Chapter 53: Taking on a New Disciple

Li Xuan was utterly shocked. Meng Chong, this kid, had single-handedly corrupted the entire Wu Kingdom's morals.

Moreover, his method of revenge was truly outrageous!

His thought process was too incredible; an ordinary person could never think of such a thing!

With a bounty of 100,000 gold pieces, no wonder Shi Er and the other Heavenly Mother Sect members were tempted. This was like a walking treasury.

Who wouldn't be tempted at the sight of it!

Meng Chong was also taken aback, exclaiming, "So many things have happened? And I'm worth 100,000 gold pieces?"

He was tempted too, wishing he could sell himself!

"Yes, 100,000 gold pieces!"

Shi Er nodded, looking at Meng Chong as if he were a small mountain of gold.

Swallowing hard, Meng Chong wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Let's cooperate!"

"What?"

Shi Er was stunned. Cooperate?

"You take me to a county office in Wu Kingdom, claim part of the bounty, then kidnap me halfway and take me to another county office to claim more bounty, and continue this cycle..."

Meng Chong's eyes sparkled as he continued, "Don't take me to the capital city; it's too dangerous and hard to kidnap. Just take me to the county office. The county magistrate, eager to gain merit and promotion, will pay part of the bounty even out of his own pocket."

"The Wu Emperor wants to execute me by slicing, but the county office won't kill me. I think this is very safe."

"The bounty will be split 40-60, with 40 for me and 60 for you. How about it?"

Shi Er was speechless, looking at Meng Chong with a shocked expression. No wonder this was the person who came up with the idea of assassinating the Wu Emperor, leading to the extermination of the Meng family. An ordinary person could never think of such a revenge method.

Li Xuan looked at Meng Chong, a big, muscular man with a bald head, and was amazed by his unique thought process.

Targeting the county offices of Wu Kingdom, huh?

An ordinary person could never think of such a thing.

Suddenly!

A flash of inspiration struck Li Xuan, and his expression changed. A person with such an incredible thought process would be perfect as his disciple.

This disciple was right in front of him!

With this thought, a mysterious aura enveloped him, making him seem even more profound and grand.

Reaching out, he grabbed Meng Chong's arm.

While pressing and kneading Meng Chong's hand and shoulder, he said, "Not bad, not bad, young man. I see you have a unique bone structure, a martial arts genius. Would you like to be my disciple?"

Shi Er was stunned. The senior actually wanted to take Meng Chong as a disciple?

Thinking of himself, he had been planning to capture Meng Chong for the bounty, and he was suddenly drenched in cold sweat.

Thud!

Meng Chong immediately knelt down, bowing respectfully, "Disciple Meng Chong, pays respects to Master!"

"Good, good, good!"

Li Xuan was delighted, his face beaming with joy.

Meng Chong was smart and had an unconventional thought process, surely he would be able to successfully cultivate the techniques Li Xuan had created.

Looking at the muscular, bald Meng Chong, Li Xuan already had ideas about what kind of techniques to teach him.

Having taken on a disciple, Li Xuan had no more interest in wandering around.

He was about to return to his residence with Meng Chong when he suddenly remembered something and looked at Shi Er, "Does your Heavenly Mother Sect have Nine-Leaf Yuanzhi and Thousand-Year Ginseng?"

He suddenly remembered that Xu Yan could sense his qi and blood, and his skin and bone cultivation had greatly accelerated, probably due to consuming Nine-Leaf Yuanzhi and Thousand-Year Ginseng.

Since he had taken on a disciple, it would be easier for him to start cultivation with such precious herbs.

Although the techniques were different, the first realm was the Qi and Blood Realm, which required the refinement of qi and blood.

Meng Chong's physique was undoubtedly stronger than Xu Yan's, with more robust qi and blood.

With the help of precious herbs, he would surely cultivate faster.

Li Xuan didn't have such herbs, but the Heavenly Mother Sect had many top-notch experts and a wide reach, so they should have these herbs.

"Yes, yes, Senior!"

Shi Er was overjoyed.

This was a chance to befriend this reclusive expert.

A few precious herbs were nothing; they couldn't make them experts.

"Bring some over!"

Li Xuan said without any hesitation.

"Yes, yes, Senior!"

Shi Er nodded hurriedly.

Li Xuan was satisfied. He wasn't worried that Shi Er and the others would run away. Where could they go?

"Have that young girl from your Heavenly Mother Sect come over when she has time."

Li Xuan continued to instruct.

"Yes, yes!"

Shi Er was taken aback but quickly agreed.

Whether the girl would come or not wasn't his concern; he should agree to everything the senior instructed.

Li Xuan nodded in satisfaction and took his new disciple Meng Chong back to his residence.

...

In Yunshan County, Li Xuan had just taken on a new disciple.

In the capital city, Xu Yan was once again displaying his prowess.

He beat up all the Heavenly Mother Sect experts, including Kou Ruozhi, until they could only use 30% of their martial arts skills for half a month.

Kou Ruozhi was completely devastated.

What kind of person was this? They had already surrendered, and he still beat them half to death!

Xu Yan's reason was too brutal.

"Your skills are a bit too high. I'm afraid my father can't control you, so I beat you half to death to weaken your strength.

"I didn't kill you because I think you're still useful, and it would be a waste to kill you.

"This is called... waste utilization!"

Xu Yan said with a straight face.

Kou Ruozhi and the other Heavenly Mother Sect experts were internally devastated. They were beaten half to death just for this reason!

What does it mean to have skills a bit too high?

You're flattering us too much!

"What? Are you不服 (unconvinced)?"

Xu Yan raised an eyebrow, glaring at Kou Ruozhi, "I see a look of不服 (disbelief) in your eyes!"

Kou Ruozhi's face turned pale, and he hurriedly said, "服 (convinced)! I'm convinced! Convinced to the bone!"

He was a bit afraid of Xu Yan. This kid's mind was unpredictable; why did he always misunderstand people?

Was that a look of不服 (disbelief)?

Hell, it was the pain making his eyelids twitch!

"服 (convinced) is fine!"

Xu Yan nodded in satisfaction, about to turn and leave, but suddenly stopped, turned back, and glared at Kou Ruozhi, "Are you just服 (convinced) in your bones, but not in your heart?"

He imagined that Kou Ruozhi was devious and cunning, saying he was服 (convinced) but only in his bones, not in his heart!

He must have other thoughts in his heart!

Kou Ruozhi was on the verge of collapse, inwardly cursing, "What's wrong with this kid? Why is he always targeting me?"

"服 (convinced)! I'm服 (convinced)! In my heart, in my mind, in every part of my body, I'm服 (convinced)!"

Kou Ruozhi hurriedly swore.

The other Heavenly Mother Sect experts were all huddled on the ground, not daring to tremble even in pain, for fear of being misunderstood by Xu Yan.

"服 (convinced) is fine!"

Xu Yan turned and left.

The capital city of Donghe was still in turmoil, with a craze for seeking experts. The county office was deserted, and Jiang Ping Shan was staying at the Xu residence, essentially under house arrest.

Xu Yan had cleaned up all the potential threats and martial arts experts inside and outside the capital city, beating them until they were subdued and unable to use their martial arts for half a month.

Only the Xu family guards maintained their full strength.

Before heading to the capital, he specifically instructed his parents that if the situation changed, they could seek refuge in Yunshan County.