True Heart, Part Two

Pengsha.

In the middle of the azure sea, three white boats, two large and one small, are speeding away from the Great Ling.

The three ships left long, thin white trails behind them.

More than a dozen sails, layered upon one another, billowed in the sea breeze, propelling the ship forward at great speed.

The Pengsha Fleet is a passenger ferry fleet with the Pengsha as its main ship, primarily operating to and from the country.

Inside a large cabin on the main ship.

Li Guanyue laughed heartily, happily clutching the gold bars in his hand.

He had made preparations in advance. He took out all the silver notes and exchanged them for gold overnight. He then took his family and, without stopping, chartered a boat and quietly escaped.

At this time, there were still many servants he had Hua Qian inside the Li Mansion, dressed in their clothes, pretending that they were still in the residence, in order to buy time.

"Father, those two people are really stupid. Did they really think we would obediently take the West Wind with us? Do they really think we're fools? Hahaha!" Li Erchan couldn't help but laugh along, his mouth agape as he looked at the several boxes of gold bars.

"Exactly! These people are so easily fooled. They really think we'd stay obediently in the house? Stupid, so incredibly stupid!"

The second brother Li Sansheng, was tall and strong, and he also laughed heartily.

The other children were also beaming with joy, having escaped their predicament and regained hope for the future.

What could be more desirable than this kind of life?

"Let me tell you, people like Zhang and Sun are used to being high and mighty, thinking that no one would dare to lie to them or embezzle their money."

So you can do anything with complete peace of mind. This kind of person is the easiest and most convenient to deceive.

I call this teaching them a lesson, letting them know what the wickedness of the human heart is, and also giving them some life experience.

Li Guanyue said in a good mood. The reason he dared to be so audacious was that, on the surface, he was a master of Hard Skill, but in reality, he also possessed an extremely skillful art of disguise and concealment.

"The more someone is like them, the more they believe they have everything under control and that no one would dare to deceive them."

Even if they do appear, they can't escape their surveillance.

In reality, as long as they can ensure their own safe escape, such people are practically the best free wallets!

He stroked his beard, becoming increasingly smug.

Are you feeling quite smug right now?

Suddenly a voice came clearly from outside the door.

Li Guanyue's smile vanished abruptly.

He turned his head sharply and looked towards the doorway.

Not only him, but the smiles on the faces of the other Li Family members also vanished, and they nervously looked towards the door. One by one, they unconsciously gripped the handles of their weapons.

Bang!

In an instant, the wooden door shattered.

A burly man, two meters tall, wearing bronze leather armor and wielding two hammers, stared intently at Li Guanyue.

"Do you think you're so smart? And everyone else is stupid?" The big man walked into the room step by step.

"Kill him!!" Li Guanyue's heart pounded. He knew things were bad. Now he could only hope that there weren't many people on the other side's ship.

As long as he strikes first and eliminates the opponent's expert, then...!

He immediately took a step forward, his muscles swelled and enlarged, and purple veins appeared on his skin.

He threw a punch at the big man's head.

A surge of power flowed through his entire body, converging in his right arm, and then he unleashed it like a cannonball.

This attack had already surpassed his original rank. Even Seventh Grade wouldn't dare to deal with it casually.

The Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training not only strengthens the body, but also brings strength far exceeding that of others of the same level.

What's most astonishing is that Li Guanyue, at only the Sixth Grade, was able to unleash the Limit State of his family's martial arts.

Bang!

In an instant, his fist was blocked by the big man's copper hammer.

But the other hammer struck him squarely in the waist like a ghost.

Clang! The hammer seemed to strike a metal surface, producing a metallic clang.

Li Guanyue acted as if nothing had happened, only staggering a few steps after being hit, before continuing to pounce on his opponent.

Both were power-type fighters, and they clashed head-on, neither dodging nor avoiding, engaging in a full-scale battle right in front of the door.

Just as Li Guanyue was fighting, he suddenly heard a scream from behind him.

He turned around abruptly.

I saw a short Dwarf, moving with incredible speed, fighting his own children.

His eldest daughter, clutching her neck, collapsed to the ground in agony, covered in blood, desperately reaching out to him.

Although I often thought of throwing these children away as disposable objects to deceive people, I was truly shocked when I saw this scene before me.

Li Guanyue felt a surge of anger rising in his heart.

His vision suddenly turned red.

"I'll kill you!!!" he roared, turning and lunging at the Dwarf.

But the burly man in front of the door ignored him and smashed a hammer hard into his back.

Thud! Li Guanyue's body was sent flying, crashing heavily into the side of the ship's deck.

The ship's planks collapsed and cracked on the spot, sending wood chips and debris flying everywhere.

He quickly got up and was surprisingly unharmed. Instead, he roared and lunged at the Dwarf again.

Puff.

Suddenly, another burst of blood erupted.

The eldest son, Li Erchan, was struck in the chest by a hammer blow from the burly man, causing him to spit out a large Blood Mist.

The remaining three children of the Li Family screamed and tried to escape and hide in terror.

But it was to no avail.

Amidst the Dwarf's shrill, sinister laughter.

They were easily dispatched one by one by the Hammer-wielding Giant and the Dwarf.

The two of them acted like they were performing with monkeys, making Li Guanyue run around here and there.

No matter when, Li Guanyue could only stop one person, while the other person was free to easily kill indiscriminately.

Finally, only three people were left standing in the entire spacious cabin.

Of all the members of the Li Family present, only Li Guanyue remained, standing there blankly.

He looked at the corpses and blood all over the ground, and his veins bulged and throbbed even more.

"Ah!!!!!"

Suddenly, he roared wildly, his voice hoarse and strained, and lunged at the Hammer-wielding Giant.

Its body, which had already expanded, grew even larger, and its skin gradually turned dark red.

*** Ci Tong Bay.

The sky gradually brightened.

"They're here! They're here!"

"The Pengsha is back!"

"The Isibass crew member next to me exclaimed in surprise."

"Didn't they set off a long time ago? They were going to Ai Te Sai, so why are they back now?" someone asked in surprise.

On the Dock.

Zhang Rongfang and his group were watching the approaching ship from afar, waiting for it to get closer.

They originally came here to check the situation and inquire about the destination of the Pengsha.

Unexpectedly, shortly after arriving here, we saw that the Pengsha had already returned to port.

The Pengsha slowly approached the shore, dropped its anchor, and secured the anchor post.

Then build wooden steps for disembarking.

The crew members and sailors on the ship were shouting down.

Following the sea breeze, the group faintly smelled the stench of blood wafting from the ship.

"Something's happened!" Zhang Rongfang's face darkened, and he quickly rushed towards the ship.

The others followed suit.

When everyone went up to the deck, they were all taken aback.

The entire deck was riddled with holes and covered in red Blood Spots.

A two-meter-tall man in leather armor lay on the ground, his chest caved in, already lifeless.

Beside him was the headless corpse of a Dwarf in black.

Li Guanyue was sitting cross-legged beside the corpse, covered in blood, with one eye missing and one leg twisted into a pretzel, completely crippled.

He kept his head down, holding a Dry Tobacco in his hand, the tobacco wisps releasing white smoke, but he didn't take a single puff.

It seemed they had heard a noise.

Li Guanyue struggled to lift his head and look at the people boarding the ship.

His only remaining eye was dull and blank as he stared blankly at Zhang Rongfang boarding the ship.

For a moment, neither of them moved.

After a long silence, Zhang Rongfang couldn't help but speak.

"Master Li, what are your injuries?"

"Young Master Zhang, I beg you!"

Li Guanyue suddenly spoke up.

He slowly and laboriously moved his body, then suddenly bent over and kowtowed to Zhang Rongfang with a thud.

"I'll give you all my martial arts skills! You can have them all!! Please help me get revenge! Get revenge!"

He kowtowed heavily on the deck, one kowtow after another, his voice choked with sobs.

With each kowtow, a series of overlapping bloodstains were left on the deck.

Tears and blood mingled and flowed down, landing on the deck and splattering as they hit his forehead.

Zhang Rongfang fell silent.

He watched as Li Guanyue kept kowtowing, and saw the captain explaining the situation to the Yamen Constable who had come to investigate.

Thump.

Suddenly, Li Guanyue swayed and collapsed to the ground, losing consciousness.

"Someone, quickly take Master Li away and let him heal his injuries!" Zhang Rongfang said swiftly.

"But young master, this man has swindled so much money from you," a Guardian Teaching Office couldn't help but say.

"Money is money, we'll talk about that later. No matter what, he may be heartless, but I can't be unjust. Human life is at stake, we have to save lives first!" Zhang Rongfang.

"This is it!" The soldiers had no choice but to quickly step forward, find a stretcher on the boat, carefully place Li Guanyue on it, and take him away.

Zhang Rongfang also went up and carefully inspected it.

It was then discovered that Li Guanyue's injuries were far more serious than they appeared.

Aside from his physical disability, he also suffered severe internal injuries, with signs of internal bleeding.

He was quickly given a hemostatic medicine from the Great Dao Sect, and then the bleeding was stopped using basic Meridian Seal techniques.

After taking simple measures, he had someone carry him away to find a doctor for treatment.

His actions drew praise from those around him.

Zhang Jingrong's reputation for good deeds was unconsciously and deeply imprinted in the hearts of the people around the Dock at this moment.

By this time, some people had begun to recognize his true identity. Soon, the fact that Zhang Jingrong was Zhang Ying's Guardian began to spread.

At this moment, the reputation and fame of the Great Dao Sect also left an inconspicuous seed at the Ci Tong Wharf.

After handling the Pengsha case, Zhang Rongfang returned to the Aloeswood Palace by carriage.

Inside the train carriage.

Zhang Zhenhai was still wearing a mask and rode in the same car with him.

"Young master, it wasn't us. My men didn't even have time to make a move before another group attacked first."

Zhang Zhenhai lowered his voice and frowned as he reported.

"I know." Zhang Rongfang gently scooped a spoonful of ginger candy with a teaspoon and put it into the hot tea.

"Although the outcome was as we expected, seeing a father kneel before me, seeking revenge for his children, touched my heart."

"Young Master is too kind-hearted." Zhang Zhenhai's gaze softened slightly as he looked at Zhang Rongfang.

"Kind-hearted. Perhaps." Zhang Rongfang sighed softly. "But sometimes I think, everyone is caught up in the situation. He is like this, and aren't you and I the same?"

Actually, he didn't want to do it this way, but if he didn't, how could he get Li Guanyue to willingly hand over all his martial arts skills to him?

Of course, he hadn't originally intended to go so far as to wipe out the entire Li Family. Unfortunately, Heaven's Will had other plans.