Chapter 66: Magical Past (8)

When my master came to his senses, he found that Liu San was still in a dazed state, while Old Li was standing in front of him, the gun in Liu San’s hand already in Old Li’s possession, and at that moment the servants in the courtyard had arrived in a rush, several of them already charging into the room, and seeing this situation, my master and the other two quickly went over to Old Li.

At this moment Liu San finally came back to his senses, and the first thing he saw was Old Li standing in front of him with a faint smile while holding the gun, and looking again, several of his servants had already rushed into the room.

“Do not act recklessly!” Liu San roared, he was already used to living a life of comfort and therefore valued his own life all the more.

“Li Litou, go guard the main gate, do not let a single person get out.” Old Li ordered Li Litou, then dragged Liu San along as he said, “Go out to the courtyard, is it not too stifling in here? Bring everyone out for me.”

Li Litou responded and ran toward the main gate, while Liu San was dragged into the courtyard, and the servants followed them out as well.

During this time, my master asked Chen Liren, “Why did you ask Senior Brother Li to guard the main gate?”

“Is that not obvious? If we do not guard the gate, what if the people who took part that day run away? My master either does nothing, or he does it to the extreme, none of the people who took part that day will escape anyway.”

“But can Senior Brother Li alone guard the gate?”

“Why not? I have only been with my master for seven years, my skills are just average, but my senior brother was an orphan who was picked up by my master from birth, it has already been fifteen years, his skills are on the level where he can exchange blows with martial experts of the jianghu, how could he not handle a few rural fighters?”

My master nodded, feeling an indescribable sense of relief in his heart, but he still could not help asking Chen Liren, “What was that roar just now? I felt numb all over after hearing it, and I was dazed for a long time. Was it the same as when he roared at the yellow weasel?”

“There is a difference, but it is somewhat similar. You know the Buddhist Lion’s Roar, right? Daoism also has a similar technique called the Daoist Shocking Soul Roar, which is aimed directly at a person’s spirit. Do you know how children sometimes get so frightened by a sudden shout that they lose their soul? This is the same principle. Just now in the room, my master only used it casually. If he used it at full power, Liu San’s soul could have been shaken out.”

This technique cannot really be called mystical in an absolute sense. In fact, similar methods exist in martial traditions, focusing on a sudden burst of breath and intent, somewhat like the modern idea of sound wave impact, but it places high demands on inner cultivation. Truly top experts who have mastered it can unleash a long and sustained burst of breath, and when they strike for real, it becomes truly terrifying.

While they were talking, Liu San had already been dragged to the center of the courtyard. More than ten servants surrounded Old Li and the others, not daring to act rashly, and the situation was strangely tense.

Even my master, a ten year old child, could see what they were worried about. First, they were afraid that Liu San would suffer because of their reckless actions and they would not be able to bear the responsibility. Second, and more importantly, they were afraid of the Mauser pistol in Old Li’s hand.

Old Li was extremely relaxed, not placing those dozen servants in his eyes at all. He casually tore Liu San’s clothes apart and tied him up, while asking, “Is this all the people you have?”

“Not all. Besides my family, there are also some female servants, and two old men, one is the steward and one is the night watchman.” Liu San, whose life was in someone else’s hands, was quite obedient.

“Call everyone here.” Old Li said calmly, then kicked Liu San down onto his knees, and calmly stood by his side.

In a short while, everyone from the Liu household had been brought over, including Liu San’s wife and two concubines, and even his four year old daughter was brought out. The little girl was still asleep, and when she was brought into the courtyard and saw her father kneeling and tied up, she only then woke up fully.

Once she woke up, she immediately shouted, “Hit him, hit him, quickly kill the people who are bullying my father.”

Her voice was clear and childish, but the words made even Old Li frown slightly. At such a young age, she was already so vicious and domineering.

“Your daughter has been raised quite well.” Old Li said to Liu San in a flat tone, the sarcasm was obvious.

Liu San, however, felt sorry for his daughter and quickly shouted, “Lai Feng, do not shout.” As he shouted, a woman who was likely his wife hurriedly covered the little girl’s mouth.

Old Li brought my master in front of Liu San and said, “Liu San, do you recognize him?”

Liu San had not paid attention to my master before, but after looking carefully and thinking for a moment, his face immediately turned ashen. Being from the same village, he still had some impression of him. Was this not the cowherd Jiang Xiao’er?

Seeing Jiang Xiao’er, how could he not remember the matter of killing the old cowherd Jiang Old Man Jiang?

In this area, including nearby villages, he had oppressed and killed more than one person, but he never expected that the cowherd boy he had barely cared about would one day come knocking on his door.

One must know that Liu San was a cautious man. After killing people, if he felt that their families might pose a threat, he would either cripple them or use connections to send them to prison. This cowherd boy...

Thinking of this, Liu San actually let out a sigh. “You should have eradicated the roots...”

Hearing this, my master could no longer hold back. This Liu San was simply wicked to the extreme. Not only did he feel no remorse, he even blamed himself for not eradicating the roots. My master lunged forward and bit fiercely into Liu San’s shoulder. Liu San immediately let out a pig like scream, and in a moment blood flowed from the corner of my master’s mouth, but my master refused to let go.

It was hatred at its peak, a hatred that made one want to tear flesh and drink blood.

“Jiang Xiao’er, come here, we will settle the accounts properly.” In the end, it was Old Li who pulled my master back. At this moment, my master’s eyes were wide with fury, blood still at the corner of his mouth, looking somewhat frightening, even though he was only a ten year old child.

“Liu San, point out all the people who took part in beating Old Man Jiang to death that day. I will grant you a quick death. Otherwise, I guarantee that no one in your family will leave here alive today. Do not doubt my abilities.”

At this moment, Old Li looked like a complete outlaw, his threat laid bare without any concealment.

Chen Liren could not help but say from the side, “Tsk, tsk, my master’s Natural Heart is really becoming more refined. Even when acting like a bandit, he does it so naturally.”

Old Li glared at him upon hearing this, and Chen Liren stuck out his tongue, not daring to speak further.

Liu San likely understood that he was already doomed, and Old Li’s threat was effective. He weakly pointed out three people, then said, “There is one more who was severely injured by that mad bull and died a year later. That is all.”

The people who were pointed out immediately changed expression. If not for the Mauser pistol, they likely would have turned and run.

On the other hand, after Old Li listened calmly, he threw the gun to Chen Liren and looked at my master, saying, “Come with me to punish the bad people.”

With that, Old Li charged into the crowd and started fighting immediately. My master was also ignited with passion, picked up a stone, and rushed forward as well.

Old Li fought all the men present, focusing especially on the three who had been named. At this point, the servants naturally tried to resist, but none of them could withstand more than two moves from him.

Of course, some tried to flee, but in no time Li Litou kicked two of them back into the courtyard.

Soon, the courtyard was filled with groaning sounds. In less than twenty minutes, more than ten men had all been knocked down and could not even stand up, while my master was still holding a stone, continuing to smash at one of the men who had participated in beating Old Man Jiang to death.

“That is enough.” Old Li said softly as he took my master’s hand.

Then he looked at the people in the courtyard and said, “You have all committed many sins. I will break your hands and legs as a small punishment. If you commit evil again in the future, you will lose your lives.”

Indeed, everyone in the courtyard had their hands and legs broken by Old Li. However, apart from the three men, the others, if properly treated, might still recover. For those three, Old Li had crushed their bones completely beyond repair.