Sweeping Through Martial Arts: My Clone's Extraordinary Talent

At the door of Yunyi's room, a burly man with a scar was baring his teeth and approaching step by step.

"Little beauty, your deadbeat brother has been nowhere to be seen for so long, why don't you come with me?"

The giant was none other than Hu Jiao!

Yunyi gritted her teeth and said, "Shameless! Get out!"

"Hahaha!"

Seeing her like this, Hu Jiao got even more excited, "She's really something, I like women like her."

"Little beauty, come back with me, I guarantee you'll have a blast."

Forget about it!

As Hu Jiao approached, Yun Yi grabbed a pair of scissors, holding the blade to her neck. "If you insist on forcing me, I'll kill myself right now!"

Upon hearing this, Hu Jiao indeed stopped.

Yun Yi stared intently at Hu Jiao, refusing to back down: "I mean what I say, and you won't get anything from me!"

"very good!"

Hu Jiao didn't squeeze into the room anymore.

He changed his expression and gave a cold snort: "That's easy for you to say. In that case, little beauty, can you return the money your brother owes me?"

"When did my brother owe you money?"

"Three months ago, he borrowed two taels of silver from me, and I have the IOU with me."

He pulled a crumpled piece of paper out of his pocket.

Yunyi glanced at it immediately; it was indeed a promissory note.

"Paying back debts is a matter of course."

Hu Jiao grinned wickedly, "Little beauty, what else do you have to say? Give me back my money!"

Yunyi's delicate body rose and fell continuously.

In the end, she took out two taels of silver from the box and exchanged it for the IOU.

"You're really rich!"

Hu Jiao put the silver into his pocket.

Yunyi angrily retorted, "You've taken the money, aren't you leaving?"

"Walk?"

To everyone's surprise, Hu Jiao laughed and said again, "I'm sorry, little beauty, I've returned two taels of silver, but I still have three taels left."

"What three taels?"

"Your brother still owes me three taels of silver."

Hu Jiao then pulled out another IOU.

In an instant, Yunyi was stunned into silence.

She hurriedly unfolded the paper and held it up to the oil lamp: "It's fake! It's not my brother's handwriting!"

"So, you're trying to renege on your debt?"

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Hu Jiao reached out and snatched the scissors from Yun Yi's hand.

"you!"

Yunyi was shocked.

Hu Jiao shouted, "Heh heh, let's see where you run now!"

"So it's Master Hu!"

Suddenly, a voice sounded from behind.

Hu Jiao turned around to look.

Two zhang away, Shen Han, dressed in hemp clothing, stood motionless and quietly in the courtyard.

"Xiao Shen, run!"

When Yunyi saw that it was Shen Han, she immediately became extremely worried.

Shen Han didn't move, and said calmly, "Mr. Hu, why get angry in the middle of the night?"

Hu Jiao sneered, "You little brat, trying to stick your neck out?"

Shen Han said, "Master Hu, you've misunderstood. How could I dare? It's just that Sister Yunyi is my neighbor. You can talk things out."

Hu Jiao's face was gloomy.

He desperately wanted to kill Shen Han right now, but then he thought that if he killed someone now and got his hands dirty, he wouldn't have the heart to play with this little beauty anymore.

"Little beauty, I won't let your brother's three taels of silver go so easily. I'll give you one day to raise the money. I'll be back tomorrow, and if you don't pay me back by then, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

As Hu Jiao spoke, he kicked the stone in the yard hard.

The stone only moved slightly.

"And you, you just wait and see, the Dragon King's offerings will double next month!"

After saying that, Hu Jiao threw down the scissors and strode away.

"Take care, Mr. Hu."

Shen Han watched Hu Jiao leave, glancing sideways at the stone that weighed about two hundred pounds.

A barely perceptible smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Xiao Shen, so you were bullied by him too..."

Yunyi hurriedly lifted her long dress and rushed to Shen Han, looking troubled.

Shen Han comforted her, "It's alright, Sister Yunyi."

Yunyi sighed, "It's all my fault for dragging you down."

Shen Han picked up the scissors from the ground and handed them back to her: "Sister Yunyi, you're exaggerating. Hu Jiao is used to bullying men and women. I believe he won't have a good ending."

"That being said, but..."

"Sister Yunyi, it's getting late. You should go back to your room and rest. Perhaps things will be different tomorrow."

……

That night, in a private house in Sanhe County.

The house wasn't big, but the oil lamps in the rooms were very bright.

Hu Jiao lay back on a bamboo chair, his feet dangling into a warm porcelain basin in front of him.

A woman was squatting beside him, washing his feet.

"Tsk tsk tsk, the women of Miaoyufang's foot-washing skills are indeed well-deserved."

Hu Jiao rubbed his feet, thoroughly enjoying himself.

The woman raised her head and giggled, "Master Hu, you paid to redeem me, it's what I should do."

Crack!

Just then, the wooden door of the house was suddenly kicked open.

A dark figure appeared at the doorway.

"Who is it?"

Hu Jiao immediately stood up from the bamboo chair, staring at the uninvited guest. "Do you know who I am, daring to trespass?"

The woman was startled and trembled.

"Master Hu, it's me."

The dark figure slowly stepped into the room.

Under the oil lamplight, Hu Jiao finally saw his face clearly: "You brat surnamed Shen, it's you again!"

The shadowy figure was, of course, Shen Han.

He followed Hu Jiao all the way to the house and searched the surrounding area, but found no accomplices.

"Master Hu, what if I said I no longer want to pay the incense fee to the Dragon King?"

"You have no choice but to pay!"

Enraged, Hu Jiao grabbed a porcelain basin from the ground and splashed it at Shen Han opposite him, yelling, "Drink my foot-washing water!"

Shen Han dodged to the side.

The improvement in physical fitness brought about by Xiao Cheng's breathing technique not only doubled his strength but also greatly improved his agility, allowing him to easily dodge the basin of foot bath water.

Hu Jiao shouted, "You've gone too far! You dare to hide?"

"I don't have that kind of perverse sense of humor."

After saying that, Shen Han rushed towards Hu Jiao at lightning speed.

In a flash, he concentrated all his strength into his right fist and punched Hu Jiao in the chest.

Boom!

Before Hu Jiao could react, he was punched squarely in the chest.

The next instant, his entire body fell backward uncontrollably.

Whoosh!

The bamboo chair was crushed to pieces.

"Master Hu!"

The woman was horrified when she saw this and quickly went to help him up.

"cough……"

Hu Jiao was terrified. "You...how could you..."

He clutched his chest; his sternum was broken, causing him excruciating pain.

"Uncle Hu, you're quite resilient."

"No, don't kill me..."

Hu Jiao felt short of breath and endured the pain.

The woman was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat.

Shen Han grabbed Hu Jiao and said, "Sorry, Mr. Hu, you forced me to do this!"

Hu Jiao was held captive and unable to move at all: "You... if you dare to kill me, my cousin will never let you get away with it..."

"Is that so?"

Shen Han sneered and threw another punch.

Boom!

The basic boxing technique, honed to perfection, was combined with a force of over 200 jin (approximately 100 kg) to strike at close range, aiming straight for Hu Jiao's face.

How could Hu Jiao bear this?

In the blink of an eye, his skull was shattered.

His head lolled to the side, and he stopped breathing.

Hu Jiao died on the spot. This sudden turn of events left the woman standing nearby speechless with fear.

"It's your turn."

Shen Han naturally had no intention of letting her go.

The woman trembled all over and immediately knelt down, kowtowing repeatedly: "Hero, spare my life! Hero, spare my life..."

"Tell me, who is Hu Jiao's cousin?"

"His cousin is named Hu Teng, and he's from Black Wind Village."

Black Wind Stronghold?

Shen Han thought to himself that he had lived in Sanhe County for half a year and knew the situation inside and outside the county. Heifengzhai was a group of wicked bandits who occupied Heifeng Mountain outside the county and had a bad reputation.

"Where does Hu Jiao keep his money?"

"They're in the drawer over there, and in the earthenware pot under the bed," the woman pleaded hastily. "Good sir, please be merciful and spare me...!"

"Get up and speak."

"Thank you, hero."

The woman hurriedly scrambled to her feet, her forehead already bleeding from the impact.

Shen Han said, "Bring all the money over."

The woman dared not resist and, as quickly as possible, handed over everything in the drawer and the earthenware jar to Shen Han.

Besides the silver, there was also a yellowed parchment.

Shen Han glanced at the parchment, which was densely covered with the names and dosages of nine medicinal herbs, including jute, angelica, and iron flower grass.

"What is this?"