Courtyard House: Wudang Disciple Sweeps Through the Compound

The fact that even people outside the alley were staring at him like that made it seem rather unusual.

Chen Wenqi immediately released his spiritual power and instantly sensed two strange men sneaking around the corner of the alley not far away, watching his every move.

One of them squinted and whispered to his companion, "Is that the kid?"

The other person scrutinized him for a moment, then replied in a deep voice, "There's no doubt about it. He entered courtyard number 95; it must be him."

Chen Wenqi calmly got on his bicycle and rode straight into the courtyard at No. 95.

The courtyard was quiet at this time, with only some women busy at home, while most of the men had gone to work.

Even Yan Bugui, a person with nothing to do during the summer vacation, went out fishing.

When Chen Wenqi got home, he closed the door behind him, and his mood sank.

A strong premonition welled up in my heart.

Those two strangers were most likely after me.

If he were alone, he would have no fear.

His only worry was that these people would harm his family while he was away.

If that's the case, even if he tries to retaliate desperately afterward, it will be too late.

After a brief but careful deliberation, Chen Wenqi made a decision—he wanted to go out openly and honestly.

He needs to lure out the people secretly watching him and figure out their intentions before he can completely eliminate this potential threat.

He had a vague feeling that this matter was most likely related to the people in the hospital.

Perhaps someone paid thugs.

But in any case, he had to find out the truth first.

Thinking of this, Chen Wenqi turned to Chen Wenzi and earnestly instructed, "You and your sister stay home. I'm going out to run some errands and might be back late. Don't wander around, okay?"

Chen Wenzi blinked her big, curious eyes and looked up to ask, "Big brother, where are you going?"

Chen Wenqi turned around, a gentle smile on his face, and replied, "Haven't you always been saying you wanted to hunt birds? I'll go find some tire scraps and wood and make you a slingshot."

"Really?" Chen Wenzi's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this, and she jumped up and down excitedly.

Chen Wenqi's smile faded, and he solemnly instructed, "Remember, stay home with your sister and don't go out. I'll be back soon, okay?"

Chen Wenzi nodded vigorously and obediently replied, "Yes, I understand, big brother. Don't worry, I will take good care of my little sister."

Seeing how sensible he was, Chen Wenqi said with satisfaction, "Okay, then I'll go first."

After giving Chen Wenzi his instructions, Chen Wenqi did not push away the bicycle by the wall. Instead, he put his hands in his pockets and swaggered towards the entrance of the courtyard house.

As soon as Chen Wenqi stepped out of the courtyard gate, he keenly noticed that the two men who were watching him were still guarding the corner not far away.

Chen Wenqi remained calm and pretended not to notice anything, slowly walking deeper into the alley.

Sure enough, the two thugs couldn't contain their joy when they saw Chen Wenqi appear.

They originally thought they would have to wait here for several days, but they didn't expect this kid to show up so quickly.

The two exchanged a glance, secretly pleased with themselves.

It seems there's no need to find any more help; the two of them are more than enough to deal with this kid.

One of the thugs with triangular eyes lowered his voice and said impatiently, "Old Ding, that kid's out. Let's hurry up and catch him, cripple him, and then split the reward."

Another thug with a face full of scars immediately nodded and replied in a gruff voice, "Let's go, hurry up and follow him, don't let this kid get away."

Chen Wenqi clearly sensed that the footsteps of the two people behind him were rapidly approaching.

So he deliberately turned into one increasingly secluded alley after another.

The two thugs were overjoyed to see Chen Wenqi heading towards a secluded spot.

Doesn't this give them the perfect opportunity to strike?

Chen Wenqi wandered further and further astray, eventually stepping into a dead end where no one was around, before finally stopping.

Upon seeing this, the two thugs immediately chased after them.

Looking at the blocked alley, they were certain that the kid had nowhere to escape.

Chen Wenqi slowly turned around, glanced at the two panting thugs, and asked calmly, "What are you two trying to do, following me all this way?"

The leader, a thug with bulbous eyes, grinned maliciously, drew a gleaming short knife from his waist, and said viciously, "Kid, you only have yourself to blame for offending the wrong person. If you know what's good for you, just surrender obediently, and we'll only cripple one of your arms, and that'll be the end of it."

Chen Wenqi's eyes turned cold, and he asked in a completely emotionless voice, "Who sent you?"

The thug with the bulbous eyes sneered, "That's none of our business. We brothers are just doing our jobs for money."

Chen Wenqi raised an eyebrow slightly and said calmly, "How about this, I'll pay double the price, and you go and cripple the person who ordered you, how about that?"

The thug with the bulbous eyes paused for a moment, then grinned and said, "Alright, but I have to cripple you first. We're the kind of people in this business who believe in rules."

The thug with a face full of scars next to him was already impatient. He nudged the arm of the man with triangular eyes and urged, "Why bother arguing with this kid? Hurry up and finish the job so we can go back and collect our reward."

They both knew that if the two of them did the job themselves, they could split the reward money equally, with each of them receiving a full fifty dollars.

Chen Wenqi's eyes suddenly turned icy cold.

He stared at the two men and said in a deep voice, "Get out of here right now, or I can pretend this never happened. Otherwise, you'll face the consequences."

"Damn it, this kid still dares to be arrogant!" The two thugs were completely enraged. They immediately drew their short knives and pounced on Chen Wenqi with red eyes.

Chen Wenqi was prepared. He moved like lightning and accurately grabbed the wrist of the thug with the bulbous eyes who was the first to rush over.

With a crisp "crack," the other person's wrist was crushed to pieces.

At this moment, Chen Wenqi's eyes were filled with a chilling killing intent.

In his view, the person who would be willing to spend a lot of money to have someone cripple him is likely Yi Zhonghai.

Jia Dongxu may have had motives, but he certainly couldn't come up with that much money.

Therefore, this matter is inevitably related to Yi Zhonghai.

The thug with the bulbous eyes let out a heart-wrenching, agonizing scream.

His entire face was contorted in agony, completely distorted and deformed.

Upon seeing this, another thug with a face full of scars immediately rushed forward with red eyes.

Chen Wenqi remained expressionless and without hesitation raised his foot to kick the other man hard in the groin.

With a dull cracking sound, the thug's three large items shattered into tiny powder.

He was in so much pain that his vision went black, his eyes rolled back, and he immediately straightened up and fainted.

Chen Wenqi flipped his wrist and slammed the thug with broken wrist to the ground.

He then raised his heavy right foot and stomped it heavily on the other man's chest.

The man with the bulbous eye was in so much pain that his whole body convulsed violently, and he kept begging for mercy.

With a mournful face, he pleaded that he had been bewitched and had failed to recognize a great man, thus offending a master.

He kowtowed desperately, pleading with Chen Wenqi to show mercy and let him go.

He never imagined that this teenager would be so ruthless.

What I didn't expect was that the other party was a hidden martial arts expert with such amazing skills.

The two of them combined couldn't even last a single exchange before being completely annihilated.

Chen Wenqi looked down at him, his tone icy cold and devoid of any warmth.

His heart was churning with murderous intent, which was already surging uncontrollably.

He stared into the other person's eyes and coldly demanded to know who had hired someone to cripple him.

The thug with the bulbous eyes was terrified by his gaze and hurriedly answered.

He stammered that he was only following orders from Third Master to carry out this mission.

Chen Wenqi frowned slightly and continued to press for details, asking which Third Master he was referring to.

The hoodlum with the bulbous eyes trembled like a leaf, and stammered as he tried to explain.

The Third Master he was referring to was none other than Third Master Lu from Big Locust Tree Alley.

Master Lu usually manages the business in the ghost market, and occasionally he also takes on some shady deals.

The two of them were just lowly henchmen who were paid to do things, and they didn't dare to ask any more questions.

Chen Wenqi's eyes suddenly darkened, and he sternly demanded that he explain clearly what kind of shady business it was.

The thug with the bulbous eyes was filled with terror, and even his voice was trembling.

He admitted, trembling, that it was this kind of despicable business of hiring thugs to injure people and resorting to underhanded tactics.

Chen Wenqi laughed in anger, a sinister smile curving his lips, his tone growing increasingly cold.

He said, word by word, that hiring someone to injure another in broad daylight was utterly lawless.

He sternly ordered the thugs to immediately reveal Master Lu's exact address, or he would kill them on the spot.

The thug with the bulbous eyes was so frightened that he kowtowed repeatedly on the ground, begging for mercy, until his forehead was covered in blood.

He tearfully confessed that Master Lu's residence was at No. 37, Dahuaishu Hutong.

He begged Chen Wenqi not to kill him, tears streaming down his face, saying that he had an elderly mother and young children at home.

He swore to the heavens that he would never dare to do such a heinous thing again.

Chen Wenqi let out a disdainful sneer, his eyes showing no pity whatsoever.

Looking at the other person's disheveled appearance, he coldly replied, "Then be reborn as a good person in your next life."

No sooner had he finished speaking than he suddenly exerted force with his foot, stomping hard and breaking the thug's throat.

The thug made a hoarse sound in his throat, unable to even let out a complete scream.

His head tilted limply to one side, his eyes wide open, and he was completely lifeless.

Just then, the thug with the fierce face slowly woke up and opened his eyes.

The moment he opened his eyes, he saw this bloody and terrifying scene before him, and was instantly terrified.

A stream of heat flowed down his trouser leg, instantly soaking a large area of ​​his pants.

He tried to get up and run away, but his whole body was sore and weak, and he couldn't muster any strength at all.

A cold glint flashed in Chen Wenqi's eyes, and he charged forward with lightning speed.