Chapter 40

As the heroes of the Red Flower Society attacked together, they could not stop Li Wucheng, who walked past them and slapped Zhang Jin, seemingly without any technique.

Indeed, there was no technique. Li Wucheng did not know martial arts, and this slap was just a casual one, with considerable strength but no real power.

Seeing Li Wucheng charge straight at him, Zhang Jin was greatly alarmed. He thrust his wolf-tooth club forward to block, but suddenly saw a blur before his eyes. Then, everyone heard a crisp "slap."

When Li Wucheng returned to his original position, everyone saw a fresh red palm print on Zhang Jin's face, with five fingers clearly visible.

Zhou Qi found Zhang Jin's狼狈 appearance quite amusing and couldn't help but laugh.

The people of Iron Gall Manor might feel refreshed, but the heroes of the Red Flower Society all changed color, glaring at Li Wucheng with anger. If not for his astonishing display of strength, which made them wary, they would have charged forward long ago.

Liu Hongjun, Zhao Dingkun, Fan Qi, and the other experienced practitioners were now stunned, staring straight at Li Wucheng.

Liu Hongjun, who was usually calm, was no longer composed, his face filled with shock as he muttered, "How is this possible? How can he be so strong? The heroes of the Red Flower Society are all skilled, yet they couldn't do anything to Brother Leng."

Fang Junjie interjected, "What do you mean by 'skilled'? The top three leaders of the Red Flower Society are among the best in this world. So, it's not that the Red Flower Society is unskilled, but that Brother Leng is too powerful."

Xiu Yongqing's eyes had been fixed on Li Wucheng's feet, which caught Guo Siyu's attention. She couldn't help but ask curiously, "Guoqing, why do you keep staring at Brother Leng's feet?"

Looking at Guo Siyu, Xiu Yongqing grinned and said, "I seriously suspect that the lightness skill Brother Leng just used is a very famous martial art from Jin Lao's book."

"What martial art?"

Guo Siyu asked again, greatly interested.

The other experienced practitioners all looked at Xiu Yongqing, their eyes filled with anticipation, curiosity, and interest.

Xiu Yongqing said solemnly, "I believe the footwork Brother Leng just used is the Lingbo Weibu."

"What? Lingbo Weibu! How is that possible?"

"No way, such a divine skill has appeared?"

"Lingbo Weibu, I seem to have heard of it."

...

Lingbo Weibu is a famous martial art, known to almost every Chinese person, and is undoubtedly a top-level skill. Upon hearing this, everyone was greatly shocked.

Knowing that Li Wucheng possessed Lingbo Weibu, the experienced practitioners all realized the huge gap between them and him, and they cast envious, jealous, and resentful glances at him.

At the same time, they all had a faint hope in their hearts. If Li Wucheng could reach such heights, they could too.

"You dare to insult me, I..."

Zhang Jin, unable to believe the burning sensation on his cheek, moved to attack Li Wucheng.

Xu Tianhong quickly held him back,劝道, "Tenth Brother, don't be impulsive."

Although the heroes of the Red Flower Society were surprised that Li Wucheng had defeated Chen Jialuo, they did not find it inconceivable. The two had fought for dozens of moves, which was not hard to accept.

However, under the group attack of the Red Flower Society, Li Wucheng could dodge each attack with the grace and ease of a leisurely stroll, and even slapped Zhang Jin, displaying an extremely strong martial power.

At the very least, his lightness skill was astonishing.

Li Wucheng was not bothered by the anger of the Red Flower Society heroes and the murderous intent of Zhang Jin. Instead, he added fuel to the fire, saying, "I have long heard of the name 'Stone Dare' Zhang Jin, known for his chivalry and righteousness. Today, I am greatly disappointed. Your mouth is too foul."

"You..."

Zhang Jin was even angrier, his rage reaching the sky. Xu Tianhong could no longer hold him back, but Chen Jialuo waved his hand, immediately stopping his impulse.

With a serious expression, Chen Jialuo clasped his hands and said, "Young Master Leng, your martial arts are formidable, and I, Chen Jialuo, am impressed. However, although the Red Flower Society may be inferior in skill, we will not tolerate insults and are not without the will to fight to the death."

"Ha ha, Chief Chen, you misunderstand."

Li Wucheng laughed and said, "I have no intention of making things difficult for the Red Flower Society. I just want to resolve the misunderstanding between you and Senior Zhou. As for the minor lesson I gave Zhang Jin, it was because of his foul language."

Seeing Chen Jialuo's expression ease, Li Wucheng continued, "I said that Zhou Yingjie should not be punished severely because he is not yet ten years old, just a child. Even if he made a mistake that harmed Wen Tailai, he should not be punished too harshly. Otherwise, all the heroes of the江湖 would know that the Red Flower Society is quarreling with a child under ten, which would not be a good reputation."

Hearing this, the heroes of the Red Flower Society were taken aback, and Chen Jialuo was even more stunned, asking, "Is this true?"

Li Wucheng said, "Of course it is true. What benefit would I gain by lying about this?"

"Ah, well, well, since Zhou Yingjie is not yet ten years old, the Red Flower Society should not be too harsh with him. Let's drop this matter."

Chen Jialuo decided.

Upon hearing that Zhou Yingjie was not yet ten years old, the heroes of the Red Flower Society looked at each other, somewhat at a loss. After exchanging glances, they could only give up reluctantly.

Even Zhang Jin and Luo Bing did not know what to do, though they were still unwilling. Under Li Wucheng's words, they could not speak up.

Chen Jialuo clasped his hands at Zhou Zhongying and said, "Senior Zhou, since your son is not yet ten years old, the Red Flower Society will not hold his mistakes against him. We will take our leave now and try to catch up with the court's henchmen to save Wen Sige."

After saying this, Chen Jialuo called the heroes of the Red Flower Society to prepare to leave.

"Chief Chen, please wait a moment."

Zhou Zhongying said loudly.

Turning around, Chen Jialuo said, "Senior Zhou, what else do you have to say?"

Zhou Zhongying said solemnly, "Chief Chen, Wen Siye's capture at Iron Gall Manor was due to my son's mistake. How can I stand by and do nothing? I will join in the rescue."

Chen Jialuo said, "We are deeply grateful for Senior Zhou's kindness. However, rescuing Wen Sige is an act of rebellion against the government. You are all law-abiding citizens, different from us who wander the江湖. It might be inconvenient for you to act personally. We ask Senior Zhou to give us advice and strategy. As for dealing with the henchmen and saving Sige, we will handle it."

Zhou Zhongying stroked his long beard and said, "Chief Chen, you don't have to worry about involving us. If you don't allow me to risk my life for my friends, you are not treating Zhou Zhongying as a good friend."

Lu Feiqing interjected, "Senior Zhou's righteousness is like a mountain, and no one in the江湖 does not admire him. Otherwise, how could I have recommended Wen Siye to Iron Gall Manor without knowing him well, given the serious case on his shoulders?"

Chen Jialuo pondered for a moment and said, "Senior Zhou's righteousness is greatly appreciated by the Red Flower Society."

Luo Bing stepped forward, bowed deeply, and said, "Old Sir, I thank you on behalf of our leader for your help."

Zhou Zhongying quickly helped her up and said, "Madam Wen, please be at ease. We will not rest until we save Wen Siye." Turning to Chen Jialuo, he said, "We should not delay. Please, Chief Chen, issue the orders."

Chen Jialuo said, "How can I dare to take that responsibility? Please let Senior Zhou and Senior Lu decide."

Lu Feiqing said, "Chief Chen, there's no need to be too humble. The Red Flower Society is the host, and we are the guests. We cannot overshadow the host."

Chen Jialuo humbly declined again, but Zhou and Lu insisted.