He Offered Too Much!

The seemingly crazed man felt the tremendous recoil from his hand.

He stared at Lu Xuan in utter disbelief, as though questioning his entire life.

Especially since the other man had such a young, boyish face and looked to be under twenty.

Yet this man who looked so young had used only two fingers to effortlessly block his full-force strike.

Could he be a Bone Refining Realm martial artist?

He was already a martial artist at the peak of Flesh Refining.

With that full-force slash, let alone a person, he could cleave even an ox in two at the waist!

"You?"

"Who exactly are you?!"

Liang Cheng came to his senses and flew into a rage, drawing the broadsword at his waist. "Damn you, you dare make a move? You're courting death!"

As Liang Cheng's blade was about to strike, the man surnamed Zhang nimbly dodged aside.

Then, using the momentum of his retreat, he sprinted into the distance.

"Did that dog official send you?"

"That beast—I won't let him go even if I die!"

Standing at a distance, the man glared venomously at Lu Xuan and Liang Cheng, like a vicious ghost from hell.

He had spent years hiding here, pretending to be mad and playing the fool. No one knew his true identity.

These two had suddenly appeared here, and one of them was a County Yamen Runner—the kind he hated most.

Other than that dog official's men, who would have the time to trouble a madman?

In the blink of an eye, a fierce, oppressive gust of wind suddenly swept toward the man who had just finished cursing.

A tall figure appeared before him, a full shoulder taller than he was. Its dark, unfathomable shadow blanketed his body.

The figure before him was none other than Lu Xuan, whom he had just cursed.

The man's eyes widened, his pupils dilated, and his mind went blank. Cold sweat streamed down his face, carrying the yellow mud and grime on it to drip onto the ground.

Was he drenched in sweat?

Then a calm voice sounded beside his ear, snapping him out of his terror.

Lu Xuan remained expressionless, standing with his hands behind his back. Looking down at the man, he said evenly, "It seems I was right. Senior Zhang truly has cultivated a martial arts Movement Technique."

The man was merely in the Flesh Refining Realm, yet he had evaded Liang Cheng's sudden attack and, in that instant, erupted with a speed comparable to a Bone Refining Realm martial artist.

The man did not answer Lu Xuan's question. His feet shifted imperceptibly, as though he wanted to flee from Lu Xuan's side.

However, just as he was about to act on that thought, a large hand reached out and gently pressed against him.

In an instant, the man felt tremendous force descend upon his shoulder, as though a massive boulder had been placed upon his back. His legs could not move at all.

"Senior Zhang, I do not know the dog official you speak of. I came here only for the martial arts Movement Technique you cultivated."

Lu Xuan stated his purpose again while answering the man's doubts, lest he continue to misunderstand.

Not so?

The man secretly breathed a sigh of relief, though he still retained a trace of caution.

He now understood that this Young Man before him was far stronger than he was. When Lu Xuan had approached him just now, he had not even had time to react.

If Lu Xuan had truly wished him harm, he would already have been dead.

Seeing that the other man had calmed down, Lu Xuan released the large hand pressing on him.

"I wonder what Senior Zhang thinks?"

Lu Xuan patiently waited for his reply.

"Is that so? Hahahaha!"

"Then if I asked you to kill that dog official and that beast, would you be willing?"

"If you can truly do it, forget merely letting you look at it—I can give it to you outright. I can even hand you my life."

The man looked somewhat crazed as he spoke. His eyes burned as he stared at Lu Xuan, and his tone carried a hint of pleading.

Because he understood that this mysterious man before him might be his only hope of revenge in this lifetime.

For the past several years, every moment of every day, he had wanted to capture the beast who had caused his daughter's death.

Then he would torture him to death, making him experience the pain his daughter had suffered.

Lu Xuan looked at him silently, saying nothing, his gaze as though he were looking at a fool.

A single martial arts Movement Technique, and the man wanted him to kill the County Magistrate Assistant, a court official.

Lu Xuan would never consider such a condition.

A mere martial arts Movement Technique was not worth taking such an enormous risk to assassinate a court official.

What was more, it was a martial arts Movement Technique whose origins and details he did not even know.

Lu Xuan's silence disappointed the man. The fire in his eyes gradually faded, leaving him looking despondent and lost.

Sure enough, the other man was no fool. He would not help kill that dog official for the sake of one martial arts Movement Technique.

Besides, the man himself knew that the martial arts Movement Technique in his possession was incomplete.

He had only wanted to deceive Lu Xuan into helping him kill the beasts who had caused his daughter's death.

Even if Lu Xuan discovered the flaws in the Movement Technique afterward and killed him to vent his anger, he would still be able to die smiling.

After a long while, Lu Xuan still decided to give up on the martial arts Movement Technique and was about to turn and leave.

Seeing Lu Xuan about to go, the man hurriedly called out, "Help me capture the beast who killed my daughter and bring him to me, and I'll give you the Movement Technique!"

Lu Xuan still shook his head. Ignoring the man's pleas, he turned and walked toward Liang Cheng, who was waiting in the distance.

"Wait!"

"Since you know my identity, you must have looked into my past."

"Do you know why I suddenly disappeared for half a month back then?"

The man's words made Lu Xuan halt.

Seeing that Lu Xuan had stopped, the man slowly uttered four words: "Purple Blood Spirit Mushroom!"

The Purple Blood Spirit Mushroom was an exceedingly rare Great Supplement Medicine, its medicinal potency more than ten times greater than the Crimson Essence Ganoderma Lu Xuan had taken before.

After speaking the words Purple Blood Spirit Mushroom, the man's eyes turned bloodshot.

It was because of the Purple Blood Spirit Mushroom that he had disappeared for half a month back then, resulting in his daughter's tragic fate.

"I don't need you to capture that beast for me. You only need to hold off the guards at his side. I'll deal with that beast myself!"

The man lowered his demands once more. He could not wait any longer.

Whenever he thought of the beast who had killed his daughter still living in this world, he felt as though life itself were worse than death.

Now, as long as he could kill the beast who had caused his daughter's death, he would be satisfied.

"How do I know whether what Senior Zhang says is true or false?"

At last, the man's words stirred a ripple in Lu Xuan's calm eyes.

Following his heart's choice, Lu Xuan turned around again and looked at the man.

There was no helping it—he was offering too much!

So much that Lu Xuan simply could not refuse!