Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 488 A Gentleman Loves Money, but Gets It Properly

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Lu Feng clutched his chest, leaning against the corner of the wall, his clothes soaked with blood.

His eyes were downcast, and it was unclear what he was thinking.

Not far away, Xu Siyuan was frantically worshipping a statue, muttering incantations to himself.

The statue's face is not clearly visible, but it is holding a sword sheath in its hand.

"I have studied swordsmanship and hope that you will pass on my swordsmanship will. I will definitely carry forward the swordsmanship and make your name known."

After kneeling and kowtowing several times, Xu Siyuan reached for the long sword in its scabbard. Before his hand even touched the hilt, a sharp sword aura shot out from the scabbard. Xu Siyuan had innate power flowing in his palm and wanted to ignore the sword aura and forcefully draw the sword.

call out!
As the sword energy descended, it pierced through Xu Siyuan's palm, leaving a bloody hole.

"Why!"

With his palm pierced and sensing the sword sheath about to unleash a second burst of sword energy, Xu Siyuan retreated with a face full of resentment.

"Why? A scoundrel like you dares to claim the will of the sword? The sword is for gentlemen!"

Lu Feng looked up, a mocking expression on his face. Xu Siyuan turned to look at Lu Feng, his eyes filled with anger: "I'm a villain. Don't forget that if I hadn't saved you back then, you would have been dead long ago."

“I have already repaid your life-saving grace. Not to mention the martial arts resources I have given you over the years, just this time you said you wanted the tempering sand, I risked the reputation of the auction house to auction it off to you.”

"You think that's repaying a debt of gratitude? No... that's just charity, to maintain your reputation as Young Master Lu who always repays kindness. Besides, if I didn't have such strong martial arts talent, you would probably have just given me a few hundred Flame Coins to get rid of me."

Listening to Xu Siyuan's words, Lu Feng shook his head helplessly: "If you don't have martial arts talent, what's wrong with giving you Flame Coins and guaranteeing you a lifetime of wealth and honor? Do you know how many people with low martial arts talent have either died at the hands of other martial artists because of their obsession with cultivation, or lived a life that was even less carefree than a rich man's?"

Those with low martial arts talent need far more resources than ordinary people to go far on the path of martial arts. There are many such martial artists on Jiushan Island. They may be high-grade martial artists, but they are so poor that they can't even afford a few Flame Coins.

"Stop pretending. This sword intent is here, and it will be mine sooner or later."

Xu Siyuan's eyes were filled with madness as he looked at Lu Feng: "As for you, young master of the Lu family, you will lose your life here."

"Why did you suddenly attack me? Even if you want this sword intent, I won't take it from you because of the debt of saving my life."

"No, given your personality, you might give me a chance, but once you discover that I cannot inherit this sword will, you'll find a way to take this statue away, and this tempering sand... at most you'll only give me half, because in your view, the tempering sand the auction gave me is already enough to repay my life-saving grace."

After hearing Xu Siyuan's explanation, Lu Feng finally understood why Xu Siyuan had suddenly attacked him.

"You've been blinded by your own strength."

Lu Feng looked at Xu Siyuan with pity. For the sake of improving his strength, he was willing to disregard everything. If he had a powerful background and strong backing, that would be fine, but otherwise, the result would be that he would die at the hands of a strong person one day.

"At least... you won't live to see that day."

Knowing Xu Siyuan's thoughts, Lu Feng didn't expect to persuade him to change his mind. Instead, he said in a deep voice, "If you kill me, my Lu family will definitely not let this go. You can't take this statue with you either. When my Lu family sends people to investigate, they will find the statue. Not to mention there are other people this time. When they meet up and find that I'm not there, do you think they will believe your explanation?"

"The people you invited are all after the tempering sand. How many of them care whether you live or die? All I have to do is say that you died at the hands of the Cloud Mist Beast. Even if they suspect something, would they dare to come back and investigate?"

"As for the Lu family... your Lu family has prepared all its resources for you, and now all that's left is a second-stage Innate Realm expert who's almost in his coffin. As for the other first-stage Innate Realm experts, do you think I'm afraid?"

Xu Siyuan stared at Lu Feng with a cold smile: "When the time comes, I will inform you of your death and make a promise that you, Lu Feng, are my good brother. If anything happens to the Lu family in the future, I will do my best to help you. I'm afraid your elders will be extremely grateful to me."

"You still want to seize my Lu family's property!"

For the first time, anger appeared on Lu Feng's face. He had discerned Xu Siyuan's true intentions from his words.

If he were to die and his family were facing a generational gap, the promise made by Xu Siyuan, who was close to him, would surely move the elders in his family. They might even provide resources to help Xu Siyuan break through to the third level of the Innate Realm.

Then, the elders arranged for one of their cousins ​​to marry Xu Siyuan, thus binding him to their family. This was a common practice among the elders, as they saw it as providing the Lu family with a powerful backer.

Xu Siyuan, by virtue of his status as a son-in-law, could seize the opportunity to take over the Lu family's assets.

"Xu Siyuan, if you dare to do this, I, Lu Feng, will haunt you even as a ghost!"

Lu Feng's expression turned ferocious as he glared at Xu Siyuan. However, Xu Siyuan's smile only grew wider: "Lu Feng, I've always regretted saving you back then because I hate your condescending attitude of repaying kindness. So don't worry, I will definitely take good care of your Lu family for you."

"However, to thank you for saving me from the siren's danger, I'll tell you another secret: the person who went to your auction house to auction the tempering sand was someone I arranged, and it was I who asked him to tell you the source of the tempering sand."

Xu Siyuan walked towards Lu Feng step by step, but what he said made Lu Feng pause in surprise: "Why?" "Because I can't find so many Innate Realm Second Stage martial artists to come in together. Only with your help can I invite them. I originally thought that after I let you bid for the tempering sand, you would invite those Innate Realm Second Stage martial artists who were determined to get the tempering sand. I didn't expect that you only invited one. The rest were invited separately."

"I see. So you've been here before, you knew there were Blood Mist Beasts here, and you also knew there was a secret passage inside this corridor."

"What that person told you is true. There were indeed seven people last time, but I was the only one who survived."

Lu Feng stared intently at Xu Siyuan: "Since you've been here before, you should know that you can't inherit the sword will. Why did you come again? If it was for the tempering sand, you could have refused and entered a passage by yourself."

"Lu Feng, stop pretending to be confused. Don't forget that because of the life-saving grace, I have a good relationship with your sister. I learned from your sister that your Lu family received an auction treasure many years ago. However, your Lu family secretly bought this treasure for 50,000 Flame Coins. It is a jade slip that can be engraved with perfect-level martial arts will, and this jade slip is on you."

Xu Siyuan's words silenced Lu Feng. After a long while, he finally spoke: "I understand. What you really want is that jade slip. You let me know about this so that you could lure me in, kill me, and steal the jade slip to imprint the perfect martial will within this statue. Even if I hadn't suggested that we share a passage, you would have. So being chased by the sea monster and being injured by the Blood Mist Beast were all your doing."

"No no no!"

Xu Siyuan shook his head: "Being chased by the sea monster was an accident, as was being injured by the Blood Mist Beast. But these accidents just happened to allow my plan to be executed better, so that you wouldn't suspect me."

"Now you know everything, so you can die knowing why."

A long sword appeared in Xu Siyuan's hand.

Outsiders only know that he is good at using a knife, but no one knows that in addition to the knife, he has also practiced swordsmanship, and his talent in swordsmanship is in no way inferior to that in the knife.

He had robbed and killed many martial artists outside Guangwu City. After killing them, he took their valuables. Many powerful figures in Guangwu City had searched for him, but no one suspected him because he had never shown his swordsmanship to anyone. Those who saw him were already dead.

"go to hell!"

A flash of light appeared on Xu Siyuan's long sword. Lu Feng was unwilling, but he still closed his eyes.

However, after a moment, no stinging sensation came from his body. Lu Feng opened his eyes, his eyes filled with doubt. But when he opened his eyes and saw the situation clearly, his face showed surprise.

"Brother Fang, I hope you will lend a helping hand. I will be very grateful."

Lu Feng was incredibly excited as he looked at Lin Chen, who had appeared before him, and Xu Siyuan, whose longsword was now broken.

Xu Siyuan held the broken sword in his hand, his face extremely ugly. He hadn't expected anyone else to come from the other side of the passage. Was Fang Zhan not afraid of the Blood Mist Beast?
However, now was not the time to consider that. Xu Siyuan knew very well that Fang Zhan was not weak, and that he had been able to approach him silently without being detected, and even break his sword. Fang Zhan's strength was above his own.

“Brother Fang, I am deeply grateful for your previous life-saving grace. This is a personal grudge between me and Lu Feng. As long as you don’t interfere, I will give you all the treasures on Lu Feng’s body after I kill him.”

Hearing Xu Siyuan's words, Lin Chen smiled: "If I want the treasures on Lu Feng's body, I can take them myself. Why bother you?"

To Lin Chen's surprise, Xu Siyuan nodded seriously after hearing his words: "Brother Fang can do it himself if he wants."

"it is good."

Lin Chen agreed, but without making any move, Xu Siyuan suddenly turned pale and spat out a mouthful of blood. At the very moment Xu Siyuan vomited blood, Lin Chen's palm was already pressed against his chest.

"A gentleman loves money, but he earns it in a proper way. Although I am not a gentleman, I still despise ungrateful people like you."

boom!
Xu Siyuan's chest meridians shattered, and his innate power instantly dissipated, causing him to collapse onto the ground.

"Brother Lu, now it's time to talk about how you will repay my life-saving grace?"

Lin Chen turned to look at Lu Feng. After seeing Lin Chen defeat Xu Siyuan in an instant, Lu Feng had a look of pleasure in his eyes. When he heard Lin Chen's words, he was stunned for a moment, but he quickly realized that this Brother Fang must have come a long time ago and had heard the whole conversation between Xu Siyuan and him.

"Brother Fang, I, Lu, will never let you down for saving my life. But could you give me a chance to take revenge?"

"Help yourself!"

Lin Chen knew exactly what revenge Lu Feng wanted, so he stepped aside. Although Lu Feng was also injured, he could at least stand up. He took out a pill from his pocket and swallowed it. After a dozen breaths, his complexion became much rosier. He nodded to Lin Chen and then walked towards Xu Siyuan.

"Lu Feng, spare me! After all, I saved your life!"

Seeing Lu Feng walking towards him, Xu Siyuan panicked: "If you let me go this time, I will leave Guangwu City immediately and never appear in front of you again."

“I have already repaid your life-saving grace. Now I owe Brother Fang a life-saving grace.”

boom!
Without any hesitation, Lu Feng kicked Xu Siyuan directly in the chest, severing the remaining unbroken meridians and neck, causing him to die instantly.

(End of this chapter)