From the Iron Shirt Technique to physical sanctification

Black Tiger Gang Headquarters.

Sima Rui sat in the hall, listening to Li Mazi's report.

"Lord Sima, Chief Li only had conflicts with Zhang Yu during that period..." Li Mazi recounted how Zhang Yu had become enemies with the Black Tiger Gang because of Wen Hua and his group.

"After Chief Li apologized to Zhang Yu, he died at his lover's house on the fourth night," he added.

Thump! Thump...

Sima Rui tapped the table lightly with his fingers, without saying a word.

He had already gathered information about Zhang Yu: that he had wiped out the Wild Wolf Gang in his hometown, killed a master of internal energy on his escape, and killed the deputy leader of the Black Tiger Gang on his first day in Cangmang City.

"He's a ruthless person," Sima Rui muttered, then got up and walked outside.

"Lord Sima, the reason our Black Tiger Gang has become like this is all because of Zhang Yu..." Li Mazi couldn't help but speak again when he saw Sima Rui about to leave, but he was interrupted before he could finish his sentence.

Snapped!

Sima Rui slapped him across the face, silencing him abruptly.

puff!

Li Mazi's face swelled up on one side instantly, and he spat out a mouthful of blood and two teeth.

"Useless trash, did I ask you to speak?" Sima Rui glared at Li Mazi.

thump!

Li Mazi immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

"Sir, have mercy!"

Sima Rui didn't look at him again and left the Black Tiger Gang headquarters directly.

Fifteen minutes later, he knocked on the gate of Zhang Yu's residence.

dong dong!

"Who is it?" Wen Hua's mother opened the courtyard gate.

At this time, Wen Hua and the others were practicing martial arts in the backyard, while only Wen Hua, Zhao Dun, and Xia Shuang's mother were picking vegetables in the front yard, preparing to cook rice later.

"Who are you looking for?" Wen Hua's mother asked cautiously when she saw Sima Rui dressed in a brocade robe.

Sima Rui's expression was gentle: "I'll find Young Master Zhang Yu and tell him that my surname is Sima."

"Wait a moment!" Wen Hua's mother hurriedly ran to the backyard.

In the backyard, Zhang Yu was sitting under the shade of a tree, drinking tea and watching Niu Mancang, Wen Hua and others practice martial arts.

Niu Mancang kept ramming his head against a thick iron pillar in the corner.

boom!

The pillar trembled.

The massive iron pillar, weighing tens of thousands of kilograms, trembled violently upon impact, demonstrating Niu Mancang's immense strength.

Wen Hua was instructing Li Yue, Xia Shuang, and others on how to practice Qingfeng Zhuang Gong. He had already broken through the barrier, cultivated Ming Jin, and become a Ming Jin martial artist.

Ta-da...

Wen Hua's mother hurried into the backyard and came to Zhang Yu: "Young Master, someone is looking for you outside."

"Did they give their name?" Zhang Yu asked.

"That man said his surname was Sima."

"Hmm!" Zhang Yu nodded slightly, then stood up.

Sima Rui, a member of a collateral branch of the Sima family, was recruited into the main family for training due to his talent. He is 28 years old this year and has just broken through to the Transformation Realm.

News spreads widely in Cangmang City, and Zhang Yu learned about Sima Rui's basic information on the very day he returned.

He walked alone towards the front yard.

Wen Hua glanced at it and hurriedly followed behind it.

A man dressed in brocade robes and wearing a sword at his waist stood at the entrance of the courtyard. His expression was gentle, but his eyes revealed a hint of shrewdness.

Zhang Yu sized up the other party, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "My name is Zhang Yu. May I ask what business Young Master Sima has with me?"

Sima Rui was also sizing up Zhang Yu, thinking to himself how young he was, to be able to defeat a Transformation Realm expert so young... Then he clasped his hands and formally announced his name: "Sima Rui of Hedong County, Great Chu Empire".

The Sima clan of Hedong belonged to the upper-class aristocratic families in the Great Chu Empire.

Zhang Yu remained silent, waiting for the other party to continue.

"Young Master Zhang, would you like to take your martial arts to the next level?" Sima Rui asked.

Zhang Yu blinked, a little puzzled, not expecting the other party to ask that question.

"Our Sima family possesses 28 first-class cultivation techniques and six Yellow-rank cultivation techniques. Any retainer of our Sima family can cultivate these techniques," Sima Rui continued.

I originally thought the other party came because of Li Xiong's death, but I never expected that they didn't mention Li Xiong at all.

"A retainer? No interest," Zhang Yu replied indifferently.

"Young Master Zhang is so young and handsome. If you don't want to be a retainer, you can marry into our Sima family. I have a younger sister who is twenty years old this year and is as beautiful as the moon and flowers..."

"I'm not interested, but if Young Master Sima insists on sending one, I happen to be short of a maid to tend the fire." Zhang Yu interrupted Sima Rui, then stared into the other's eyes.

He said it on purpose to see the other person's reaction.

From the moment he wiped out the Wild Wolf Gang, he no longer wanted to live a life of being threatened and oppressed.

At worst, I'll kill Sima Rui in front of me and escape into the Ten Thousand Mountains.

Feeling frustrated?

To compromise and appease?

impossible!

With his parents and sister still alive, he was able to endure it.

They're gone; they can only dream of making Zhang Yu bow down.

Sima Rui's eyes flashed with anger, but he was very shrewd and his anger disappeared in an instant, his face quickly returning to a gentle expression.

"Young Master Zhang, if I leave, the next time the Sima family sends someone to Cangmang City, it might be a martial artist at the peak of the Transformation Realm, or even a martial artist at the True Qi Realm," Sima Rui said, staring into Zhang Yu's eyes.

A soft nail.

At 16, he instantly killed a martial arts master with a single punch, prompting Sima Rui to consider marrying his younger sister to Zhang Yu and making Zhang Yu his son-in-law.

This also meant that he only dared to threaten the other party with soft threats.

This is the benefit of strength.

Zhang Yu couldn't completely ignore Sima Rui's refusal; if a True Qi Realm martial artist really came, it would be quite troublesome for him.

After a moment's thought, he said, "Want to come in for a cup of tea?"

"Excuse me!" Sima Rui stepped into the courtyard.

"Wen Hua, make some tea!"

"Yes, Master!" Wen Hua, who was standing nearby, hurriedly went to make tea.

Zhang Yu and Sima Rui sat on a stone bench in the front yard.

The people from another world are not fools, much less idiots. They wouldn't knowingly come to Zhang Yu's door to arrogantly attack and kill someone when they already know he has killed a martial arts master with a single punch.

Like Li Xiong before him, and now Sima Rui, both chose not to break ties with Zhang Yu. However, Li Xiong was too confident, thinking he could fool the 16-year-old Zhang Yu, and ultimately became a lost soul.

Sima Rui in front of me should be much smarter than Li Xiong.

Wen Hua's tea was ready very quickly.

Zhang Yu picked up the cup and took a sip, and Sima Rui followed suit: "Excellent tea!"

"Young Master Sima must have come to Cangmang City because of the Black Tiger Gang, right?" Zhang Yu put down his teacup, not wanting to waste any more time.

"Yes!" Sima Rui glanced at Zhang Yu and nodded slightly.

"What percentage of the medicinal herbs in Cangmang City can the Black Tiger Gang obtain?" Zhang Yu asked.

Sima Rui was a little confused, not understanding what Zhang Yu meant by "twenty percent!"

"I can help Young Master Sima solve this problem," Zhang Yu said. "All you need to do is borrow the Sima family's name."

Sima Rui instantly understood Zhang Yu's meaning. He didn't rush to express his opinion, but narrowed his eyes and showed a thoughtful expression.

To put it bluntly, he came to Cangmang City for the 20% share of medicinal herbs; Li Xiong's death was of little importance to him.

Large families only care about profit.

As a member of a collateral branch of the Sima family, he had spent a lot of the family's resources to break through the Transformation Realm. If he couldn't resolve the matter in Cangmang City, he wouldn't be able to explain himself when he returned.

The host's family wouldn't listen to his reasons.

After a moment's thought, Sima Rui picked up his teacup, looked into Zhang Yu's eyes, and said, "Agreed!"

Zhang Yu picked up his teacup and gently clinked it against the other person's.