Chapter 55: Three Free Moves

Translator: Jillian Editor: JimmyOne careless move had upset the Xu family's entire plan. Now, the Xu were left in a passivesituation. They had initially thought that they had secured their first victory when QinLianshan had stepped up.Unexpectedly, not only did they lose the first round, but the loss had also cost them the life ofone of their warriors.However, they were not in the mood to be mourn the death of Xu Wugen at the moment. Theother party was already waiting to begin the second round. Forget trying to avoid the battle, ifthey showed even the slightest hesitation to step up on the stage, they would not be able to stopthe crowd from jeering at them.Xu Sanli's face appeared ashen and inwardly, resentment filled his heart. He looked out at thesquare that was bustling with noise and could not understand, when did the Humble Qin familygain such popularity? And when had the Xu family became so unpopular to the point whereeveryone was calling for their blood?He never even considered how many anguished souls had died at the hands of the "HumanButcher," Xu Wugen!"I will go up for the second round!" Xu Sanli looked at Qin Wushuang on the opposite side of thestage. Although fighting with a martial arts student would make him lose all of his face, the Xufamily could not afford to lose in this circumstance.Winning three of the five fights would determine the winner. If they lost again in this secondround, they would find themselves with the backs facing a sheer cliff with nothing butprecipitous rocks directly below.And the usually steadfast Xu family would never allow the occurrence of such a situation."Sanli, you cannot fight in the second round." That one-eyed Elder stared at Qin Wushuang withhis only eye, which was filled with hatred. He whispered as he sized up Qin Wushuang from thedistance, "You are the Patriarch of the family. We must win this competition, no matter what.The Xu family can afford to lose in the second round, but the family cannot afford to lose you."Xu Sanli was momentarily stunned, but he immediately understood.Yes, even if the Xu family lost the second round, they still had a chance to turn the situationaround in the next round. However, as the head of the household, if he lost, then the Xu familywould doubtlessly and completely lose its morale. The enemy could then use the momentum tosecure the win in the third round. Thus, they would have beaten the Xu family in only threerounds.

He was the Patriarch, so he must definitely be responsible for the most difficult and crucialmatch in the third round. If he won, the fight would continue. But if he lost, then he would needto yield the Wealthy Class seat to the enemy!The third battle was the most critical battle to decide the winner.

“Uncle Kai, then what about the second battle?” Xu Sanli still had some uncertainty."I will go. In the original plan, I was to fight the second battle anyways. Unfortunately, we didnot expect that the father and the son of the Qin family were going to fight one after another. Inthis second round, since the enemy did not continue to fight, we can only fight one-on-one.”According to the rules, if the enemy participated again in the second round after he had foughtin the first battle, then they would have to fight one-on-two. If he decided to fight three roundsconsecutively, then he would have to fight one against three in the third round.However, on the Qin side, Qin Lianshan had fought in the first round. In the next round, QinWushuang had followed up after his father's battle to appear as the new challenger. So thennext round would be a one-on-one fight."It would be best for Elder Kai to fight in the second round." That remaining Elder Yue said,"The third round is the most crucial. No matter who goes up from the Qin family, it will becounted as their second fight, and they would have to fight one against two. Thus, even thoughwe’ve lost the first round, as long as we perform well in the later battles, we can waste theirenergy by means of attrition."Xu Sanli repeatedly nodded in strong agreement with Elder Yue's words."Uncle Kai, Uncle Yue, let's make a rule for the following battles. Not only do we need to win, wemust also get them spend more energy. The more they use up their energy and Genuine Qi, thebetter chance we’ll have of winning."The Xu family no longer cared about their face. Regardless of whatever tactics or by takingadvantage of their superior numbers to win by means of attrition, they only sought to suppressthe Qin family.To put it bluntly, they were going to bully them since they had a larger reserve of warriors.The Xu family had been whispering among themselves for a while and had stalled from goingup on the stage. Hence, the audience below the stage was becoming unhappy. Hisses and rowdyjeering sprung up everywhere among the audience, all of them urging the Xu family to hurry upand send someone up on to the stage.Such a mighty Wealthy Xu family, how could they stall when facing a challenge from a littleHumble Class?

The one-eyed Elder Kai smoothed his robes, tidied his belt, and with a whistle, he jumped ontothe stage.An elder and a young man stared at each other and towered above the audience like the twolofty mountains contrasted by the desolate white hair of the elder and the thick flowing hair ofa youngster. The sense of disparity was enormous.The old man’s face showed great bitterness and hatred, without a single trace of elegance. Onthe contrary, the youngster appeared at ease, as if he was just meeting an old friend. From hisexpression, one could not sense any form of rage nor the fact that he was about to fight a lifeand death battle."Kid, you dared to learn martial arts when you’ve yet to even wean yourself off from yourmother’s milk?" Elder Kai spoke with an arrogance born from his age and experience, "It's a pity

that your father had wasted so much effort in raising you, why are you so eager to to throwaway your life here?"Qin Wushuang smiled lightly and replied: "I also wanted to ask you. You still came up to die inshame at your old age, could it be that all of the youngsters in the Xu family had died?"These words were full of gas and was loud enough to be heard beneath the stage. The youngpeople of the Xu family heard Qin Wushuang’s mocking taunt and were all filled with rage.They gritted their teeth as if they want to tear Qin Wushuang to pieces."Stop with the rubbish, let me see if your Qin family had really produced a demon. A littlemartial arts student like you who had dared to come up on the stage!"Qin Wushuang waved his hand and said lightly: “Since you are much older than me, how about Ilet you have three attacks for free, what do you think?”Although Qin Wushuang understood the principle of respecting the elderly and cherishing theyoung, on the battlefield, there were only enemies. Of course, he never intended to comply withany elders in reality.He had only spoken these words because he’d wanted to provoke Elder Kai, to slap the face ofthe Xu family and to increase the prestige of the Qin family. From Qin Wushuang's perspective,the rise of the Qin family was inevitable. And this stage was the best for him begin.Every word and action he had taken or said so far had been to create the best opportunities topromote the Qin family.“Such arrogance…” Elder Kai had lived for more than eighty or ninety years, what kind ofsituations had he not seen? He knew the enemy was obviously trying to provoke him. Heimmediately yelled as if a rod was hitting the snake: “Count me incompetent if I cannot beat

you in three moves.”This old man was a bachelor, without any courtesy, he directly stepped forward. His hand sliceddownward like a blade toward Qin Wushuang's neck.The smile that hung on Qin Wushuang's face did not diminish. He pointed up with one finger,gently shook it and smirked: "Three moves are too much."Before he’d finished talking, his body flashed like a ghost. He had already dodged to the side.Elder Kai abruptly stopped his movement and turned around in a hurry. He saw Qin Wushuangspeaking with a sarcastic face: "One move, I only need one attack, and I promise, you will go toHeaven."Everyone in the audience beneath the stage held their breath. A moment ago, the two party hadonly attacked and defended in one move. However, in that short interaction, one had initiated afierce attack and the one had evaded using his superior body movements. All the experts hadclearly seen through the tricks behind the exchange.When they saw how Qin Wushuang had freely and easily evaded a fierce attack from a StageFour Genuine Force Warrior, their heart quivered violently.They had previously heard the story of how Qin Wushuang had killed Zhang Yao in an instantduring a duel. However, that Zhang Yao was merely at Stage Nine of the Power Force and therewere many different versions of the rumor flying around. Some people had believed the reason

that Qin Wushuang had been able to kill Zhang Yao instantaneously was because Da Xi Minghad secretly supported him.That was, until this moment, when all the doubts, the curiosity, and the jealousy quicklyvanished like smoke into the air!Nobody could help him cheat on this stage, in this battle.A little martial arts student was actually fighting against a Stage Four Genuine Force Warrior.And, he was holding his ground!If killing a Stage Nine Power Force Warrior instantly was considered a miracle, then this wouldbecome a legend. A little martial arts student was fighting against a Stage Four Genuine ForceWarrior!This was indeed a legend in the making in front of everyone's eyes at this moment!Between a Stage Nine Power Force Warrior and a Stage Four Genuine Force Warrior, manypeople were inwardly calculating the difference between these two. The more they thoughtabout it, the more they were in awe and fear.Especially those martial arts who had offended Qin Wushuang, their faces became pale, their

hearts agitated and their bodies weak.Most of the parents of the other martial arts students started asking their children what kind ofrelationship they’d had with Qin Wushuang at the Martial Arts Academy!Immediately, parents began to roundly abuse and criticize their children with a harsh tonewhen they learned of how their children had offended Qin Wushuang. As for those parents whodiscovered that their children hadn’t had any interaction with him, amidst theirdisappointment, they also rejoiced. Fortunately, their children hadn’t offended this demonicson of the Qin family.A few of the parents, such as Hu Ziyan and Fang Xiaozhong knew their son was somewhatacquainted with Qin Wushuang and could not help but feel joyful. Inwardly, they were feelingquite pleased.Of course, the one that had the ugliest expression was Zhang Maorui, the Patriarch of the Zhangfamily. It was only now that he’d learned how much of demon this child of the Qin family was.In other words, both of his sons had died regretfully and pointlessly. They had been nothingmore than the scapegoats and cannon fodder for the Xu family!With an ashen face, Xu Sanli pursed his lips tightly as a disconcerting feeling rose up in him. Hewatched the high-spirited Qin Wushuang, and his heart turned incomparably desolate.He finally realized that lusting after the assets of the Qin family might have been a mistake. Anunforgivable mistake.If the Xu family hadn’t tried to rob the assets of the Qin family first, then even if the Qin familyhad sought to challenge the Wealthy Class, they might never have picked the Xu family. Afterall, among the three Wealthy Classes in River County, the Qian family was focussed on businessand had a weaker martial force. They were the easiest bone to chew on among the three greatWealthy Classes.Besides, the son of the Qin family had previously declared that since the Xu coveted the assetsof the Qin family, then they would get it in exchange for their Wealthy Class seat!

He had been enmeshed in a trap of his devising over everything that had happened!On the stage, Elder Kai had barely finished his three moves when Qin Wushuang instantlywithdrew the smile on his face and said harshly: “You have finished your three attacks, now,take one of mine!"As soon as the words had left his mouth, he channeled the Sun Force Qi and the next instant,the energy surged out from his entire body like a tide. A wave of power flowed out from everypore as if his whole body had been ignited in the moment. In a blink, a single spark turned intoa great prairie fire; an astonishing and resplendent appearance!