Chapter 31:It's Not That They're Too Weak, I'm Just Too Strong
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Xu Yan rode on his horse, looking ahead at two martial artists carrying long swords, his face showed surprise and a hint of coldness.
He pondered deeply.
"Am I being targeted? Kidnapped for ransom?"
"But why didn't anyone target me before?"
"Could it be because I haven't been divorced yet, and I have a marriage contract with the General's Mansion, so these martial artists dare not touch me?"
He had been looking for experts for awhile. Walking alone in Donghe County, no martial artist had ever kidnapped him, the young master of the richest family in Donghe.
Now, someone was openly plotting against him on the main road!
The first thing Xu Yan thought of was that he had been divorced and these martial artists, without any constraints, had started targeting him.
"Although I'm not the future son-in-law of the General's Mansion, my grandfather is the Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Personnel!"
Thinking about this, Xu Yan realized that although he had no relationship with the General's Mansion anymore, he was still the grandson of the Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, a powerful minister in the current court.
"You foolish boy, come with us quietly."
One of the martial artists leapt up, trying to grab Xu Yan off his horse.
At this moment on the main road, although there were no pedestrians, they still needed to resolve the situation quickly and capture him as soon as possible to avoid complications.
As long as Xu Yan was in their hands, subsequent actions would be easier.
Reaching out to grab Xu Yan's shoulder, the martial artist suddenly found that it was like grabbing a mountain, unmoving!
Not good!
Feeling a chill in his heart, he was about to let go and retreat. However, he suddenly felt his neck tighten as a hand grabbed it, lifting him up.
"Who gave you the courage to come and grab me?"
Xu Yan stared at the man.
The other man was shocked to see this and drew his sword with a clang, leaping into the air and slashing at Xu Yan.
"Let go of me!"
A cold killing intent flashed in Xu Yan's eyes as he forcefully grabbed the man's sword with his other hand. Qi appeared on his arm, and fiercely gripped it!
Bang!
The long sword shattered into several pieces in his hand with a surge of Qi and blood.
Boom!
A surge of Qi and blood burst out of Xu Yan's hand, instantly hitting the man.
With a bang, the man exploded in midair.
Flesh and blood splashed, startling Xu Yan. Qi and blood instantly enveloped his body.
As a result, just as the man he was holding by the neck inadvertently got hit by the Qi and blood, his tendons and bones shattered on the spot, his eyes widened in horror, and he died!
Boom!
Qi and blood swept out, sweeping all the pieces of flesh and blood into the grass on the side of the road.
"They're too weak!"
After throwing the body into the bushes, Xu Yan couldn't help but feel stunned.
He had only used a bit of Qi and blood, yet he had directly exploded the person!
"It's because I'm too strong!
"I am no longer on the same level as them."
Xu Yan let out a breath, feeling excited. This was the true martial path. Despite only being in the Qi and Blood Realm, he possessed such terrifying strength.
"I still lack some control over my own strength. I need to pay attention next time!"
After learning from this experience, Xu Yan continued his journey.
There was no one on the main road at the moment, and the incident of killing two martial artists had not been seen by anyone. Xu Yan returned home with peace of mind.
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"My son, you're back!"
Mrs. Xu pulled her son's hand with joy, looking at him up and down. He hadn't lost weight or tanned. Instead, he seemed stronger. She felt relieved.
As long as her precious son doesn't suffer, it's a good thing.
"Yan'er, now that you're back, don't wander around randomly anymore. It's not safe outside."
Mrs. Xu reminded him.
"Mom, where's Dad?"
Xu Yan asked in confusion.
Every time he came back, his father would inevitably appear with a stern face, ready to scold him.
Today, he didn't see him at all!
"Your father went to handle business matters."
Mrs. Xu said with a trace of worry.
"Mom, is something wrong with our family?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Yan immediately realized something was wrong with their family.
Otherwise, his father wouldn't personally handle his business matters.
In order to make her son settle down and realize the danger outside, Mrs. Xu sighed and said, "On the Jinnan Road in Donghe County, a group of bandits appeared at some point and robbed our goods."
"Now your father is arranging for people to deliver the goods again. If the goods are not delivered as promised, we'll have to pay triple compensation."
"Yan'er, your father will take care of these matters. You've just come back. Are you hungry?"
Mrs. Xu instructed the servants to prepare a banquet to welcome her beloved son back.
Xu Yan frowned, feeling a stirring in his heart.
"Although I'm only a beginner in martial arts, the top experts in the martial world are weaklings to me. These bandits dared to target our family's goods. They deserve to die!"
"Perfect! I can try out my strength and see if I can single-handedly crush this group of bandits!"
Seizing this opportunity to test his strength and solve their family's troubles, which had cost them a lot of money over the years, Xu Yan could see that this batch of goods was quite valuable.
"Mom, where are these bandits? Why haven't the officials gone to hunt them down?"
Curious, Xu Yan asked.
Mrs. Xu didn't know that her precious son planned to single-handedly confront the bandits. She said, "They're on Blackwind Mountain, two hundred miles from Donghe County, right next to the Jinnan Road."
"Jiang Pingshan refuses to send troops to suppress the bandits under the pretext of guarding against Tianmu Sect's disturbances. Hmph, it's just because we've divorced, and our family has nothing to do with him anymore, so he's just watching."
Mrs. Xu's face showed anger when she mentioned Jiang Pingshan.
Xu Yan understood when he heard this. This batch of goods was supposed to travel to Qi Kingdom's capital via Jinnan Road. The fact that the bandits robbed goods on Jinnan Road belonging to the Xu family, suggested an inside story.
But Xu Yan didn't care about them. He just wanted to try his strength and crush this group of bandits!
"Mom, I suddenly remembered something. I have something to do. I'll be back!"
"Yan'er, where are you going? Come back!"
Mrs. Xu exclaimed anxiously.
Xu Yan took a horse from the stable and left the city directly.
"I'll arrive at Blackwind Mountain just at dusk. The timing is perfect!"
Xu Yan thought excitedly.
On Blackwind Mountain, a group of martial artists gathered, discussing how to rob the Xu family's goods.
The leader was a strong man with black hair covering his chest. At this moment, a figure surrounded by fiery Qi suddenly rushed up the mountain and roared ferociously, "If you want the Xu family's goods, you must have the ability!"
-To be continued!
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Translator: Evil Duke
Translator: Evil Duke