Chen Family of Cangzhou

Chen Mo did not stop swinging the steel pipe. He had no fighting skills or techniques, only the usual methods of an ordinary brawl. Now that he had a weapon, he swung it straight at them. Not only did he calmly dodge the clubs and steel pipes coming at him, but he also swung his own steel pipe at their arms and thighs. This was no time for mercy. He used as much strength as he could, and the lackeys suffered for it. Wherever Chen Mo's steel pipe struck, bones were either fractured or shattered. Every one of them lost the ability to fight in an instant.

Strength was often the most direct expression of power. As long as one possessed strength far beyond an opponent's, techniques, skills, number of people, and even weapons would all be directly, precisely, and swiftly crushed before overwhelming power. That was the truth! Chen Mo was like that now. He had been involved in Cultivation of Immortality for four years, but aside from cultivating True Essence, he had not dabbled in anything else. Yet he was now at Qi Refining Layer One. His physical condition and strength far surpassed these thugs, and they had no means of restraining his power. The result was that more than a dozen men went down outright!

In just a few minutes, of the dozen or so men Brother Hai had brought, everyone except him was lying on the ground.

Brother Hai froze. He had not expected this brat to be such a capable fighter, and it stirred up his ferocity. He grabbed the saber in his hand and charged at Chen Mo, slashing at him.

Chen Mo had not expected this fellow called Brother Hai to have such guts. His lackeys had all been knocked to the ground, yet not only did he not run, he actually became even more vicious and charged at him with a saber. Chen Mo almost admired him. He had not expected a gangster to possess such a domineering air. Impressive, gangster!

Still, no matter how much he admired him, Chen Mo certainly had no hobby of getting slashed. He swung the steel pipe hard against Brother Hai's saber, knocking it out of his hand. The flying saber sliced across Brother Hai's left wrist, leaving a deep gash. Not only did the flesh around the wound split open, blood sprayed out as well. That was not all. By sheer coincidence, after knocking away the saber, the steel pipe continued downward and smashed into Brother Hai's right wrist, crushing the bones inside to pulp.

For a cultivator, under the observation of Spiritual Sense, there was no such thing as coincidence. But Chen Mo would never admit it. It had all been coincidence, nothing more.

Holding the steel pipe, Chen Mo watched Brother Hai lie on the ground clutching both hands and howling. He felt rather gratified. There was one less bad man in society now.

As Chen Mo stood there lost in reflection, he suddenly heard the roar of an engine. A Cherokee shot out from the other end of the dirt road and charged straight toward him.

Yet he did not move at all. He simply watched the vehicle approach, only for it to brake more than ten meters away. Its front wheel was surrounded by wailing fellows sprawled every which way on the ground. To hit Chen Mo, it would have to run over those people first.

Bang! Bang! The car door opened and shut. A heroic and graceful woman in a police uniform stepped out and immediately pulled out a handgun, aiming it at Chen Mo.

"Don't move! Police!" the female police officer shouted. She looked to be only in her twenties, but she was so beautiful that she made people want to commit crimes. Her stern, serious expression somehow felt unreal. This woman was so beautiful, so distinctive—especially her figure. It was downright devilish, enough to make people feel an impulsive urge to commit crimes.

Chen Mo obediently tossed away the steel pipe and silently raised both hands. As for committing crimes, heh! He had never tried doing anything rash with a gun pointed at him, nor did he want to test whether he could block bullets. A Qi Refining Layer One cultivator without any spells or Talismans would absolutely go down before a gun.

The female police officer frowned as she looked at the people sprawled all around and the fellow standing there looking somewhat bored. But she said nothing. She put away her gun, stepped forward, and rushed straight at Chen Mo. Without a word, she threw a punch at his face.

Even though she was a female police officer, Chen Mo had no preference for getting beaten. Not fighting back was impossible. He immediately blocked sideways. Though it was not any particular technique, he still countered her move with one of his own.

But the moment he touched the female police officer's arm, tremendous force came through it. It knocked his arm back, and if not for his incredibly fast reflexes, the punch would definitely have struck his face. A strand of Qi also rushed in through the point where their arms met, making his arm go numb, as though he could no longer lift it.

Chen Mo immediately circulated his True Essence to disperse the Qi. Fortunately, he dissolved it in time, and feeling soon returned to his arm. But that was not the important part. What truly shocked Chen Mo was that Qi. He had never encountered anything like it. It was unlike his True Essence, more like some other form of energy. Since this was his first contact with it, he could not tell what it was, but it was certainly no ordinary thing.

"Hmm?" The female police officer's arm had also gone numb, but it was because Chen Mo's strength had blocked her. She had not sensed Chen Mo's True Essence. That was because Chen Mo had not used it. He had relied solely on the physique of Qi Refining Layer One to block her attack, so he had suffered a slight disadvantage. If he had used True Essence, it would have been a different matter. But until now, Chen Mo's use of True Essence had been like a young bride riding in a sedan chair—everything was his first time, and he was still figuring it all out.

"Which family's inheritor are you? Why did you use violence against ordinary people?" The female police officer stopped attacking and asked bluntly.

Chen Mo felt rather frustrated. He seemed unable to understand what the female police officer was saying, though he understood what "inheritor" meant. But what exactly was she trying to say? Ordinary People? These gangsters were Ordinary People? They were thugs, all right? What Ordinary People carried clubs and Steel Pipes like they did?

"The Chen Family!" Though Chen Mo did not understand what she meant, that did not stop him from understanding the words literally. Based on his surname, he directly answered, "The Chen Family."

The female police officer frowned. The Chen Family? Could he be a descendant of the Chen Family of Cangzhou? But why had he come here? This was her family's territory.

"Since you are from the Chen Family of Cangzhou, why did you make a move against Ordinary People?" the female police officer asked again.

The Chen Family of Cangzhou? What the hell was that? Chen Mo was completely baffled, but fortunately, he only showed it inwardly and did not let it reach his face. Otherwise, that expression would definitely have made the female police officer suspicious.

"Please wait a moment." Chen Mo did not understand what the female police officer was talking about, but he had no intention of Investigating Deeply. With the female police officer's intervention, today's situation had become somewhat complicated. Fortunately, he had turned on his phone early on to make a video recording precisely as a precaution against this.

He turned and walked over to where he had placed his phone. After picking it up and saving the video recording, he brought it before the female police officer, tapped play, and handed it to her.

"Watch this, and you'll understand what happened," Chen Mo said as he handed over the phone.

When the female police officer saw Chen Mo turn around and pick up the concealed phone from the ground, she was slightly surprised. She had not expected this member of the Chen Family to be so thoughtful. He was rather interesting.

She took the phone and watched the video from beginning to end. Then she nodded. She understood the entire sequence of events. Although she did not know why these people had come looking for trouble with this Chen Family member, they had been the first to make a move. The man before her bore no responsibility. Even if they were Ordinary People, since they had attacked first and then been Knocked down, they had brought it upon themselves.

"Why were they causing trouble for you?" the female police officer asked. She needed to clarify the reason.

Chen Mo told her everything about how he had become enemies with Brother Hai, then told her about his school as well. There was nothing worth concealing. A simple check would reveal everything about the school he attended.

After the female police officer understood the full story, she did not ask anything further. She had not expected the person before her to be here for school. That explained why someone from the Chen Family had appeared here.