Chapter 42: Grinding the Knife and Heading Towards Xu Hua

  No one had expected Xu Hua to leave like this, leaving so hastily and in such an inhumane manner.

  After a moment of silence, Gao Tianci said faintly: "This person is somewhat arrogant and even looks down on others."

  Xuanyuan only revealed a faint smile, giving people an unfathomable feeling. Gaotian looked at him and said, "How do you see it, Brother Xuanyuan?"

  His deep and profound eyes are pitch black, making people fascinated. "He is extraordinary, really extraordinary..."

  "Ziying, let's go back! I need to practice my sword skills, if I don't work harder, next time we meet him, I'll only be able to see his back." Xuan Yuan didn't explain much and directly called out to Xuan Ziying to leave. Gao Tianci felt a bit displeased, but he understood Xuan Yuan, this was the real Xuan Yuan after all, there wasn't anything worth getting angry about.

  "I'm leaving too." Gao Tianci also left, one by one they all left in succession, only Chen Shi siblings were left. After they all left, Chen Feng burst out laughing wildly.

  "Haha! So cool, so perfect..."

  Chen Xiang was disgusted by the coldness, and she was also very interested in Xu Hua. However, if Chen Feng had taken a liking to her, she really wouldn't have dared to make a move, after all, that feeling was too disgusting.

  ……

  Xu Hua left, neither the Niu family nor the Chen family or any other forces believed him. Perhaps the Chen family could keep him safe, but he believed that from then on, he would be drawn into another whirlpool, which was not much different from his current situation.

  Actually, for Xu Hua, there was originally the best choice, which was to leave Luocheng early and hide in the secret cave of Jiuzhaigou to focus on cultivation and wait for Luo Cheng's awakening. Then the two entered the Taihang Mountains, constantly hunting and killing demons, increasing their strength. However, he still had an obsession in his heart, an obsession left over from when he was originally kind and pure. He wanted to participate in this Luocheng Imperial Examination, fulfilling the obsession in his heart.

  Luocheng is very big, and it's not easy to find someone in it. This is Xu Hua's reliance. After leaving the wine building, he disappeared, and no one knows where he is. But he hid himself to practice quietly, only when the Luocheng public examination comes will he appear again.

  Although Luocheng is very large, some news spreads quickly, especially rumors related to the five major forces, almost everyone is paying attention.

  Soon, the whole city of Luoyang was spreading such news.

  "A strange young man beats up Niu San Shao and asks for help from the elders of the clan."

  "After Niu's senior arrived, the other side didn't seem to buy it, and both sides had a big fight, but in the end they let that young man escape."

  "The Niu clan seems to be letting that young man off..."

  It's unknown who spread it out, and the truth of the matter has some discrepancies, but most of it is true. Nowadays, in the streets and alleys of Luocheng, everyone in all the major restaurants and venues are talking about it.

  Xu Hua's name became known throughout the entire city of Luo overnight, and even among the five major powers, his heroic story of defeating Niu Dairen was being spread.

  Niu Fu!

  In the city of Luo, a magnificent Niu Fu is located in the west city. This is the old nest of the Niu Shi clan, one of the five major powers in Luo City.

  Niu Fu, Nei Yuan, Yi Shi Tang!

  A middle-aged man who looked extremely majestic sat in the main seat in front, looking at the two people below, who were Niu Wushu and Niu Dairen. On both sides of him sat many big shots from the direct line of the Niu family.

  "A great talent, you say everything is true?" said the middle-aged man sitting above him.

  Below, Niu Daji didn't even dare to breathe loudly. No wonder, the person above was his father, also the head of the Niu clan, Niu Gengtian, a true and powerful martial emperor. In front of him, Niu Daji always couldn't lift his head up.

  "Yes, Father." Feeling increasingly heavy pressure, he knew this was his father's test, and couldn't hesitate at all, so he firmly said.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, as soon as the words fell, that heavy pressure disappeared, but Niu Wushu was completely the opposite.

  "Fifth brother, do you have anything to explain? Letting someone who poses a threat to the family leave, isn't it that in your eyes, the interests of the clan no longer exist?! Hmm!" Niu Jing Tian's face was stern, Wu Huang's aura was not restrained at all, pressing down on Niu Wu Shu, Niu Wu Shu's forehead was covered with sweat.

  "Big brother, when did our Niu family become so unreasonable? Do we need the elders to step in and resolve the grudges between juniors? If I really took action, would our Niu family still have any face left? What face would I, Niu Chong, have to face our ancestors?" Cow Fifth Uncle was extremely angry, and he even bellowed out his last words.

  He felt a pang of sadness in his heart, as if since his elder brother took over the position of head of the family, the way the Niu clan did things had changed.

  When Niu Wu Shu spoke, the elders present also couldn't sit still. An old man with white hair and a frail appearance, sitting at the far left front, said in a hoarse voice: "Qing Tian, this matter is not Niú Wǔ's fault, he did well. A big family must have the spirit of a big family, even if he poses a threat to my Niu family. After all, he is still young, and I, Niu, am not afraid of him alone. It won't be embarrassing to spread it out and let the other four families laugh."

  "Not bad." The old man sitting on the right, who was also the head of the Niu clan, spoke up: "Even if we want to deal with that young whippersnapper, we can't take action immediately. He's not from Luocheng, and it won't be easy for us to deal with him once he leaves Luocheng. Of course, we still need to investigate his family and wipe them out completely!"

  Chilling words, Cow Wu Shu's heart was filled with a sense of desolation, feeling that the original Niu Shi no longer existed, his heart surged with overwhelming sorrow, making him almost mad.

  "Hahaha!" Niu Wushu laughed, laughing so recklessly and so boldly.

  "Xiao Wu, is this a place for you to smile? Shut your mouth!" The elder's face looked somewhat unpleasant.

  However, Niu Wu Shu seemed to be completely unaware of everything, crying and laughing at the same time, as if in a dream-like state, saying: "Is this still the Niu clan I know? Is this still the Niu clan that was so heroic and proud? It's all fake, everything is fake, how could you become like this, Father, I miss you..."

  Everyone fell silent, even the elderly and the master of the house had a gloomy face, but their eyes showed a hint of desolation, and when they looked at Uncle Niu Wu, they also showed some sympathy.

  Finally, the Great Elder spoke up, "Bring someone over and lock Little Wu in the restricted area. Without my or the Master's orders, he is not allowed to come out."

  Some of the elders saw Niu Wu Shu cry so miserably, looking so sorrowful, and almost couldn't help but plead for him. However, when they saw the resolute face of the Great Elder, they fell silent. They were also hot-blooded people of the Niu clan, but the family was in crisis, what could they do? Perhaps locking up Xiao Wu in the restricted area was a good choice, perhaps he would survive.

  Everyone's face showed a sorrowful expression, except for Niu Dajie, who was smiling eerily on the side. This made Niu Jingtian, who noticed this, extremely angry in his heart, but he couldn't do anything about it. He could only secretly feel despondent. Although he was the master of the house, there were times when he felt helpless... As he thought about it, the pain in his heart suddenly lessened a lot, and at the same time, he made up his mind to abandon Niu Dajie, one of the scourges of the Niu family.

  At the same time, in Luocheng, Xu's family, Mingyang Sect, Luosheng Sect, and the City Master's Mansion all had some people secretly discussing, with mixed emotions of joy and sorrow...

  Xu Mansion!

  "Find that person and inform me immediately, don't make any rash moves." Chen Feng said seriously to the black-clad woman in front of him.

  "Don't worry, master!" he said and left. Only Chen Feng was left, his face filled with excitement, lost in fantasy.

  Mingyang Sect! Hou Shan!

  "Little sister, why are you alone in the back mountain? Didn't something trouble you?" A young man with a blue robe, looking exceptionally handsome, about twenty-five years old, smiled and asked Xuan Ziyin.

  "Eldest Brother Changfeng" saw the newcomer, Xuan Ziyin looked extremely happy. "Eldest Brother Changfeng, when did you come back? Didn't Father send you out on a mission?"

  "Just returned, didn't you immediately come to see Ziying Shimei?" This young man was called Zhui Changfeng, the eldest disciple of Xuan Leng, the master of Mingyang Sect, and also the number one person among the younger generation of Mingyang Sect. He was already in the late stage of Wu Wang, even Xuan Yuan wasn't as strong as him."

  "Brother Cháng Fēng..." Xuan Zǐ Yīng threw herself into Cháng Fēng's arms and suddenly burst into tears. In front of this man she had always regarded as an older brother, she wanted to pour out all her troubles. Since her own brother Xuan Yuān was devoted to his sword for life, loving the sword even more than he loved her, his sister, Cháng Fēng, who had always been very good to her, became the object of his affections and the one he liked to confide in.

  The two of them talked for a long time, and eventually all of Xuan Ziyin's worries disappeared. However, Chui Changfeng seemed somewhat moody, but in front of Xuan Ziyin he was always sunny.

  "What's with you, Xu Hua? I don't know if it's your good fortune or bad luck, but little sister has developed feelings for you... Little sister belongs to me, and I absolutely won't allow any threats, so you can only die!"

  The next day, Zhuang Feng went out again, and no one knew what he was doing.

  Long live the Party!

  "Shaoshi Zhu, how do you want him to die?" An elder of the Luosheng Sect asked Gaotianci.

  Thinking of Xu Hua's cold expression, Gao Tianci said in a cold voice: "I don't want this person to still be alive."

  "I understand," said the elder of the Luo family with a cold smile, as if Xu Hua was already a dead man.

  Castle Lord's Manor!

  The third son of the castle owner Wu Ding Wenqiang, Wu Ding Haoran, suddenly received a letter from Niu Dairen.

  After reading Niu Dajier's letter, Wu Ding burst out laughing.

  "Haha, Xu Hua, I should thank you. If it weren't for Niu Dairen's deep resentment towards you, I wouldn't have been able to subdue him so easily! With another Niu Dairen, perhaps I can rival Big Brother now!" After a moment of silence, he continued: "Perhaps that's still not enough, my good Big Brother is no simple man! Anyway, let's send someone to take care of this Xu Hua first. There have been quite a few rumors about him these days! Originally wanted to win him over, but let him offend Niu Dairen instead! Compared to the two, Niu Dairen has more energy."

  "Brother Gai,"

  "Master." At the sound of Wu Ding's voice, a middle-aged man who looked somewhat aged pushed open the door and walked in.

  "Go and kill Xu Hua, who has been spreading rumors about being a god for the past few days."

  "I'm going right now." After receiving the order, this man named Gai Shu immediately left.

  For a moment, the whole city of Luocheng was shrouded in darkness and turmoil, with all fingers pointing at Xu Hua, this outsider. What was he doing now?