Becoming a Saint Starting with the Chasing Wind Leg Technique

Chapter 105 A Broader Perspective

On the other side, in the Xu family's rear residence, the main hall was brightly lit.

Madam Xu sat upright at the head of the table, her face ashen. The sandalwood prayer beads in her hand, which she usually polished until they were shiny, were now being squeezed so tightly that they made a "crackling" sound.

Standing before her with her hands at her sides was Xu Qian, who had just rushed back from outside.

"You wretched child!" Old Madam Xu slammed her hand on the armrest, her voice shrill. "Who gave you permission to act on your own?! No matter what, that Steward Li is still a distant cousin of my family! Break his legs and throw him out to beg? Xu Qian, did you think you were all that after just two days at the martial arts school?! You don't even respect your grandmother anymore?!"

She became increasingly angry as she spoke, her chest heaving violently: "For some brute who crawled out of who-knows-where, you dare to be so ruthless to your own relatives?"

What will outsiders think of the Xu family? Will they say we're heartless and ungrateful, showing no regard for even a shred of kinship?! I think you've been blinded by greed and are utterly ignorant of your place!

Xu kept his head down, letting his grandmother scold him without saying a word. He knew that any explanation at this moment would only add fuel to the fire, but he felt no remorse whatsoever, and even felt that he had already shown mercy to such a fool.

"What's all the noise about? Why can't you have a moment's peace at night!" A hoarse but powerful voice came from outside the door. Old Master Xu, Xu Wenyuan, leaning on his ebony cane, slowly walked in.

He was over sixty years old, with gray hair and beard, but his eyes were still as sharp as an eagle's. At this moment, his brows were slightly furrowed, showing displeasure.

"Master! Listen to this!" As if she had found her pillar of support, Madam Xu immediately stood up, pointed at Xu Qian and cried, "Your good son, in order to curry favor with that peasant named Song Jing, broke the leg of Manager Li of the pharmacy, my distant cousin, and threw him out on the street to be a beggar!"

"Where does this leave the Xu family's reputation? Who will dare to risk their lives for the Xu family in the future?"

Xu Wenyuan did not speak immediately, but turned his gaze to Xu Qian and said in a deep voice, "Qian'er, tell me what exactly happened. Tell me everything, without hiding anything."

Xu took a deep breath and recounted the events that had occurred at the pharmacy that day.

From how the manager looked down on people and spoke rudely to Song Jing, to the shock and decision after recognizing Song Jing, to the decisive action taken by the author, and Song Jing's calm yet unfathomable attitude at the end, every detail was meticulously recorded without any additions or subtractions.

As Xu continued his narration, Xu Wenyuan's expression grew increasingly grim, and his eyes grew colder.

At first, Madam Xu was full of anger, but as she listened, her expression gradually changed. Especially when she heard Song Jing's seemingly casual but actually imbued with immense pressure, and when Xu had previously described his unfathomable strength, her heart tightened.

After Xu finished speaking, he stood with his hands at his sides, awaiting his fate.

The hall was deathly silent, save for the sound of Old Madam Xu's slightly heavy breathing.

Suddenly, Xu Wenyuan moved!

He suddenly raised his hand—

"Snapped!"

A crisp, loud slap landed hard on Madam Xu's face!

This not only stunned Old Madam Xu, but also gave Xu Qian a jolt.

"Old man Xu! You...you hit me?!" Old Mrs. Xu covered her face, looking at her husband in disbelief, her eyes quickly filling with tears, both shocked and angry.

"That's exactly what I'm going to do, you stupid woman!" Xu Wenyuan's beard and hair stood on end, and he slammed his cane heavily on the ground with a dull thud. "What do you know?! Long hair, short brains! Do you even know who Song Jing is?!"

He pointed outside the door, his voice trembling with excitement: "That's a young prodigy who can defeat Li Wei head-on, at least a late-stage Bronze Skin Realm expert! He's someone even Zhuo Bufan treats with deference, someone whose word carries immense weight at the Chasing Wind Martial Arts Academy! He's currently the most prominent figure in the outer city, a righteous man even Lu Beichen of the Commandant's Mansion holds in high regard!"

"He is loyal and righteous, willing to incur favors to take in his poor childhood friends and brothers and protect them at the martial arts school! But he is also vengeful and ruthless towards his enemies!"

The Zhang and Wang families are cautionary tales! Do you think he didn't have a fit of temper at the pharmacy today because he was truly magnanimous and didn't care?

That's because he's showing us some respect, out of consideration for the Xu family, and for his past relationship with Qian'er and Master Zhuo! He's handing over the decision-making power to Qian'er to gauge the Xu family's attitude!

Xu Wenyuan grew increasingly angry as he spoke, his voice filled with anguish: "The other day, you acted decisively and severely punished that blind fool! Well done! That was the real way to save the Xu family! If we had hesitated even slightly, or if the punishment had been too lenient, allowing Song Jing to harbor resentment—do you think the Xu family would still be where we are today? Could we still have seized the opportunity to dominate the medicinal herb market after the Zhang family's downfall? I'm afraid it wouldn't have been long before the Xu family followed in the footsteps of the Zhang and Wang families, dying without even knowing how!"

"If you offend someone you shouldn't, don't hesitate to sacrifice even your closest relatives, let alone a distant cousin! A woman's compassion will only bring ruin upon your entire family!"

Madam Xu turned pale and was speechless after being scolded.

She suddenly realized just how much trouble her so-called "cousin" had caused the Xu family, and how necessary and decisive her son's actions had been. Recalling the Zhang family's annihilation overnight, she couldn't help but shudder. Her pity for her relatives and resentment towards her son were instantly replaced by boundless fear.

"Master, it was my fault—I knew I was wrong—" Madam Xu lowered her head, her voice trembling, and dared not say another word.

Xu Wenyuan snorted heavily, ignoring her, and turned to Xu Qian, his tone slightly softer but still serious: "Qian'er, you handled this matter reasonably well. However, the follow-up to that Steward Li—"

"Grandfather, rest assured," Xu said immediately. "I have already sent people to keep an eye on him. He broke his leg, was penniless, and was recognized by his old enemies. Last night—he froze and starved to death in the dilapidated temple in the west of the city. To the outside world, we will only say that he died suddenly from a serious illness."

A glint flashed in Xu Wenyuan's eyes, and he slowly nodded, asking no further questions. Some things are better left unsaid.

Soon, news spread that the steward had "died of freezing and starvation." The talk of the town was in full swing.

"Have you heard? Manager Li from Xu Family Pharmacy is dead!"

"Dead? How did he die?"

"How else could he die? He offended the wrong person! I heard that day at the pharmacy, he looked down on people and offended that Master Song! As a result, Young Master Xu broke his leg on the spot and threw him out!"

"Master Song was kind-hearted and didn't hold it against him. But the Xu family was afraid! They kicked him out without a second thought, showing no mercy whatsoever!"

"Serves him right! That Manager Li used to bully us in the pharmacy because he was related to Old Madam Xu! I heard he broke his leg and was begging on the street when the people he used to bully recognized him and beat him up. They even robbed him of the few copper coins he had begged!"