Chapter 6 (1/2)

Chapter 6

Chapter 6: Collecting Interest

Long Chen turned to look at the people entering and his eyes turned cold . This group of people were hovering around one certain fellow, similar to how the stars flocked around the moon, grovelling .

He seemed to be carved out of jade and appeared extremely handsome . He was none other than the person who had beaten Long Chen on the martial arena to the point where he had almost died, Manhuang Hou’s son, Zhou Yaoyang .

Zhou Yaoyang was the n.o.ble heir of Manhuang Hou, and his cultivation base was at the peak amongst his peers . Therefore his popularity was very high amongst his fellow n.o.ble heirs .

Zhou Yaoyang immediately noticed Long Chen’s group, and smiling slightly, he walked over . Looking at Long Chen he said, “Many apologies for what happened last time . I didn’t expect that my one blow would cause you to not even be able to recognize your own mother . ”

Although his mouth spoke words of regret, his face didn’t have even the slightest trace of apology . His words were filled with disdain, just like he was a king far above others looking down on Long Chen .

“Don’t worry about it . Very soon I’ll beat you to the point where you don’t even recognize your own grandmother . ” Long Chen indifferently smiled, but inside he was secretly furious .

When he had awoken that day, only his mother and that old alchemist had been there . Therefore this news must have been transmitted by that old stick .

Zhou Yaoyang’s one sentence was equivalent to him telling Long Chen that that old man had been one of his people . And furthermore, Long Chen’s injury that day might have been extremely frightening, but in reality it wasn’t actually a life-threatening injury; even the injury on the back of his head had only appeared bad due to the amount of blood, but it was not actually too severe .

Therefore there had basically been no point in using an expensive medicinal pill in order to treat it . The old man had clearly been trying to frighten his mother and make sure that he could suck up all of his mother’s savings .

Something like that basically had no benefit for himself, but instead weakened the Long family’s resources . With their current living situation, it was like adding hail onto snow . To think there was actually such a hidden plot behind his back… .

“Long Chen, are you looking to die? I think that you seem to have forgotten the pain now that your wounds have healed . Don’t tell me you want to once again be beaten half to death by brother Yaoyang?”

“That’s right, a trash who’s incapable of cultivating actually dares to open his mouth viciously; obviously he’s looking to die . ”

“What an idiot . Letting such an idiot count as a n.o.ble heir like us is just an insult to us . ”

Zhou Yaoyang didn’t even need to speak before the people beside him began cursing Long Chen, their saliva spraying wildly .

“Long Chen, you might be a n.o.ble heir like me, but one of us is in the heavens while one of us is on the ground . You are just a small ant, and all you can do is stare up at me . Therefore even if I am bullying you, all you can do is suffer in silence . Otherwise the consequences will be just like last time, and you will end up being beaten into a dead dog,” said Zhou Yaoyang, lifting one his finger to point at Long Chen’s nose .

POW!

Long Chen indifferent smiled, and suddenly he extended his hand, and before anyone reacted, he tightly clenched onto Zhou Yaoyang’s extended finger, and using a slight amount of force, a snapping noise rang out .

Zhou Yaoyang emitted a miserable cry as the pain of his snapped finger shook his whole body . His Ten Finger One Heart technique was actually so easily broken and snapped by Long Chen!

Even though he was a strong person at the Seventh Heavenstage of Qi Condensation, as long as a person hadn’t stepped into the Blood Condensation stage, they would only be slightly stronger than ordinary people .

In addition, he had been taken by surprise so he hadn’t had time to defend himself, meaning he was basically no different than an ordinary person .

Long Chen condescendingly looked down on Zhou Yaoyang whose face was contorted in pain, and with a questioningly tone he asked, “You think you’re above others? Others are nothing to you? Are you sure you’re not talking about yourself?”

The sudden unexpected turn of events shocked everyone, and Zhou Yaoyang was in such pain that he was unable to reply . Only then did the others react and throw themselves at Long Chen .

“b.a.s.t.a.r.d, hurry up and release brother Yaoyang!”

“Whoever dares come over will be beat to death by me . ” When the others following Zhou Yaoyang saw that Long Chen had dared attacked him, they all shouted and swarmed around him . Just as they were about to reach him, a large figure suddenly appeared beside Long Chen and furiously bellowed at the others with a roar that was like thunder, shaking their eardrums .

Long Chen smiled when he saw that it was . Who else could it be but s.h.i.+ Feng?

The n.o.ble heirs who were about to charge forward all stopped when they saw it was s.h.i.+ Feng .

s.h.i.+ Feng was someone who was proud and aloof, and he didn’t like being pulled into any certain social group . However his cultivation base was top tier amongst the n.o.ble heirs, and adding on his large and superior stature, he managed to intimate everyone back .

For a moment everyone descended into silence, and the only sound in the whole literature hall was the pained moans from Zhou Yaoyang .

“What are you guys doing?!”

Suddenly an angry rebuke came over from the side and an old man walked over . Everyone’s expression became much more timid and respectful when they saw this old man .

This old man was one of the lecturers of the literature hall . He was a Confucian scholar, and it was known that he was an honest and strict person, a dignified man who spoke few words .

“Fighting within the literature hall is punishable by one month’s custody . Do you guys want to try it out?” The old man coldly snorted .

Long Chen released Zhou Yaoyang’s finger which had already crushed and bent . Hurriedly turning towards the old man he smiled, “Teacher, you’ve misunderstood . Just now we weren’t fighting; we were just doing a test . ”

“Oh? A test hmm? What kind of test?” The old man obviously wasn’t so easily hoodwinked and he coldly questioned Long Chen .

“We were testing how long the strength of one finger could hold out against the attack of five fingers . Through this test we reached the conclusion that the power of cooperation is something that cannot be stopped . No matter how strong a finger is, it is still isolated . Its power will weaken from time to time, and only by relying on a partner can power be released in a steady flow, making it stronger and enduring . This time’s test allowed both Zhou Yaoyang and I to obtain an understanding of how to properly use power, and it will have an extremely large benefit towards our future cultivation . Brother Zhou, what do you think about these benefits, hmm?” Long Chen summarized, as he stared with a hidden meaning towards Zhou Yaoyang .

Zhou Yaoyang was angered to the point of nearly pa.s.sing out, but this grievance could only be swallowed by him, or if he denied it he would be sent into custody with Long Chen . Even a n.o.ble heir couldn’t break the literature hall’s rules .

“Yes, that’s right . ”