If You're Not Sincere, I'll Hammer You

In the blink of an eye, the battle was already over.

Lin Changkong struck fast, precise, and ruthless, without the slightest bit of hesitation or any wasted time on empty threats.

The moment he moved, it was like thunder before one could cover one's ears. When it was time to beat someone down, he beat them down, showing not the slightest restraint just because Liu Qing was pretty.

After that brutal beating, Gong Lian and Gong Cheng, standing nearby, were utterly dumbfounded.

Looking at Liu Qing's bloodied, mangled face, their bodies trembled as they instinctively backed away.

Lin Changkong stared at them, revealing a brilliant smile. "Didn't you say you were going to break my legs? Why are you leaving?"

Gong Lian and Gong Cheng felt a chill creep over their entire bodies. How could they dare say anything more? They turned and ran.

Bang! Bang!

But they had already been scared out of their wits. On top of that, Lin Changkong had broken through to the Qi Gathering Realm, and both his speed and strength far surpassed theirs. How could he possibly give them a chance to escape?

The instant they moved, they felt tremendous force slam into their backsides, then fell face-first onto the ground like dogs eating dirt.

Lin Changkong walked over, planted one foot on Gong Cheng's head, and looked at the two of them. "I have a habit. If someone offends me and doesn't apologize, if they aren't sincere, then I'll hammer them."

The two were so frightened that their souls seemed ready to leave their bodies. They were practically about to cry.

"Don't, don't! We'll apologize! We're sorry, we won't dare do it again!"

The two immediately scrambled to apologize, their voices trembling.

Lin Changkong kicked Gong Cheng in the face. Gong Cheng howled in agony and cried, "We're apologizing! Why are you still hitting us?"

Lin Changkong said, "I told you, if you're not sincere, I'll hammer you too."

Gong Cheng felt utterly wronged, yet he did not dare say it aloud. Gritting his teeth, he took out a small bottle and handed it to Lin Changkong.

"Th-this is the Body Tempering Pill the sect issued this month. I'll give them all to you. This is the greatest sincerity I can offer."

Gong Lian did not dare delay either. He likewise took out his Body Tempering Pills and handed them to Lin Changkong.

Lin Changkong opened them and took a look. They were indeed pills.

Body Tempering Pills were highly effective in the Body Tempering Realm, though their effects were not as significant in the Qi Gathering Realm. Still, cultivating the physical body was itself a path of cultivation.

Cultivating spiritual qi was faster and more convenient for most people, so not many chose to cultivate the body. But that did not mean Body Cultivators were weak.

Thus, when used solely to improve the quality of the physical body, Body Tempering Pills were still effective.

"Mm, not bad."

Lin Changkong put away the two bottles of Body Tempering Pills, and only then did Gong Cheng and Gong Lian breathe a sigh of relief.

When you took someone's gift, your hand grew soft; when you ate someone's food, your mouth grew soft. He had accepted their things, so surely he would let them go now.

Bang! Bang!

But before the two could even speak, Lin Changkong suddenly lashed out with two kicks, stomping heavily onto their knees and crushing them both.

"Ah—"

Miserable screams rang out. The two clutched their knees and rolled all over the ground in pain. Gong Cheng asked in a trembling voice, "W-we showed our sincerity, so why are you still hitting us?"

Lin Changkong said solemnly, "Your sincerity toward me is so damn excessive that I have to hammer you too."

Gong Cheng and Gong Lian's hearts jolted violently. The looks they gave Lin Changkong were filled with despair.

If you wanted revenge and wanted to break our legs, just say it. Why use such bullshit excuses?

Lin Changkong smiled as he watched them writhe in agony, without the slightest shred of guilt.

Earlier, the first thing they had said was that they wanted to break his legs. If he had not been so capable, his legs really would have been broken by now. So turning around and breaking their legs was only natural.

"What is going on?"

A cold shout suddenly came from behind him. Lin Changkong felt an icy aura and immense pressure bearing down on him.

This aura and pressure definitely did not belong to an ordinary person. It was even stronger than Hong Ye's.

He turned around and saw a middle-aged woman in a green robe walking toward him.

The woman was fairly attractive too. After all, this was the world of cultivation, where spiritual qi was abundant and nourished people well; there were not many ugly women.

But her eyes were icy and her gaze sharp. At a glance, she was clearly not someone to provoke.

When Gong Lian and Gong Cheng saw the woman, they immediately became excited.

"Elder Luo, he attacked us in broad daylight and broke both our legs. You have to uphold justice for us!"

"That's right, this kid is far too arrogant. He's a disciple who only entered the Outer Sect from the Servant Courtyard. We merely asked him a few questions as a matter of routine, yet he became furious from shame and gave us a savage beating.

He's truly hateful, an outrage that heaven cannot tolerate!"

The middle-aged woman, Elder Luo, looked even colder. When she heard that Lin Changkong had come from the Servant Courtyard, her contempt and disdain deepened.

She stared coldly at Lin Changkong and said, "A mere disciple from the Servant Courtyard dares to be this arrogant, treating even senior disciples with contempt. You have quite the nerve!"

Lin Changkong suddenly recalled that when Gong Cheng had spoken with Hong Ye earlier, they had mentioned Zhang Qingyun being taken in by an elder as an inner disciple.

That elder seemed to be called Elder Luo.

Lin Changkong said, "I hit them because they blocked my path and attacked me. Are they allowed to lay hands on me, while I'm not allowed to fight back?"

Elder Luo flew into a rage and shouted, "Insolence! Is that how you speak to an elder?"

Lin Changkong said, "Is that how an elder acts, without first distinguishing right from wrong?"

Elder Luo's eyes immediately widened, anger surging within her.

"Arrogant! I didn't see them attack you, but I saw clearly that you broke their legs. That is a fact.

You are merely a disciple who came from the Servant Courtyard, yet instead of uniting with your fellow disciples, you dealt them such vicious blows. One look tells me that you are a malicious man with a crooked heart.

A disciple like you is a black sheep that poisons the flock. If I had not seen it, that would be one thing, but since I have, I must punish you severely without mercy!"

Elder Luo gave a cold shout and reached out to seize Lin Changkong. Her aura surged, far stronger than Hong Ye's.

"Core Formation Realm!"

Lin Changkong's heart sank slightly. This woman had most likely already reached the Core Formation Realm, while he had only just stepped into the Qi Gathering Realm. They were separated by more than an entire major realm.

How the hell was he supposed to deal with this?

"Luo Qingyi, you're a dignified elder, yet you're attacking a disciple who has only just entered the sect. Have you no shame at all?"

A mocking voice suddenly rang out. A figure rushed over and stopped Luo Qingyi.

Lin Changkong took a look. The person hurrying over was Ye Wuchen, the one who guarded the Martial Arts Hall.

Luo Qingyi's expression darkened as she stared at Ye Wuchen. "Ye Wuchen, what does this have to do with you?"

Ye Wuchen chuckled. "Of course it has something to do with me. Lin Changkong is a disciple of the Heavenly Fire Sect. You're bullying him for no reason, so as an elder, naturally I have to intervene."

Luo Qingyi said coldly, "He bullied his fellow disciples first. I simply couldn't stand by and did some disciplining."

Ye Wuchen said, "Then did you personally see him bully his fellow disciples? Did you ask what happened?"

Luo Qingyi replied with a cold face, "I didn't see it, but Gong Cheng and Gong Lian both personally said that he bullied them. Besides, he broke their legs. If it wasn't his fault, was it Gong Cheng and the others' fault instead?"

Ye Wuchen said, "You believe whatever they say? Then if they told you to accompany them to bed tonight, would you go?"

Luo Qingyi flew into a rage. "Ye Wuchen, you are too presumptuous!"

Ye Wuchen grinned, wearing a shameless expression. "This is how presumptuously I talk. If you don't like it, bite me."

"You!"

Luo Qingyi pointed at Ye Wuchen in fury, her whole face trembling.