chapter 18

“Butler Wang!”

The group of people were shocked and rushed over to help him up .

Butler Wang was furious and shouted: “All of you, attack!”

Upon hearing his words, the others dashed towards Mu Feng with sticks in their hands .

“Hehe, let me join you all too!”

At this moment, a tall and muscular young man, Mu Kuang, stepped in front of Mu Feng and dashed towards the group of people .

Swoosh!

A stick was swung at Mu Feng’s head, but he managed to dodge the attack . He then grabbed hold of the stick and landed a heavy punch on the guy’s face in return .

Kachakk!

His punch broke the man’s nose as well as his teeth . Blood splattered everywhere .

“Watch out!’

At the same time, another two men attacked Mu Feng from both sides simultaneously . The young man shouted in fear, but Mu Feng remained calm and dodged the attacks by stepping half a step backward . Then, he grabbed hold of the two sticks and aimed a roundhouse kick at both of their faces . The two men were sent flying and couldn’t stand up anymore .

Being a Tong Mai Ninth Sky cultivator, Mu Kuang was far more powerful than these men . He punched at a man’s chest, breaking his ribs and causing the man to howl in pain . The man spat out a mouthful of blood and fell on the ground 10 meters away .

In an instant, more than a dozen men were beaten up by Mu Feng and Mu Kuang . All of them laid on the ground and couldn’t get up anymore .

“Wow! That’s awesome!”

“Tsk tsk, I wonder which family he is from . He looks like he’s just 15 or 16 years old, but his fighting skills were amazing!”

“Judging by their clothes, I don’t think they’re locals . He may be a disciple from one of the upper-class families in the capital . ”

Some guests from the inn came out to see the fight, and they were amazed by the Mu brothers’ skills . The young man also looked at Mu Feng and Mu Kuang with a hint of admiration .

“Do-don’t think that you guys can get away with this! Let’s go!”

The muscular man said while trembling in fear . The others helped him up, and they left in an instant .

“Brother Feng, yo-your cultivation…”

Mu Kuang looked at Mu Feng in astonishment .

Mu Feng smiled and said: “I’m not stupid . If I really couldn’t cultivate anymore, I wouldn’t have accepted that two year long bet . ”

“Haha, I knew it! They were wrong!”

Mu Kuang laughed .

“I believe that, one day, you’ll be able to return to the capital with your chest held high, Brother Feng . ”

“Haha, not just me, but we brothers will go back together!”

Both of them exchanged a smile .

“Th-thank you, both of you . ”

At this moment, the young man came over and thanked them both . He looked at the both of them who were dressed in fine clothing and had powerful cultivation skills, and a trace of sadness flashed across his eyes .

“Hey kiddo, you’re still young . Out of all the things that you could achieve, why did you choose to steal?”

Mu Kuang said to the young man with a hint of disdain . He never liked people who stole from others .

“Huh, you know nothing . I would starve to death if I don’t steal . You rich kids will never understand war orphans like me . ”

As soon as the young man saw the trace of disdain in Mu Kuang’s eyes, his good impression of him vanished instantly .

“An orphan…”

Upon hearing his words, Mu Feng can’t help but feel sad . Of course he could sympathize with him, as he was an orphan himself . However, he knew that he lived a much better life compared to this young man . Even if Mu Feng really became a cripple, he would never have to steal food because he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth .

“What’s your name?”

Mu Feng asked all of a sudden .

“Bai Ziyue . ”

The young man replied .

“Bai Ziyue… Take this money and don’t steal anymore . ”

The ring on Mu Feng’s finger lit up and a money bag suddenly appeared . He then placed the money bag into Bai Ziyue’s hand .

Bai Ziyue was stunned when he saw the heavy bag of coins . Mu Feng smiled and said: “Actually, I’m just like you . I’m just much luckier to have been born into a well-off family . Ziyue, nobody in this world can change the circumstances they’re born into . However, your future is in your own hands . As a man, even if we can’t accomplish something big, we should never live our lives like rats . ”

Mu Feng smiled and patted the shoulder of the young man who was about his age and slightly shorter than him . After that, he turned and went back to the inn with Mu Kuang .

“Erm… I’m sorry about what I said just now . You can have this too . ”

Before leaving, Mu Kuang also untied the money bag on his waist and placed it in the young man’s hand . Unlike Mu Feng, he didn’t have a Qian Kun ring to store his money . After that, Mu Kuang gave the young man’s shoulder a light pat and left with Mu Feng .

The young man was shocked when he opened up the bags of money and saw that they were filled with shining gold coins . These two bags of money were equivalent to several years of a normal person’s income .

“I can’t change the circumstances I was born into, but my future is in my own hands……”

Looking at Mu Feng’s back, a trace of uncertainty flashed across Bai Ziyue’s eyes . After a while, he clenched his fists and followed them into the inn .

“Haih, I feel so sorry for him . ”

Mu Kuang was talking about Bai Ziyue .

“There’re a lot of pitiful people in this world . Only by becoming stronger ourselves will we not have to suffer . ”

Mu Zhong gulped down a mouthful of beer and said . There wasn’t a need for him to participate in street fights like just now .

“Yeah… If we don’t try our best, we’ll become pitiful one day as well . ”

Mu Feng agreed with him .

“Erm… I-I would like to join you…”

At this time, Bai Ziyue walker over, stood in front of Mu Feng, and said this .

“Oh? You would like to join me?”

Mu Feng was puzzled .

“That’s right . I want to be as powerful as you two, can you teach me how? I will help do the chores . Here, this is your money . ”

Bai Ziyue placed the two bags of money on top of the table .

“Hmm, you want to join me? Are you sure about that? Your life may be at risk if you join me . Besides, if you want to be more powerful, you must work hard . It’s easier said than done . ”

Mu Feng said with a smile .

“I’m willing to endure hardship and challenges . You said so yourself, my future is in my own hands . I don’t want to steal and live like a rat anymore . ”

Bai Ziyue said with his face full of determination .

“Well, if that’s the case, you will have to prove yourself worthy of joining me . Uncle Zhong . ”

Mu Feng nodded and Mu Zhong understood what he meant . Mu Zhong then stood up, put his hand on top of Bai Ziyue’s head, and started to channel a gush of blue-colored Meta-power into his body .

Bai Ziyue felt as though a stream of water was flowing inside his body .

After a short while, Mu Zhong nodded and said: “He has Yuan Gu, but I don’t know which level it is . Eh, wait!

All of a sudden, Mu Zhong’s expression changed and he quickly pulled his hand away . To his surprise, it seemed that some of the Meta-power he channeled into Bai Ziyue’s body was absorbed by him!

Mu Zhong looked at Bai Ziyue in shock whereas Bai Ziyue looked back at him puzzledly .

“Eh, why are you looking at me like that?”

Bai Ziyue frowned and asked .

“Uncle Zhong, what’s wrong?”

Mu Feng also asked in puzzlement .

“Little Lord, it seems to me that this kiddo is somewhat abnormal . ”

Mu Zhong squinted his eyes and said . After that, he grabbed hold of Bai Ziyue’s hand and channeled Meta-power into his body once more . As he expected, some of his Meta-power was absorbed by Bai Ziyue’s body . Although the amount was small, it was significant .

“You’re such a weird man . ”

Bai Ziyue said while pulling his hand away . He then looked at Mu Feng .

Mu Zhong nodded at Mu Feng, and Mu Feng said with a smile: “Alright then, you’ll be joining me from now on . However, you’ll have to endure pain and hardship if you want to become one of the powerful ones . Are you ready for that?”

“Haha, let me greet you once again, big brother . I’m as ready as I’ll ever be!”

Bai Ziyue got down on one knee and bowed towards Mu Feng .

No one knew that what happened today was the turning point of Bai Ziyue’s destiny……