Making Arrangements and Secret Martial Arts

After a two-hour drive, the car arrived at the Celestial Phenomena Martial Arts School.

Su Han carried his sister out of the car and into the school.

Several students were training in the martial arts hall on the first floor.

They all froze when they saw Su Han enter with a person covered in injuries in his arms.

Su Han ignored them and headed straight upstairs.

In the office on the second floor.

Both Lu Xunxiang and Lu Yu were there.

Lu Xunxiang was quietly drinking tea and reading, while Lu Yu was playing on her phone.

The door swung open.

They both looked up at the same time.

At the sight of Su Han, Lu Yu froze for a moment, then stood up.

"Junior brother?"

Lu Xunxiang also put down his teapot and stood up.

Then they saw the person in Su Han's arms.

"This is..." Lu Xunxiang frowned.

"My sister," Su Han replied.

He laid his sister on the sofa.

Lu Yu came over, crouched down, and took a look.

"She's badly hurt..."

She looked up at Su Han.

"Junior brother, what happened?"

Su Han said nothing.

Lu Xunxiang was silent for a few seconds before he spoke.

"Sit down first."

Su Han sat down.

Lu Yu covered his sister with a blanket, then sat down as well.

The office fell quiet.

Both sides were silent, and Lu Xunxiang didn't know how to broach the subject.

After a long while, it was Lu Yu who finally asked.

"Junior brother, there are some things we want to ask you."

Su Han nodded.

"Go ahead."

"The Security Patrol Office says you killed Zhang Qu and more than forty patrol officers. Is that true?"

Su Han had long been prepared for these questions.

After all, he had done so much in such quick succession that word was bound to get out. It was no surprise that the Celestial Phenomena Martial Arts School had heard about it.

He didn't want to lie, so he admitted it openly.

"It's true."

At those words, Lu Yu's eyes widened.

Lu Xunxiang's expression changed again and again.

When the people from the Earth Dispatch Bureau questioned him, he had thought it was a misunderstanding. He hadn't expected Su Han to have actually done such a thing.

Lu Xunxiang could no longer hold back and hurriedly asked,

"Why?"

Though his tone was calm, he went on to tell them the truth.

"Because they framed me."

"They said I killed my parents and injured my sister."

"My parents are dead, and my sister is gravely injured. I investigated and found that the killer was a person of high standing from the Self-Circulating City."

"The Sturgeon Group handled the matter and bought off the Security Patrol Office."

"They wanted to beat a confession out of me."

"To stay alive, take revenge, and rescue my sister, I had no other choice."

Lu Xunxiang and Lu Yu were both stunned.

"The Self-Circulating City, the Sturgeon Group..." Lu Xunxiang murmured.

As a member of the Secret Martial Arts world, he naturally knew a few things.

Many of those people of high standing from the Self-Circulating City liked to come to the outer city to vent. They killed without batting an eye and didn't treat the people of the outer city as human at all.

Most people who ran into them could only blame their own bad luck.

Lu Xunxiang glanced again at Su Han's sister on the sofa.

Then he took a deep breath and said,

"I believe you."

Su Han looked at him.

"Why?"

"Because you're my disciple," Lu Xunxiang said.

"Since I took you as my disciple, I won't regret it."

"Although we haven't known each other long, I can see that you're not a bad person. You're someone who will give everything for family and loyalty."

Su Han felt warmth in his heart at Lu Xunxiang's words.

But he still spoke.

"Master, I'm leaving the school."

Lu Xunxiang froze.

"Why?"

"I've offended too many people," Su Han replied. "The Sturgeon Group, the official Earth Condemnation Bureau, and the Ten Thousand Immortals Cult."

"If you keep sheltering me, it will only bring disaster."

"Like what happened to my parents."

"Only by severing ties can I keep you from being dragged into this."

Lu Xunxiang fell silent.

But after hearing what Su Han had been through, Lu Yu became even more anxious.

"Junior brother, what are you saying? We're not afraid of those-"

"I am," Su Han interrupted her bluntly.

He looked at Lu Xunxiang, his manner resolute.

"Master, you've shown me kindness. I can't drag you into this."

Lu Xunxiang looked at him for a long time.

At last, he sighed and reluctantly agreed.

"All right. The school will tell everyone you've already left."

"But in my heart, you'll always be my disciple."

"You're wanted right now. You came to me because you wanted to make arrangements for your sister too, didn't you? We'll take good care of her."

Su Han nodded and thanked him.

"Thank you."

Lu Xunxiang waved a hand.

"Don't say that. We're master and disciple. Of course I should do this."

Su Han then asked,

"Master, there's one more favor I'd like to ask. I don't know if you can help."

"Go ahead."

"I need Secret Martial Arts," Su Han said. "I need other Secret Martial Arts."

Lu Xunxiang was taken aback.

"How far have you progressed now?"

Su Han raised his hand and showed him directly.

"Hum."

A layer of True Gang instantly appeared over Su Han's skin, covering his entire body.

Lu Xunxiang and Lu Yu both widened their eyes.

"True Gang?" Lu Yu cried out.

Lu Xunxiang was even more shocked, rendered speechless.

He walked up to Su Han and carefully examined the layer of Gang energy.

"Th-this... how long have you been cultivating? You've already reached the True Gang realm!"

"Such talent, such talent..."

Before Lu Xunxiang could finish, Su Han went on to demonstrate his fused True Gang.

In an instant, the forces of Red Thread Fist and Giant Whale Fist emerged again.

They instantly fused with Heavenly Phenomenon Force.

The Gang energy compressed furiously, blending together and becoming more than twice as thick. It was like a layer of mist, with countless fine threads flowing within it.

Lu Xunxiang reached out and touched it. The Gang energy automatically repelled his fingers.

"This thickness, this strength..."

He looked up at Su Han.

"How many Secret Martial Arts have you practiced?"

"Three," Su Han answered. "Celestial Phenomenon Art, Red Thread Fist, and Giant Whale Art."

"Three kinds of True Gang, and you've even fused them."

Lu Xunxiang drew a sharp breath.

"A Secret Martial Arts genius who appears once in ten thousand years, without a doubt."

"With such talent, if you'd lived in ancient times, you could certainly have reached the Divine Martial Realm."

Su Han withdrew his Gang energy and asked,

"Master, what is this Divine Martial Realm you mentioned?"

Lu Xunxiang came back to his senses, took a deep breath, and explained to Su Han.

"The Divine Martial Realm is the realm above True Gang."

"In ancient times, some people succeeded in cultivating it. Once they reached that realm, they could be called invincible."

"But unfortunately, the cultivation methods have all been lost. No one can reach it now."

He paused and looked at Su Han.

"But you might be able to."

A trace of fervor appeared in Lu Xunxiang's eyes. He immediately took out his phone and searched through it for a while.

Then he opened the files he had saved.

"I have three Secret Martial Arts here. All of them can take you to True Gang."

"They're cultivation methods that are currently available to the public. The Secret Martial Arts powers they originally belonged to have all fallen, and their inheritances have become public property."

He handed the phone to Su Han.

Su Han took it and quickly browsed through them.

Three Secret Martial Arts.

"Iron Bone Art," "Flowing Cloud Force," and "Mountain-Crushing Fist."

They were all complete, from Ming Jin to True Gang.

Su Han's comprehension had now reached the point where he could remember anything he saw, so he memorized them after a single look.

"Thank you, Master."

Lu Xunxiang waved a hand.

"With talent as great as yours, you would certainly have reached the Divine Martial Realm in ancient times."

"Unfortunately, now..."

He sighed.

Su Han stood up. His business here was done, and it was time for him to leave.

"Master, I'll be going, then. I'll leave my sister in your care."

"Don't worry. Take care of yourself."

Su Han nodded, then turned and walked out of the office.

After Su Han left, Lu Xunxiang and Lu Yu remained utterly astounded by his talent.

"Junior brother has only been cultivating for a few days, hasn't he?"

"Yet he's already cultivated three Secret Martial Arts to the True Gang realm and fused them."

"Such talent-he truly is a peerless monster!"

"Unfortunately, junior brother has suffered such injustice. The road ahead is bound to be full of hardship."

Lu Xunxiang also shook his head gently and sighed.

"What a pity."

"I hope the boy can pull through."