Chapter 16: Admit Defeat

Chapter 16: Admit Defeat

Chapter 16: Admit Defeat
Chen Yuan killed Wu Dong, who was at the peak of marrow refining, with just one strike of his sword, one punch and one palm strike. This frightened them so much that they only wanted to escape.

They had been active in the Chimang Mountains for a long time and were familiar with the terrain. As long as they could escape into the forest, they might survive.

Bang!
Chen Yuan stomped his foot, creating a deep pit, and chased after it like a galloping horse.

The speed of the Fu Hu Bu was too slow, and it was not as good as Chen Yuan's brute force sprint.

He was extremely fast and caught up with the three bandits in an instant. He swung his ghost-head knife, making a sharp sound of breaking through the wind, and chopped down at the last bandit!

The bandit turned around hastily and raised his knife to block, but the ring-handled knife in his hand was cut in half, and the ghost-head knife continued to move forward, passing through the bandit's chest and abdomen.

puff!
The ghost-head knife was extremely sharp. It tore a big gash in the bandit's chest from top to bottom. Blood gushed out and his intestines fell out. The scene was extremely bloody.

thump!
The bandit fell to the ground, but Chen Yuan kept running and rushed towards the remaining two bandits.

Just as he was about to catch up with the two men, the two bandits had an internal fight.

One of the short and strong bandits suddenly grabbed the other man's arm and tried to throw him behind him to stop Chen Yuan and take the opportunity to escape.

But the other bandit was no pushover either. He put his backhand on the short and sturdy bandit's arm and pulled with the same force.

As a result, the two men's escape was slowed down, and Chen Yuan easily caught up with them and killed them one by one with his sword.

The bodies of the two bandits fell to the ground. Chen Yuan shook off the blood on the ghost-head knife and turned to look at Manager Li:

"now you."

Manager Li stood there with a gloomy look on his face.

Zhao Shan stared at Chen Yuan with a dull expression, and murmured almost like a groan:
"Refining marrow, you are actually a refining marrow warrior..."

Manager Li smiled bitterly:
"After three years of marrow training, you are a rare martial arts genius in the entire Qi State. You were able to do this without revealing any information. You acted so cautiously. I deserved to lose."

Chen Yuan smiled, but did not admit it. He clenched the sword in his hand and walked slowly towards Manager Li:

"No, you haven't lost yet."

Manager Li shook his head, loosened his left hand, and the Autumn Water Sword in his hand fell to the ground with a clang, his face full of dejection:
"I surrender."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yuan stopped and scanned Manager Li inch by inch:

"In the valley, you were in a desperate situation, but you refused to give up. You would rather flee in the face of danger and use your apprentice to block arrows in order to fight for a glimmer of hope. Now, you admit defeat before we even fight?"

Manager Li smiled bitterly:
"Not only are you at the Marrow Refining Stage, you also possess incredible divine power. My right arm is crippled, so I am no match for you. If I voluntarily admit defeat, I can still save some dignity. Why should I struggle like those bandits, and end up with a torn corpse?"

Chen Yuan was quite surprised and his vigilance was slightly reduced:
"You see clearly."

Manager Li sighed:
"For the sake of our relationship as master and disciple, I have a favor to ask of you. Can you help me take care of my wife and daughter?"

"Give me a reason."

Manager Li raised his left hand and took out a thin, yellowed ancient book from his arms.

"After I die, they, a widow and an orphan, will definitely not be able to keep such a huge fortune. This is the Six Yang Gong passed down in my family. I will give it to you today. I only hope that you can take care of them and find a good family for Ying'er to marry. I will be satisfied..."

At the end of his speech, his eyes were red and his sincerity was evident in his words.

Chen Yuan was unmoved, his face calm, and he just nodded slightly:
"Okay, for the sake of our relationship as master and disciple, I will help you with this."

Manager Li smiled with relief:
"In that case, I'll give this secret book to you. Although I'm dead, the family's martial arts skills have not been cut off. When I die, my ancestors will not blame me too much..."

As he spoke, he walked towards Chen Yuan and stretched out his hand, as if to hand the secret book to him.

"stop!"

Chen Yuan took a step back, raised his sword, and shouted:
"Take out everything you have on you, put the secret book on the ground, and I will get it myself!"

Manager Li stopped and said with a wry smile:
"I've already been reduced to this state, what threat do I still pose to you?"

Chen Yuan said coldly:
"Wu Dong is simple-minded and reckless, but you are cunning and sly, so I have to be on guard. If you don't have any evil intentions, just cooperate and I can let you kill yourself. After all, you and I are master and apprentice. But if you have bad intentions, just use your means now. We have done it once, but whether your wife and daughter live or die in the future is not my responsibility."

Manager Li was stunned for a moment, then he silently bent down and put the ancient book on the ground.

Then he put his left hand into his sleeve, and a wooden box slipped out from his sleeve. He flicked his fingers, untied the ring on his left finger, and placed it on the ground.

Finally, he reached his left hand into his arms and took out a small jade bottle, a bottle of golden wound medicine, and a bulging coarse cloth bag.

Chen Yuan kept a close eye on his movements, ready to take action if anything went wrong.

If Chen Yuan had not been worried that if he took direct action, Manager Li would destroy the secret book of Six Yang Gong, he would not have wasted time talking to him.

Seeing that Manager Li cooperated obediently, he felt relieved and his hand holding the ghost-head knife was no longer so tight.

But just as Manager Li was about to put the jade bottle and the cloth bag on the ground, his hand suddenly shook, the jade bottle slipped to the ground, the cork flew out, and a pill rolled out of it.

"Not good! Barrier Breaking Pill!"

Manager Li exclaimed, and Chen Yuan subconsciously looked down. The Barrier Breaking Pill was a pill that helped warriors break through the bottleneck of internal strength. It was very famous in the martial arts world, with a market price of more than a thousand taels of silver, and was extremely precious.

But at this moment, Chen Yuan's hair suddenly stood on end, a chill surged from the bottom of his heart, and a very slight "click" sound rang in his ears.

His pupils shrank and his upper body jerked back, almost falling to the ground.

call out!
Just as Chen Yuan performed the Iron Bridge, a sleeve arrow shot past his eyes almost silently, and hit a big tree, penetrating three inches into the wood, with the tail of the arrow trembling slightly.

After Chen Yuan dodged the arrow, he heard an inaudible clicking sound in his ears. He immediately flipped over and rolled to the side in a very embarrassed manner.

call out!
Another sleeve arrow shot out, brushed Chen Yuan's throat, and sank deeply into the mud, leaving only a tiny hole.

Chen Yuan somersaulted up, raised the dagger, and threw it forward!
puff!
Manager Li barely leaned sideways to avoid the vital parts, but was still stabbed in the left shoulder. He staggered back two steps, sat down on the ground, and leaned weakly against a rock.

Chen Yuan stared at him intently and squeezed out three words from between his teeth:
"you wanna die!"

Manager Li's face was pale, his forehead was covered with sweat, and his hands hung limply.

Bang!

The machete fell to the ground, and blood gushed out from the wound on his left shoulder. Blood dripped along his fingertips and fell onto the ground, splashing shocking blood flowers.

It turned out that when the pill rolled out of the jade bottle just now, Chen Yuan's attention was attracted. Manager Li took this opportunity, regardless of his injuries, suddenly raised his injured right arm, and shot two sleeve arrows at Chen Yuan successively, but he narrowly avoided them.

But this action also consumed all his strength. Facing the ghost-head knife thrown by Chen Yuan with all his strength, he was unable to dodge and ended up being seriously injured.

Manager Li leaned against the rocks, his face as pale as paper, and smiled bitterly:

"I'm willing to admit defeat, you win."

Chen Yuan picked up the ghost-head knife and walked forward with a cold look:

"If you really want to admit defeat, you won't make another move."

Manager Li shook his head:

"As long as I haven't exhausted all my means, I won't lose. Only when I have reached the end of my rope will I accept my fate."

Chen Yuan was startled, then nodded:
"You're right. Only when you're at the end of your rope should you accept your fate. I've learned my lesson."

Manager Li was greatly surprised and sighed:

"After experiencing life and death, he was not angry at all. It's a pity that I missed such a good disciple. What a pity..."

Chen Yuan smiled coldly and raised his knife to chop down.

Manager Li faced the blade without showing any fear:

"Wait! Don't you want the real Six Yang Power?"

Chen Yuan paused, the blade stopped at Manager Li's neck, and a line of blood slowly emerged.

"Is this Liu Yang Gong fake?"

Manager Li chuckled and said:

"What do you say?"

Chen Yuan frowned slightly, put away his knife, turned around, picked up the ancient book from the ground, opened it, and found that it was blank with nothing written on it.

He threw the ancient book to the ground and picked up the pill that had rolled out.
"Is this Barrier Breaking Pill also fake?"

Manager Li smiled and said:
"Of course, if there really was a Barrier Breaking Pill, I would have taken it long ago. Why would I keep it until now? This is just the most common detoxification pill."

Chen Yuan put the pill back into the jade bottle, walked up to Manager Li, and put the knife to his neck:

"Where is the real Six Yang Gong?"

As the blade approached him, Manager Li laughed:
"Okay, I'll tell you now..."

Then he lowered his voice, said a few words, and took out a copper key from his bosom with difficulty and handed it over.

Chen Yuan took the key, his eyes flickered twice, but he put the knife back:

"You are quite forthright."

Manager Li smiled and said:
"I am willing to admit defeat."

Chen Yuan said:
"Aren't you afraid that I will kill your wife and daughter to vent my anger?"

Manager Li smiled and said:
"I believe you are not the kind of person who will take revenge for any slight. When we fight, life and death are up to fate. Of course, I will use all my means, but they have no grudges against you. And you are so cautious, you should not take the risk of killing people just to vent your anger, right?"

(End of this chapter)