang was now greatly lacking in money.
The tens of thousands that he had previously plundered from the Shi Family brothers had long been spent.
Cultivation was an incredibly expensive affair, hence the saying “poor scholars, rich martial artists”.
Xiao Qiang considered finding a job, but he simply didn’t have the time to work.
After all, to get stronger, he needed to cultivate, and if he wanted to cultivate, he wouldn’t have time to work.
When he was in the mountains, Xiao Qiang had bought some pill refining furnaces, but the pills he refined were useless to him.
Moreover, high-level pills not only needed spiritual grass but also had high requirements for the pill furnace.
Therefore, Xiao Qiang focused his energy on creating talismans.
Although he has not broken through to the innate realm and could not create any high-tier talismans, he could still refine the most basic Concentration Charm and Evil Warding Charm.
In the school where Li Yuan studied, Xiao Qiang had spent two months making a few talismans using cinnabar and the essential blood of fierce beasts.
There were not many, just a dozen or so, including the Concentration Charm, Evil Warding Charm, and Wind Fury Charm.
There were also two Heavenly Thunder Charms that could summon thunder spells, which were made maybe because Xiao Qiang was particularly lucky.
Xiao Qiang’s current idea was simple.
He needed to improve his strength, so he needed to practice cultivation, and cultivation required money.
So except for a few talismans he would keep for protection, he intended to sell the rest.
As for who to sell to, Xiao Qiang had already made up his mind — the wealthy people in Mingzhu City.
Standing on the street, lighting a Bai Sha cigarette for himself, Xiao Qiang took a deep puff and exhaled a ring of smoke.
This world was completely different from what he previously understood, but this thing called a cigarette was something that Xiao Qiang found quite enjoyable.
He only liked Bai Sha, the brand that the old principal he had saved favored.
They had a common liking.
Xiao Qiang preferred the feel of this ordinary brand over the more expensive ones.
It was a feeling shared with a man who gave forty years of his life to a mountain village.
Despite being a cultivator himself, Xiao Qiang had great respect for such a person — one truly with ideals.
Mingzhu city was huge, and Xiao Qiang almost got lost.
Thankfully, he remembered the name of the hospital he was at when he first left.
After spending a few coins on the subway, he managed to return to the place that altered his fate.
At a telephone booth, after dropping a coin in, Xiao Qiang dialed Wang Yue’s number.
He had received it from her before leaving.
This girl was the only one he was well acquainted with in Mingzhu.
Naturally, he would meet with her upon his return.
“Dial tone!” The phone emitted a busy signal and Xiao Qiang frowned as he slowly hung up.
Touching his chin, Xiao Qiang started to ponder: “Could it be that Wang Yue is in trouble?”
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