Chapter 40 (1/2)

The county town was situated at the center of the Tai Cang county. Although two of the influential families didn’t have their main clan located in the town, but at the same time, both had certain property and business in the county town.

From a s.p.a.cious building in the southern region of the town, where lay a wide expanse of posh area, an astonished, questioning voice could be heard:

“What did you say? Defeated in a single exchange?”

In the room, heavily injured Xu Yucai rested on the bed. His face was exceedingly pale and breathing quite hurried.

Before the bed were three males. Apart from Xu Yude, one was precisely Xu Xiangci who He Yiming had met once before. As for the last person, he actually only seemed about thirty years old when his true age had already surpa.s.sed forty years.

His build was moderate, and his whole body was covered in black cotton robe which went as down as his feet. He had a square face and cheekbones a bit more bulging than normal. However, this abnormality instead made his face peculiarly charismatic. This moment, his eyes, which had unibrows above them, were calmly watching Xu Yucai, who was lying on the bed, as he pondered.

He was not tall. However, as he stood beside Xu Xiangci, who was a head taller than him, he emanated a strange feeling that he was actually taller than the latter.

Xu Xiangci suddenly turned his head and asked:

“Fourth brother, what do you make of it.”

Although this individual was the smallest among Xu family’s second generation, he was undoubtedly the pride of the entire Xu family, Xu Right. Beside the Xu Lord Master, he was the only expert in Xu family who had attained the ninth layer and also the most promising individual in Xu family who had a chance of attacking the tenth layer.

In his presence, his elder brothers never tried to put on airs.

Xu Right stepped forward and gently stroked Xu Yucai’s body a few times. Xu Yucai still did not wake up, but his taut body relaxed, and the painful expression on his face also relaxed before he ultimately entered a deep sleep.

“Quite formidable might,” Xu Right said in a deep voice, “Using a peak battle skill, and still ending up sustaining injuries….don’t tell me…that He Yiming used a Xiantian battle skill?” Immediately afterward, his brows slightly creased as he supplemented, “That’s not likely. He family and our Xu family are distinct. They couldn’t have a scripture such as Xiantian battle skill.”

Xu Xiangci heavily nodded before he coldly snorted and said:

“How could He family compare to our Xu family. Not to mention Xiantian battle skill, they couldn’t even possess a peak battle skill.”

Xu Right bitterly smiled before saying:

“That’s right. This is something I have a hard time understanding as well.”

Xu Xiangci’s expression suddenly turned sharp as he said:

“Yude, after you two were defeated by Hubin, eldest brother already made an exception and imparted a top grade battle skill to you two. Don’t tell me even after using a top grade battle skill you still couldn’t deal with other people’s ordinary battle skills?”

Xu Yude promptly bowed and said:

“Second uncle, He Yiming did not use any battle skill at all.”

Xu Xiangci and Xu Right’s countenance slightly changed before the former hurriedly asked:

“Did not use any battle skill? Then, how did he injure Yucai?”

“He Yiming relied purely on his Internal Energy cultivation to injure Yucai,” Xu Yude’s head slightly lowered while his eyes still had a faint aghast expression. He would never be able to forget that scene throughout his entire lifetime.

Xu Right’s countenance was exceedingly grave as he slowly said:

“Second brother, relying purely on Internal Energy, without using any battle skills, and being able to injure Xu Yucai to such an extent, that He family child’s cultivation has certainly reached the peak of the seventh layer.”

“Seventh layer,” He Xiangci was once again sour, “This year He Yiming is only fourteen. He has actually attained the peak of the seventh layer. Is he actually a human, or not?”

Xu Right was faintly started before he astoundedly glanced at his second brother and bitterly smiled, “Second brother, you are joking. He ought to be a genius seen once in a thousand years. That’s why he could accomplish such a feat.”

Xu Xiangci waved his hand and regretfully said:

“One year ago, I came across him while chasing Hubin. At that time, he was at the sixth layer. However, just one year later, not only he crossed the sixth layer’s bottleneck, he has even attained the peak of the seventh layer. If had known this before, I would have killed him on the spot even at the expense of being discovered.”

Xu Right’s face showed an unpleased expression as he said:

“Second brother, such a line of thinking won’t do. If this matter happened to be discovered by He family, our Xu family truly wouldn’t have a place remaining in the county for us.”

Xu Xiangci snorted before saying: