Plunder

Third Senior Brother Liu Ye came to the martial arts hall, an uncommon sight.

More than half a month should have passed since the last time he came to the martial arts hall.

After practicing at the Training Ground for a while, Liu Ye invited Lu Changfeng and Zhou Feng to a restaurant for a meal.

At the restaurant, Liu Ye ordered a tableful of delicious dishes.

Liu Ye's cultivation was still at the Blood Tempering Third Level. At twenty-five, remaining at this level meant that the end of his martial arts path was essentially in sight.

However, Liu Ye's mind was not set on martial arts.

The Liu Family was a small family in the Inner City, and its household business was doing fairly well. As Liu Ye's eldest son, he would certainly take over the Liu Family's business.

"Second Senior Brother, Junior Brother, I came to find you this time because I have a business deal to discuss with you!" Liu Ye was the first to speak.

Zhou Feng glared. "We're all fellow disciples, so stop beating around the bush. What is it?"

Seeing that Lu Changfeng was also looking at him curiously, Liu Ye revealed the contents of the "business deal."

There was a small family in the Inner City called the Liu Family.

The Liu Family was a martial arts family. Relying on the Muscle Tendon Realm cultivation of its family head, it had seized quite a few businesses in the Inner City.

Most of those businesses competed with the Liu Family's business, where Liu Ye worked.

The two families had already clashed quite a few times.

However, the Liu Family had an old connection with the Wang Family, the foremost family in the Inner City, so the Liu Family naturally did not dare go too far.

After all, compared with the Wang Family, the overlord of Fengcheng, the Liu Family was nothing.

Even if the Liu Family merely had an old connection with the Wang Family, that was still not something the Liu Family dared to touch.

Recently, something had happened.

Three days ago.

The Liu Family had received news through its channels that the head of the Liu Family had died of old age!

Among the Liu Family's descendants, the strongest was only at the Blood Tempering Fifth Level.

With the Liu Family's head dead, the Liu Family had naturally become meat on the chopping block!

"Most importantly, we heard that the Liu Family had recently cultivated a type of Exotic Beast Meat!"

Lu Changfeng had been half-asleep listening to the earlier talk about businesses and backing.

But the moment he heard the words "Exotic Beast Meat," his eyes lit up!

"The Liu Family has a method for producing Exotic Beast Meat?"

Liu Ye nodded firmly. "The news is basically confirmed."

Liu Ye continued:

"If the old man of the Liu Family had lived a few more years, the Liu Family would certainly have become one of Fengcheng's noble families by relying on this method of producing Exotic Beast Meat!"

"But now that the old man of the Liu Family is dead, those few youngsters simply won't be able to protect this thing."

"So I want to ask Second Senior Brother and Junior Brother to act together. On a chosen day, we'll charge into the Liu Family and wipe out everyone in the Liu Family!"

"Our Liu Family isn't a martial arts clan. We're willing to give you the method of producing Exotic Beast Meat. In addition, each of you will receive three thousand taels as payment!"

"Our Liu Family only wants to take over all of the Liu Family's businesses!"

Liu Ye had originally intended to ask his master to act directly.

However, after seeing his master's condition, he had abandoned that idea.

Moreover, Zhou Feng had broken through to the Blood Tempering Fifth Level.

The Junior Brother was also extraordinarily gifted. Relying on his master's Exotic Beast Meat, he had broken through to the Blood Tempering Fourth Level at such a young age.

Together with an Attendant at the Blood Tempering Fifth Level from the Liu Family, wiping out the Liu Family should pose no problem at all.

Zhou Feng was still hesitating.

Lu Changfeng had already nodded in agreement. "I'll act. I can do without the silver, but I absolutely must have a copy of the Exotic Beast Meat recipe."

The world was growing increasingly difficult, and Lu Changfeng was becoming more eager to improve his ability to protect himself.

Raising his cultivation to the Blood Tempering Fourth Level in a little over a year was certainly impressive.

But it still wasn't enough!

At the very least, he had to enter the Muscle Tendon Realm and become a Martial Master before he could be considered to possess barely adequate self-preservation.

Seeing Lu Changfeng agree, Zhou Feng nodded as well.

Zhou Feng had followed Lu Changfeng through several operations and trusted his Junior Brother's judgment.

"Good! Then we'll act tonight!"

"There's no time to lose. The news of the Liu Family Ancestor's death hasn't spread yet. If it gets out, the Liu Family might not be something the Liu Family can swallow first!"

"Do either of you have any other concerns?"

Lu Changfeng and Zhou Feng shook their heads.

"Then let's enter the city! There's also an Attendant at the Blood Tempering Fifth Level in my household who will act with us. You can get acquainted with him."

Entering the Inner City required a recommendation qualification.

Besides that, an entrance fee had to be paid.

Two copper coins per person per day.

The Liu Family naturally possessed quite a few recommendation qualifications.

Liu Ye used two of the Liu Family's recommendation slots and generously paid the entrance fees for Lu Changfeng and Zhou Feng for half a year.

By dinnertime, Lu Changfeng and Zhou Feng were already seated at the Liu Family's dining table.

The Liu Family's head was Liu Kui, a man in his early fifties and Liu Ye's father.

Liu Kui was not a Martial Artist but a shrewd merchant. When he was young, he had accompanied a nobleman of the Wang Family and served as his page for several years.

Relying on that connection, Liu Kui's business ventures had gone smoothly after he left the Wang Family, allowing him to amass a fortune worth ten thousand strings of cash by now.

"You two are both Liu Ye's fellow disciples. This old man will toast you both. Liu Ye has relied on your care at the martial arts hall!" Liu Kui raised his cup and drained it in one gulp.

With important business to handle that night, Lu Changfeng and Zhou Feng substituted tea for wine and returned a toast to Old Master Liu.

A middle-aged man around forty was seated opposite them.

This man was an Attendant supported by the Liu Family. His surname was Xu, and he usually handled some unsavory matters for the Liu Family.

Lu Changfeng saw the quality of Venerable Xu's bones: Grade B Upper. His talent was none.

Venerable Xu's current ability made him an elite representative among ordinary Martial Artists.

Lu Changfeng, Zhou Feng, and Venerable Xu—three people in total—were the ones who would wipe out the Liu Family that night.

Liu Ye was also extremely cautious and meticulous in his work.

After the meal, Liu Ye gathered the others in the study.

Liu Ye took out a floor plan of the Liu Family's inner compound from an unknown source. He marked the locations of the Liu Family's important figures, as well as the possible locations of its storehouses.

To know the Liu Family's layout so clearly, the Liu Family had evidently been planning against it for a long time. God knew how many spies it had secretly planted within the Liu Family.

On the Liu Family's side, the main enemy was the eldest son, Liu Hong, whose cultivation was at the Blood Tempering Fifth Level.

The Second Son of Liu was at the Blood Tempering Third Level, the fourth son was at the Blood Tempering Third Level, the fifth son was at the Second Level, and the eldest grandson was at the Third Level.

That was the Liu Family's entire fighting strength.

The tactics were soon finalized.

After entering Liu Mansion, Venerable Xu would first hold Liu Hong back while Lu Changfeng and Zhou Feng slaughtered the Liu Family's people.

Finally, they would surround and kill Liu Hong.

He who carried a jade was guilty of its possession. The Liu Family was doomed to suffer this calamity; there was no escaping it.

That night.

The night was dark and the winds were high.

The three of them wrapped their faces in black clothing and climbed over the wall into the Liu Family residence.

The three of them charged straight toward the central courtyard, where the Liu Family's direct descendants lived.

Creak.

A room door opened.

A young man seemed to be heading out to relieve himself.

As the first Liu Family descendant appeared, Venerable Xu stepped forward, raised his short baton, and brought it down on the man's head.

The Liu Family descendant collapsed silently.

The three continued forward. This time, they opened the rooms themselves and slit the throats of everyone inside!

After killing several people in succession, Lu Changfeng heard someone shout outside, "Enemy attack! Everyone, wake up! Someone is attacking the Liu—"

Before the words were finished, they were forcibly cut off. It was probably Zhou Feng or Venerable Xu who had slit the man's throat.

Lu Changfeng withdrew from the room. Sure enough, the central courtyard was already in chaos, and the Liu Family's disciples who had awakened were beginning to fight back.

Among them, a tall, bald man was already battling Venerable Xu. He was none other than the eldest son of the Liu Family, Liu Hong!